Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-21
Orleans Co. Temperance Society


The Orleans County Temperance So
ciety, met at Charleston, on Thursday
July 9Th, at the appointed hour, and wa
called to order by the president, B. Com
ings of Greensboro, who congratulated
the society on the comparatively happy
circumstances under which we were al
lowed to meet; that the dark days Of
war were passing away, and peace sc
long prayed for was beginning to dawn.
Rev. Mr.. Clark Of Morgan, opened the
exercises with prayer. Rev. P. N. Gran
ger, Rev. S. r. Hall, and e. A. Stewart
were appointed committee of Resolu-
tions.
Rev. p. II. White, the speaker for the
morning being Unexpectedly called in an
other direction, the county commissioner
was called upon, who made an interesting
report Of bis doings and discoveries in the
county since bis election to the office of
commissioner. He reported but thirteen
agents appointed in the county-some
agents supplying more than one town +;
that the rummes offered to help elect
him on condition that he appoint one of
their clique at Greensboro, and another
at Craftsbury, and threatened that it he
refused they would prevent his election
il it cost them $500 to do it; but upon
his positive refusal to appoint the men
they requested they seem 10 have given
up the contest and left the county with
out rum candidate. He reported also
that in but one town in the county
Greensboro-he found a regular old fash
toned temperance society at work and
apparently doing good execution and in
many other towns he found the Good
Templars carrying on the work and Gre
ating a good public sentiment in their
respective vicinities; that notwithstand-
ing all that is being done, there is still a
lack Of workers in the enterprise and
more ought to be done; that in nearly
every hotel in the county, liquor is to-
day sold-though in most cases private
ly. Rev. S. r. Hal! reported that in his
town the Good Templars were doing a
noble work among both the old and young
aside from which there was nothing
being done for the cause. After music
from the choir adjourned till afternoon. -
In the afternoon the convention received
letter stating that owing to severe ill
ness Rev. Fl. p. Gushing, who was ex-
pected to address the meeting, would not
be present.
The question as to whether the use oil
intoxicating liquors was increasing in the
county was next discussed by several
persons, and both sides of the question
found advocates. Orleans County Court
and Bar were also arraigned for trial on
the charge Of completely in certain mid
night revelries in and about Irasburgh
during the last term of court, and one
juryman present seemed willing 10 pro-
nounce them guilty-bu. for lack of evi,
dence the charges were not sustained.
The committee on Resolutions report.
ed as follows -
Resolved, That the advancement of
she temperance reformation is second in
importance only to true Goodness.
Resolved, That all children in the day
and Sabbath schools should be faithfully
instructed in the true principles of tenn
perance.
Resolved, That all the professed friends
of temperance who neglect the enforce
ment of the Maine Law, are chargeable
with indirect completely with the progress
OF intemperance in the State.
Resolved, That we will earnestly use
all the means in our power to make rum
ceiling appear SO great crime in the
community, that no one who has any
claim to responsibility can engage in it.
Resolved, That in view of the return
home of so many of our noble and patri-
oiic soldiers-where they will be free
from the restraints imposed upon them
during their -life-it is doubIy the
duty OF temperance men to see that the
temptation is kept from our brave broth
ers, and 10 this end that the liquor law
be more strictly enforced.
Resolved, That the liquor law ought
to be 50 amended as to prohibit the Co.
from receiving any compen.
sation for securing the trade of the coun- I
ty to any person whatever.
Convention spent the remaining time !,
u the afternoon session, in discussing and r