The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-09-09
Good Templars County Convention

Temperance convention met at Cherry
Hill, about II o'clock A. NJ. and after Or
ganizing and appointing some committees
to prepare work, &C., adjourned to meet at
the NJ. E. Church, at o'clock P. NJ.
At P. NJ, the Convention was called to
order by Rev. T. L. Poulson w. G. T., in
the Sabbath school room of the Church.
The election of officers was then in order
and the following were chosen: Rev. T.
E. Martindele, of Port Deposit, W. C. T..
Sallie Buskirk, of Chesapeake City, w. V.
T.; George Balderston, of Colora Lodge,
Sec'y; Elliott Brooks, of Chesapeake City,
Treas; Rev. ]. Dare, of Cherry Hill, Chap.
The Convention then took a recess and
were called to order in public session in
the main audience room of the building
when the report of the committee on Gre
dentials was read, showing 10 Lodges cut
of the II in the county to be represented.
The new officers of the Convention were
then installed, and on being called they
each responded in a few appropriate re-
marks.
The report of the Committee on Resolu-
lions was then taken up and after much
interesting debate and few alterations
they were adopted as follows:
Resolced, That the object of all govern
ment should be to protect the morals of the
community by the punishment of evil
doors, and the removal as far as possible Of
allurementS to crime and the protection of
those who do we'll And we can conceive
of no possible motive of our law makers
to sell out the morals of any people for 30
pieces of silver by granting license to any
man or set of men to sell that which has
been proven to be fruitful scource of every
variety of vice and crime and which pro-
duces no possible compensating good.
Resolged, We heartily endorse the doc
trne that Every license granted is pre-
MUM on crime, and not penalty-a
motive to weaken personal morals and to
destroy character. Government no longer
is the guardian of the governed, but a
social destroyer Law is thus made to
stamp, in moral sense of the word, with
false glitter of o-called responsibility,
and we are astonished that any one, with
such clear views of responsibility, should
continue blind to the evils of the present
liquor laws, and deaf to all appeals for
their removal
Resolred, That our observations at Cherry
Hill have demonstrated to us the fact that
a town can live without a grog- shop, and
that poor-house can not
ResOlyed, That committee be appointed
to visit the county Poor House, and furnish
detailed statement of the condition of
this institution and the character of its
inmates, stating, so far as possible, the
cause of the large number of boarders, as
far as relates to alcoholic liquors; and,
further, that this committee be empowered
to inquire into the amount of other
expenses to the county from this same
cause; said report to be appended to the
proceedings of this Convention.
Resolced, That we most respectfully
request the political parties of this county
to place such men in nomination for the
House of Delegates, as will be certain to
favor law leaving the question of license
or no license to be settled by the voters and
heads of families in the neighborhood of
those asking such license.
ResolUed, That we approve of the action
of Cecil Lodge in publishing the names of
all applicants and signers for license in our
county, and that the secretary be author
lied to secure their publication in our other
county papers.
Resolved, That vote of thanks be given
to the Trustees of this church, for the use
of their building for the Convention.
| Resolued, That vote of thanks be, and
is hereby extended, to the citizens of Cherry
Hill for their kind hospitality to the mem
bers of this Convention.
Resoloed, That the proceedings of this
| Convention be sent to the county papers
for publication, and all other papers the
secretary may choose.
At P. NJ. the Convention assembled in
public meeting, when the reports from
lodges were heard in short speeches by the
delegates present, showing on the whole a
growing in strength and numbers, and a
general disposition for a forward move
along the whole line. The meeting was
then very ably addressed by Mr.. David
Scott, Rev. T. E. Martindale and Rev. T..
L. Poulson, when the Convention adjourned
to meet in Port Deposit on Tuesday, Dec.
5, 1871.