The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-22
For HE Gale iomian.

WAS -. The number beng about one 10 every
- OF the inhabitants ofthe town.
For HE Gale i,mian.
Mr. EpIToE Il was clad 10 see that vor
had opened vour columns 10 discussion of
the merits and claims of the so called Liquor
Law. passed at the last session Of tn" Vermont
legislature, and submitted 10 the people tol
their approval or rejection
In mv opinion no act of the Legislator,
during II, past session can compare with fhi
in Importance: no act bears 50 widely and :,
henevocntly upon the wEoi. State. ant
upon all lis treat industrial educational. 80
rial and moral interests. Ii Is not a section
al Iaw-not a party law; il i no, law 10 f.
vor any one particular class more than anoth
er-unc>> it lee that Of the poor drunkarl -
aml >u'h individuals as are. through comn~c-
tion with him is wife. children. friend,
and neighbors. reduced to poverty and suffer.
IN.
ltd"eS care for surh-it comes 10 their res
cue, 1t proposes to deliver thu poor inciri-
ate from Li> DEGRADED and degrading habits
to throw around him a shield AGAINST tn,
temptations that 80 ca>i " overcome him: +,
restore linn To a state Of ,cmperanrc-of re-
>rec'ab.lrv. of comnctcn"c, comfort and Use
fuinr>> It comes to him As an angel of mcr-
" TO deliver him from all the evil of intern
nrr.nce and onenS TO him the wav - emo,
Ill til" blessings OF Temperance. l. l. til,
friend of such Il i ais" tn friend Of IT,,
rich. = it prono~"> raahatc their ,aNrS-taxr,
for raupcri>ln and crimc-thc whole amount
OF such taxes in the STATE must BE- rcrkonc,
ly thousands. ii not tens OF thousands Of dol
lar. 1t i the friend OF the family relation
and purposes 10 restore 10 many distracted
wrctchri family order, industry, economy
domestic peace. love anl plenty
l. is ii" friend Of human lit, OF humanity
Of enterprise, OF Law and order, OF patriotism
education and rcli-ion
1t comes to Us the friend of the aged am
the Young. and Of every go"l work II utter.
no,hin.-it brcathc> nothing but good will Il
man
VIII no, the people OF ,hi~ >;ate accept j,
and ny. it fair trial: The law a5p,tcl an.
carried ont Will work gu. grra, and gloriou
changes in every par; Of thr Sat" chang,
over which every good citizen mast r,joire.-
Il viii wrong 10 one. i: will bless thousands
Fountains OF tears it viii dry un->ourrc> OF
crime. poverty AMI litigation il viii 20 away
The Law in Massachusetts, - far A. it pre-
vaiI> works most efficiently aud l,rncfi emily
The Law in Maine has done and /, DOM
wondcr> for the >tuc. Read ami Ionirr the
following statement Of facts relative 10 the o.
cra:ion of the Maine Law at Home"
The wholesale ;ra:lir in intoxicating drink
has been entirrv annihia.e'. Grog->h"I.>
are closed. Temptation Is removed from the
Young: few are made drunkari>: irunkarl>
are reformed. aud their families are made.
roptnr,,ij. ,,I L,n,v Iii. Unn..~ -
Correction. Poor-lIou~,-~ are almost unnrrt,l
--'a<e' are diminished, and peace and quiet
y w., '."',' W "',,'"'> =, ''','''> worse
PanrcrI>r VIZ. immor,I;,r ar,I .r;;r,.. I,.,.
decreased. The day and Sablafh schools
are better att"nde / Churches are filling up
ANA ''~f '"''l'T'''i months appearance OF the