The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-01-19

w. A. Bloomfield, of PrsbIe. were appointed
connmtsee to report business for the Convention.
A committee of five, consisting of Messrs. Jen-
Slns, himball, Window, and Rev. Messrs Allen
ann Buckingham, was appointed to designate speak
ers for this evening
The Convention took a reesss nr,;, o o,,,,o,.
P. NJ.
o'clock P NJ.
Verba! reports were made by number of dele-
gates, regard to the progress OF the cause going
to show that iu soma counties at least temperance
is making slow but certnin advances, and thatwith
considerable number of the people, the Maine
law slightly modified, is fayorite measure
These reports occupied the attention of the con-
venton very considerable portion ofthe afternoon.
Gen. Carey, from the committee appointed to pre-
para matter for the action of the convention. pre-
sented preamble and series ofresolutioDs, which,
after considerable discu ussion, were adopted down
to and including the Ash resolution. The pream-
BILE and resolutions as adopted, read as follows:
The cause of temperance is one of the mighty
instrumentalities which God has awasend in these
last days, for the renovation of society the deliver
ance Of our world from the curse of sin, the open
ing IF the prison door TO these who are bound. the
triumph and the reiga Of The Prince Of Peace.
Those who have enlisted in this work ought to
feel that their efforts apostolic in princpe and
will be mlenial in their results.
large majority Of the intelligent people of Ohio
having for severa! years regarded the liquor traffic
as great moral, social, political and national evil
have importuned their successive legislatures for
legal enactments against this terrible outrage upon
be riouc of fTheeA andp
coming up from every section Of The State, haze
been to a great extent dsregarded.
That the Legislative, judicial, and executive
arms of Government might no longer be thrown
aronud the niquiious traffic, hundreds of thousands
pettioned the late Constitutional Convention to
sert provision in our organc law 10 furevsr pro-
hibt its license by Government. Although this
was the only subject about which the peolpe ex-
pressed their wishes, that body refusedt to act.--
They did, however, provide fer separate vote Of
the electors, which should determine whether the
proposed measure should be part of the constitu-
ton. large majority of the electors did vote in
favor Of the proposition, and the license clause
became part of The fundamental laws Of the State.
The divorce ofihs Government from the guard
iunship and Of the Igor trhfic was solem-
My proclaimed by the freemenof Ohio. Thus far
have done nobly. But the enemy is rot con-
quered-only dislo1ged from his legal entreneh-
ments. The army of liquor makers and senders
| are making desolating upon the individual,
social, agricultural, mercan,ie educaona, religious
and political interests of our entire population.
! Multiplied thousands of memorialsts hare
sought from the Legislature now in session a
prohibitory law, and this subjsct is now tempo
rarily in their hands, and PATRIOTS phianthropisss
and Christians, well jstiliers and vandsrs Of
intoxicating roischs await with anxiety the result.
AS portion of the psople, come up hither.
this day,:o express our wishes and our determin-
ations and to this end.
l. Resolved, That we recognize GUd as the
auth or of this enterprise, and that we lock to him
for wisdom, grace, and strength, to aid in his
blessed work.
2. Resolved, That the popular sentiment OF tn is
State demands of the present Legislature a law
entirely prohibiting the manufacture of and traffic
in, intoxicating liquors to he used as n beverage
law embodying the principle of search. se;zu re,
confscnon and destruction. and all other vital
principles in the Maine Law.
| 3: Resolved. That this Legislature being the
same the one last winter, all the petitions pre-
sented then now properly before them.
4. Resolved, That whatever may be the action
'f the present General Assembly, we viii be ssis-
fed with measure which does not provide foe
the utter determination ofthe distleres and dram
shops of the State.
Pending the discussion of the 5th resolution the
convention adjourned until o'clock to morrow
morning.
(Coueludea ncsl aeeek)