Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-16
s,nre Temnernnce Conrention.

At the afternoon session on Tuesday, the first
speaker introduced was Rev Mr.. Richardson of
Worcester, who reported the state of the cause
in this county. He represented Worcester as
sadly behind the times on this matter. There
were in this city, he said, over four hundred
groggeries, and at the recent Firemens Muster
there was great amount of liquor drank and
much drunkenness exhibited.
George M. Rice, Esq, of Worcester, said the
recent FiTemen's Muster here was disgrace to
the Commonwealth and to the city. from the ex-
hibition it gave of the demoralzing influence of
rum.
Mr. William Mecorney of Worcester said they
had rum government in Worcester and nothing
else.
Rev. George Trask of Fitchburg added--Yes,
they have. Worcester has rum and tobacco
government. (Laughter)
Mr.. Mecorney continued by pitching into the
city government of Worcester, and said it afford
ed immunity to rum-sellers, who openly deGed
the law, putting their rum barrels at their DOORS
with their owners names upon them. He said
he expected the temperance men would change
this order of things at the next election.
Rev. Samuel Kelley Of Worcester next referred
to the unfortunate condition of the Heart of
the Commonwealth" He said few more Ere
mems musters here would supersede the neces-
sity Of any more temperance conventions. II a
vote whether the law should be enforced had been
taken Immediately after the Firemen's Muster,
it would have been decided in the affirmative by
a large majority.
Mr.. Montague of Springfield said Hampden
had the reputation of being hard County,ibut he
believed the cause of temperance was favorably
progressing but Springfield, owing to its city
government, was sadly behind.
Mr.. Bush of Westfeld said Hampden had not
only hard name abroad, but hard one at home
the hardest perhaps, in the State, except Suf'
folk
favorable word was spoken for Berkshire
County. In Bristol County, it was stated, moral
suason was the moving power, and it was doing
much good.
John Nesmith of Lowell presented a sad pic
ture of the state OF the in that city, being
worse this year than last
H. D. Gushing of Boston presented his plan
for citizens leagues, for effect in the next NUM-
cipal elections favorng the union at the polls of
call who are in favor of thorough execution of
the law against drinking and other kindred
houses" in electing city officers, &c.
DR.. Charles Jewett made speech, in his usu-
ally enthusiastic manner. advocating the univer-
sal carrying out of the decision of Judge Shaw,
and advising the smashing of rum barrels and
demijohns. wherever found.
After further remarks from the Chairman, and
from Mr.. Nudge of Lynn, and Rev. Mr. Souther
of Worceater, in favor of the resolutions reported
in the forenoon, they were unanimously adopted
Mr.. Mecorney of Worcester read the following
list of members to constitute the State Temper
ance Committee
W. B. Spooner, B. W. Williams, H. D. Cush-
ing, Henry Edwards. Albert Day, Rev. A. A,
Miner, Rev. Phineas Stowe. Rev. A. H. Twomb
ly, Rev. A. B. Fuller, W. r. Stacy, of Boston,
Rev. J. H. Twombly of Chelsea, Rev. Edwin
Thompson of Walpoe, Stephen Baker of BeYer-
ly, Charles B. Wilder of Chelsea, j. NJ. S. Will
liams of Cambridge Rev. C. S, McCurdy Of Bos
ton, Levi Bush of Westfield. William H. Jane
'on of Brookline, J. p. WillestOn OF Northamp-
ton, James Ford of Abingdon, Albert Field of
Taunton. H. NJ Richards of Atteboro', o. Ames,
JT., of Easton, Il. G. PitTnan Of New Bedford,
John Nesmith, Ignatus Tyler, Of Lowell Ma.
than Durfee of Fall River, John Bertram of Sa-
lem, John Smith of Andover, P. l. Moen Of
Worcester W. Dodge of South Boston, W.
c. Plunkett of South Adams Jesse Locke of
Watertown. Otis Carey of Foxboro B F Nudge
of Lynn, Benjamin Snow, Jr, Of Fitchburg, ].
N. Baron of Newton, Paul W. Dudley of Viii
tnsville, Pa,ten Sargent of West Amesbury, B.
F. White of Weymouth, Rev. ]. C. Webster of
Hopkinton, E G Lamson Of Shelburne Falls
Asa Rowland Of Conway, Rev. DR.. Haven of
Maiden, Hon Eliphalet Trask Alanson Haw-
ley, of Springfield, Moses Day of Roxbury, Hon.
q. D. Bassett Of Hyannis.
After adopting this report, the Convention, at
IL o'clock, adjourned sne die.