The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-11
For the Caledonian.
. C.11 TO THE FRIENDS OF TEN.
PERANCE IN VERMONI'


State Temperance Society solicit moments
attention from every friend of the cause.
The time has come for action IN the form
of petitions. and it is important that this ac-
ton sbould be General and simultaneous
You have all seen the Maine Law anu nave
given it your hearty approval Inc VIZ
of humanity. and we doubt moi, tne 'o'ce
OF the State demands its adoption. Let We
are sure this will not be done, except that
voice be concentrated and poured upon the
ear of our LEGISLATURE. This Is what rehalhs
to be done. and is what we now ask you TO DO
The committee have circulated some twenty
or thirty thousand copies OF the Name Id"
aud the people have had time to read,to thihk
and to decide. A bill is now prepared anu
will soon be carefully matured, substantially
the same As the law of Maine, which we hope
the next legislature will make the law OF
this state What now is needed, Is to nave
the decision of the people IN black ana white'
for the lawmakers to look at. FOR TINS pur-
pose petitions are prepared and distributed
and when the community have put their
names to these. the work will be done.
In the opinion of the executive committee,
this is the great labor,an the most important
work ofthc season 1t is work IN which
all can and should have part. 1t faithfully
prosecuted, it will render the most efficient
service TO the cause =; az it will bring the sub
icrt home to every freeman and every family
and constrain each one to decide tor or "a
gainst the law ly signing.or refusing to sign.
No man should lie left any longer upon the
fence. These petitions, in the present crisis,
will have all the effect of the Temperance
Pled.r in the early stages Of the reform.
Bn, there is work to be done. and 1t cannot
be done bv counties, nor by towns, 1t must
be carried into schools districts, and organl-
cations must there be effected for this very
purpose. The Committee, therefore, call up
on all friends of Temperance to put shoulder
to the work--to secure Organlzation-to pro,
vide that every family and every person, OF
suitable a gr may be called upon to sign the
pctition. Much depends upon prompt anc
earnest effort. Let all 90 to work-agitate
plead, persuade, and the State will be car
: RED triumphantly
The Committee expect all the Sons of
: Temperance" Twill do their duty" and 20 t.
: work wh riI, not trusting to their owl
particular organization merely, but iavorln:
and h,lpiug every other. Where there ar
no Divisions OF Sons, or other organizations
We look 10 have some energetic friend O
friends OF Temperance call a meeting withou
,, DELAY. and see that the petitions are commit
ted 10 faithful hands. who will do the WORK
and report the result within a specified tim,
not later than the Sth of October. 1t i II
tended that all the petitions shall tie collect
ed and combined in one and thus bc prcscn
ed IN due form. For this purpose they mu'
be- sent. daily attrsr"d. 10 ASAmEI SrAlIl
ING. EST, Montpelier, through the sever
:, REPRESENTATIVES, or other reliable prr>onS,h
, the time Of the opening of the session OF ii
- legislature. We can and We ought then
present an imposing array Of names and il
iiurncc. If W. can not have all the rate,
y we can have all the won"H in the state; ar
;, on this subject they can be heard At the ca
itul If they cannot NJ the halto,-hox.
The Committee have not been ah,r .hi,hc
! to, to secure the services of an AGENT. Meth,
=. are they now able. We understand that II
.Irwrtt NAV he obtained after the middle ,
:, September, but rs this will hc too near Il
- ~ the cn..;.," - IL, i',.., e
: general AMI extended operations, the Cor
h mittcc have concluded t. leave II tn the So
70 cral counties to employ him at their discr
ton. Wherever his services are desired. a
, pliration NAV hr made the Executive Con
mi,,rr through judge Howe. OF CaStrto
>, and hi> services will be secured a. far
~ practicable. We would also say further. til
- 1t it seem desirable to secure other AGENTS (,
4 the thorough circulation of the PETITIONS. sue
agents may be cmp"vcd hv the County =
!. cictirS. and may he compensated hv the mol
les pledged by them for general operation
At any rate let the work be fbnr"uyijE don
Il each county and town choosing its own mctl
od The time has come for united action.
-. We shall gam nothing. but lose much by Dc
Law We can not too quickly dive't the en'
my of his arms and ammunition. so long
>. these are in his possession he will use thee
y, for hurt.
- With these suggestions we commit the wor
To the friends of the cause throughout tt
-. State, with great confidence that 1t will t
done.