Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-19
THURSDAY MORNING.

Prayer by Rev ., Perkins of Wilmington.
The committee to nominate officers, reported
the following for executive Committee, Tor the
year ensuing, and also for Treasurer. The re-
port Of the committee Was adopted and the fol-
lowing persons elected.
E,rccutire Committee: Hon. Zinni Howe, Of
Castloton Chairman. Rex. Joseph Steele, Cas-
Acton: Hon. VIM. c. Kittredge, Fmrharea );
Chester Spencer, Esq, Casthton; Rev. j. II.
Patterson, Caaicfon: Rev. Adds Walker, West
Rutland Rev. ii. 0. Higley, Ccstleton; James
Barrett, Rutland.
Treasury: Hon. Zmri Howe.
At the request of the House, the President,
made a statement relative to the Temperance
SdndQrd--i.s establishment, present condition
and necessities.
Voted to raise u committee Of five to report u
plan for raising IL permanent Fund for tine pro-
motion of the cause of Temperance in this
State. The President appointed DR.. Orange
Smith Of Watsfsld; Rev. Mr.. Goodhuc, Shore
ham: j. p. Fairbanks, 81. Joha'bury; Asa Low,
Bradford; James Barrett, Rutland.
Torcd, to instruct the committee ON u plan to
raise funds, also to report plan as to the man
ner in which the funds shall be expanded
The Committee on Ovcrtures, reported the
9Th resolution, us presented by DR.. Powers,
with a proposition OF amendment. The rasola-
ton was amended as proposed by the commit
tee and the resolution us amended, was adopted,
as follows:
8. Rcsolrcd, That the recent act Of the Gov
ernment of this, t.lt-, in iberating from r,ris-
on in the County of Windsor, two convicted
and incorIigible rumsell,is, and thereby thwart-
ing the proper end Of justice, is, in the .judg-
mcnt of this Society, an exercise Of executive
clemcncy, unwarrentable and Unprecedented, in
view Of the circumstances of the casa, and that
this act Of Our chief magistrate, justly merits
the disalprobation of all true friends of Tenn
perance, law and order, in our commonwealth.
Adjourned until p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
'TPraycr by Rev. j. Ii. Worcester
The Committee FOR raising Temperance END
reported as follows:
Your Committee would respectfully recommend
to the Society, to raise by subs ,ription, two
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars ON the prin-
ciple of the Massachusetts, million fund, SIM
to be paid annually, not exceeding one per cent.
in any one year, as a Temperance Fund.- to be
expended under the direction Of the State Tx
ecutive Committee, aud that the said Committee
be requested to devise ways and means to carry
the above object into effect.
ORANGE SMITH, Chairman.
The plan referred to is in the words following +:
For the purpose of paying such expenses as the
Vermont State Temperance Executive Commit
tee may Judge necessary and proper, in order to
sustain and enforce the present anti-liquor law
of this State. or any similar prohbitory Statute,
against the traffic in intoxicating liquors as a
beverage, and in order, otherwise to promote
the cause Of Temperance as the State Temper
ancc Committee may judge best, We, the under
signed, promise and agree to subject to equal
assessment, the sums annexed to our names re-
spectively; the assessments to be made by the
Vermont State Temperance Executive Commit
tse--not exceeding ono per cent. in any one