American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-02-20
Communications.
For the CITIZEN
Butler, Feb. 18th, 1861.

Mr.. EDITOR According to previous
notice, meeting was held in the Base
ment story of the Presbyterian church
for the purpose of organizing Temper
anee Society On motion of DR.. Young,
the meeting was called to order by ap-
pointing Rev. J. D. Leggit, President,
who opened the meeting by prayer. On
motion, G. Il. Anderson and j. Ii. Graf
ty were chosen Secretaries, Maj. An
derson being called upon stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting TO be--the orgapiza,
tiou of society, for concert of action,
in order, that by united effort the waves
of intsmperance, as checked by the op-
position to the granting Of licenses, may
here be stayed.
The speaker believed thai. in union
there is strength, and that. since the
friends of license aud the enemies OF
Temperance are united and earnest in
their work, therefore, it behooves the
lovers of peace and order to join heart
and hand against any further encroach
ments of this soul destroying vice. Dr.
Young favored the idea of forming a
Temperance League, in order that each
may assist the other in endeavors to sup>
press the traffic and equalize the burden
and expense of prosecuting the violators
of the law and also the circulation of a
remonstranee to be signed, by all press
ent, in order that the judges four Court
may be informed as to the sentiment of
this community, and asking them for a
confirmation of their acts, year ago.
Mr.. Galley was of opinion that all are
agreed as to the direful effects of intem.
perance also that something be done,
and asked the Secretary to'put us on a
track, to do this somethipgby reading a
remonstranee, which he understood had
been prepared. The rel1 onstrance was
then read, recitipg that experience has
proven tina. licensed houses are unneces-
sary-that no Inconvenience has been
felt during the last year from nat Paving
licease-that the peace Of our commu-
nifty has been greatly improved thereby,
and that we do not desire, but respect
fully and earnestly protest against a re
turn to the licensing of Tavers and Tip
pling houses, &c.,-the rea der adding,
that the remonstrance was prepared by
very acute and learned member Of the
Bar. and would not fail to hold water,
having neither leak nor daw Mr.. j. G.
Moore would inquire whether this remon-
STRANGE covers restaurant license, w hen
the information was given that no applis
cations were being made. in the limits of
the Borough for such license, ani that
they could be attended to when applica-
tion should be made Mr.. w. j. Young
suggested that a number of copies of the
be printed and circulated
among the different churches. On mo,
tion, committee was appointed to pio.
cure signatures to the remonstrance, Of
all in this meeting who are willing to
give their names-while the Committee
was being appointed some began to lsavs,
and we're invited by the President to re-
main, but notwithstanding this request,
they preferred the outside. On motion
Of G. a. Black, amended by @. e. Aa-
derson, committee of four, consisting of
Revs. Galley, Young and Leggit, and
G.. A. Black, Esq, was appointed to draft
i Constitution and By,Laws for the or
ganization Of Temperance League"
The remonstrance being presented to
The meeting, BY the committee, and there
being but one inkstand, when three were
w. J. Young and Miss
Julia Boyd, gave their thimbles, which
we're filed with ink and carried among