The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-05
THE LATEST NEWS.
VIRGINIA TEMPERANCE CONVEN.
TION.

Vehave received from our special Reporter,
= sll report Of the fist days proceedings of
.ha Temperance Convention, which assembled
: Charlottesville Wedne sday; but it reached
=, ,ttoo late an hour and is too long for pubs
Ica,ion this morning.
The Convention met at 3 T. NJ, and was
,aooorsrilv organized by the appointment OF
wr. LucIAS MINOR Of Louisa, President, and
n, n. A. STURDIyANT ofithe New Era, Sec
retsry. A committee was appointed to name
officers for the Convention, who recommended
the follow ing, who were accordingly unani.
uousIy appointed by the Convention.
President JAMES b. MINOR. of Albemarle.
Wee. PreSideRts-Naj. ]. I. l.. Preston OF
1sx;se,on: Rev. w. Timberlake Of Albemarle;
Wa. +. Fon,aine of Henry; Rev. p. Fletcher
Of ], fi>rsor; DR.. Peterfeld Trent of Rich
mend.
Secre.aries.- Mcdonald of Lynchburg;
OLA Fories, of Abemarle; and N. A. Stur.
dvant Of Ilenrico.
The President, on taking the Chair, made an
appropriate address.
Committees were appointed to prepare bust.
ness. and members made statements concerning
the condition Of the temperance cause in their
respective districts.
The Committee on Business reported a series OF
resolutions declaring that 1t was time to call in the
aid of the law TO the efforts now employed BY TIE
friends Of temperance in the suppression of in
temperance and declaring that a "law ought to be
-. tE.I -; bts;, al
ginia the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating II
quors, except for medicinal mechanical and sscra-
mental uses; with provisions calculated to make
tde law effsctual; especially providing that such
liquor when fond kept for sale contrary TO law
shall be destroyed"
Thereso.utions further advise that petitions for the
passage Of such law be sent to the Legislature,
with the provso that before the law take effect it be
approved by majority OF the voters at the polls
For this report Maj PRESTON of Rockbridge, OF.
feEed q substitute embracing besides the subjects
OF the committees report, a recommendation thai
law be Immediately passed giving 10 ma jority
si the voters of the different cou aies and corpora
tons the control of the question of granting licenses
for the retail of liquor; and in case they decide
in favor Of granting licenses every person applying
for q renewal OF Dis license shall swear that they
have not sold it to slave minor, &c
These propositions were discussed at the evening
session with great earnestness ty the friends o
esch. Our correspondent writes that there was 1
keen display Of logical power during this discus
sion ard that it Yves evident the convention contain
ed some Of the best minds of the State. He think
large majority will vote for prohibtory Legisa
ton. He thus concludes his report of the frs
days session:
sit reined violently Wednesday morning, until
O'Clock, which doubtless deferred many from
coming. AT the hour of Adjournment in the even
ing it was raining violently, that the audience
were Obliged to remain for some time. Col o w
Fontane, of Henry, being called up, improved the
occasion by making very appropriate speech
"The Convehtlon certainly cannot find fault that
ths elements oppose them; for they had d copious
supply OF COLD WATER before and after the first
days session"