Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-03-27

5 drink-that Noah. & Lot, (both good K
1en) were once intoxicated &c. He ap- "
eared on the same ground as once did $,
ertain man, from this County, at Mont G.
,elier, to plead for the office of Justice of n
he Peace for Rutland County. He went S
N his opn hook, and without being solic- I
ted by the rum-seIlers. But | was told t
hat one of the number would not consent
10 let the Gentleman of the bar" contin- I
ue his plea long, after the Board Was or q
gained.
AS TO the temperance part Of the Board
not being able 10 meet and refuie his ar
guments, nv remarks were ironical, and
[ supposed people would so understand
me. Some people have supposed that the
sable advocate was one of the Board !
This impression has been corrected by the |
Editor. l will say that ] designed to
make no such impression on the minds of
community, nor did l suppose any man
would so understand it. when | penned
the notice o the proceedings.
AS it regards the caging of the erittur,
suppose no one of the Board will deny
that the man they appreciated, agreed 10
keep his liquors ought of sight, &c.
| will exonerate the man who said |
slondered the authority, from the charge
of Inconsistency, in approaching. because
he SAYS he does not consider it morally
wrong to sell itas beverage land |
will here say will do so by each one
who says the same, and will make known
, their names if they wish) AS to the
! consistency of pledgimg to go against the
sale Of it, when it was not morally wrong
6 shall leave that for him to explain. l
he did as he thought the good of the towr
> required, shall most surely not censur'
= him.
Twill here say that designed TO sian
$ den no one of the civil authority, but wish
ed TO have them understand that Though
those who had made strong profession
against the morality Of the traffic as
8 drink, had not taken sufficient tine TO in
( vesligate subject of such magnitude, be
l. fore making decision of the kind men
Of toned. will close the first part of m
a remarks by requesting those who see an
e errors, to point them out through the TIE
= egraph.
~ For the second part. will examine III
n repl v Of my aged friend, J. Conant Esq
~ Chairman Of the Board. Having for
10 long time been acquainted with him, an
e' not knowing that any unkind feeling ha
existed between US, cherish the bell
at that what he has said in his reply in II
re last Telegraph, did not come in sue
n shape because he owed me any i'll vii
~ but from his manner of doing busine
=, some times l have taken it kindly, an
wish him, in return. TO receive what
Sc shall now say in like manner. Let |
ny both feel that we are laboring for II
n same great and good cause, Temperate
an Should my remarks evince that [ get
little acarmed ar, before | get through,
oe wish each reader to feel that it is from
strong desire that all may understand Il
ou subject, instead of any desire 10 iniu
lie my neighbor which causes it. Att
MO commencement of his reply, the Cha
of man of the Board says do not undt
lily stand the principle OH which the autho
Id ty acted, or [ willingly misrepresent
mo their notices. l will say that | had
design TO misrepresenr their motives, a
stated in my remarks. that did not &c
sure them. The Chairman says, II
; principle they acted from was, as much
was in their power to stop the sale a
of use of intoxicating liquors as a comm
ST., drink" This was what supposed wor
re- be the case. I,also supposed that a sta
ers formerly occupied as an Inn, was own
&C. by some OF the authority, and tina! tn
ult. had influence sufficient 10 get a man
to say he would keep temperance tave
l there, provided he could have chan
hat the ensuing year. l also supposed, a
LIST, now am informed, By incontrorertibls 1
u5s hnsomy, that there would have been
&C need OF temperance men voting to app
or bate man 10 keep house of public
it; iertalnment unless he would agree TO tt
So. Temperance house. illustrated I
ons views on this subject by reference
nd the building of the bridge, and design
ny to impress upon the minds of people
'ei- Importance Of more thoroughly inves
- gazing the trattlc-question. And | me;
bly, 10 speak so as TO acake them up. Sir
n the authority appreciated the one TO Ike
ted an Inn, who said he would not do il wi
go out selling rum, two other men have
su- tered to keep temperance houses. One
wn them, 1t is true, had said a, form
nh time, that he would GO on the Sal
on principle as the first who was approbat,
A But when he found he could get no
of cense on those terms. he yielded, and I
ing as predlcted--The other did not wish
an. sell rum at all.
and AS 1t regards the power of Cour
one Courts, suppose we understand alike
70 That question. AS TO reducing the nu
for Der OF places where liquor should be SO
q lhnnorht