New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-23
MASSACHUSETTS, STATE TEMPERANCE
CONTENTION
From Our Own Reporter.

From Our Own Reporter.
LOWELL, MASS, Wednesday, June 81, lsji
Tho Massachusetts, State Temperance Convention met
last evening in Huntington Hail. the Railroad Depot
and effected Temperance organization. The Rev. A. A.
Miner Of Boston and other gentlemen, made addresses
and Committee was appointed to nominate permanent
list Of officers for the Convention, to report this morning
Although many Of tie friends of the cause were not ex
pectcd arrive till today there were about 1000 persons
present ,,,.o,,,
and the following gentlemen were nominated ana eec'eu
permanent officers If the Convention;
The Hon SAMUEL HoAS Of Concord ., -, IL,
Toeerf-The Hon. JoLa Knowles 9; Lowell the Hon
VIZ Lv ton OF Lowell the Hon Thomas Hch.don OF Ly an
n Rev LSusr Be~chtr Boston, Nathan M.rsoH E'q
e..ioId the Rev Jsas. BsiS.5y u faw j. woodbury.
E OF sutton Melvin Cor nd E'g OF Sor"eH ~ Jetnan
sereil,~B V wIlsl. Beson, Rev D Higgins Of
The Hon NJ. HoaR On taking the chair called on the
Rev Mr.. Wlicomb OF Lowell 10 offer prayer afer
which he proceeded address the Convention, giving an
II OF the present position OF the Tenn
perance cause in the dren, States OF the Union In re-
card 10 the State Of NewYork Mr. Hoar expressed the
OPINION that. Notwithstanding the veto Of Governor Sey-
nour the prohbtory aw enacted by the last i-sls1e
ture the public sentiment of Newly orS strongly III a'C
Of such law. lie concluded an interesting and Hbie al
drcss by exhortng the friends OF the cause 10 renewed
labor and effort.
Mr. Hoar is one Of the aged and venerable men OF the
: ate the friend Of Temperance, Freedom and Kenyon
tie whom Massachusetts, once sent 10 oOGn 'a."a
to take peaceful appeal from the decision OF the Courts
OF that State in the OF the imprisonment OF citizens
Massachusetts, account of their color when yls4nS
Ter ports Cud who was driven from Chareston b. the
ihr.ctonings Of mob in the peaceful discharge OF ms
mission. Il interesting sight Ia see th veneraDie
his hair white with The rost OF many winters
bis time and talents 10 this good cause ana pre-
siding over this great body with dignity ADM! I'll"
PROM tncss that few younger men could equal.
Among the distinguished men already present al me
Convention and who will speak before closed are the
Rev. LYMAN Beecher II. D., the Kew. Ezra GtiHc',
u. ID the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher the Rev. hiwari
Beecher d. d.. the Rev. Dr. Cleveland Of Northampton
h.. Hrv tag r. fhgpEgF. ID. u.
the Rev DR. D.uister of Concord. y. H. the Rev John
rrpont Robert Rantan. sen. Philip = hiie 81 ihNa-
dophia. Judge Crosby Of Lowell The Hon Henry -'oH
Deacon Grant ana Others.
4 lnrge rumborof COMMITTEES have been opp sh'Sd
comprised of many members that We nave no room ior
IT., III This report They Will l,Fea De ues-naeu py
their Chairman connection with the reports anu reao!a-
tons bfougL; before tie Convention.
u " WrInvs 80 from the State Temperance
Committee read the report The dongs OF The COMMITTEE
for the past wear Tn rTor showed that the Committee
have rused million iura 90 carry on the temperance
movement in tLs state. Tn this iuna an assesslnt has
l,,r rsid Of about coo snd tie Whole receipts Of the