New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-18
MEETING or THE VERMONT STATE TEN
PERANCE SOCIETY


MONTPELIER, Vt, Thursday. Jan II, 1854
The Vermont State Temperance society yesterday in
the Congregational Church transact ts annual business
livery county in tie State represented and delegates
from large portion Of the towns present An
bsge Of finer lockng men have seldom any Occa
SIGN Their faces s,rpngy marked not with the ee -
of liquid peon but with deep lines of thought and looked
a. if they meant thing Thomas T. Powers, the
rohng champion Of the Maine Law aud the able editor Of
The Tenteronce Standard, reelected President and
the Executive Committee were sgan chosen who have
aCsd for two three years pat with the exception
of one bo declined and his place in the Board supplied
by the Rev Mr. Patterson formerly from your State but
resident in Casleton of thus state This Committee have
boen very efficient and urng in the cause, and Mr. Pat
trson will lie available member He is Methodist clergy
man, and fully and heartily committed 10 The Maine Law
Coospondug Secretaries chosen in each county Of
the Slate, aud after the Offices all filed the Presi
dent MIR. Powers introduced series of spirited resoi1
tons, which elected many eloquent speeches, and s0mo
debate which were unanimously passed with some very
slI BIT eudmens One Of these resolutions condemned
the act of Gov. Robinson in measured terms, for re
leasing from prison two incOrrigble rumsoers who had
repeatedly vlaed the liquor law, and bill defiance 70 it,
friends end all The power Ut the state This act o, our
Rum Governor unwRrentable stretch u executive
clCmeucy. and palpable violation Of the spirit of the
Constitution But he looks to the rum party for support
ard will find himself at another election in alean minority
Mr. j. S Adams, Of Burlington, introduced resolution
appointing a Committee With power TO call n Mass Tenn
ptrtrce Convention next June for the purpose OF giving
he loica parties OF the State timely warning thar
unless they nut in nomination well knOr Maine Law
canddaxs the re nos of Temperance would organize
in State counties and towns, and nominate independent
tickets 1t expected that this movement OF Mr.
Adams would cause utterng among the politicians for
tier leading ones in the Convention, but am
happy to record the fact that not dissenting voice was
against the passage of the resolution. No
found ready "t0 sink the in the politician, but all
hailed the movement with hearty good cheers The pol
zeal petes Of Vermont will unquesonably take warning
md gaNfT 10 lxeaa H. fOi
perance voters in the Green Mountains not TO be dis
REGARDED 10y wise politicians shrewd party managers
This well timed and important movement must have a
very favorable inue upon the Of Temperance in
Vermont and be instrumental in sending 10 the Legsla
ure next el large majority of strong Maine Law mem
bers of all the political parties landing the
character Of the last Legislature and the slight amend
mentS which made to the law and the repeal OF two
three sections still the essential provisions remain n
tact and in fu force The repeal Of those sections impos
ing penalties upon officers who refuse 10 carry the
law into execution viii undoubtedly work some injury ia
several counties in the State and render the law more diff
foul of execution Yet still has strength and strngency
ard will do iis work. II is Old maxim, where the
the law ought to cease, and so far as Chten
den County is concerned the has ceased for such
law for in that county they have officers who are ready to
do their duty Ii u not So however, In some other coun
ties and those provisions Of the Law much needed in
order 10 ia prompt and faithful execution Such evils viii
probably be remedied at the ballot box next and
The reason in all the counties for those provisions of
the statute if not the next Legislature will undoubtedly
restore them.
At the Convention the Carson League principle was
adopted for raising funds and nearly 100000 sub
scrbed on the spot Ii is proposed 20 raise half mill
ion for the cause, and no doubt it Will be done. The
Msihe Law in Vermont is fixed fact, and those who
willing to commit the most appalling 0enses known in the
catalogue Of human crimes might just well attempt the
repeal Of the law against murder the party attemp
10 repeal the Maine Law Ii cannot be done for is
of the permanent institutions of the Green Mountain State
When your Legislature shall have passed such Law
work u driving alcoholic liquor from State will be
rendered comparatively easy.