Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-19
State Temperapcc AuIance.


at Washburn Hall, in this city, yesterday.
The meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock
by the president, Hon Asahel Huntington OF
Salem. After prayer by Rev Mr.. Bailey OF
Northboro', committee of seven, Rev. Geo
S. Ball of Upton, chairman, was appointed to
nominate list of officers for the ensuing year,
and another committee of three, consisting of
Rev E. 0. Haven of Maiden, George NJ. Rice
of Worcester, and Dexter Washburn of Ma
tick, was chosen TO report resolutions and pre-
pare an address.
The report of the executive board was then
made, detailing the operations of the alliance
during the past year, and showing that it had
proved on the whole successful. 1t made hon
orable mention, among other things, "of the
earnest and partially successful efforts OF the
citizens of Worcester to secure obedience to
the Maine law" Statistics were given Of the
operation Of the law in some of the cities and
larger towns. The receipts of the alliance
during the past year have been $4,000 II, and
the expenditures S5272 II, making deficien.
ey of $271 46.
Reports were then made from the several
counties. Messrs. VIM. Mecorney and Geo.
NJ. Rice stated that the public sentiment of
Worcester was in favor of the execution of the
Maine law F.; that for the first six months of
the present year the law was carried out in
this city, but the police were not now so strin.
gent as they had been. Mr.. VIM, r. Hooper
detailed the history of the temperance strug-
gle in this city, alleging that stumbling
block had been thrown in the way of the pro-
gress of the cause through the agency of false
attachments, in which the deputy sheriffs had
been Instrumental, by which means the grog-
shops had been replenished.
The city marshal, Col. Ivers Phillips, being
called upon, confirmed the statements of the
preceding speaker. He said that in conse-
quence of the election of city officers favora-
BILE to the execution of the law, drinking had
the duties of his present office, Jan. LIST, his
predecessor said to him that he had no doubt
there were three hundred places where liquor
was then sold. He himself then found liquor
of the new officials, most of those who sold
liquor had given it up; saying they would
not contend, but would live one year without
selling. Generally the public sale of liquor
had been stopped, there being at the pres
ent time only about one fifth the amount
sold that there was in January last. But
the effect of the repeal of the law making
single acts of drunkenness punishable, was
bad, as taking away the only means of pro-
ducing disclosures against the liquor SELLER be.
sides making them think it was legal to get
drunk The difficulty among temperance
men arose from an unwiingness on account
of fear or some other cause to take hold of the
matter. If the people generally would take
hold in its favor, the law might be thoroughly
executed. The chief thing wanted, was evil
dence. The action of the deputy sherifs had
done more injury in hindering the progress of
the cause, than anything else. He referred to
their serving certain writs of attachment of
liquors to evade their seizure. Yet, on the
whole, great progress had been made in the
diminuton of the sale of liquors in the city,
in the wholesale traffic
George M. Rice, Esq, defended the action
of the deputy sheriffs, saying they were Off
cially delegated to do as they had done, after
the writs had been put into their hands for
service.
Col. Phillips said he believed the sheriff was
in favor of the law, and that the latter had
called on him to say so. But he (Col. P.)
would add, that the law for Selling liquors
commenced with ordering heesAerff or his
deputies to seize liquors, &C., but he had never
known any one of them to seize any liquors in
this city y
Rev. Mr.. Twomby referred to the large
number of political gAherings this year as de-
trimental to the cssa of temperance. He be-
lieved the prohibft5fy law could be thoroughly
executed mex" year byo strong city govern
ment. Rev. George Trask thought the pull
pits were i9t doing SO much as they should do
tor the suppression of the liquor traffic. es-
pecialy in Worcester. Mr.. VIM r. Hooper
spoke of the sautary influence exerted by the
Sunday evening temperance lectures of the
clergy Of this city, commenced year and a
half ago.
The afternoon session convened at two
O'Clock. Statements were made concerning
the temperance movement in different sections
of the state. 1t was reported that the liquor
law had been more generally executed the past
year than heretofore. Two thirds of the towns
in Essex county had stopped the sale entirely.
Mr.. Ford of Abingdon said there was no place
in Plymouth county where liquor was sold,
and the Jail was empty. Remarks were made
by Rev. Edwin Thompson and others, when
the committee reported the following officers
for the coming year =
President-Wm. B. Spooner of Boston,
Vice Presidents-llOn. Asahe Huntington of Sa.
lem, Salem Towne of Charlton, Moses Grant AID
Dea. Julius Palmer ofBOston, Rev Jacob Ide d. ID
OF West Midway, Curtis q. Morse OF South bed
ham, Rev Edward Hitchcock, ID. D., of Amherst
Hon Nathan Durtee OF Fall River, Ohm DinsOn of
Edgartown, Rev Martin Bryaut OF Pembroke Rev
Russell Tomlinson of Plymouth, Arson Robbins of
south Scituate, Hon. 4. ID. Bassett of Hyannis, j.
ID. Williston OF Northampton Hon. George Grin
nell of Greenfield, Hon, Ephalet Trask OF Spring
field, Hon George N Briggs fPittsfeld, on. VIM.
Z. Plunkett Of Adams, Lee Clahin of Hopkinton
Hon. VIM. f. johnson of Lynn, Dea. Ichabod
Washbun of Worcester, DIR. John Appleton of
west NeWDury, KEY. Calvin f. Stowe, ID. u. of An
dover, DR.. Josiah Bartlett Of Concord, Gilbert Ha-
ven of Maiden, John W. Marshall of Rockport
Hon, VelOrous taft of Upton.
State Temperance COMMUNICATION. Oliver Ames
of Easton; Rev A. A. Miner, VIM. X. Stacey H.
ii. Cushing, Henry Edwards, Robert X. Potter AL
bert Day, Alexander IL Twombly, and William b.
Dodge, of Boston; Charles b. Wilder of Chelsea;
Rev. j. NJ. Manning of Boston Rev. Edwin Ihomp-
son of Walpole; Rev. Otis Carey Of Peterborough;
Hon b. f. White of South Weymouth; Moses
Gregg of Roxbury; DIR. ii. c. futile of Salem;
Rev. Q. L. McCurdy of Gloucester: Patten SARGENT
of West Amesbury Rev. j. NJ. Steele of Lynn
Samuel kimball of Boxtord John Smith of Ando-
yer; Rev. j. c. Webster of Hopkinton; Hon. j ohm
Nesmith of Lowell Samuel G. knights of Cam
hridp re. RnY A IL Enllaf Of MntprfnAun. Gnnrrn