The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1838-09-18

ocrats in the Revolution. A man tamely give
up his vote at the bidding of another, and then
call himself democrat If he is democrat,
he is rot the little of man. One who should
form his opinion of the Van Buren, freemen of
Mddebury from the sketches of the Argus,
would suppose them Sc: of sneakng, cring-
ing vassals, who dared not look up in the pres
once of "rullle shirt and silk stocking,"-
fellows who dared not cast vote till they had
leave of the aristocra.s" to do so and who
would stand in ud-puddle at the door, till
the great folks gave them leave to go in
and vote. If the Argus would for once tell
the truth, it would exhibit them as "good men
and true, men who do as they please with
their votes, without asking leave Of any man
and who would just as 5000 tread upon the toe
of morocco pump, as COW. hide boot. Who
that saw them at the polls, would take them for
men who could be frightened or coaxed out of
their rights as freemen Diet the editor of the
Argus tell a man of them in. plain English
what he more than insinuates towards them all
that they did not vote independently and like
freemen. and if they did not satisfy him they
were democrats after the manner of d" old 10
we mistake their spirit. They would tell him
they voted honestly and independently, "with-
out fear or favor of any man,"-that they
SO fought good fight" and were fairly beaten,
and are willing 10 " let M0t be the end ont.
LOOK OUT for the eclips this afternoon
at half past O'Clock. Few will ever see an
other such, if the almanac makers tell the TRUTH
STATE TEMPERANCE CONFERENCE.-The
proceedings Of this meeting, holden in this vii
lage on The 9th inst. are gwen in detail in the
Vermon!er, but unfortunately escaped our no.
tice til too lac for our present number. We
shall give them next week. The following
Memorial, which was adopted by the Conven-
ton, has been extensively circulated for sigma
lures.
MEMORIAL,
To the General ASSEMBLY of the State of Yer
mont, 10 be convened at Montpelier, October,
1898.
The Subscribers, inhabitants Of the town of
in the County of respectfully icp-
resent, that in their view, the vending OF ardent
spirits for the purpose Of being used as drink,
is immoral that it tends to perpetuate intem-
perance: vice at war with public good and
individual happiness the prolific parent of a
large proportion OF the pauperism and crime in
the community.
In view OF your momorialists. you arc direct
ed by the Constitution TO enact laws for the
encouragement Of virtue and prevention of
vice" you have right TO legislate for the pti:i
ty Of morals as well as the security of property.
On your Statute Book are laws to prohibit
horse-racing, the keeping of gaming house,
the vending of lottery lickeis, and the keeping
of House of i'll fame. You have the right to
control property, binding every man 50 to use
his own as not TO injurc or ruin the property of
another.
Your memorialsts believe that preventive
legislation is, on every principle of reason and
humanity and sound policy,preierable to punish.
| ing legislation. Your statute takes hold Of the
/ tiper, after nc has become wreck, and we ask
! for no stretch of power in praying you to pre-
serve him while he is sound and sane.
Your memorialists further believe, that if YOU
may interfere TO license, You may interfere to
/ prohibit; and if you prohibit in part you have
the power to prohibit altogether. Your body
has long licensed the traffic, AID we now ask
that you will exercise your right to forbid its
continuance.