Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-01-27
The Lilo 1Y,Law---Yes or No.
Day OF vot2E, Tuesday, Feb. s.


liqeor law has been laid on the table by a small
majority.
zone Of the People" has sent in an abstract of
Judge Curtis decision in the Rhode island case,
which we shall publish. The following claims
precedence.
lFor tho wat-hmaa md Ionrnai.l
MrssRs. Walton &. Soy :-The dealers in
intoxicating liquor in this town having employed
some one to write an argument occupying four
columns Of the Patriot Of the 18th inst. and pro-
cured the same published IN your paper of the
Doth, over the signature Of " One Of the People,
think shall not trespass upon the patience Of
some Of your subscribers, more than he has up
on myself and others. in attempting to answer
some portion Of his argument. lie says That h.
is opposed 10 this eternal agitation Of he liquor
question. | shall not sop to debate that ques-
uon with the gentleman; ! must leave him "a
lone in his glory" in that field. for | should
deem Il a hopeless case to attempt to convince
any one that this assertion was not true and cs-
peciallv those who have read his argument for
'any man must have n slong and spirited opposl-
ton TO the Vermont liquor law, who would, for
love or money. make such an Argument, and call
1t a fair discussion Of the law. lie says That
Il triH increase inemperqnce in fearful degree"
must say to my learned brother that he had
better save his tears for widows Of young men,
who died recently in this vicinity Of de'i1um
iremons for the females who have been c0mpell-
ed recently to leave their homes on account Of
the intemperance of their husbands, and for the
numerous'yther sufferers IN consequence Of the
traffic n intoxicating drink. When the gentle
man says "that men will drink, rho neper drank
before ont Of Spite / must say TO the gentemnn.
4I,. I6 h,a 81 ia
ulous and that fear his relations with that class
have not BEEN sufficiently intimate to enable HIM
to Judge correctly. But when the gentleman
comes 10 the terrific, aud says " WhH crecwior
efhs iato dare seize mans person or property
iciikom lcarrdai or process Of lac! y 1t Is truly
laughable. How often have we all seen men IN
the streets of Montpelier who were intoxicated
and quarrclsome, arrested by oar officers, locked
np in Jail and kept till they were sober, without
an, process whatever. Let the liquor law be
sanctioned by the people and then let the gen
ll'eman. at the next annual Fair, set up liquor
siantec near the place of exhibition. and assure
the gentleman that he will find every officer in
this town ready TO take him and his 30 cent
brandy into custody, and that he cannot bluff
them Off
shall not attenpt to follow the gentleman
through his four columns of what he claims 70
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ny wv" ny
meut being equally tallactous.
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of any town OF cry M the couuiy, 10 purchase
at the expense Of any town or city 10 the county
or which such agent is appointed and 10 sol,
intoxicating liquor for medicinal. chemical and
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ION, r,r an n,l,rn,,~d a,,onn, and an ,hs ecu
rW he gives il n bond IN the corNry. IN the
sum of s6on dollars thouoh h., ruav INV az 0O0
or GQ O0D worth nf bottors Z la ,ranfiaf,,,, as
sumes that every town NAV bo co,nnolled IN have
nm arsnt and hoco,na dc,lor. in i,4c,ic,t,,o
liouors ri bo,,l tbe;r consepj and hat tho ogen,
ms unlimited ontboritv anJ i beyond tbo con
trol nj Tin, tow, The ,r,,,,,,.,, IL INNS, n,
apnaront IN every man was d7si,,nsd IN rrislo,f
,n1 Grirlton ,bnsa who arc ,,r7,.o,,,ir,od VIII
onr statutes and Tho rIles cstnbliibed far Thor
rnnstrpctioo and MAY, bs cons,,lorod n f,ir snoc
mon If Ono ~ Tho noo,la,.s ent,r, ar,r,r,o,,,
The Ain section of tb =. bct rcl,t,nr, ~ inn .aan
ers and procers. and reonlntinr the traffic IN IN
to1icotin', drinks - nosssd In $50 lse. Connil
cd St,tnies pare 50i SOC urovidos tLnt NJ,
saloct,,en maj, M, 80 ~ H., ,,,,,,, ~, ,oi
i,boc ro.iIe NJ tho rs..,l,r MI, rnoe,,n,r -
,n,- other roetin,, wood e,r ,b,, rrr,,,s. n
noint one ar more a,on.s NOT ovceor,n,, two (,
nprrbnse a, the evnsnse of IN, ,oy,n ,1,o.,c,,
inc louors for medicinal cho,,;,,l and ,,,,rI,,,
D ical purnoses oniv under srrh rnlos roo,,ln
! TONS and res,ricti9ns as ,bey rno, i,nnoso rr
incnnsisten, Win that act. 3rJ i f,r,bor nrq
tvdes that the n,,er, sb,Il koon aud ro,dot 4,
4 accom-, of his seles an oath S,c
: No act of the a., s,,s,o, .,,I, ro,ools =.
acts and nor,s ot acts ,,,,J ;,;,h ,ba ~,
visions of,ha oc, of Isto 7, ,y,n ~, o,,,, n
=, nor.ai,ed ,hot ,ho ,,l, .I,ora,i..n ,,,lo l., rol
i ion =, tb,s m,ttar il ,,it,,l,es ,h ,nnoint,r
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= cn,,,,,,, co,nr,,ssio,,ers tbe o,ar -, ,nn,,, ~,
:. soe,t o,lv ,ra ~ ro,,n,, I'm, ,;,r ,,,,, ,,,,;
;, of ms Jnty md reop,,es ,bo anon, n tLo s,I
II Of ionor 10 confirm IN tho rnlosnnJ ,erns,nr
nrrs,.rbed bv the con,nissioner T'be cle,r