The national Republican., 1862-06-09
Tsnlpsrance Meeting.

Tie meetings ut the hall Of the Franklin Fire
Company. on Sabbath afternoons, are steadily
increasing 10 interest and numbers In attend.
anos. Yesterday Mr.. p. s. Page presided, who
sence Of Hon, A. P. Morrill,, and made some re.
marks, in which be urged the tax payers and
others who had peouniary interest In the city,
to come out and help this movement.
Eens, and the property holders OF the CITY, did
not take more interest II they would hot ava.
ken to their own best interests he would have
to appeal TO those who have more recently
come into our city and have or intend to be.
come residents, and urge them to take hold Of
this important subject. Mr.. 8. gave some 10.
teresting "reminiscences Of the temperance
movement In this city 10 other days, and drew
. striking contrast between the present oondi.
tion 4 the oity and the time whom the temper.
Another gentleman, whose name we did not
learn, said that there were 295 places which
were licensed TO sell liquor BY the glass, and
275 places which were licensed to sell 1t By the
"Park, ;" on the outskirts Of the city, where
l,rge crowd had collected who were engaged
this Sabbath day In drinking lager beer, gsmb.
hog, &c. 1900 Ia paid 10 our city treasury for
these licsnses TO authorize men to sell poison to
A gentleman from Illinois rose and said that
Illinois had sent TO the capital OF the nation, a
thorough temperance man for President. In
the monument being erected 10 the Father Of
his country, Illinois had placed stone dedicat
only one Of that character yet sent.
A gentleman from Ohio urged the prOpriety
and duty Of making an effort TO petition Con
gress to abolish the license system.
The Chair AnnouHced that the business In or
der was the election OF permanent officers Of
this society.
Mr.. Milis was chosen President, and Mr.. r. G.
Greene WAS chosen as vice president, WHOM.
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Of three 10 nominate the oficers, and report at
the next meeting. Nessrs. Page, Savage and
Greene were appointed:
Mr.. r. d. Fnrbes. Of Maine, formerly Editor
ed the meeting. He alluded TO the terrible
condition Of this city, in regard to dram drink
ing, and said he would like to ask the citizens
ofthis place what they we're going TO do about
IL? AVerice appetite and every evi' passion
Stringent laws are good for nothing unless sus
tsined and enforced. Aud you cannot enforce
good laws unless backed up. BY public senti-
ment. He was opposed TO the license system.
garded this as orime almost ss bad as any
other, and worse than stealing. A sad picture
Ia the condition of the young mon In this city |
There are hundreds. here who seem 10 have
nothing else to do but to get drunk.
Mr.. Joseph Richard urged kind and conolia.
tory me ,sures, especially for the drunksrd.
He would have the law with full severity for
the seller, but he would try 10 win the drinker
by kindness and love.
MI. John johnson had heard II said that peo.
pie did not know that n temperance orgsnirs.
lion was in existence In this oity. He desired
to inform those present that division Of Sons
Of Temperance has been In existence all along.
That order is now increasing In numbers and
strength, and held It's meetings on Tuesday
night of every week, xt Temperance Hall. he
hoped gentlemen would aid that institution.
The meeting then adjourned TO next Sunday,
athalf past four O'Clock.