The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UN1oN.-The an.
nIversary Of the Temperance Union was held
this forenoon in the Murray street Church.
The report of the Treasurer stated that there
was balance of S3l4,46 remaining in the
Treasury. Abstracts were then read from The
report of The executive committee, which sta.
led that in the several particulars the Temper.
auce cause had received quite an impulse
Mention was made of the movement among
the Irish, by which five millions in Ireland had
adopted the pledge of abstinence, also large
numbers Of them who lived in the cities or are
employed on the public works of this country.
In Sweden, Finland, Prussia, and Russia. con.
siderable enthusiasm was enkindled and the
monarchs OF those countries and their public
ministers had expressed decided appreciation
of the enterprise, and were enlisted in it. The
movement among the reformed iDebriates in
Baltimore, in this city, in Buffalo, in Boston,
in Augusta, Maine, and in other parts Of the
country, had resulte in retaining $4,000
drunkards, besides having awakened the whole
community.
The ordinary labors of the Union had been
quite successful during the past year. The ex.
penses of the office for the various publications
that had been issued, was SIO.347. From the
States of Maine, Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland. Illinois and Missouri,
exceedingly cheering accounts had been re.
ceived. Among all persons employed wheth.
er as agents, publishers or officers, the most
perfect harmony and unanimity prevailed on
every point,
The disposition for popular vote on the H..
censc question in several of the States, has
greatly increased. Last year about thirty mil.
lion gallons of ardent spirits were manufactur.
ed, while three years ago The quantity was up.
wards of 70 million gallons.
The records of the police and criminal courts
for the past year were then referred to, as
showing very happy effects of this cause.
Addresses were made by DR.. Jewett, of Ms.
Professor Goodrich, of Yale Theological Semi.
nary. Rev. Mr.. Scott, of Stockholm, in Swe.
den, Robert Baird, Esq. who has visited sew.
eral of the courts of Europe. and received the
favorable, expression of their monarchs on this
subject, Rev. MIR. Bingham of the Sandwich
Islands, and John Hawkins, ESQ. of Balti.
more.
One of the Speakers stated, that ir Russia
there were thirty or forty local governments,
each of which paid 10 the general government
certain sum for the privilege of manufactur'
ing ano selling ardent spirits. The amount
received by the General Government was 25
million rubles. The local governments farm.
ed out this privilege 10 individuals, and receiv.
ed an equal sum. This is the Russian system
of licenses.
TEMPERANCE In JERSEY CITY-We have be-
fore mentioned the formation of new organi-
cation 70: the promotion of temperance in our
city and Harsimus, and we are happy to say that
it is thus far, attended with most encouraging
results. The society was formed on the 9TH Of
April, since which they have held but TWO pub
lie meetings, with the exception of one of a
business character, at which no addresses were
made) and they already number about two hun
dred members.
The first meeting was held on Wednesday
evening last, al the Methodist Episcopal Church
and numerousy attended. Messrs. Wright
and purpur delegates from the Washington
Temperance Benevolent Society of Baltimore