Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-29
Popular Religious Leaders and Reform
&C. POLLARD'S BEER.n

Il
A short article recommending this root
beer as healthy beverage during the
warm season, which was put in the Reg
lister by our compostor in our absence.
has brought forth a violent assault from |
the VI. Telegraph, ola column in length !!
Had il not been copied in part into another |
paper we should have passed it by as too
ridiculous to notice, out as il has gone into !
another paper we will say passing word
or Two. In warm weather we know that
such things as lemonade. tamarind, and
soda-water, and other like innocent bever-
ages, and among them root beer, are re-
freshing and common even with temper
ance people and no person have We
heard complain of them, until this foolish
article came out in the Telegraph; and
we can rot think that any calm sensible
temperance man can give it any counter
ance; nevertheless, should there be any
member go weak or wild as TO take this
absurd position against root beer, they
would only bring contempt upon them.
selves, and do material injury to the
noble cause of temperance. Indeed we
have heard temperance men ofrespectabil-
ily in this city, say if the cord was going
to be drawn in this fought way it would
certainly snap, and the reaction would be
DISASTROUS ~ Y. Bap. Reg.
REM RKs.
The paragraph appeared in the Regis
ter as editorial. And what does it avail
for the Editor to say that the article was
put in the Register by his compOsitor in
, his absence. while he does not say that he
would not have done the same thing him.
4 self if he had been present, but on the
q contrary virtually defends the views of
: his compositor against the "violent as
| sault % from the Vt. Telegraph! Sup
pose that in my recent absence my CON-
I: postor had thrown into the Telegraph. in
the shape of common editorial, puff Of
the portable theatre that passed thro' this
: village. stating withal that if no theatre
going more pernicious than attendance
on this were INDUCED. the anti-theatre
2 "reform would be complete" Or sup
! pose he had recommended some whist
! playing establishment, and had given it
: as his opinion that if nothing more Of
|, gambling were INDUCED in than this con-
IS tanned. the anti-gambling "reform would
r be complete" Or suppose he had called
) 1.-The attention of the young, with commend
:. alton. to some picture gallery of vile
prints. got up by brothel. keepers. and had
uttered the presumption that if nothing
more lewd were INDUCED in than gazing
on these lust-exciting exhibitions. and car
y rying on characteristic conversation Ia
E, connection Herewith, the Moral Reform
= enterprise "would be complete" And
e suppose that for all this the Editor of the
Register had given me meriteds rebuke,
pointing out with perfect plainness that
could have done nothing else so exactly
| calculated to Prerent the completeness Of
!. reform in these matters. Would il have
,fl cleared me to say that the piece was put
: in by my compassion, while / with the
If next breath, without disclaiming The pro-
/ priety of one view taken by the compos-
Iisor. went about making lusty defense
(, against the Registers attack upon my
y compositor's pernicious piece! Would
. such course ia me be less than an en-.
! lire endorsement Of the corrupt views. and
4 the corrup.ing work of publishing them
i What the Editor Of the Register has
'e now done places him on worse ground
B. than he occupied before. In regard to
g the former expression of views and sen
Z timenis, There was barely chance for hin
10 plead inadverlence. Butthis no longer re
mains. What he hasnow done he has done
y deliberately. Alter having time to reflect
y he has come out the determined advocat,
3. Of indulgence iE the habitual use of az
10 alcoholic drink. True, be now calls j
I'd /" root" beer This word. root. is some
IS thing added. II was not in the former
III article. That read. G. Pollard's Beer.
o. But what does this word. tsToot." avail
10 VIVA. co roofs themselves avail in beer
90 Do they destroy the alcohol. or proven,
'e it2 Not at all. They were a. first pa
( 10 for medical purposes, no doubt. They
p are continued 70 take off the odium. thai
y q vitialed appetite may be graii6ed in
d those who find il for their interest to make