Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-04-04
For the Vermont Telegraph.

Temperance Meeting At shoreham.
A large and respectable informal me- ct
ing was held in Shoreham, on the 21st ulti-
mo, for the promotion Of Temperance.
Isaac CH.pMAN, President of the Society,
in The Chair.
The meeting was opened with prayer by
J. F. GooDHuE.
After hearing very interesting address,
prepared for the occasion by B. SUNDERLAND,
the following preamble and resolutions, &C
companied by remarks from their several
movers and others, were unan lmously a.
dopted:
By A. D. Low
WHEREAS, The cause Of Temperance has
for its object the removal of drunken
ness, and especially the preservation Of
the temperate; and whereas the original
pledge 10 abstain from distilled liquors
only, is insufficient to he attainment Of
the object, and is fraught with danger,
not only to the temperate, but peculiarly
so to the reformed drunkard therefore,
Resolred That it is very desira5ie-and
consistency and the great law of love" re-
quire-that The pledge of all Temperance So
cieIies should comprehend total abstinence
from the use, as beverage, Of all intoxica-
ting drinks.
BY B, Howe
Resotred, That we highly approve Of The
efficient course taken by the civil authority
Of this town, to prevent the selling Of ardent
spirits at our public houses.
By G.. CALENDER
Resolved, Tha: we duly appreciate the
stand taken by those Of our tavern keepers.
who propose keeping temperance houses,
and will give them our couAtenance and
support"
BY J. F. GooDHuE-
Resoleed, That the licensing Of any per
sons to sell ardent spirits, except for medi-
cal purposes, is highly detrimental to the
public welfare, and should be discountenan-
ced by all the friends of the community.
On motion, committee was appointed to
attend TO the circulation Of the Total Absti-
hence Pledge through the town. This
Pledge had never been circulated to any con-
siderable extent. Some Of the pioneers Of
the cause, however, had, about two years a.
go, made some comparatively vain efforts to
bring it into favor: a few gave it their names:
some raised the popular cry Of "too fast and
too far" and, as matter of course, those
who had as yet stood aIoot from the Socie
ty, demurred on account Of temperance in
fuence.
The meeting was interesting and pro6ra-
BILE; and from the perfect concert Of senti-
ment and feeling which characterized the
deliberations, and the fresh interest mani
testify excited, we cannot but hope that the
cause has received an impulse which will
insure the te-totdl pledge hearty welcome
among all who deprecate the vice Of intem-
| perance and its retnue Of evils.
On Motion of c.. CALENDER,
Resot1ed, That the thanks Of this meet
ing be respectfully rendered 70 Mr.. BYRON
SUNDERLAND for his very able and eloquent
address on the present occasion.
The speaker offered prayer, and the meet
ing dissolved.
BY request, A. D. l..
| note Of explanation is necessary to an I'M
derstanding Of this and the prt ced ng resolutions
There had been but little effected towards ~ q.
venting the sale of intoxicating liquors by inn
| keepers since the reformation cummenc d. Last
year t'ere were in this tow. no less than foe
r1tna-setttng tdOeTns! THIS year, two only h we
re. sPpr' hated, and they, only upon the appIt-
cAu:s pedging themselves 10 keep Temperance
hous =. Quere-what other TOW ns will initiate
this example!