The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-08-26
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f,si god n the ccsnsnaaI,y. y Dos q sun
rscia iilg.ssnDce 10 claim the attention Il
the Standard ed,or and instead q an ans
psf O. whsi ~ had aAiirred oursalf migm
be oon.idrfod something u "a Argument
ro end the sanlios ksnd q slang and
childish bsdiusge about cor ''sophoinoric
ayi.- And -gc'',leinsnlyT behavior II at
i,inps 10 cast rldieale upon plain state
nsetfs, facts. aIA reasoning tsa, should be
deemed good and legitimate an,il fefu'ed'
are 10 BE- taken A. conclusive evidence that
f the Maine Law is Ia. ssig law deserving
ii,e Attention q frr-ncn, and the only mat
[ ter on which. A. Intelligent men, We should
rot,--,hcn Dr. Po~rns and his Standard
are aal right and We .knock under -
bn, 4, on the contrary, the grand aggregate
+ d all other principles combined should hap
pen 10 BE- usarty equai to tins incorporate
ultnism u sta ndara7 temperance. then
We cisnn proporiionAte amount Of con-
sdcration f9f other principles, and dislike
extremely 10 be ndieuled or frightened on,
Of the humble support we may be able 10
give them. DR.. Powths may swop OF all
has principles for the Maine Law, # he
chooses, - and probably he viii &c, the best
Of the bargain.--bu, the honest, intelligent,
uDorc-,haB-one- ides frecmen Of Vermont
eanno, profit by the example, and they will
no, follow II.
Temperance IS pdH Of great moral
code, given by inspiration but II occupies
no rnorc inPorAn, position, in making up
the sum total Of that code, than any other
Of its constituent princ,.rr!.sss. Isolate il
from lis legitimate connection with the
Confirmed ,encts Of its own faith, and, hk,
the needle detached from the compass, i
may be msde to follow at will the lode
! stone of personal ambition or selfish ag
grandisement, wearing its old accustomed
} garb. II is but a fraction Of beautiful
system Of ethics that challenges our adm
ration as a ,ri,oie, for the perfection Of IT
completeness, and adaptation to the want
Of man. And like part Of any othe
thing, it cAnno, have that utility and effec
in its detached state that it possessc,j whe
in union with It's other parts.
Taking this view Of the matter, We car
!. not conceive how sensible men are brougi
10 tnc Coihiutfnuou VI inc suVJ'tt VI ttu
peraDce, in its detached condition, TO III
trciusion Of many other principles equal
= important; and when we see them gravel
advised to follow sucl. a course, by on
extremely wise in his own conceit, M
' who issues his bulls as one having author
~, 1t is but a natural conc fusion that in b
:, opinion the poor ignorant people are inc
pablc Of grasping more than one idea at
time, and immensely susceptible Of bcir
humbuggcd with that. 1t looks SO.
IA DR.. PowERs complains that the polite
40 press in the State is disposed to persecu
? him, because he is such a good man, al
b. prefers ''raiher TO be door-kccper in d
r.. House Of the Lord, than to dwell in d
IL tents Of the ungodly." lie owns up
ID having been as bad as anybody once, al
n. used to "go II blind !" bu, since he CO
d. eeived the idea Of representing vermo
in the ni,ed States Senate, has reforms
and stands up 10 thank God be is no, Ii
70 other men, "nor even like tina, Publican
II. Beautiful consistency Of demagoguisl
We The lesson was never more thorough
rs learned, nor more irhiniagiy promulgat,
nc ira rather 20 deg, and bay III. Hoon,
e. Than ssh Hogan"