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~c6IPMBUs7 GEORGIA.
WEDNESDAY MOItNING, MARCH 1, 1853.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Telegraphed Expressly for the Times & Sentinel.
Mobile, March 1.
Cotton. —Our Cotton market is stiff’, tales to-day
amount to 2500. We quote Middling Fair 9 3-4 ; Good
Middling 9to 9 1-4 ; Middling 8 5-8 ; Good Ordinary
8 34; Ordinary 7 1-2 to Bc.
The Mails.
The Western Mail failed entirely, yesterday, beyond
Montgomery. We have not ascertained the cause.
The Atlanta Convention.
We publish to day in full the proceedings of the Anti-
Liquor Law Convention, which assembled in Atlanta
on the 22d February. Two hundred and forty-eight
delegates were in attendance, and forty-five counties
were represented.
The friends of the movement do not design to mix
it up with politics ; the convention resolved to petition
the next Legislature to refer the whole matter to the
people, and allow each county in the State to determine
for itself, whether liquor shall be sold within its limits.
The right of the people to petition the Legislature in
respect to all matters which affect their interests, will
not be denied b}T any sane man in this country ; and
there can be no controversy upon this point, either
among politicians or editors. Nor do we see any well
grounded objection to a reference of the question of
license or no license to the people. If the petition for
this purpose is signed by a majority of the voters of
Georgia, we do not see how any Legislator, be he tem
perance man or anti-temperance man, can refuse to
concede to the people the guardianship of their own
liberties. A refusal to do so would imply a distrust
of their capacity for self-government—a concession
which no man can make who is at heart a Republican.
We therefore commend the action of the Atlanta
convention, as wise, judicious, and prudent. They
have adopted the only course which is free from objec
tion by which the sense of the community on this vi
tally important question can be fairly ascertained. The
simple question made by them, is this: shall the sense
of the people be taken on the liquor traffic ? For this
proposition the liquor seller may with propriety vote.
The question of license or no license is not involved in
it. There is, therefore, no necessity now to discuss it.
We will reserve what we have to say in reference to it
until the time comes when the people shall be called on
to express an authoritative decision upon it. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.
The Interior ot Africa—Air. Bowen.
It may not be generally konwu that the Southern
Baptist Missionary Board has a Missionary station in
the interior of Africa, twelve days’ journey from the
coast, upon the banks of the Niger. The mission was
established by Rev. Mr. Bowen, who has spent two
or three years in the work, and is now in America,
engaged in a praiseworthy effort to enlarge the mission.
He will return to Africa in the fall, and hopes to take
out with him five more Missionaries. Our esteemed
Inend, Rev. Sanders Dennard, of Barbour county, Ala
bama, has resolved to devote his life to this good work,
and will return with Rev. Mr. Bowen.
We were very much instructed and entertained by
a discourse delivered upon the subject of this mission
on Sunday night, 27th inst., in the Baptist Church, in
in th s city, by Rev. Mr. Bowen; and ns the facts sui
ted may bi as new to our readers as they are to us, we
propose to give an abstract of his remarks-
The Interior of Africa is a high rolling prairie coun- ,
try, abundantly watered, produces corn, potatoes
and the tropical fruits in great profusion, and is
as healthy as any other region in the same latitude
The people are generally farmers, and cultivate the
soil with some success with the hoe ; though numbers
of them are mechanics, such as Tailors, Shoemakers,
Blacksmiths, Weavers, &c. They wear sh es, panta
loons and tunics; are remarkably honest and humane,
and treat their women with consideration. They live
in houses constructed upon the plan of those so fre
quent in Mexico, which sometimes are large enough to
contain one hundred inmates. Their cities are large
and regularly built, some of them are four by two and
a half miles in extent, and contain 60 to 100,000 in
habitants. The country is govern ‘d by a King, whose
authority is limited by a council of 70 elders, without
whose concurrence he can exercise no authority ; crimes
are punished by courts of justice and every specific
crime has a specific punishment attached. No man,
however, can be punished without the consent of the pa
triarch of his family.
The people believe in one God, and some of them
worship him alone, though the national worship is di
rected to inferior deities both benign and malignant.
The public mind is open to the reception of truth ;
the missionary is cordially received by the people, and
he is not hindered in his labors by the government.
