Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-02-19

| kindness that young men and maidens, full
Of life and energy that the children, even
as soon as they are capable of distinguishing
between good aud evil, should all, in their
respective spheres. and with combined energy,
engage in this good cause. There is place
for every one, and work enough for all.
Your Committee recommend that Lectur-
ers ~ far as men uf the right stamp can be
found and supported, should be employed +,
especially in those parts of the State which
have not been recently thus visited, to rouse
the friends to renewed action, Nnd TO bring
into our ranks as many fresh volunteers "7
possible.
That Temperance Societies be universally
revived, and the work Of moral suasion be
prosecuted with fresh zeal and energy =
| Just public sentiment must be maintain~ (,
the favor of large majority Of the people be
secured, or legal cnactments will be unayail-
ing.
! Let not ministers of the Gospel grow
weary in well doing but as in days gono
! by, preach the truth as boldly and faithfully
on this as on other important subjects. There
| is no moro reason why the theme should be
considered trte and uninteresting. than that
the law Of God in any Of its applications
should be thus viewed.
The Pulpit Tin the sober u,o
Off legitimate, peculiar powers)
Must stand acknowledge. while the world shall
stand.
The most important and efectual guard,
support and ornament, Of Virtues cause,
The aid ofthe Press, too, is essential in the
prosecution Of this great WORK Some have
expressed strong desire to start or secure
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Convention but we are decidedly Of tho
opinion that the friendly corporation Of all
is far better. And a matter of great salts
faction it is that our somewhat numerous
corps of Editors and Publishers are SO
generally, if not universally. ready TO afford
and that gratuitouslv, their highly i'm
portant assistance.
The permanent Fund Of the Convention,
amounting to more than $3.50, 900, should bo
carefully looked after, and by new subscrip-
tions, kept entire. This must be attended to
yearly, or by reason Of deaths and removal,
and the withdrawing of some, that noble
foundation will inevitably fail. The asses
ments, too, which must always be light.
should be promptly paid, so that tho Ezecu-
tive Committee may never be straitcned for
pecuniary means.
Another thing especially demanded in the
present state Of the cause is, that deep and
universal concern should be not only felt. but
manifested, in regard to young men that
they may be saved from the fatal snare which
surround them, and become universally the
friends and strong supporters Of this noble
enterprise Those who are now minors will
soon be at the ballot-box, casting in their
votes for civil rulers, will soon have in their
hands, all departments of the government,
and the management Of ordinary affairs and
f they should be found lovers ofstrong drink
the patrons of rum sellers, and hostile to the
cause which you have So long cherished, and
labored so faithfully to promote, the fair fab
ric of temperance, which you have so long
been erecting for blessing to posterity, will
speedily, by the hands of your own intoxica
ted sons, ne pulled down and crushed bc-
meath them and the community, under this
mighty ruin. But if they prove true and
faithful, all which has been accomplished
will be secured and when our hands shall
be inactive in the grave, this great work of
humanity and Christian benevolence will be
carried on with strength and triumph.
The last thing to which we call your attcn-
tion is the necessity Of supporting the author
ity of Lar. Its violators, whether carrying
on their nefariOus business in underground
groceries. in the backrOoms of stores, or in
fashionable hotels; whether in the shops of
mechanics, grist-mills, saw-mills, railroad
cars or depots should be closely watched their
deeds of darkness exposed in the clear light
of day; and persistent transgressors be made
to understand that the law was made express
for the restraint of such practices as theirs
1t j. as much duty to enforce the law in
such eases, as in cases of counterfeitng, steal
ing, house-breakng, or selling articles Of food
known to be poisoned. Their liquors are, 10
an awful extent, drugged with the most dead
ly ingredients, The injury done to the com
munity by the lawless and reckless rum-seller
is re-cminently terrible He is destroying,
continually, not only the peace ot society, but
the bodies and souls Of his deluded victims.
But that the law may be duly sustained and
imIartially executed, its friends in the several
towns must, rs good citizens, agree to stand
firmly together, and use their combined exer-
tions to bring offenders to justice. lndivid-
uals do not like to 90 forward alone, Even
the sworn officers of the law need the support
of the community in the performance of their
duty. Union here is strcngth,-But with
such concentration of influence in its favor
the law is made irresistible. In this way the
practice of unlawful rum-selling even in
places where it seemed 10 he impregnably
fortified, has been easily suppressed and 50
it may be in others. II is TO be earnestly
hoped that the experiment may be extensively
tried. If they demand by what authority
you interfere with their business, tell them,
. By the authority of the State of Vermont, ,
sanctioned by that of the Almighty.
A. &. Button,
c. W. Cushing, Frocuhrc
Freeman Reyes,
Franklin Fairbanks, COMMITTEE.
Silas McKeen.
.No-fh6eld, Jan. l9h ISIS