Litchfield enquirer., 1834-06-19
TEmPERANrE REPORT.

lie monthly meeting IN Nsw-Preson on the 9th inst
In theounvoidnble aI,sence OF tbe President Dr. VIM.
Buel, one Of the e-Presidsnss. took the CHAIR
The accession 10 the Society, since the last report
such as 10 rejoice she hearth Of MI who pray for the
prosperity OF his great and gosdcause. The delegates
from tOepe anxiliaries present. and Teporied ao
increase Of AGO. The Comfy Society now embraces
members; and il is Interesting fact tina. Of
the many who have salscribed The pledge Entire
bat fe have violated their engagements.
This is 10 he aribMrd the exertons OF the friends
of temperance in dTSsng intnrmaIion upon The sub.
iec so that those who Subscribe the pledge may do so
from pyinc;pts, and conriciioa Of duty, rather Than
from any suidea excitement. Iniempcrance is indeed
-"a monster oT SO ftgh,fnl mien,
That, 10 be hated, needs but 10 lie SEEN"
II must he exhibited in al lis deiorni,y-and the guilt
of those who contribute to swell that Of sorrow
and woe, and crime, which this one vice has made,
should be clearly exposed. More than fifteen years
have elapsed since the public hogan seriously exa-
mine this subject and lighs has been pouring in from
every point in an increased degree ever since. No
one now plead Ignorance of its efecss,' ae M
excuse for continuing in The traiic-lor he who
may rcad'-and he who opens his eyes must see. Ii
is high time tina, suffering community should speak
out-and the enornity Of the traffic be urged with af
fee,ionae and resisiess earnesiaess spon the con-
sciences Of those engaged in it. Let the vendors SOL
EMMY contemplate the course they are parsung--let
them view il in the tight eternity Let them see the
misery and woe, temporal and eternal which shey are
bringing upon thousands Of immor,as--and le, them
know, lei them be told. that Upon them will rest in
fearful degree, the guilt and the rctribuon Of this
meBdous evil. All must acknowledge that tho inifu-
ence ofarden spirit is either good bad II makes
husbands and wives kind and affectionate; il it
renders friends, Heghbors, and citizens better; if il
strengthens our political and religious institutions; il
il tends TO promote "godiiness, Observation-Disclosures
and charity" then let It's be encosraged hut &c s
effects the reverse Of all hs-if domestic happi-
ness public tranquility, religion, liberty. and all the
tender charities Of life, wher and die bere il, it be-
comes the imperous duty Of every to aid in ex.
pelliag frighfu and desoaiing vice from our land.
Il can be done: and if our citizens feIteRs itis
ceived they should feel The desirable event would be
speedily accomplished.
The following resolution, introduced by DR.. VIM.
Buei, unanimously adopted:
Whereas regret tia, there 10 reason to fear that
the tone Of feeling with regard the importance Of
urging forward the temperance reform, il, in the state
Of Connecticut below what ID in some ofihe neigh
boring states; and That IN this county we are behind
some other counties in siase-iherefore--
Resolved, That we deem il 10 be the daiy Of the
Liichfeld County Temperance Society, and all lie AJAX
iaries 10 persevers with increasing effort in cause
whose results are already a0spicio0s, aud which
afnrds the cheering promise Of such ncaculable bes
Sings TO the human race.
The Society addressed In a very interesting and
forcihls by the Rev. F. s. Harrison Of Rox-
bury.
The next sBee,iag Of the Society will be aeid In
South CorareI2 on the fourth Tuesday 10 june next.
RICHARD SMITH, Secretary.
Sharon, May 90, 1884.
Good Spirit--We nre pleased 70 notice. aays the
tons adopted by The Maryland Stale Temperance
Convention, NJ their recent meeting in Baltimore.
\ ResoiUed, That this Convention recommend TO NIL
the friends Of temperance throughout this State and
the Disrict Of Canmba. strict and uawayering asi-
herence the great principle OF orhearance ard that
remembering NJ all times how very recently their own
views and opinions have changed they should exer,
else the utmost lenty towards those whom they still
deem ia error, and be extremely cautious 10 avoid
cry thing like Recommendations. or sAe bestoMent Of hare
unkind eplhets on those who may differ from ~ 10
their views Of duty, the policy and propFeiy Of the
measures we adopt; seeking by temperate arguments
aud mild cnreaiy 10 convince a that considers. ions
both OF duty and interest require all men 10 abandon
the trafhc and consumption Of nrdent spirit.
The National Inieligencer Of Saturday says -
The President has n. length dominated TO the Senate
Mr. fancy ne Secretary of.he Treasury Mclean
Secretary Of S,s,e-Slr. lsutler Attorney General
All but the 6rss, We presume, will be coa6rmed
| TTEMS-sKLEcTED.
UnporaAeied.- $50 inienselx cold was the weather
on the 18th nIt. 10 Schoharis County N. Y. that a
woman froze to death in passing from one ho0ss to
another during the snow storm. II u also said that