Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-20

ana ann ct political party individual aggrnndizc-
ment seem to require it, sinks the man in the oiican
anu ioreits the confidence and fellowship of all true
friends OF temperance.
heSofred That inasmuch as every freeman in Yer
mont Is required, "whcncvcr he gives his vote or
suffrage touching any matter that the State
OF vermont, to do it in his conscience he shall
Judge rH conduco 10 Tie best good of the samc," it is
therefore manitcstly the imperative duty of every
friend of prohibition to carry his temperance pinci
pies to the balut-bOX and to cast his votes for no
other than open and avowcd friends of the cause we
advocate, uniniucnccd by the appeals of interested
partizans, be led from the path of duty by the
wilcs of political dcmagogucs.
Rcsoircd, That however much we may regret that
any necessity should arise for the sundcrng of po-
itica ties for the furthcrancc of the cause of proh-
btion, nevertheless will chccrfully make the
sacrifice when the occasion shall demand it, and we
hereby pledge ourselves that actions ut the polls
shall not belle our profession.
After discussion by Mcssrs Merrill of Mid
dlcbury, Adams, Robinson, Powers. Kttrcdgc
Cushman, Judcvinc, Merrill of Montpelier,
and Thompson of Mass, the resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
THURSDAY Jan. -.
Additional officers were appointed as fol-
lows
central Committee Hon Zimri Howe,
Castlcton, Rev. Joseph Steele, Chester Spcn-
GER ESQ, Rev. J. II. Patterson, Rev. Mdacc
Walker, Rev. II. o. lliglcy. James Barrett.
Esq. Hon. Ximri Howe. Castlcton. Trcasurcr
Several resolutions were passed. which in
substance were as follows CommrndatOrv oI
the conduct of the last legislature in making
alterations of the liquor law of 1852. cspcc-
tally in passing the Miner amendments. 81
Notwithstanding the action Of Governor
Robinson in diScharging from prison and fine
certain persons convicted Of selling LIQUOR
against the law, at South Royaton-in favor
of having Mass Meeting called next June at
the discretion of Il committee appointed lol
that purpose, to take measures to induce the
various political parties to nominate to Ollie,
men known to be the friends Of Il Prohibition,
Law, and on their failure 50 to do. to secur,
the election of Maine Law men, by the nomi
nation of an Independent Temperance Ticket
and i'll favor Of raising by subscription Il
fund OF II quarter of million dollars ON tn,
plan of the million fund raised in Massachu
sets ON which one per cent. can he assessed
annually to raise means to sustain the law
subscriptions to the above fund were mad,
by those present to the amount of $40 900 or
more. and the lurtherancc of the measure wa,
placed III the hands Of committees.
The remainder of the day was spent il
spirited discussion by Mrssrs. Fairbanks. Pow
ers, kttredge, John Spaulding, T. +. Merrill
and others, the uTShot Of which was that tn,
friends of temperance shouldn't waste ammu
ntlon 10y scodlng each other, or using scdgc-
hammers to brush away flies. \ late article
IN the Temperance Standard, relative to Mont
pcIlcr gave point to the debate. which, though
very frank ended satisfactorily all round.
The next annual meeting Of the Society i
be held in st. Adams