W e do not know ot a more favorable missionary
field than that now being opened on the waters of the
Niger, and we congratulate the Southern Baptist
church upon the success of their enterprise, and hope
the necessary aid will be promptly given to Rev. Mr.
Bowen to enable him to place his mission on a firm
basis.
We understand that Yarriba is the chief city of the
country above described, and that the population of the
Slate is over 600,000.
Pu fling.
lhe careful reader of the public prints cannot fail to
have noticed the unmeasured terms of praise which
are applied alike to all things which fall under the
Editorial eye.
Mr. reminds one editor of Forrest ; Mrs. B. is su
perior to Jenny Lind ; C***'s Patent pills are a rover
e,£u remedy for all the ills that flesh is heir to; the In
fant Drummer is the eighth wonder of the world ! This
extravagant tone of oommendation defeats the very end
it aims at—it can confer no honor—it makes au edito
rial notice valueless.
Iliese remarks have been suggested by the Editorial
notices which have been called out by the Westminster
Renew for January—a work which we have heretofore
had occasion to notice, and condemn for its abolitionism.
Almost every paper in the South has noticed it editorial
ly, and but two that we know of have branded it, though
it contains an attack upon us and our institutions as ma
lignant as ever was conceived in the pestiferous heart
and head of a fanatical Abolitionist.
e c..n onl) account for this undistingoishing and
mrJul praise of a bad book upon the supposition that
they clip their editorial notices of books from Northern
papers, or copy the pud which accompanies the wor!>
reviewed, as was done to our knowledge iu the case of
Webster and Hayne’s speeches. We hope our breth
ren of the press will not think us in a bad humor at the
present writing. We desire simply to call their atten
tion to a crying evil, in the hope that it will be correct
ed ; and if not, then to warn the public against a practice
which is discreditable to the southern press and highly
injurious to southern interests.
Air. Lester and the Vespucci Portrait.
Amerigo Vespucci, the descendant of the great Ad
miral after whom this continent was named, has charg
ed C. Edwards Lester with a fraudulent attempt to sell
the only portrait in existence of his renowned ancestor,
which he deposited in his hands for the purpose of
having it placed in the Senate of the United States.
It appears from the correspondence published in the
New York Tribune on the subject, that the V espucci
family are now residents of Florence, in limited eiicurn
stances; that they desire to remove to the United
States ; and gave the picture to Mr. Lester, to be pre
sented to the Senate in the hope that that body would
make some provision for the family woithy of the emi
nent services of their illustrious progenitor.
Probably Mr. Lester may explain his conduct satis
faetorily. The correspondence as it now stands rep
resents him in a very unenviable light.
Test Trip of the Ericsson.
In the trip from New York to Washington, the Ca
loric ship Ericsson encountered two gales and a heavy
sea, and though she pitched her bowsprit under water,
with her leeguard immersed, her engines performed
with the utmost regularity, the wheels making six and a
half turns in a minute, with entire uniformity. The
engines were worked 73 hours without being stopped
for a moment, or requiring the slightest adjustment.
Only one fireman was on duty, at a time, during the
whole trip. The consumption of fuel was under five
tons in 24 hours. Capt. Sands, of the Navy, who was
on board, is delighted with the result : and it is the opin
ion of many, that the principle of the new motor is now
‘‘a demonstrated reality.”
Election for Alderman.
At an election held in this city on the Ist inst., to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of O. P- Danforth,
Thomas W. Schoonmaker was elected.
The vote stood :
T. W. Schoonmaker, - - - 147
Dr. T. Stewart, .... 85
Joseph Kyle, -3
Alastodon Cotton.
We learn from the Constitutionalist , that 84 bales
of degenerated Mastodon cotton, from the plantation of
Geo. MeCalla, Abbeville Dist., S, C., was sold in the
Augusta market last week for eleven cents.
Gen. Bonham.
j We learn from the Greenville Patriot , that the Presi
dent has conferred upon this gallant soldier and
accomplished gentleman the consulship to Liverpool.
Brunswick and Florida Rail Road.— Thomas coun
|ty has subscribed $95,000 to this road. The Watch
‘ man thinks the county may be set down for $2 0,000.
North Carolina Senator.—The Raleigh (N. C.)
| Standard states on the best authority that Gov. Reid
has made no appointment of a Senator to succeed Mr.
