Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-15
BARTON TEMPERANCE MEETING.

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BARTON TEMPERANCE MEETING.
The temperance meeting held on
Thursday proved to be very interesting,
and was as we'll attended as the poor
roads would admit. Most of the speak
ers announced were present, beside sew
eral from beyond the limits of the coun.
ty. Many of the clergymen Of the coun-
ty were present to assist in-the exercises.
We give few extracts from the address
es and speeches made, but shall not be
able to convey just idea of the merits
of the very interesting and stirring
speeches that were delivered.
Mr.. Emery Cook was chosen President,
D. M. Camp Esq. Vice President. After
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Perkins of Glover,
the question of the enforcement Of the
liquor law in Orleans County was taken
up, and discussed first by D. M. Camp.
Mr.. Camp believed in the enforcement
of the law, and would have it enforced
in every town, and whenever and WHEREBY
er it was violated He said it was a
good law and had provisions to meet ev-
cry case, and that the objections to it
did not arise from temperance men. He
complained. of the determinations made
in enforcing the law, and cited an in
stance where poor man with large
family became intoxicated in a neigh
boring town, and happened to fall upon
the sidewalk, where he was much in
the way of gentlemen who walked the
streets. They considered his condition
and presence nuisance, and had him
arrested and fined. In the same village
upon the same day, several men who
wore better clothes and carried more
money in their wallets were drunk, but
not quite drunk enough to repose on the
sidewalk and their wickedness was wink
ed at, and they were permitted to asso-
ciate with the class who could not toler-
ate the horizontal drunkenness of the
first man. He would have temperance
men make use of the law, that the rum.
seller might be punished for his crimes
and those who were liable to temptation
be protected, by being unable to fine
that which to them was most baneful.
, Mr.. Perkins of Glover, said that at
tempts to enforce the law in his towr
, had been made, but they had not beer
as successful as he desired. He woulC
like general enforcement in every tow
of the state, so that when it was impos
5 sible to procure liquor in one town i
v could not be had in adjoining towns
S He did not know as the right mean
$ had been taken in Glover they had re
a lied on the States Attorney and truste
: to his advice and his efforts, but ha
r concluded that he either did not kno,
S how to put an end to liquor selling g
g had not the power to do it.
e F. w. Baldwin said that as he wa
n an attorney, he was in the habit of b.
It ing on the opposite side from part of til
l. counsel at least, and he would take til
7, opposite on the question, and argue tn;
It the law should not noD be enforced, n,
f that the law is not good, but that pul
r lie sentiment is not what it ought to b
ID to admit of wholesome enforcement
d the law. He said that the officers
n the law were not sustained if they u
l. dertook to carry out the law. When a
y rests were made witnesses disappeart
or refused to testify, temperance MI
refused to lend presence, aid or counst
and the states attorney or other Office
n found themselves contending singl
R, handed.
ne Rev. L. H. Stone was called upon al
rs remarked that he had often been US
G. as a substitute, or to take the place
u those who failed for any reason to a
ng swer to their call. Except in extrer
ne cases where there was an unintention
NJ breaking of the law he would have it e
p ecuted. He said that Vermont had t
We best prohibitory law, as an acquaintan
RK with the laws of many states had &C
me WINGED him, and we needed this law.
other, and no better. He paid glo
- ing tribute to Vermont, her laws, d
n morals and her institutions.
70 The Chairman said that all temp
- ance men desired the enforcement of
on law, but found it extremely difficult
r. find jurors, in county court at lea
that would convict man for rum-st
ing. He said that he and several otl
raj temperance men had short time sin
the been objected off on liquor cases and
Use jury selected had not imposed very h
ew Wy penalties on the guilty. Witnes
on, were extremely obliyious in their te
ov- mony.
, The question How shall a strt
one public sentiment in favor of temporal