Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-12-24
RUTLAND co TEMPERANCE
CCNNENIlON

Pursuant to call subscribed by large
number Of citizens anl published in the
scv al ne@splp, Of the county, n TEN.
pcrance Convention met at Cds,l,ton on
Thursday, A. NJ, Dec II, lSlG, and was
called to older by Dra Enos Aletill, and
organised by appointing
Rev JESSE +. PECK, President, and
SILAs II. IloDGEs, Secretary
After prayer by Rev. Wm A Ilallock
the President and other gentlemen explain.
ii the o;)ccI Of the CONVENTION, aud re.
mI5tninpor ja impouIncr IL the b,s. .A.
ic,cs,s OF the county
On motion, tlon Xlmr Howe. Mr. !
Barrou, Jr aud Rev Mr Robinson were
oppoh!'I By the PrcsIdcuI nominating
committee
And at their suggestion, Hon 4. l.
Brown. G y. Austin, E,q Prof J. S
Carr, Rcy G " Wells aud c Sp~,ccr,
Esq, were appointed a committee to pc.
pare the bushes, OF the Convention
lhIs committee asking fer Instructions
on motion OH Howe. twas
HcSolrcd. That thc Business Committee
be instructed to prepare and report a plan
OF town and county orgmIzl'I.n, and snch
o'hc' plans as, N thor Judgment VII bcs,
advance tie Temperance Reform,
). II Hodges, Esq nj his request, was
excused from serving Ms SECRETARY. and Dr.
O. Cook, Jr appointed IN his place
Pending the report Of the busin'ss com.
m'ucr, the Convention was addressed lnior.
m.!Iy, with cons ut Of the Chair by J
Hltrcu, j. Hon Il Howe, Dca Chccvcr,
Rev. \ Walhcr, Rev J steele, Mr. Rich
nTlsIu, aud olhrs until 1919 O'Clock.
Whrn. on motion Of Mr. Brrrcu, the Con
y'muom adjourned !or one hour
Afternoon.
The President called The Convention to
order, and Hon. y. l. Blown, Tor business
ro"m'"r' sn'0'" o.. fl'.r~ 90. =.
N...s u L.....Yu ..,a- rr.
uAro p,,s,nud to Ia, l.rrm,n the lnpoitanl
question Of License or mo License"
AMI bay, i.us cast upon them the whol,,
OF tu' tremendous responsibility OF opening
up To t.r wdanrun,s of tins State the food
OF mischief and Iuiquty, which flows from
the licensed traffic in intoxicating drinks,
OF o! shutting up en!u,Iy the sources
tLr0u1h yyIi,h tho r,is,li, E ,rl ;o;o,,;,,.
have lowed en- rq.-anJ n,bo,"'s ,nndtn
sn.,e mon arc r,.,, ,alIrJ ,,.'a
r,snonsiI', Inc md - aJl '',,, ',',
and honor.hl, means vi,Lin ,hn,r n,'.a,
In mt nm cn,,o IN, ,d;c IL i,.,a,i..,,,,,,
drinks Therefore
10 an.,o,n,,lh. - .', .''.''',''I - sIH
81 The General Coumi,co whose 6.n,
shall be- 10 device ard c,r,c into mr., s,',,,
plan l." which every school 1,s,,;,, N ,h;s
count, shall be r,ocI,d and "a c,r as
srbe induced 10 co.onar,,. ,ylh mo Cria,Js ,
oftem,,rance IN mcet;og ,bo rc,ron;h;I,,,
casr uoon,io coro,un,,, o,I - ."'cc,,,', /
the sanction oC,bo S,,,c of Vrro,o,, ., ,'~, -
lrafi. in ,otoxic,,iog d,rI,s
81 ResOlre9 hat n commi,,se or ,b,oe
in each town bo onrojr,sd h,,,;. C,nn,n
ton, whose du,y Shall be IN swal,n ,bo =,
tension oC,ha ,oh,bronrs If ,,ch scha"Id',
,,,,,i.. III, town NV I,lj,ng' ,ose,,,'.. -.
o,hcrnls, in every d,.,,,,N r. ,ho ,on,o.
lance and necessity ofnncnj,nr ,,,o ,,oo,,oo
in March next and vo,ioo IA y;non.l y
Tha, such Commute shall co.oca,a,. a'nl
the General Commi,,ec olr ..,,,hIo o,a,.
ures To ru, an end to the traffic IN ln,osica.
ting drinks in the Stlto
81 Rcsoired That committee oftbrcc
be appointed to urcoarc an ,1l,ess r. n,
frccmcn orrlus county. adapted t., the Issue
Of License or No Liccn., +, be nr..
senlcd 10 an adjourned meeting ofthe Con
vca,ion for It's adoption.
This rcnart boyinr toco o,,c,,d H.,
Couy. n,,on cons,l.nJ Mo- n,os'.tI'' WV
rcsal buttons scn,ro,cIy and ,G., .a,. "'I
ieb,,o ~, u,ss,, ill.,. - ,'P',,.''
,nd o,h,rs y,,s n,,r',oan.I,,. L"'' nrr
he convention ,rocc,J,I 10 ,.;a 1'iI-''' u"