Mangum.
ANTI-LIQUOR TRAFFIC CONVENTION.
Atlanta, ©a., Tuesday, Feb. ‘2*2d, 1853.
FIRST DAY’S SESSION.
Pursuant to notice, “The Convention for the
| restriction of the Liquor traffic” met in this city,
j at 10 o’clock, A. M.
The Convention was called to order by W* S.
| Williford, of Bibb, on whose motion, Col. John
B. Walker, of Morgan, was invited to take the
i Chair,for the purposeof temporary organization
| of the Convention.
, Col. Walker having taken the Chair, at his re
quest an appropriate prayer wasjoffered, by the
Rev. Dr Lovick Pierce, of Muscogee.
On motion of Dabney P Jones, of Coweta, W.
S. Williford was requested to act as Secretary.
On motion, the Secretary was requested to
call the roll of counties, and enroll the names of
| delegates, which being done, the following per
sons reported their names from the counties an
nexed.
LIST OF DELEGATES:
Baldwin ; James C. Whitaker, S. G. Daniel,
C. R. Jewett, G. Macauley.
Bibb ; T. A. Brewer, W. S. Williford, S.Land
rum, E. H. Myers, JamesTinlay, L. F. W. An
drews, A. Cook.
Butts ; L. M. Wilson, H. L. Nasworthy, F.
M. Britton.
j Campbell ; Edward Dean, James Rainwater,
Solomon Zellers, C. B Mayfield.
Carroll ; D. H Witcher, L. H. Davis, James
Baskins, H. H* Johnson, F, D. Palmer.
Cass ; R. C. Word, G. W. Kelley, M. A.
Higgs.
Chatham ; M. Luf burrow, T. W. Lane, C
H Duryee, Wm King,
Chattooga ; Edwin Jones, J T Finley,
j Cherokee ; B H Brewster, Rob’t Hijlhouse,
i Joseph Grisham.
j Clarke ; John H Lowe, Sr, D W Elder, J P
j Holloway, A Woodson, John Moore, John H
i Grogan, J C Johnson,
Cobb ; J Jones, David Ardis. W J Griffis, G
Tennent, W T Skelton, A R White, J W Mur
phy, L Simpson, H M Hammett, W P Ander
son, E T Hudson, J F Arnold, J L Hendry, J
L Rogers, J R Sanges, C A Full wood, B King,
Job Rainwater, L P Rainwater. A D Gentry,
Wm Sampler,
Coireta ; D P Jones, J E Robinson, M W
Cole, W B Pinson, E D McKinley, C P Rainey
Thomas S Collier, Benj Leigh, J V Davis, T L
Banks, W J Arnold, P H Skean, A C Russel,
W E Talbot, R D Cole, G P Rucker, G C
; Clarke, J G Clarke, J P Taylor, A W Ogilvie,
W M Whatley, J E Conyers, J C Mixon,
Thomas F Rainy, T S Wright, James Davis, D
WC Wence, E'Stafford.
DeKalb ; H H Dean, J Norcross, W G For
syth, A B Forsyth, Charles D Parr, J N Cra
ven, W H Robert, W H Evans, I O McDaniel,
J M Born, D Hooke, A G Brewer, W T Bell,
R E Oslin, W L Born, J L King, W H Clarke,
; Andrew Wells, Lewis Renneau, Russell Ren
1 neau, J Wells, Thomas Haines, C H Strong,
John T Wilson, H F Buchanan, Thomas, D
| Emanuel, G G Smith, C H C Willingham.
Elbert ; Robert Hester.
Fayette ; L L Landrum, J S Shelb J S L
Holiday, C G Murphy, V A Gaskilb Robert
Murphy, L G Ship, John Murphy.
Floyd : H B Ransom, A M LauK
Forsyth-, Noah Strong, Arthur Irwin, H D
Bell G N Lester.
Greene ; Hinto-n Crawford, H Safford, V D
Grisham B Brantley.
Gwinnett', James Flowers, John Mills, Jr., j
Thomas McGuire, J C Patterson, G Anderson, i
Hancock ; B T Harris.
Harris ; James G Cotton, b M Mosely, Wm
Worrill, J E Borders, John J Little.
Henry ; W W Cochran, D L Gordon, W L
Darby, D L Duffy, L T Doyal. >
Houston ; Howell Cobb, Samuel P elder
R e ntz, J W Oslin, J C Harris, C West.
