, 1875-06-02
-. :. ~
Eighth Annt,.- Convention of the
National Temperance
Association.
Remarks by the Hon. Henry Wilson,.
Letter from Schuyler Colfax.
Address Of Welcome and the Response-
Appointment Of Committees.
Paper by Dr. Darfs on the Effect Of A.
col,ol on the Human System.
Addresses by DR.. Lees, Mr. Gladstone,
Miss Evans, and Others.

HfSH*fsA 0E1olA1Ns
onHANIxlSo.
Tho Eighth National Temperance Convention
ho1d its preliminary sess,on In Fhrwel! Hall,
commencing 1t 10:15 O'Clock yesterday morning.
There vaH d lkrse attendance Of dccnaten.
The Convention waB called to olacr By Tho
Hon. William 4. Doy!o. Of Sor York, who notn-
mated chs Rov. Dr.. J. II. Walaton N temporary
Chxfrmau. Tho nomination MAS Unanimously
indorsed.
"All bnil The power Of Jcaus' nauc" vaa tho
opening hymn. rrayet We. offered by tho Rev.
Dr. Jos1yn Of Michigan.
TIC following temporary Secretaries were ap-
pointed: 3lr J. n. ss.arns, Now York; sf.tn
IIoyt, Indiana: ". II. Locke, Pennsylvania; s.
". Hodges, Nas,.chu.otts.
The foflDNn: CaHi,aI:.st on CfedentthIA ras
appointed: 'i"Hrsr !. Hjwkt. Nary I. GItrt
:larce!lus C. Foster, +. Il. tls. ". =. H2nder-
| son.
On mo:on, the ConYont!on appointed the fol-
| loving Conulltteo OIL per1uat,as: Organization:
Maine, y. l.. aogf!n; sow Hampshire. !. L.
Oaeli; Vermont II. +. Gushing; Ma.sarl,ueelts.
tl.s lsey. G.. +. l'1.ea; Ehoas Island, tho
Hey. J. Y. Wilott; Connccscut. tic Esv. y. q.
jersey, tho 1ieT. George Shepard lGge; Mary
t;slutubtn, A1rr. i. j. Gourlcy; vIrs,uia,
p: William !. roint.; s9rt, ca,1sy'ioa,
IL IL ii
ttns; Georgia, tnc Kcy. ". l.. Jones; Alabama,
the 1key. ]. y. Patton; TEXTS. thu ltoy. II. II.
Neeley: Tennessee. it,c!laE'l Etsslcn Kentucky,
Eesiard tttoGAan; Wess f,sStnix, the ley. J. L.
| Clark 1tdiaua. Mrs. Emma sla!tor: Uain. Hr1.
Miss Frances E. Willard; Wi.co.s,u, Mrs j. !.
| Htes!e; minnesota. the Rev. ". ". Sattorlee;
lows. Mrs. Foster; Missouri, the Rev. Dr. Ftise;
/ kausas, Miss Amanda Way: Colorado, II. l..
laaos; California, Airs. hobert Ihomr.,n !;
Nebraska, ths Hcy. William L. Shelton; lLd.uu
| Territory, Ds. Brush.
>peechcn bsiof pns spirited. wore made by
| MF. I. =. Hant and Ir, i. II. Dunno.
Tho following cousu.itteo Oh business was
!! elecEed Tho Nov. !. H. Dune, ifassachnsettH;
L. =. @ie!ls, lhiao;.; Miss Frances Il, Willard,
| Illinois: the icv. 4. i. Gilbert, Indiana; tha
Hon. J. Doss. New York.
During tho aoBcnco OF tito Committee on Per-
ruanent Organization. tlle Hon. William L.
Dodge introduced tho Hon. Henry Wsls.:, Vice
TresIlen. Of tic United States. n!,p uas re-
ce:sca With gsoat applause, aud xpoke. iu aub-
! glapco, ~ follows:
In responding to Tho call mslc upon ue must 10
very ura.. for hare li!e LAY. ray iA.s Iaurh,
however, thnt for ln0re than forty yeaFr Aye Ecen
pledged temperance ina1l, aa tiMF,n1 whatever yeats
knd Providence may give 1ue inten1 10 he tefa-
ot @ taught tut sa ks:tss
st at our oasfJ ae1; q 4uy rte 10 s'ts ety sa't
es os inscmpesanee IL our land. 5applause.l Livery
days skpcEtcutc, eEsry hurr u rc!tctlon teaches
That Is tue dty OF asrotl*n, ihe dnsT u humanity
tue duty Of Christianity to live chri>au lyss Rnd 10
s1rrt temperance Influence am,ag ths l'e.}lo.
