Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-12-18

pA'Alisft sol a. tadTt ne gni1itct puts
oct he Ere q grn,u' ant cunfou,d1 ihf
common ssnis a. nan WHO, iuc, MOI
Know bal 4 iafd,uf he heart. f-lu tas
consCIrfe-. and s,molalrs 90 a fnc LIul "a
u'nv, The malrvsl q, fttlfngs q nen ihAt
II lndam,, the passions. d'shrune. rca,cn
and rervrr, the Mil AID - bat sre nc
frsulif Il such = rtu,ral wick q Oh ibsl
ccnsaucs ~ usni IL the drgtrdcd
eon8hiun Of tho lorttiais. the sufefings OF
sises and ohllJsen. the butning shame that
,naulte, The che,k 81 moiu6rd and d,snp-
pointed relatives snd tho CRYING wants Of
community. robbed Of her sLle't talent,
~ the gu Destroyer. answer And ar
( ihc.. hc,. % common, have they been 20
often REPEATED bs to have lot their power
10 rouse our fars culia our sienuon, and
etcrc onr svmraihlcsi IN the name Of
,osul,'d degraded ana suffering humanity
80 ask how lhs fell and in,lJious agency
ran he allowed 10 operate IT, fearful 't-uls
IN any community wahoul aTayng in for
mdAhlo anJ Incorporating fcsistancc,thc
philanthropy, the y''nc and the ial'nt OF
the rrople1 which rRain we ask is tho
duty q he Frrcmen in the coming elec.
ton 20 provide nv law for the user and The
vcndef Of nlcakol,c dtinks and thus give
sanction OF The popular will to the free nc.
ton Of this destructive agency, or to guard
The bods and souls OF men and the frcs,jcs
oftheit ncighbors, from the ruthless attacks
Of this deadly Zoe :
Bu, once more are we nj liberty 10 shut
our cy,s,o the mpoIan, truth that we are
member. of the social compact 7 Tint The
Ffecmcn OF our nation are the guardians OF
the public liberty aud Of the public virtue ?
AL can there be ANY doubt us to the de.
moralzng tendency Of this uahc Can
the National heart be preserved amid the
free aud general use OF III oSIcatlng drlnksl
/. !, no, perfectly obvious what must be the
inevitable fate Of nation OF druukarJs =
And TO what nre We 10 allflbUle IT. that we
are not So tins moment 1t APPEARS To US
,ha, the sincere answer must BE-, 10 tie gredt
kmperdna,e reformation. BUtthc tendon.
cy TO rclarsc is alarming. Indeed It is clear
that # we cease our efforts the evil will
rccoil upon us with rodoubltd energy, and
the calumilies with which our nation has so
long been threatened will soon be upon Us
ca any man who loves his country. who
wish,s to preserve rs lntegtny, and perpct.
date Us llccdom prefer the false and mis-.
taken Interests ofthe drlnkcr and vcnder, to
the Interests Of the nation the sordi1 de.
rnands oil the few, 10 the rights the many
aud hy public consent INFECT lasting inju
~ upon the persons themselves, merely be
clnsr they drslrel,.
Fellow cItlzcn. Ia addition to oil our
former bitter experience we have had one
year Of fatal experiment Last year the
Ffucmcn OF Rnilaud County gave ,h'T cor.
sent to tho unobstuuc,cd sale Of intoxicating
drinks They virtually said TO the man Of
morbid appetite, you shall be accommodate
I'd ppoa cur responsibility To the vender,
IRE trW make arrangements for Vov 10 I'LL
mp vovr Golfers from thc sedniv means Of
he ynforiunaic,i The rTetchrd anil The poor
And to the wives and chldc'n q miserable
drunknrds with their hands literally stretch.
ed on, to them in tears OF anguish for relief
,oe ,cM do erery hi"g IN our poirer 10
make IL respectable and popn'dr (oT yoar
husbands AND fathers IN drink AT least
we will see that the bottle is tempting c1.
hbn,d before their eyes, though the crav-
ing Of their burning nnPtIrcs are sumu
lated to madness by the sight! We Will
OPEN the doors OF iavorns md GROCERIES
which have been shut by the force Of popu.
lar ind gnniion, and thus invite reformed m
cbriales who hive been rescued from the
deepea DEGRADATION, and given 20 their fam.
ilics mcasurablv restored 10 return to their
bacc hannian rc,cls ard chase away tic
tears Of joyful gratitude, by the scaldInS
tears OF disappointment anguish u IS
true TINT most olthem did uot'wish 10 do n,thnt
n large minority struggled with their might
TO prcvr II, md nearly oil " bo voted Tor 1t,
bopcd Tor less disastrous results. But the
(ilal decd was done The food gates were
hois,cd md the rlver OF death rolled out up
on us. without obstruction And eternity
nloor can tell, the harm that has followed to
our afflicted community We have seen
with our own eyes, the young men and the
honorable men OF our county who had long
been restrained BY public sentiment walk.
ing boldly mp to the bar, aud taking their
dramsl We have seen the unirlllalcd who
have heretofore looked upon strong drink
only With feelings OF unmInglcd disgust,
tasting, ,ampermg add leaning 10 love II !
We have seen The reformed drunkard retain.
ing ike a dog to his WON'T again Il instead Of
mini4srIng comfort TO his iamily,an stand
ing up N al the dignity Of man as he was
erpeclcd TO do, ing m Nll the horrors Of
"drlIfium trcmons 90 From facts upon
which we are compiled reluctantly to re-
f.. We are obliged to believe that drunken,
ncss ci,her ncipirnt or confirmed has in
~, ased IN on county Of lcas; Ghy per cent
a,,le direct consequence Of the vote OF las
yc,rt Again VIC ask, shalt We IN full
view oC,bc -splIs Of this experience, consent
10 unaIikc \. z1rd again, or upon any
.ccouo, 81 hatevcr. longer prutaci The fatal
cerver,lon Of law which II IS made to dc'-
yrsy the very inIerotu Ii was ordained o
flcaycn 20 protect.