Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-02-05


s lidly one way or the other. To foster hab
its of intemperance in such men is 10 pursue
and ex,erminate the most active agents o
his prosperity. 1t would be less improvi
dent in the mechanic to break in pieces the
most ingenously wrought tools of his art
or in the farmer to give his best seed-gran
TO his cattle or cut down for fuel the fines
fruit trees in his nursery
There is an indirect way by which the
Grocer loses custom and profit, which we
fear has been altogether overlooked Drunk
ards will pay for rum when they will pay
for nothing else for the plain reason, that
they love rum better than they love anything
else Hence other men, are much more ex-
posed to direct loss from their failure TO full
fl their engagements, than the Grocer But
when the insovent drunkard borrows his
neighbours horse and kills or disables him
hires his chaise and destroys it gets friend
to indorse his note, and leaves him to pay it
borrows money and never returns it; all
those who suffer by him, if they are them
selves prudent and thriving men, ioiW curtail
their o,cn expenses until they have made up
the loss and the Grocer unquestionably
suffers more from this curailment than any
other man; because temporary diminution
in the use of his commodities can be borne
without any change in the outward style OF
living.
Many Of the above remarks have a more
especial reference to the Grocers or Retail
dealers in the country, than to those in the
city. There are some other views Of great
importance, which apply more emphatically
to the latter. Many city Grocers, besides
supplying circle OF customers around them
selves, furnish country traders with their as
sentiments, and thus become kind Of whole
sale dealers, If one Grocer in the city sup.
plies, in this way, ten in the country, every
change in their business will be felt by him
in ien-fold degree. Ifthey extend or con.
tract their business 10 the amount Of hun
bred dollars each, it is an extension or con-
traction Of a thousand 10 him To his prof
its, it is the difference between multiplication
and subtraction.
If there be any veracity in experience,
one other fact is certainly true; that almost
all the losses, sustained by city merchants
and traders from dealing with country Gus
toners, bear the same relation TO ntemper
ance. that an effect does 10 its cause If an
other drop Of ardent spirits never crossed the
boundary line OF the city, the gold and silver
OF the country would come to it, purified from
almost all of its dross.
In fine, there results from intemperance
perpetual havoc and destruction of property
already earned, and also OF the very ele-
ments and principles from which alone il
can be created. Both in city and in coun-
try, health is Frustrated. strength paralyzed,
skill deadened, talent extinguished industry
and perseverance annihilated, the lessons ~
irugaly and economy dscaydcJ The , erscn nil
at had told them it was necessary. He all
T. ded to a charge OF man worship, and ask'
to " hat WIS the meaning Of the charge. /
IN asked if he was worshippcr of the exec
Of tive. because he had voted for the approprl
is ton. II there was any one act OF his II
which he gloried in, it was in that voi
S. On that occasion. although he voted for q
20 appropriation. he took the liberty oil dltietil
n from The executive in some oil his recon
MS mendations. Why is it, he repeated, mt
he this House he charged with man.worShl
e. and unconstitutional conspiracy with the G
ii ecutive, because they passed this appropr
e. ton, having the night before unanimous
~ passed n r, solution on the rrcommendail
~ of the executive The chairman OF the Coz
nd mt,ee Of Foreign Relations proposed I
as measure, and nothing was known in the OF
ed er House respecting il He said ii WAS
lie fact, that in another place (meaning the 81
rh aie) resolution was passed that they won
he not do what the executive proposed, b
70. there was no resolution passed us to WI
Ir they would do. Bot. be remarked. Il
II House did adopt a resolution, unanimous
Pr, bu, not as man-worshippers that the trea
ro- should be executed. They were now 10
ill MS one Of the reasons for charge OF &C
I'd spiracy between the House and execut
as that they knew nothing of the resolution
all the House which had passed unanimous
But, said Mr. A, in the impartial estimate
an the people OF this country and of POSER,
to this appropriation would be sustained n
he withstanding there was no executive reco
mendation, The resolution Of the previC
nat day knocked away the whole scalloldi
ed of objections, and all charges of conspira
er, mnn,worship, SC. were wiped away.
lad The Senate was not pleased for the V,
ed reason that the course of the House was
Sc, substance declaration that the other ho
ate had been deficient in duty. The three n
as lion appropriation was received in the S
The ate in most unfavorable temper and
ec- support of this assertion Mr. Adams refer
ms TO the course of proceeding in that DO
the He then noticed the course of the Hor
be- where he said there was not syllable
of objection because it was not recommen
tel by the Executive, as every body knew
lis grew out of the vote of the night belt
hnt rrLa ,noronr;otion ,vas confined IN the 4