New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-19
s.ntc Temperance 9 Convention.

ALsANY Tuesday Jan Il, 1855.
The State Temperance Convention assem-
bled AZ the Baptist Church Safest this morning H.
Camp President, in the Chair. Rev. X. : Champion
snd McAllister appointed Secretaries, pro tenn
Messrs w H. Bureish and c. Croker Of Albany, :.
p Townsend and c G. Wares, OF New York, and seven
others we're appointed Business Committee
The President delivered able address the prcs
ent aspect and position Of the Temperance cause and
the absoute necessity OF legal enactmeuts 10 suppress
the traffic in liquors. He exposed In mastery manner
the fslacies contained IN the Minority Report presented
70 the Assembly lsst year
Rev Mr.. CHAMPION made some forcihls remarks in
relation TO the late election and the result OF the efforts
OF the friends Of Temperance TO elect Members OF the
Assembly.
After few remarks by John r. Shaw. OF Rensselaer,
on the necessity of energetic perseverng efforts on the
part OF Temperance men, the Business Commlttee
reported the following resolutions, which were briefly
discussed by Rev Me.srs. CHAMPION, Armstrong Kings
bury Henderson, Burlegh and others, and adopted
Rssoirod That profoundly convinced - are that the
traffic IN intoxicating liquors "a beverage impotc aud
iBnors-the fruitful source Of ntempersnce wretchsd
ness paupersm and crimnsty- hardening the Community
with onerOus AVIATION and 'ueeetns ne ctten. 70 evils
almost nuumersbe true regard tor al the srest interests
mpeued BY It. constants u, 70 continue our efforts for Its
prohibition.
Rs,oro That 1t is the rgbt of the people OF this State
20 demand from the present Legislature the enactment of
law prohbitrg entirely the sale Of intoxicating drinks
with adequate penalties aud suitable PROVISIONS for lite en-
sTcemcn and protest against repeal OF the present
License Laws except by the enactment OF such law 80
Of LIQUOR . sss q paramount S %psTsnSs to !. ordinary
political s.ues and will regard svoTed adhesion
TO the principle OF prohibition the part Of candidates tor
the Legislature indispensable 20 oursaszes and ueom'
PEELED sacrifice party surrender principle We viii not
hesitate 20 do the former in obessnce 20 the later.
Rssolred That II the present Legislature shall adjourn
without having enacted such law above Indicated u
viii then BE- the rsht aud the duty Of the friends u Tempe
rance each Senatorial sndAserably District to combine
their influence efeat manner and make the qaes
ton u Temperance the issue in the election OF tho
next Legislature.
Resored That in opinion really vital principle OF
the Maine Law has been esssed IN the recent Indc. DO
cson against the AnIiquor Laws Of Rhode Island aud
Minnesota Ia the opinion Of the Judges OF the Supreme
Court New Hampshire that The nsht OF state TO pro
tect itself from the evils Of LGu0rtrafc By prohibtoy
law and the consequent right OF seizure and destruction OF
the eoutraband article, stin remains in tact For the
friend. Of Temperance therefore, there no occasion tor
dependency for it. enemies none for eIultation
The Cony .ntion adjourned to o'clock tomorrow
morning
This evening ameeting was held at the same
church for the general discussion OF the Temperance
question The church crowded. Two meetnss
were held in tho main body OF the church aud another
in the lectureroom. Eloquent addresses delivered
10y Rev. Mr. Cuyler OF HewJersey Mr. Brown Of Au-
burn, Mr. Hawkins OF Maryland, and others Great en
thusia,m manifested The Eastern aud Western
Grand Divisions Of the Some Of Temperance Of New.
York also In session here to night.