Jasper ; WN T Kirkpatrick, S C TaTmage.
Jefferson ; Charles R Moore.
Liberty ; E Q Andrews.
Lumpkin ; Lewis W Quilian, Wm Swift,
Geo Bright, Benj Martin.
Meriwether ; Isaac C Bell, W D Matthews.
Monroe ; E G Cabaniss, Win. S. Norman, D
Sanford.
Morgan ;John B Walker, Bi\l Pee]lies, John
Robson, Rob t Harris, Wm Woods, Joel C Bar
nett, L G Anderson, T J Burney, A Atkin
son.
Murray ; W B Brown, J A R Hanks, E M
Galt, Thomas Cleveland, J A W Johnson,
Muscogee ; L M Biggers, James E Evans, L
Pierce.
Newton; Allen Turner, McKendry Tucker, A
Means, Newnan Baker, W J Sasnett, John A
Harper, A G Hulsey, A T White, F H Gay, L
L Wittich.
Oglethorpe ; Mial Smith, M L Rains, D T Gil
lum, Sylvanus Bell, John H Tiller.
Polk ; Charles H Wood, J M Wood.
Spaulding ; W J Keith, J V Jackson, J H
Campbell, J C Simmons, Wm Freeman, C W C
Wright, Thomas II Bra y, Josiah Allen, J E.
Numally, A M Moore, J E Johnson.
Stewart. ; W H Clark.
Sumter ; John S Hames, P A Strobe],
Taliaferro; James F Read, Jackson Henry J
Chapman.
Talnall ; Josiah Sikes, Asbury ‘Pippins.
Troup ; T F Montgomery, I 6 Palmer, Early
Baker.
Twiggs ; M Wilder.
Walton ; X H Crawley, D Crenshaw.
Washington ; M C Smith, Henry Wood, Wm
I F Purnell, S A H J ones.
Whiff eld ; F W McCurdy, Thomas T Chris
tian, W C McGaughy, James A Paxon, W H
Stancell,
Wilkes ; C W Key, G F Buchanan, C W
i Hancock.
On motion of E G Cabanis, ofMonroe, all
| persons present who were not regular delegates
but volunteer representatives from particular
sections and neighboihoods, were invited to en
j roll their names, and take their seats in Conven
tion.
| The Resolution was adopted, and several gen
tlemen enrolled their names in accordance there
with.
On motion of E II Myers, of Bibb, a Com
mittee consisting of one from each Congres
sional District, was nominated to select officers
for the permanent organization of the Conven
tion.
The following gentlemen composed said
Committe, viz.: M Luffburrow, of Chatham ; D
P Jones, of Coweta ; T J Burney, of Morgan ;
Charles West, of Houston; John Jones, otj
Cobb , Robt. Hester, of Elbert ; E H Myers, of
Bibb ; and John H Lowe, of Clark.
Said Committee having consulted together a
few moments, reported the following officers:
For President, Col. JNO B WALKER, of
Morgan.
Vice Presidents.
| Ist District, Wm King, Chatham.
2d “ Howell Cobb, of Houston.
3d “ E G Cabannis, of Monroe.
4th “ J E Robinson, of Coweta.
sth “ Barrington King, of Cobb,
6th “ John C Johnson, of Clarke.
7th “ 1 hos J Burney, of Morgan.
Bth “ Robt. Hester, of Elbert.
Secretaries.
Wm S Williford, of Bibb,
Thos W Lane, ofChatbam.
Those Vice Presidents who were also upon
the appointing Committee, were appointed of
fleers of the Convention, by a majority of said
Committee.
Col. Walker accepted the Presidency of the
Convention in a few appropriate and graceful re
marks, setting forth the great purposes for which
this Convention had assembled, and concluded
by announcing the Convention as ready for busi
ness.
On motion, it was.
Resolved, That reporters for the press, if any
are present, desirous of reporting the proceed
ings of this Convention, he invited to seats near
the ‘ ecretary’s Chair.
Several gentlemen of the press presented
themselves under this resolution.
On motion, it was next
Resolved, That no member of this Conven
tion be allowed to speak oftener than twice on
the same subject, or longer than ten minutes at
any one time.
