Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-02-16

WAsslNGroS CvUSrr lAfsRAscI Cosvss-
rloS -We p-ia,ed bet wc.k tie proc, ding
in par. il tic Convention ablcb nominated Mr.
Ballaa fot Comm ".ror The resolutions re-
portci By ) Wing. E'q ate a' follows
WuraIAs, The ,yl.sof inpmrnnes haya been
inceasug in tie land aud many 81 our M st
valuat.. cusea, arc annually -..W2 dtins
10 Tho sane .-titt lts rasagcs are not con.
hn,i 10 any c'A., oi our citizens, but among
tsre. NJ fra tund Tie rich sni iha + pr,
the birh ana ih.5v, tbo gpHh jos. ftftug
in u"a," lha nan Il middle age aul ihe
id a,r ,a-tsrd y ia sGHis'ils its blasting
la1usue. .tr Giliug cur otherwise happy
homes with misery Nhnl AMI Nc
Asp WnFRrs, Ou7 Legislatures have passed
Law; to prevent tic sale Of intoxicating liquors
az beverage waich Avs if faithfully exc
cutsd, would IN our opinion DO much 70 stop
the rnrtts ol int,mP.tan~
AND WHAkAs, IN GU, opinion the said law has
not been faithfully Executed BY the ofhcers 1f
the county appointed for the purpose BY those
calling Themselves the friends oil temperance
but thu they have suffered the tavern keepers
and eroceria, in ali parts Of the county to
openly sell intoxicating liquors 70 all Gus.
toners to The great injury Of the morals OF
thu community, therefore
RIored hat il Is cur duty 80 temperance
men to civ. our aid to the officers OF the Gov
eminent to prevent all violation, Of the low and
to u. our influence in favor Of carrying out the
law in t,spir, and seeing that the law IA faith
fully executed And We here IN CONVENTION
pledge ourselves that we will do our duty
Resolved, That the Commissioner OF Tho
/ County Of Washington be instructed not to ap.
point any person as agent until said person shall
have made his arrangements with the selectmen
4 OF the town for the amount Of bis compensation,
and the town has agreed to furnish his liquors
and prescribed the terms Of sale Of the same
according to the provisions of the statute IL
such ease made and provided and to revot'
his appointment it he shall fail to comply Will
such rules and regulations
Resolved, That we will give Mr., Blllou on
united support as County Commissioner g th'
coming election
The Convention appointed the following Off
GERS
COUNTY CoHslrrkR.
Jonas Abbott Of Worcester, Isaac L. Sctlb
ner, Middlesex, John Spauldng of Montpelier
j. G. Siimson, Waterbury, l.. q. WheeoeS
Barre
Town COMMITTEES.
Barre-L.onard Keith, L. +, Aldrch, DAv
Carlton
Bghn--A. C. Burke, D. Brainard Bosworsh
/ Jeremiah Carlton.
I, Cabot p. Lamson, V W Hale Edvar
Halncs.
Caia,,-N, A. Chase, q. B. Marsh, j. V. R
I Kent.
Dusbury-H. S Cummings, T. w. ilun,lsy
Charles p Stevens.
EaN Montpshr--S, s. Kelton, Geo. ny,
, Pailips Hui.
Fdyaon-N illi.rd b, Porter, Daui,l Boyc,
otephn Dana.
.nu,hfeid--John Il. Eddy, John B. Pix,
: Levi pltkin.
Middlaer--Jacob s. Laid, WIN. Chspir
. Isaac L, Scribner.
.uontp,hr-H. Y. Barn@, ID. L. Fuller, Il
. n Tapln.
More'own- Charles Llscomb, Alpbeus B,s
a Wa, Clapp.
: .Norihfeid-Andrew Denny, Leonard Fo,t.l
7 jasper 0reutt.
i. Piainfed-S. B. Gale, D. Mould, Will
. Lane. =
Rosbny-Ilomer Nichols, Cyrus Howard
d Buel Gould.
It Wait,feid-Ira Richardson, Pardon Bus
!. nell, Hiram Jones.
J. Warbmy--J q Stimson Allen Newcoml
y B. T. Newcomb
II Horrn-Denslor Upham, Pierce Spsuldn
% \. A. Wright.
: Worcoler-O. l.. Watson, IL. 5 johnson
n h. b Harris