The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-27

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Mr~srS Merrill Ern.kwav. ra,,cr,o,,. Eel.
ton and lowe. ,d,r,.>>"l,hr Convention ,,p
on MOTION - ..d". III, above r..,,ort. Til.
report was a!o;..cd
ii"n. Z'@'ri i! -" l'r,:a .nr Executive Com.
mi''r" rcai II Aunu.,! Report.
On "'o.''n, voted The. IL Report tc aere,t-
GA n.ot,on. ,o;ca 'h,t that the Re,.ort IL
~ ~ am /: rin'rr! under The direction OF:
;hr E.ErrH'i,r Co::.:I:'.,.c
t"r''n''''." # o,".ft!~,.> reported A. t,l-
lows: ON u.or-on ,o'cd 10 accent the same
Resolved. Tint all law must have is orr
Gin IN Ike principles that direct an.i cont
The action at >"'iri, "r indi,r!ur:S ana there
t"rr Ii = 6; thu frs Importance n III. I,ri.-
clPlt> "i individual a ton should h,. cillioi,f.
rnr'! and r''iian'hrnplc IN their Influence and
RIGHT in The >irhr OF cod .,loprrd
l'r>'lrrd. That law is the expressed will
Of the State and can he only lust and sat,
when founded IN the eternal principles of
moral ri"ht and has :or lis o!,ir,; The III ,hc>,
elevation o! ;i!,n As an immortal hcinr. \
dop,c!
INENING SESSION
The following resolution was called I'm a,t
discussed
Resolved. That the canSc of rcmrcrauc,
has suffered greatly lv the course of the nro
i">>'d friends IN >urportin. for office. o,ro
nrnf> OF the Liquor Law. and that il should
t." urged As a duty OF the trcrmcn of N,
state. TO return 10 the Legislature none bu,
m'h OF RED integrity and .jn>' Views upon
thr SUBJECT OF temperance. Adopted
The following resolution was allied ny. and
discussed 10y several gentlemen:
Resolved. That We are grateful for orr Il.
quor law As II now exists but that those mon
though SOM" of them proiSScd ,cmnor,r..
men. who asserted in our last Lrci>la.nr. H. =,
the frIrnd> OF temperance dr>i:r no fur,L.
ir"i>la:i"n on the subject. did n,n CORRECTLY
represent Tie views 0. tue temperance men
of the State.
On n,n'ion, laid or the table. and male III,
"rdTr Tor 10 -mnrrow morning
The Convention listened 10 = br;,f ,,1 -
terr>f'no address from Mr. Kellogg. Of Ohio
he thanks OF the Conventions were voted
to Mr. krlio"". and the Convention adjourn
ed to the tolowin" morning.
JAN IS.
FORENOON SESSION.
Convention assembled at ten O'Clock III.
ircs'drnt IN the chair Prayer was Offered
by Rev. Dr. M"rril.
The Committee on the $3.50. 900 Ccrd rc
ported as follows.
1st The COMMITTEE recommend tho ~,
por'lnnmcnt as above.
2d- That each County, by the agency Of
their Society. organized or to be ORGANIZED
he requested to collect and transmit IN m.
State Treasurer the proportion of the sum
'a'i'nS within their limits proposed to lr RI;
sea last year. on the Carson League pr;p,.;.
pie ard distributed to counties As abov, pro
v'de"' an" the State So''iciy hereby consent
that each County may retain. 20 promote fem.
prranre. all excess of their substitution ov.,
and above the sums assigned 10 them and 20.
I"estrd IN the first article of this report and
any Vounfy,on paving over to the Stat,Sor;.
" the sums assigned them in full. nav r,..,,r
ten tea per cent, towards paying expenses in the
County. wv
id 1t Is further recommended that o,,.,,
County, IN addition to the sum rrouc~,ed for
the State. raise an equal amount on such sun,
as their circumstances may require for Conn.
t. purposes. o''"-
Ihe ieport, after much discussion bv
Mcs>rs. Merrill, Howe, Patterson. Nrw,on
Brorkway. and Others, was adop,eJ
Resolution from the Committee on O,.
tJrts.