The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-05-04
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At meeting of the citizens of ShalersviIIe
held at the Town house, on the 18th day of April
1858, for the purpose of investigating the merits
OF the Liquor Law of last winter, ABNER Horn
was appointed Chairman and IRA BURRoUeHs
Secretary
Inc meeting was opened with an appropriate
prayer by Rev. j. S. Smith. When, on motion,
committee OF three was appointed by the chair,
VIZ; Silas Crocker, Sias H Eldridge and J. R,
Pickett, to draft resolutions expressive of the
Sense Of the meeting. During the absence of
the Committee the meeting was enlivened with
singing by the Choir and remarks upon the, sub
Ject OF Temperance and appropriate singing by
the Rev. Mr. Clark of Parkman
The Committee after short absence came in
and reported the following Preamble and Reso:
lutions
WHEREAS: We, the citizens of Shalersville,
considering lntemperance one of the greatest evils
in community, the fruitful source of crime, pow
erty and degradation, the enemy of domestic
peace and Happiness, and ofall moral virtue, and
finally, the ultimate destroyer of its deluded VIC
tins, from whose ranks our prisons and poor
houses derive most of their inmates, with these
undeniable facts fully before US, we consider it to
be the duty of all good citizens to use their ut
most exertions for the suppression of tppling
houses and the traffic in Intoxicating drinks, n
order to stay the foul destroyer, intemperance,
and elevate its besotted slaves if possable, once
more to the dignity of men, therefore,
Resolved: BY the citizens of Shalersville in
mass meeting assembled, that the Trustees of the
Township be, and they hereby respectfully
requested, to pass an ordinance in conformity
with the Law further defining the powers of Trus-
tees ofTownships, passed March 18th, 1858, for
the suppression of houses of tipplfne and intem-
perunce
Resolved, That the peace, prosperity, order
and morals of our Township, require the passage
of said ordinance.
Resolved, That we consider the passage of said
ordinance as part of the duties deuoluspq upon
the Trustees, and urgently demanded by correct
and enlightened public opinion
Resolved, That the Trustees, in attending to
thatpart of their duty, will confer great benefit
upon our immediate community, and be entitled
to the gratitude of large majority of our citizens
and OF all lovers of peace, morality and good or
der ~
Resolved, That it is our request said ordinance
shall be to the full extent of the authority vested
in them by the Law.
On motion of DR.. Hayes, the report of the
committee was accepted by the meeting and the
committee discharged.
The Rev. Mr.. Clark was again called for and
responded to the call in very able and elo
quent address upon the subject of Temperance
and the Maine Liquor Law
AT the close of the address, on motion of DIR.
Hayes'the Preamble and Resolutions were unam-
imously adopted
On motion it was ordered that the proceedings
OF the meeting together with the Preamble and
Resolutions be presented to the Trustees of the
Township, and also copy of the same be for
warded to each of the presses in the county for
publication.
On motion vote of the thanks of the meet
ing was rendered to the speaker.
ABNER HORR, Chairman,