Smyrna times., 1871-09-20
The state Convention at Dover.

The State Temperance Convention met in the
hall OF the House of Representatives. at Dover ON
Wednesday last at 10 O'clock, NJ, and organized
by appointing L. b. Coursey, Esq, Temporary chair
man, and John Hare Secretary. Committees on
permanent organization, constitution, and reso,u.
tIons appointed. The Convention then ad
Journed until II o'clock, P. NJ, and upon reassem
bling was opened with prayer by the Rev. William
Uric.
Hon. C. s. Layton, Of Sussex, from the commit.
tee, reported constitution for "The Association for
Moral Reform of the State Of Delaware" with the
following preamble: "The members of this asso-
clatlon or moral reform deeply deporng tho wide.
spread evils OF the sin of intempcrance, riding
this sin as an awful calamity which threatens to
sap the foundations of our national institutions that
1t Is opposed to the peace of society and to the order
of good government; that it is "a deadly foe 20 -eII
g US truth, and to the spread OF the gospel and 10
the principles of Christian civilization" which WAS
adopted.
The constitution contains a total abstinence
pledge with provision that the members will trv
to prevent the manufactures, sale and use of intoxi
eating liquors in every way" which was signed nv
over sixty persons. w. Il, Cab ron, Esq, from the
committee on permanent organization, reported tho
following olhcers who were unanimously elected =
President, Hon. c. S. Layton; Vice Presidents. #.
b Conrsey, Rev. }. ii. Lghbourn and Rev T. P.
McOolIey Cor Secretary, John Hare; Recording
Secretary, A. J. Wright; Treas. Elijah ]. Crouch.
Managers-Ihomas J. Davis, Rev. A. II. Melvin.
Rev. Elijah Miller, Miles Messic, Warren Kender
w. w. Morgan, Rev, Jas. Hubbard, DIR. f. NJ. Gum
Iaynter Frame, james ii. Russell for Sussex 20
Tor kent County, Rev. J b. Merritt, w. r. Caboon
NeV. d +: Clymer, Rev. John Downham, John Har
TIhet'n' T, Rev. Enoch Stubbs Rev. A. d. Davis. Dr.
T. Dawson, Wm p, Smithcrs, s. NJ. Collins: cor
Ntw oaslle Co, John T. Williamson, Rev. e. w
r0'weII. 70 Kew Charles d. Shaw, Alfred f., Cox Row
W, w D. walton, WIN. Bright Rev. Danl. Green. Rev.
W. w. henney, ID. d., Rev. Joshua Humphries. Rev.
Thomas Williams 'o''
Dr. f. Dawson from the committee on resolutions !
icPol'eu the following, which were adopted:
sl nat 1t Is the duty of all citizens to nse ,bo;
influence against the run traffic in all its var;od
iormS' ana to organize that tliey NAV mare success
fully make their power felt 1''S
2d' That we declare our svmnstLx ,,;,L - -
pres" our best wishes tor the order of Good Temn-
I'rS, lne oons OF Temperance, and every other mr..
ganlzauon committed to the cause of temnersnco
""a "0rElhg against the common fpc
'u' nat while we encOurag ge all efforts bv su,s;oo
our principal hope of staying the mghty I'D nt
eV'' IL IN Tue stringency of law founded on tho tno
basis OF equity and morality. s"' =" "'
4th. mat In our opinisn the Iegislat;o, or ,h
otate mas almost always been in ayor of ,he u;oLnJ
Ifaihc IN intoxicating liquors and against tbc MIN
1P:s o, temperance, and that the State cnnnot
~ Pu'S" lnat as a crime which il sanctions and on,
'ourageS oy It's legislation without viola,;no tho
''i.,'honest r.1 ne, principles of justice,
ON. That there is now no ones,ion hsf,...Lo
p u ue state OF sufficient importance 10 ius,;fv
sO0u cl''zens In needing the voice of party in preGT