Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-11
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state Temperance COnyentiou
Inns oooy met Yesterday in tho Charles street3J
II. church. at O'Clock. DR.. John Fisher was called
TO the chair. After prayer the committee on ,crr,
nent organization reported Rev j. A RrirdIo &c
Cecil county, Chairman; DR.. G. c. NJ Roberts RoIti
more city and Dr. John Fisher, of Baltimore corrt1
Vice Presidents: Rev. W. V. Gotwald Emmitsbprg
and N. Noyes, of Baltimore city, Secretaries; Bust
ness Committee Rev. A. B. Cross J. NJ. Lester, Rev
W. V. Gotwaid DR.. John Fisher J. IL. Crst, Esq. DR.
J. Hopkins. Rev. N. j. B. Morgan, and Z. W. Bri-
ding.
The Business Committee, after retiring reported
the following resolutions, which, after debate were
adopted:
l. That the increase of intemperance among young
does imperatyely call upon all who feel an in
teret in rescuing them from the temptations to the
sin and degradation of drunkenness-to bestir them
selves. and unitedly cooperate, in any and every
effort to them from this terrible evil.
2. That no man has ght no matter what be the
license from the State, to demoralize the community,
by holding out inducements and temptations TO lead
aslray and corrupt our youth.
= That We would urgently press uron all teachers.
We' her IN public schools sabbath schools, and all
who have in charge the education and training of the
young, to set before their minds the great evils of
intemperance. and the importance of carly forming
the habit OF abstaning from everything that would
tend to make them drunkards.
A. That every community has right, and the peo-
Pie OF II owe IL as duty to themselves their chill
dren, their families, and INTERPRETATIONS to use such
means as they can, and secure the authority of the
where drinking is ENCOURAGED.
5. That the iadscrimnate license to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors as beverage without any security for
the prcservaiGn of good order and protection OF tho
young. is as demOralizing as it would be to license
theft prostitution and gambling and calls loudly
upon citizens to see in the selection of candidates for
the Legislature, that no man is in nomination who
will not use his influence in protecting the State from
such an uncontrolled and unrestraned evil
6. That no man should be permitted to sell ntoxi-
eating liquors in any district any county in tho
State or any ward in the city unless he shall have
recommendation
within two miles Of the place in the county, or with
IN two squares in city adjacent to where he designs
to sell and that they should certify his character
that he will not make his house a place to corrurt
ard tempt men to drunkenness.
Z. That every man who obtains 4 license 20 sell
liquor IN any quantity should be required to keep
bis license posted up in convenient and conspicuous
place in the most prominent room or place of his
business, SO that the same can be readily by any
visitor.
s. That the law regulating the sale of liquor should
require the offenders to be brought before a
magistrate for punishment.
9: That the man engaged in business which brings
such evils upon the community, should be held re-
sponslble for of the damages; that while he can
never pay for one tenthousandth part of the sorrow
and anguish which he introduces into families he
should at least be made to pay in some way for an
asylum in which his victims may be kept until thew
are restored from the effects of the liquor he has fur
10. That tho expenses of the almshouse, criminal
court Jal and penltentary, &c ninetenths of which
are the direct result of the of Intoxicating drinks
amounting as they do
New jail $4,000 5OGCD
.. y
New amsh9use about S5OoOOO interest,". 100000
pStsgs 5 patients II in Maryland Hospital $3.50 each
50 at Mount Hope $3.50 each Fer annum 267lSg9 99
Expenses OF city court lS65.........,.,, 55,154O9
Whole amount ,.....,......
Nine-tenths Of this TO - should awaken tax
payers to sense Of the burden which thev are boar
ug pecunarily To uphold the traffic which is cIrsing
their children and country.
H. That the ntoxica ting drinks to influence,
a. pl tif,Og tp L..
isat2Is in influencing them, and the keeping of what
IS called an open houSe to secure vote to carry or
reject law, Is putting the rights of citizens ana
their property to the highest rum. brandy OF chan-
pagne bidder.
T. That when public en- for their own ratification
or who under the mistaken idea that when they wish
to honor visitors, they at liberty to use public
money. 10 pay loT liquors, which make them and
htr NlsloS drunk IL IS unjust to their constituents,
ana an insult to their visitors whom they tempt to
druhkenness. and comes as such under the de-
nouncr9 OF tod against him who gyeth his neighbor
drink, that putteth the bottle to him and makest him
drunken that thou mayest look their nakedness,
49, That he who will suffer men to offer him liouor
when the same Is known to be for the PURPOSE of buy
ing him over to vote for any BILL ought never to be
elected, and any man or men who will offer liquor
for the purpose of influencing legislators should be
punished as criminals who trying to defraud in
nocent and unsuspectlng citizens and it is a duty
winch every man IA the community owes to himself
and society. 10 see that no such man be nominated
or eiested to office,
a. That as organizations are formed for the pur
pose OF eIectlng repeal of the Sunday Law and
" SSll Oh tHdl udg-anu as TINS declaration
Dut inc embodiment among US of those 1nfidel prn
clpieS which led to the abolishng of Christianity
ana lhe sabbath IN the time of the Reign of Terror
IN France IN the days of Dapton and RObeSpierre--it
Is the duty of every friend of good order-.verv
moral man--and every Christian, to stand steadfast
in resisting it.
l5. That more than 1900 years bcrore Moses was
born-when God had finished the work of creation
ne set apart one day in to be kent holy and in
nonor OF t and as from that day until the present
he proper o6SeTyance Of it has resulted in the mani
leStRuoA OF Gods favor to individuals and nations
Wmle the pr@ianIng and diShonoring of it brought
me mcss dreadful curses and captivties upon the
SoNS-and, IN modern times, upon France the most
tcfrdoie Judgment, internal strife in which with
ferocltC and refinement in vengeance turned
every mans hand against his neighbor sparpg
no age, sex, rank; regarding mother dstresses Of
innocence, tears of beauty degrading the Creator
ana 6!evatlng instead prostitute the Goddess of
reason, tut ming tho house of God into stable,
paradIng the Blh.e through the streets on an ass,
to be consumed by bonfire, legalizing plunder,
outehe:y and prostitution, and establishing for tho
innocent the dungeon, the scaffOld and the gull
loine. So with such warnings held up before us ID
IS our duty 10 sustain with uncomprOmising fidelity
ths Diyine institution Of the Sabbath, which God
N the Garden OF Eden made for the present comfort
and future good of our race.
10. ReSotceH, That while recognize the zeal and
hdeiIty with which the Sons of Temperance and the
Nashlngtonians have served the temperance cause,
we nevertheless desire to exercise a extended
The temperance men in the State.
After resolution directing the Business Commit
tee to report plan the Convention adorned TO 10
O'Clock tomorrow. in the same place.