Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-09-28
STATE TEMPERANCE CoNvEN.
TION


mittee, the State Temperance Convention as
sembled at Middebury, Sept 8, 1888.
Hon. VIM Sade, calling the meet
ing TO order stated that the object of the
| Convention was to arouse the friends Of
Temperance to more united and vigorous ell
forts for the advancement Of the cause, and
to produce concerted and energetic action
on the part of the people TO procure from the
next Legislature law prohibiting the trai
6c in Ardent Spirits.
The Convention was organized by choos'
ing Hon j. d. Butler. President; Hon
Samuel Swift, Elias Botum. Esq and Hon
Zimri Howe, Vice Presidents and Geo. b
Manser Esq and Rev. Jas. Meacbam, Sec.
retaries.
Prayer was offered by President Bates
Professor j. IIough, Rev. J Fraser, Rev. J.
Goodhue, Chester Spencer, Esq and Hon
| H. Munsil were appointed Business Com
mittee Adj to two o'clock p. NJ.
2 o'clock. p. NJ.
Met pursuant to adjournment The b1si-
ness committee reported the following reso.
lutons--
/. Resolved. That in the view Of this
Convention. there is an inseparable connex-
lou utiNttU NuC AlhillN III lhtOAiJdtiuk liluOl
and niempcrunce.
2 Resolved, That intemperance is at
war, not only with the morals of the com.
munty, but with all its civil, social aud pc.
cuniary interests.
g. Resolved. Thn, MS thus ut war with
interests whicb the Legislature in all ann To-
gous cases feels itself hound TO protect, ii is
its bounden duty BY lego enactments to save
the public--as Ear as the provisions Of law
can do it--from incompetence and the train
of evils which follow H.
A. Resolved That in order TO ensure this
desirable result the friends OF the cause, in
all parts OF the S,,te. be requested TO sign and
forward to the next Legislature Of this State,
Memorials praying for the entire prohibition
of the traffic in Intoxicating liquors. under
such pro, isions g. he Lag lslalure may deem
eSpedieuI
5 Resolved. That the resolution Of the
late House Of Representatives declaring il
unconstitutional to prohbi, the traffic in ar.
dent spirits, .-considcring that il had not
been previously entertained, that it receiy, d
its alleged majority by n count Of the dimin-
ished House. and at the last hour Of the SIS.
sion-ought not 10 prevent future appica-
tons TO the Legislature op that subject
The report of the Committee vas accept.
ed. and the afternoon was spen, in discussing
the previous resolutions. Messrs. Bates,
Hough, Slade Blanchard. Seymour. Mcr.
rill, Starr and Griswold took par, in the dis.
cussion. A very strong impression was
made OF the necessity OF peii,ioning the leg.
islature to prohibit the traffic in ardent spr.
its. The power OF the legislature was shown
by reference to analogous cases. to the com.
mon law Of the land. TO previous Legislation
on the same subject and TO the claims which
a community has 10 protection from all
forms OF crime, aud we believe that every
member of the Convention felt deep and
Intelligent conviction that the legislature bad
the right TO pm, an end to the ruinous ttaf
nc. There was an uncommon degree ofin.
terest kept up through the whole Many
men from distant parts Of the State declared
themselves fully paid for their journey by
this one session. Adjourned ill o'clock
o'clock, T. VI
Met pursuant to adjournment When the
following letters were read by Hon. w
Slade abridged in the Phenix)