The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-06
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For months past
ao,hias hss been done 10 savaacc the cause
Of Temperance in this place. Those Who |
were oaee energetic supporters VI temper.
aaes Organisations being ssssred the, good
~prohihisory Law" Asd beea placed on the
.,a,ass book, asa having ~i,sssssd the s0c'
Gees which attended the Asst e6orls 70 81.
force il. have been costest 70 cease oil 81.
Tort; consequently thsss esxsniss.isns.
which had been ins rumental IN securing
the enactment Of tbs law. and which we're
ssill needed to enforce it aud render il e.
fec,ive. have long ceased to exist
| AZ the iriends Of temperance relaxed
sseir vigilance. the venders were esIbalde,-
ed to rs.spea their traffic. a first stealth'ly
end quietly. but Al length with but little
disgui.e. The result was that iatemper
anee incressed. not oaly "eid topers" but
our yoaag men and "respestable" citisens
~ere being d.awn in'o the vortex of ruin.
The triends OF virtue aud morality viewed
these shiags with IL c.ess ~ alarm. at length
/, ~ss felt that some action must be taken.
A cell ~ss issued tor public meeting "for
the purpose Of forming = Temperance As
soeiat,oD.s and IL adopt such other IN ans
~ might be deemed necessary, TO stsy the
progrcss Vt ials ~ psrance in our midst
That aeeiing convened on the 10th inst.
r. T. Pasres Esq. in the chair. Rev. W.
Rutlsdye. r. y. Gwinn and =. Russell
were appointed = csinmi,tee TO draft con.
stiiu,ion. ~hi,h wss subsequently adopted
- the basis vi an organizAuon 10 be sly led
The IL Claire Temperance Association.--
The election Of officers Sc, was pvstpon.
cd TO subsequent evening: bu, the is low
inx eentismen " ere elected rs a sigilsnce
, committee to enforce the Prohibitory Liq-
u.r Law. viz: Messrs. G. KING. w. 5.
Brown, A. IL. Lariurr. 4. T. Phares. R.
NJ. GMinn. sad 4. Bail.
Hsv.n, made 81 Unnecessary arrangements
aud obiaiLed proper 'doc9meuts," the com
ml,lee CATERED On their duties in good ear
n@.t this mosning. and conti,.ued their exer.
tious during the greater part Of the day
Aided b, The constable aud posse they
:. a.. he'd seven estsalishme n,s againsi
which iuiorms,ion had beeu laid. at three
Of ,hese noihiag Was so0ni 10 prove tina,
";Ls erslhuf" y ~ kept isr sale =, the time
vi search. at three othets goo~iy stock 81
.hre ~ster" y a. ., ix ID aud taken care Of;
, al aaslh :. lager beer" alSns MAS iouGd
tie 'spiri,s wsfs NJ, made msAif.st.' doubt.
less because they lii not like the "ssedt.
vns" ~LS we're SO aAxi0usly seskiag 10
j. sma uaiaa,s their loesliu ~ The world. -
RaMss rays that he sfssssaid seisits were
| securely nd fsam tho vulgar gsss Of the
constitutes. uud.r = good cevsriag u Gotten
aud 9s,ss irslhsts whose aos .eoxdsstiay
| properties rendered tie sYisits safe ifom I'll
. tatsusiaa. The !arssarss Of the qaanuty
, | .eixrd. proves that q very ex,easive tfsdic
, he, heea car 81 on. The e4mhitiee will
. prosecute their work ,g,rausly aud impsr
tally; they are mrn vi the right stripe, act.
i leg without respect u political party, and
fear 10 opp,-to,. They affected ,hei'
, st,1ir reate.tly. excerpt in one ia.taac.
/ The - ,,Iieiors y. The Reindeer Saloon
: +, su.t j to a,n.it th- p ssr, but u s.i.k VI
i d~ I'D i, z brought ia eon act viii,
e .o-, "a ~n'r ace ga. effected; On en-
, / rig h-, ~rfr .ald h9. 10 touch The 10
uIf ani load p. I'll VAS placed to IL.
he.i Of one al the Ioiltiaitiee Ne I'hare.,'
I | bu' hi. ss.silast Ass soon dssfmrI aud the
Sc zne made.
, Great cumpi.iuts b We bee. iaade De ,c
/. he price AID quality VI tie liquor sid ii
|. the "A2eaey.' the euiGlaitter iutrad IL in
sesiXate the matter. AID ssc, r,aii if posi-
, b.. whether the btaine r,s's with The couu
" Judge or the Agcn;, Of I. tn. The in
tnt oi the law is that good liquor shsli b,
= pr s.ied ~ tie sarnt At = moderate rat.
II uulrs, this il cunr. thoss " ho lie. d Il Il
r ansii.i"ai ~ mechanical purposes. u,u,t 4
r -i.ss here Tor II. aaJ thus sncuursg, yivls
d tufs Vi the law. Youfs, Sc.
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