The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-09

the glorious cause in the county.
On motion, the Alliance adjourned
meet at quarter past one o'clock.
A procession was Immediately formed j
front ofthe Court House, composed of mem
bers of the Ladies' and Gentlemen's All
ances, and proceeded to the Town Hall [
partake of an entertainment furnished b
the ladies' Of Ravenna, for the occasion.
AFTERNOON SESSION; II O'CLOCK.
The Alliance re-assembled at the Con,
House, at the appointed time, together wit
the Ladies' Alliance, and was called to or
der by President GIlLErr.
Rev. j. merriam, opened the meetin
with prayer.
The reports of the several committee
being in order.
The Business Committee reported an or
der OF exercises; also, officers of the ALI
ance for the ensuing year, as follows, whicl
was unanimously adopted:
PreStdent-APBERr AUSTIN.
Wee Presidents--Atwater, Miner Mer
rick; Aurora, Washington Parker, Charles
town, Geo. Sanford; Deerfeld, e. Brown
Edinburgh, Jonas Bond; Franklin, d. l.
Rockwell; Freedom, VIM Williams: Hi
ram, Francis Strong; Mantua, Orville Blake
Neison' VIM. r. Knowlton; Palmyra, Thos
II. Williams; Paris, Bidwell Pinney: Ran.
dolph, Simon Dickinson; Rootstown. A
Barlow; Ravenna, S. R. Freeman; Shalers.
vile, DR.. J. A. Hayes; Streetsboro, A. p.
Singletary; Suffield, David Perkins; Wind
ham, Edward i. Clark.
Secretary-J. s. Herrck.
lreaSurer-Alvn Smith.
Corresponding Secretary-Alfred Bald
win.
The Committee on Resolutions. throuob
their Chairman, L. w. HALE, ESQ.,, made
the following report, which, after some dis
cussion, were adopted unanimously:
l. Resolved, That the steady progress of
the Temperance Reform in this, and other
States, is cause of encouragement and re-
joicing.
2. Resolved, That the adoption, by State
after State, of more or less stringent pro.
hlbitory liquor laws, is gratifying indica-
ton of progress, and should be, to the tenn
perance, an incentive to frmness and per.
severance.
3. ReSetoed, That the great monster, In
temperance, must die-that the liquor riots
n the cities, caused by the enforcement of
laws, are only the death fur
les OF the monster, and should induce the
oes of intemperahce to redouble their
blows, with death-dealing vigor.
A. ResolOed, That while we would ac-
'ompllsh all that can be accomplished un-
Ter our present law, yet we will not cease
'ur exertlons to secure more thoroughly
effective law one positively annihilatine
he traffic@declaring that native wine.
'eer, and all that can intoxcate, must be
otally and forever prescribed.
b. Resolved, That no tolerance should be
Iiven to the demands of vicious foreigners
n natives in our cities, who claim the RIGHT
II Keeping open beer shops and grooee-
les, either upon the Sabbath or other days.
.. ReSolced, That if the manufacture of
lcoholc poison for mechanical or other
purposes may be necessary, its use ought
be regulated and controlled by the most
xoct, rigid and severe laws, to prevent its
eihg used as beverage.
7. RESOLVED, That the Maine. Law is in
erfect harmony with our constitution of
government, and furnishes the protection
Which the people require at the hands of
ngisiatioD, as it justly views all intoxica.
ing liquors as not demanding protection,
ut as vile, dangerous and deadly, whose
estruction is no loss, but an immense gain
0 every community.
8. ReSolued, That the vending of alco.
olic poisons or of any intoxi eating liquors
5 beverages, ought to be made peniten.
larry offence.
8. ReSolved, That we will vote for no
IAN for any office, high or low, who is
OF known, both in sentiment and practice.
be in favor of temperance, and also in
avor OF cutting up, root and branch, the
raffic in intoxicating liquors 40 a beverage,
y the most severe and repfessiye prohibit
Dry legislative enactments.
10, Resolued, That we rejoice in the &C.
i've and successful temperance movement
the women OF this county, and in the
armonious cooperation of their labors
nth ours, for the removal Of the evils of
Temperance from our midst.
The COMMITTEES to appoint the place for
olding the next meeting, reported Frank.
n as the place, on the first Thursday in
.ugust.
Miss SARAH UDALL, Of Hiram, was then
ltrodqced to the crowded assemblage, and
eliyered most able, eloquent and truly
lteresting address, which did great credit
} the author. ~
Short and spirited addresses were dsliy-
red By Q. r. BRows, Esq.. Reg. Mr..
'orrER, Of Freedom, and Elder HAEr, Of
be Methodist Episcopal Church.