The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-06
State Temperance Convention. -

According to the call issued by the State
Temperance Committee, the Convention a.
scmbled in this city yesterday morning. A
very respectable number Of delegates were
present from various parts Of the State. Tho
Convention was called to order in Concert
Han at 10 o'clock, A. ~, and temporarily
organized by the choice Of s. l.. Carleton,
Es4 Of Portland, rs Chairman. The per.
uanent organization was subsequently, efec.
I'D by the unanimous choice Of the following
officers:
pre,ideni-lIou. NEAL Dow. Of Portland.
Vice Presidtnis-Georse Downs, Of Calais.
John DevenuI. CT Psnohscot, Samuel p.
Strickland, Of Bangor, Nathan q. Ilichborp.
Of Prospect. Noah Wood, Of Gardiner. Jos.
B. Hall, Of Prcsque Isle, {. p. Chandler, Of
Piscataquis, jeremiah Tolmsn, Of Rockland,
Joseph Prescott, Of Pennington, Alvin Bol.
ster, Of Rumford, Abner Coburn, Of Bloom.
6eld, David c. Magoun, Of Bath, Chas.
Paine, OF Gorhsm.
Seusfris,-James n. Lincoln, Of Bath,
Tristan Hersey, Of Paris, Brown ThurtOn,
Of Portland.
The following gentlemen were appointed
to CONSTITUTED Business Committee
Hon. A. p. Morrill,, Rev. Mr. Abbott,
Hon. George Downs, Josiah Covill, Esq,
Charles Hill. Esq.. Jeremiah Tolman. Esq.
Samuel p. Strickland, Esq, Joseph b. Hall.
Esq.
The afternoon session was held In the Rep
resentatives Hall at the State House, the U.S.
Of 1t having been kindly rendered BY the
unanimous vote Of the members.
An address to the people Of the State was
reported BY the Business Committee, and
unanimously adopted. We shall publish II
next week. Tho following resolutions were
reported by the same Committee, and adopt.
Cd Wit like unanimity:-
!. Resolved That the Liquor Traffic in il
very nature Is immoral, that II always de-
grades md impoverishes both the State and
tho individual; that It's inevitable results
arc only evil to every interest Of society;
and therefore It ought to be prohibited BY
law. N.
2. Resolved, That the State ought not to
afford legal protection to any branch Of busi-
ness, however lucrative To few individuals,
which increases paupsrism and crime, wastes
the national resources, perycrts the moral In
terests corrupts tho social habits and de.
stroys the health an lives Of the people.
3. Resoired. That the rsults OF al past
legislation upon the liquor traffic demon.
strats the impossibility Of regulating by IL
c.nse o system 30 pernicions in oil its ten.
denotes.
4. Reselred. That the enactment Of tho
Maine Law was hailed with rejoicing by
every temperance man and woman, ~ Just
expression Of public opinion against the rum
traffic. ~
8. Rtsolrrd. That In tho result Of the
Maine law, the best hopes Of the friends Of
temperance were fully realized. The open
tnsi6c In Intoxicating liquors was every where
suppressed, and the sale Of such liquors Ia
many places entirely ersdicnted.
The following, offered BY Mr. Sackpcle Of
Gorhsm, was. alters brief discussion, adopt
Cd mem. con.
Q. Resolrei, That We recognise Il - the
imperative duty Of every Temperance man to
vots for such men only as are well known,
outspoksu, uneguivocai friends Of the 10
enactment Of Prohibitory Law, and Of il
prompt and vigorous enforcement.
Remarks wero made by various speakers,
but want Of space compels Us to omit any
report Of them in the present number.
A third session Of the Convention was
held in the Representative Hall last evening
It was well attended and enthusiastic
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