The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-10
Temperance Department.



llrRKF, JfuL %. 1870,
NJ CulphicH-l lcroWiIh send lrN
ihouglls uu ile suiJrr OF Icupemuce,wl,cl
should lil,n 90 communicate through yuul
lHpeE You're ~ilIterpfrl,
T.. W. DUNCAN.
Wo aiu sOsD lu'cHsl our rnisa ihr l.ieenss
90 AN LiGruse. wish 90 coll ihn attention
III ny fellow oil,2ana 10 someRflIa nrgu.
innuis which have henn used rNinlye 10 rhe
raIlgHri. u Hssiid lhi yeur by iloao who
vOiTd for license, lhat morn plnris worn SOLD
md drama iufiHF Iha yaAr ~ wllirh there
Yas ma lGenHe, ihnn when u WIS fulf necOr-
hing 10 law, Tits believe, then 10 be loul
sla,nler 81, tho people OF VI. For repre-
henled their iunrnlb ~ lIo worsa lbnn those
~ tho most degraded lleniirn. II decLir-
ch lhnt the state rpnaiinad n maIurliy Of law
lprenlSsrs. lini vile us ilis anndar yaF, ~ pro
vailnd, aud many vera by IL, induced a. vote
lieensn, aud during Tho year nov drawing 10
- rlnsG Intoxicating liquors have beon sold
Pa in eyGfy pan 0lihe slnle according a. Law,
AMI Iho great inrTease olfho snle aud uso Of
she article this yenr Ihnye That Of lliG lns has
fully shown 20 every cnreiul observer, that ~
leasl, double lie 1nanily has hoau consumed
iu The stale wllh ieenseriipt wuH when lhcro
WIS 40 license. liut 10 tho lopcr md the
rpnrelleE suppose lhry linyr ono or tW1
sweeping Nrg"mcnis against withholding IT,
crnse, " u auli-fepuhlicun 90 compel nieu
to abstain from lhcir cups. You can no more
Iiike mon ioml,ernlc hy law than you can
make them christians. lfihero were 10 fraud
IN Tho trade, and ifHo body hui'ilie drinker
WIS injured, ihe argument would seem Ia
hive n hule force liul there u irnud IN lbo
truru wiIru Huih for y hHVFFHVr, tiIc tn1yrr
phys his money, Tor ihnt which never does
iin good, but always hurt, For Instead oi
iFeuffit tVT u-utfst fFFlrr
i'hc free drinker Injuries others bcEilr hint
rolG In many eases be- drprNes lti- family
uf food, clpling Him The nrnus 0f education,
~ ihut when They arrive az the Hco of men
md women they became uuisnnrcs 10 coul-
unnity unless thcgarc sustained and cduc1,
Sod 10y the haul oi charity. Thus tho dru.
ker orHlc1hul lnyr burden ou tie pubic and
The rumsull"r receives the profit. Therefore
las says Il we vote no license wp nrc taking
Rwny hs rights. liui wlHl ririt hns hu IN /
mako ny son rmy ucirhhnr tlrlu'.ard uni
pat has hnnd into NY pocket, aud Take ont /
JWoney To support them or their fuuiireP .
What right has lac 10 lad men to cnnluit
crimes, mud then INK tho rorirrUirv- with.
nth titn-irgut evpruFcS uUruFsHry 70 BRING
criminals iu juslicrY What right hlq he io
u1ke broken hearted wives, widows, aud M,
phnnsi oven " lac can make money Us so do.
lngi iar move than lour Aiiiz ofiiio irttiprr-
~ VIC lhnui und criminals 81 every Cus- nrc I.
nmdc such, hy mcnus Of the sale Hu, usr or
ucoholic drinks. lfihcrctorr The riiniscirr
has 30 right "a mako criminals nor pnnpers,
md tax the public f." their support, then hr
viii not ho deprived Of one inrI.clc Of his
rights iflhc public obligo him 10 abandon he
Snle oItho poi-on
Resides The very spirit Of ltcpnbllcanisn,,
,"qolrcs The public 10 putFuond 20 tic traffic
IN alcoholic drinks nSN Sewerage. Fori 1
ihis traffic to- suf'trod 10 prevail hui ue-rase
u viii dceroy every vrsi % orrcnull:c,ui-n.
Fellow ciii2ens, Remember lhls, mud do your
dniy nj The Polls IN March next hy dcro-ning
in the Ballot Box your votes fir 40 License.
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