The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-18

The people haYa O right o. Boz protected bl
law fTau the evils 81 inirmpenucr, and tia
the EHriHr rHoHiHiTIos Of the sale Of strong
drinks 10 the only protection winch lhe LegH
latufe can give
~ tho AppendiS is given, in detail, an thf
Reports from the several county and olty OH
eefs, sha responded 10 the call Of lla Assem-
bly,,
'Wo are here furnished with tho materials
, which 10 this TepprlhHyr been termed a. such
valuable account OF these Il leg,
lslatuTss shrink from sgt3HH- sHF isHIPe FaHee
| ifipssds VIII, both IN New ofk nod Vermont.
ana elsewhere, most fucoff'lily ayall hrm'
selves
! And now why 10 not most nf the reasoning
quoted ifsia ihtt Hrpaff snpiieahlr g. krf.
mont True, we have the acubliuCr NJ e pro,
hihitnry laW. hat what docs prahihiiory law
against larceny avail with fine often dollars
Tor stealing hty. or five dollars, 0T even over
one dollar--and not allowing The suffered 60
claim his Lost property Tho eulprt could CO.,,
cape detection IN ninety .ulno eases Oul OF "a
hundred II would he Tor the pccuuiAry in
forest Of the mieflo multiply bis ermts, aud
~ u proves a. be with tho wonders, who fraud.
uleutiy sell alonholic liquors ~ Vermont Tho
penalties are 20 inadequate, the tedious course
81 prosecution 90 iaTdy, and many prosecuting
allcsIz- ageall4..l.- L. p.4.4ss-.4..l -.
shrink from Ee~~ duty WHEN they sympathar
with the culput, that sometimes q woman o.
seen carrying liquor perhaps g. a Tslroad, va
pals we'll filled, and from a store, when they
deemed u ssia"iu multiply their gains By
uampling our feeble statute under foot Ma
ny man is shorn Of all his glory, aud many a
family 10 bcrrN,oi AZ 10 coutufls because Der
sons who neither fear God nor regard the laws
81 man, will, Tor few greats, eilace from their
fellow trrn the image OF God and thon turn
lhem INTO toe street AZ tcnsis, or send them
nome ,,, 10 'hcf athlete! families as mauiaes -
a..
"N'h our state Atiofnica regard not their
oaihH, and syinpathtHr with the liquor dealer
rather than with an injured community, ~ a
broken hearted family, how easy Il 10 fpf them
not 10 be able o. hud witntasrs, when tho
question comes To- Grand Jury, whether a
prFaou WIN was bound over on the most am.
pic evidence, shall be indicted
We laud The Chinese, heather 40 they are
Tor struggling against the introduction ofop. 4
I'm, and condemn the Brush, Who clam e. be- .
civilized, aud a. yenefate Christianity, Tor en-
forcing upon them th6 fuinous drug And
How, While mass 81 Vtftuuuu ctttErus pratest. r
sha'l "uf Legislators, whom We appoint 90 pro-. f.
lcct us, mako legal provision Tor the sale, OF
not pArs laws winch vii cAectaally RESTRAIN .
The sale Of poison, that, 40 our little State, /
Keeps on hand, from generation "a generation,
ten thousand victims, and does moro every .
year to wfcst needed gains and cAtnft aRonia.
ing means than opium has done Tor ccntu. .
ry'
-" '"''''N'''is - 49, rf'strnrt u tttr law Tru
poscd by the Committee.
Sac. !, IL shall not be lawful r,r any per.
-nrI- ur prrruuH IN Hrit, IN bc uErr Nv n trvrrs4
,gc, any spifltuoua liquors, wines, strong beef
~ any other intoxicating drinks, nor ~ ANY
way, or by any arlhcc, 10 dispose OF any such
44iSA'e~tttff-- drr'rsHi tu-uuy person, whether
Tor pay, or without consideration. q
Sc. =. provides thar an account of all
'nlts shall Ice kept, and be open to the iutpce
,on Of Supervisors, Justices Of the Peace, aud
Poor Masters
SIC. g. extends the Jaw TO all the Gran
ihVighting the waters Of the State
Sections and . tmporc fines 500 forcuch ,
Hence $40 for each offence amer one conyic. I
ION after the second conviction, fine aud i'm.
'rlsonmrnt Tor from 80 10 90 days ,
In the seven following sections arc various h
PROVISIONS, one allows any petann 10 pragneuta, ,
nd have half the fine another. like the law :
"a Wisconsin, holds the person who sells un. ,
a"fully liable for all damages, and i'mc GOV. !
fb and minors may sustain an action. One =
ection provides that the act shall be submit. /.
I'd TO the legal voIcts, 20. determine whether !
shall become iaw. u
Such law would b,- samson tab inf, hnJJ q
the Priiar- of the temple falrohtl1r drink
&c, ns - well settled by physicians, never ia
sofu for persons IN health, uld II tltry rutSil 4
he misefles stated In the Report, whatcvil re-. il
uliH would.s UGH law duly observed produce :,
Would It not promote The health aud happi. .
chs, often most cmphaiically,o of the very men / !,
'ho oppose ~ IL might annoy those who,
pr gam, dcsifc 10 put bottle 10 their neigh. -,
ors mouth. Butifit be an object TO save the v
ommonlty from intcmPcrancc, and suppress "
h iralhc, wand amy man, even 90 hts t,ttipo.
9Anterests, be Injured by such law unless
G wished TO get riches. and mol By right n
ould not vast numbcT--woud not all dt. q
city, or indirectly, be benefited why not, Il
Zen, suppress the traffic, as well as certain Il
ihei evils prohibited by law, all oc which do a
OF probably bring upon the community as Al
Iuch wrctchcdness NJ intoSicet,ng bonors !,
r. hurSr THrTug gambling, lotteries, cShib. Ia
ing games, tricks, puppets, rope dancing; and :,
hen practised for money, circus. riding, com.
itt--I taf.e= -st- t4t--atr+er4 shows ttrvTErri
tatutcs, PIP il7-Ii9.l u
But perhaps 1t may be said, that however
'sirable, IN theory, is such law, the State y
Vermont Is not ripe for 1t, This may be true u
I'd Il should be said with grief But how is ~
&c h an object to be secured Most certainly la
Z calling on the community to-cSamine the
44 - tit- ht-rt NJ tirr prrErut ttu n
CIV. When the subject shall have been thor Z
lglly cnnNlssed iI-AhLa!I- m
cws pervade the.community, our Legislature il
WI give us such Elaw NJ the case .dcmunda~-- H.
massachusetts, Legislature, few days apo, pro. ~
bIted all sales OF spirituous or fcrmcntcd Il. -
'ors under p gallons, except for medicinal !"
c., purposes under penalty, for the first of. =.
49, ~ '"N"y ""li"S "hCi hnu HuW zen 10
trty days imprisonment in the county Jail,
I'd hard labor in the house of correction, and 10
relies TO keep the peace. We can have a 10
W equally protective az soon as we are ripe b,
r Il. We ought, then, ~ consider and feel e.
al The guilt OF tie crying evils winch attend nj
q rum sales in Vermont rests in part on cv, NJ
-ciliZcn,-L he-ha taken reasonable M
easurcs to secure the prevalence of Just of
cws IN the communty,a Let all, then, who ,b
G anxious for illegal sunsion, consider that br
should be preceded, accompanied and fol. as