The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-08-07

teries are prohibited, on account OF their
p.rnicious influence. Then why not pro-
hihit the sale of arden spirits when sane
toned by u majority OF the people"
The speaker then quoted from Hon. Mr.
Blair's speech in Congress, in 1876, and
from message of EX-Mayor Nansant, of
Baltimore, showing from the statistics fur
nished by them that the usr Of ardent spirits
was the most prolific source of poverty and
crime of all kinds, producing domestic I'M
happiness, and was worse than the pesti-
lence that walketh at MONDAY That it ill
vaded the palaces of the rich and the novels
of the poor. That intemperance besets the
Judge on the bench and the minister ut the
altar That it filled pententiaries and poor
houses, and argued that by all means we
should get rid of the foul tiend which
Shakespeare called devil, by bounding it
back to Its native hell and combining it
there. The speaker then showed the good
effect that had been produced upon society
everywhere that prohibition had been tried,
and closed by an argument showing that
the policy of licensing the sale of ardent
spirits was detrimental to the best interests
of the State and therefore should be discon-
tinued.
At the conclusion of Mr. Morrison's adj
dress, which was listened to with close at
tention and frequently applaudea, collec-
ton was taken up to defray the expenses of
the convention, and, after singing by the
choir, the convention adjourned TO meet at
Il. o'clock T.. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met at , o'clock, and, after
singing by the choir, the President an
nounced the names of the Executive and
District Committees, rs follows:
COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Chairnan-Gcorge \. Blake.
First District:-John W. Davis. T. p. Jones.
Second-H. H. Brady. I. b. Hopper.
Third-Iames MeCanley William H. Elder.
Fourth-Harvey w. Ewing. David Scott
Finh-G. s. Jeteris. ]. w. Falls.
Sixth-.Iames NJ. Evans, John w. Mccullough,
Seventh-.Iohn Mauldn, J. NJ. McClenahan.
Eighth. J. Bennett. j. X. White.
Ninth-Rev. A. ID. Davis John p. Wilson.
DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
FirSt-E &. Chandlc. !. c. Price. !. W. Davis,
7. =. Jones. George Nandergritt, Daniel Jones. f.
d. Etherington. e. N. Davis. s. Allen. ]. Bi"Ss.
s Hall J. NJ Ernest George Re A Ford Ford j haH t nr
Chase. Rev. l.. Walk. Colored-George fnson.
George Pierce. John Ward, John Davis, Perry
Price.
Sccond-H. II. Brady. T. b. Hopper, W: Lind
say. Wesley Clayton. w. G. Lake H. c. Ellison.
a. p Parwck. J. NJ Reed Vim. Reed. Samuel
Thompson G.. w. Boulder W. b. G ;itm Re y
Mr.. Hammersley. Colored-Rev. J. ii. Collect.
Henry Purnell; Alfred Price, ou d..
Vaughan Smith, Robert Alexander Alfred Weth-
Grill. John Smith, L. NJ lIaines j. H. Frazer NJ.
D.. Rev. ": W. lieberton, Rev; Albert w Parry,
W. II. Elder. H. Vinsnger Rev. Mr. Schouler. J.
=. Merritt. J. NJ. Brown. W. r. Grosh. u. Taylor
Howard. J: Z. Wilson, Joseph Terrill, G; b. Fin
p. IL. Cleaver. !. Z. Alexander. Amos f. pierson;
H. II. Torhert. F. A Ellis. L. I. Roberts T. Bond
Brown. J. 5. Rossell; 5: kennard Blake, w, r.
Peter Milburn, +. Thomas Rev. J. H. Manley,
Francis Dennis, VIM. Turner, Rev. Mr.. Daniels,
John Miller
Scott. David Dcvlin. Robert IL. Steel l. d. Carter.
W. +. Baldwin, Dr. X. G. Carter. 5. X. Miller,
Rev. Mr.. kershaw. Harvey W. Ewing. W. G.
Henderson. Barney Moore. VIM. Campbell. G. ID.
Clayton. J. 5. Scarborough, G. NJ Sundcrling,
W. 5. Burnite, Jesse Taylor, J. Mckane, Samuel
McDanncll
iamin. A. Ford. Rev. {. +. Sheppard. Benoni
Cooling. Rev. Samuel Logan, J. NJ. Heyerin. j.
w. Logan, Ct. J. Benjamin. l. S. Deiord. Rev c;
T. Cochcl Rev. L. X Miller, J. W. Falls. David
Z. Cameron, Jnu. w Clifford b. Lair. Colored-
II. ID. Ruttn. VIM. Maskin. Peter Jordan.
Sixth-Rev. J. ID. Kemp. (chairman.) Thomas
Warning. Geo Baldcrston L. =. l'assmore. II. J.
Briscoe. James NJ. Evans. Geo Gillespie. w. L.
Weldon. Job Haines. J. Keilholtz Jno. Hammer
smith Dr. tf s bare l. R. Tayor Thee Brisk lex
leSpe, Samuel Tosh. A. II. Smith, d. d. s.. II. H.
Haines. &. w. Wilson. w. W. Carter J. Whyte,
John Lakeland. James Barnes. Martin l.. ThOmp-
son, Jesse \. Kirk, Franklin Langdon, Lyttleton
Kranss. J. NJ ID. Thompson. Il. F. Kirk. J. w.
Passmore. Hanson II. Hancs. ID. w. McNey. &.
ing. w. T. Woodrow. J. I. Mccullough. 5. h.
Gerry. X. T.. Mcdowell. T. G. Richards, W. IL.
Reeves. Jerome kimbell. L. X. huntington. Col
orcd-Chares Wartcld Edward Bradford.
Seventh. Harvey Rowland, II. Thompson,
Columbus Wilson. VIM Phillips, A. Peoples. DIR.
Patton. Rev. L. ]. Aiken Rev. N NJ. Browne. L.
&. Bond. W. +. King. W. I. Lyon. =. +. CrcSwell.
A. !. Hohne. VIM. McMullin. Rev. +. &. Mae
ncol. Rev. NJ. Hartman, George Christie. Col
ored-Henry Hall. J. ". Martin. Rev. Mr.. Robin
SON Rev MIR. Coleman, Henry Cornish Henry
Eighth. X. White. W. 7. West, b. Alexan-
der James Armstrong. W. r. tfitng. J. Ken
nard. W. Hill. W. Preston. V. II. Watts. J. J.
Bennett. ]. Berry, NJ. X. Jones Colored-John
Hail. =. f. Hall, Gideon Boldly, q. J. Boldly.
Ninth. 7. Wilson. Rev. A. ID. Davis. Rev. ].
IL. Johns, S. Clifford, w. l.. Mearns, a. NJ. Cam
eron. J. H. Bunting. J. Carhart. ID. NJ. Kitten
house. J. A. Riale. w. Mcdowell. J. ArriSon, ].
Marshall. CT. Reynolds. IL. II. Duyckinck. j. &.
CrotherS. Job Griffith, W. Griffith, VIM. Griffith,
Nathan Griffith.
On motion of John McClenahan, Esq,
George y. Blake, Esq, was chosen Presi-