The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-24

faithful would come down literally. he had NO ohjec-
ton TO fsctiosal bank notes. daughter and applauss).
Mr.. WILLIAMS, OF Boston, said he had Just received .
Latter from Hon. Horace Mann. of Newton, which ne read.
Mr.. Mann advised the Convention to get s,ms FIRST rate
lawyer TO prepare . blank form of complaint, which
would not be qusshed the frst time the case came up
He said that it would pay for the State Committss to give
1000 to Some first rate man like Judge Williams. Of
trouble. Mr.. Williams also said that there Was something
going on In Boston. It would not be proper for him to
give particulars; but his country friends might DO sure
sums which had been appropriated last fall, were all
ready now, and there were no licenses that could hold.
Rev Mr.. BREWSTER, Of Lowell, Chairman of tue Com
mittee ON Resolutions, made . further report. The fifth
res olution was amended by inserting these words:-"ThA
this (the Maine Law question: is 10 be the issue of the
opponents, and accepted by ourselves" He also report
ed a struggling resolution, the eist Of which was. that
the municipal authorities of Boston had their choices,
either to execute the law or be dsmaed to all eternity.
Al-o anotbR thanking the Maine Law men in the last
Legislature Tor their efforts to prevent the repeal OF the
Mr.. CLuxR's resolution not having been reported, that
gentleman rose in his place and moved tina, it be added
TO those on the table. The motion was seconded.
Then ensued o ~spsttering debate, in which several mo-
tons were made, and it was very difficult for the Presi-
dent to ascer ain what the question was.
1t was finally voted to let all the resolutions lie on the
table for the present, when
DR. LYMAN BEEcHER, of Boston, took the stand and
made q rather discursive speech He hoped the law
would be executed up TO the hilt, and that the children
would be educ sted up to it a. home, in the Sunday schools
ana every mere else. he desired tn At every to gu should
be looked after. In Rhode land where there was a
popular vote in favor of thelaw, II c ,uld not be executed,
because its enemies had so wrouged the towns that they
had got sheriffs Who would do rs the ram. ocrAts ord,red
them. Don't neglect 1t. 1t makes no difference how you
execute it. There is no way TO do it but to do it
Rev. Mr.. THOMPSON took the floor, and pitched in the
Boston Herald: which newspaper, he said, Ia owned by a
distiller. THAT paper Acknowledges that a great deal of
bad rum Is made; and our cause must bs going forward
when our enemies acknowledge themselves to be scroun-
drels.v
The fact that the proprietor of the Boston Herald only
manufactures liquors to be used for mechanical purposes,
rather npsets Mr.. Thorn pson's 'lair. built castle Ri
Rev. n W. CLARK, East Boston, thought that the best
way 70 sustain the Law was to execute it (Appause)
He thought it could be exc suited in Boston. He knew
that twenty two out of twenty four grand jurors were In
favor Of it; (Applause) He was in = scare hing com.
to execute the law. He was adverse TO antedilavian
pulpits and antediluvian sermons. He thought the
pulpit should leave alone people who had been buried >
thousand years, and attack the sins of the present
day. He did it. (Rene we'd appl4use) He knew
well the effect that the execution of the law
first hog,head of rum that was em psied into Boston har-
Dor would create as much noise ass the throwing over
feeling in Boston in favor Of the Ia ", AMI in other cities
likewise. The Reverend gentleman had lately attended
q tremendous temperance gathering in New York, when
the largest hall in the country was Gro wded to overfo y
ing. Mr.. Clark closed with another "pufn for DR..
Beecber's six short sermons.
The Rev. Mr.. LINDSEY. OF F~airhAven, got the floor, and
related how popular the Law was in New Bedford, only
that it was dlhicult to execute it there at the present
time, as the Mayor and the City Council were quarreling
about the City Marshal. However, the friends OF the law
were not idle.
Rev. Mr. CLEVELAND, Of Northampton, pledged himself
to execute the Law, and to preach against it to the best
The PRESIDENT now resigned the chair to Vice President
Usher.
Rev Mr., WEBSTER, of Hopkinton, wanted to know why
some definite plan Of action had not been arranged HI
thought that every town should be organized, and pro.
vided with men to sign warrants. search houses and look
after the cases wnen they come to trial. VI had great
influence on our side, and our President was President Of
a college. The speaker wished he was in the chair now.
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