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

10 spbnHisd 10 YOU doSHaoi,
NlaH re rail- 81 fsisgicsHrr ir-sevt a.
tersTsse oort~e to Larr ne sss,i,os
szS ssfAs-hs If Lev q. -o-, o.y.is'
IL the iro. .r'in o. R-pnblcse,,rn, tho
Ccmsnonscshh ~ Nesmc~a has oommuiei
iSv qss~'c- su''f'iy 10 you. And 10 whom
ne sss, oosij 'hp rsspoa,ibhHy he more
rtorcfiv ~r,rYnrdt 20, ftbe nc ir,eni or
-onlfm.t 'osbr,si. " 10 hc encouraged and
-fsrd on IN hu downward ooss,e. u W..
hs BY The People 1.-The rum.ciIcl - 10
w. coooicnabe,d N Il. ,r.fie ~ BE- support
~ N et'"''ns N the 'ucrb,I spp4ne Of the
un'or'nna'', and ,sknR the bread from ,ts
-r'tehsd and s~rvny fot tie increase Of
90 Srk'e rssrs ihe sovereign prorlc mus
DO of " tctnpa,ion - 10 be removed
tom the ~sn vho,e craving. burning app
tfe, rtg,ag him m TO depruction. It mus
H. 10y the b,oevnlent hand Of the n onlc 49,
1.-THE soliciting camille. Of the Inshris,e. are
70 be rrscped from their degtadiiinn and
protected from The rude sni uneoanng at.
aekf 81 'enslay and en- The voice Of the
i~opic mgH command u luhc man who
Deliberately ercts h., engine Of death. and
oooily levels bis shaft, al The yonng. the viz.
i1ous. The Innocom md the fair. ~ 10 he
stopped ~ his mad career, II must ~ by the
watering rebuke Of the people ], Is then
right The, this question should Be decided
by the popular viii and :, may be well Tor
u', before We gre She final DECISION, to
p1us' and ref~e, upon the msrnnndo and
t1errines Of tho Interests involved, and the
reasons lhsl ought TO control US
90 the one hand we have the gratihcs-
ton oil the appHtes Tor intoxicating drinks,
pnd tho pecuniarv Interests Of the vcnder 10
influence us and on the other the protection
al our persons, our families md frirnds
our private property our character. ond hHp
Tines. and the guardianship ofthc public
Tighi, and the public virtue This we verify
bcirvc 10 be atrue and lair representation
ofihe nrgunenL For, after oil that has be'n
cad ia fIvof Of licensing docs Il srnoun, TO
'sy,hinQ more or les, than lh,1 Men udni
y, therefore Thy osgh 10 hare ~ IS
Sssrrt Of gan 10 he sriirT. hersforr he
nsghi 10 be mi,s,oned by lar 10 sell D.
ltntruc tina, Tins bauer krasnn has so much
1t venalry Of cold blooded shshnc.s in ii.
that II - s.iom advanced but in Disguise
-ri g. % rrirr ~ .rfss il lnil mon the o'r-
,.o. rt.is notion ST. tcn,roicRt'V dce0mmo.
daIHr those who wish TO dunk Bot
who believes TINT If this latter principle
were 10 stand alone it could sustain Tor
day, a single vending establishment, in The
state. And the invaIidty Of the former is
tacty admitted by the suful manner in
which II is disguised
But, consider for n moment the argu-
rnen,s upon the other side Can 1t DO de.
nied that every freeman has a personal in.
,erca in this matter We mny no, close
our eye. TO ia truth, tina, b. the eyhib,llon
Of the tempting beverage, and by the nuful
bland shm-ns Of the retailer, our own fam
lilies and friends are in danger Of becoming
dmnknrds The time has gone by when
we could fcndly hope TIM, the good educa
ton, the high character, and elevated aims
Of our families would render them proof
against temptation and secure from the
horrors OF In,empsrancc. We have seen
too many IN defiance Of oil lhes" barriers.
overwhelmed and destroyed by this nigh
~ fool No, Gentlemen, we rcp"a, it and
with emotion, so long as the sale Of intoSi.
eating drinks is licensed md populaTzcd
BY the sanction Of law, our sons and our
daug hlers, the pride and the hope OF our
families, are feariully liable to become the
victims OF iniemperance; and We nsk YOU
TO consider this .iugle undeninble fact, by
the side NJ our pretended obligation 10 pro.
vile by law loT the appetite Tor liquor and
for the 'uppor, Of runscllcrs
Bot another remark upon our personal
interest, in this question We acquire our
property BY hard labor and honest industry.
Whatever. therefore, insidiously attacks or
wantonly lnvades our individual rights
mus receive our rigid scrutiny, and sooner
OF later feel the power ofthat inherent right
Of self protect ion with which God has en-
dow,d 10. and which the constitution and
laws Of our county have so molly roco9
nlsed. And what, we earnestly inquife,nre
the lels 10 the case Why besides all the
money that il clandes,nelJ drawn from the
pockets OF our families md friends, for what
10 infinitely worse than no consideration, It
cannot BE- disguised that By far the great ct
amount Of our taxes for pauperlsm and erin.
inaI prosecutions, originate, directly IN the
traiic which YOU are called upon 10 legal
re by yout ,o.-s As long, md as con.
fIrn,ly az this on, ns~c truth has been a'.
serted. u has we believe neveTye' been denied
md iof thc very good rtasIn ltS"'o pa'p1'
bic, and SUSTAINED by statistic 81 au'hrn'e'
rhsI mon dare no, deny II even 10 s'Ve
sinking and a dr'P'rals cause A1f "na'
- he course obviously indicated by ms
flo,l Are the Ffsrm"n Of Rutlaud eouL
'yi'e N ~ dove 'an,S and submit
,t.iy ull.r su-H a ir rbie oppression 7
Is ), no, enough IN all consc'-see, 10 pay
the enpens~s Of this ,rahe, which is socrdly
and ~ickedly palmrd upon US fcm abroad
or IN defiance Of law. from mrn oonccal~d
among US. without the insult Of beng ak Cd
10 legitimate aud sppfoveby our own luvoi-
untlry act, the lnjua'ec Of our own robbery
and The hu.tpcss Of our own DEGRADATION