The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-02-15
Tho Addison County Temperance
Society


Conteued at Bristol, agrecably to a
call of the Executive Committee, Fol.
9th, 1854, at l0l o'clock, a NJ
The President Gen. Nm. Nash in the
Chair.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DR..
Merrill
On motion, C. Blake was appointed
Secretary, pro tem1
Tho proceedings of tie last meeting
were read
On motion, Toted that the usual Of
ficcrs Of this Society be Elected at this
meeting
The Rev. Mr. Morgan, Ira Bingham
and Calvin Squicr, were appointed
committee to nominate Officers.
On motion, the Rev. DR.. Merrill. Hon.
Harvey Munsill, DR. L. D. Warner, f.
f. Woodbridge. Esq, and Rev. A. A.
Sawin, were appointed Business Com
mittec.
On motion, I0tcd that all who assent
to the usual Temperance pie dye. become
active members of this meeting.
1otcd that the Resolutions which may
come before this meeting be read and re-
fcrred to the Business Committee.
The nominating Committee reported
as officers for the current year, Gen.
WIN. NASH, PRESIDENT
GEN. SAN. P. STRONG, DgA. AsAuEL
BINGHAM, Hon DAVIS Rlcn, IIov. II
MrNsILL: and Jusrrs Cona, lice Pres
ucN;;
Rev. C. W. Noyrs, Secretary; r.
L. FULLER, Treasurer.
DG. Tnos A. MERRILL, Rev. HIRAM
MEEKER, j. II. BARRETT, Esq, CALvIN
HILL and Pnor. WM. II. PARKER, Ex-
ccu;iye Committee, all of whom were
unanimously elected
Ioted to adjourn for one hour.
The Society met pursuant to adjourn.
mcnt.
The following Prcambles and Resolu-
tons were introduced aud read by the
Rev. DR.. Merrill and referred to the
Business Committee and subsequently
reported discussed ard adopted.
LIST Whereas, The best laws are
imperative, except there are those who
promote their execution; whereas every
virtuous community, and every virtuous
man is anxious that all wholesome laws
should be executed whereas. the Yer
mont TcnI crance law is one Of the most
wholesome in the whole criminal code !;
and whereas, the faithful execution o. it
is specially demanded by suffering com.
munity: therefore,
Hcs0(rcd, That we are ready to CO.
operate with the friends of Temperance.
in taking all proper means to secure the
blessings which will result from n faith
full execution Of our Temperance Law
Rcso/rcd. That we heartily approve
the following preamble AID resolution.
recently adopted by the Vermont State
Temperance Society. VIZ Whereas.
associations have been formed to sccut.
the enforcement Of other laws. such as
those against horse stealing; therefore.
Resulted, That it BE- recommended 10 All
lovers Of law aud order in the sc,aral
towns ia this State. to orgau.z, a>,,cia
tions for the purpose # carrying the
temperance law into effect. AID ,lcour-
aging and sustaining those who nobly
disregard the meuacrs ana affected scorn
of the vicious aud mi'judgiug. aud take
all honorable measures to enforce the
law"
2d. Resolrcd That it be urgently
recommended to all town temperance So
ciettes to Keep the cause of temperance
before the community, and that for this
purpose, they not only hold meetings for
the town, but III the various school dis
trcts, SO that the moral bearings Of this
cause may be brought home to the con-
sideratiou, and to the cunscences of ey-
cry one who is candid enough 10 exam
ihe its merits.
Sd. In view of the grandeur Of the
temperance movement and tho i'm
mensc benefits which It's success will
bring to our country. whether we &C.
gard pecuniary considerations or the
claims of humanity and morality itself,
or whether We have respect to pure elec
tions, and the glory Of having our coun-
try exhibit model for the nations of all
future ages
Rcsoireol, That all honest electors, in
voting FOX public officers, are bound to
give their sufirages for persons of estab-
lishcd integrity, aud without aiming at
at any new political orgunization) to cast
their votes in such manner as is calcu-
lated effectually to secure the interests
Of Temperance especially when they
promote the election Of persons who may
be called to vote on the enactment, judge
on the application, or enforce the Exc
cution of Temperance laws
4th. When the Emperor Of China
prohibited the importation of Opium,
which was poisoning and sweeping off
his subjects by hundreds of thousands .
and when our countrymen repudiated
and destroyed Tea, because the use of it
at that time and in their peculiar circum-
stances. savored of willing vassalage to
the mother country, none but the 6aScr
SORT considered their privileges abridged,
Rcs2ircd, That as the use of alchoholic
drinks has been the most tremendous
scourge which has ever afflicted our cOun-
try, it is not to be expected that any,ex-
cort tbosn whn ara ab,ndonnI tn all sencn