Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-06


,or momont book q, the praoucAl ,lcc,
~hi,h would lolla~ tie carrying uu, Tie rt,u.
up.e ~ THIS resolution. ,lf our statement
sbo,e J.. correct. thep u follows az matter
nC course. thai the two papets named. az,
the only WAC papers in Vernon, til" can
be p,uoni1ed by the people Of Rutland ooun-
~. while ali The foreign political journals
wo.,J lsN under their condemnation a.
there Is mol one lot the many valuable wing
journal. BOW received here that could ss
cspe The drnunc iaiion OF this iniolerant-and
ave think--unwise and uncslled FOR ' ie.
olvlion.
Bu, we will no, in,uI, the common sense
Of the temperance people ofRulnnd County,
ny longer lndulgng, even IN the 'uppo'''
ton ibs, they will endorse the sentiments
ofthis resolution We do not believe tina,
one IN Ghy or,fc most redicul Of the anti
license patty in this County, will sanction
a measure so revolving TO every indcpen'
den, mni-nnd which, Il IL could be carried
on,, would only add TO the ferccncs, md
the bitterness OF the fight, and withou, in.
creasing certainly, in the least degree, the
chances Of their ultimate sueccss. How
then, il may be asked, came this resolution
to be embodied in the proceedings of this
PLANTATION ofthis matter and we think tha,
we shall BE- able to show that those who
frs, brough,lhe subject to the consideration
ofthe mecllng--and who almost exclusive
ly sustained it in it, passage-were ac,ua'ed
by motives, far different from those which
spring from an active benevoence in the
cause OF temper ance, or any other moral re-
form. The design Of this resolution was
to affect the interests aud character Of The
! RUTLAND HERALD,-,o weaken its inilu-
cncc--if any i, has-a, VINO PAPER
and this design originated with 'he clique
ofcholce spirits tina, control the de,,inics Of
the Voice OF Freedom and who by their
Vaccinations, give 10 the movement, of the
liberty party, their peculiar consistency and
cunning. 10 an operation Of this kind it
was meet and proper ,ha, the democracy
should nci conspicuous part--and nccor.
dinghy Loco focoism stnlked forth in the
euisc Of lean. lantern jawed, and weasel
faced preacher Of Universalsm 10 oren The
crusade ng,ins, US lie, poor soul, was
| shocked at the idea, that Wing paper
should no, come on, and take sides upon an
exciting question, in relation TO which, its
friends aud patrons were about equally d.
vided. tlc it was, who FIRST don'd the
scarlet robe Of rel.dyed vengeance and
insisted upon the adoption o the sentiment
that "he that is no, for Us" we'll destroy
and with the aid Of few ocofoco breheren
and some Of their Liberty party njutors
succeeded IN carry ing resolution not orig
ina reported by the committee Of overture,
and the sentiment Of which, we yet believe
to be in direc, opposition 10 the sober sense
Of three fourlhs ofthis Convention, and like
hostile to the spri, OF independence and the
best Interests ofthe temperance reformation
But he was not to blame Oh, no, 'twns
conscience that pricked him on in his
opposition TO our humble sheet. His nice
and delicate perceptions Of right and wrong
would not permit Of has patronizing the
I1crald-we hope he never has--anl con,
scqncnlly, in his opinion we shonEl be de-
nounccd We would now ask our temper.
ance friends wha, papers ihi. gentleman
would like to see pa,ronizod by the good
people OF Rutland coz We can tell them.
Such as cxhib, in their strongest lighi-lhe
beauties Of Locofocoism and universal saliva
tom. These two principles being thor.
onghly insliled into The minds Of our PEG,
pie, he, doubtless woull res, satisfied tina,
temperance would follow as natural con-
sequence Now we have no disposition to
deal harshly with this gentleman, &cer,ainly
we shall not wilingl do him injustice. If in
the cause Of temperance, he shows onehalf the
yea he has mani tested during the past winter
in proving the non existence OF the Devil
and showing TO his fellow men their ".
responsibility to their Maker-we certainly
shall think better of him than we have ever
done before But we do otjcc, to the cnlr
ance, into public meeting, ola man faint
ed with the pollution Of Locoiocoism-lo
say pothng Of his religious tenets 10
81, in Judgment upon our acis-and ask
,hose, who in all other places would shun