Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-17
The Vote on the Liquor Law.

resulted quite differently, III many respects, from
what people generally anticipated previous to
the trial. When we last went to press, having
heard only from our large towns, and those too
reported as likely to 90 against the law, appear
ances Indicated, as we then remarked that the
State bad gone nearly two to one fer tn law
But the subsequent returns have shown the curl
Gus fact that nearly all the large towns, which
are presumed o have the greatest interest in the
liquor traffic. have gone heavily tor the law,
while the smaller towns have gone as heavily
agaln'tit For this result a TWO fold reason may
perndpo ". sars~,- ,..-----. I he most pnpUous
towns, embracing as they do our large villages.
have suffered much more from the traffic ;hin
the farming tJwus, and hence their srea4 er any
ety to suppress it and IN addition to this, nearly
all The ablest lecturers have been thrown into
toe villages. and deeper interest in the temper
ance effort has been awakened Sone Counties
also, such as Windsor, which were confidently
counted on as for the Jaw, have gone against It
This may have arisen from the fact that in those
counties the old law has been so efficiently en-.
forced as to have insured the object. and lha,
consequently the necessity for new one was
not so much felt, and especially one oil some Of
whose provisions so much doubt has been ex-
pressed But whatever the causes of the result
the result itself is no longer doubtful. The ex
| in "a Of Ia rail pro of
ing into operation this spring. has prevailed, and
probably by about two thousand majorlty. Aut
we hope Il will now be received as law, ant
sustuiuedi GOOD faith, as should ever be thu
legally NH of the majority by every
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orderIy hbldlng people and we iurthc
especia bat those who, for years past
1--we 81 Ing The Free Democracy on thu
duty Of tuthe flaws, in reference 10 tn
execute Fugvve Slave Law, will nov
atestaf of their preeepts by practca
Enr NST7rE sCoNvENTIoNs.-W
1 leaffirf augusta ahat tn Maine Stat
Conver N Thursday, was very numer
ously af and a high degree of enth,l
sias,n m led. Gen. Appleton, of Port
land, pr and Hon. Ezekiel Hol ues
of Hallo nominated for Governor
soul-strf liter from the veteran Gidd
ings was rand addresses were made b
Gen.. II In, of Portland, Hon Henri
Wi sn1 usetts. Messrs. French
of IN, Of Gray, Woodman
On HArudIiu, anu uIuu,s-
ON Dnfident of vote of Il
Con 10 the election
1 The G. tor of Rhode Isi0nd was al
i so held o ursday, at Providence.
large attf &c was had, and the best pos
sible spip, kailed Candidates for Sat
officers we led as follows :-Edwar
HAAS ofssl Wand, Tor Governor Sic
phea Wihfs erly, for Lieuenan
a Goyente ofse Rathbone, for sec
Iratary otS 81 70 Borden for A,
florney Ges " Godding, for Treas
tnrer; John for Congress, from
the EaSl6 nomination fo
the WSl PSionM District was LEI
to the nttsee = Communicable
Goods chicago Democrat, "Lon
Johns" H. heartily tired of tn
croak in! he Union, and the contln
ued sci the North He says
Whensvef anything turns up in the poIit
ical affairs 1.-THE country that does not ten
to the peculiar and exclusive nurture of
field of sugar-caue-th pods of co,lol
plantation--a barrel OF tar--or hogshea,
of Virginia leaf tobacco all TO be espec
Tally raised and fitted for Frredom'S market
exclusively by the toll of StaUeS cr'ugln.
under the lash of their masters and drivers
and if any one dares TO mention the lnlqnl
" Of such a debaspd and degraded servi
tude in the halls OF Legislation, the f,
ment fro,h of Southern chlvary threaten
to oyerwhelm them with its wave-an
alas too often successfully, with boaste
threats of a diss luton of the Union &C
cree compliance with every demand the
make.
1--WE are not among those, as the Regis
ter would have its readers believe, VIII
seek to meddre with the Peculiar Institution
of slavery in States where 1t is oIerate
and where the peope so decree ii, save on
ly 10 shoY -bnw- CHRISTIAN it is Tor one ma
to OWa another and whip him to do his bio
ding, They are welcome to the peasur
and the consolation of that privilege; bu
when the urea is sought to be extended owe
freedoms broad and happy domain, thcr
its defenders will ever hud in us within
hand to strike blow for the down trodde
and oppressed. Notwithstanding lamenla
tons here or elsewhere"
SHORT ROMANCE Amongst the frei
ght which passed through this city, last wee
on the underground raIlaoad, was the dangh
ter of f" wealthy aud influential" citze