The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-21
THE THEE CONVENTIONS.

THE THEE CONVENTIONS.
The STATE TrNrERANcE CoSvrSTioN
met a, Montpelier on "Wednesday July l2tb.
President, +. z. Walton Vice Presidents,
WIN. Pingrey, and II. +. James Secreta-
ries, Il. X. Pangborn, and 2. WEIGH Com.
miitee on Resolutions, r. +. Powers, Eli
Ballou, Zimn Howe, ]. 5. Adams, and d.
n. Davis.
Mr.. Wheeler of Rutland, made state
men, Of the cause IN Rutland County.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows -
i. ReSoirod, That we see no reason to
change our position IN reference to our
views Of the present Liquor Law in Yer
mont; and we cordially re-aiiirm the reso-
lutions passed by the State Temperance
Society of January last, To witt
Then follow the resolutions heretofore
published.)
2. Resolred, That our confidence in the
power Of law to arrest the fearful ravages
mistaken by the experience of the past
and that, though the existing law of Yer
mont for the suppression of that vice, has
done much for the accom- llshment of its
object, yet experience under its operations
has shown II TO be defective in some of lis
details, which defects we will never rest
satisfied with, but will labor IN all honora-
bic ways to remedy by legal enactments.
3. Resolred, That prominent among the
demands which we are determined to make
at the hands OF the next Legislature for
remedying existing defects in the law,
shall be the remedy required by the Mi
ner amendment" SO called the adoption of
provision for Furnishing false representa-
,ions TO town agents, and also a provision
for the punishment Of all persons who shall
knowingly aid, assist, or abct IN any man
ner any other person, in procuring intoxi-
eating liquor to be used as beverage. to-
gether with largely increased penalties for
all violations of the law Of whatever char
acter.
4. Reso'red, That so long as we retain
the intestlmable privilege of free thought,
tree speech and free suffrage, we can new
er consistently aid in placing before the
trcemen of Vermont any candidate for Of
hce, whose opinions upon the question of
prohibition in any of its bearings are in
yolved in doubt, or who hesitates to ex-
press them fearlessly on all occasions when
properly ihterrogated.
5. Resoired, That we have right to ex-
pect, and, composed as we are Of men of
all parties, we do demand of political par
ties, now and hereafter, an explicit avowal
OF their intentions and desires in reference
TO the prosecution and enforcement of the
Prombltory Law, and that the nomination
OF men known to favor the system, shall no
longer depend upon accident.
The LIST, %, 81 and 4th were adopted
unanimously and without discussion. The
9th was debated by DIR. Powers, Bliss n.
Davis, VIM. Brownell, G.. c. Briggs, and
others, and 1t was adopted unanimously by
Il rising vote.
Letters were read from Hon. Merritt
Clark and Hon. Stephen Royce, in relation
to the temperance movement and the pro-
hibitory law, as follows -
WEST PouLrNEr, July IL, 1854.
Hos. IIMRI IIowE:
SIR have the honor 10 acknowledge
the receipt of a communication dated YES
terday, in which you, ms Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Vermont State
Temperance Society, have addressed me
as candidate for the sufirages of the Free
men. You are pleased to ask" whether
am IN favor of the great temperance rof
ornation'-" neither approve generally
oil the means adopted TO carry forward that
northumberland ''more especially wheth.
er am IN favor of legislative enactments
sunlclentiy stringent TO accomplish the oh.
Jects contemplated ~ To these several
enquiries give you an Affirmative answer
and would add, that regard the exist.
ing laws relating 10 the traffic in LIQUOR as
inadequate TO accomplish the end designed.
ana that any legislation calculated to pro-
mote temperance, not inconsistent with the
Constitution, will NEE, my approval.
Your most obi serv't,
NJ. CLARK.
Then follows the letter of Judge Royce
written to +. b. Whiting, which we pub.
lishcd last week.
On the question Of approving the letters
remarks we're made by DIR. Powers. Zinr
Howe, J. 5. Adams. Azel Spalding, Charles
Grant, II. Wheeler, II. Carpenter, O. II.
Smith, I. b. Sawyer, and others. Various
motions were made and then withdrawn.
and a hong md animated discussion upon
the question Of the cHpediency Of making
a separate nomination.
Adjourned to o'clock p. NJ.
EVENING.
For the purpose Of bringing up distinct
issue, Judge Howe, Of Castleton. in,rodnc.
ed resolution To nominate a State ticket.
which was adopted by majority vote, and !
a committee was Sppo!n,ca 10 present /
ticket.
The Committee named Lawrence Brui- /
nerd FOR Governor. r. ?. Walton for Lieut.. /
Governor, and Henry NJ. Bates for Treas.
urcr.
On notion Of NJ. Sampson, and sfter dis. Z
eussion BY Messrs Pingrey, sampson, Pow
ers and other, the report was laid on the I
table and The Convention adjourned until I
! o'eloek Z. NJ. to-mofrow.
Pre- Democrats Convention.
The Coatenilon net a. 10 o'clock, ana
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