The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-12-25
state Temperanoe soeiety.

4 meeting ri the Stale Temperance Society
was held at bradford, last week on Wednes-
DAY and Thursday DR.. Powers aud Guy C.
Sampson seemed 10 be leading spiritF at this
meeting, and o. Is not unusual Tor them, per-
sisted In carrying the war into Africa" 80 fan
a., 90 greatly endanger the good cause Of
Temperance n Vermont, The fnllosing res
oIuton was offered by Dr. Powers the first
morning Of the session
Resoiued, That the sale Of alcohol, In any
Of ils forms, ought not % he sanctioned by
Law for any purpose whatever.
The Chronicle makes the following remarks
in regard 10 this meeting aud DR., Powers,
Comparatively little was done at the meet
ing. except a. discuss the resolution Of d.
Powers. II was introduced ta4 frat forenoon
before the business Committee had reported
and early called up aud discussed In tho af-
temoun, during the evening, and until three
o'clock the second day, add until a larger
part Of the members from distance had lelL
when II was pot over until the next meeting,
Il W4s HriTurated bf ihe s,ossr Ia speeches IN
al % the amount Of more than thred hours,
by Hon H. Carpenter OF Mortified, Rev,
Mr.. Bal!ou Of Montpelier, Mr. Guy sampson
and few others, aud opposed by /, T. Mer-
tinnAl aud Methodist clergymen present gem
srally--so much 40 as 70 call forth nom the
mover the declaration that the clergy have
always been opposed To- moral reforms and
had 10 be dragged along by Others,
There can be no objection 10 discussing
this bT any other proposition relative 10 the
cause Of temperance 20 q proper eAienl, but
In our Judgment an undue proportion Of tho
time OF the meeting was thus consumed 60
Ia faW
y tant objects we're negI,0t pa.-3fu rHrurst-rf
fort was made on the morning Of the last day
TO bring the question 20 vote by moving
the preyious question which was decided 10y
the chair 10 be In order, From ibis decision
Dr-f.BwUFE Took AN appeal aud discussed %
with others until after a portion OF the Con-
yention who we're for sustaining the ChWr
hzg.istItm the ten aud half o'clock cara,
when the Chair was not sustained and the
discussion proceeded. IL is worthy Of note,
however, that the individuals who, Ht North
field moved and carried through the previous
aueation for the first time Il was ever done
Girce our Acquaintance with IL aud that
nR.inst earnest circumstances, now opposed
II ~ out Of order showing that circumsttn-
ces alter cases. One good however results
from the discussion. At Nolthheld the NOV
er of the resolution disclaimcd the interpret.
alton given Of il, that 1t went TO the extent OF
that that is ia import and that he il for go-
ing the whole figure
IL comes thea to this, that the friends Of
the cause must consider whether they can
with any chance of success, move FOR Law
uyohibifing The sale Of alcohol ~ all rs
forms aud If course in all quantities, when
the United States Cour, has decided that liz
uor imported into the country, may he sold
by the importer in the cuSk IN which 1t ~ i'm
ported, whether hs lives IN Vermont or Dos.
ton, or any other city and especially wheih-
cr the the time has come to move for the at
tlinmcnt OF 70 distant and uncertain AN OBJ
icct as the reversal OF that decision, and We
cannot move a peg TO nrN purpose ~ that
direction until that Is done and neglect 10
enforce 90 to improve our present Law winch
has been 80 fIlly sustained by our Courts.
10 do 80, seems 10 Us not unlike men who
with good ship, u mir wind, anda clear
course, turn out Of their course and RON
her upon tie rctAs.