Tnste was a ttn'o wien WA Younger than am
W." the e,uss With my hs.n III I've. s1Gi aaa ny ny
ludymeat approves hts'nscr than u IL
ss ,ss to t ,' r ,s : ssts .'ss: IT M, 4
troabIed night fo. tha: cause; and Is ferxuse it
teems to ne That iccye u to e ths lnsy Of every
hnne1t, coasctentiuus, EeIt-s4crinciuy Of our
country 10 sjeak mid In WORK for lhe III eyery
1ropes ant ieeiti.ato way. An my ErItsce for tho
reliance which have fur tt sliced of ths doHpel If
our divino Lori and M.H:er. tbs acart, thp con-
and Christian tuen anl women must rc,,e,nher that
tho hsSrt Of Christianity is tem;cF1nrr. II 1t costs
| Hi.!a4 toward IItsven our fc'iox.nea:
have aen Christian 1n:n aaI women totlInB o..
appealing TO Christianity for :Ls rsufu Of nHnn.a
nor Of rebcllou unfuric.t: saw tho appsl to tho
yollrs o{ the cuttnyr Ia tacitIles t!cinselrta
al s,aos t1oso Who . tii,sr M is.i II s n.,ion hsa
heard tte wur,s IT the Civil Mr. xuulll never
kts wounded soldier. SxI. battlefield OF tbs H.
lcll!on, bu1 teel what i s.rt1ts Il was thai the
Christian nsn Of this country lid not heed lilo yotce
pesla md adIrrsscs 1au 10 hs hesrs u ta stiot,,
the cous.!encc Of e prop'", and Tia rsaspa Of thp
cause .ran, lnta.ry wonust ts4.'ls II III thu schncs
and everywhere b, w,rL *nt slxru all, iy exssnpu,
tutemE. 1ance, Kid what ioyss to so1nc Of ia Ike
ssa m h.,e, n1 ''s ,s,ner. ~ .'s nj aps'n ss a1
sIouii rt,npNi:rr thAt Tic; have son,suv n In n
| tatu cautc Ii anything etan,ts tu III, way NJ
Chr4sslanlty It u tns drunkenness In our land. 4
word for at taa lime a tue stsoogea blow
against thy lslosn Of s4tan 'nd for the c4uso ot
N,s'. ] sua -. ~, inv. t..n a,.,r,tz,,
~ son " aa," un,, ueT,t H.. safrosp
.ha. @ nany " s H ~, a'e 'e !shS. r. nnt We HteT
WI. ~ T', !. aro,!r ~ ;.. aec!
os IT. n n,, Esn t,s 'i,. ~ ~ .t ~ tnss
~ ~ cni,r. .t ~ atS W! - aus.tusuTG M n'se'
VIII eatts .mntb,nc I" .9,n v ~ , prF
% t = H., - ~ i,'.A -. .S ~ tn' sIHl*LI'''e
ti.. h su tha nn s'1 - L. Y ~ T. soalu 10
IT. yo., ,,,s ~ t,s ra,,,,tr ~ ~ @ n ~ tne pal
ps !g"s ,het .. .a @ to"st: ta.. q nse, NEor 4aa
,;",t nos Eh;e liz e"aS "nls ao 1sst; @ hspt @ ~
IN 1un u 9n"us uuSe "nien '4o eou@y us' Auo tGo
!ose v! nMaons 1a'Po'ess 70 "osk 1os LEG cSa4e VI
to;a. aes'tnse'e. -
Lauies nua gsnMemen. nase nt'e 20 tas' bat
sse, ae1y aI rsot9aay t%a 9 tas p 1nornso q! 'a'a
"oIAs ~ on'y t4y 1nat ilo ~ ss1tH .! s3e laSo
been pledged It. ts'nlerInse .tau haY1 .7iH to u'9
stsmFstsaSe i!e. anu taanS NY MoA !o.aay sna1
nase 9esh ley 70 soaa taa' !e: "asscs 1;1!s u
Ma1sa nsfe COMMUNIST nfro @ - ohS r. ea'ss u !esl
ntSe AStd w TO- aua an ~ialha ~ ne " II. IL !a
IL the most molly ahu uiG1ty GAUSS AAt hlaRafy ool
can be's.