The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-05
Proceeding of Grange County Temperance
SOciety.

At the annual meeting ot the Orange County
Temperance Society, holden at Chelsea, JAN
20th and Both, the following officers were chosen
tor the ensuing year
For President of the Society--JAMEs lIUrcH.
lNsoN, JR., of Braintrec.
Vice Presidents--lIon. LYMAN NINcxLEy of
Thet;ord, j M. WHITNEY OF Tunordge, aud
r. u. BILL Of Topsham.
S crctaly AID Yreasurer--EzEA WALKER of
Chelsea.
Executive Commit ell Strickland Of Brad
ford Il. NJ. Upham OF Drooklied |. Prescott
of Corlnth Il Andres Of Chelsea A. II. Gil
more of FAlrlee ID. 5. Frost Of West FAlrec /;
II. Brock of Newbnry +. Partridge OF Orange
VIM. Sanbon of Strahord Z. l.. Tracy of
Tunbridge; X. L. Hostord Of Thetford VIM.
I. George of Topsham j. Goodhue of Yer
shire; II Burgin of Washington; John L5nde
of Williamstown B. w. Dyer of Randolph !;
John Wait Of Braintre.
The following resolutions were discussed and
adopted:
Kesolred, That our faith in the cause of Tem.
perance is mistaken and though We, and many
OF its friends have been tempted to relax our
efforts in the good work CT reform, We hereby
re-assert our obligation to labor more untiringiy
lii the future until the evil We strive against
shall be wholly destroyed.
ReSOlced. That with Il deep sense Of sorrow
and humiliation, we must acknowledge thas
there are lamentable and unmlstakabie ev-
licences that intemperance is On the increase in
our country, AMI there are reasons to fear that
unless the friends OF reform put forth more per-
severing and prayerlul efforts IN the future, the
same fearful tide winch deluged the land years
ago. may return with all its dessOlating effects
Res0ictd, That God and humanity call upon
us to use all the means IN our power TO suppress
lntempcranco and the rum traffic and TO this
end we will make every lawful effort TO enforce
the Vermont Liquor Law, whose object is the
highest good Of the people in the prevention Of
the sale OF intoxicating drinks Tor unlawful
purposes.
fesolrcd, That the good Of community de-
mands the election and appointments o. such
officers to act under the law is are in favor of
it-known to be in favor Of it--and pledged to
conscientiously use all their powers to carry
out ali its provisions
Rcsolced, That no man who is opposed to the
Liquor Law, believing any OF its clauses To be
UNJUST, has any moral right to accept of Office
under it, and he who does so is acting in direct
violation Of the plainest dictates OF enlightened
conscience, and hence is unworthy the confidence
of good citizens
Resoired That County Commissioner, or u
Town Agent, who accepts OF Office intending
not to obey or enforce the provisions of the law
or who knowingly violates the letter or spirit,
is acting, not only unworthy the character OF q
good citizen, bat is guilty OF conduct subver-
sve OF the foundations of good society. Hence.
those who vote Tor II candidate whom they know
t. be opposed to the law. or the object it is de-
signed 10 promote, arc also guilty OF like con-
duet
RcSolced, That since the object Of the Law
is the good Of community, ard the reformation
OF morals, no good ciuzen will seek or hold of
flee under the Law merely for pccuniary gain.
Resolved, That the Law should be 50 con-
strucd, and such regulations should be made by
the Commissioner, that the agents coald have
no temptation to violate the law in the hope OF
l"cuniary gain.
Tho Convention nominated for County Coui-
missioner, jeremiah Dodge OF rhctioyd.