Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-09-18
Proceedings Of the County Temperance
Meeting.
WILMINaroN, sepL. ., 1870.

The Annual Meeting Of the Windham County
To,sl Abstinence Society convened in the Baptist
Westinghouse in Wilmington, according to Prev
ous notice The meeting was called to order BY
the President, Z. A. Holion, Esq, and prayer was
offered by Rev NJ. ID. Miller.
The following committees were then appointed
On Nominafions--Cy Davis, J.. s. Sabin Mr.
Alyord, Rev. r H. Smith, Rev. d. H. Ranncy'
Rev. H. Fletcher, 7. II. White. = :,
On Resolufions-Rey A. Barber, Rev. Z. II
Smith, A. Van Doom, Rev. 5. ). Arnold r. H.
White. Rev H. NJ Graves.
The Report Of the Executive Committee was
read by the Secretary aud adopted by the Society
for publication. =, p;.h
which was referred to a committee consisting o.
Hon. W. u. Shafier, Rev ID. II. Ranney, and Rev.
s. s. Arnold
| The committee on nominations reported the io'-
lowing officers for the ensuing year +. A. HooD,
| ESQ. President; A. Van Doom, Vice President
Hon. w. r. Shaler, Treasures j. G. Foster
Secretary, which report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions reported the io-
| lowing. which we're seyerally adopted
| I. Resofred That the present license law,
which virtually leaves the question OF license or no
! license 10 the decision Of the people, meets WIN
our cordial appreciation, as giving TO each voter q
/ voice M Tue utCislOu VI biiH kiteh t"~-N~s-t
throwing upon each one solemn responsibility IN
relation thereto.
.. Resoired That it is the imperative duty Of
the friends of temperance 10 their best individual
and collective cxerions to procure the election oil
County Commissioners who will grant no licenses
for the sale Of alcohol beverage.
3. Resolred, That true iberahty requires that
the claims of the drunkard, Of his family. and Of
society. as well as those OF the rum seller, should
| "A -. tuhathar licenses shall
shall not be granted
4. RtsOired, That the entire prohibition OF the
sale of intoxicating drinks is no innovation upon
popular rghts--ihst it is but the extension OF the
principle upon which all governments (even the
most iibera) have acted for centuries, IN prohibit
ing their sale by all except few favored licensed
rnonopolists and that this abolition Of an odioui
and destructive monopoly simply places these few
upon equal ground with the many, and thus IN
stead Of destroying, actually promotes equal rights.
5. Resofred, That from the very organization
and structure Of society, each member thereof y
under obligation cheerfully 10 yield up the exercise
Of those absolute rights that are injurious 10 Il
general wefare-ihat the RICH, freely to yend IN
toxicsiing drinks is right the exercise Of whcl
is deeply aud vitality injurious its welfare, an'
therefore should be cheerfully given up by ever
good member Of society.
@. Resoirsd, That the liberty for which our "a
theirs struggled, and TO secure which gloriou
Constitution was framed is liberty restrained reg
ulated and protected by wise and wholesome law
mot the liberty that the opposers OF legislation o.
temperance claim, the liberty to indulge pas
sions and appeiites, without restraint and wilhou
regard 10 the interests Of others.
T. Resoired. That such churches as NANTES
indifference towards the temperance reformation
present one Of the most unyieldng obstacles in III
way Of our final success.
&. Resolred, That the temperance reformatio
has claims upon protesting christians which the
cannot disregard, without FORGETTING the characie
which they aspire to hold, Of being "thc light
the world"
The committee to whom was referred the lett,
OF Mr. Parish, reported. that it be recommended
the friends Of temperance in the County TO patror
Use the temperance paper which Mr Parish propo
r es TO publish at Woodstock. Also, that thos
towns which have not paid their assessments for n
support Of Mr. Parish Stale Agent, be requisite
} TO forward the same at early period. to th
Treasurer Of this Society, or TO Mr. Parish,
Woodstock
The meeting was eloquenily addressed BY j. /
W. Hawkins, the distinguished Westinghouse
Lecturer, who presented affecting picture Of Il
degradation of intemperance, and an nteresiu
and cheering account Of his recent Southern tou
! He alluded TO the evil tendency Of sympalhizin
with rum sellers, stating that of consderab
number OF temperance papers, advocating excl
siye moral sNdsiOR, only one now remains in exis
ence, and that nearly all the Societies formed upo
this principle have ceased exist and at least Nv
u Presidents Of such Societies had returned to the
y cups.
! The Secretary was directed TO publish the pr
ceedings OF the meeting in the several papers in Il
' County.
: The thanks Of the Society we're presented to Il
friends IN Wilmington for their kind hospitat
and 10 The Baptist Society for the use Of the
e house
d On motion the Society adjourned.
y E. A. HOLTON, Presidsn
+ J, G. FosTER, SECRETARY
Z. Annual Report of the Executive Committee OF a
y "indham County Total Abstinence Society.
Il In presenting their Annual Report, your Cor
It mliee would express their unfeigned gratitude