Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-18

lGTJOb PrfntfnR, OF ofeverydsseriplon. VA, !,
be executed with macy and neatnegs1 ss3
liquor traffic, was .soIemnly proclaimed sbyss
ahe freemenfof Ohio. Thus far we hasez
done nobly. But The enemy iss nolaconsAs
quered- orlya dislodged from ,shis sleghl
enrenchmenls. The amyaof liqnora11a,cl
kers and yenders are mnkiHg dssol0fI6g
war upohahe individual, social ngrieuliurul,s n
mercamles eduoadoDala religious and politisT
cal interests -four en,lre, populations. asl Rag
Multiplied ihousands Of o(memoriaIisIshave
sought from The Legislature nowin session
|a prohibiicfy law, and Ibis subjacl e now
temporarily ia their hands. aud spatrio,sslI
|phianiImopisis und Christians, as well ms >
dislilers and yendets ~ i1loxicashg poisons,
nAt|Iit with anxiety the Tesplt. Asa poFloh
Eof The people, we come up hiihcr, this day
10 express our wishes and our deierminu<
Iiions-and 10 this end gN
l.sRcsolued, That we recognize God as
the author Of This enterprise, and iha, we
look.io him Cor wisdom, grace, and strength,
| to aid US in this blessed work. H
| g., ResOltsd, Tha,tbc popular senImens
\ Of this STATE demands OF ibe present Legs
Ia,ure law eusirely prohibiting The manus
(aciure Of, and traffic in, intoxicating liquors
10 be used as bevcrage---a.law embodying
the principle of search seizure, col fscaiion,
and destruction. and all the olher vital prilY-
4 lciples in the Maine law.
\ 8. Resoieed, Tha, this Legislature being
the same as The one OF las. winter, all The
petitions presented then, dfe now properly
beforeIhem.
| 4.Resolyed, Tha, whatever mny be the
action Of The present General Assembly, we
will be satisfied with no measure which does
NOT provide for the ulier determination Of
The dis,illeries and dram shops Of The State. \
I Pending the discussion Of lhe 5.h resolu-
lion, the convention adjourned until 9 |,
eo'clock tomorrow morning. 5l.
.f WEDNEsDAY-7a o'clock, p M,
4 The Presiden, Introduced J. r. Williams,
an Old temperance lecturer. He spoke for
soms lime IN d very entefaining manner.
\ on The evils Of iutempefance, and related
many pathetic and amusing anecdotes. ',y
4 Mr.. Samuel +. Carey was nexl called
4 upon. He advocated lhe adoption Of ihc
Milne law; spoke Of, is increasing favor
with The people of This and The nrighboring
States, and prophesied lis speedy adoplioh
L,hroughou, The whole country. i'e7a',.lt y
Judge Fishback wos then called OUT -
He gave a history orthe progress Of tempe.F
rance in judicial circuit ID the sou,hwes.
part or the Stale, where The Withholding Of
! licenses Tor humber Of wears had red6ced
'Jthe quanli,y of liauor drank, and prouio,ed
fl,he cause Of temperance. ss
Mr.. Glover, Of Scioto county, nextspoke.
!. He depicted the evil effects Of inteml,erancs
I Ion The productive energies Of the country,
land advocated the Maine law as expedient
r and constitutional. a9sssi tsa'i,'s
| Adjourned l "a '7e.'e .sAsp
THURSDAY MoREING, Jan. 6,f853. ae
7 Prayer BY the Rev. Mr.. Smith. ''eis y y
The resolution f,he 9th of the series)
i which was under consideration when -ihe
rlGonventior, adjourned last evening. was
,akon up and reviewed and discussed with
eIspirit and ability by The Rev. Dr. Nevtn,
.EMr.f White,s Rev Messrs. Gaylord and
= Thomas Cox, Thompson, Carrington, Zones
and others, After being so modified as 20
Ebe operative only upon legislaiiye officers,
rit was adop,ed as follows, loswi.: adiqaa 9fi
/. s. RESOLVED, That. disclainlng all iiitens
+ tion Of formipga political party, or inteffe-i
!. ring with those already formed, and urging
4 our friends throughout the STATE loido tlTe
same, we boldly and solemnly dec are, @iall-
: Ioul reference 10 the consequences % boIisis
: cal organizations, that we will vote iotsRo
3 man, lor any legisla,ive Office, who Is noi
; fully committed 10 ihe principles as6wed sd
a these resolutions 10 iS@fl '1s'esTsassbaE
: The Convenlionth took nP thebalaHce
t Of the resolutions reported by Gen Carey,
4 from the committee ON Business, which
y were adopted unanimously as loll6wss nnlg
e 5'6. Resolved, Tha, we will ho,be Induced
IS byi,he alienation Of friends or the hostility
u Of enemies, yspartial andtemporarydefeal,
{, 10 deserreouf Standard until the Shout ol
!, triumph poes:up from every dwelling within
the boundaries Of our beloved State aSi.it,s
e Z. Resolued, That the Sla,e of ovr cause
u demandsa special efIor. among our Gern.bn
q rello@.chizens, and that we ought 10 have a
= German aempetance paper, and onclor more
d German sleclurers, 10 scatter Tie lights o
q |tru,hafnong thar large and Interesting class
], ofour population, andsthati The Sine Execu-
q live Committee adopt such measures as viii
e secure the obiec, contemplated by this reso,
silmion. alsisls sassi 4l, a.
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