The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-26
Temperance.


quite an effort will be nude on the frs
Thursday OF next month, by those in ia
vor of licensing men TO sell Intoxicating
drinks, to elect men as County Commits
sioneTs, who will carry out their designs
as well as by those who are opposed to Ii
'censes for that purpose. The readers are
requested TO examine closely the article
copied from the Wlndham County Demo.
craft and see whether any opposing argu.
menta can be furnished which will do away
the force of the former. Any one who
thinks he can overtu!n the article named,
may have as much space in this paper, as
is occupied with The other The license
system is partial concern, and always
has been. 1t was no doubt originated
through pure molives--but through as
much ignorance, as purity of motives. -
The whole catalogue of appendices BY
way of requirements from Inn Keepers,
to furnish Sheds, Managers, orderly houses
&c. is just as consistent as it would be for
the Legislature to require each Black
smith in the State, to keep Horse Shoes
and Nails on hand, and no more so. Com
petition regulates every department of in>
duslry when not debarred by law, and if
every person who may choose, is at iber-
ty to keep a house of public entertainment
TO be taxed according 10 income le,
This be matter aside from selling ntoxi.
eating drinks, and none licensed thus 10
sell, and no one will have any just ground
OF compIaint--!he public will be furnished
with what houses they need, and no more.
But if every man who desires TO furnish
food and shelter for man and beast must
get license, and those thus licensed have
the sanction Of law thrown around them TO
sell liquor, i! will be q difficult matter TO
satisfy people. As The case now stands,
difficulties will arise in regard 10 Licensing
men 10 sell alcoholic liquors, for Medicinal
and mechanical purposes. Bat as hardly
a man can be found who will pretend that
intoxicating drinks are necessary in health,
can see no valid reason why licenses for
such traffic should be granted. No man
who asks for license 10 yend alcoholic
drinks, does it for he benefit OF the public
it is for his own benefit, or what he con.
siders his own benefit, that he asks it, and
ne surel can have no good reason 10
complain should there be IA general refu-
sal 10 license that which is acknowledged
on all hands to be so detrimental 10 com
munity believe the editors of all the
anti slavery papers with which am ac-
quainted. are decidedly on The side Of tem-
pefance, whether they approve using the
arm Of the law 10 prevent the sale OF liz,
uors or not. see too that most Of The ed
ilors of other papers in this State speak
out on that side, which may be considered
a favorable omen.
The editor OF The Woodstock Mercury
comes out in as Stror9 q tone as could be
expected of any anti-stayery editor, on the
subject Of slavery, and if he will come in
10 the auti>slavery ranks and labor as
thoroughly against voting for the friends
Of slavery, as he does now against those
in favor of rum-selling, he and | will not
differ on that question. perceive that
the editor oil the Rutland Herald is on the
other side al least his name is on the 9TH
er ticket, to aid in distributing votes for
those who will license the traffic. Mr..
Beaman has been in position TO see the
deadly effects of rum drinking long enough
10 understand it, and if he chooses to lend
his influence 90 that side, he may be
drawn into a vortex he little dreams Of
Every man who has charge Of newspa-
per, is placed in Il situation to exert grca.
Ter influence than he could as a private
citizen. 1t appears to me then, that each
one should realize his responsibility, and
lend his Influence, be i. great or small, in
such way as not to counIenance such a
destructive practice as rum selling, for
drinh.
PROCEEDINGS AT CAsTLEToN "A copy
was sent here, Tor insertion last week, but
not receiving ii till that paper was ready
for press on Wednesday morning, it could