Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-02-12
Temperance Convention.

I0te0, nat the RESIDENT appoint
Committee of three to nominate officers
for the year ensuing said committee
also to choose the place for next semi-an-
nual and annual meetings, appoint Com
mittee of arrangements &c. Nominating
Committee-Dr. i. Richmond, George
Worthington Jr., Jacob Hurd.
Foted, That a Candidate for County
Commissioner for the ensuing year shall
be nominated by a Joint Committee,
composed Of one from each town repre-
sented.
Voted, That a Committee of three
be appointed TO draft, and present reso-
buttons for the consideration of the Con-
yention.
Adjourned to meet at l o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Met agreeable to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. McMullen.
The Chairman of the Committee for
nominating a candidate for County Com
missioner, reported the name of VIM. j.
Hastings of CIah>bury nomination
ratified by Convention.
The Chairman of Committee for no.
minating officers, reported and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected
President, Norris NJ. Darling Vice
Presidents, J. b. Wheelock, n. Daggett;
Secretary c. W. Scott.
The Convention listened with much
interest to an address by Rev. j. H.
Beckwith, showing the necessity, at the
present time, of decided, energetic and
united action of temperance men.
Committee on resolutions being called
upon presented as follows:
ReSotred, Tha; in the opinion of this
Committee any attempt to change in any
of its material points our present liquor
law, would peril the whole of its saluta-
ry provisions.
ResOtred, That the energies of the
friends of temperance should be directed
to the inducing judicious and faithful
enforcing of the present law.
RESOLVED, That 4 more active and
earnest application of moral suasion is
necessary to prepare public sentiment to
fully sustain and enforce the present law
in Its letter and spirit-and to this end
our Town Societies ought to be re-or-
ganized, and effective measures used to
unite all the friends of temperance in
action.
ReSOlved, That to have the work well
done in our own County, we must rely
mainly upon our own people.
The above resolutions, after being dis
cussed at some length by Mes>rS. Nye,
Hall, Richmond, Hastings and Sampson,
were severally adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Sampson introduced the fol-
lowing:
Resolred, That we recommend the
Journal of the American Temperance
Union to the citizens of this County. as
worthy Of the patronage and the highest
confidence of the people.
Resolution adopted.
Voted, That the Committee of ar
engagements for the next senli-annual
meeting be instructed to request each Of
the different religious denominations in
the County, to furnish Speaker for the
occasion.
! pOted, That tile Secretary procure a
suitable book, in which to record the do
ings of this Society.
poted, That Messrs. Richmond, Bates
and Hall, be a Committee to draft q
Constitution, together with suitable by.
laws by which said Society shall be gov.
erned and present the same at the next
semi-annual meeting.
,, The next semi annual meeting to be held
At Derby Com. Of arrangements DR.. l.
Patch, NJ. l.. Newcomb, +. Holt; The
next annual meeting to be held at Bar.
ton, Com. of arrangements, NJ. Mans.
field, S. Chamberlain, VIM. p. May.
I DIR. L. Richmond offered the follow.
ing =
j Resclved-that the thanks of this So.
ciety be rendered the Rev. Mr.. BeckwitI
for his able, truthful and spirited adj
dress to the choir for their excellen
music, and 10 the inhabitants of this vii
lage for the very kind and hospitablt
manner in which the members of this as
ISOLATION have been entertained during
: their present sitting.
Resolution unanimously adopted.
Voted that a report of the doings o
this Convention be furnished the Stand
ard, and the CaLedoniat for publication
Adjourned.
c. W. SCOTT, Sec'y.
Coventry, Feb. 10, 1858.