Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-04-13
THE TEMPERANCE EXPECTATION.
Proceedings or the Meeting at Presby
tcrlan Church on Monday Evening.


Proceedings OF the Meeting at Presby-
tcrlan Church on Monday Evening.
Meeting called to order by Caleb May,
Chairman. nj "h sA
Prayer by Rev. Albert True. ..
J. Q. A. Crosby chosen Secretary pro
tenn. ...
President called on Col. w. II. SEES
sions, who favored the meeting with a
few introductory remarks. Col. S.
thought both sides should be heard,
and as w. H. Mcclure, Esq, was pres
ent, he hoped to hear from him.
Committee on Pledge called on to
make report, but no member of that
Committee was present. "-'
Report, by President, of Prosecuting
Committee of proceedings since last
meeting. They had commenced three
new cases, viz: against Pat Ryan, but
the witnesses in his case could remem-
| Der nothing and he was discharged, and
VIM. SEVERN, who plead guilty and
was fined $50 and costs, and Delos Dem
ton, who had been fined $40 and costs
and appealed to District Court. The
Committee reported that u writ had
been issued from the District Court of
the United States, and said writ was
now in the hands of p. Melendy, U. s.
Marshal, directing him to seize the
liquors of Foss, and in the court hands
o! f. Sessions, and to return said liq-
uors to Brant & Co. of Chicago. But
Judge Shaw had issued his writ, and
notified Mr.. Melendy that certain in
toxicating liquors kept by one Foss was
now a criminal, sand held in charge by
the State of Iowa to answer Oh a crimi-
nal charge. The President said the
Committee stood upon the same ground
of the colored individual who had been
in revival meeting. His master asked
him how he liked it; he said, "fust
rate, massa," but one word he could not
understand - the word werserwer-
ance." But massa explained it to him
to mean to hold on, to hold fast and to
never let go. The Committee had come
|
w. H. Mcclure, ESQ, called on, and
made some remarks in explanation of
his writ of replevin and of compromis-
ing with the Committee. He was an
attorney and did not propose to make a
speech to flatter them to give up the
liquors, as he had no pay to do so, and
an attorney worked for pay.
Mr.. Hemenway called on and made
some interesting remarks on the con-
stitutionality of the Temperance Law,
and read reports of the Supreme Court
on the constitutionality of the law.
"A. ID. Barnum spoke earnestly in OPP
position to compromising or giving up
the Foss liquors. He, as q member OF
the Committee who had started this
liquor seizure, was for carrying it thro'
to the end, and was willing to follow ii
to Des Moines or to any other place.
III. p. Sloan, member of the Com
mittee, said he would "a soon think OF
liberating jeff Davis as of giving up the
liquors.
Mr.. j. Bradley called out {; was in IA.
yor of carrying out the law, but he was
not lawyer, and owing to his exces,
sive morality and timidity he did not
feel himself competent to advise on the
law. -a
Rev. r. Norton had seen the liquors
split at Marion, and it was good sigh
for sore eyes, and he hoped to see then
run here yet.
Mr.. e. s. Chase made some remarks
and advised the Committee not to com
promise. ##
Mr.. II. p. Sloan reported Pledge
and read the same. Moved by Mr.
True that said pledge be the first bu-
siness of the next meeting. Motion car.
! ried
DR.. Kerr offered the following resolu.
ton, which was adopted unanimously
WHEREAS, Certain intox lcating liquors have
| been seized In accordance with law, ana are
| now held by one of our officers, therefore
Resolred, That he be requested to hold tho
| same until there has been q final hearing III
| the case and further,
Resolced, That wa Heartily endorse the &C.
] ton ~ &c Committee.
Moved to adjourn for one week from
tonight, to meet at this place at seven
O'Clock p. NJ. Carried.
J. Q. A. CROSBY. Sec'y pro tenn.
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