Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-07
REPORT or THE STATS CENTRAL
TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE


~ts'e. TIE pprsisf tols vlach In isg7
gs's tsc dcd siptsssiaa sgsiuri License
iu ists uas csrisrfd 10 he IA hvm of l.
csuss The snsar had ssid ,bs Sihts
vouit nj sndure u more than one year. snd
'heI haze pfoeistagrd q folEimsbt 81 their
p'ediCiluus Ilsird WHh their victory. tlisy
hsts eeEagst ~ith oil real 10 Improve u,s
fiesrni, aud u a.'ssibie make sSni- smend.
iot the pact We shotAd ihtak the mutt
tsds o. their Vasrng, migh' sPPesse The an
gsi 81 GOD
We nav oourts,uia,e ourselves TO-DAY
- b. the ENJOY meni 81 yest t.ch "a ne
birssed itutts u ihs Losa4s stGfcr, aud
rfsseni sppsafssces give promise OF mutt
abvgdaH haftcH. TIE places OF dIuking
are uUusruus add veil .iosrd Customers
10 sbundsnus swarm sfound them. For the
umofOo. yoo,h, those bach foam bars. con.
ccivcd AND arranged IN the dsys Of Iesiric-
too, atfotd most desirable cOpcealuent
and ere not useless improvements. Many
hnd u desirable 10 tiep out 81 sight when
uhey Indulge sud when once behind the
screen. they use great boldne~ Aliesdy
have nc seen strange thiags--midnieh riots
--compsnIes OF boys ~ho have not vet reach
% their teens" drinking and being drunk
en- ise old veterans, under the blessed eeis
40 mach ~ be mentioned foil smounl
ofCIimiasl prosecutions are roming up
Vermont poor huusss sse test ieplenishiRg
Reformed inebrihIes are ielsPsinR, and the
budding joys Of many families are turned To
sorrow
These things are jUsl what every sober
man musi have anticipated as the result OF
the popular vote IN March last That vote
brought back tie reign OF death and innu.
merahie woes and u ought IN cover the
iIcnds ~ temperance with shame and soT-
row. THAI strange snd shameful vote was
The result of our Inactivity, and not falling
% rom temperance principles in the State
The proKlmaic causes Of IT, We think, are
obviously The following:
l. The annual meeting Of the society las,
year, irl upon d lime when attendance from
any considerable distance was almost i'm.
possible That meeting was small awaken.
20 bal little intern,l. aud exetiing bot a fee
ble influence upon the State, This was e1.
ccetingiy uupfup,ioUs.
, The friends OF Temperance felt great
security On account uitho large ma iority for
900 license tie previous year every one
seemed 90 suppose The Temperance ticket
would prevail again without any ciTun.-
Consequently very liuIe exeriion was made
. Some may have Eel, discouraged be-
cause the temperance laws did mol dry up
oil the fountains Of death at once
Tho fundamental principles Of the tom
petance reform were less frequently discus
sod and pressed upon tho consciences Of
men and the evils OF niemperance were in
some degree lost sight Of Men felt less,
and therefore we're less In earnest
These causes are sufficient for all tho re-
suits OF the past year. As ihey are all with
IN our reach. and easily removed they offer
no encouragement, There are some lhin5,
also which render the present lime especial
~ favorable 10 united effort. The terrible
doineS Of the rum traffic must serve as an
eiie, lual cure for Indifference We are con
;raiard TO feel on This subject by what our
eyes have seen and out ears have heard.
Tie r2rcucnce Of year las carried con.
v.c.on to many minds, which arguments had
fsied 10 reach. We think il must convince
al. iheAds OF temperance that nothing but
luin awaits uE In turning back. Any mea-
sure Of sacrifice and cost In prosecuting tho
work Is iritng cUmpaTed with the fruits Of
ln,emperance.
Your committee think thefe never has been
greater encouragement 10 20 forward, hnd
mat there has mover been greater readiness
IS the question from all sides The answer
Is anGlously waited Tor. The answer to this
question is the appropriate business Of this
meeting
The Central Committee suggest, az among
no iiIGRs 10 be dJno-
lst That tie doctrine Of total abstinence
-- abstinence for conscience sake-Abslin-
tncs for cur own and The hest. good of the
community abstinence rs the only remedy
t5t the enormous exIs Of inlempeGance, must
lie reiterated throughout the State. and press
cd home upon the hearts OF men unll they
lei' rs iflih and power. This is ihe basis
! oi all permanent results, and 1t demands
. " INC upon line"
% That determined efforts should be
made 10 have The License Law speak the
truth, and 40 logger belle and falsily the
State. II has been and IS still the saving
mat the voice OF Vermont is for Rum which
? - false, and noble minded lreemen should
resent The foul lndlsuity. AT the battle OF
Sarsiogs, when cannon was taken from the
enemy, The first thing was 10 swear Il TO
speak true Tor tue colonies. and then It was
turned upon the Zoe. IL 10 quite lime the
law was laken out Of the hands Of the enc.
+ nv sworn 10 be true and faithful, and then
turned againsI.him And II should be made
10 speak with msJonty that will be " like
The sound OF many waters - IL is import ant
. lha: every Town aud school district IN the
Stale should be thoroughly explored. One
town society has recommended the iorms.
uon OF district sO,ienes, and protiers a com
moo school library, worth from fifteen to
twenty i've doliars TO the district which se-
cures the largest proportion OF all is inha-
buanlS over seven years OF age, 10 the tenn
pefanoe pledge This will 10 tie work IN
that town. This, OF some other plan, may
DO It In every town.
.. That special efforts be made to secure
ne CO operation Of The newspaper press
Throughout tho state The Committee re-
gre, ,uaI they are compelled to report The
discOu,inuauce OF The Temperance Herald
Ni,hin tho year, aad especially that IL was
discontinued lor want oi adequate support.
SUI % ought not Ia surprise Us, that 10
Limited ieutoSy, where 80 many papsrs al.
ready had al existence, u should be found
eiilcoit % sustain a new one devoted sps-
ciatly To the cause Of temperance, ho~eyef
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