New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-11
Massachusetts State Tcmperauc Cesv,..
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BosroS. Thursday March 10. iss,
A State Temperance Convention Of the friend.
OF the Liquor Law Of 1884, now in sessisa a, The ~
todeon. julius A. Palmer was chosen Presii-,,
sed by thirteen Vice Presidents. Among sae ls,s, !.
Cart y. Jones Of the u. 4 Navy who sDoesrei 4. -
ballot d. sesmen. Large Delegations from TIE eos,,,.
are prcseD. and the demonstration every way resors
table aud inhlerrJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention reassembled this alternon,
in the Music Hall, which was densely crowded.
Rev Mr. Higgipson, OF Worcester, read sersv q
resolutions which were discussed snd adopted
The resolves deny that The Maine Lsv movement \ a
a fsnstcsl character Assert that the friends OF tAe
Law have &c, the hghst fear that IL Is
That the decision OF Judge Curtis Is rather enooarax.s
thsb otherwise That the proposal for the repeal Of As
Law cannot be tolerated that the fEen Is O. the Lay N
the Legislature should not allow any amen I'm ats 70
pass impsiIine lis efficiency that the law, faithfully
executed will shut up every sros hoPgusrd the young
and weak from tenptstousuppress the CHIEF soarceef
CRIME and psupersm; that ths dement's slrcsty exsuas
from this Law are unquestoDsble; ths, TIE coasanp
tion OF liquor already diminished while n, lettmss
interests bad been injured that the chief hindrsnees 70
the Law are. want Of proper care in framing iatct
mentsthe mingng ct the Law with party politics ~
virtual nuhhC stion IN Boston.
Letters were read, resrctiing their unsvoidsblssh
sCnce snd giving good wishes for the cause from !a1ge
Thomas 5. Williams, OF Hartford, Conn Neal Dow,
Maine; David Paul Brown Of Philadelphia, and JohaB
Cough The principal speakers In the Convention were
clergymen
This forenoon stores Nos. IL and IL Elm-st.
occupied BY G g. Cove leather and oil. and Ecoi, pro
vision dealers, damaged by ire TO tho amouat Of
$1,000 Insured.
The Convention me, again at O'Clock the Hall We
well hlled with some $500 persons or more-2racs
pslly ladies.
Mr. Hswley. ofHatfcri Conn was the frs, spesker
His observations embraced q history OF the Temper
snce sgitaion-the opposition hsd encountered even
among its frends-the success which has followed
the final abortion OF the total abstinence principle
ask1.
the hope which ought to exist that the Msine Law n
ali its integrity would be respected by both Legislature
and people and hrslly become tNoriie measure oil Ne
great OF the deope, even am az ITS present en- mss
The Doctors speech calm and ar ,umentaive. oa,
firm In its tone and rvther uperous In sao or Two
points more especially in regard TO the system Of pr se
dure necessary to conserve the law t now stood 90
Rev MIR Woolcut Of Belchertown. next spoke
His address was rsfher of \ desultory character
and quite lengthy. 1t sss, however wei SPOKEN. The
burden gift was that proofthat the ina Law was ma
trial U in the regulation OF the puohc weuSre-n
fac, The sins qua non in that r@pect-and that Wa
thoroughly republican and consistent with the freeis
we so much praise as A nation =,
Rev Henry Ward Beecher, OF New-lork, Wa
,be nex, sneaker and the great source OF attraction
of the evening His remarks were Lengthy but feicon
as usual aud well receiyet, OF course ho isoore
10 prove that the efforts OF the Maine La" men saes
ss the laws of God and good government demanded and
that they were ecessary just and raiss aud bound
be universal but in the latter particular as tor time De
peuded on Boston and New England at lsrge-sst me
general adoption of the Maine Law IN the ani OF sesy
habits was all that looked tor by the rest OF the
Tnlon in order 10 encourage the whole of the States
from the Cult Of Mexico To the hne OF NewE England
adopt the same morality conserving law.
Vi, rdiculed the idea that the existence OF the law
hurt the trading interests of Boston On the contrary
he declared that /, was the only true consevaor OF
prosperity He answered the objections a. % inc ar
krsry character of the law but IN respect'o us osas
sworslIv suasye and not a compulsory measure he wS
not very happy in his illustrations or in hs conslasicas
The objection tn thetrade Of New England would suS
nom The loss OF the liquor trade and manufacture ws
newt attacked Alusons TO the slave question aud the
inconsistency of it, support the people oBoston and
their reputation OF liquor slavery were received with
When he closed the resolutions were unanimously
edopted and the Cony ention adjourned at ga,