Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-03-30
Moral suasion' ..T6s KIND, that Tells
Upon tie Shareholders.

We copy the following from Nae Cincinnati
Morning Herald. 1t is FROM citizen of Kentucky
a highly respectable gentleman, to the editor of
that paper. Readit it! Rend it We who go for ''ever-
lasting scatterdtion !" if we have such an one among
our readers. The SHAREHOLDERS dread our votes
an hundred fold more than our prayers, especially
such prayers as are consistent: with pro-slavery
voting.-ED. l.. p - '
AT the time the antis4aTvthryE Gnsvenent began
to assume a political bearirS, lYemepbe to have
II" puS .o a p" " i'm r. ]5rdSrial2 G of b,ia 1@'
ing out candidates for the Legislature, pledged to
vote for the repeal of the license laws. Strong
ground against the movement was taken in the
Meeting by one Of our most distinguished public
men, upon the prlnciple-that the temperance
movement was purely L moral one, and that to
mix it up with politics was to insure its overthrow.
He argued this from the history ofantimasonry. He
then brought forward abolitiouism, and stated that
as a moral object, no objection could be made to
it. But, said he, You see that they have begun
to make IA political hobby oft; aud who does not
perceive that his days are numbered! Yes, fellow
citizens, whenever you go to advance your moral
ends by political means, You are sure to be disap-
pointed. 1t was so with antimaSonry; it is so with
abolitionism; and will be so with the cause of tenn
perance." The majority of the meeting agreeing
with the speaker, no candidates were brought our.
Well, four years have rolled around, and a few
weeks since ! vas at another public meeting for
another object, at which the speaker before men
toned together with several of his friends who
formerly agreed with him were present. We had
Just received the news from the New York cleo
tons, and every body was talking about political
abolitonism. The following is a fair speci-
men of the various conversations that took
place in the little coteries that would assem-
Bile together previous to the commencement of
business.
A.. Well, haye you heard the news from New
York? }"
B.. eyes, I have just heard. Don't these
id abolltionists beat every thing? What with
10000 votes in New York, 7 or 8 thousand in
Ohio, and 5 or 6 thousand in Massachusetts, they'll
soon hold the balance OF power in their own
hands"
A.. "Well | tell you what it is, something must
be done to stop them''-
B. 81 know it. But what can be done? They
have got to voting and there's no telling when they
are going to stop.-They might have preached and
prayed about the matter to their hearts content, for
all | care, but if they 60 on increasing as they have
iona, aud continue 70 arigs out tIe,r own candi-
dates the other parties will not know what to de-
pend upon.
A.. True, but | am in hopes they will quarrel
among themselves, and then their game is up.''
A. Well, we'll see."
Thus you see that the tone of public sentiment,
in regard to the political aspect of your cause, is
very much changed.-We have ceased to look up
on you as abstractionists, and begin to believe that
you intend to lay hold of the matter like practical
men. IL you wish to make an impression here,
you will not only have to think Alright, pray Alright,
but VOTE Alright. All and each of the pow
ers aud influences that Almighty God has given
you, must be brought to bear on the object to be
accomplished, and Of your ultimate success, have
no doubt"