The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-29


measures as they shall think proper to
secure the Fund.
The Committee on Overtures presented
the following:
d. R's|c'd. That Il is 20 be earnestly
recommend u to all the friends of TOM.
perance' III every town, TO unite and con.
centrate their influence to sustain effectu.i.
ly our prohibitoiy liquor law.
I. R,So/~d, That he who regard. tb.
Vermont Liquor Law as unjust and, nm.
constitutional. and who at the same time
accepts an agency, or an office under the
law, especially if he does not intend IN
carry out its provisions, but vionte them.
is not acting the part of good citizen
but in the violation of the PRINCIPLES Of
right, and deserves the condemnation of
every law-abidng citizen.
These resolutions were adopted.
The Constitution having been amended
in accordance with the recommendation of
the Committee on that subject,-Mr. Jas.
Green, Of Water bury, and MIR. Israel
Goodwin, of East Montpelier, were added
to the Executive Committee.
The Committee on the Carson Leapne
Fund again presented their report, which
was adopted, as follows -
Your Committee, to whom was referred
the subject OF the Carson League, have
given 1t such consideration as the means
within their reach would allow. They
have been able to get access to the ma.
pers only from less than one-half of the
counties in the State; hence the report
must be very imperfect. There are on
the subscription, at the present time. the
following sums in the counties named /.
Caledonia, S41,750; Windsor. s37. 200:
Orange, S28,250; Orleans, s2,4OO Es.
sex, S5,325; Windham, SIS ,225 and on
few scattering papers from other coun.
ties making, in all, S13l 900. This ia
the amount left, after deducting the losses
that have occurred in consequence of
deaths, removals, Withdrawals &c. On
the territory here represented, there baye
been new subscriptions to the Fund, OBJ.
tanned recently, to the amount of 81 700.
The Committee would recommend the
instruction of the Executive Committee
by this Convention, to institute such
means as shall the most effectually in.
crease this Fund and place it upon per.
manent basis, believing it Indispensable
necessary to the efficiency and success of
the Temperance enterprise.
The resolution Of DR.. Powers was again
called up and discussed.
Hon. F. F. Merrill moved the previous
question, which was sustained by the
Chair. DR.. Powers appealed from the de.
cision of the Chair, which was sustained
by the Society, and the discussion pro.
ceeded.
Rev. G. G. Sampson offered the follow.
ing as an amendment:
| Rescued, That the sale or furnishing
of all Alcohol, in all its drinkable forms.
ought to be prohibited by law. Adjourned
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-The President in
the chair. The discussion of Mr.. Samp-
sons amendment was continued.
Leave was given to present the follow.
ing resolution, which was adopted by a
rising and unanimous vote
Resolved, That we tender our hearty
thanks to the citizens of Bradford, for
their liberal hospitality to us on this oc.
casion also to the choir for their accent.
able services; and to the Vermont Cen.
trail and Passumpsic railroads for the lib.
eral reduction of fare to the members of
this meeting.
In consideration of the number of mem.
bers necessarily obliged to leave before
the close, it was agreed that no vote should
be taken on the question under discussion.
The following resolutions were ordered
to lie on the table, to come before the next
regular meeting of the Convention:
l. Resolved, That the sale or furnish.
ing of Alcohol in all the forms in which
it can be used as beverage ought to be
prohibited by law.
2. Resolred, That the sale or furn.
ishing of intoxicating liquors in every
form and for every purpose ought to be
prohibited by law.
EVENING SERvIoE.-The President be-
ing absent, Rev, E. Ballou was called to
the chair, and prayer was offered by Rev.
A. ]. Copeland.
The following resolution was presented
by Rev. G. G. Sampson and adopted
Resolved, That the stated reading of
temperance papers is essential to the in
telligence, devotion and efficiency of
the friends of Temperance, and we there
fore recommend the Journal of the Amer
lean Temperance Union, to the friends of
the cause in Vermont. Also the Youths
Temperance Advocate, published by the
American Temperance Union. and also,
the Temperance Visitor, the only temper.
ance papers published in the United States,
as worthy of patronage Of all those who
would deliver the rising generation and
the land from the future crimes and evils
Of intemperance.
The Secretary was requested TO furnish
a copy of the doings of this meeting to
the press requesting the same to be copied
by the different papers in the Slate.
ISAAC McANN, Secrefarg.