Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-06
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pcrs, and the boast Of groc shops on
the ono hand aud on The other
board that Will shut up every avohuc
to mtoxicatlon, aud liz inevitable tram
OF dcsolatonS. This will be- under.
stood hereafter. The community
will never b. imposed upon again.
Hundreds who before we've idle, or
worse than idle, will now soc that
nothing is 60 m hoped for else
where, and VIC firmly trust. will give
The anti license ticket powerful sup.
port.
Many Of the friends of temperance,
however did not dream of the result
tina, took place, and took no pains TO
prevent IT, because they thought 1t I'M
necessary. They had ncver mcasur-
cd the strength Of their opponents,
and supposed that public opinion was
all but unanimous. Hundreds Of
those who deposited hostile ballot IN
secret. have been oStenslbly the adj
vocatcS OF temperance, and not n few
were members Of our associations. Il
wnsrot c'r7r~" that thc c'llmch ndhcr-
cnts OF ,hc cause were mslCd bv
these deceptive appearances. relied
with too much confidence on an easy
victory,and made hardly any cXcrtions.
/ In no other way can we account for II.
that upwards of two thouSand-morc
than one third of those who voted last
last fall, took no part III the contest
IL will never be so again. We have
had a lesson we shall not soon forget,
/ how much stronger the license party
is in the dark, and at the ballot box,
than at discussion or in open array.
And such Of us as forcsaw the late re-
suit, cherish the conviction that an.
other canvass will bring out such an
addition TO Our numbers as will over
whelm the late majority.
/ We do not despond over our defeat
then. Ii will III fact contribute TO the
firmncSs oil our position when we shall
have eaincd the ascendency. With
tit the people might have vet TO
learn that any board that would H.
ccnsc, must IN effect license IudiScrimi
nately. The sudden and entire prohI-
bitlon Of the traffic might have ahena-
ted some who had not rcckoncd upon
Sthe consequent inconvcnicnccs and dis
satisfaction. A victory at the late q
lection might, from these and various
other causes, have been followed
by severe struggles and possibly dc
feat; very probably by vicissiudcs and
strife highly cxasperaling to our fellow
citizens, and therefore detrimental to
the interests of temperance. We havc
no such npprchcnslons about our sue
cess hereafter but predict that the en-
tire abolition of the traffic will thcr
become the scttlcdpolicy Of the coun
ty.
The time has now come, however
to put forth our utmost efforts nnd
achieve this object as fast ms possible
We arc rapidly losing the impulse
derived from the spcctacles Of misery
and degradation once so abundant
When another generation shall arise
that know not Joseph, when the AGED
, men nrc dead who saw what wid,
dcvastatIons lntempcrancc can make
we shall lose the incentives To that en-
crgy and determination that character
IZcd our former measures. That say
ing OF the conqcror of old, "nothlng n
done TILL all is done" is cinIncntlv true
, OF our enterprise. We shall not be Sc
cure we must not relax an effort, un
I'll II shall become final principle o
orr lcglsIaiicr 10 prohibit entirely ,h'
trrdc ip everything which lntoxicates
until II is driven forever into the sam,
category Of obScurity, disgrace nnc
crime with It's kindred offences, pros
tuition and gambling. The success
Of Our friends IN other counties is
guaranty 10 us, that few years Of nc
tive and peToevcring cXcrtions undc
+ the present law, will ensure this mos
+ desirable object. When we have far
~ STOPPED the traffic, and nS II wcr
ruined the magazines of the enemy
and stripped him OF his materials lor
war, then and not Till then may We
suspend our Inbors.
Let il not be thought, meanwhile
t that we rclinquish the use of mora
Suaslou, or overlook It's efficacy. Thu
can never be while we rccollcct how
r mighty weapon it has proved in or
, hands, o. The wonderful success W,
t enjoy through It's aid. We use 1t nuc
. shall use It still. 1t Is or chief rcli
/ ancc and with It we are daily win
nIng hundreds ndlshnll win thousand,
T more. But there are those who vii
not be persuaded. though one rose from
tine dead Ten thousand voices from
the tomb fail 10 reach their hearts. Yor
miyht rs well ask rs 10 plead with IL,
inyotcrato thicf and cudcayrr Ia =.
firm LINN ln.fcnd IL 1-nni.L,nn. L..