Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-01-27

only all moral principle, out all seli-resptct,
all regard TO character, all shame, all hn-
man feeling. The drunkard can break out
from every kind of endearing connection,
and break over every kind of restraint; so
completely extinct is human feeling, that
he can be drunk at the funeral of his dear
est relative, and call for drink ia the last ac-
cents of expiring nature.
Now look at human being, whom God
has made for noble purposes, and endowed
with noble faculties, degraded, dIsgraced,
polluted. unfit for heaven, and nuisance on
earth. He is the centre OF clrcle-count
up his influence in his family aud IN his
neighborhood-the wreichedness he en-
dures, aud the wretchedness he CAUSES
count up the tears of a wretched wife who
curses the day of her esPousals, and Of
wretched children who curse the day ol
their birth. To all this positive evil which
intoxicating liquor has caused, add the
happiness which but for it this family
might have enjoyed and communicated
Go through aneighborhood or a town IN
tins way, count up all the misery which fol-
lows IN the train of intoxicating liquor, and
you will be ready to ask, Can the regions
of eternal death send forth any thing more
deadly Wherever 1t goes, the same cry
may be heard-lamentatiOn and mourning,
and woe and whatever things are pure, or
lovely, OF venerable, or of good report. fall
before it, These are its effects. Can any
man deny that d" the OK is wont to push
with his horn ?"
,. Has ms beeR testified to the o5rHer
Are the makers and vendors aware OF It's
cliecisl The effects are manifest, and
they have ewes. ears and understandings.
as well as others. They know that what
ever profit they make is at the expense Of
human life or comfort; and that The tide
which Is sweled by their unhaliowed mer-
chandlse sweeps ten thousand yearly to
temporal and eternal ruin. Bu, tins is not
all. The attention of The public has been
strongly turned to this subject The minds
OF men have heen enlightened and their re-
sponsibilIty pressed home upon them The
subject has been presented 10 them in new
hight, and men cannot but see the absurdtr
OF reprobailng the tempted, while the temp
ter Is bonored of blaming drunkards, aud
holding IN reputation those whose business
II Is to make drunka1ds.
But are the makers Of intoxicating LIQUOR
aware Of It's effects! Look at the neiphbor-
hood of distiliery-an influence goes
forth from that spot which reaches miles
around-a kind of consiralning influence
that brings in the poor and ureiched and
thirsty aud vicious. Those who have mon
ey bring t-those who have none, bring
corn-those who have neither, bring house
hold iarnIiure--ihose who have nothing.
bring themselves and pay in labor. Now
the maker knows all these men, and knows
their temperament, and probably knows
Their families. He can calculate effects
and he sends them Off one to die by the
way, another to abuse his family, and an
other for any deed Of wickedness. VIII he
say tina, he is not RESPONSIBLE, aud like Cain
ask" Am | my brothers keeper % He
knew what might be the result, and for
mere pitiance of gain was willing to risk ii.
Whether this man should abuse his family.
or that man die by the way, so his purpose
was answered, he did not care. The OK
was wont To push with his horn, ard he
knew II; aud for a lntle paltry gain. he let
him loose. and God will support his law by
'''AAfhr, hlAl iNhotbtt Ibi tue CONSEQUENT
ces
But common excuse Is, that "but very
little of our manufacture is used IA the
neighborhood Sc send 1t off" And are
It's effects less deadly In this way YOU
avoid SEEING the effects, and poison slrang-
ers instead of neighbnrs. What would YOU
say TO man who traded in clothes infected
with the small poX, aud who would say bv
WAY ui apology, that he sent them oii-he
+ did not sell any III the neighborhood -
Good man he is willing to send disease
aud death all abroad; but he is too kind
hearted To expose his Beighbors. Would
you not say TO him. YOU may send them Off
but you cannot send of the responsibility (!
The eve of God goes with them, and al
the misery which they cause will lie charg-
ed TO You. So we say TO the man who sends
off his intoxicating liquor.
But # do not make il and traffic in it =.
somebody else will" What sin or crime
cannot be excused in this way know of
plot to rob my neighbor; if do not
plumber him, somebody else will j, II a
privilege TO bear the responsibility of send
T ing abroad pesnence and misery and death
Our cause is gong down" thought Ju-
das, " and price Is sci upon the head of
our Master, and if | do not betray him
somebody else will, Aud why may not | as
well pocket the money as another ~ If
/ you consider II "A privilege 10 pocket the
wages of unrlghteousness, do so. But do
not pretend TO be the friend Of God or man
while you count 1t privilege To insult the
one aud ruin the other
/ Says another, 81 wish it were banshed
/ from the earth But then what can do 2"
What eau you do Y,u can keep one man
clear; YOU can wash your hands of tins
wrelched business. and if yon are not
willing TO 90 that, ve.y little reliance can
be placed on your good wishes. He that is
unjust IN the least, Is unjust also IN much.
| can hardly conceive any thing more IN
consistent with every generous feeling, ey-
ry noble principle, than the traffic in lutox-
Icatlng liquor al the present day. The days
of ignorance on this subject have passed by !;
every man acts with his eyes open.
Look at The shop and company of the re-
taller. There he stands ia the midst of
dissipation, surrounded by the most degrad-
ed aud filthy of human beings, IN the last
stages of earthly wretchedness. His BUSH
ness is to kndle strife. TO encourage pro-
/ family, TO excite every evil passion. TO de-