New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-18
THE STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY

ALBANY. "Wednesday, June n issz
The Temperance Convention reaSsembled ID, NO..
ing, and the debate on the resolutions submitted ~.
terday was resumed.
Mr.. John n. Wilder reviewed the substitute ~ ~.
Greeley, declaring that it misrepresented the WIZ
spirit Of the Temperance cause by implying that ,hs
sale Of liquor may be made safe and respectable.
The debate was warmly continued by the Rev NJ,
Dennson, Mr.. Horace Greeley, Judgs CsprOa, Pr
Mccoy and others.
Judge Capron offered a substitute embracing "a,
three rst resolutions in Mr. Greeeys series and ara
ther leaving 10 temperance men the privilege Of t,L
ing their position id relation 10 the Excise law.
General Carey, Of Ohio, submitted a somesh,.
similar proposition TO accept Of the first three res,
tons offered by Mr.. Greeley, adding to them the 81
Resar,d Tbs, while we differ as to the vsue asd .s.
Of certain provisions Of the late Excise sc w ooos
united aid Porianss IN our asn.nss 'oS las Of ea,e O
Judge Capron accepted OF this proposition in placs
of his own.
Mr.. S,ebbns ,of Rochester attacked Mr. Cireeley,,
substitute, and charged Mr.. Greeley with havrs
fallen from grace He was once the teacher of Va,
ern New-York but could be so no longer. He bal
proved false 10 Z" Prohibition" and when in tAe r.
publican Convention at Syracuse, had prevented pro-
bibitory resolutions from being introduced. He Ssb
bins had been on the Committee with Mr. Greeley m
that Convention, and by Greeey's management ths
prohbitory resolutions had been thrown out sni ,so
liquor Judges elected in the State. tie charged hin
with introducing these resolutions simply to ndorss
the Excise law passed by the Republican Legislature,
and in order 10 divert the public mind from proAsl
ton at the next Fall election He denied that auy
prohibitory man in Western Newly ork would favor the
license law.
Mr.. Wesley Bailey interrupted and said Judge
Foote Of Ontario would:
Prohbtionist The trouble with him was the sus
as with MI Greeley-he had no backbone against ths
principle of license.
Mr.. Greeley, in reply. said the reason be opposed
the Prohibitory resolution at the Republican Coaysa
tion at Syracuse was, because II sought 30 assert
falsehood II said the Republican party was for Pro-
bibition. That was not true. Many Republicans did
so-probably most Repubiicans-as well As sone
members Of other parties but the Republican patty
as such was neither Prohibition nor anti. Prohosoa
ard TO have asserted the contrary would have esea
to seek votes on q false pretense. lie was PrOabk
ZIONIST and Republican, but be never introduced
Republicanism into Temperance nor Iemperanos
into a Republican Convention. He proceeded 10
reply briefly to the several objections urged from Va
rious quarters TO his substitute.
Judge Capron opposed Mr.. Greeey's resolutions
with the exception of the three hTst, because tAey
sought to convey false impression by leaving IN the
public mind the belief that the Temperance Soeielj
indOrsed the License principle.
The Rev. Mr. Dennson of Buffalo spoke warmly
and strongly against the main portion OF Mr. Greeeys
resolutions. In Western New-lork nothing but Pro
hibition was believed IN. Mr.. Greeley, in political
point Of view, acted unwiselyi for to Indorse the
in Western New.York. They would ever move on
ward in the cause of Prohibition.
The Rev DIR. Marsh then moved the adoption Of
Mr. Greeeys three first resolutions and the resoatoa
offered by Gen. Carey indorsng Prohibition, as sub
stiute for the remainder. Adopted.
The remainder of the Committees resolutions, after
number FIVE, were then also adopted.
Mr. Stebbins moved the following:
Resoyed That we hereby most earnestly the et
preston oen put record Of confidence In the Proa
tory Law only remedy 10 close the liquor % ana
hereby the pledge that at the coming election We WI
vote for such candidates OILY unequiy ocay
favor Of Prohibition and that in no one political party
nominate such candidates then independent nominations -
made BY temperance Adopted.
Mr. Patterson then offered the fifth resolution Of the
Committee in relation to the raising OF prohibition,
and 1T was adopted.
Prof. Mccoy offered resolution for the Gmendneat
Of the Constitution so as to authorize laws 10 cary
out Prohibition.
Senator Rider opposed the resolution a. calculated
TO create the belief that without an amendment 81 sas
Constitution Prohibition could not be carried.
The resolution was laid on the table.
On motion of Gen. Smith resolution was adopted
authorizing the Executive Committee 10 call CDnyea-
ton in the Fall, if necessary.
The Rev Mr. Warren closed the proceedings with
rayer when the Convention adjourned sine die.