Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-03-15
Tot Tue DdkVlIt'
temperance Movement at Spring Rock ant
Vicinity.

L Ga Ilur.lay evening, March slh, The friends of
Temperance cf Liberty, Spring Book aud Posters
Grove assembled the "Spring School House" TO
make arrangements for holding stries of meetings
IN til. and adjoining towns for the purpose of explain
ing aild advocating The Prohibitnry Liqnor Law
j. y. Owen. s. q. Of the Temperance Watchmen
CaB, presided. and Dr.. Nitter. our able Representa-
I've aud author of The Prohibiiuy law, was present
auddeIyerc Of his best speeches, Splauing the
ajec and varjnus provisions OF the Law, and answer.
hg most conclasisc. the principal objections urged
asalnslt.
The meeting Wa. also addressed by D. c. Baker b,
4, Cue and Others. AFTER which arrangements Ser'
made To hold meetings at the follow ips places before
ectom
Aliens Cove. Tle shay evening, the i3lh
Hickory Gioyr Saturday 81 l7t;
Wakes Kun, sunday - - lsth;
and others n, Roeud Grove Toronto, Inland and TIP
ton TIE time no, decided upon DR.. wt,er will attend
speak al these meetings and as man! mere u"
eau be go, together withtn u reasonable distance he
express, sd a Willingness I. devote his Th0is time
t',enings) IN ad, eating t,e Prohibory Lawt meet
ings can be obtained. Ths pr Is thoroughly chsagea
lathe cause, aud II all Of our leading Temperance "oh
"ildo thcirduty well We noe,! not rine result
The following Resolutions were offered by MIR Cue
Hndunanimsusl! adopted:
sbsrcas, We bei.tt the present TO be me hos' '''
soran, crisis ever known Il the cause oil lehl'''''
In State, aud that the vote 10 he taken on tne
adoption Of The Prohibiiory Liquor Law WI aee'"o
whether the people sf iowa in favor OF INC spfe"'
Of Christianity. morality and happiness, ana 'he sup
preston Of crime, vice, misery, ~rctehedhess AZ"
degradation, orrise rersa, and believing 'ha' !" ~
Law is no, adopted the Temperance Reform WIN ''
placed back many years, thereby d'shea''o"'.S Vs.
friends Of the cause and encouraging and e'noodo"'s
ncheIuios II nd opening wide the food gates 10 uF'N
enuess and dobauchcry, and The attendant CRIME anu
misery ever resulting from the use oil ih'oAi'"''s
qGor. therefore
Resoirtd, That we hold ii to b. the solemn duty Of
every friend Of the cause to use all honorable means
athome abroad, in public private circles TO Sc
every vote possible for the dortion ofhc Pronio-
iory Law.
kesotred. That We as temperance men anu "''i'''
pledge ourseivcsto spare cxeriion and neglect h'
proper occasion to influence oar friends ana he's"'
bors AID all others with whom We may come III con-
tact 10 assist in seeu ring result desirable to every
fiend ofTcnperance, Humanity, and Progress
RessiDsi. That we viii devote our time, influence
and best energies this hour uut the day OF o'ee-
oon to assist in arousing the people for the conhv,
aud II defeated then we Will make no cohProhi'se
VITA the Rum Power but wage war OF nttot eN's,
mutation against the liquor traic uuti y snaii us ~
e!aIed aerime BY the lave Of our state ana on''o'
eradica,ed
Resoired. That the proceedings OF this meeuns lha
The above resolutions be sent 10 the "Davenport ga
kste" and Cedar County advertiser" TOR P"o'e"'
ton
Adjourned to NEE, at b, gerock ON SUNDAY evening
'n lIh.