The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-01-25
From the Vermont Ch,Onich
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION

TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
A Convention of the friends of remro....
Vermont was held at Middlebury on the l2b,,,
18th inst, in connection with the adiourned NJ.
ing OF The State Temperance Society. TIL, D.,
of members embraces 1853 names. ror,o,,,s
towns in the Counties Of Wndham, Windso, A.
ange, Washington, Caledonia, Franklin. lsman
Chittenden "A ddison and Rutland. The p,s,1,,
Erastus Fairbanks, Esq in the Chair. Tho mo.
ing was opened with prayer by Rev Mr. Scale, n
Cornwall Rev c. d. Noble of Springfield w,,m
pointed Secretary pro tenn.
On motion of DIR Merrill, Business Commits,
was appointed, consisting of Rev DR. Merrill, Han
w G Kttridge, Walton, Jr DR. Moses Cd
and Prof Twining.
| Mr. Kittredge, from tine Business COMMITTEE
proposed change in the organization of the SnN
Society.
| After adjournment for one hour, the Convention
met at o'clock, p. ~, when reports Of the pro-
gress of Temperance were presented from thear
eraI counties of the State.
The reports were all calculated 10 encourage the
friends Of Temperance TO prosecute their benevo.
lent efforts. The Reformed in every part Of the
State are nobly coming to the rescue.
| Mr. Kittredge!from the business committee epa
ted a constitution for the State Society as follows
CONSTITUTION.
ART. /. This Society shall be called The Vet
mont Temperance Society, and shall be organized
under the following Pledge:-"We, the membea
of the Vermont Temperance Society, do agree that
we will not use intoxicating liquors as beveHe
nor traffic in them for that purpose; that we wiz
not furnish them as an article of entertainments
for persons in our employment; and that, in \
suitable ways, we will discountenance their ~
| throughout the community
| ART. 9. This Society shall be composeddM
officers Of County and Town Societies, ,0f@F'
gates therefrom, and OF all such ohef|Sy
friends of Temperance as the Society may IN&'
ART. 3. The officers of this Society shaINN
sist of President, Vice President, Central Vd
responding Secretary. Recording Secretary, !
Central Committee Of seven members, and aVU
responding Secretary in each County.
! ART A, The President, the Central CoH''P'a
ding Secretary, and the Central Committee, Sn'.
constitute Board of Managers, whose duty 1t 'A'
be to devise measures to employ agents: to raise
and disburse The requisite funds, to be directors
the State correspondence, and transact IN se0SI'
the business of the Society during It's recess l'
Central Corresponding Secretary shall be Tue ''
rotary Of the Board.
ART. 5. The duty OF the County CorrespO'u'4
Secretaries shall be TO collect information fEO" "
towns Of their districts; TO communicate Inc '"H'
through tho Central Corresponding Sec'e'a'',
TO The Central Committee; 10 secure ano feSu'
tho recurrence, at proper times, of the meeU"S'
the County Societies, and the election oil ueeS,'
to the annual meeting of tho State Society; an0'
general to be the agency of the Central ComA''
for their appropriate action in the Counues'
ART. 6. The Central Committee shall asseu''
monthly for consultation and action l"e "
dent Of the Society shall have the ChaF' anu ',
or either of the Secretaries may DC p'es'"'
power to advise, act,and vote win 'n' o,''' r,,.
On motion of Mr. Gordon, voted, that '"' t,,a
tuition proposed by the Committee, be adqp' s,,
substitute for the former Constitution u
Society. Mr. fla
In the evening addresses were glvehV' ..,,bor
lev of Montpelier and Mr. Chandler Of ''''
reformed persons. ....,dn.ed
The following resolutions were 'H''' and al
the chat, man of the business commi''oV -. p,ed
remarks by Mr. Fairbanks, Mr. Larheo'" 90 maj
DR. Merrill, Mr. Hyde and Mr. Wailoh'
mously adopted: Nth apprO
Resolved, That this society view WIZ .,ncs
ton the organization Of Juvenile ea: :I,.eO in
cieties, and the early enlistment Oh '""'
t Temperance cause. or Manas
Resolved, That the Central Board ,; y, at lei
be directed to adopt measures LOT e" nrold Wa
Twenty Thousand recruits for the 40, rsvI
Army" to be in readiness for a s'"'
about the 18th of July next 49,, accord
Tuesday morning the Conven'u" Iobuson
to adjournment, prayer by Rev MT, 80 he coust
In accordance with the prov'sio" - 90 design
; ton committee of FIVE was apPoi"'ou meet
the time and place for the next p;.boo and Pee
. Messrs Adams, Hale, Mclean, a",;na commit.
Jude Howe, from the nominsa;" nsfs. who "
. reported the following list of ot'''e'''
t elected