Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-27
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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, JAN. 81, 1854
Remarks on the Resolutions of the State
Temperance Society.

Remarks on the Resolutions of the State
Temperance Soc iety.
The action of the State Temperance Society, |
at its late annual meeting, is too important
matter to be passed with a mere statement Of
its doings. Unuyoidably we were kept from
being present, save for II short time just be- !
fore the close of the meeting, We must rely
therefore upon the published resolutions Of
the Society and the remarks Of other papers
for our knowledge of the sentiments of those
who were present. We give in another
column an abstract of the report of the Execu-
tive Committee
We have remark Of general sort to
make in the first place. There seems to be
pronrncsS of late, in bodies assembled to dis
cuss any subjects of public interest, to null
tiplv resolutions, and to make them wordy
and complex. BY some, this may be consi-
idcrcd as matter of taste. and nothing more
We do not view tso, but look upon the rrac-
tise as positively injurious. 1t often breeds
E confusion in the minds Of those present, as to
the real purport or ann Of what is proposed.
and thus leads to much Of the contention
which subsequently springs up about the ac-
ton to be taken under the resolutions which
may have been passed Many charges of
, fuithlcssncss would be prevented by using
= fewer words, and by taking time enough in
= the consideration Of resolutions to make it
= sure that all who vote on them understand
u them exactly alike.
4. -,
+ this respect. There are seventeen of them,
:. besides the usual complimentary ones SOM"
+ of them are very long, containing more than
L one proposition each, besides more or less OF
argument. To discuss them in detail would
y, require us to occupy many columns, and we
i must he content with notice of one or two
it points which they plainly aim at.
Three of the resolutions are occupied with
: the affairs Of the Temperance Standard. In
r them the Society aims to give that paper the
/, entire weight Of its influence, -indorscs its
conduct fully and emphatically appoints
g. all the corresponding secretaries, thirteen in
number, to act as its agents, and "authorize'
&c them to appoint sub-ugents' for the same
~ " authorizes the executive committee to ap.
to provriate from the funds to be raised, such a
sum of money as shall, in their opinion, be d
V suitable compensation for some person to be Sc
a ected as an associate Editor ofthc Temperance
H. Standard, agrceably to the wishes expressed
IN BY its present Editor to the Conventional
II, We ask in all seriousness, was it expo
y dicnt or UNSUITABLE, to virtually imply thai
~ all the other papers in the State are to b'
of looked upon, either as enemies to the TEN
he pcrancc cause, or at best, as of no sort 0
consequence for sustaining it and helping i
n forward More than that. to authorize
as measures which if etIectual must bring
very large pecuniary aid to that one paper
~ accompanied with more or less of detrimen
nv to Others at the same time Every on
mt knows that with many in the community
ue the taking ne,c paper is attended with
-, disseminating Of the one tdk'n bctors.
We take it, that the powers Of the Stat
Temperance Society are not very closely de
fined and how far they give the persons VIII
at any time compose its meetings, the RICH
on to confer such authority, we for the prcser
lin leave those who use it to determine for then
I've selves But ungcncrous towards other papers
l., and uncalicd for. as we consider the action {
the the Society in the premises, for ourselves, "
vas are willing to look at it with entire good hi
ma NOR. We say too, that it will give Us Yer
on great pleasure (lIl will admit our - antho
,p ity' to speak for oursclres) to haze al! tk"'
,r. secretaries and all the sub-agonts intcrc:
rs themselves in getting for the B"rH"Gfon Fir
~" Press as many responsible subscribers as the
ri- can. If thereby our list shall be tripled {
IAN madrullcd SO much the better for the Ten
er> rcrancc cause. We say further, that if
~" addition to all that aid, any person or al
ar committee will give us the whercwith to Su
t. port a good - associate editor, we Will e.
OF gage to make a paper which Shall exert
,a wide and wholesome an influence for the Ten
pcrance cause, as the Temperance Nahdd
ail does. to say no more. Wcshoul1 not wond
up if other editors in the State were read to :;
rI' the same We by no means intend to d1
ocd parage the editor of that paper, in the abo
The remark, albeit we can not agree with all h
tWe modes of action and speech earnest as We b
', NV. icvc his friendship of the cause to be.
To- The eight resolutions furnished hy L
t 50 Powers of W oodstock are occupied with Sc
ling ting forth the great evils of Incompetence
- - the need of "most stringent prohibtory {
'', actmcnts," and the obstacles in the way
teen them from the action Of corrupt polite
managers with conforming the Lccislatr
AN, ~ for passing the Miner amendments, and t
,.L Governor for certain exercise of his pardt
thcr ing power, and with decided dccarat
hose that "thc friends Of prohibition should mi
iron an agreement with their views a test questi
imam above any and all considerations, at the bal
an box. \ movement fo the formation, undo
contingency, of distinct political party BIZ,
: the on that position is further indicated in