The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-02-16
NO. 80.


gates were present. The session Was
a harmonious and profitable one.
The second day of the meeting of the
State Temperance Alliance, at Masonic
Hall, was tolerably ell attended. :
| A number of resolutions on minor
matters were adopted, and discussions
on various subjects, which, although in
teresting, perhaps, to the Alliance,
would not be to the general reader,
! we're had. 49, ,~.5z.z7 .st-e, a.. es951soff
5sv Resolutions, requiring officers and
AGENTS of the Alliance - travel and to
establish surbordinate Alliances. where
ever ten reliable men could be found,
who were willin to take the pledge,
were adopted. as well as the following
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Resolved, That the first duty of tenn.
perance men is to discourage by precept
and example the use Of all kinds of in
toxicating liquors as, beverage : to
educate the young to -abhor and abstain
who'll from them s-,.zs --..-,f r
Diced, That the drunkard is still a
man and brother, and may be reform
ed therefore we should labor, by ev-
cry agency within our reach, to reclaim
and save him. as. ,s,-a,
RESOLVED, That the, labors of good
1 men for more than thirty years, have
| demon strated that neither the guardian
1care of parents and friends, nor the
watchful care of churches and temper
ance associations are, of themselves, suf-
| fcient to save the young from forming
habits of inebriation /; to prevent the
reformed from relapsing into his for mer
state, while tipping houses exist in the
land. -s 1t 5--e F.=- .
sResolyed, That the State has no more
/ linn linn
bouses than it has to license places for
counterfeiting, or for the protection Of
thieves in their vocations but on the
contrary--as human life and domestic
happiness are more valuable than goods
or chattles, it IS under vastly greater
obligations to protect the community in
the enjoyment Of these, by the strong
arm of law, than it is to protect US in
the possession of our property.
tKesolped, That we demand Of the
State such legal protection as will pro
hibit tippling houses as effectually as
theft, and counterfeiting,, and murder
are now prohibited. .-,s.t. r:
| 'Resolued, Thas in order to secure this
we will hereafter use our influence as
citizens in every honorable way to select
only such men to make and administer
our laws as from their known habits and
sentiments can be relied upon to make
I and execute wholesome laws in this re-
| gard. 8 '
| RESOLVED, That in order to accomplish
this, we, will attend the primary meetings
| and nominating conventions OF our re
spective political parties, and use our in
fluence to secure the nomination of none
but men of correct habits and sentiments
If we fail in securing such nominations,
l>xrfI fI,o lIorIf
of the case and occasion, keeping in
view our purpose to secure the enact
ment and enforcement of such laws as
shall protect the lives and morals of the
community, positively declaring that we
will III no case vote for men who fire.
quent tippling houses. and favor licens-
ing and upholding them
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year, .sJ sao
President--John w. Ray.
Recording Secretary-S. Johnson.
Corresponding Sec ecretary-M. II. Men
den4a'i. 1aaa9f8 - =
Treasnrer-J. B. Abbott. a4
Thirty managers representing the va,
rious sections of the State were also
chosen. and the Alliance adjourned sine
die = Sentinel. 5
THE CRoPs DIR. Warder. who has just
returned from tour through Indiana
and Southern Illinois, informs us that
the winter wheat everywhere looks well
and promises an extraordinary yield.
The fall was favorable, and the plants
got very firmly rooted before cold wealth.
or set in. This information corresponds
with our advices from Ohio and Ken
tucky.< OF course the crop is not out OF
danger; but it is all right so far All
kinds of fruit are safe in Indiana, Ohio
and Southern Illinois, In more Nor.
thern latitudes peaches are killed. With
a seasonable spring, we have promise of
good crops of fruit.-Cin. Gaz.
SIGNIF1cANr.-The Democrats have a
great deal to say about economy, and
charge the Republicans with all manner
Of eXtravagance-and we are not entire
ly free of all blame-but we ask atten. 2
tion to the fact that whenever there is
any chance to vote away th public mon
ey we find most of the Democratic mem d
bers of Congress improving it. Recent
ly, on motion to table resolution in =
troduced by Mr.. Kerr, Democrat, from
this State, giving all Government en- O
ployes about Washington city 10 per 4
cent. addition to their salary, the Dem
ocrats voted nay almost unanimously.
OF tue members from this State two out
of the three Democrats voted snay,s
while but one did Deioacare Cousty
Journal. a vsv sa,g @assa --~-Ef-4 dd
It is announced that Scotch enginJ
eer has discovered . method of produc.
ing intense light with common coal gas,
by mixing it with atmospheric air. By
his plan the mixture of gases is lighted
after passing through tissue Of irridio.
platina wires the metal soon becomes
heated, the flame disappears, aud yiv- fI
id white light is the result. 1t will burn
in gale Of wind without protection, and
rain will not quench it. lsadtsae = 5'@Fss
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q The Senate is making slow progress