The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-15
State Temperance Convention
Lyndon, Jan. II, 1873.

State Temperance Convention
The Vermont STATE. Trmperan,e Con-
ton ne; at Rutland Jan. =. and s.,r..4.
order hy the President, Hon. Thop,s :
Powers
+. C. Tray of Windsor. AMI Ioy T T.,
lou OF Montpelier, were appointed S,,rr,,.
rie>
n" mcetln" was opened with PRAYER fs
th" Rev.. ID. Clrm,ut Ut Wopl.'n.b
On motion of Mr. Swan nf Winl.,- ,.,.--
mite" of Over'urr> was APPOINTED. ror.;.,.
in- OF M,'>>r> Lca,i;t of Nrrrrnnr>: F}r,rbs-
of CaNrnli>h: Adams "t Rurlin-'on i,..a.
hrr o., Westminster. AMI Swan OF Winds
On motion OF pr Merrill % Nil3'rlr-,
committee 20 u"mina'c Officers t,r ,hc,r>-.r,
var WIS appointed. VIZ: Mc>>r, Rarr,,, q
Mi,l'ljrLury; Howard OF Rutland: Pari>h o..
Rindolp pa; Woodward of Woodstock. az
Cushing of Mortified.
On motion Of Mr. lcavi't. M-s>r> u>-rol
Of Rutland. Knapp ot II John>iurv.N ",
OF Waterbury, were appointed 1. Commute
on The Roll
On motion "f Mr. Adam>all pledged tti,-',
of Temperance present were invited L. ,.r.-.r
their namr>,and take par, in The drlibrr.,i,r.
ut the Convention.
On motion Of llr. Merrill. Commute.
"AtrlIn- tracts relating To lh,. STATE, i,-..-
Law, and 10 report on the ,.xl,cii,n,.v OF l...
'>hin. 7''y 81 them. was appointed. VIZ b.
Mcrr.,i, ten. Nash and Mr. Eaton.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The annual renor, ni The Central Commit.
tee was read lv Rcy J. Steele. accented by
''v urrr,im,. a,if referred To the Cgn,n.i...,.
on Overtur"s
The Committee on ovrr'ur"> REPORTED ,al-
mediate! \ Ia favor Of adopting tie. re,sr.
which WAS coucurrcd in hv thu. CONTENTION
The following resolutions. a,,rand.l.a.l.
annual report. Were taken ur,. >rr,aritclr ION,
>idcrrh. and unanimously adopted
/. Resolved, That the evils arising from
tn" traffic IN Intoxicating drinks ~ be- ISL
aS a beverage, not only Justify. ln, al No,
lmrerativclv require ;rohihitory law.
> Resolved. That laws upon ,li> >,';c:
on-ht Ia be clo:kcl with powers equal ta,ia,e
"'r"n t" the law against gamhling.>mrr- -
ar countrri,itin.: and they uu>t eyer "a
farce. unworthy of Intelligent 1rccuru. VIZ
out such powers.
: Resolved, That Sorirtv i not t-r,e and
faithful to if>'lt and the first ol,irrt> IF i,s -
@anlza'lon. Itit does not employ the NO., =.
frrtive measures lrgitimatelv within ir.r-rr-
lnce-SO far As these are necessary :hs
removal OF the evils resulting from >rlrh r-4'-
fir
l. Resolved. That the principles With
lie at the foundation of the recent cna-mr,
toy our legislature, are INST and rirl: All
on"llt 10 he maintained in their anplira'ion,o
tins subject, a faithfully as when applied 70
any other
;. Resolved, That this law i iqst All
righteous IN IFS provisions and penalties. sat
a TO H. rnn>fitutiunalitv.an and therefore rla'r'
the APPRECIATION and support of all good cit
Zcn>.
6. Resolved. That We call upon cre-r
freeman IN the State To give II hi hearty rH
on tn" second TUESDAY IN February nryt.-
with the most unwar"ring confidence rhatiie
act will bring upon him the blessings o, thou
sands ready 10 r"ri~h'
:. Resolved. That efficient measures ehogN
he taken to make al the people
acquainted with the true principles and pro
Visions Of thi> law: and that for this purpose
a clear exposition Of the law should hc print
ed and circulated, meetings be holden in cye-
~ town and >rh"ol district, and scores of men
enlisted 10 plead it> cause.
Mr. Barrett. from Committee 70 nominate
officers, reported for President. I +. Power
Theron Howard H. NJ Bates & Preston Nav
are Vice Presidents for Caledonia, orlran,.
and E~>ex Counties, and J. p FairharSS. H.
Hastings. and j. :. Clark, Corresponding
Secretaries TOR the same Counties.
TvFNI~G SESSION.
After PRAYER bv Rev DR. Walk"-''e On
vention was addressed hr Hon. TnoNN- /
POWERS. who in very clear and ror-I''e
,tyl", satisfactorily replied to the "'f'-.'lo''
made TO the law now before the people d
\ ermont.
THURSDAY MORNING. >TS~I"\-
The Committee on Ovrrtur,> r,f,'-'"i u
avor OF publishing Io."o" copies a. '1' -
'ori Of III" Central Committee Referred .
he Cummittrc on Tracts.
DR.. Mrrri.ltrom the Committee on lTal'''
exported the following:
Resolved That there be PUBLISHED, ~ "
hcr'. '1."oo copies of the report OF 'i' ',-
al Committee: also the substance al ~
'r-i>i"n> of the Supreme Court, >ho"'n- ~
i"ht of >"arrh and the right 10 rr"n'.' ~
ale Intoxicating drinks and 20 co''''4.'
nd DESTROY the same in certain ra>''>, ''',''"-
T with brief SYNOPSIS of the Vermont l.N"'
nd reply to the principal objections Ta'>''
~ainet 1t.
After few remarks ii was laid on he "a
le.
The COMMITTEE on Overtures reported ''''
flowing:
Resolved. That. as in most conflicts M
'nd< are deemed the sinowS. III" N''''''
onntics he now called upon for p'"i@'>.
Which was adopted. and pledges @'''" ~
lc amount of nearly $1,000.
On motion, Agents were aPpolntes I" 40