The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-02

sixty persons from different parts of the State,
and the report of the proceedings shows that
some of the most active and influential labor
ers in the cause of temperance were present.
Hon. Joshua Nye of Waterville called the as
ssmbly to order, and Rev. d. B. Randall was
made temporary chairman. Committees on
permanent organization and on order of bust
ness were. appointed; also committee on res
olutions. The latter was constituted as fol-
lows:
- Androscogein. n Dinsley, Jr.; .Aroostook,
u. Stickney; Cumberland, H. A. Shorey /;
franklin, E. r. French; Hancock, S. n
Kinks; Kennebec, James Nash; Knox. David
Boyd; Lincoln, j. A. Hall; Oxford, +. e.
Shaw; Penobscot, Smith Baker; Piscataquis,
Somerset. d. B. Randall wv aldo, N. G, HIGH
Hill. '''''
Line committee on permanent organization
reported the following officers:
President-His Excellency, Sidney Perham.
Secretaries-Fred. E. Shaw, of Paris: Geo
Il. Bracket of Belfast.
Vice President Charles Hill, York; S. L.
Carleton, Cumberland; Henry Tallman, Saga
dahoc: E. G. Harlow, Oxford: Joshua Ne
Kennebec; Alex. Black, Waldo; g. D. Prem,
tlss, Penobscot; c. A. Packard, Piscatauuis:
b: u. Russell, Franklin; J. A Hall, Lincoln:
Hiram Stevens, Aroostook; SewelI Tenney
hancock; Il. ID. Stevens, Androscoggin
In the afternoon the permanent organize
ton of the Convention was effected, and on
taxing the chair Gov Perham spoke briefly:
de was happy to meet on this occasion a
from al parts 81 the State, engaged In in CON-
mon interest which is hardly second to apy
other interest which may engage the attention
temperance men are accused of entertaining
lint ana rAnn I, 1
Issues before the nation compared with those
involved In the great cause that brings us to-
gether! What question now before the coun-
try is more important than this? Important
as other questions may be, of themselves this
lies at the very foundation. The success and
prosperity OF the State and nation depeud
more upon the TRIUMPH OF this cause th an auy
other, save the Christian religion. Fifty thou
sand victims of intemperance IN this country
are lharchipg annually 10 solemn procession 10
urunkaros graves What procession of mis-
cry and degradation! tn view of this annual
sacrlnce To a monster SO terrible as iutem per
ance, every man and woman should nave a
keep interest i'll the temperate cause The
SoVerDor was very warmly received.
Rev. Smith Baker of Orono reported
cooe OF resolutions The first returns
thanks to God for the success achieved thus
lar. The second confessed that intemperance is
still increasing in its destructive works. The
third calls upon all good men and women to
unite in the use of all proper means to advance
the cause. The fourth recognzes,the necess
" oi educating the young and cordially recon.
mends the formation of youths Temperance So
cietles. The fifth calls upon the clergy to use
thelr Dest efforts to arouse the public con-
science. The sixth endorses the PRINCIPAL pro-
hiblton and reioices that it is the settled policy
OF the Stata Tho ~
OF the Congressional Temperance Society of
making special effort to secure names to the
abstinence pledge February 22d, and called up
on the TEN perance people OF the State to OBJ
serve the day with public meetings. The
eighth adheres to the conviction that in those
localities where the local authorities fail to en-
force the law al State police should lbe proyid
ed; yet the convention made no such recon-.
mendaton TO the Legislature.
Inc resolutions were taken I'D seriaturn
The FIRST and second were adopted without dis.
cusslon. Each of the others provoked an in
teresting debate, but the speeches were more
in the form of opinions in support of the doc.
trlnes enunciated than controversial in charac.
ter.
The participants in the discussion was s. L,
Carleton of Portland, DR.. A. j. w. Stevens of
Parkman, Mr.. Stickney of Pressure Isle. Joshua
Nye OF Waterville, Rev. D. b. Randall of Au-
gusta, Friend Levi Jones of China, Rev.
Mr.. Atkins of Cape Elizabeth, Nelson Ding
ley, Jr, of Lewiston, Hon. N. G. HIGH
G S1rn OF stockton, Maj. =. E. Shaw of Paris,
Hon. ID. e, Prentiss OF Bangor, Rev. Mr.. Mar,
TN OF Augusta, Maj. Shorey al Bridcton. and
Hon. Lewis Barker of Stetson. An attemnt
10 strike the words Estate Police" from the
eIgnth resolution failed. Miss Julia Coleman
vi Sa, brooklyn, N. T., addressed the Convention
The state Police resolution then received a
passage by rising vote-40 in favor, none 0p-
posed. AAo 'p
This resolution was presented by the com.
mittee and received a passage.
Resolved. That az the political nartv now in
the ascendency in this State has endorsed the
principle OF prohibition and the rigorous and
Impartial enforcement OF laws upon this sinh.
!ect, the people will hold their servants TO the
faithful fulfilment of their pledpes in .h;s d;
rection, leaving it to the wisdom of The ecisIa.
tive and executive branches of the goyernment |
% adopt such laws, if any more are necessarv
o enable them to do So
A resolution presented by Mr.. Carleton of |
cortland, providing for the re-enactment of a |
aw imposing imprisonment for the fist Of |
ence in rumse ling, was passed.
HE committee to nominate State Commit |
ee made the following report, which was ac-
epted:
A nda5e Committee George II. Dillingham;
4. A. Shelgsv' Daniel Stickney, Aroostook;
ri fIp K; T. F. Ware, Hancock. TT K Mor,,
t e aeons0fs p Boyd Kno1 T. s s. Hear Mef
6epobscot; 6. a SPY Pac,hso5 Oxford; Smith Baker,
Brown. Sagadahoc; N. G. H1S;ccaatsaquis; J. L.
=, H. Taylor Washington; BG F. Waldo;
At large-Josbua 'Nye, watervi,,a.
a aimD' WRanMg9 nr;ion D. Randall Ken a. +