Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-01-24
VERMONT TEMpERANcE SOCIETY,".

ceived report OF the proceedings out us g'ea'
length iorbids our publishing II.
The Convention was called to order BY the
p.o,;1o,, E,ss,rs Fairbanks. Eso. ocSt. Johns
60, r., IF chelsea ,yos an.
Dufy' caSou 0'ee'o' A.'f % ~, -,
pointed secretary P'o se"'' anu " wv" oo'''-
er, ESD, Assistant. Several Committees were
raised for making list of delegates, for over
lures, and for momeniary officers.
The report of the Executive Committee was
then read. We make the following extracts:
Tr,o distinct odvancements or manifestations
Of n"hl;c on;n;nn-s;milar in their class, but
S;,,psaa IN ,be;r FIRMS and occurring nj periods
" ~ ,aar Instant from each otLer-nav be
onnenIed n in eviJence Of The foregoing re-
nlarts In the early period of the wear the
,,o,,;on az oront;r, or reInsiny licenses To- vend
;hn,oy;co,;no drinks was brought. in many towns
or-the STATE. 10 an express vote; and, in the
,,rsgt naioriiv or those towns. the vote was
strong and iull for refusal In many other
Instances the boards of the town authority came
~ n similar decision. The instances of this
descrintion. without going into particulars, in
comnar;son Of those of the opposite. were SO
numerous as TO encourage the belief that the
long continued labors TO throw upon this sub
;cct the LIGHT necessary 10 a sound public sent-
ment are about IN succeed. Still more worthy
Of mention is The fact that. at a subsequent pc
rod, the petitions sent TO the Legislature, in
conformity with the recommendations of your
Society al the annual meeting of 1914, which
praved for so much protection-or rather OPP
portuniiv for proteciion-as would consist in
giving The question of licenses 10 the people, in
their primary capacity, were answered by en-
actmcnts at once effective and consonant TO the
spirit of our American institutions.
~ re'ai'oh " ei'"I0'"s '''0 "us
the license laws, the Committee say:
In a community so purely republican as ours,
it the natural and unimpedchabte issue of
questions affecting the body polite to be bro't
before the body for immediate adjudication
But out of this republican issue and course Of
things there arise special duties of personal
nature. The conscientious citizen, consttu-
thug, as he does, one number of the primary
and supreme assembly for the final adjudication
of matters which he perceives TO involve the
public welfare or dctriment, cannot excuse him
self from being al his post and casting a vote
for the general happiness. Again--after the
adjudication shall have become complcte-he
will feel that laos and decisions become opera
tive only by EXECUTIONS; and that the eXecu-
ton OF law can take place only 6y me agency
oae"' ~ oJ;Cpe'u ~ ha, ~ are G,eJ !, -
republican 10 point out the incendiary; in a
case of murder, it is republican to raise the cry
and mite IN the pursuit; II melt ana roOnery
o - SrHo , ,hsm % ~. Of tbe law
arJ On he same nr;nc;nis and nv The same
,,assss;,, r. b., ,hs ,,snd;no oc ;lIeoal commndi.
H. ~. H.. 6 ,;,s,sns 70 r.s,ed ami Cam;-
I;es are robbed ~ wealth and-vet vorse-oc
The 'domes,;. reace which wealth cannot renav
!, = =, 60 an,;-ronnhl;aan md ;nd;screet mi
Go lew ,he nroc,ica rom lie ln,L;ng nlace and
co-onerate f,r i,s con vrion in The Capacity. as
ccsr;nn' nor, J;rsct nc ;nJae ;nrvman n2ose-
cn,or or ,y;;n.ss Ikre ,hsn Cilow-r;t;1ens
in cnn,emnia,;on If The cnmmonwealtb,s ne.
c.sS;,;es apd ,hoss dn,;.s which The GENERAL
Iarn;nn,s ar;o;ns u,on he c;,;zsns 10, ne dis
10y, H.. e,G nr ,rrl,, ,,',;ol', and ho,o,ohIe
ao,;on P
w ,aLe occ,s;on ., re,eo, the sentiment =
him. pEOpTE doc,de Le @.eot ouesf;on.
..b;rb .o,,ser, he neonlc n ma;ni;,ies in
~ a., &C., 90 !, nHr o,;n;on wrong we
~ 10 Ill, - ,hs;r dec;s;on. r,berevnr n, a
;nr;,s or. viii ~ we re,'';r ,bo, The m;nor-
- I'll, u,;,h - uba, ,y., corce;ve IN he
ha.nns,saIahle and las,;no benefits oconr ou,n
~ ~ ~
heN 1 a. nieI''., ny ,"'"" - c," x, NV
Cnas' T. OZARK D. oioauaro' a. y. lw'hihg,
"hlarh Nasn' Oeh'"' 'o"'"'''ee'
The following resolutions were discussed
with shirt and at lenoth and were severalIv
r, MI 81 H., ,:..,.,;..
auopieu' --the h'st WIN ou' quo u'sSc"''"s
vote;
l. Resolved, That the Trends oil Temper,
asJe caVe g.ea, oause ,o' ,hau ~ T ,hn,
The LEGISLATURE Of the State of Vermont. at
their last session, passed law on the subject
of licensing The sale of alcoholic drinks, which
II nghiuily carried inLo ehect, on ,emPe ,;a.
ere Iopn free IN y Great measure. our State
go; ~ Ill, 81 ;,,an,n.ronc.