Author: James L. Andem

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-11

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781331133995

Excerpt from Temperance in the American Congress Long before the hour announced for the opening of the meeting, the spacious galleries of the Representative Chamber were filled to their utmost capacity, in response to the call of the Executive Committee, by citizens of Washington and sojourners from different States and Territories of the Union, and by seven o'clock the reserved seats on the floor of the Hall were all taken by Senators, Representatives, and their families. Hundreds of persons were obliged to turn away, not being able to find even standing-room within sound of the speakers' voices. Soon after seven o'clock, the meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Orcutt, of New Jersey. Alter which the Chairman addressed the meeting as follows: Address Of Hon. Henry Wilson, Of Massachusetts. adies And Gentlemen - Several members of the Senate and House of Representatives, mindful of the measureless evils and sorrows of intemperance, have formed a society, in which we have pledged each to the other, and all to country nnd to God, to put from us forever the fatal cup of intoxication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.