Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-08-25


wherever the law has been rigdy and rightfully |
enforced, agents have been been appointed to |
furnish pure liquors at reasonable prices for all
good ard lawful purposes--whi'e miserable
drunkeries have been shut up--drunkard makers
have been neutrality-suspicious. "RotGur has
been destroyed wherever ii could be found
drunkards have been restrained and in many cas-
es reformed-crines and disorders have been di
mnished-and all the people lave been forced
to confess that the law is necessary, good, and
must be sustained. In such communities there
are no confessed opponents, except the confirm
ed drunkard, the unscrupulous rum dealer, and
the equally inscriptions and all but equally de-
graded politicians, who would rather see rum
blasting community with its pesiiferous fumes,
than lose the vote of fuddling democrat,
drunken Wing, or a staggering freesoiler, whose
strongest love IS for the liberty" of getting
drunk, and whose only pre-emp; on right is to a
bout two feet Of soil by six, on which at last to
fall-a victim to the most degrading slavery
that earth can show Who, then, is there who
can reasonably refuse to take the ground Of Law
and Order Who Is there who can deliberate
y choose 10 ally himself with the real opponents
Of the law--the opponents of 1t because they
cannot freely abuse themselves, their families
and community, by intemperance These qnes
tons are forced upon every body, whether they
would have them or not and the lines IN this
county are TO some extent drawn. Whatever
h., H.
and self respect require us to stand--in favor Of
the purpose ofthe laws in favor Of notifications
which will reconcile reasonable directors. and
thus give to the support of the law the entire
body of the substantial and respectable portion
Of the people and secure an efficient, thorough
and successful administration Of it, to the confi-
sion Of all vioators, to the suppression Of in
temperance,-and TO the reign of sobriety, law
and good order.
Scandal. We are Informed that a report is
in circulation in Waterbury, apparently started
by Jealous friends Of Joseph Moody that sundry
prominent Whgs of Montpelier, who are not
supposed to be allied with the rum movement.
are to support Moody for the Senate. Names
have been given to u.s. Now we know that the
story is utterly untrue in part, and relying on the
political integrity of all the persons concerned,
we choose to treat the whole thing as a mere
trick-to help Moody. Let The Wings Of the
county pay no attention to any rumors Of the
sort, but each do his whole duty for himself.
Uhofs in The Hind nor Z. D. Barber and
others have called free soil State Convention
at Montpelier on the lst Of September.
/ o. 1t appears from the Irasburgh Gazette
that the Caf)sbury Rum Convention, which was
noticed in our last twas little caucus in cor-
ain neghborhood in town, attended by perhaps
fifteen or twenty persons"
4 Thsat.-There is a thing rumored which,
I II true, the freemen Of the county ought 60 IN
derstand and which also, If it is not true, the
persons concerned ought to have the privilege Of
denying It's to the effect that on Saturday
last Joseph Moody, a candidate for the State
Senate, left the Patriot Office with threat
that the editor of the Green Mountain Freeman
should be fired before night We do not under
take to say how the editor Of the freeman was
to be fixed" or whether the attempt succeeded.
The latter may be determined by The course OF
the Freeman If true, there is another Nontpe-
lier press fixed" by another gentleman from
Waterbury. 7 hus, a candidate for the Z. :
Senate is reported MS guardian Of the Patriot
candidate for the State Senate, 'noi on the free
soil ticket is reported as guardian Of the free
soil Frcemun-ond both candidates are APP
parently attempting t. play both organs for til,
benefit of each other. 1t is certainly a new
phase in Washington County politlos-if true
Our authority Is respectable in both Instances
and warrants this notice.