Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-28
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RUTLiNDCo. TEMPERANCE SOCIETY

Passes st,so~ ESQ. President 10 the chair.
The meeting opened with prayer by the RAY. Or.
Barss Of Middlehury.
Mr. Psge Of Rutshd, called for the residing u
the proceedings Of the las, meeting f: which were
read BY the Secretary.
Mr. Barrett Of Ruilsnd, moved that two pe,sons
be added 20 the Committee Of Oycrtu,es carried
and Messrs Brown ot Rutland, aud Bowen of Clar.
eadon were appointed.
The Secretary reported the unfinished business
Of the last meeting now on the table.
The committee reported tie following resolution
introduced by Mr. Barrett which, after amendments
By Mc,srs Howe and Davenport, wss adopted.
D. Resolred. That, the sense Of this meeting
those who irahck 10 intoxicating drinks are doing
an immense evil 10 the community IN which tLey
dwell
Mr. Boiler. IN advocating The above iesolu:iun
asked leave To read The following extract from an
English Temperance publication. as more point eddy
and happily expressed than he himself could do H.
as precisely meeting his views bnG covering the
whole ground And. considering this country as
the mother Of the Temperance Reform, it was
signal rebuke Of our hardness and lethargy, that
We should borrow from English opinions which
should long ago have originated with, and been
praciiscd by US.
"ii.s man RICH, To iujure society, Has not
business he pleascs No.
1.-THE principle upon which we all Join in a COM
rnuni,y is that rH foior such calling and con-
duct ourseires ia such pianntr is calculated 10
RgsgrIT and mol 10 IsJuRg those tLO hare admitted
w into heir number.
Apply this principle to ,be calling Of seller of
intoxicating drinks and it will appesr evident that
he has broken the conditions Of the socsl compact
and. therefore. Unless he desisI he ought to leave
such community.
I'VE might well ask, has man right to
cell licen,ious Pieure', If he make money by IL
"Hss he gh, 10 sell c,vnie,fcit Coin, if he eau
"Has he ngh. to sell poisonous Drugs. if he can
make money by 1t
In point Of morali,y, any of them have as much
right to do these things, the Landlord has TO
cell poisonous liquor. ula,ed to destroy health
impovcrish families aud produce crime end dsor.
der in society
THE tolerance Of any evil must have it's bounds;
end I hope we shall soon see these bounds set tc
the trade Of making Drunkards.
''Tte question soon will he, not, Uho is this hat
/. drunk bot H1o made him drunk! 1t ought
il must come TO this.
The committee reported the following resolution,
introduced by Mr. Barrett
o. Re,olred That the grea, inquiry Of temper
sncc men, when they see a man intoxicated, should
be-Vlo made hat man drunk
Ahcr a very full and interesting debate by Messrs
Page. Tilden. Mitchell aud Ilongh, Mr. Dana moved
that the resolution be laid on the table. to give Mr.
Mitchell al opportunity 10 address the meeting
TIE subjec, assigned hm--csrried.
The subject assigned was-"The obligation Of
MEMBER. 10 abide By their pledge"
Mr. MITCHELL spoke as follows
Mapnrsrnrsr The American Temperance Society
AalAl tters
che edh and however much the rules OF architecture
have been violated b, the addition Of wings and portcoe
IN the tompieoa Of great palace II the original plan
ehanged and every claims lie builder there
needs he Confusion IN the work IL falls TO the
lot OF even humsA that the glorious 's
reer the sutr from tie impcficetnns Of
OIL AID the neachery Of ats nou'na! friends Ban tho oos
nsr N4tions Society durable ia. gran
e ofihe s,ste which wasthe source Gifts orsin haiev
o. nav he the FAT. 81 The the ioondaoa viii
Of ~iosn, Of ahd 81 deeptoned phlsn.
thopy They had eentsmpaed long the rasfos Of intern
asd the h'e seen the insucleneS Of al preceding
efforts cherk The growing evil They together a
band of kindred sps Az coa,e OF God and OF each o
The spe, where they panned their enierprise will De
rsssnbsTed w,th asseeiaions like those which cluster
round the Plymouth rock TIE result ofthe prayers ID de-
beratiops Of tbese phaHthrops,s the
Nsiiona Society eselod,ngfhe Of all distilled spirits
With lee specified exceptions sHd the adopton Of pledge
10 The eEteni as the condition Of membership The,
acted on the ,ru. pracps phosophs and religion RI.
ssrdag the hAbas sr5eai spirits rtet they pso.
possd ssafs total feiort the 81 Tor.
sr prefraeisd asd a,.i=, re rms,on great moral NH
tssoer DR. Psley reference o. tie Feasdy ~ evil
Asbs the ind most method TO- TO be
altogether" Tins scai1su h., the eiP!e,
ef reason experience ard revelation
indvdass there discovered The ard the ony nidie
Zoe ella Of stsmpsrapee Ana the easfpfss dtessed
% shsueAl "a the ostset h,srsa ke tie coufse
suigt,sniRy all nations.
hs -, province Mr Prssident t.sid Mr. n to.ram
tss the Adequacy Of the orgnsl pledge the ID pro
posec hot s ia spi sud ga6sfsood b. the francs
The osinsi eon'iiiseh does encsde tie iHenpHrate
al all af1Iicrisg qaors Oae o. The esrlc
tss cause, De Hs- AsT scci.y Was formed re-
fssed To dnst elias II ~ins ~h hs obi
gstishs Iiae the of1Eai cdgs besa aadstaoi % spp
I'd IL ne comprehensive tssnias sAoUd haze pfss.ed
greater I'D comb nsoG - effort. ut !. 4 "a. eel
sncers,o1 sad scise spon. became 10 no
eshsf nloIic ug eIinks tnd place G-n ur ,A. ,ss
has 81 viii aHdeni tlaF literally salsd
lie rfepsusy 90 ntempsFaaos sfong 10 ABnsn nstare
And sssi 10 me- al pcas Eeaes "a hs osserp'tsn o
ira folynesss sncs that the sstses became
Gated from ths laios 81 tho fsst Peppsr plant The
strssfth Of sprs sha~a BY the singusr nebod efps.
psrng ths isias1essg esss. Tie collected the
ssd slezs snd is eseze them nd apt The 3aes
60 se~L Tia nKst ~th tie s1ses o. The paai "a
s~ ss1 oeces nsi sA whea fers.sted 70 t,fsisss
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