Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-03-13
VOL. X ]. NO. 25.

hat he was faithful TO his trust. So much
1r Two or three hundred dollar Job. Yea,
etore last man named Smith, then ,ivi.s
this town, became intoxicated, threaleped
o shoot some or men-was sentioRr.
and jail, ~ an expense of near 100 dollar.
ust for one drunken frolic. Last yea.
another man, OF the same name. was son,
10 the same place, ana for a similar ofr.roo
and while under the same Influence "
sick wife was brought on litter BY =.
neighbors 10 the village, distance Of ann,
3 miles. We cannot now tell wha, ~.
expense Of the last ARRAY will be. Las,
year | was informed that at one of the tar.
ems, two men got pretty well "corned." 4,
the old phrase is, and one oil them ius
smashed the other through PANEL door in
The said house! Complaint must then b
brought before the grand jurymen, and The
neighbors drawn from their usual business,
spending their time 10 hear their stories AMI
10 see how much ;he Justice thinks
north 10 do such job!
The expense for bu ilding all The bridge,
since the town was first settled would be b.,
small item in comparison with The er.
pense Of using strong drink. And now ere
We to be told that The authority are uni,,
no obligation 10 lock up man that viii Do
the best for the town? They had at is2a
! two weeks TO close 4 contract In, aalI
believe one might have been found wls
would have engaged 10 entertain irarc,.s7
without furnishing the poison, ard M5aI
believe the other two would have yielIsl
to the wishes Of temperance people aE3 .
tie good Of The iowm. Dui, say seine q
the authority, il would not DO 10 take to-
high ground AL al once. | will agree viii
YOU in that. But VIVA, is too high grcuadl
If you admit the traffic in intoxica,ingl T.
quors as a drink 10 be morally wnns
(Which believe The majority Of the Bad
acknowledge is il taking loo high ground
10 be at some trouble 10 find man vie
1
you wish 10 fad fault with cur proceedings
| answer, have no desire 10 censure yc1E
mOtires, bnt think you have committed IN
error, in not further examining ihe matte;
before decision was made. | will MT
censure those al al who think it rigi! -
. sell and drink rum As common 5rveras2
because think they act consisten, in ar
: probaiine. But wish TO talk plai,.iy "a
those who profess to believe it moral.
irrong TO DO ii-and more especially lhos.
who are professcd christians. If they wa,
show me; by sound reasoning, that il is
: less crime TO sell Than 10 drink, or 10 az
. probate them 10 sell, then will ack-oSl
; edge am TOO severe. But until then,
2 wish them 10 bear il patiently. know il
= is hard spot 10 be placed in, 10 take Ii:
u shots from both sides-lhe rum drifkrn
{ saying you have trimmed TOO close, ard Il.
Il other side saying you have rot gone isr
!, enough. But the safest way IS TO &c. O.
Il one side or the other.
G. If you wish TO advance the temperate.
caiSe, and think some body must sell sTl.s
longer, as common drink, selec, ihc ,a5'
abandoned men you can fed pr,C,a's
> him as the most suitable person jar I'D.
B." 6HSiness-give lin POWER 10 sell 10 liz
- most iptcmperaIe, and 10 them only, at
i you will then act more consistently. Fua
% that way the PEOPLE would The mere .s,:5
:, see the blessed effects Of the rum i-5t-,, ard
DR. II would be the least detrimental 10 c1nas-
d my. II the man standing the LiIAss'1
= the estimation Of the people, Of all ihs TIA
" IN this town, should be arprUblrel T Fls''
n selling, and 60 into tie practice, waa!l lie
~ act be less sinful committed by him. ,--s
ID committed by tie riIesi Ct he huu.aa Sc
&c cies2 Certainly moi; and the eza-lq.'
" would be incalcu!ab!y more pernicioas.
er In closing, will say, design roihias
in personal, but feel il my duty as ireema'l
ID 10 criIicise 10 some measure the acts Ct CT
&c pubic functionalies. also feel II biSa
he lime that those who profess religion sA0@i-
d. take as high ground on every mor4l Gnesii2l
re as they are convinced Is duty, AMI il.sa L
ar stand there, aad draw others u, instead q
of going lack TO the middle step because 'ae'
H. see more people standing there. HaT'a'
IN said thus much / will cast no more rei1'
=, tons, but wait patiently ard sec The resl''
March 8, 1889. J. HoLcoNh.
For he Vermont Telegraph.
ns Mr.. Murray,-Sir: perceive in lie las