Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-25
STATE TEMPERANCE CONyENTIoN.-Th

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| tinu "i tha. report:
Whereas, The lust Legislature q: Virg;nia though
asked by than fifteen thousand rf the voters u
this STATE" :" submit 10 the people the question o pro-
hib!t.nG the sal" or barter Gi Intoxicating liquor
,.Xr,. Tor sacramctal, medicinal and mechanical pur-
poses, iurd 20 permit tn" people 10 vote IN that gucs-
ton. and have thereby forced appeal from tina:
| body 20 the people, therefore,
Resolved! hat this Convention urgently recommend
to tho friends ut II lrrhbitory liquor w lruu.huut
the State To organic in ihc' respective counties pr
the purpose "f carrying 10 the ballot box, cspecinlv
in III" elections "i members o the General Assembly
their llincplcS upon this sub icci; nd that, when
ccssafy and czpc!icn they nominate for Office, and
support by ul honorable iac:.s, men rcablc and IA
v"rabc 10 n pruhibitory law.
| Resolved, That II b. recommended that candidates
for the office of Justice o the Peace, opposed 10 lie
ccnsng ordnarics md merchants to sell ardent spI-
| r-, be u"Inuatcd and supported II every county,
corporation election district in the State.
| Resolved That lie Executive Committee he i'll
struccd provide pr obtaining the sense Of the pco
pie the subject oi n prohlbiiory Liquor Law, at
| the ncyt Spring election.
The vote beng taken on this substitute, it
| adopted.
The question then recurred on the adoption OF the
l,cuu!i ui the business Committee amended, aud
| i; was decided iu the affirmative.
The following resolutions were offered by various
! mr:ncrS. and gt"l;~!:
Resolved, Tina, The Executive Committee be in
sruclc,l to cali Convention the friends ri tempe
rluc" oi the state, wlirnry" he "xi!cncics of The
| case d"pamd.
! Received, That tho friends oc temperance in Vrg-
| mia be urged ~ petition iHn Cnmr's "l hc Common
wealth lnwh".l lr,.nS., Ia sell ardent slrI-. GlI,
that the Executive Committee bn instructed 10 pre-
gnrc ia" form o; petition -: distribution and "!gnH-
| Iur,~.
/ Rc-oIvrd. That Il s,rcia committee "f five be ap
p"mr'l Irn,ur oi I" pr.-'.n; I" IL" Legislature,
!rvn ir It's "Li,r; IA" 'uiir,. prohibition ri the ra
iir IN ardent spirits and Thai that rniIni;c" report :"
! thc next State Temperance Convention.
/ At Ipr,pl.., l. JTs. Atom
! II. Cook T. j. Evans. ard !. y. j. Logan wrr" NJ
pointed committee in ncc"rdHnc2 with tho rcs"!u-
| ton. II
krsoIv.i That the powers and duties conferred up
an and required "l the Exr"ui.v" Committee 10y ia"
last Cn,ivcnti"r lar they may be consistent
with the pro ,iingS -; this body. be conferred upoI
and rcgu!r'd ri, III" Executive Committee appointed
! by t- body.
\ motion ,nnlc an1 a"?tcl, that the Sccrctn.
rc- be- appointed c"uri.i," to Ia'" 1000 copies Of
the ar0r,..ingl "i this Convention printed the sane
10 ne paiA F1r by the Excnuti"c Committee
The report uI III" committee appointed 10 prepare
! resolutions um the ics:h OF Mr.. SaIue Reeve was
| presented aui adopted.
! THE NEW SLIP i.OCkS.-The watcr, We AN
icrsiand viii be ,urnad into the new shp locks the
| la; oi this week, and the pas5a4c OF boats through
conmcucc some time next week. The canal boat
"GlaG!iulvf, which lr.-a,i through portion "i INC
w;.f, hu lock. NJ III" Bi-;!l last Thursday. was the
i.-t and oWy boa; which has partially gone through
! w:iM freight. The lock. NJ the n"uth "t the Dock.
near R"cictt-, viii be ready Tor the pn=-agc oi boats
in few DAYS, when We shall take occasion 10 RECORD
ia" pn.-nSc c the mr.; Oont tirouSh '9 eh'Ie 81 u'"
wurr.
