Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-13

ney were warnl.'carc, cordial hospahc Intelligent
' ~ 'ltwlng New England whole, hc tempted
ay' tec let my home be-. He thought that there was moi
psoh Intercourse enough between the Nor:h and Scnth
shouf be better acquainted and understand
% oucf' Surely The esu!! wOEl be happy MIR. Davis
quently interrupted by uppIusc, and his brief though
ethhg and eloquent speech, will long be- remembered an
cherished by oil who had the pleasure ., hearing it, n con
cinslun hG gave
TIE heal!h aud prosperity OF old Connecticut whose SOFAS
are 'oanl in every State ia the Union" (CMce!a)
THE WORLDS TEMPERANCE CONVENTION :
rAcLusi"H cF TUE AGorITtoSIsTs.- Worlds Tempe
rance Convention rc.assenbcd Metropolitan Hail. New
ok on Thursday morning After The minutes ul The pre-.
S!ous day had been read Wcnd,I Phillips entered among
me dclrgntcs, when Mr. Samuel our uf Mussachusrtls
PROPOSED that his credentials should be reesamined by Tie
comHitce credentials. This carried after sharp
debate, and the result that Mr. Phillips obliged
leave HE hall!
motion then made and carried, investigate th
ItsasnIia; OF vaons ""er persons belonging 10 the New
ok Neal Dow Society," when il was found they did
Come lrora Ecw YORK., aT:d hat they had banded together
atr the orgsnizs!on Of he Convention apparently Ior tie
purpose 0l embarrassing is operations They accord
Sy compelled 10 eti'c the gallery with other spec
tai"'s Order me-" Eci.rci III Warsaw, and the business
went on like clock WORT.
Mr. Cluer ut New Jersey, read report the economy
ul lie Maine Law showing how much money il would sa vc
when fully carried out, 10 The State and tie individual II
abonndtd in scv,re language with regard liquor sellers
and liquor stores the latter OF which cae:i Uen
romorieS Of hui Objection taken its harshncss
by MIR keencr OF Baltimore and II referred 10
nce tor verbal revision.
An address 10 Tie civilized world tiucnlIy depicting the
wOts Of inemrcTunrc, and setting down the number OF
dfnnkatds in Great Britain 60000 and in the United
States ii 30000 read BY Rev. Rufus w. Clark of Ros
ton.
The Of the forenoon occupied in separately con
sdeiing the long string "i Maine Law Resolutions reported
by the business committee on FucstLy
ln the afternoon Gd evening, several ndressra de-
lvcrrd The evening session included tn. delivery - a
poem 10y The Rev Mr.. iipnn The gentleman had been
exercising his pucral genius "r some minutes when the
cry Of fire. raised general alarm ensueI Tn look
Ing up discovered Ihnl Of HE es Issuing
ium the pipe in III. top gallery had communicated with the
ceiling causing ignon
Neal Dow, Esq, came forward, amidst The rxcitclacut
and ged the audience br seated Some parties The
gallery cxtngushtd The flames Mr. Dow then directed lie
Iinito put The gas in The gallery. BY stupidity
only Tie lights exiting asied there, but the enIirc
buildin. pu darkness when general excitement
sicking, !,uuIing and yelling were the
DIR Of Tie cvenlna. Alter about five minutes had elapsed
the g Is IIt and order restored.
hicr ibis casualty barrel Of tvuT ur which premium
had bees. paid, auld al auction BY Mr. Hnn oi Penn
sylvania who took the hammer and very successfully
Knocked down for SlU0 II annGuncch that this
would be expended in distributing temperance tracts 10 Wis
C0nsin from whence the precious barrel waa forwarded
After few addresses The convention adoune Ha
Ii! F(iday morning.