The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-09

Nv the pol'ts"sss 81 ''s"0' W ""''
been furnished with . copy Of the NASH
vill, and Louisville Christian Advocate.
containing the proceedings Of the state
Temperance Convention Of Is"nesse~,
which convened At Nashville. on the gid "
February lnh
On, hundred aud sixty eight delegates
enrolled their Nance. representing twenty
three count,ss P~ts"ns of di,ii"ri'H' from
o.b,, States were invit-.! IL d, in the co"
vrnt,on.
The principles Of ths Maine Liquor Law
w-r. approved. and warmly advocated.
The iot'.ving preamble AID res"lu''o"s
wrr, adopted. hrs, in detail aud the" - "
whole. with bot ono or two dissenting
voices;
WmgRxAs. The existing und previous 'rg>
,.l,,ion %, T-nn-s,e. Iic'us'rs Ant reg
ula,,ny the traffic Ia Intoxicating iiJu"-.
his u,,r,i, 'a,l,d T. r'""ve or rc'oed'
(i IL n.. not id,rd pr'''n"I.dl tho "th'
u, odured b, .n'h rrsllic aud whereas.
moral 1t hnenc- and -; Al organizations
have b-,n .mpl",-d tor !. long tioe. aud
those evils .uil prevail IL ,uin"us anh
alarming degree. all, cIio. the hapl 'p"'-
! peace and good oris' oi our T. Cpl, and
/ III. pubic h*sIih, moral. a"d 'esprc'a'
sbilii, Of tn, state bringing want. p"v>
.,,y AID shane on i..ridies sud ihiesdn
ais. tndapv"ting IL. sActN aud s"rufit,
of our Sons and s-,vanis, corrupi,np the
moral tome ~ the community pa'al, si"g
,odu-trv. and losing Ia tn State amy
ally millions Of Gola's;
Il -. therefore. by this Convention.
/ l. kesoired That, in view al the .nor-
m,,y al the grievance. rrcied IN the I,feam
/ bic il becomes The duty. As IT u the i:ht,
OF thu gon,i people Of the State. wit''""'
distinction pi iais or nrn"', to ,'qrir-
dihgeo,lv ior s"we adequate '-msdy /
PEI cnnns- th"sr evils may be rc,nea'-d.
,. RcsoIrfd. 'lhst. 10 our "pi"ion. A..
laws hc.u.ing the ustlic, instead 81 rr"hih
iii.vit entirely are ,usuiii 'i-nt, democrat
t'tx,ng. aud istnl :" thu public peace. nnt
tia, unrestricted TRADE H. the r.'icl-s ronl.
plnin.d of would h~ ev.a more dangerous
d.m,,,l,,n,. md 1,.I. ina, ~. m ,,.c,.
400. no ,,h.r .l,.ru,,y.. ia, IN. n,,,.r,ion
and safety r..,,,, them. Ia, ,,,nl pr.hihi.
ton "a \ beverage Tor sale, with safeguards
aud penalties oil . su,tabl. character at
,.ch.d
R,,olred. That W.. r.rs,j mi, NOV.
meu,. IN II. caste. a. ,min.,,l, n,ml,,.
IN. evil, com .I.iued nj h.iuv GENERAL and
~id-.n,..J and TN, II ,,.c,,r,s IN. ,so,J..
IN tai. IN, subiee, in hand and d.m,nd The
remedy.
R.soired. That W. hold The ,uh;.e =,
q. IN no wsv involving party and ns,.,n,I
politics. but - rising above all ordinary
n,l,tic. n ,ssur. /: that h il a matter .,cln
.iyrlv Of State policy. oftxu h~r.to,ors
acted vpop by ~ legislature. and I.ui,i,
mate aud proper ,or the considerable" al
the people, in view OF future legislation
that now is an appropriate tim. to move in
mi, work. and thst W. cali unon ali u,rn
ot al orders aud d.vr~vs. par,jes aud d;..
,joetions who feel tie force of the crying
evils around 10. to unite and demand 81
their G:uv amor. k~pres-utxt,vrs aud Sena,
tors, hereafter 10 he elected. aud belong
ing I" either and both of the poltieal psr
ties. IN furmish the protection herein b~ror,
indicated. in their legislative capacity
s. Kesolrec, That, In vi~x Of the mag
nisucs aud Importance Of this subject. a. 4
question aud element Of State policy
merely, and not II party politics. il 10 &c.
o"'isry to M other l.j-rt, and clsim. III.
attention aud consideration Of The ..rnpi.
t,-,orr and above any oth.r that 10 Mk.ly
IN enter mt" the coming Legislative .snvs.e
Q. Res"!red, That. therefore. We reeon,
mend the t,r"priety, IN IL. coming m any
future election J." thi. State. or suppnv,ine
thu candidate for the exi.,s,u,-, ~ .ahe,
party, whore adhesion :" thi. al i,n,ms..n,
measure VI humanity and PROTECTION shall
hs onr~sstvs.ily declared aud " I'll und.,
stood: that party p,iiti,s aud the promo,
tim Of politicians ought IN h.. in tie stats
~l~ct,..s. subordinate u ,h,s yres, ;s.ur. IT,
Indeed. th~r. Gu, nv nv, reason able anprs.
hvn.iom tbxs il all str.c, me y .r.y n,ors
thu" the other; that. u. touching said ias"e,
h" said clecti"".. We viii kn"w n.ithv, pity
and Il neither patty IN aoy al the several
c"u'tiss or dist'hts. shall n"mi.sts = tsu.
d'd.'e or candidates VITA shsil be fund
friendly to ,hi. mcasare. II sili then b c"ms
Our d"'y :" "'"g gu. ""d support o'hsrs
"n' nay nr 'eu. ,f'."d'y 'on u.
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