Smyrna times., 1856-06-25
State Temperance Convention.


were dcli2cfod by Alcssrs. Lavton and sam
, 20 :" regard TO the working of the law and
.He ""'y "t the temperance men in cnforcino il
Mr. Layton said that the law was ohv,,n.I Lo
coming more popular throughout Soss.,x, anJ
MANY persons who refused to sion tb, nc,;,;ons
had since expressed their satistaction ot The
"'"eN' I" be derived froh it, and would oppose
earnestly IT'S repeal. lie also said. the stilu,n
lad tended greatly to reduce crime. nc a., owl
dcnce OF which he cited the late c,n,t :, ,L.,
county, before which there was but ouc cr;mi.
nal case, and that of a nlinor cL,r.ot A.
'''''"''S testified to The same thing in Kent
~"u''y' ana said There was but one criminal
"'Fhce before the court at the last srss,,n
Mr. S., as did his prcdecessor, aJdress,d ,L.
meeting with carnratness and f,rvor iuJ;c,-
ing ihat their very souls were in tLe iriun,,J,
VI tue cause The blessings that uust accrno
'"'' t"' h'aih'enIhcG OF the law were sci be-
'''e thc people, and an earnest appeal u,o,l, +,
Them 10 support it in every cn.rorncy ,rL,.
speakers held The law above party poII,cs. and
"'Shed 4" keep the subject out of the nnl;t;c.l
| cauldron.
we never witnessed more unanimity Of feel.
s' "''u nave not Tor years seen more enrhusi-
asin' Indeed, new lie seems TO have ,,o,,o,,
'h the ranks of the temperance n,c,,-N,.
"'d' ana determination were never rviucoJ H..
"ci'sales IN any Convention. Ict iLos, ,,.I
''l'hR the temperance party weak and d;s,,;,
''''''P' 10 repeal the law, aud they will find
sue" an uprising of the honest ycomanrv ~ L..
never been witnessed in the Stale
When the Convention met in Tho oo,
ro,' was some allusInn made Ia th,. ,,.o.I;,,
OF Tue law by the Rev. Mr.. pancn,s, or USs
uGorges s. who expressed the opinion thnt T
sue oI IIgnor as beverage had greatly c,Ii"',
o"; III his nclghbcrhOod, he said Thai !, ,,.,"
u"y Solu secretly, and by the lowest and rnns,
'"uc' persons IN the community. Few n.r
~. "0te """ seen intoxicated, and there w,s
=, ,I io"Ith tne quarreIing and disturbance
~ ," t' "''S 'io"rnod. Persons from dliI;,reut
9ectiOns cOhcurrcd IN these views as ,nul;.,LI'
10 Their respective DISTRICTS with ,L Il Il''0'"'c
d TINS city where there are two mon v.r, r''o" r
ne eiirontcry impudencc, and rccklnssn."a :, n
'Pehiy sci at defiance the law, and ncr,o,.,. Il
I" u course OF wHkcdncss. Mr. A. T. Os,,n,I j
"i,uuing TO thlsiact, read an advertisement 5
y +" ''0 IhIauciphn Ledger, copied from tL,
'"Fef i'ep"rter, headed - BEAUTIF,gI. won,.t,,, h
- ~ TIE MAINE LAW" 1t set forth tL,t A. G
I,'nond, proprietor of the Indian Ouonn H., 81
cI' IN Wilmington, had been incorcrr,,nd - 81
'u jan at New Castle, on the charge of sclIn',
PH"nouS iiluOrs-that he had been drno,rnJ
way from MS family and business fnrdoinm ~, Il,
- "",Ch was neither condemned nor torbi,IJcm
H. ,%I urcS' nor by am principle of NOR. of
aoyJ ~ i"d' ar a: Is an cnterprisine man.
SpiritnouS and vin0us liouor IN e,l'o. ,.I n.
act which the law of God ncrn,;,, ~,
'use Is euiOgIscd as one of the first class anJ
PdtroniZed only by persons of the birho,, w.
- ,''nii''y' y' Mr. OsmOnd briefly reviewed
~ "O'Ic anu created some mirth bv his rn
"'"'S t"G words "good and useful cItizcn -,
u Whai' he cnqnrcd, is he rood and usrlnl-- -,
"i'"h INC laws, TO corrupt men and rculsr III
ell" drunken and worthless. The rd;,nr @c
reporter came IN for his share of crnsnr,, va
:, us moral ohIIqurty in countcnancnn tIr :,
- ~ ''e resolutions reported by the commit :,
= ""u "teh read Rev. L. B. Bradford moved 40
'ir adoption, and addressed the Convont;o,a,
nc length. After alluding TO rLcn, on" a. a.
c"HSe Of temperance, he remarked n" " dc
'hcu TO see his iather, his brother or hi. ,' con
runRard. If it could be forctold ON tbo L;m'i' pub
=" 'ii'aht son that should he live to or,v 49,, Rel
"""noou' ne would go down to n drunkor.I, are
We therc but few parents who vonlJ ,,s nat
~ " NM "Ie at oncc-whle he is innocnnt equ
uhcorrupted He referred to the s,intor,. mer
"cncc c oi the prohibilory law, and tLonLeJ3 and
'of its enactment and declaration of ;,s o~., aud
utiohaiity lie next spoke of the nccc.s;t,, han,
'.;i men being uninlluenced by p,riy pow
- "'iohs' ana called on all TO take n do, dept
- sIahd against the repeal of the law ia give
OF fFNar L.
h. ~ .'o Struggle to procure its rassa 0c TO
hopes and fears Of its friends, the opera,5nn whe
QlilIcal considerations, which howoypr ,.
Ihced TO the wishes of the peonlc r. u
icu tue temperance men against those MI com'
y Pro'ecton and morality, at tho same tn,o III lI'
were using they efforts without refarcnna Tue |
"e PUBIC good-morely 10 promote ,bnir SEND
Ill purposes Is il not satisfaction Piac'
S"'u' '"r a man to pass along without COO splrl
eh intoxicated man! He had felt Of 49, boun
no lina ,,. iVed IN sort of paradise. There 10 u
= ae'ng OF liquor openly to offend tbc same
alu shock morality, and he emphati. 'ui'
declared thatthe iaty baid do,o 81 empt
al 'ne people Tor their law abiding clar. "he
'' "i'd observed that our republican The b
can only he preserved ,v obej;nn"o "",''u' " which
After exposing the C,lI,cy ,h.', "'o"'c 10 Tkis
save value to property Il, and e
eu 70 lne scishness Of men, their lnLnr ., NJ,
Z Uts " 'heir own objects without refcrooca 49, WA
'elfare of others aud ,n,,,a,t !, 10 gives
q of all NV f,,bcr,s 49,, ,ne tritc re. the b
esl," which will eI.c;d",a ~ rove myself been
rtain persons 10 Tho H. :, @ .ne oppositlon will
After noticirg ,ha . anu the PUBLIC addit
;hedness and tnxation produce1' H. P%J.cry TWO IN
y, he referred TO the dispositian - u'"nh zens
aslilngton, aud remarked that / Sn "s,lA OF tnls
tiy walking with an Ex-t;oyernar ;ona'o1 derive
tier into n ceIIar ~ 49,, uho invited wthou
the article kcnt ,Iora osa',uy, stating Easto,
a Tor hun Mr.. D. reprobated tiis con" con- a..
" '''P excessive York,