Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-05-11
Temperance Mass Meeting.

Pursuant to a call of the Temperance Contra
Committee ofAugusta county, large and respect
able meeting of the advocaes of a Virginia pro-
hbtory law, assembled at the Methodist E.
Church, in Stanton, May 5tl 1853. On motion
MI Pike Powers was appoited Chairman, and
;. X. Taylor Secretary. Tie object OF the meet
Ing was then stated by the Chairman, and after
various suggestions from different persons, as Il
what should first be brought Up for consideration
DR.. }. f. Kurtz moved. that the following qucs-
tons be respectfully submitted to all candidates
who have been, and who will be, put in nonna-
lion for the next Legislature, to wit:
|. Are you in favor of the total prohibition OF
the Liquor Traffic, except formedicinal, mechan-
I leal and sacramental purposes!
z. VIII you, if elected 10 the Legislature, use
your influence and jealous el0rts, to secure the
passage of law to effect this object, subject To
the ratification Of the people?
After an interesting and spirited dlscusslon,par-
ticipated in by Revs. B. NJ. Smith, and A. A.
Reece, and Messrs. Jas. A. Cochran, II. Ripotoe,
Is. M. Eslll and others, the proposition being dl-
yided, and the vote taken upCn the questions sep
arately, they were passed almost unanimously
only two on the first and three on the second, vo-
ting in the negative. 1t then being the hour for
dining, the meeting adjourned to meet at O'Clock,
PM.
AFTEREooN Session., The meeting assembled
pursuant to adjournment, when the following res
olutions were offered by DR.. j, r. kurtz:
|. Resolved, That this meeting earnestly re-
commend the friends of Temperance, throughout
the county, to vote for the candidates who shall
answer the above questions in the affirmative, pro
vded their qualifications, in other respects, are
sufficient.
g Resolved, That in case all the candidates
shall answer in the negative, this meeting will
convene, again, on Monday the 10Th inst, to con-
slider what further measures shall be adopted
s. Resolved, That we cordially approve Of the
effort, to be made at the next County Court, to
prevent The granting Of license to sell Intoxicating
liquors, and pledge ourselves 10 sustain the Mag
strates who may aid in the measure.
The first and second resolutions were adopted,
with but few dissenting votes, and the third pass
ed unanimously.
Mr.. J. A. Calhoun moved the appointment OF
a committee of three, to carry out the object con-
templated in the last resolution, which was adop-
ted Committee, j. A. Calhoun, Cyrus McCue
and j. f. kuriS.
On motion, the meeting pledged to the State
Central Committee. the sum OF 500 or more, to-
wards the raising of $4,000 by the friends Of tenn
perance in the state, for the employment Of able
lecturers to advocate prohibitory law, and the
dissemination Of tracts, pamphlets and other docu-
ments upon the Liquor traffic.
On motion the Secretary was directed to pro-
pound the interrogatores. to the Candidates which
are or may be nominated for the Legislature, and
publish the replies in the papers ofthe town. On
motion the Staunton papers were requested TO pub
lish the proceedings OF this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
PIKE POWERS, CHAIR.
S. K TAYLOR, SEC.
The vote upon the last series of resolutions, as
reported by the Secretary, was twenty four to Sc
yen.-