The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-16

T. uICOnOl,
If you vote the destructive ticket you do
not vote to crliagaiSh alcoholic extermi-
nate it from the Statc-to stop the traffic
in the article, because, so long us it is
necessary for medicinal, mechanical aud
manufacturing purposes, it will always be
hUBIcked in, moro or less. The question
then, is not "Rum or no Rum" The
question is Upoa tokiag the best means to
diSco"atenaace the UNNECESSARY USE q
R@@!-that is the question, when strip
ped of the DISCUSSES that arc attempted
to be wrapped about it,
Could any one, not wil'ully blind, mis-
take our meaning, and suppose We were
inclined to do aught, which, in our judg-
ment, could retard the Temperance Re-
form? Impossible! Imposble!!
We ask, also to have it remembered
that, in the same paper VIC published the
"Llboral Temperance address," by Mn
SToUGHToN, for himselfan others, which
Is the most fair, calm and dspassionato
presentation of the subject at issue, and
the grounds upon which it should be de-
cided, which could be given. We felt
confident that no man Of common sense
would say it was not candid and ingcn-
uous;though some might come to Il differ
ent conclusion from the author We
were right, so far as has been learned
Hundreds Of honest souls, who, being
deceived by the destructiycs, voted the
rad'col ticket, have expressed their ad.
miralion at the entire candor and manly
tone oftho Address. No one has found
fault with it, excepting scribbler, who,
to his poor credit be it spoken, possess
sense enough to withhold his name. We
know nothing of him, only that in speak
ing oI''an Ass, "hc cXclaims cautiously,
ga fellow Jjcli"g makes as wondrous
kind"
But,wc were again assaulted and abUs-
ed by the Mercury, of which no notice
would have been taken, had not our po-
sltion in relation to the Temperance
Cause been misrcproscntod, and the
main Question again buried in smoke
Truth and fidelity to the cause called forth
another article of considerable length, in
the AGE, of the 26th uIt Here is the
ground of our reasoning.
HERE IS TIE QUESTION!
How shall the great Reform in temper
ancc be carried forward in manner to-
ensure the best results?
What has been done in this state-and
much has been, we all know--has been
done by prcacding and by praciicc, not by
tar and compglsion Public opinion, has
always been, from the beginning, against
anything that slvored Of force. Argu-
mcnt, and cool, though earnest pcgsUa-
sion arc the only weapons that have been
used in the great moral warfare that has
already accomplished so much. In 1888,
the Legislature attempted to manufacture
public opinion, and to use force, but the
mex: year public opinion mastered the
Legislature.
Could words more fully and plainly
present the question at issue, and the
means by which the best result might
be expected! AS we were honest and
open hearted in our remarks, ought any
one to be offended though his opinion
may not agree with ours? Have we not
Alright, as we'll as others, to think and
speak for ourselves? We shall sec.
1t has not been our intention to con-
denim any body as dcsiyuciircS, save the
the leaders, spoutcrs, song singers, story
tcIlcrs and slandcrcrs, who have excited
and led on the many to vote the radical
ticket. Those temperance friends who
have been made to believe that VIC are
not the warm advocate of the Temper
mcc Reform, will soon discover their er-
ror, we hope, and again unite with ra-
tionaI men, in the adoption of rational
and the promotion of total ab-
stinancc from all intoxication.
Some people are greatly troubIed about
the 80. B.'s."Itsonr opinion that they will
survive long enough to pay them another
twenty dollar bill for ball cards and take
pay in uncaIIed for abuse
The existence Of the Order is in great
danger Of being annihilated, though, and
some efficient means should be Immediate
y adopted!
WE WANT
A few more good paying subscribers a !
,out these days.
VIII thnSn WIN think tho hro ,k,,,, .