On motion of Mr. Myers, of Bibb, it was
Resolved , That a Committee of eleven be ap
pointed who shall be charged with the duty
of reporting to this Convention a plan for se
curing from the next General Assembly of the
State of Georgia, the passage of a law which,
in the very best practicable manner, will give
the control of the traffic in spiritous liquors
to those whose interests are most affected
thereby ; and that delegates who may have
prepared plans of action, be invited to submit
them to said Committee.
The Chair assisted by the Vice Presidents,
appointed the following Committee, under Mr.
Myers’ resolution, viz. : Messrs. Myers,
of Bibb, Chairman, Pierce, of Muscogee,
Woods, ot Morgan, Felder of Houston,
Key, of Wilkes, Hanks of Murray, Norcross,
of DeKalb, Gresham, of Cherokee, McKinly,
of Coweta, Jones, of Cobb, and Duryee, of
Chatham.
On motion, the Convention then adjourned
to 1 1-2 o’clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled, pursuant to ad
journment, at 1 12 o’clock, P. M., and the
Committee of eleven, through their Chairman,
Mr. Myers, of Bibb, submitted the Report
which they had prepared.
On motion, it was
Resolved , That the Convention consider the ,
Report item by item.
The afternoon was occupied in the discus
sion of the first clause of the Report, which
reads as follows :
Resolved , Is/. That in the view of this Con
vention, the profligacy and moral and politic
al evils originating in the illy-regulated traf
fic in spiritous liquors, make it the duty of the
citizens of the State of Georgia to petition the
next General Assembly of the State.—
First —To pass a law embracing all necessa
ry regulations for authorizing the legal voters
of each county to decide by vote whether re
tail traffic in spiritous liquois may be allowed,
or shall be prohibited, within their respective
j counties.
The clause was adopted.
On motion, the Convention adjourned to 9
o’clock, A. M., on Wednesday morning
SECOND DAY’S SESSION.
Feb. 23d.
At 9 o’clock, A. M., the Convention re-as
! sembled, and was opened with prayer, by the
Rev. Joseph Gresham of Cherokee.
The unfinished portion of the report of the
committee of Eleven was then taken up, and
after a very free discussion, and the adoption
of some minor amendments and additions,
was finally adopted as follows :
Secondly. —To make effective the popular
voice thus expressed, and to extirpate the re-
I tail traffic, however it may be disguised, by
ordaining that no traffic Jin spiritous liquors
I shall be allowed, except with licensing and that
no license shall be issued, until the license
power shall be satisfied that a majority of the
legal voters within the Militia District where
| the traffic is allowed, consent to such traffic.
Thirdly. —To pass a law, guarded by such
provisions, and enforced by such penalties, as
shall preserve it from evasion or unpunished
violation, and secure fully the objects in view,
of protecting the people against the evils of
the retail traffic in spirituous liquors:
Resolved , 2d. That a committee of three be
appointed, to prepare a Memorial, embracing
the above views, to be signed by the President,
Vice Presidents, and Secretaries of this Con
vention, to be presented to the Legislature of
the State, at its next session.
Resolved , 3d. That to carry out the objects of
this convention,
Ist. A general committee of one member
from each county in the State, be appointed,
who shall be charged with the duty of provi
ding, in whatever way may’seem best, for the
circulation of the petition in their respective
counties.
2d. That a Central Committee of seven be
appointed, whose office shall be at Macon,
which committee shall be charged with the du
ty of printing the petitions, and furnishing
them to the County Committee-men.
3d. That said Central Committee be empow
ered to fill all vacancies in its own body, or
in the General Committee.
4th. That all the petitions designed to go to
the Legislature, be as soon as filled up, forward
ed to the Central Committee, attested by the
County Committee-man, to be consolidated, and
prepared for presentation to the Legislature;
and that said Central Committee be instructed
to have a day appointed, if possible, when this
consolidated petition of the citizens of Georgia
may be presented to the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the State; that they announce
the day, and make and give publicity to all nec
essary arrangements for enabling all the pe
titioners, and other persons interested, who may
so elect, to join in the ceremony of presentation,
that a grand demonstration may be made on
that occasion.
On motion, the Report was then taken up as
a whole, and unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was offered by Dr.
Pierce, of Muscogee, and adopted :
Resolved , That the petition provided for in
the Report of the Committee of eleven, be pre
sented only to the voters of Georgia for signa
ture.
