Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-05-28

which you say YOU publish without fsiiy understand.
ing What the aulhor is shining ~. Now. sir.
think ! understand tho oljcri Of bis ainl and with
your pcrmssion) viii aim A. and cndcayor TO hit.
the samc objcci. Ard II fsil of making myself
understood by yos, ! lhnk shall be comprchcndcd
hya large potion of our fellow citizens.
Tho object Of N. G. d.. os I pnieysfan1 IT,
Is TO show the fact that the ulira relormcts OF the
prtsai day arc led on and ac,ua,cd by tho same
/ feelings and spirit as were they Of the fifteenth
cenury-iha, tho same spirit of persecution exists,
and that the means no'e employed are ms unwor-
ran'able as they were IN those days. Whni re-
lecing man, can in view OF the state Of pllirs nj
present, and the occurrence OF tho few past years
I doubt this for moment.
Look back upon the sccncs that were enacted
during The crusade against masonry and the meats
tsucccssiul they wero tool which were employed
to bring down that institution.
Understand me, Mr.. Editor 81 do not mourn
the fall Of that mosi ancient order as its members
call ~ II only wish that it might have been Of.
fecied by other and mldcr means. Who doubts
bu. thl, 1t might have been efectually dead as
at the present iime--as effecunily killed ms it now
is-without the aid of the political friends of nnti
masonry S'uocJ was to that order the sustains
ing principle Of existeDcethc Stuff of lie" aud
life iiself--and when that was lost al was lost
the embryo facton--we must have fight, and we
must have contention we must have strife. COLI
fusion, and if needs be, blood. Garry the warclub
into your villoges-rasc the war-whoop r your
neighborhoods -cast the fire brand into the socinl
circle and your clmrches-mect them at he ballot
Dor. Aye, the ballot-Dox, said they, is the place
10 touch them. True, that was the oRlD place
where they cared about touching them. Well
they touched them there, and glorious time they
had OF II. To be sure, the " hand maid was in
the last struggle when they opened the war. yet
they have the satisfaction of thinking that they
taid' her little sooner than she would have died
herself Well masonry is dead. and no enc IcII
to sing her roquum. The highest knight of them
all is entitled to no more honor at the present,
time than cashiered corporal of our rcdonb,abe
militia. Where the "Knight Templars of anti
masonry are, Mr.. Editor we can oil see.
This curse being removed from the country, M
comes a." Abolition TO the slaves" Here say the !
heroes Chat are to bc) of this crusade is stink.
ing abomination-n great sin, not only in the SIGHT
oil the Lord, but Of all Europe (spoless Europc) -
and the Quixoc band' are already organized. |
and loud is their call for recruits to engage in this
warfare. To The dniot-bor, is the cry of some Of
them. Others, still more ferocious these recon.
merd to the Peace Society talk of viIluinous
SAT- pctre' and arms. War, is their cry rather than
TO submit to this abomnalion. In one sentiment |
however, they all agree, as did the first faction
spoken of--that is "They that aru not ,u;m nc |
are against U.S." and uncompromising hostility is |
declared against all who will not fall into their
ranks, take up arms and obey orders at their com |
mand, whatever they may be.
am myself an abolironist. and since,oIv horo
mat the objects OF The society will be accomplish
ed, but would have it done by the proper means
and influences
Next in order Mr. Editor comes the cool. dis.
passionate aud good men--the temperance foiks
Here las they nniolded their pan) SAID thew is
cause for you Here is field for the phantbropist
the friends of society and orter-and the Christian.
Here, at least is no ercitemeRt- THAT is what VIC
are against.J Goodness moderation. love charity.
these are our watch-words. q am speaking nov
of the time when the cause first benan TO mako
noise in this section)
We'll, everybody was delighted with the thing
men and women, old and young-all took the deem
est interest IN It-thought what cha rmng socic.
" VIC should have when the drunkards had all re
,ofmed tor dled ON and our young men removed
from all danger by voluntary REIMBURSEMENT or
the strong waters. an favored the project md nj.
most every body joined the society. And when
neighbos met each other they seemed TO take do.
hght IN talking, over the progress of their indi.
rtdudf cases OF reformation. One says-I ioined
he society and have RETAINED from all Intoxicating
thinks since, and "Jeei The better for in Ano,b
" says he was in The habit of drinking little vinc
or while after joining (this was allowed then,
'ut had finally come down to glass OF cider wi,b
ms dinner, and he felt better. The cause is doino
veil, says one, and will continue TO- if We do not
20 too fast. am fearful. says be- that VIC are
rowdIng sail little 200 fast, and that VIC shall
Jet our cause into politics. Nonsense saws {
rond--ihat is scare-crow thrown into cur ranks I
y our enem'es--( Ihey had not real enemy in the
vord.) No, no; Moral srasion, says he is the :
ever by which this load of evil is to be moved. q
'oliics, indeed continues he who of our friends q
re so crazy as to osk fnr lnuisaiiuo cd IN e,ob
ausef Surely they all respond, nothing cond
rove more fatal TO the enterprise. c
Bot great change has come over tho s,,;,j, of 1
he cause, since those days. Tho great crand I
Temperance Convention which was holden q some o
'here, passed vsst number Of new Iaws and zoe q
buttons ono Of which ives tina, ,ripe was IN no y
'ver alier excluded, as beverage for The Nom. {
'ers OF the temperance Society all the world ov., q
We must go that, say our fle-leaders hero ,ni 1
20 >, VIC did. Soon came along a frost n c,lf /
hiimg frosi. And the burthen OF HI, sap, ,,.