The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-22

must 20 to the people for final action This would occupy
yearare we to do nothing for the canals until that
would be knownf What Is to be done in the meantimet
He certainly In favor Of having expression of the
people regarding loan; n they w2nt one, the Legish
ture ought not TO prevent their DONG He wished 70
go according to fhe rules of sense and to
adhere to nice technicalties when they ought to b.
He concluded mel By mSyng ~
Before the question was TAKEN the House. ON motion,
adjourned.
Ladies' State Temperance Convention.
GREAT ExCITEMENT-THE BLOoMERs IN THE FIELD
ALBANY, JAN 81, 1863
This body assembled at the State Street Baptist Church.
this morning. The house crowded with ladies' and
gentlemen and the meeting called to order BY Ass
Susan Anthony, of Rochester and opened with prayer
by Rev. Antoinette L. Brown. Mrs. M. A. Thompson Of
Albany, was chosen President; Miss Clark of LIE Roy,
Mrs. Albro of Rochester, and Mrs wetmore Of Canajs-
harie, Vice Presidents Mrs. N Fowler M. d. of New
York, and Mrs. Mary Vaughn, Of Oswego Secretaries.
Mrs. THOMPSON taking the chair remarked that the
honor was she had anticipated and she hardly
considered herself competent to the duties Of the posi-
tion She thought that whatever might be said to the
prOprety of the movements generally for the enanchse
ment Of woman and there certainly could be nothing
valid urged against taking active part In the
traffic. This question is which comes home to wo-
man with peculiar force and In which she is deeply in
The following ladies were chosen committee to report
resolutions for the consideration of the convention viz
Miss A. L. Brown, Miss NJ. L. Rich, Angeline Fish, of
sterdam; and Sarah Petit.
The following ladies were appointed finance COM
mittee:-Mrs Burleigh, of Albany; and Miss Lucy J.
During the absence Of the business committee the con
vs11kon was addressed BY Rev. Mr.. ARMSTRONG.
Ms. L. N. Fowler also madea brief and very sensible
speech on the necessity OF a prohbitory law, &c.
Mr. BARLOW urged the ladies to push forward with
energy the great cause which they had SO noby taken in
The business committee reported the following reso,u
Resolved That as intoxicaton is temporary insanity,
the drunken is capable of rational action
than any other crazy man: therefore,
himself drunk and that the drunken who does nsk
commit robbery murder just guilty the drunk
en- man who does commit robbery or murder.
Resolved That the man who makes his neighbor drunk
Is morally guilty Of all the crimes which drunken man
Is liable to commit.
Resolved That the powers that be that license sa -
make his neghbor drunk, also morally guilty Of an
the crimes which drunken man is liable to commit
Resolved That the whole license system is q system
which is accessory to murder robbery and every other
species Of crime Is system compounded Of Awiesa
ness, without one ingredient of law equity.
Resolved, That any statute which aims to regulate evil
Ia as vile and hwlcss the evil itself.
evils Of nemperance and that will cease to de-
mand It of our Legislators until it is finally obtained
hd Te S were r. IN possession ~ .. .ne elective
representatives, advocates Of the Maine law and
that we cannot approve the practice of first voting for
the Maine law.
Miss Bows, who, as chairman of the business commit
adoption in speech Of much force and point and con-
cluded by saying that must have Maine law-we de-
mand 1t as right, and win have it.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Miss EMILY CLARK rose to say that very strange thing
had just taken place committee Of women (Miss Clark
and Mrs Bloomer) had waited on the legislature had
been admitted the floor of the Assembly made brief
address the august body there convened and presented
the petition of rs 600 Of the women of the Empire STATE
n law afov fha of tpfos
perance which is carrying sorrow desoaon and death
TO so many hearth stones BY stopping at once and for
could not vote II was very proper for them to humby
petition our lawmakers to pass such Laws ~
gsiature refuse to pass the Maine law now they mean 10
come up next year. with five hundred thousand petitions
inssssd of twenty eight thousand She thought unbc
coming and unmanly in to petiton their business
vote and she advised them to go home and pay
particular attention to that duty and to It, that
they elect such will do their duty without being
importuned with petitions
Miss SUSAN b. ANTHONY explained, that this meeting
was not meeting OF the Women's State Temperance
Society but State meeting, convention Of
women devoted to the temperance She then fer
the information Of those present. explained the nature
Society by reading the constitution adopted by said
society.
Adjourned to halfpast 2P.M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The church was densely filed.
Miss ANTHONY called to address the audience She
defended the right of to participate in the dis
cusson of public affairs and said-Has not God given us
souls-reasonY Was it meant she should be silentY
Mental and moral advancement the objects of
istence custom preventssw0man's development she u
kept mute, ignorant when her duties, her destiny,
quire that she should have all the opportunities for i'm
provement that man possesses. Hers to exert
good influence over him yet how do this when she IL
less wiser Had the knowledge of pub
lie affairs OF which in possession, the election
would have resulted differently and there would be
doubt of the passage of the Maine law She closed BY
announcing premium Of ten dollars offered by the state
society for the best tract the duty Of the drunkars
wife, to be written by female
The hour to which the Convention adjourned
rived the chair was taken by Mrs Margaret Thompson,
Of Albany.
Mrs. fsIooMm arose. She made a pleasant impres.
sion on the audience. Her language pure and her
reasoning logical She commenced by giving stats.
tics OF nemperance. So long the traffic sanction
ed by law the appalling work Of death would 20 Shs
reviewed the temperance legislation of the country and
showed how futile all had been until light burst from
the East" the Maine law had burst upon them. She
paid glowing tribute to Neal Dow The character Of
the Maine law its present results and the hopes
cites explained Mrs then sdvered to the char
demngogues. II said the Legislature opposed
to the law and would turn deaf to their petitions.
They have loved hsme whose welfare and snfety
dear TO them Will they leave them in their present
danger from the great Destroyer None claim to b
safe.
The resolutions before the Convention were then read
by Miss Lydia y Fowler, of New York, the Secretary
Miss CLARK said there need that woman's sense of
duty should be aroused that she should act moro de-
cidedy and not shrink from proper responsibility women
had much neglected their duties, and left all reform
for men 70 accomplish. This not right Were an
the ladies of Albany {efuse to visit where intoxicating
liquors used tho places would be closed In three
months
Mrs VAUGHAN said--Home circle IL acknowledged 10 be
woman appropriate sphere 1t her duty to preserve
ts purity and happiness. II was hers to do what she
couldto protect They had not yet done all in Their
power OF the 100000 women in this State only %
had, as yet, signed this petition. Adjourned.