Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

from Intoxicating drinks, as any other organiza-
ton, and should not he less rigid than other or
CARNATIONS in the discipline of its members under
this rule.
| G. ReS0Eyed, That the churches OF Vermont,
with the cooperation of other temperance organi-
cations, hold the power of determining the issues
of the temperance cause in this State. and their
responsibility must be equal to such power.
7. ReSolUed, That it is the proper work Of the
pulpit ard the press to create public sentiment
and feeling against all popular vices, and especial
ly against that great parent of other vices, the
common traffic in Intoxicating drinks.
s. Whereas No enterprise can be successfully
prosecuted, nor any organization be long efficient
without financial basis; and
Whereas, The Vermont State Temperance So-
ciety has no such basis and consequently is less
influential than the needs of the cause and the
inter sts OF the State require
ReSO3Ued That committee of three members
of THE body be appointed to take into considera-
ton the facts above stated, and devise some plan
for supplying this defect in our State organiza-
ton and report the same to the Convention be-
| 'ore its close.
Rev. Mr.. Phillips of Castleton, Mr..
Baker Of ST Albans, and DR.. Jewett, were
appointed as this committee.
The committee to whom was referred the mat
ter embraced in the eighth resolution, beg leave
to report that in their Judgment it is inexpeden'
to establish perma ent paid membership of the
Vermont State Temperance Society; but that
the agent of the State fociety in his efforts as
their servant, to advance the cause, should GO
forth o his work, with the expressed sanction OF
all frit nds of temperance here asst mbled, of al
varieties of organizations for soliciting funds to
sustain a dIgnfed and efficient system of opera
tin, =, and to advance the cause among those no
| embraced in the other temperance organizations
in this State.
9. Res0EUed, That it is the duty OF Temperance
men to give their preferred patronage 10 such
papers as are most positively committed in favor
of our cause, and that ministers who shrink from
the duty of preaching on all proper occasions
again,t he sin of lntemperance and the common
rum traffi,. are not worthy of the support o
temperance men.
10. Resolved, That all moral means should be
used, with indefatigable zeal, to save the youna
from failing into the use Off -oXicating beverages
and 70 r-c'aim moderate drinkers and drunkards
from their downward path.
! It. ResOlyed Believing that the custom of Of
feripg WINE 70 New Years guests and on similar
orca~or~ is of the most fruitful sources Of
intemt eran G, by forming a taste for intoxlcat-
ing liquor and making drunk kannees respectable,
therefore resolved, that we entirely condemn all
| such customs ami will do our utmost to bring
about reform in this respect, and that we cal
upon all friends OF temperance, the church and
the press to all in destroying this perniclous
practice.
! IL RfSOtreQ, That as moral influences are lin
tied, in their efficiency, to such as are susceptible
to the the State should provide the most rigie
legal measures to restrain those who, in defiance
of all moral sense, are leading others TO ruin by
selling them intoxicating d6iuk.
Is. ResOlued, That druggists who violate the
Law in selling intoxicating drinks deserve the
same penalties as other offenders against just
and righteous law.
ii, Resolyea, That we do not expect to make men
temperate or moral by force OF law, except so fa1
as we would protect the tempted from the allure
ments of dram shops by legally closing those
open doors to perdi'ion.
IS. ReS0lled, That as civil government should
protect society from the evils of the common
liquor traffic, which is nuisance whether in the
lowest hove or in the frst-class hotel it is the
duty of freemcn to vote for such men for civil
Office, as arr in favor of the impartial suppression
of such traffic.
l6. Rea0lyed, That as it is the unquestionabie
duty of the State to provide the most effectual
measures for preventing and suppressing crime
we therefore recommend the provision by our
next Legislature, for State Police for this pur-
pose.
Il. RcyOICed, That we do not think 1t expedient
at the present time, to organize an Independent
political temperance party in Vermont for i'm
mediate and unconditional separate action; but,
| Rly02Ge4, That we deem some sort of poll
! tical organization of our forces expe 1lent, md
we therefore recommend,
IL That State committee be appointed by this
convention, consisting of three from each county,
and that any vacancy or deficiency which may
exist or occur i'll such committee before another
General Temperance Convention, may be filled
by the remainder of such committee.
~ That it shall bs the duty of such committee
to watch all nominations made at regular roliti-
cal State and County Conventions, and whenever
in the judgment OF three-feurths of such State
| Committee, 20 ticket has been nominated by any
such political State convention cln be
scienciously supported by true temperance men,
it shall be their duty to prepare and publish such
Stats ticket as they can recommend, containing
no man but such are known to be the teue
friends of the temperance cause.
| 49, That the members of such State Committee
residing in each of the several counties shall be
County Committee for such county; and when
ever they shall fail to find county ticket pre-
pared by regular political county conventions,
which, in their judgment, can be conscientiously
and fully approved by temperance men, it shall
be their duty to call special county convention
for the purpose Of presenting an Independent
temperance county ticket.
| ~ That it shall be the duty OF such county
committees to appoint true temperance man in
| H. @,r ;v>+ +hair
committee, with whom they may hold cores
pondence and to whom they may entrust such
county tickets as msy be prepared or approved,
for distribution among the voters of his town.
The following committees were then
appointed:
Addison County. - William Powers,
Jno. L. Barker, Cyrus W. Wicker.
Bennington County.-B. r. Brownell,
8. s. Scott, A. w. Adams.
Caledonia County. - Franklin Fair.
banks. D. Nj. Granger, L. r Roby.
Franklin County r. s. Sturtevant,
W. A. Cooper, Alanson Field.
Grand lsle County Rev o. G. Wheel.
er, R. K. Clarke.
L4moille County.-Dea. r. s. Savage.
D. J. Stafford, Rev. Edwin Wheelock.
Orange County.-Col. J. B. Mead,
Stevens Keyes, Ezra Walker.
Orleans County.--L B. Tenney, Joseph
Bates end, o. III. Austin.
Rutland Counly.--Dr. Woedhouse, W.
W. Atwater, w. A. Williams.
Washington County.-Heman Carpen-
ter, Joel Foster, Jr, o. L. Hoyt.
Windham County.-O. E. Butterfeld,
O. B. Douglass, Homer Goodhue.
Windsor County.-Hosea V. French,
Joel Ellie, Geo. W. Foggett.
On motion it was ordered that defici-
encies in these county committees may
be filed by the general committee.