Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-06
Proceed,nss Or the he'ar re,mperanuca Re, .l,er,usa, 1
Convention h9Irsll oaf
COLUMBUS, Feb. .a2s1855

COLUMBUS, Feb. 92s1855s
boThe Conyen.ion assembled according ,u
call al The First Presbyterian Church, and
temporarily organized by elec,ing Sbmpck-
or. OF Licking. Chairman. and ]. F. Keeler,
Of Cuyahoga, Secretary. ana wus opened
byprayer by Rev. Mf. Creighton, Of Frank.
lin. sas. st5R 33W os0O nd h3i1p0so 2lfA
IN On motion Of J, J, Janney, Of, franklin.
committee on permanent organization was
appointed, viz: III. Janhey. Rev.J. F.
Creighton, and Joseph Holmes. Of Funk.
lin; M.' M. Edwards, Of Hamilton, and ---
King Of, -------brsraii rr,ai,s ls,nIa,ssas st'
On motion, q, committee OF three was ap-
pointed to enroll The names OF members Of
the Convention. '''.@ si" ''.''' fSld 'R'
! The committee on permanent, organization
reported for President, Geo. N. Young OF
Montgomery; Vice Presidents. DR., Rober
Thompson of franklin, Caleb Clark Of
Hamilton, and Peter Sells 81 Cuyahoga;
Secretaries. j! F. Keelsr Of Cuyahoga. VIM.
b. Faifchild Of Greene, and M P. GaddiS,
ljr. Of Hamilton, safes s,s3 3rgyl s.i io
Report adop,ed. s,.t, All, ,F.
On motion The following named persons
were appointed committee on resolutions:
Civ. b. Allison OF Logan, AlbeniT. Slade
Of, COyahoRa, | Shmucker Of Licking. US.
Gu!hrie Of Champaign, and VIM, Window
| of Knox,
"A report from lie Executive committee
was then read and referred 10 the committee
on Resolutions and Business. lpcdHa
ltaNerbhl reports were then made by dole.
ga,es from various sections Of The State, re-
speeding the efforts to enforce the pres, nj
liquor law and the results Of the sams. Y 'H
lEaConvenlion took arecrss until 2 P. M. y
I31l qRl AFTsRNooN SESSION. W a
)aThea reports Of ths delega.es were re-.
sumed 6nhl the coming In, Of the committee
on rsso.u,ious, whose report, with q Sigh.
amendment, was adapted as follows: 4.
WHEREAs, the enforcement Of the pres
enl liquor lawy-imperfecI as they are---is
increasing and establishing 'he temperance
seniimentols The Sale, far more rapidly md
thoroughly than mere system, Of Occurring
on temperance would do, without such en-.
fofosmen. Aud believing Il 70 Be the fore.
runner Of law much more efec,usl for The
suppressioni ofihe manufaciure and traffic In
in,exicaiing liquors, Of every idescripldon'
And whereas. from The experience ol the
past, we believe that 'pur great object, ihe
/ enaciTen,s Of and pperlecting prohibisory
laws, caa DO effscled withou, she organizes
lion Of spolilical iemPssaRce parEsdFheret
ioieali1J 80 9o osoAA,sqaa lealsiga 90 81
1 5ls,,l Resplped, Tha, we are highly graft
fed al the decision Of our Supreme Courl,
sdsiaining the cons.iiul,6nplity of the Jaw
fes,faining the sale al ardent spiTiIS. aAdiNVe
pledge ourselves individually hndlcDllsc,iya.
IN. 10, glveoall aid and encouragement NJ ~
en(ptcemenl; believing lha. !. il capable, q
working oui grea, good TO the peopleof Ohio
"a. Resolved, Tha, while we laks decided
eEound In favor, Of ihe energetic and yikof-
Ohs execution cf iouF Pfesen, aaw,We5~Ill
Deyerthsless continue our exeslioasl,os ospro
cure ,hetlspacunen, Of one. ,horoughly Pre-
hibiiory as 10 ibe msnufaclple and sale, as
sewerage, o. all intoxicating drinks, Aht
which shalt contain The principles ofsdaich
seizdres and eoG6scasicn. inioq a loil 100
, Sd. RESOLVED, That we deem itisexpedle6
! 70 Dpmjna,eaa separate Temperance ucke
y Tor Sla,e officers; bn, we will pledge our
, selves, and recommend 20 our friends, \
vote Tor no candidate foi any Legislative, ~
i dlcials oF MinisleTiaf Office whose isssaimsnt
b and PEac.ice nre nbl whhIus,iIotgiilsaI sid
20
. 4,h;G Rssolssds ThalHntscognize ME tCb
{ liga,ion Of shs \ friends ofi Temperance 4
Chic, 10 paw The Indebtedness Of The STAT
iExsc1ljvg Comjpiuee, 70 he sails lnclod {
Kscfsdil6is. IA procuring asp5GksIs snd ciI
/. cnlallDa papsnliahd dOcnnenis - SO pcan
Z ps,ep pfolehS f4rss wsi 4 bas ts lsn
q s.h,s Hssolssds sTha. dFsmlake VI ei,se
D lleclep in money ,apd individually mpls'
a ees from yhe delegates present, 90 apply
8 ibSs object; and that dll members Y Ok 10
Z | Coeveh,ion Be icquesIrd 70 solicit, contrib
i,:I f.,,, Iflis|t: y<,,S ~ th ~,