Mr. Williford, of Bibb, offered the following
Resolution, which was adopted :
Resolved, That the Central Committee be
requested to prepare a petition, to be circulated
among the women of Georgia, for their signa
tures, and that the petition, when signed, be dis
posed of in the same manner as the petition of
the voters.
On motion, the officers of the Convention
were appointed a Committee to nominate the
“Central Committee.”
The following gentlemen weie appointed a
Committee to draft a Memorial to the Legisla
ture, to be signed by the officers of this Con
vention :
Messrs. Myers of Bibb, Duryee of Chatham,
and Pierce of Muscogee.
TheCommitteenominatedjthe following as the
Central Committee, which was approved :
W S Williford, of Bibb, Chairman.
E G Cabaniss of Monroe,
Charles West, of Houston,
E H Myers, of Bibb,
Wm King, of Chatham,
Charles Collins, of Bibb,
Peter Solomon, “
The following appointments were then made
for the General Committee of one from each
county :
Baldwin ; N C Barnett, Milledgeville.
Bibb; G W Adams, Macon.
Butts; L M Wilson, Seven Islands.
Campbell ; Edwin Dean, County Line.
Carroll; F D Palmer, Carrollton.
Cass ; G W Kelly, Cassville,
Chatham ; Wm King, Savannah.
Chattooga ; .T T Finley, Chattoogaville.
Cherokee; Joseph Grisham, Canton.
Cobb ; Barrington King, Roswell.
Coweta ; E D McKinley, Newnan.
Clark ; J H Lowe. Sr., Scull Shoals.
DcKalb; John T Wilson, Atlanta.
Elbert; Robert Hester, Elberton.
Fayette ; Dr J S Holliday, Fayetteville.
Floyd ; J W M Berrien, Rome.
Forsyth ; Geo N Lester, Gumming.
Greene ; Benj Brantley, Penfield.
Gwinnett ; JN Glenn, Lawrenceville.
Hancock ; Thomas M T urner, Sparta.
Harris; John J Little, Whitesville.
Henry ; L T Doyal, McDonough.
Houston ; John Ragan, Perrv.
Jasper; Thomas J Smith, Monticello.
Jefferson; B S Carswell, Louisville.
Liberty ; W E W Quarterman, Hinesville.
Lumpkin ; Robert H Moore, Dahlonega.
Meriwether; L M Adams, Greenville.
Monroe ; I) 6’andford, Forsyth.
Morgan ; Robert A Prior, Madison.
Murray ; J A W Johnson, Spring Place.
Muscogee ; John A Urquhart, Columbus.
Newton ; John J Floyd, Covington.
Oglethorpe ; Mia I Smith, St. Peter.
Polk ; J M Wood, CecUi I
Spaulding; Win Freeman, Griffin
Stewart; CS Gaulding, Lumpkin.’
Sumter : A A Robinson, Americu.
Taliaferro ; Felix Moore, Cravvfordvili
Tat nail ; Simon C Smith, Reidsvill “
Troup ; A B Fannin, LaGrauge. *
Twiggs; M Wilder, Jeffersonville
Walton ; D H Walker, Monroe.
Washington ;SAH Jones, Sanclersvili
Whitfield; W C McGaughy, R e( j
Wilkes; G G Norman, Washing
Baker ; Lott Warren, Albany* °
Bryan ; H A Smith, Savannah.
Bulloch; Wm Williams, Armenia.
Burke ; J oseph A Shewmake, Alexander
Camden ; G W Long, St. Mary’s.
Clinch.
Columbia; E E Jones, Wrightsboro
Crawford ; H Steel, Knoxville.
Dade; Matthews.
Decatur; C J Mulkey, Bainbridge.
Dooly ; J C Posted, Pindartown.
Early ; James P Holmes, Ft, Gaines.
Effingham; Wm D Bussey, Springfield
Emanuel ; J Flanders, Spier’s Turn Out
Franklin; J Hargrove, Carnesville.
. Gilmer ; James Simmons, Marble Head.
Glynn ; A Scranton, Brunswick.
Gordon; Wm M Peeples, Calhoun.
Habersham ; G D Philips, Clarkesville.
Hall; E M Johnson, Gainesville.
