National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-27
Orange County Tempe rance
Convention.

voted that o committee of seven DO
appointed by the chair to make nom'
nations for county and town commit
tee and County Commissioner. The
chair appointed as such committee:
J. B. Mead, Randolph; n. A. Taylor, Wash
ipgton j. L. Hall. Tunbridgs; A. E. Kinney,
vershire; A. J. copeland, Chelsea; r. II.
Dustin, T"nbrdgc; X. Corwin, Chelsea.
The Secretary then read q letter
from john Bailey, Jr., declining to
he q candidate for county commits
siOner another year. After Itch
the subject of increased and AIDES
quate compensation to county com.
missioner was discussed by j. 3.
Mead and l.. G.. Hinckley.
On motion o committee of three
was appointed by the chair to pre-
sent resolutions to the convention,
rs follows: Rev. e. Z. Herrick,
Col. j. B. Mead and Rev. =. Mer.
rill. After which the convention
adjourned till 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention called to order by
the President. The committee on
nominations being called upon res
ported as follows:
For President-JOhn B, Mead.
Vice Presidcnts-J. l.. Hall, K.
p. Martin.
Secretary-B. Martin.
For County OmmisSiOner-A.
e. Kinney.
FOR TOWN COMMITTEES.
Bradford-R. Farm ham, II. G. AcDufee.
Hraintrce-H. 8. HARDWOOD, J. p. Cleveland,
Brooktield-J. R. Cleveland, WIN. Graves.
Chelsea-F Dearborn, l.. G. Hinckley.
Corinth-Isaac Dearborn, j. T. Dearborn.
Tairlee-John Stratton, w. II. Kibby.
Newbury-W. r. shedd, John Bailey, Jr.
Orangc-Frankln Curtis, NJ. G. Cross.
Thetford-Lynam Hinckley, II. II. Niles.
~Tepsham-R. NJ. Bill, w, 7. George.
Tunbridgo--Ira Mudgctt, r, II. Dustin.
'Strafford--H. c. Hatch, n. b. Cobb.
vershire-S. Il. Darling, Goo. NJ. Dearborn.
Randolph-Edu Conant. 8. B. Carpenter.
Washington--H A. White. G. F. Smith.
WeSb CHlTicC-V. -. DCulDOfn, IA bdtCS'
Williamstown-Nathan Hall, X P. Martin.
The committee on resolutions sub.
mitted the following report:
RESOLVED, That the cause of temperance
is tho cause Of humanity and of God and
therefore it is the duty of parents and of
christian ministers and teachers to instruct
those under their influence in tho religious
bearings of the subject, and to urge temper
ance by religious arguments.
9 REsoL vnD. That the fact is to be deplor
ed that the medical profession recommend the
use Of alchol so freely in their practice, Us it
tends to drunkenness.
2 RESOLVED. That it is sad fact that pub 4
lie sentiment is SO slow in executing the pro-
hibitory law, especially with many in the le ,
gal profession. -;
RESOLVED, That it is tho duty Of all
men who have the cause OF temperance at
heart to carry their principles with them to
tho ballOt-boX.
RESOLVED, That as Representatives of
the Orange County Temperance Society, We
petition the next Legislature of this State to
provide for the reasonable compensation of
County Commissioner and that our secreta-
ry DO instructed to forward this resolution to
the Legislature at the proper time and in the
proper manner.
6 RESOLVED, That it is tho duty Of pa
rent and christian churches to aim to counter
act the. attractions Of all such social amuse-
ments as tend to dissipation and unhealthful
Nrov;Iin,r ;rt In IN.
dor tho guidance Of the church, entertainment
safe and morally beautiful.
z RESOLVED, that the cause Of temperance
is greatly retarded by the inactivity Of its
protested friends.
RESOLVED. That it is greatly to be dcpro-
Gated that social tiprling is SO popular with
many leading persons in tho community, and
that so many young mon are marching in the
ranks of drunkards.
9 RESOLVED, That VIC shall hail with pleas
ure the fact that the ladies of the capital of
this State have worked SO earn cstly and et-
fciently for the last two years in trying to
purge it from the vice of intemperance and
the crimo of rum-sclling, and We bid them
God speed in their work and hope their worthy
example may be followed by othcr noble
women throughout the Green Mountain
State.
10 RESOLVED, That we greatly rejoice in
the prospect that the State committee will &C.
cure for another year tho services Of the ef-
fcient agent of the State oricty, Rev. p n
Granger.
II RESOLVED, That VIC petition the Board
of Education to recommend for use in the
public schools work on physiology contain
ing . treatise On the effects of alcoholic liquors
on the human system.
10 RESOLVED, That the secretary of this
society DO directed to furnish copies of the
proceedings of this convention for publication
in the Vermont Journal, the Witness, and for
those papers published in this county and at
Montpelier.
These resolutions were severally
discussed by Rev Z. Merrill, DIR l.
N. Goss, Col, j. B. Mead, Hon. b.
Martin, l., g. Hinckley, Esq, Rev.
b. Il. Herrick, and others, and were
unanimously adopted.
The convention then adjourned
until evening, when Rev. p. N.
Granger, our State agent, delivered.
to good audience, an able and in>
Istructive address on the subject of
temperance. The Methodist choir