The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-19
TEMPERANCE MEETING At HOLLY
SPRINGS.

In response to the notice published in th
last three numbers of the Reporter that
temperance meeting would be held in th
i Court House on Monday, April Sd, at I:3
P. n, respectable and highly intelligen
audience assembled, and an interesting an
important meeting was held.
+ Upon motion, his Honor, Mayor Fan!
was unanimously elected Chairman, AM
/ Geo. Reimensnyder, Secretary. Col. f. A
TYLER was elected assistant Secretary.
Jpon the suggestion of Rev. ). II. Boon
Judge J. w. G. Watson explained the obiec
of the meeting and read the following reso
/ lutions:
Res9Egcd, 1t is the calm and unanimou
voice of this meeting, that as the iquo
/ traffic does more to exhaust the resources
retard the prosperity, lebauch the morals
and degrade the manhood of our common
wealth, than any, or all other evils com
/ bined, our deliverance and progress can only
/ be achieved by wise prohibitory laws, anc
/ their faithful administration.
/ ID. That to secure such legislation, which
we confidently believe will overthrow tht
| iqu6r traffic, and arrest its colossal evils, tt
/ the great happiness and peace Of society, We
earnestly invoke the counsel and aid o
every good and patriotic citizen of the State
3D. Aud whereas woman, without tht
| guilt of intemperance, Is the greatest suffer
! er from it, and whereas her influence is a
mighty factor in moulding the opinions ane
customs of society therefore,
Res0lrei, That her aid and cooperation ii
behalf of the catlse Of prohibition is hereby
earnestly invoked.
4th. That the State Prohibition Executive
Committee be and is hereby req uested to
convene in the city of Jackson at an early
day for consultation, and to call a Conveu
ton of the friends of prohibition, to meet
in the said city on day to be designated
in the month of July next, and that the
friends of the cause in each county in the
State be requested to be represented in said
body.
9Th. That the friends of prohibition in
this county, be and are hereby, requested tt
meet in Convention in the Court House il
Holly Springs on the first Monday in July
at | / o'clock A. NJ for consultation, and the
appointment of delegates to the said pro
posed State Prohibition Convention.
9th. That the Secretary of this meeting
is requested to furnish for publication a
copy Of its proceedings to the editors of the
papers of this place, of THE CLARION and
Comet at Jackson, the Baptist Record at
Clinton, the Southern Baptist at Meridian,
Mississippi Methodist at Meridian, The
Peoples Adviser, jackson, Miss, The Ma
tional Libelator, Chicago, and of "Our
Union" published in the City of New York,
and request their publication in their papers
respectfully, and also that he furnish the
Chairman of the State Prohibition Execu-
tive Committee with copy of the same.
These resolutions beingmoved by Judge
Watson, were seconded by Geo. Reimensny-
dera, fter which the chairman declared them
open to discussion. Judge Watson was
called for and upon taking the stand, made
an able and eloquent argument in support
of the resolutions and against the liquor
traffic. The question he said, is fShall intoxi-
cants of every kind be excluded from the
State" This is the question he discussed,
and answering it in the affirmative, he sup
ported his position by an argument Of ex
traordinary cogency and power. The logic
of the facts, figures, and statistics which he
brought forward was simply irresistible, and
the eloquence with which he enforced his
Just conclusions was that of an overpower-
ing conviction that he was in the right.
That this conviction was shared by the
audience was proven by their unanimous
vote in support of the resolutions, as we'll
as the rapt attention with which they lis
tened to the words of the orator, and their
profound approval of his sentiments.
After the motion to adopt the resolutions
was unanimously carried, the meeting, upon
motion, adjourned.
GEO. RETMENsNYDER, Sec'y.