The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-05-30
THE woRKpRoGREssEs.

AZ" HWeTicaH temperance Union lately held Its
anniversary meeting at New York. The report Of
the progress Of the cause is encouraging Below
are extracts from the Reports made the occasion:
Rev. John Marsh presented the Report Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee 1t stated the general purposes
OF the Union clearly aud forcbly. Hon Reuben Wal.
worth has been chosen President Of the Society," in
place Of Gen. Cooke Of Virginia, who was forced by
his falling health to resign that post. During the year
there have been circulated 1000 Journals, 25, 900
Youths Advocates, 5000 copies Of Reports 20, 900
Almanacks, 1000 Hymn hooks and large number
Of Dr. Sewal's Plates.
The Society has only cause to regret lis restricted
means of usefulness and trusts that the Temperance
portion of the community win not allow them to sink
under the burdens sready accu mulated upon them
The Report returns their thanks to Orrin Day and
Chester Buckley, Esqs. for donations Of 800 EACH
The Society first organized in 1888 and remodel
ed in 1886 Since that time the Newly orS Stnte So
cety has issued l5,9740OO publications. In sever
al OF the States new auxiliaries have been added
The Congressional Temperance Society and the So
cety of the Executive Department have been highly
successful The Irish Associations possess an Eccle-
siastical character peculiar to themselves but have
proved nevertheless effcacious in securing proved
abstinence from all that car intoxcate. The society
has not been disappointed in the hope that the move
ment would be steady and continued. The reformed
men have almost invariably adhered to their pledges,
and become worthy members of society. The Socie-
ties have been maintained with great spirit and their
lecturers have often shown an ability, zeal and
perseverance, which have excited universal admira-
ton The number Of organizations and pledged mem
bers now in the United States 1t is impossible to est
mate. Few towns are without societies, and in one
name has signed the pledge. The Temperance Ref
ormation has been instrumental in saving not less
than half million of our citizens from degradation
and ruin-has restored more than 100 600 drunkards
has dried up the fountains of pauperism in great
degree-has mode the poor rich-the wretched hap
Ply, and the idle Industrious 1t has greatly diminish
ed crime, has been certified by eminent judges in
various portions othe land well by Reports of
State Prisons, in several OF the States. In Massachu
sets of l4s discharged prisoners who signed the
pledge, but three have been recommitted 1t has Civ
en- the death blow to the traffic in ardent spirits
which has so cursed the land. A strong feeling has
been excited against the License Systen-two thirds
of the inland lake trade is now carried on without
dent spirits-many Of our vessels on the ocean now
sail with splrituous liquor except in the medicine
chest-it has now penetrated the army and navy, in
spite of the Of the service, the spirit raton--
has added realty to the wealth Of the nation every
department of honest industry, every police ofce,ev
cry school, every military company has felt its opera
ton, and it has aided the of piety and true
ligon throughout the land.
The Report then alluded to Foreign Lands: i'll Ire
land where six millions have received the pledge, TO
England, Scotland and Wales, where the progress Of
the cause is highly cheering-though few of the no.
bilty and Clergy have taken part in it, to Cana
da, where l @, 600 have received its benefits; to Ber
muda, Nova Scotia, and Haysi; to Sweden, where
900 persons have received the pledge; to Norway
whose Parliament has resolved that after ten years
there shall not be aDstllery in the land: to Africa
to Polynesia and especially the Sandwich Islands,
whose King with all his chiefs, and 500 ofthe pop
ulaton, have signed the pledge, and where the King
lately addressed 400 children, and eAhorted them
to sign the pedge.-The Committee express an APP
prehension that the may suffer danger from its
being confined to drunkards and from its being neg
lected by the educated and intelligent through the
land. The Report in Conclusion, highly recommends
the plates of DR. Sewall and speaks in terms Of thank
lness for the support the society has received from
the Press
The Choir then sung, in the most impressive man.
ner the fine Anthem 'The earth is the Lords and the
fuIness thereof