The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-08-23
Ueroism of n Former EIktoniau.-A

IerOism Of Former ElktOnian.-A
correspondent writing from Smith S Island,
in the Delaware river, says about O'Clock,
July 25th, man was drowned. Several
men Immediately plunged into the river
and dived for the body. After several
trials, Mr.. Lowman succeeded in bring
ing the drowned man to shore. The Mr.
Lowman here spoken Of was MIR. Henry
p. Lowman, who was formerly resident
of Elkton and learned the printing bust
ness in the Wing Office.
After the coroner's inquest upon the
body, the Coroner asked the witnesses and
,jurymen to "takc something" rs is the
custom it appears on such occasions, where
upon Mr.. Lowman, who at present resides
in Germantown, mounted bench, and in
feeling temperance Speech declined to
"partake." The man who was drowned,
fell overheard through intoxication.
Proceedings of the County Temperance
COnventiOn.-A Iseeting of the members
of the Central Committee of the State
Temperance Alliance was held in the Odd
Fellows Hall, at Elkton on Saturday the
10th inst, and was called to order by VIM.
Scotch, temporary Chairman, at II clock,
A. NJ.
The object of the meeting was briefly
stated by several of the members and
several of the friends of the movement
from the vicinity, were in attendance, and
gave their sympathy to the movement.
A committee on permanent organlza-
ton and committee on resolutions were
appointed.
The meeting then took a recess and
assembled again about 3 o'clock, p. NJ, and
was called to order by the Chairman, when
the committee on permanent organization
reported the following officers:
President, E. D. McClenahan; vice
President, James McCauley; Secretary,
L. X. Passmore; Corresponding Secretary,
j. T. Reynolds; Treasurer, Thomas &.
Crouch.
The Alliance then proceeded to appoint
committee in all the districts to carry out
the objects of the Association as follows:
F. F. Myers. 2d.-Wm. T. Reed, John r.
Price, I. B. Hopper. 3d.-Geo. Ricketts,,
S. b. Grant, Richard Thomas. 4th.-R.
G. Carter, S. X. Miller, David T. Devlin.
9TH. D. Kemp, 1. N. Benjamin, Jos. L.
Reed. 6th.-T. Braden Gillespie, George
Balderston, Luke Brown. 7th.-T. E.
Martindale, ]. Haines Mccullough, John
NJ. McClenahan. Sth.-Wm. Way Mer-
rit S. McNamee, Enoch Mccullough. O.
Rev. J. ii. Johns, Rev. J. B. Mann, |. f.
Vanarsdale.
The meeting then took up the report of
the Committee on Resolutions and they
were adopted as follows:
WHEREAS, There is no issue Of vital
Importance now dividing the leading politi-
cal parties of our State, and a growing
determination on the part of the good
citizens to break the old chains that may
tions, that their better judgement con-
dennis; and
WHEREAS, Men have combined in many
sections of our county to secure the sue
cess Of their particular party, and who
will favor their own selfish ends without
regard to the rights that do affect the
country so greatly spiritually, socially and
financially; therefore
Res0lued, That we, as representatives
from all parts of Cecil county, in conven-
ton assembled, do hereby seek to give cx-
preston to a few facts that are unanSwer-
able.
LIST. The present liquor system in our
State is the fruitful cause of large part
of the political corruption with which We
are now cursed.
I'd. The license law is now the main sup
port of the present order of things as it
makes State provision to support a bust
ness that is at variance with Divine law
and an enemy to good government.
Sd. The license law is neither Republic
can in its execution nor Democratic in it's
provisions, in that it grants special privi-
liges to the few that are denied to the
many, and removes all right of remon-
STRANGE, or appeal from the people, and
gives the minority the rule over the major
ity in many cases and should not be longer
tolerated.
ResoEued, That we respectfully but earn
estly demand that the wishes of the peo-
pie in this respect be listened to, and to
that end we demand of our next Legisat-
ure the passage of a Local Option Law,
that will at once place the matter of license
or no license in the hands of the people
themselves.
ResoIued, That to secure this end, we
will use our whole influence individually
and collectively, to secure the election OF
none but such as favor the above object, as
members of our next Legislature. And
we appeal to all professors Of Christianity,
and to all having the welfare of the body
polite at heart to unite with us at this
time, and thus secure a much needed politi-
cal reform.
Provision was made for raising funds
for the use of the Alliance, and the conven-
ton adjourned sine die.