The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-02-05


b. I'D 70 the csaIuission of al the various
crimos ;fcsiri u IN the statute book. NAL
tiinaes viii hring upon ihetnsclrs~ ioalh
eyne d.scasoe. o. incurAbio iHsaIaly. And
mnititades moro---inany of whom have nav
I cr iastci licuof themselves, viii be throEn
+ upon the town fof theiF support, and thus
hocosnn tx upon the temperate ami ia
dns,rious postion n the community. Thoss
things, ,hs destruction u property, nf do
unes;ic tranquility" ef ilIe peace oi nsieh
{ borhoo5.. Of character aud worldly espcc-
iAtions. Of reason AMI of lie both among
( The intcmpefste themselves, and among
,hosc whose lives arr hsra-ded BY She ia-
Temperance uf o;hAr--the agsirlc,loa Of
mea;al powcsB -.aa esPac,ties, aad oG ali
{ that = wise anl s0ber man would bold most
deDr in this liie, and every ray Of hope for
the future. These thinrs arc the certain
and sure results ~ the iqnoF irafic there
can be NJ doubt about u IN observing and
nuprejudiced minds. As .he Onondaga
Indians asy in their unique aud manly me
morisl 10 the n. y. Legislature, IN favor Of
the Maine Law ;---'' THIS great rogue" that
has been ~ long running at lsrge about
( the country, ''gcts folks money, somstimes
he burns houses, sometimes he kill people,
sometimes he make a family very poor,
sometimes he take way senses, sometimes
he make 'en very cross and ragged, and
dirty, ana sometimes hs freeze EN- to
DEATH"
Now the iiorril machinery that is doing
this work Of devastation and death among
The white taan the red man, and the black
man, IN all classes Of society, Is none other
than the irqbie ia Intoxicating liquors. And
the question Is, has the State righ, to
protect itself from these unnumbered and
innumerabie evils? Ought il to say thro'
The voice Of lac that shall make itself
respected, these manufacturers " VOC and
crime shall be shut up?
Certainly IN thus doing, /, IS only fllill-
ing its appropriate work--doing the very
thing which governments are instituted for,
according to the well considered dsclara-
tion Of those world-renownad mea WHO
framed the Constitution Of the United
States viz; securing dom asiic tranquii-
.y,n and "promoting the general welfare
Ssys Ja1ge johnson, of Georgin, lnpro-
nonncine sentence of death upon one who
had committed murder under the influence
Of strong drink; Nor shall the place be
forgotten IN which occurred this shedding
, of blood. |, was in one Of the thousand
nle-chanbers Of hell which mar like
plague-spbs the fair face of our State
! OF course mean tippling shop--the
, meeting place Of satans mnions, and the
foul cess pool which produces all tia, is
loathsome and disgusting; profanity and
babblng, vulgarity and misunderstanding.
! would not be the owner OF groggory for
the price Of this globe converted into pre-
, eipus ore. For the pitifnl sum Of dime
: ho furnished the poison which made the de-
! ceased fool, and converted this trembling
/ eulprit into a demon. j. il not time that
these sinks Of vice and crime should bc
, placed under the ban of an enlightened
{ public opinion. n Nes, thousands will an
/, swcr, Il is time. II is TING tia. every grog-
3 gerry, whether kept in goret or in cellar,
{ IN booths, AMI Irish shaniics, or within the
, brick walls Of the splendid and Luxurious
6 hotel, should be closed by an authority
{ which will make itself respected, and tina,
e cannot be cyaded. The streams Of polu-
G ton, disease, and death, which have beau
o running through our yalleys--yoa, and oyer
D our hill tops, with such sad and heart-sich-
0 ening results, mag be easily traced to the
c fouiiaiHs from whence they have issued.
o And II is time that those fountains are dried
e up. To do this, is the object Of the new
q temperance law of this State. 1t makes
Q no attempt TO convert th.s man or that mar
y TO the principles or practice of Temperance
G and say thus 20 meet the objection noticed
c at the commencement This law leaves
: every one--as all human laws should do
1 TO control his own appetite under a sense
= Of his accountability to God Whoever
c wishes, may keep in his own house, and foi
a his own use, any kind, or all kinds, and any
/ afnouat, Of intoxicating liquors he may
e drink every day, even to intoxicsiion, pro
u lyidcd hc does no, when in this SAtc dis.
: turb domestic or public peace, and not vio-
late any cf the provisions If tllis Law ;--jus'
f as he may Kill himself with opium, or with
= a rope, pistol, or a poignard, OF attempt t.
G do 80 without laying hiIns IL liable 10 b,
y called 10 an account by or before any hu
Q man tribunal. II was no part Of the Oh
). jeet Of the Legislature in passing this law
b 20 lcgislaie men into v;rine, or to exercise
= directly any coh,Fdl over individuals in re-
y speei To their own private practices an,
J. habits bni, it simply says to you. and tt
@ me, and to every other inhsbitaut Of Yer
e iponi--y1n shall not furnish 10 oiAers tha
Z which Is the Cause of 50 much evil; 80,
l. shall not open sIpanert gathering plsc,
Jf of satan's minions,T % tempt ths unwaiy
e and TO cultivate in our youth and childrcr
an appetite which Is nothing less than kind
a ling the iins ID he'll in thsir bosouas, an,
a. Is sure 10 ii!l To their rum the neighborh00,
b with poverty, wretchcdness, and woe - nj
a IN saying this, uaa law comes armed viii
u posers AID penalties sasieion, - make il
e self heard.
= II sanctioned by the yeice of the people
q Is trust Al viii be on the -ih day Of Feb
&, rusry, ], Is not likely 10 be deadietter up
!. on the statute books o. has within iisei
= ulc elements Of cAicipacy, and promises q
# accomplish The object for which !, vas ca
D. acted.
= And u il lusf here that 4 differs ffoin a.
b pFessous Legislation 90 this subiect, IN eu
s'a'e. The ia~ IN force Is equally s,ron,
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