Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-09-19

the vending of Iottery-ticI<etS, and the
keeping Of a House of ill-fame. You
have the right to control property, bind
ing every man 50 to use his own as not
to injure or ruin the property Of another.
Your memorilIists believe that prevent
i've Legislation IS, on every principle of
reason and humanity and sound policy,
preferable 10 publishing legislation Your
statute takes hold Of the tipler, after he |
has become a 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, and we now ask that you will
exercise your right to forbid its continu-
ance.
The E litor Of the Vermont Telegraph
and his correspondent, are informed that
the Editor OF the Christian Watchman
did not attend the Webster festival Since
the resignation Of Mr. Thresher, the sole
responsibility of what has appeared in
the columns Of the Watchman, has rested
on the Publisher. He has had several
assistants and contributors one Of whom
did attend that meeting; (but who was
not the author Of the articles on the license
law, alluded to L; the Editor Of the Tele
graph in his first notice J and for whose
conduct, right or wrong, the Watchman
is no more responsible than for that Of any
other individual. He would farther STATE
that, as he has been informed, hundreds
were present on that occasion, as thorough
going temperance men as any IN New
England, who discountenanCe the use OF
wine both by precept and practice, and
who were attracted not by what they might
find to eat and drink, but by the intellec-
tual feast which they antici pated. If, how
ever, there were an Editor to the Watch
man, he would probably make this expla
nation more in tenderness to his brethren
than 10 avoid being considered guilty Of
the charge."-Pu6. Ch. Watchm@".
For one, I am glad that the Publisher Of
the Christian Waterman has, at this lat
day, given so 60 cd an explanation, and an
f sorry he Is unable to give a better. Th'
2 Editor of the Waterman did not attend TIT
bacchanalian row, for the best reason IN the
r world, viz: ii had no Editor. But the Put
Usher informs US that he has had severa
> assistants and contributors, one OF who
y did attend that meeting"
For aught that appears in this or any or
h er part Of the explanation, it might haV
y been his CHEF "assistant." Be this as
@ NAV, it is manifest from what the Pu6hsh'
n acknowledges, that there was too much o.
Ie casion given for the charge preferred by tt
Editor of the Boston Press and Advocat
TO For nv own part am willing and wISh'r
40 to grant the most favorable construction Il
- circumstances will allow. But some OF Il
- circumstances, it must he confessed, are rat
n er untoward. The explanation comes t
rs, late, and is too indefinite to give perfect Sc
id isfacton.
mt The Publisher says that the one who pf
n ricipated in the revel "was not the author
the articles on the license law" But h
'oi the Editor of the Boston Press and Adv
Ia cate the means Of knowing that factF
- ~ not, it must be acknowledged that a gre
r.. wound was inflicted on the cause OF Te
il perance.
~ And the matter is not helped any by
of statement that hundreds were present
er- that occasion, as thorough-gong temPeraI
um men as any in New England who discount
ay, ance the use Of wine both by PrecePt and pr
50 ,;ce. and who were attracted not by a
Tue thing they might find to eat and drink
Oh, by the intellectual feast which they am
and pated." Here is had, in nutshell
nit, views Of the Publisher Of the Watchn
Use as to the liberties which may be taken
tier " thorough-goiug temperance men," b
'no' must be allowed inconvenience win
in sentiments-more especially IN regard
nv the example Of as many OF these 'horo
,cw- going temperance men" as may ne pro-
that ing christians. can find no warrant,
me, cuse, or paIIiation, for the practice oil
rum protesting christian and Temperance
IN tns who in any way participates H. or
e.; countenance to, such public. carousaIs, n
and ly for the intellectual en'e''A'r 80
cd to be derived from the display of par'Izan
90 iticians, on an occasion the express OBJ
r into vh;cb i To serve their party ends.
n on ;n..., i At liberty to extract
gard, s~'. wh.tever corrupt $
RI. i~' ."' ,or an accour
lit is neither a moral nor an ~oecO'
!, -. being. Blu, i, lily BELTS the chr'st,af
Z - =, the temperance man to hazard lend'n
egsPh influence 81 ny '"'