The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-25

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Finances Hon. T. Hutchinson NJ
Richmond, FarnswOrth. Spencer and d. P..5'
ardson. i''e2
Legislature Action-Hon. J. Cor.
Messrs. Hopkins, Noble, Williams r'.''
Bates. ant
Facts and Statistics-Rev. Dr. NJ.
Messrs. Henry. Hazen, Abel and Wiz.
On motion DIR. Merrill. voted - W.
by nomination; committee Of ,b,. ,'''
suing year. ~ VIC Co.
Whereupon Rev. W. Wright. III,
Collamer and Rev. Dr.. Merrill rsrs a ~ D.
sen. "''' enc.
On motion of Mr.. Marsh. voted 70 TO-.
evening. ''''''" Ibis
On motion of DR.. Merrill, voted 10 boli
4 session Tomorrow. "''u
Adjourned to the Cong. meeting.bou,.
at 6 l-2 o'clock. 'u'e'
EVENING, IL O'Clock
Met pursuant TO adjournment. Provo.
by DR.. Merrill. '"Se'
Address by Mr.. Colyer.
Judge Collamer, from committee m =,
lslative action, reported, verbally, apsi1,,
recommending any legislative action q, nTs,
ent. Rev. Or. Merrill seconded by jude
Huchlnson, moved acceptance of the report
Which motion was discussed BY MessTs
Merrill, Hutchinson, and Twining. all fave,
ing the Report. Report accepted.
On motion of Prof. Twining,
RESOLVED, That the committee TO whom
was referred the subject of Legislation, and
whose report upon immediate Legislation ba,
been accepted and adopted, be requested 10
report, in writing, at the next annual meet.
ing upon the Topic of ultimate legislation
Adopted. Rev. Mr. Wright, for commille.
on nomination. reported the following list Of
officers of the Society for the ensuing wear.
President, Erastus Fairbanks, ESQ, Of
81. Johnsbury.
Central Cores. Secretary, Erastus W
Drury, Esq, Middlebury. Recording Sec.
retary. James Barrett. Esq, Woodstock.
Central Committee. Prof. A. C. Twin.
ing, Gen. VIM. Nash, Prof. S. Stoddard
Rev. T. A. Merrill, Rev. Mr.. Briefly, Rev
Mr.. Ayres, Hon. Seymour.
Vice Presidents same as last year, er.
ceptlng Gen. - Strong to be substituted
in place of II. Lyman, in Addison Coun.
ty.
County Cores, Secretaries same as last
year. VIM. Hayward, Jr., Esq. Guiidhal
instead of Lunenburg.
Report accepted, and The nominees ap.
pointed.
Judge Hutchinson. for committee on 4.
nances, made report. recommending raising
funds by each town having Temperance
society, 10 pay TO the Central COMMITTEE
five dollars annually. Accepted, and on mo.
ton Of Rev. Mr.. Hazen, discussed by Mes.
srs. Spencer. Bishop, Rankin, and Twin
ing, was adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Rankin, for committee on
State Temperance paper, made repor, in
favour Of such paper, approveing the action
the central Committee in contracting with
Rev. Mr.. Briefly for such paper, - and re.
commencing active and assiduous exertions
the friends of Temperance in behalf Of
such paper. (Said report will be published
at length in the Vermont Adyocate) Re.
port accepted, and laid on the table, 10 Be
called up tomorrow.
Adjourned 10 meet al 9 o'clock to nor.
row morning.
THURRDAY AosSIyG.
The Society met pursuant 10 adVi-.
ment.
On motion Of Mr. Spencer. lhe Presi'.-'
appointed Mr.. Spencer, Rev. Mr. R5sso
and Hon. c. Marsh, committee 20 fl Ll
place of next annual contention.
Judge Hutchinson introduces, as addition.
al 10 the Report made by him last evening
the following:-
"ResOlUed, That The central commute Be
directed to employ general ageO; exclH-
sively devoted TO the promotion Of TemPeT-
ance in Vermont, if suitable Ran can be
found and funds for his support be raiscd.
including the sums already assessed ufon
the Societies of the State and additional o
them, if required"
After discussion by Messrs. Twining, Cal
amer, Virgin. Fairbanks, Huich,ro..
Bishop, marsh, Parker and Spencer, snd d
nendment by striking out all after am
unds, &c. and BY inccrting the words On
heir discretion after the word "cmp.oy
adopted
Mr.. Dexter Parker moved, that the Ed;i-
'r of the Society's organ, be requested 70
furnish copy Of the above resolution to tie
President of every Total Abstinence SOcl-
ETY. in the State.
Rev. DR. Merrill, for committee on facts
md statistics, made report, closed Dy the
ollowing resolution:-
Resolved, That the central committee be
directed TO prepare blanks to DO furnished
o the several Temperance Societies in ms
State, and that said Societies be earnestly
equested afte. filling them out to return
hem by the first day of December, in each
ear, TO the central corresponding Secreia'
y.-Report adopted.
Mr.. Spencer, for committee on fixed time
nd place of next meeting, reported the sec
nd Wednesday of Jan'y 1914. at Rutland
5 the time and place of the next annual co.,
eniion of the Vermont temperance Socle'
adopted.
Voted, That the Secretary cause the pro-
,edinoz of this convention 10 be published