The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-05-16
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p6f the people, while it has convinced every
reasonable man Of the odious character Of the
traffic and of the necessity of putting stop to
it, yet has failed Of accomplishing that end.
There is no other remedy than the final and
absolute prohibition of the sale of intoxicating
drink as beverage. This we feel the people
should demand as matter of right from their
servants, the members of the Legislature.
1t is, however, supposed by many that the
people do not desire this action. We desire
to test that question. Let freemen have free
mems right-et them speak by the ballot box
and we have no fears of the result 1t is
true, this may postpone the consummation
which we desire longer than may be necessa-
ry. Still our purpose is to unite in opposition
to the traffic. We desire to bury it so deep
that it may never be again dug up to curse the
State in which we live, its people, our children
or our children's children. We desire, as was
done in Virginia in the beginning of the Revo-
luton, to wait for the timid or doubtful until
we can form that column of freeman, whose
merit will be like that of Napoleon's Old
Guard, to the rescue ofthe failing ranks of hu.
manity in the great battle which is now waging
with Intoxicating drink everywhere!
The committee recommend the adoption of
the following resolutions:
l. Resolued, That it is the unanimous opin.
ion of this Convention, that law prohibiting
the making and selling of Intoxicating drinks
as beverage is consistent with and not an
abridgement of the right of the people.
2. Rssolued, That the traffic in intoxicating
drinks as beverage is an evil, is only evil, and
that continually.
3. Resolued, That the most malignant and
fatal diseases which afflict humanity are not to
be compared, in their direful effects, to the
soul and dy.destroying monster intemper-
ance, and that its extirpation from every com
munity is as imperative duty as the enforce.
ment of sanitary measures for Its protection
from the ravages Of peshlence.
4. Resolved, In view of the demoralizing,
debasing and destructive tendencies Of this
traffic on the moral and physical structure of
man, we believe that it is the duty of every pa
rent, master, patriot aud christian to unite in
combined action to restrict it to mechanical
and medicinal purposes.
IS. Resolved, That this Convention recon-
mend to their fellow.citizens to memoralze
the next Legislature, asking for law to sub
NIT to the people at the polls tile question
Vhe,her prohiJitory law 10 prevent the sale OF
Intoxicating drinks as beverage should be eaac-
ted.
G. Resolued, That the President ofthis body
be directed to ask the Legislature to pass a
law to prohibit, by the most stringent provis-
ions, the sale ofintoxicating drinks by tinerant
traders.
7. Resolred, That committee Of fifty, any
five ofwhom shall be . quorum, and who shall
meet statedly and at the call of the Chairman,
be appointed, and be called the Central Com.
mittee of the people of South Carolina.
That the said committee be charged with the
preparation Of and circulation of an address to
the people of South Carolina, setting forth the
evils Of the traffic in intoxicating drink upon the
moral, social and pecuniary interest Of the cit-
zens, with such other matters as may be prop.
er to be laid before the people for their infor
nation and consideration upon the question,
which we trust will be submitted to them,
whether the traffic shall be prohibited.
That the said committee be also charged
with the raising of fund, by the free contribu.
tons Of the people for the publication on that
question of tracts and also of articles in the
different newspapers Of the State.
That they also be charged with the continu
ance of the Temperance Advocate, or the es-
tablishment of such other paper as they may
think proper.
And that they be further and especially
charged to employ and send out lecturers to in.
form the people on the great matters Of the
temperance reform, and especially upon the
great question which we desire to be submitted
to them.
s. Resolued, That persons now attending
be invited to set down the sums which they
may be willing, individually or for the districts
which they represent to pledge for the purposes
indicated in the foregoing resolution.
8. ResolUed, That the people ofeach district,
county or parish in the State be requested to
meet as early as possible, and appoint com.
mittee 10 act in concert with the Central Com
mittee in carrying out all the purposes and OBJ
iects to which the attention of that committee
is directed
JOHN BELTON O'NEALL, Chan.
On motion of John |. Walter, Judge O'Neall
was charged with the duty of appointing
Central Committee, consisting fthe following
gentlemen:
Richland-Rev. A. w. Leland, D. D., An
drew Wallace, Rev. DR.. Howe, John Bryce, J
w. Clarke, J. L. Reynolds, S. S. McCully, Rev.
Dr.. Palmer, J. F. Marshall, J. Walter, A. F.
Dubard, Col. D. D. Fenley.
Charleston.-James Tupper, James H. Tay-
lor, N. Tilee, Dr.. ]. Bachman. William Gregg,
Ebenezer Thayer, Rev. s. Gilman, D. D.
Eagefeld-J. G. O. Wilkinson, Dr. R. M.
Minis, J. Brooks, James Purvis, Abram Jones.
Barnwell.-Col. B. H. Brown, James Aldrich
w. A. Owens, VIM. Merritt.