The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-05-09
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.AntLRetaiiI. Z. ConY,,ention. )
. Eoa tie South caroainian Of Atav ..

Martin opened the meeting with prayer, -
the Conyention,sab out sixty persons, ,hsjI ns
sent, proceeded to organize. HeafSS1n, : ,, "
6 Neall was, elected President w; ~; Lelaha'
J. B. Gully, G- o. AIsisahson, ". Cangh' Ig
man, Rev. W. Msrtias RobeFt Bryce Vie
spr: The Presids., esplain:d the Object for which
they had as.ehhled-a reform in the license
!. ! systen,Sfthe State. He alluded to the good
tissfad been effected in those places, both in
,t6is State as elsewhere, by prohiSitory legisla.
tion. He alluded to- the Maine Law, and
urged the distribution Of tracts and papers
. among the people,. HeIsuggested inrthcr that
the friends of temperance should not vote for
candidate. for the Legislature who treated in
the canvass. y. -
) u Acommittee, op.moton of .B. McCully,
was appointed toPrePare business for the Con.
yantion.
: - Rev. Dr. Chambers addressed the Conven.
ton at 1engthyia favor of thesobjects of the
meeting. Dr.. Chambers is an allie and elo.
quent advocate Of the cause.
The following resolutions were presented
and referred 10 the Comnittee:.
BY II. Summer
yIeSolyed, That it is the sense of this Con.
spcntion that a law prohibiting the making and
selling of intoxicating drinks, as beverage is
consistent with, and not an abridgement or Vi
: olation Of. the rights of the people.
Z rs By J. T. Walter
PesQfeed, AS the deliberate opinion of this
Convention, based upon the most careful con.
sideration Of well known facts, that the traffic
lin. alcoholic drinks as q beverage, is an evils
So nj ~ owl - md that contianallv
Resolued, That the most malignant and fatal
diseases that aflicts humanity, are not to be
compared in their dircfal effects to the soul and
& body, destroying monster intemperance, and
that its sextirpation from every community is
Us Imperative duty as the enforcement of
4 sanitary measures for its protection from the
rayages 6fS presidential disease.
ssss RESOLVED, In view of the demoralizng, debas.
sngsand destructive tendencies of4his traffic on
e.moral and physical structure Of man, that
/. at is the bounden duty oferery parent, master,
z patriot and Christian, to unite in combined.ac.
tion to restrict its use to the wants OF medical
practice in, every community.
Pesolped, That this Convention recommend
ito their fello@-citizens to memorialize our next
: Legislature, setting forth its evils, and asking
for the ;enactment Of law that shall restrict
!; the manufacture and sale in, and importation
!. OF, alcoholic liquors, to the wants of medical
science. Referred to the committee.
4 BysJ. B. McCully-
Resolued, That this Convention do appoint
a Central Committee, consisting of : gentle
men (any number of whom being present at
;anyregular meeting, constituting a quorum,
for the transaction Of business, which shall be
/; charged with the preparation and circulation
of an address to the people Of South Carolina,
setting forth the evils of the traffic in ardent
spirits upon the moral, social and pecunary
= interests of the citizens, with such other mat
tiers as may suggest themselves as ptoper to be
= laid before the people for their consideration.
Z, Resolued, That it is earnestly recommended
h to the papple of the various Districts and Par.
ishes in The State to appoint, at as early day
as possible, Local Committees, to act in con-
q cert with the Central Committee, in dissemina-
3 fling such information on the subject of the
traffic in ardent spirits as may tend to exhibit
the business in its true light and to demon
strate the deleterious influence which it exertS
upon the moral and social condition of the peo-
pie.
The Convention took recess until 5 clock,
when it reassembled, and several, additional
: Games were added to the enrolment Letters
from Messrs. Tuppcr, Douglas and Townsend,
s Expressing regret that they could not attend,
8 were read All sympalhized with the object
ofthe meeting
"a The Rev. j. R. Pickett, State lecturer, pre-.
!. sented some information Of the progress the
catse.
- Mr.. Bobo, Of Spartanburg, addressed the
meeting in relation to the temperance cause in
Spartanburg village, and said that the citizens
of that place were ready for a prohibitory law.
4 q Rev. DR.. Palmer addressed the meeting in
/ relation to the Temperance Society of the
South Carolina College.
I 4 Rev. DR.. Bachman made few impressive
remarks in favor of prohibition, particularly al
laaed to the retail traffic IN Charleston, and
s wasrsorry he could nos report anything favor.
able from that city.
The meeting was subsequently addressed by
'Messrss A.. NJ. Kennedy, of Camden, Galluchat,
OF Lancaster, Wilkinson, of Barnwell, and
Thayer of Charleston. Convention adjourned
until O'Clock to-day.
~ a SECOND DAY.
This convention met yesterday, in pursuance
ito adjournment Rev. DR.. Leland opened the
!. meeting with prayer. Several addtionalnames
5sAwere enrolled. Thegeport Of the Committee,
toswhom were referred the resolutions already
q ,,,I.l;ebod. N aa n or.np