Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-12-25
LAMOILLE COUNTY.

Voted that a committee ofone from each town rep
resented be raised, for the purpose of presenting to
this convention the names of suitable persons to be
nominated for County Commissioners for the year en-
suing. The following gentlemen were appointed a
nominating committee. Cambridge, M. Stafford; Wa
terville, Judge Fisk; Hydepark, DR.. Hunton; Stowe,
N. Robinson, jr.; Eden, J. T.. Pratt Mansfield, N.
Robinson; Elmore, G. w. Bailey; Morristown, N.
Perkins Wolcott, J, Smith.
Nathan Fostor, Rev. J. Gleed and J. ". Turner were
appointed a committee on resolutions.
Adjourned to ! O'Clock.
P. M. Met pursuant to adjournment. The COM
mittee on nominations reported the names ofNATHAN
H. THOMAS, of Stowe, MADISON Stafford,
of Cambridge, and MOSES FISK of Watervile.
Which report was unanimously adopted.
The committee on resolutions reported the follow
ing, which after a full discussion, were severally adop-
ted.
l.. Resolved, That the evils resulting from the use
of alcoholic liquors, are so apparent and appalling, that
it must be the duty OF every lover of his country and
friend of humanity, to use all his influence to abolish
the use of them, as a beverage, from society.
2. Resolved, That the main object of the Temper
ance movement is to prohibit the making and vending
Of ardent spirits as a beverage-that it has nothing to
do with any of the various political or religious sects,
or sectional interests.
8 Resolved, That the precepts of morality, which
are the only perfect rule of action, stand directly OPP
posed TO the sale and use of alcoholic drinks as a bev-
erage-
4. Resolved, That this convention recognizes the
traffic in ardent spirits as morally wrong, and should be
abandoned by every patriot and christian.
5. Resolved, That as the legislature has referred
this subject to the freemen Of the county, it is the duty
Of every lover of Justice and humanity, to use his best
endeavors to elect temperance commissioners in the
county, and by SO doing close the ~AOodgates of dissi-
patton and misery.
g. Resolved, that we deeply regret the want of at
tentien to- complaints against persons for violating the
law relating to the sale of Intoxicating liquors as a bev-
erage; by our State authorities.
T.. Resolved, That this convention proceed to ap-
point a committee of three in each town in the county,
whose duty it shall be to appoint and hold meetings in
every school district in their several towns, before the
first day of January next, for the purpose of calling the
attention of the freemen to the important subject of E.
lecting temperance commissioners. The following
committees we're appointed. Cambridge w Turn
err, E N Bennet, D d Stafford Waterville-Moses
Fisk, ] M Hotchkiss, Joseph Montague. Johnson-H
M Villas, Hon D Dodge, J F Walker. Hydepark-
Doct. Hunton, Rev. Mr.. Gregg, S Brown, D Wiswell.
Stowe-N H Thomas, D Lothian, DE- Allen Eden
J T Pratt, DR.. HtweIl, w Fisk. Mansfeld-G Nut
ting, N C Butts, ] Silnons. Elmore--A Camp, S G
Glines, C Shaw. Morristown-Mr. Campbell, West,
Dea. Poland. Wolcot-John Phelps, Samuel Pen
mock, ] Smith
Voted that the proceedings be signed by the presi-
Mountain Freeman for publication; also the Vermont
Temperance Journal.
N. H. THOMAS, President.
Nj STAFFORD, Secretary.
While the 5th resolution was pending, ]. W.. Turn
e, of Cambridge, rose and said:
Mi. Pfesidenf-In speaking upon this resolution
permit me- to make allusion to a casualty which took
place some few weeks since in or near Fairfax, VT
and although a frightful and awful one, is, after ALL
but one among a thousand occurring in the ranks Of
the drunkardB. allade to- the case of one Lurry, a
Frenchman. Larry, not being able to get all the strong
drink his, habits craved, at Westford, a town under
Temperance regulations, went to Fairfax, some fou
miles distant, where, at that time, the drunkard coul(
get alcohol as long as he could furnish pay for it. AT
ter having filled his jug and satiated his unnatural ap
petite in the evening, he started for ome-lost hi
point Of compass, took the wrong read, and when hi
head, the seat Of reason was whirling with the spiri
of Fairfax, in his attempt to cross a bridge he fell int
the gulf and on to the rocks-groaned and died. Tn,
t next morning (Sabbath) there was a ceroner's inques
J called and held over the body, and q verdict renderet
: " death by accident" Who pas HE cause of that aeci
dent2 At this sad period his wife, the mother of Mint
children, with her eldest son, was away from home.-
On her return she found the lifeless body of her hus
! band surrounded by the younger of her children
mourning, in loud and bitter accents, the loss of thei
3 father, who fell, as too many Of therumsellers' victims
: fall. When embraced by her little ones she exclaim
ed. "my children it will do no good to weep--go t.
God and pray that He may keep you from going tt
| the place your father went to, and from dying as he
n died" Now listen to. the groans of the unfortunate
d man, as he falls from the bridge. Listen to the cries
e of nine fatherless children and the weeping widow al
they view the breach made in their family circle BY
the ruthless hand of the ~rUmSeler, and that, too, for thu
Il paltry profit he makes on the article he deals in. Lis
9 ten to the audible prayers of the distressed widow, al
= they go up to heaven for protection; hear that cab TO
= vengeance to rest on that traffic which sends thousand
to premature grave annually; then ask, Are thost
p who dealt ont to Lurry his drams-his last drains
%guiltless? The dead mans blood answers from thu
9 ground, no. uerly, no!
Let us now sum up the profit and loss in this hGdg
: On one hand, Lurry is gone-his widow and nine chill
= dren are left to mourn his loss, Ia loss that never cal
be %repaired) and struggle against the b~uffetings of
O cold, hearless world. On the other, the Fairfax run
vendors have probably made about two dollars and nine
e ty cents in cash, as Larry left home in the mornin,
with five dollars and fifty cents, about one dollar O
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