The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-01-27

That town. When the law was first en-.
. acted IL lessened the sale little, but
the town council appointed two men to
. sell without any important restrictions,
which rendered the prosecution of Others
if any were disposed to prosecute, of but
: little advantage.
Rev. Mr.. Allyn of East Greenwich,
said the law, in the early part Of autumn
was very generally enforced in that
town, resulting in the breaking up of all
our illegal shops-everything was peace
able and quiet. Several men who were
victims of appetite entirely abstained
from the use Of liquor for several
months Since the decision of Judge
Curtis, several shops have been opened
in our village, and several Incorporate
persons returned to their cups-no pros
ecutions for violation of the law since
Judge C.'s decision. Yet they do not
feel disc uraged-the great principles of
the law are not effected by Judge C.'s
decision--thcy were determined to en-,
force the best law they could get.
The following resolutions were re-
ported by the Business Committee, and
on motion of W.,B. Lake, Esq, were
taken up in order:
l. Resolred, That We trace the finger
of God in the history OF the Temperance
Reform, and feel called upon for ex.
pressions of gratitude to Him for the
evidences of his contin ed blessings upon
our cause, and with re erence to the
future, to adopt the motto of our State
q coat Of arms, ," In God We hope"
2 ResOlred, That the temporary
Il check which the cause of Temperance
S has received by the recent decision OF
> the Circuit Court, does not in the least
dishearten us, nor shake our resolution
to press on to victory, which We are
sure is not far off. ro. r..I.
l 3. Resolred, That it is of the first i'm
e portarce to attain for ourselves more
t adequate conception of the moral wrong
of the traffic in intoxicating drinks, anc
to lodge such convictions in the minds
} of the people of this State. fr...
e 4. Resolred, That if the third sale o
r Intoxicating liquors, for beverage be |
: crime deserving punishment by impris
, onment, so is the first, that it is the dut
: of Legislators to make such provision
! in their enactments for the punishment
[. of the first offence as shall prevent tn
;. occurrence of the third or any subse
,s quent offences. -,-.... r. .
: 5. Res0lrea, That as friends of hu
;, manity, we acknowledge our gratefu
IL obligations to the Sons of Temper
IS ance," for the leading and essential par
= they have taken, in bringing the TEN
perance cause to its present condition.
6. ResOlred, That we cheerfully yielC
: TO the recent judicial decision touching
C the liquor law Of this State first, becaus,
d as good citizens, it is our duty to do so
q Secondly, Because that decision
touches not the real substance of tn
law, and finally, because we feel an un
III doubling confidence whenever fai
to issue shall be made, upon the substanc
&c of the law, it will be sustained by til
,;r highest tribunal of the land
7. ResOlred, That this Conventio
has undminished confidence in the SCUM
ness of the temperance principles Of th
Of last Legislature of this State that enact
1t ed the Maine Law, in reference to which
70 the Circuit Court has given forth it
y decision, and that we look with cqua
$ con6denc, to the same Legislature no,
1t in sslon, aud that it will wisely an
Dr. early enact law more efficient than tn
present, and not obnoxious to the objcc
v tions which that high and honored tribu
nal have made against it. ...l.
'u s. Resolred, That we regard th
a Temperance Advocate as an exceller
en- family papcr-indispensable to the earl
ly success of the Temperance movemen
ts and We earnestly commend it to tn
" paying patronage of the friends of on
. cause throughout the State.
9, The following preamble and resolu
~ tions, from the Grand Division of tn
:" Sons of Temperance, referred to you
nc committee have been examined, an
'" hereby are recommended to the Con
;, ventlon, as embodying sound views upo
"a the subject of Temperance legislation.
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