Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-02-01

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and lllors cf This H. The Temperance
cause, as well as every other good cause IN
| the Stato has suffered loss in the delth OF
| Jusrru p. FAlRGANKs. lie never met with US
rs a committee. bat Mt our tirst meeting ana
| the ouly one called while he lived, he mt n
letter containing valuable sugSestipns, ana
/ giving the reason for his non-atteni iAhce'
/ which gave assurance that, though !lVlnI IN
! A distant part of the state, his connection
| with US was not to be merely nominal Hon
est earncst and untiring in his er'rts. though
| prudent and una,sumng. ho was reliable
! co-aborer in every truly benevolent and re.
| fIrnatorv enterprise. May his mantle iali
upon others of our State, who will eAhihit
| eoral devotion to the welfare Of man and the
/ cause of our common Lord
At meeting of the Committee soon after
our appointment, arrangements were made
/ for the employment OF AN agent. who would
/ take charge OF the Carson League Fund.-so-
cure additional subscriptions, especially in
those counties that had not raised tho amount
assigned to them,-deliver lectures, and gen
erally have a care for the interests OF the
eau sc AMI give unity and effect 70 the chJrts
of its friends throughout the State. And we
separated with the expectation That such an
arcnt would he secured and soon enter into
the field The man whom we first applied to
declined the service, though with the inti.na-
ion that. perhaps, nc might he wiling to enter
upon it in May or June. We could not, how
ever, wait thus long, and applied to others;
| in one OF two instances feeling, for time
almost sure Of success, but, after considera-
ble delay, were disappointed in each case
As the time approached when the services o
the first man sought mi ght possibly be srcur-
ed. we relaxed our efforts in other directions
and again applied to him In June, he gave
u final negative to our Applications Inc
season for lccturiug being now uniavoraba,
it Was hot thought best to press the matter
further rs the fall advanced however, the
| Committee began again t) make enquiries, but
it was suggested to US by some Oi the friends oi
remu,ranct. with whom we held consultation
that for reasons which need not b. here stated,
the public mind was not in the best state
no side to be approached on the subject, and
that it might be well on the whole, not to
have an agent employed till the Society met
again. Thus the yer has passed ana nlth-
iur has been done in this direction. Aud
this account Of our efforts, though somew hat
fuller than some may think called for, Is given
that it may be krown that the failure to car
rv out the vote Of the Society on this subject,
has not been owing to want Of attention On
our part.
Yet We niav say here that the experience OF
tLc year has demonstrated the folly ui having
an Executive Committee whose members live
in different and remote parts OF t { STAT. II
is absolutely necessary to efficiency, that this
Committee be composed OF members living
within a short distance OF each other, who
can easily be called together at any time, a"j
act Mt one, On business that may require such
action.
In accordance with the direction Of the
Society mt its last annual meeting, the Com
mittee prepared at the proper time, form
ofpetition to the legislature. praying for the
} massage Of tho Senate amendments OF la t
velr. to the Prohibitory Law, or an equiva-
lent; which form was circulated as cXten-
sirely as possible through the papers OF the
: state. ana 1uit. number O.. petitions were
secured But there Was not such general
I expression OF their wishes by all the irit ads
Of temperance, as was desirable and might
have been usctul. Tie Legislature did not
= give us all we asked, yet they passed some
needed amendments, to our law facilitating
e in snme respects its execution. There are
% certain points yet in which we think i'm
= proyenents might be made. And the time
j will come when the nature of that business
which tattens upon woes of the community
= will be 50 well and so universally understood
: that PENALTY somewhat more severe thar
d the present one will be attached to the law
e forbdding its prosecution. But We are no
c disposed to press these matters unduly
!, Changes in public sentiment, so complete a
e that involved in the entire .outlawry of {
It business which mas been extensively pursue,
1t among us, and regarded not only lucrativ
i but honorable, are brought about gradually
'e The moral rctorrmer has need of patience q
.s well as perseverance. The change which ha
p already been effected in the views and feel
l. ngs of the great mass OF the people on thi
;, subject, is truly wonderful and this chang
re is still progressing. The principle of - pro
1t hibition " as opposed to regulaton,'' i
ie firmly established In this State; aud ou
'd lawmakers are not likely soon TO ignore III
ot principle or to make altcrtiOns in our pre-
III sent law except such rs experience may sho'
a to he necessary to It's efficiency and stabilIt,
he Our Judiciary also Is now with Us La,
lie wear. we were compelled to report not merel
y, that our LEGISLATURE had for the time turnc
lg u cold shoulder upon us, hut that in Que
III o,Ir iudicial circuits, the l2th sec. OF our In
had heau pronounced unconstitutional an
that action Tor assault and battery had IA
tually been sustained ln that circuit, again
inferior judicial and executive officers f,
honestly cui1avoripg to perform their dat
IN enforcing the iaw Such officers hayiI
been su .j'..ei to damages and costs I,
+" doing wh4t their official olths bound the
III, tndnl Bat in dae Cuur,c--aui the fact
u" those that are in tle ri ,ht can always alb
J
~. of cvcuts-in due course all this matter b.
~ been rectiGed by our supreme Colrt and Il
' taN'os rmpugtic4lly turarI IN favor Of vi
W." t.i.ati3u, aud u wholesome execution
~! law Aud tae STATE cry ul '' nHCoHvut
HuHqiiy, which has resJuuded from Mai
to Iowa. has in Vermont uiad a natural drlt
/ il is not >uUyu,ed that even its ghost will
heard Of a gain among us or that our .pil
raHers, or sIrlt-sciiur-, or lirlt-huyel
,,'. will be able u mold any further cummuni,
t,, tiun with il, Thus Tar then have we pl
| grts -ed.--a stage to which CDmplrdtlv.
ierw of our sister states have yet arrived
this enterprise, and in view of which we
youty lnank God, and take courage,
we have a good law AMI IL iudicury Nhy f
' bound to respect It, uud most Of whom "
,i,s. give it not merely an official but a heal
ton support,
f' ugirs Of the I3cldS of T,vpodHo,l Jl
that work which our fathers entered uIou
yaIantly aud efficiently thirty year. ago,
carrying out that work, SO uobly begun,
,nIclyDrin. to win the people OF the land
her the principles and practice OF total abSt
h. il cnoe, it WIs found, after lapse Of years, &
It governmental aathurlty in all our stat
.ck- lay directly across our path. While We "
iich onleayJriug tn iuCu.cItC the virtue Of t.
ipE pUrauce, and t. warn all .gtinst tho lNslIl
self approaches 81 tll destroyer, thert were iu'
obi uIu.u-ls-bpre ur l,>- L. every &C.
aud whose hu-.us- H. Vas Undo. thc authorit
N.Y. the State, Co furnish freely tie means
wing gratifying 1rl thus nurturiug and strong
ias chose uIpcttcS, which il was our ~
mon object 10 lead men tJ control aud suld
like Iues, persons could show You, II MT
au- "hra,i ,'li of the state, the ign mtnd,
the county uh,ers, which carried with 10
ia ,t o.