The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-29

/ ! pirsburg-very little getting thro
I 4 the Ohio river.
qbs last meeting for this season of the
/ Lye, Literary Society viii be held
H. Friday evening at the residence of
4 F Jones, Esq, when Paper will
read.
The Treasurer Sales are somewhat
landed this week, some tracts being
,l.d and some taken out. Persons In
,sted will do well to retain this or the
fsyt No. Of the paper, asit will be im-
Ts,ibIe to supply the demand at the time
4 the sales, as we print only a small sup
4 Of extra copies to hold over. A copy
IrefulIy laid away now by interested
Abscrib.rs, will save some trouble then.
.q,n,percnce on Pine Creeh,-Wc take
heat pleasure in laying the following pro
! ledlngs before our readers. We rejoice,
| will every honest and earnest friend of
o;,l reform, that the lion Intemperance
bearded in his den, for verify he has
zen By the brave temperance men Of
RIkc The resolutions arc good, and COM
i % AZ they do from persons who have but
Rcently been awakened 90 he importance
II the subject, they will have good effect
other whiskey.drinkipg communities
\ ran the wilds of Pine Greek. The move
ent is commenced in the right spirit
4 nd will carry terror into the rauks Of the
Aiends of intempcrance. We hope SIM
i ar meetings will be held in all the town
f,irs. and that the plan the Pike people
\ Aavc adopted for preventing ~hlskey Vi
f,tion of law and order will be tried. 1t
4 a sound platform and every honest man
n n stand on it without soiling his SoH| /:
H According to previous notice, meet
bg OF the friends OF tempcranec convened
II the Pike Centre School House OF Sat
4 Hrday evening, the l7th inst, for the pur-
4 ,se OF considering the best course to be
sursued to do away with the evils OF
] quor selling and liquor drinking. The
i .eting was organized BY electing j. NJ.
kIborn, Esq, Chairman, and S. Ii. Mar
4 Il, Secretary After prayer (by John
elricl the subject was pretty fully dis
ls,ed BY Col. KIlborn, John Carriel
\ ohn l.. phenix, jr. ard others, in which
hle liquor vcnders received such raklng
" the hands Of the speakers, a their ne
Brous traffic deserves. The following
ksolu1ions presented by Col. kllborn,
ere then passed
4 Resoircd, That in the opinion Of this
betting, the unlawful selling Of spirltu-
\ Us liquors BY citizens Of this township
Ioud be stepped at once, and that We
! i'll immediately put the Law in force
against ali persons who are engaged IN
lnis vie tralHc.
4 Rcsotred, That the persons engaged in
II Hing Intoxicating drugs KNOW tnat
hey are doing 50 contrary TO all laws OF
Rnmon right aud justice. They kntw
Aey have no right to sell the father Poi.
w. whiskey, thereby making him &c
VI ION. which causes him to return 10 his
\ Hvme in the dead Of the night and in his
y iA deliriun.s turn his helpless aud un-
hppy children into the streets. (Thia
! as been doncJ.
4 Resoircd, That, although we live in a
ad OF = boasted liberty We can vote for
\ HON We will, and =" worship God accord
Ag to The dictates Of our own censeieno-
n we have no rigjtt 10 do 'crong, and
" hota it to be wrong for any person OF
PRISONS to sell or to give to any person
Hat which will burn the body and damn
tlc soul Ihis whiskey will do.
Resoired, That we will render to each
fhcr all necessary aid in Suppressing and
Atlrely putting out of use, as beverage,
krItuons liquors in our township. Lii
guor Pedd,ers will please take notice and
y wise for themselves.
R'solved, That whereas the Honorable
kurts Of this county for eight years past
haye refused TO grant license for the sale
n liquors as beverage, and this dec:s-
w. has been approved by majority of
nuF people therefore, we trust that no Ii
fensc will be hereafter granted to any per-
En, because when t1is traffic is tolerated
Ry law, the vcnder's offence is not cog
elSable by earthly tribunals; but in the
8snt Ut him who can never err, he who
s'hoeTately furnishes the intoxicating
srausht which inalmes men to anger and
olence and murder, is particeps crimt-
is ~. IN the moral turpitudc OF the deed.
& Inc following resolutions were offered
~ John i. PheLix. jr;
HeS9'ocd, That we deem it necessary,
'urther the object OF this meeting, to
IAPPo'nt some one with whom complaints
kay be lodged, therefore, ResoiDed,