The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03
Fipm no Burlington Free Pres,
The state Temperance Con-
Vention.

We gave nii account lHsI week " he or
7 ranilfon Of lhe state Temperance criiyra-
/ liof-Nirh assembled In This place on the
| l7lh jan
;. Wrspys below lho more important paris
vi the proceedings, -
] - report from Tho fmla Central Commit
,ee waH read by Prof Carr, OF Cuslelou, yo-
ted that his report be- printed with HE min
ules Of HE Convention.
The business COMMITTEE recommended
/ lligl 40 speaker occupy more llnn 10 min.
ulcH viii nNlt leave from The Convention,
/ \JtcporIF were lhen listened 10 on ile slate
0flbo temperance cnuaa from the several
counties, Il appeared from these reports that
,lurr licenses were gfrutrd lusi spring NJ
toNicuiing drinks Ind been sold without stint
aud on every lnnd The most appalling conse-
qurncef Of drunkenness, ia the shape of fTim0
and sgiloriug Gro Wlncffod, nud'in AZ tho
counties. IN Addison county the number Of
licolses was stated az Gi, Ia Chiuendeu 40,
'iu lhofowu Of burlington 80, aud that lhcse
lireu-cs have been Wautrd mad used freely 10
all applicants uH ithy flooding tho Stnto Witli
ruiiI "a sweep tie state Of every v0siige Of
temperance oilour'
A resolution was adopted directing lho np-
poiulmont OF County Committees, The fol-
loving named gorllumon were appointed IN
The sGycr e'uunlies.
bennington CO. Tel NJ. Robinson, Rev.
r. &. Hand ME- Eamca Of Scursbury, Wm,
\. liurnhum r.,
i.amoiIIo Co, Rev r, @, Puigc, H. u,
S......,,,i, l.. %. Stevens,
Caledonia CO, Joseph T.. Fairbanks T., g.
Chnmhrrlnili Samuel u, Mnlocks
Grnud l-lo Go. o. q. Wheeler VIM
Chamberlain, Dr. II. g. Butler.
Orleans Go. q. W. Piper, Hon. Jacob
B,ios, Jesse Cooper.
Chiiiendcn Go. WIN. Weston, De. Good
year, ]. :. Admins.
Windsor Ca, Oal Billings, jonathan Kin
hey, Rev. John Dudley,
sOrnhgc 60. q. II. Smith, II. liallou Far,
faud H. Merrill.
ESssa Ca d. Dewey, lion. Reuben c. Ben
ton, Row. Mr. Worcester.
Rutland Co.. l.. = Carr, Iimr Howe,
Chester Spencer kobc1 Hawkins, -, i.
Wm-low.
Washington, Addison, wihdbnnr aud
froukliH wcre'rXpectcd 10 make lhoir own
appointments nj their County Meetings to be
held soon.
90 "Wednesday evening rclnnrks were
made by Prof Carr Prof Mcachnui, DR.. Nor
riIl, Rev. Mr. GoodIuc, J. :. Adams aud 9th.
crs, TO an attentive house.
On Thursday morning, nficr remarks L.,
MussrS. Sampson, Woodward Wiuslow aud
Others llio lrlIowing resolutions were pre-
senlcd, considered and passed;
Resolved, That The lcGlus temperance
men ,H'Ihn principal towns Ia The several
counties IN The SUITE, ought Immediately 10
lake measures for The holding of meetings in f,
all the towns IN their respective counties.
aud particularly IN the towns Wlserc tcmprf-
nur" principles have been hut litir discussed /
for the purpose of awakening the people To
action at the coming Mlrchmcctus.
Resolved That this convention, in the .
hope OF success IA their enterprise, recognize .
their dependence on the blessing of God ,And
would urge all the friends ofrcligion to look
upwrrd, ms well as TO their duty towards
ibcir fellow men.
Resolved, 'Chnt NO respectfully request
the btlitnrs aud Publishers OF newspapers
throughout The Stnte TO engage more curncsl-
~ ~ carrying forward The temperance reform
aud hat they devote some portion of lhcjr
columns 10 the publication Of temperance AZ
ticlca.
Resolved, That wo respectfully rcqucs,
me clergy oi AL denominations throughout
the state, To preach or lecture on the subject
W NN'''l'Nial'iN w ilflt' respective tOnHttHu-
LIONS between this tinic and the fret orNiarcl.
u"At
Resolved, As the sense OF ibis meeting.
that every individual has IA responsibility IN
relation toiAo temperance reformation, -in E
30 wise to lla transferred 10 another; each
should do all in his power 10 suppress mud to
yrerem The evils of ldtempernncc, aud NJ the
coming 'riol IN March, ali are expected to do
IT, ~ ,litty .-.-
those editors and publishers, who have inser-
ted our crcularspnd notices in their respect
t'e t'rt'et- |S'.ttld tlt-tr, that
we, believe their efforts in the cause win be
highly appreciated.
Resolved. That our thanks be rendered
10 the pruprieiors 0f the Congregational
Meeting House In tt1ts TIncG Tor ne use orr
Ihcir house for the accommodation Of the
Resolved, That The thanks ofthis Conven-
Ion lac rendered 10 the Band and totho Fnrg
amlly Tor tho agreeable entertainment, wbeR ,
hey have afforded this Convention 10y, HEIR
excellent performances, II
, Hesolved, That to the gocdI Citizens OF ,
Burlington, who have kindly thrown open
heir doors, aud have 40 literally aud so
supplied all our wants, We are
unable to find language sufficiently strong 10
'Nprcss our gratitude
Resolved, That the conductors of The
newspaper Press throughout the S;tntd he re-
'pectrlly nSqueslod TO publish the doinps of I
his meeting in their respective papers.
Alter prayer by The Rev. j. II. WoRcrsrrR.
he Convention adjourned to meet at Wind
or on 'he "Td Wednesday otJmuary1s50 :
- c, ADAMS, PRrsDENr F.,
ll-e-AIcKoK, Il
r. BSLLoU. S9EcRETAREs