Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-22

t, This resolution gave rise to an excited
debate, in which many members PARTED
| patedg, making use of strong expressions o
a partisan POLITICAL cast. Among others
Mr.. Barrere, member Of the State Board o.
Public Works, gave free vent to his par.
4 tisan feelings. He said, among Other
things, that if Union 'lman who was
not Temperance man, and Democrat
who was Temperance man, were candi-
dates for the same Office, he would vote
for, the flrmer, and not for the Democrat Of
Copperhtad. lie went on for some time in
the same strain, members ofthe CohfDtion
sanctionipg aud applauding his remarks.
The resolution of Mr.. Titus was atlength
adopted, a large majority voting in vitss
favor.
on Business and Resolutions, reported a
Constitution for a State Temperance So
ciety auxiliary to the National Temperance
Society, with a total abstinence pledge.
The Constitution reported was amepded
and adOptedJ LE,.sUGlAsA8 ~ {
Mr.. Brewster, from the same committee
reported list OF officers for the State Tenn
perance Society, naming C. N. Olds, of
Columbus, for Presidents; nineteen Vice
Presidents; Rev. L. p. Goodwin, of Colum-
bus, for Corresponding Secretary; Rev? A.
b. Wombaugh, of Springfield, for Re-
cording Secretary and an Executive COM
lnittee of fifteen members. Report adopt
ed.
Col. r., Burr, from the Memorial COM
mittee, read a. report in favor OF the tolr
lowing measures:
l. The enactment of law at the next
session of the Ohio Legislature, prohibiting
entirely the sale of intoxicating liquors
within the State, except for medicinal and
me ,hanical purposes, and providing that
sales for these purposes shall be made only
by persons under bonds of at least one
thousand dollars not to violate such law.
2. The enactment of law providing for
the establishment, within this State, of an
asylum for inebriates.
8. That the Executive committee be re-
quested to prepare and distribute through
out the State suitable forms of petitions for
the signatures of the people, and to use the
most efficient means to secure the passage
of said laws by the Legislature.
The report was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Henry Sheldon offered resolution
for Withholding patronage and support
from any newspaper or periodical advocat-
ing the use of any alcoholic, malt or vinous
liquor as beverage.
Mr.. Sheldon said the occasion of his offer
ing the resolution was an article in the
Ohio Farmer which he read to theConven-
tion. 1t recommended the substitution OF
native wines for intoxicating, liquors as a
remedy for, and defense against intemper-
ance.
Mr.. Sheldon's resolution was adopted.
Governor Cox was announced as present
in the house, and was introduced to the
Convention by the President.
The Governor made brief speech, ex-
pressing his sympathy with the cause the
Convention had met to advance. He advised
the members, before they sought the enact
ment of stringent liquor laws to see to it
that public sentiment was educated up to
their standard. For his part, he had lost
much OF his confidence in such laws. He
said the war had terrifeally increased the
evil of intemperance. Men-offlcers, who
went into the army sober, had come out of
1t ruined in their habits. This had reacted
upon the ecommunity,a and now there seemed
to be tendency to go back to thecustoms
of our fathers in the use Of liquors in So
cial life.
! The Governor closed with recommend
ing recognition of the importance Of
having prohibitory legislation and public
sentiment 60 hand in hand. ei'9'
Rev. w. II. Brewster moved that vote
of thanks be- rendered Governor Cox, for
his presence, and that the Convention ex-
press its qualification in having Governor
of Ohio who steps upon the Temperance
platform, and speaks word of cheer for
the cause. The motion was agreed to by a
rising vote.
After several other votes of thanks to
citizens of Columbus, to railroads, &C., the
Convention at about half past twelve