TIE ENPLANATIOE.--Thc Bulletin Of ycstcr-
day evening. explains how it came to state ;h"t "a
whole family" had suddenly died Of the "prevGiling
epidemic in this city. The explanation is ns fol-
low.:
! I'VE derived the ay!mn:jnn rom wodllirgcu: and
distinct +nurcc- and told ihc tale IL twas told T."
us The Gs! gentleman from whoa w" beard II, rr!a
r.i !. in the presence "i t"."uers inquest then s'
TIM TIA" body "i A,nr and dear !:!r!" "i l", "Ho
.e,! BEEN accidentally k.!ni H.. "" know, enter
inl.ei no intention "i h"aNta- u.s. 1t Is due 10 HIM.
however. {" -ay, a; wHrn questioned II" To- III" "r
c,,rrc!cc, lac remarked .!'i Ac resided in the nc -
| hrron. and had heard the mater SPOKEN ut, bIt
| hat not vi.",! the place.
Ire ABOVE is tnc GApn:.,".. 'I", DuIlo,t", witch
wr viii I,t pass without remark, NJ it MAKES no at
tempt to maintain tho correctness OF lis statement
that "a whole family" had suddenly persisted IN the
night with the .'prcvaiins epidemic"
We inus, however, express -nrprise, at another
por;ion oi The remarks nj the Bulletin. Ii says:
Tho ENQUIRER copied "ur article, on IL appearance,
yy,hrir ;!,IHl:;u. i suspicion ui hr 'hray - n0r,
how, ycr. il airns that i; "w"s satisfied the moment
oar Gi~ ,v,. lr; Jhc g!.c!r ;iIat III" statement was
not curr.c. Why. then. III ia" name :" all Ihnt r.
REASONABLE. did il not su-L,., doubts hacH , Why
sr: i ;o :h' country, umrontra"iced SATISFIED tN'
! / wa Il hoax
The Enqrrcr di! no such ;hins is is here alleged.
We ,:.d intimate ri ne hn,c, thni it was a hoax We
copied the "Whole Family article from The Bulletin
-hc Jay ate: is appearance in that paper "nd &C.
comfauicl 1t with tn following; questions
Can the above hr tr!r Has not the Bulletin rc-
Cciycd incorrect information AHi has not iha; pa.
per made Lip Il" III" pc;i III SAYING ihat "ihcy d'rd
uf the prevailing cOidJNtci i' \ lew DAYS ay". We un-
drr,ln6,i the bulletin tn side with the Dispatch IN
maintaining that there was no epidemic here.
Surely, the above questions contained doubts Of the
correctness Of the Bulletins statements.
\ NEW SULPHUR SPRING.-Thc Petersburg
papers for some duys pasr have been talking about
sulphur spring jus, discovered on the line Of the Rich
moud nI,! Pctcr-but. Rail Roal near that city. II
wa. found ai the bottom OF deep cut mace by me
Raj! Road hands '.ius, nj the commencement U the
curve acrns. the Rn-ln meadow, adjoining Pocahor-
tns." The Intclig"nccr snys the spring scnGs ior'i
quite strong current OF water, w:irn smells an"
tustcs s strongly suphurnus ~ anT this sie pl inc
mnun,nns, aud that il is fully equal ID s ELECTS upon
tn" system Ia the FauqIirr "r lluSremo; or any
other Spring in Eastern Virginia.
REJOICING; AT lIARPER'S FERRY.--The citl-
zcns of IIarpcr's Ferry, Va. held an enthusiastic
:rcc,in. on Friday night last in honor o the passage
Il the civil over the ilifn" rule, which has hereto
fnr,. pyr,!o,rinacd p; that place" M",srs. Faulkner
/ of Nroiun aud Stanton am! Permit I" Ncn'uchE
vrrr rr,.r,, nl delivered eloquent sptechrs hiu hs
evidence Of ,. feeling "f III" community the Sprit
, jefferson i~ nss!rd THAI % ou' t" every iuO "t me
citizens Of Iiarp,rS Ferry wc:" ~ a'tcm!Ancc at ihr
meeting. II" occasion was "iyci",1 pE He s'rn'hs
Of music and there /, l. s!'i universal rejoicing
Of the people without; respect 10 az. sex, or c"ndi
;iDn
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