Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-03-07

As nhabitant of the in which the laid
and without doubt the writer intended benefit the uha
copies only OF the Chronicle into tho place. wish you
publish the story, with few remarks upon the same
ownsmen may have opportunity to read it ind judge for
themselves.
fact that large quantities drinks are con-
this place year VI fact that some of the inhab
have been in the habit of getting drunk almost daily
the minister, the COL and the Hon justices the pcace-the
tempest and stars, etcthoy still maintain that hab
it and according to observations there little improve
men in the places where liquor Sold in the general haac
Of the village My object is to ascertain the cause and if
In the investigation of the subject the following suggestions
ed the pledge abstinence from Intoxicating drink were
not habtual drunkad and the fact that they signed
c perhaps aggavae evils Of ntempeanee as the pin
cp retailer in town said that he had sold liquor
temperance reformation commenced in this
done before IN the same time The inquiry naturally arises why
things In answer, the first suggestion is that
md cider not in the estimation of these temperance
included in the list of intoxicating drnkshey, by the
Them, furnish tho dnke with an argument against their
sncehy for the drnko does know by repeated expe-
ence that one may all nients and purposes become
etey aud totally drunk upon either cider wineand that ia
great majority leases the appetite for instituted
by the previous use OF either cider wine both The fact
to he that in using tho lever
they give at the longest purchase and vany lin against with
Most thinking have observed how difficult tho
uniorlnne nobrate to contend successfully against tho
which he almost unayodaby meets under favor
able circumstance s then matter Of establishment that he
who stands the bottom of peoipce which he has fall
should not be able to make hs agln against whole
array Of cider drinkers and wine bbbe who rapidly descend
Ef What Though they lecture on temperance in their
course The drunkard them coming and knows we'll
where they will land.n
Is rather wonder that any this class under
camstances should got again the standard sobre'
Until the natures OF things suffer change believe that
crusade against brandy etc. long be successfully
maintained who habitualy cider And
farther suggested that il tho Hon Justices Of the peace referred
to should of their cider taps until the cider turned vine
and II the Col should eschew his wine altogether although
they might talk less powerfully loud in temperance meeting,
their Influence after having been exercised in controlling their
appees might be quite successfully exeed in reclaim
ing TO society those unfortunate individuals who
measure lost to IN consequence OF the indulgence OF their
petites for intoxicating liquors knew drunkaTd
taper off, they amay II, cider. But according
Dr. hobertsons experience they like their cider taps always
them drive in their cider plugs large end first Perhaps after
having done they nebaon by degrees cider
The I'd suggestion is that the writer of the dog story MI
Nmod has personal quarrel with Wachs master, arising
from Engagement in pecunay matters, and that perhaps 9th
motives than desire aid the of temperance might
possibly have induced him TO publish the story And further
that the hou justices Of the referred the having
been often requested do something aud fall aid
Of the temperance reformation then all
u.s. as often declined to do but being oicehode expeetant
n town. they have started in their mighty influence with all
the force that could be added Arguments the ofc
der ind wne just In to the excitement oit height
about the tima Of the election Of extraordinarily
seeming to show that the hon gentlemen have quite much
gard for the urtherance Of their individual selfish designs
as for the interests Of community With this view Of the facts
Is the opinion of many that their powerful lectures would
quite eeeuay have plead the Of weeping wives and
starving children and shown quite much humanity by pay
ing Wach master the products Of his labor something much
needed by his family and Withholding from him the cideTmug
when in their empoym from tho Of which he has
been frequently noxcateds they have done by publish
ing the dog story well calculated his indignation,
and permitting their children their dogs him while he
In pess condition In the street. and otherwise abuse
him. themselves the while manesng much pleasure In the
euenee by laughing at the inhnman sport
As Watch 10 very young dog but little better than puppy
quite possible that he has become acquainted with
the omen and no may have told our
lister" the owl influence Of cider snd wine on the community