The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-04-28

.Buuirnir lrilli relative 10 Tie temperance
cause, ual many minds In rrspccr 10 H. are
sill in dafbuess Therefore, though l,o law
ou his sAJrcl, which q lbe present voice
urhc people, Is ou 'ho F.ls Of ruth, mud
dglu, md 10 IN Gyor oflle cndro abandon
mcnr .ollbe use bad lmGic la ulcoliol ns n
beverage, II we. Will 10 20 10 continue, the
Gieudl ofirmpouuco ultt slill Zoe active i
70 iiiefa Important nos lliaH "a ANY previous
pcripd, Gor ll,ru lp keep 10 oner.lion the nr.
uy 6fmoml prurFIo confirm temperance
pfucip'es where DIZZY pre- embraced, and
rrug lheuI bpfr those uirds, which uoM
nrgltcl oropposc ihem =
The cnusc Inns been brought into IN pres.
orl comparatively prosperous state los HE
msnumenlalily oflhc pulpil md The press
IN connection viii frequent meetings IN
lownr, villages aid school dialrcls, 10 hear
od'Irs-es on the sullrcrnud discuss The nrer,
NJ oflle cnusr, ~ these means, facts show.
iug llo evils ofinIempcrouce, mud llte llass-
iugs'wicl, result from temperance uinci-
pies, currird oUt Ia rTwfisc,' hive iiren
brought beluro llie minds of large portion
Of The community aud kept heGre them. IN
og!er "a plure Me temperance rauso on
permauruf fnuudntiun. 80 f,ioeds during llo
coming Jcnr, mus keep Evaporation ull nor,
al Ipraus cnlculoiedro uuTu it, with MS.
much energy M Hey would II che ,ole had
been n fvUruf Lirct-e.- llihcY fdI 10 do
this, $50 u)ly Yet see lhq good cause retro
grnde. A. ncnng for tic prevention of such
n rcSull beg loUvr to suggest 10 lie friends
~ hold meetings IN lhr sever
ul towns aud yilnGcs NJ often at least Hs once
u mouth during rlir year, 10 hear addresses,
10 communicate 10 cncti nilcr thoughts o0d
fwls, nr discuss questions hnyiug relation
TO tho grcar lngrcr Aud Dcnr sir, hopo
that yCu oryour correspondents, will keep
the cuusc before your readers, llor hey lnny
uot hn suffered % forget Us importance, nor
ilr iricrts forget the need ofnclyily IN reln-
ton Il, r. W,-D.
IwroHttNr DGcrmoN. VrnMoNT LlcLNsE
law SUSTAINED \ most interesting ease,
wys the Montpelier Wmchnah, was decided
ly l'tc Supr,rnq Conu last week, involving
the roh-riuliunnli,y of what is called, in
proper phrase, the License Inv. The opin.
ion OF l,ic Courl WIS delivered 10y Judge Kel-
logC.
The casr referred TO WIS tlai or Bancroft
& Rikcr -. Julien Dumas, being an ncli0n
Of book Hcrounf, Whirli was submitted 10 IN
auditor, whn returned u special report, upon
which the County Court rendered iudgmen,
for the plaintiff, disullowing, however n Dor.
ton OF his account. II appears 10y the report,
Ira, y portion of lho account consisted Of
charges Cor nrdrHt spirits, sold hy the plnin-
ul To- do doiaminut, hciween llc 9Th OF
March 1896 and oh Of April, lsl7 -nmoHn-
ting to ll,c sum W 81 ll,lG, during which
time the pamilr Ind no license authorizing
the 'saln ur spiriuous liquors, MS provided by
portion the account YVES disalluAeA by thu
County Court. The decision of the County
Court is resisted upon two grounds
l. That the Laws Of 1874 mud 1916, rela-
Ting 10 l.'ccnscs, alc unconstitutional and
void.
>. Thar, 1.-THE Laws nrc constitutional
and valid The sales Of ba--iquors without
license would only subject he plaintiffs to the
prnnlly inlpoHd by the Statute, and would
constitute 40 oIiecljpu tnlhe plaintiffs re-.
covcry for those items.
Judge K.givcs lengthy review Of the case,
the result, of Whicl,-ie ,l,at lie Judgment Of
lIc County Court must hc aGirded. ..
AFFECTING AND FATAL CASE OF
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