Heard ; J D Watson, Franklin,
Irwin ; George Wilcox.
Jackson ; R J William, Jefferson.
Jones ; D E Blunt, Clinton.
Laurens ; J T Linder, Dublin,
Lee ; Eason Smith, Starkesville.
Lincoln ; Benj Bently, Lincoluton.
Lowndes ; B Z Gaulding, Troupville.
Macon ; Capt. John Lamar, Ft. Valley,
Madison ; S Groves, Damelsville.
Mclntosh ; Alex. Mitchell, Darien.
Marion ; W R Singleton, Pondtown.
Montgomery ; J Quarterman, Mt. Vernon.
Pike ; P N Maddox, Zebu lon.
Pulaski ; PF D Scarborough, Hawkinsvilk I
Putnam ; Dr Joel Branham, Eatonton.
Rabun ; P Bronson, Clayton.
Randolph ; Col. D Ividdoo, Cuthbeit 2
Richmond; Dr W S Jones, Augusta.
Taibot ; Henry Leonard, Center P. 0.
Taylor; James May, Butler.
Telfair.
Thomas ; J T Hays, Thomasville.
Union ; Goodman Hughes, Blairsville.
Upson; Wm A Cobb, Thomaston.
Walker; J H Gamble, LaFayette.
Ware.
Warren ; R E McGinty, Double Wells.
Wayne; Elias Fort, Waynesville.
Wilkinson ; G B Burney, Irwinton.
Mr. Strong of Forsyth, offered the following, I
which was adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention views with I
pride the patriotic and philanthropic course of I
those public papers in Georgia which have (a-1
ken a position against the liquor traffic.
On motion, the Convention adjourned until2l
o’clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business in order was the reading oil
! the Memorial of the Committee of three. M* j
I Myers of Bibb read th ae n t as follows |
MEMORIAL.
Po the Senate and House of Representative!
of the State of Georgia, in general assembly|
| met :
The Citizens of the State of Georgia, who feel I
that the Traffic in Spiritous Liquors as novval-l
lowed, is destructive of the best interests, moral, I
social and political, of a free people, having met I
in General Committee, would respectfully pro-1
; sent to your honorable body :
That by the present License system our tel-1
low-citizens are into habits which re-1
j suit in vice, poverty, degradation and crime; un-l
fit them for the discharge of domestic, social or I
political duties ; entail upon their Families a fieri-1
tage of woe, and curse their country with the
i rule of fallen freemen.
Our children are early seduced to a course ol
intemperance which blasts all our hopes, and i
destroys all their prospects for life.
Our Slaves are corrupted, their health destroy-1
ed, their morals depraved and their value de-j
preciated. Neighbors and friends are embroil- i
i ed in teuds, and peaceable neighborhoods made to
witness revolting scenes of strife and bloodshed
Life and property are rendered insecure by
the drunken carelessness of those to whom they
i are entrusted.
Pauperism of every form s rendered family ,
to a people blessed of God with the means ol
honorable independence above any other peop
on earth.
Taxes are levied upon the sober, the indus- j
trious, the economical, to support in drunken
ness, indolence and waste a large portion ot tk j
population, or to pay the expenses of pauperise
or crime, resulting from the reckless improve j
dence or ungoverned passions of the intempe
rate.
The purity of our popular representative
government is tarnished, and the entire syste
is endangered, since the grog-shop has becom
the centre of power to unscrupulous dema
gogues.
These and numberless other evils your me
morialists would present as originating in the j
present system of Licensing the Traffic in Spi r< i
itous Liquors, I
Your Memorialists would further present tby!
they believe that the time has fully come, win l
the sovereign people of the State of Georgia de
mand that such change as your wisdom may
devise be made in the entire system, and they
would therefore respectfully pray your honorahi
body—
First, To pass a law embracing all necessary
regulation for authorizing the legal voters,
each county, to decide by vote whether reta
traffic in ardent spirits may be allowed or shou
be prohibited within their respective county
Second, To make effective the popular v<m<
thus expressed, and to extirpate the Retail j ra
tic however it may be disguised, by ordaunng
that no Traffic in Spiritous Liquors shall be a.
lowed except with Licenses; and that no 1
cense shall be issued until the licensing
is satisfied that a majority of the legal
within the Militia District where the traffic ‘
allowed, consent to such traffic. *