The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-06
THE STATE TEMPER lance CONVEX.
TIDE.

Tii> Convention will y. held 1t -. .NAdnS.
On the 18th Of January. The people of St
Alhans will rive hearty wrlcom, TO those
who may lit 70 attend this mcc'in,. and
can AMI viii IL much to all IL action, ard
furnish all AMI comfort to It's members.
Ti.,rc are no particular individuals. nor So
ZEE: elias; of men. whose particular ca!!ia. il
Is to attend. and take part in the proceedings
Of tn" State Convention. If TIE calling Of
suh a convention i. necessary. AM il It. o.
ton has any power to all he cause Of tenn
" 10 give it their careful attention. It should
not be- lei, to a icw TO attend it. nor TO any
particular persons to act = part in it.
What have we seen DARN. the l'st few
wears I? Just this The Legislature passes a
law. and ,he-cnron commences a fierce con
iiict anon" temporal" men. and IA'r'n1rra'"
men, in reference to that act. The efforts O!
,rofrss,,d Temperance men are. III "rrat
measure. ncu,ra!xrl ~ ,itiarrc's amen them
selves Severe accusations, examinations H'|
rrcri:nina.ions follow, in discussing wllt
or,n'.. and ought not to have been ,!orr.-
There i. not much ctTur. to aid AL carr ont
NE good 'cgrn. hrt labor expended in talk -
tax .,, Let, Lei >,arrc 10 Is i:n.av.
It's sins q; emission and commission are the
theme OF ca-tcn'ion during a large part of the
year
II The STATE Convention meets is ac;'" is
sur,i that Il Introduces NV confusion into TIE
temperance Babel. Men known fcr mGnv
wears. 70 BE- Of the puccst c!iar1r:rr. IA! Of ar-
knowlclrrtl influence. are singled out and
he'll n.y. wv these lovers of contention a. hvro-
critics and rascals; The people are summoned
anil rallied not to aid TIE law and .hc adopt
Ell system of action: rot to act against the nj
timate evil. but to Withdraw their confidence
from. their best men, ard to act against Mcrs'
rather Than ;he evil.
The laws enacted and the plans a'lop'c!in
conventions 10 much good. hu! they are sh0rn
of ml,', Of tteir efficacy by chickering's ard
Guarre!!incs among temperance men. so.
that VIC were uIG"s in Israel ~ saw the lead
crs of some clique. ''then the law would have
been perfected, or the action 81 the convcn-
ton would have been better Otr kind Of
Temperance men woul lave set the whole
natter right But we were defeated! or
thwar:cd lv this or that rascal '.vrocri'e.
time server dcmagoguc. Sc. &C.. and there
fore we will do nothing for temperance. but
everything TO ,hwart. overthrow AMI crush
the opponent of our society," be IL never so
COOL temperance man." 1t has been vcry
evident that certain maNron,cn's among tenn
peranrc men have ,lclyhte.l in throwing oli-
nm on the liquor law. and have stool aloof
from it, exccuiior. and .loricd in is inrtii
CHENEY, simply because it was not modelled in
all its parts to suit individual opinion, ard
whims.
Now. what we wish 10 saw is this = let tom
pcranre mcn attend IN" Stat" Convention. as
representatives ofthe people. and not ~ del
eca'es Of rliqncs and parties. Let them an,
to unite oil temperance ren. and 10 aeioI,t
measures to all temperance md no' to make
certain men conspicuous. and to select ''or-
eans." TO back up "our society,"" aal 20 iniurc
particular men. Intcmpcrancn has cliricnt
allies in avarice and appetite. without recciv-
ing support from temperance men. bent on
manufacturing enemies from he rar.ks item
perance.
Enlist az many as possible in favor of the
prohihitorv law. Unite the svm?athics ofthc
people. BE charitable toward men who arc
incorporate. and not drive them OF hcrarsr
Of differences in opinion on methods Of policy
and action. The place to hccin the work is
a: st. Alhans. January seventeenth ut-
!and Uc7uld
The HiIcS OF AR. IL lis Won ,erful age. Art
lnrs cr master touches Oh alnos. ever tli:r. The
celu-S AL 10 carpets we tread or are hal
loved iv AIT. tr. winds n. railway throrc-n the
mountains AMI tie NAL makes her machines q
Tvooi and iron ta act IS fwitf krov le'ra IN al
initiates space win lightning ta.ej down 70 ;hc
III, s.cc ofabov. Noing j, .", :, ' for "rt,rc!,
sid nothing too hl::nbe. 4 u'H proof # ,-h;s oil
conviction .as l-i fallen under our no,;-c. in liz,
shape ola tI'ar'r PHI. FROM y" Laboratory Of
that wor.! re"ow.el s'cn.:.t i,oct. J. {. Aver.
II We understand the s,,;ect he l,a, Garlic! :hat
article to i!e farhcs; Perfection Of which II Is ca
nu1ir w.. -