Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-08-18
Temperance Convention.

Temperance convention.
Pursuant to call, the friends of Temperance
met in large numbers at the Court House, in
Montpelier, on Saturday, August 18th, and Of
ganized by the choice of
Hon. ISRAEL GOOD AIN. President.
H Ii ost cTan sn1Ta, Presidents. ,;ss
Wm w. WELLS Secretary
A CO nmitee on resolutions was appointed
consisting of Asel Spadlng, F. F. Merrill, o.
IL Smith, Eli Baton, and w. F. Woodwork.
A committee of three from each town we're ap
painted to presare and present to the Convention
a list of persons suitable To be supported by the
friends OF Temperance for County Officers at
the coming Election, who, having met, reported
the following, VIZ:
R Roy. c. WHEELER For Senator's.
DENsLow UrHAM L.dgss
ALoNzo PIERCE
HEMAN CARPENTER States attorney.
H. BRIeGs sheriff
JOSEPH POLAND, Judge of Probate.
Aud the same was adopted.
John Spaldlng, W. F. Woodwork, and l., M.
Wood were appointed a County Committee.
The Committee on resolutions reported the
following, which we're discussed and adoped,
namely:
| Whereas, "We hold these truths to be self
evident: that all men are created equal that
they are endowed BY heir Creator wllh certain
uuaenable rights thar among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit "f happiness that to
secure these tights governments are Instituted
among men. deriving then Just powers from The
consent OF the governed ":-aud whereas, we
believe that the traffic IN ardent spirits, 10 be
used as beverage, Is immoral, unjust, and q
violation Of the law of God; that it's direct ten.
dency Is, to destroy government by brutallzing
It's cizens, impovershlng ,s inhabitants. los
tering vice and crime, and filing the land with
widows, orphans, and paupers; Imposing heavy
taxes upou the public, and filing our jalls with
liquor: Therefore,
Resolved, ]. That we are in favor of retaining
the law passed by the Legislature OF this State,
at lis last session, commonly called the Maine
l. euor Law, with such amendments us may be
required to obvste ali reasonable objections, and
make the law efficient to secure the purposes in
tended.
2. That said law ought not to be "Immediate-
y ana uncondl,enally repealed "-nor repealed
at all ;-snd we hereby affirm and declare, that
we will support no man for Office who Is in favor
of its repeal.
3. That experience has proved that " moral
suaston," alone, Is not sufficient to remove the
great evil OF intemperalce froM our land, and
as society has right to protect Itself IN such
cases, by the enactment of laws sufficiently
stringent to accomplish the object, therefore, the
Vermont Name Law" IN pIlucipIe and pur-
pose, is desirable aud Necessary, and should be
respected, sustained, and enforced by the people.
4. Whereas, certain politicians whose words
and actions In times past, prove them to be the
determined enelnles of the Maiue Law are now
saying 10 the friends of the law TOR mere poj-
zeal effect, we belleve.) 1--WE would net vote to
repeal the law, bul simply to an,end IT." while
in the presence Of ruu'-drInkers aud run-selIers
they continue To denuunce and curse IT. thus
hoping, we suppuse, to secure tie votes of both
parties, by this double-faced course of proceed.
Ings: Therefore,
5. That we caution the friends of Temperance
to beware OF taking stock ia the declarations
Of these Iuen.
6. That in view of the action OF men and par
ties in this country, we are Obliged to adopt The
sentiments published in the Vermont Patriot
July 81. 1853 to HE following purpot: "ln
Counties and towns it Is to be expected that the
Name law will cut up the leading parties more
nr l.cS I'M tho npinfs, ahptit ahnU thoir
strength on the State ticket"
z. That the enemies of The Vermont " Maine
Law" have made the quesl,on OF lis repeal the
paramount issue IN the present political CANVASS,
and therefore, we 60 unitedly Tor the support of
the Law, and al this great work, we feel bound
To treat all nominees tor office. so tar as ihe.
acts affect the Law. as either for us, or against
as and the canuldaIe that ret,ist to define hs
POSITION on this subject. is unworthy OF our sup
port and we will treat him accordingly at the
pOlls