Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-24

One Of the lsrges: Eul most enthusiastic
temperance conventions ever held on this
continent, met on Wednesday, September
Is, in Montreal. 1t was called at the sug-
pestion of members of Parliament, who had
assured the friends OF the object that their
wishes, ii known, would probably be COM
piled with Among the points on which
that body desired information we're: Wa
the public mind sufficiently awakened to en-
sure the success of prohibition. il now adopt
ed? 2. Wonld law merely prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquor 10 taverns, shops
and saloons, b. sutfieieut? ). Would a law
nrohibitias he importation. anulac.dre
and s.ls If ardent spirits only, without
affecting the lighter alcoholic drinks. be
satisfactory
The following repor. is compiled mainly
from the Montreal Witness of Thursday :
Parsuan. to call, some hundreds OF dele
gates were appointed, and came together
| from the various provinces and counties;
representing all the temperance societies ano
! ali denominations of Christians IN the u om-
| inion including Catholics as well as Protest
ants. A letter from one OF the Catholic
bishops MAS read, expressing his earnest
desire that the convention whose object Is
| so nraiseyor,hv and Christian-like may come
10 some plactical result, and succeed IN put
ting a stop to the devastation caused by In
Temperance" Also. enc from the Cathohc
| bishop Of Manitoba, saying he was sincere
IL willing the government should take some
severe measures to help the clergy 10 ehecS
the evils Letter. we're also received and
read from Col. Hinckman. of kentucky;
Hon. John O'Donnel, of New York. and
numerous other distinguished gentlemen,
who were invited but were unable to attend
The visitors present from the United
States were Hon. Neal Dow, OF Maine Rev
DR.. Miner. ures:dan: of Ms l.husetts lem
nerapce Alliance Mr.. j. n. Stearns, OF
| Nav York. of the National Temperance
Publishing House, and Rev. WV. AtwateT,
secretary of the Vermont State Temperance
Society. The United Kingdom Alliance was
also represented by Mr.. Morse. of Glasgow.
Scotland. These visitors, together with sew
ersl members of the Dominion Parliament
were conducted to seats upon the platform,
amidst the applause of the convention.
Hon. Mr. Videl. Of the Senate. presided,
and after prayer by Rev. Dean Bond. Hon.
q. W. Ross. NJ. P, stated the object of the
convention. lie expressed the favorable
disposition Of the Dominion Parliament,
| which had appointed a commission OF inqui-
nv 10 visit the prohibitory States Of the
! Union and report the result. That report
did no, Sustain the charge that prohibition
had failed wherever tried" And TOW the
action of this convention would be looked
for with much interest by the government
The chairman added that the Senate was
still more iavorably disposed than the House
/ OF Commons,
Hon. Neal Dow AID the other visiting
gentlemen on the platform. from the United
| States, were then called upon, and each re-
| sponded. giving some incontrovertlble iacts
| bearing on the subject. Their testimony
was received with great applause.
The remainder Of the FIRST day Of the con
vention was occupied with five minute
speeches, upon the different points of in
! curry suggested by the members OF ParlI2-
| ment. Delegates from Halifax New Bruins
wick, and tie Provinces of Quebec and On
tariO gave free expression to their iews,and
the wishes Of the people. whom they repre-
scented, =, they under stood them. These briel
speeches were continued from hal!-past
! seven til eleven O'Clock in the evening,
four or fige delegates usually rising at once
for the privilege. The voice was almost
unanimous for immediate and thorough pro
hibiti1u OF the manufacture, importation
and sale % all kinds OF intoxicating liquors,
by law q tha: effect for the whole Denim
ion t., 1r three Of the delegates proposed
to wal. for further education OF the public
sentiment, and were answered by cries OF
mo, no. the country is ripe ior It al
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