Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-06-14
To be continued.
The People Moving,

An adjourned meeting of the Alamance
County Temperance Convention met at Gra-
ham. on Saturday, the 9th Of May. In the
siding officer of the former CUnvcnrusy--
John r. Holt was called to the chair and
briefly explained the object of the meeting.
The Committee on Business submitted the
following Report which was, on motion, unan-
mously adopted:
The Committee, appointee by the late Temperance
Convention, to which assigned the duty ofpre-
pairing business for the action of this Convention,
present the following Report:
WHEREAS, the time has arrived which demands
prompt and decisive action on the part of all men
having the good of their country at heart in taking
bold steps t, procure relief from the of in
temperance and the evils naturally arising from the
unrestricted traffic in intoxicating liquors, we, a
portion Of the citizens of Aamance County, in open
| Convention assembled do hereby declare il as
/ opinion, that General Assembly, at its next
Session, should enact some wise and prudent law
prohibiting entirely the traffic in all intoxicating
liquors as beverages in this State if the said
| General Assembly be not satisfied from the Nemo-
rial to be presented to that body at It's ensuing
sion that majority of the citizens demand such
law, that the Legislature pass act submitting tho
question of " Prohibition" and g No Prohibition to
the People at the Ballot Box ON day designated
for that purpose. These being ouropinions on this
important matter therefore, do orain, adopt and
publish the following
RESOLUTIONS:
l. That we will vote for man, irrespective Of
party ties who treats to intoxicating liquors, or
causes such to be done in his behalf votes
nor will we east our surages for any candidate who
opposes the Prohibitory Liquor Law, who unqual-
ifedly declares himself adverse to furtherlegslion
upon the liquor traffic, and who does not give assu
RANGES to bis influence in the General Assembly
to secure the enactment of such law when 1t Is
ascertaned that majority of the People demand It.
Cd. That we ,oiH vote for any man, without re-
gard party predictions, who will openly refuse
to treat to intoxicating liquors in violation of the
laws of the State, in preference TO any man who
shall engage therein for popular purposes.
81. That we the friends of the Temperance
Reform and the representatives of the Temperance
sentiment in respective localities, distinctly dis
claim any design to mix up this great question with
the of party politics, to affiliate with either
of the two political parties of the County to help
. fogYaEd measures or TO organic political par
by letter or otherwise Messrs --, 1I - EeLrogatl
and -, candidates for seats in the mex
Legislature, as to their views and positions upor
the Reformatory measures set forth IN the above
Resolutions assuring them at the same time thatitI
the solemn purpose of the friends of Temperance
morality, public quiet and low taxes in Alamane
county to vote for man who is known to be hos
tile to tic same, and opposed to further Legislation
upon the liquor traffic with view to its final ami
hilatiOn.
Respectfully submitted, in behalf of the con
mittee. JOHN X. HULL, INN d.
, On motion of A. G. Anderson, Esq, th
y chairman was directed to call a meeting {
: this Convention after the county candidate
: shall have been nterrogated in the manne
: and for the purposes set forth in the abo'
resolutions, if in his judgement, such ca
be demanded by the interests Of the Reform
e On motion, it was ordered that the procee
e ings of this Convention be published in Il
V Spirit of the Age, and Hillsboro' Recorde
:, with a request that the Greensboro Patri
:. and other papers circulating IN Alaman
= county copy the same.
st DIR. johnson was loudly called for, W
Il, responded in few pithy remarks upon
ne subject under consideration, when the he
d, for adjournment having arrived, the Conv'
n ton adjourned sine die.
= JOHN r. HOLT, Chm
H. W. Dixon, Sec'y.