The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-03

ifulih Of The Licfnsf sysifmi Hnd present hp-
penmntea give promise 81 o nohi abundant
I harvest The pldc6s ofdunking are Humer-
Gus aud well stored. Customers ia Uluu-
dance pSarm around them, For he limorous
you'll. those bafk room bare, conceived aud
arranged Ia Ihs days Of rsslrelion' Afford b
mnbI desirable rnHrrHlWuHii HUH HTr not urrT
ess improvements Many fad u desirable TO
I sisf, a'It 81 slghl when ihey iudulgei and
when once behind ihu screen, lliey uHe great
! hOduess. AfeaGy hnrv-wo seon strange
/ lllinFs-nidnighi riop-rompauirs Of boys
who have not SGT reached thor 'ieenh, 'drlhh
/ ing and being drunken like old veterans, ut
der the lleFsed fegis ofthe iHw--deeds Of
slmnie which Hny not 10 much az he meii-
toned A lull amount ofcrimiunl profgrn-
lions are coming up. Vermont poor houses
nre fhi ,ruprmshng. Returned inelHa'af
ARE rclnpsinR, aud lho budding JOSS OF many
families are turned "a HprroW,'
1'hese things nre Just wbnt every sober
man must lHVe anticipated ns lhu results 81
the populur vote IN March lhl. That vote
brought bnck lho reign dl death and hummer
able woes md IL ought 70 cover The iriends
of temperance viii shame and sorrow, That
struugo aud shameful vote was The reful Of
our inactivity, mud not ora falling Oft irdm
temperance principles in llle State, The
proXinruo causes Of ave think urG obyi-
ously tl,c folowuP'
I. ThGnnnunl meeting Of the society laN
yonr, fell upon q iine whom attendance from
any considerable distance WIS almost intOs-
side. That meeting Wns 6bnll, awakening
bat lutte Interest, aud oNeding only feeble
Influence upon lhc State. This WINS exceed
inPly unprolilious,
>, The friends Of temperance felt great
security on account of the large inpjoriiy for
"no llccnse' The previous yonri every QUO
secuted Ia suIlloso ll,o Temperance ticket
would prevail pruin without any effort. Con
Hequenly ,ofy lilllu oNerlion WINS made.
,, some may hive i,i discouraged he
cuth tlie temperance lnwS dad not dry NJ oil
tho fountains ofdeaih az once.
~Ihc fundamental principles Of tlic
temperance reform were less frequently dta-
GUESSED aud pressed upon the ronrciuncos OF
meu; aud iliu evils of iuirnpofapoo were ~
sumG degree lost sight oG Al0u iull loss npd
therefore were less IN earnest.
These causes ARE sufficient for Uil tliv re-
sulls otthc pnsl year. A. they were within
our rcacli aud easily removed, they Offer
10 discouhgcmcni There ava sUnH thugs
niso which render Tie present time especial
~ ,.s7orIhi1 TO united effort. HE Terrible
-doings ofihe rum mSic musl serve 10 mn e.
icclubl euro for indifference. We nro c0T-
strained "a feel on this subject Icy whit or
eyes have seen aud our ears have heard Tie
experience ofa wear has carried conviction
to many minds, which arguments had inilcd
to rcuch. We think II must convince all
friends of temperance that nothing but ruin /
awaits us in turning back. Any measure OF /
sacrifice aud cost Ia prorccuiug Ike work is .
uIllng compared with tho fruits orInIcnpcr,
uncc.
Your committee ihiuk rherc never lns been .
greater encouragement Ia go i,rWurd, mud .
there has meyer ICrn pruntcr readiness to rh.
gage in tt7 work Mat Is 10 be RoHe} II tic I
question frutU al, sides. Tho answer Is aux.
iously waited for. Tho answer ~ il,1t quos
non IS HE appropriate business of lh's meet
ing.
The Central Committee suggest, ns among
(iie things 10 he done4-
Ist Tint The doctrine octulHl abstinence
abstinence for conscience sakc-uhstiueuCc
for our owniuud the hest good ct The CONF
iuuniN abstinence us thc.unly rqpcdy for
the enormous evils OF inlcmpcruicS, must hc
reiterated throughout the State, nnd pressed
huuc upuuI hears ofmeu iil Ihey feel It's
ruth md power. This is The basis ofnll per.
rcsuI'H and 1t demands "hHc upon
liuu l.
3D. That determined Efforts should TU
nude 10 have INV lvrv4Esss Lax sienk the
lruth,nlid no longer belle aud ialsi(y lhe Snic.
II has been aud Is still saSiug that tho voice /.
nf Vermont is for Run; which is f,-c, nld
every noble minded freeman should rcscHt
HE iuui lndiguitv. Al the hattie of Saratoga. ,
when cannon wns taken from tie enemy,
The first Thing was TO swear it 10 spcut true
for the colunvs. md then II wusturnrd upon ,
lilo foe, II is quiic iiIuu the law was lgken
nut of the lands of tie enemy--sworn 10 he
eiia il'd faithful, and then turned against
him. And il should be made 10 speak widi ,
majority that will lie "iike the sound ufmnn.
J waters" II is Important that every tnwn
lnd school district Ia tie State should bc
thoroughly explored. One town society has ,
recommended the formation of district sUcie-
les and rFoilnrs gee4,stett s,.itt,,,l- lihfat v
worth from fifteen TO twenty five dollars To
he district which secures the largest propor.
ion of all It's inhabitants otor seye,, rqnrs of =,
LIE, Ia lhe ieEnprranca y - ,l..
lie work IN That town. This, or some a,jiGr ,
'lan, inay do il iaScyery town.
3d. That specihI Efforts he made TO secure r
he cooperation OF The newspaper press \
throughout Iltc Slnte. The Committee regret
hat they nre compelled to report tho discon- i
lnunnce OF The Temperance Herald within a
ho year, mud especially that it was aicon- /
inued for want ofndequn,e support. S,ili it 1
lught not greatly IN surprise us, tint in n il
ttttted territory, where so many 1,npers nj \
eady had an existence, il should he found d
lltiicnlt to sustain n new one, devoted snec- ,
ally TO the cause oftemperance, however n 5
'ly conducted. Il only remains TO secure
yhnt all we onn from other presses. The
Sonnsttec ARE happy to saw they believe
hese nre generally favorable 10 our cause. !
nd il respectfully soliciicd will cheerIuly d
place TO temperance matter. In Y
his way Information will he circulated much G
more widely than i, would be by my one pa Y
'eri aud what ~ of more consequence, il :
would 90 into thousand families when = {
iricily tcmperaHcn paper would neyar enter ;