Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-03-03
MATTERS.
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION

"A TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
A State Temperance Convention was held at
Columbus on the 22d ult. The officers Of the con-
vention were Geo. NJ. Young of Dayton, Presidents;
Vice President, DR.. II. Thompson, Franklin Caleb
CLARK, Hamilton Peter Sells. Cuyahoga. Secre-
sary, /. +. Keclsr, w. b. Fairchild and NJ. p.
Geddis.
After the organization, delegates reported on tho
aston Of the present law in their respective vicini-
ties. A considerable discussion ensucd on the
value of the present law. General Carey repre-.
yehting it as worthless and ridiculous. others advo-
eating its enforcement; but all agreeing to labor
for a more effective one.
The following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS: The enforcement of the present Ii.
quor Laws, imperfect rs they are, is increasing
aud establishing the Temperance sentiment OF the
State. far more rapidly and thoroughly than a
mere system of lecturing on Temperance without
such enforcement, and believing it 10 be the ivre-
runner OF a far more ~ofoetual law for the suppress
sion of the manufacture Of and traffic in intuxica-
ting liquors of every description: And whereas
from the experience of the past, we believe that
sur great object, the enactment of and pertecting
. prohibitory law, can be effected without a puliti-
coa. temperance party. Therefore,
"Resolved, That we are highly gratifed at the
decision of the Supreme Curt, sustaining the
COIStlhutiDhhlhJ VI nv ie' s"S SH'S
Of ardent spirits, and we PLEDGE ourselves lndi,Iu-
ually and collectively, to give all and and encUuI-
ayelnent to its enforcement, believing that 1t Is
capable of working, out good to the people Ul
Ohio.
Resolved, That while we take decided ground in
favor of the energetic and vigorous eAccutiOli vi
our present law, we will, nevertheless continue
our exertions u procure the eiiLctinent Ut one
thoroughly prohioltory, Us to the manufacture
and sale, involving the principle OF search, seizuie
and contscation.
Resolved, That we deem it inexpedient to nomi-
nate u separate Temperance ticket Tor State officers
but we pledge ourselves and recommend to our
friends to vote for no candidate Tor any legislative,
judicial or ministerial Office, whose sentiments and
practice are not with us.
Resolved, That we recognize the obligation OF
tho friends Ut temperance vi ONO to pay the ii-
deDtedness of the state Executive Committee, to
the satisfaction Of the creditors contracted IN pro-
curing speakers AMI i'll circulating papers ai,d
documents in the campaign of 1903.
There was II long aud warm discussion on the
work pledge, in the third resolution. Sam"
seemed to be about, and tn oppose the idea oi
a pledge-having already, it may be presumed,
taken pledges enough. However, the preanDIe
and resolutions, alter several amendments, passed,
amid much enthusiasm as given aloNe.
Resolutions were adopted congratulating the
people of Indiana On the recent passage vi then
glorious pruhibitory law.
State Executive Committee c.. W. 3. Allison,
Robert Thompsoc, j. j. Janney, }. Schmucker,
John b. Thompson, A. A. Stewart, Dr. W. IL. lde.
John A. Fuote and VIM. Window.
PRocREss.--The Committee on the Prohibitory
Liquor question in the Maine Legislature, were re-
Gently considering the p~roprietyo Of sweeping ava.
all liquor selling agencies, and fDrbidding the sale
Of all alcoholic beverages, under whatever circun,-
stances. To what result their deliberations have
come we are not informed. Bat evidently, Maine
is not going backward on this question.
WOMEN ON LIQUoR.-The women seem deter
mined to put the liquor-sellers through Maine Law
or no Maine Law. In New castle, Henry Co.. we
believe there were recently intimatlons thrown ont
of a purpose tn dry" the traffic up by suIne means
fair or forcibly, but we have not learned what has
been done further. In Broukvillc, rhe ladies' visit
ed all the shops and left with the owners II petition
to abandon the business, and subsequently reported
their success in the shape 1T letters from the deal
ers, some expressing u Willingness TO qlt at ONE.
and othere avowing a determination to sell the last
drop of their liquor. The ladies of Wabash per-
formed Il similar operation for the liquor men 0'
that place, and the consequence was II pretty near
ly total destruction of it fora while. Whether il
has revived since, we have not heard. Some two
or three other cases in this State occur to us, bu'
we don't remember the circumstances with any
distinctness.
For u while the women, like the old man with
the boy that ''hooked" his apples, were willing to
use mild measures; but recently it seems, finding
that neither threats nor petitions will do, they
have determined to see what virtue there is in
"''stones," hatchets, and force. The most recent
case of this kind came off on Wednesday in Cen
tterville, in this State.
For some days. we are told. there had been ahoat
suspicious Of such n purpose. The women had
tried all appeals and arguments to induce the deal
ers to quit, but in vain, and resolved at last that
they would take the law into their own hands
the worst possible nse to which the law can he put.
bad as it proverhially is to NEEDLE with. So IL cum-
mittee of them hired a wagon, and went down to
the establishment of the principal dealer, and, af-
ter some talk, either forced or induced him to get
into the wagon with them, along with all the liquor
barrels the wagon would hold, and taking the same
to the Court Ilousc-square, knocked. not the man.
but the barrels in the head, and turned the liquor
into the gutter-a capital place for It.-1mdianapo-
lis Journal.