Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-27

perance, in order that all, and especially the
rising generation, may be voluntarily and firmly
grounded on the Rock of Total Abstinence from
all thai intoxicates, and the Prohibitory Law of
eae State be efficiently executed, in order to re-
move temptations out of the way; therefore,
Tor the purpose of combining moral suasion
the influence OF precept and example-with
legal power, we do hereby form ourselves into
an organized body, and adopt the following as
the organic law Of our association:
ARTICLE |. This Association shall be called
the Washington County Temperance Society
ART. 3. The members Of the business meet
ings Of this Society shall consist of delegates
that may be present from the Temperance Soci-
cites in the several towns of the County, and
the officers of the Society, and each member
shall be entitled to one vote
ART. 3. The officers of this Society shall be
elected Mt each annual meeting of the same, in
such manner as shall be determined by major
ity of the members present. and they shall con-
sist of President, six Vice Presidents, u Sec
rotary and Treasurer, and these officers shall
collectively constitute an Executive Board, with
full powers to do all that is deemed expedient to
be done in the County for the suppression Of
intemperance and the promotion OF Temper
business at any regular meeting of the Board,
of which all its members shall have been prep
erly notified, and it shall be the duty Of the
President to report in writing at each annual
meeting Of The Society the doings Of the Board
for the previous YEAR, and such facts and mat
ters pertaining to the Temperance Cause, as he
may deem advisable and useful.
ART. 4. The business of the meetings of the
Caaiakx alta1t ho tod IN a~nOrl,noa wi th
common parliamentary rules for public assem-
blies. sp,
II ART. 5. The annual meeting of the Society
shall be held on the first Thursday of February
ANNUALLY, at such place as may be determined by
the Executive Bourd whose duty it shall DO to
give notice of the meeting by their Secretary.
I ART. g. This Constitution may be altered or
amended at any regular meeting Of the Society,
by a majority vote.
The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following, which, after being ably discussed,
were unanimously adopted:
Resolued That we view with apprehension
and alarm the laxity Of the popular sentiment
in regard to the execution of law, and that it is
the duty of every good citizen sternly to rebuke
all efforts to evade or subvert any regular law
of the commonwealth,
high-minded and honorable citizen, to attempt
to defeat the design of any regularly approved
public measure by entrusting its execution to
agents who have no sympathy with its objects.
Resolved, That we have no confidence in that
Christianity which is Indifferent to the great
moral reforms of the day, and is not willing,
even at the sacrifice of personal opinion, pref
erence or ease. to promote the moral and spirit
ual welfare of society.
RESOLVED, That the first great principle of all
true Democracy, il the greatest good Of the
whole people, and as the liquor traffic is direct
ly at war with the public welfare, hence, he
who now persists in this illegal traffic, violates
one of the first principles of Democracy, and is
unworthy the name of Democrat
Resolued, That obedience to the will of q ma
jority of the voters of State, when legally ex-
3 pressed is one of the first principles of Re-
publican Governments therefore
Resolved, That as the prohbtory principle,
as it regards the sale of Intoxicating Drinks,
y has been repeatedly sanctioned, again and again,
at the ballot-box in this State, and sustained by
the Supreme Court, hence it now becomes the
= imperative duty of all our citizens to obey the
: law and to use all proper means and measures
to have it duly executed.
/ ltcoOltu lHtI WllllG we HdVC uO WISH w Ill
jure the men who are engaged in the traffic in
> intoxicating liquors, yet we say distinctly and
y firmly, that it is our inhexblc determination te
pcrsevere until the liquor traffic in this County
, shall be broken up and entirely cease.
" Resolrd, That we regard all Groceries where
y Beer and Cider are sold as Infant Schools o.
= Vice, where the young men, and even lads, TAXI
their first lessons in drinking profanity, an(
= other immoralities
y Resoioed, That as our prohibitory liquor Law
is but the expression, in the form of statute
of public sentiment created by moral suasion
- 80 nothing but moral suasion, kept alive an,
= operative by Lectures and kindred instrumen
u talties, will sustain the friends of Temperance
> in courage and devoti;n sufficient to secure tn
' faithful execution of the Law.
;, Resolred, That there is not only no confic
- or incongruity between moral suasion and GU
prohititory liquor Law, but the two are perfect
y " harmonious in their nature and operation
y and emlncntly calculated to exert reciprocal
: influence in favor of each others utmost e6icien
cy in promoting the cause of Temperance.
- Resolred, That we will vote for no man fc
, y any Office whatever, who does not show by h
- acts as well as words, that he is Friend to tn
= prohibition Of the Liquor traffic.
! Resolucd That the Executive Board be, On
!. they are hereby requested to engage suitab
= persons to lecture and form Temperance Soci
=. ties in the several Towns, as soon as may be,
y as to secure thorough organization through
- out the entire County
h Mr.. Sampson presented the following rosol,
~ ton:
Il RESOLVED, That we invite the special cooper
- ton Of the Ladies in the temperance Societi
~ and meetings, in the several towns in this Cou
,os ty. Adopted.
iD' Mr.. Manly presented the following resolut'
II which was unanimously adopted.
- Resolced, That the conductors of the sever
;a Newspapers published in this County, are he,
10 by requested, if consistent with their feeling
~ to devote portion of each of their weekly
N sues to aid the cause of the Temperance Ref
~ nation.
~, % On motion of Mr.. Sampson, voted to instrr
w. the Executive Board to call one or more spec
~ meetings during the year, at their discretion
90 Adjourned.
ELI BALLOU, President