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I-, TrvprRAScE SocIETY-An adjourned


- IS ~, Merchants Of this city held CHton


III. The evening of the 9th for the purpose of per-


c,,g the organization of their Temperance Society The


,,es Of the previous meeting read and Mr Samuel
leeds Jr reported the following names or officers OF the
Society


Presdent NATHANIEL WEED. pice Pre,deHts G.aaIEL P
DsoswAY JoHS w LEAvTT, HENRY H. JoHs RED
eerding Secretary wILLAM NJ. Treasnrer Rsvo
H.Scs Monoge' Ed*ard Cornisg A.a BiseoT j William T.
Gutter Ira Bs. Brown, josph Bati-i j. C. Valentine
Ayre slas Bebe, Richard Ii NCu'dy Wa Lodge
Fred. :. win.,on Garrst y. Blocker J.m,. Cook


The report was accepted and the nominations adopted


Mr Denny moved the following resolution prepare
and circulate an address signed by the officers urging upon
the Merchants Of the city the importance of giving 'he'
names and influence 20 promote the Of Temperance
Messs Denny Cutter Davis mace able speeches in sup
port Of the resolution which then unanimously adopted


resolution offered by Mr.. Edward Corning. urgently
cotamending the Temperance Hotels city and FesolT-
ing to give them their counenance and support adopted
By the Society Mr. Corning made orcbe and excellent
address apprehension Of the saneu Influence
erted By the Coffee Houses of the city, and declaring that
it was not only duty bu; the interest Of every merchant
in every possible manner to dscounenance the aco
holc drinks Hon Daniel Ward,yell late Member of Con
sess from Jefferson County addressed the meeting oPpOs
ing n-st decidedly the use Of intoxicating drinks and
tending that the interests Of the country demanded the ac-
ZION Of the city merchants upon this subject DE- D. NJ.
Reese paid nigh compliment the merchants for the stand
they had upon the Temperance question: and for the
welcome and generous aid they had extended tse
and made orcibe remarks upon the general subject


The Society was addressed by several other gentlemen after
which it adjourned.