New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-22
Ladies, state Temperance Convention.


-'on the Hsusc al 0urnei.
LADIES' state Temperance Convention
trvANy. FRIDAY Jan p. 1854
This body assembled % the Safest. biptst
Church tbs morning The house was croSde1 wiia
ltes an genteueu, and the meeting was caiie1 "
Uricr by Mss susan 3 Anth0uy, 81 Rrchester, iLi
opened WIKI prayer By Rev. Antonettc L. Brown ars
n 4, thompson. o. Albany was chosen President
Miss = CLARK Of Le Roy. Mrs.. Aibrc Of Rochester ana
Nh " e'more, Of Csnai0hHre Ece-Presiden,S; MIS- l..
n Fowler, " D. Of New-Y OK. and Ms. Mary a., M,
o. Osvego Secrc-aries
Mrs Thompson, on taking the Chair remarked "a
me honor was one ske lad not anticip1tef aa1 shf
hardly considered herself competent 10 the duties Of 'e
pofison She thought that whaterer might be sal Is
% TIE pruprety Of the movements generally for the en
ranchlsement Of woman. there certainly could ne
nothing wand urged against woman taxing al actiVe
part 10 the efforts going forward for the suppress
SION 81 the rum traffic. This question u one winch
comes home TO woman with peculiar force sn IN which
she L ieeply interested
lie ioiovisg ladies were chosen Committee 70 re-
fort resolutions for the consideration Of the COnyen.
ton. w:
Mis- A. L. L. Brown. Miss ". l. Rich. Anytime Fish
Of Victor Eliza Thorn, OF Esston; Mrs. voorhees,, Of
Amsierdam, and sarah Pettit
The following ladies were appointed Finance Com.
m,tee Mr. Bureigh, OF Albany, and Mas Lucy J. BaL
lock. o. Jefferson.
During the absence Of the Business Committee the
Con- IGNITION addressed by Rev. Mr. Armstrong.
Mrs J. \. Fowler also made brief and very sensible
speech on the necessity Of prohbitovy law &c Mrs
70" er wa followed BY Mr. Barlow, Of The IsaP-anc,
HerToT who urged n ladies 20 push forward with
ersy tie great which they had noby taken in
Tie business committee reported the following reso-
lutcns:
fssolred That rtoxcston is temporary insanity the
cnken MAJ IS no more capable Of rational than any
other crazy uaR-thertt0le,
Reloircd That the drunksrds guilt consists in making
A'Hel. drunk; and that the drunken who does not
commit robbery murder Is Just guilty the drunken
Ogs frobh yaru nfs~,1.~
Resoftcd That the who makes his neigbor drunk IL
morally gully OF a.. the crimes which drunken man is
Rcsolred That the powers that be which license man 70
make his elgbor drunk also morally guilty all
t'e Crimes which drunken man liable 70 commt-thee-
Reiored That the whole license system IS ss,, which
y accessory 10 murder robbery, and every other species Of
cfniei system compounded OF awlessness without
Ingredient OF law equity
Resoed That any statute which aims 10 regulate evil Is
as vile ana lawleSs as the evil Itself
Rcsoicd That must have law 10 suppress the sylsof
irteHperance, and that will cease TO deJnsd il OF
our lcglsltc = until II is finally obtained
Resore4 That If IS possession o. the elective
franchise should deem duty choose or own
Representatives advocates Of the Name law and t1at we
cannot approve the practice OF Ts voting for anti Maine
avs men, and then petitouing them to enact the Name
Miss Brown, who as Chairman Of the Business Com.
mtce reported the above resolutions advocated their
adoption IN speech Of much force and point and con
cuded by sayng that must have a Maine Law--we
demand II as a right, and We viii have L.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
Miss Emily Clark rose 20 sag that very strange thing
had just taken place committee OF women Miss
Clark Mrs Boomer, Mrs Wetmore and Mr. vaughn
bad waited the Legislature had been admitted the
floor OF the Assembly, made brief address to the
gust body there convened and presented the petition
oil p 600 Of the OF the Empire State praying the
passage OF a law 20 stay the food OF infemperanCe
which ia carrying sorrow, desolaon and death 20 80
many hearth stones by stopping at once and forever the
traffic IN rum.
Miss CLARK thought a. women could not vote L was
ttr,,hT
makers 10 pass such laws os are necessary for their
protection, and # the Legislature refuse pass the
Maine Law now they mean 20 come up nest year with
I'VE hundred thousand petitioners, instead OF twenty
eight thoui and.
She thought it urbecomirg and unmany in men 70
petition their business 10 rofs and she advised
them 10 go home and pay very particular attention 20
that duty and see ~ Il that they elect such men as
vi do their duty without being iinportuned with pc.
ttions
Miss Susan B. Anthony explained, that this meeting
was not meeting Of the WOmens state Temperance
Society but STATE Mass Meeting, Mass Convention
of women devoted 10 the Temperance cause She then
of the information Of those present explained the
turc and objects Of the WomcusN Y State Temperance
Society by reading the constitution adopted by said So
Adjourned to PM
afternoon Session.
The hour to which the Convention adjourned
having arrived the Chair taken by Mrs Margaret
Thompson, Of Albany The Church was densely ilcl
Mr.. Boomer arose. She made pleasant impression
The audience. Her language was pure and her
souing logical She commenced by giving statistics OF
utcmperance. So long the traihc sanctioned by
law the appalling wOrk OF death would 90 She
viewed The temperance legislation CT the country, and
show Ell how fute al had been until light burst from
the East" the Maine Law had burstupOu them. She
paid glowing tribute to Neal Dow The character OF
the Maine Law It's present results and the hopes u
cites were explained Mr. b. then Hdyerte % the cha
racter Of the opponents Of the law-rmnsellers and
sell "a dcmagoeues II said the Legislature were
opposed e. the law, and would rrl deaf 10 their
petitions. They have loved ones ~ home whose vel
fare and safety are dear 70 them VIII they leave them
in their rseut danger from the great destroyer
Miss ANTHONY was called % address the audience
She defended the hight OF women % participate in the
discussion olpubic affairs and said Has not God gwen
souls, rcasOnf Was It meant she should be silent
Mental Und Moral adv the objects OF exs
tCnce Custom prevents wOn4aRs development. She
is kept mute gnorant, whom her duties her destiny,
require that she should have all the opportunities for
Improvement that man Possesses Hers was 70
exert good influence over him yet how do this when
che Is less Wisef Had women possessed the knowledge
OF public sfars Of which men were ia possession, the
election would have resulted differently, and there
would be no GUubl OF the passage " the Maine Law.
She closed by announcing premium o. 80 offered By
The STATE Society for the bert tract the duty u the
drunkards wife, 10 be written By female
The resolutions before the Convention were then read
BY Miss Lydia L. Fowler OF Work the Secretary.
Mss Clark said ID ere need that wJnans sense Of
duty should be aronsed-that she should act more de-
cidedly and not shrink from proper responsibility
Wemen ara zoo much neglected. their duties had lett
al reform for men % accomplish. This was not rghL
Were all the ladies OF Albany TO refuse 20 visit where IN
toxicsting liquors werk used, those places would be
closed 10 riree month";
Mrs Vaughan said Home circle j. acknowledged o
be womAn appropriate sphere y was her duty 70 pre-
serve II. purity and happiness J. hers ~ DO what
she could o. protect H. They bad lot yet done al in
their power OF the 10000 women Ia this state. only
- 90 hai as ye. signed this petition. Adjourned
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