The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-01-13
Young Mems Temperance Society.

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by S. c. Otis, one Of the vice presidents, and
Rev. A. J. Copeland appointed secretary, pro
tenn. PRAYER was then offered by Rev. Mr.
Eastman of Danville, the President having
then arrived. On motion the President ap-
pointed committee of five on resolutions
consisting of Hon. A. G. Chadwick, VIM.
Sanborn, Rev. P Merrill, Ward B. Norris
and G. H. Weeks.
Voted, that the President appoint COM
mittee of three to nominate officers for the
year ensuing, and the President appointed as
that committee Messrs. VIM. B. Palmer, c.
B. Otis, Abel A. Pierce. J. d. Bell and DR..
Parker were added, and the committee en-
larged to five. Reports in reference to the
cause we're then called for, and the present
Commissioner, John Morse, called out, who
made report of his doings, particularly rita
ting the alterations that had been made in
the licenses given to town agents as adopted
by committee of the various County Com
missioners, requiring that they be in fact the
agents Of their respective towns, and that
they report quarterly the amount of their
purchases and sales, the kind of liquor sold,
to whom sold, and when sold to individuals
out of their own towns. He also gave the
amount Of liquor sold by each agent for the
year ending May, A. d. 1859, and the two
quarters Of this year already reported, show
ing decrease of the amount sold from last
year to this year thus far.
Voted, that the Commissioner be request
ed to publish his statement in the County
papers, with such explanations as he deemed
just.
Committee on nominations reported as fol-
lows:
! For President,-Rev. p. Merrill.
For Tice Presidents, Stanley. Bar
net; A. W. Newell, Burke; Hon. Theron
Howard, Danville Hon. Isaac N. Hall, Gro
ton Henry Smith, Hardwick Asa Morrill,,
Kirby; A. o. Harris, Lyndon; L. NJ. Sleep
er, Newark J. r. Kinneson, Peacham ].
Currier, Ryegate; c. d. Otis, Sheffield; E.
H. Stone, St. Johnsbury ]. B. Gordon, Sut-
ton; Jonathan Harris, Walden; John FRYE,
Jr., Waterford; Hon. William Chase, Whee-
lock.
Executive Commihee,-Wm. Sanborn, L.
w. Delano and S. c. Otis.
Secretary,-Jonathan Ross.
| Which was accepted, and the person,
therein named elected.
Adjournment for one hour.
Afternoon-met agreeably to adjournment
House we'll filled.
On motion the President appointed VIM
B. Palmer, VIM. Sanborn, John Bacon, ID
Hon. James d. Bell, Hon. VIM. Chase, Hen.
ry Smith and Hiram Aver a committee to
present name to be supported by the friends
Of temperance for County Commissioner 70,
the year ensuing. Report was then heard
relative to the state of the cause in eacl
town, and were generally favorable, particu
larly from those whose district meetings were
held last winter.
Committee on County Commissioner pre-
sented the name of Hon. James D. Bell of
Walden, whose report was accepted and a
dcpted by the Convention.
Resolred, THAT in view of the fact of
the large decrease in the consumption of in
toxicating liquor since the commencement of
the temperance reform, its friends have abun
dant cause of encouragement to persevere ii
efforts to effect its entire banishment as al
article Of beverage.
| 2-That We regard the traffic in intoxica
ting liquors to be used as beverage, not on
ly nuisance but sin against God and man
kind, and deserving of the visitations of tn,
severest penalties of the law.
3d-That now as heretofore we recogniz,
moral and legal suasion as our most eff
cient instruments to be used in prosecuting
the temperance reform.
4th-That it is the duty of the friends of
SOoN VAuSA onU SCWpC1oECc " cUIOECe I'LL
!. penalties Of the law upon all violations there
of.
5th-That the young men of the COUNTY
be invited to enlist earnestly in the cause of
temperance as means of preserving them
selves from the evils of drunkenness, and fc
, the promotion of the public welfare.
6th-That We have cause to gratitude t,
? God that so many of our young men are
Identified with the cause of temperance, an,
hope to see the time-if all the friends of
temperance are faithful in their work-whe,
there shall not be young man in our com
, munity who shall be addicted to the use of
ardent spirit.
7th-Whereas, the Vermont State Temper
ance Society at its last annual meeting, au
thorized its Executive Committee to appoin
an active agent in each County, whose dut,
, it shall be to form societies auxiliary to th
the State Society on the basis that each sub
scriber will pay one dollar annually as tern
of membership, said fund to be appropriate,
to the advancement of the work in the coun
+ ty and State. Therefore,
t Resolved-That should the State Execu