Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-03
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The Richmond Despatch contains fancy
sketch under the above title, which is too long
! for our pages, but it contains 50 vivid picture
of the evils Of intemperance, and so justly as
signs to intemperance the fret place among the
destroying agencies Of the world, that we cannot
forbear from quoting portion of it, and con-
densing so much of the rest, as will make it in
tellisible.
The writer represents Satan and his peers to
have met, after the Miltonc fashion lin council !;
where the former, after lAmenting the impedi-
ments thrown in the way, by divine mercy and
good angels, of completely subjugating and ru-
lining men, offers to him who shall best advise,
and who shall suggest the surest means Of de-
stroying mankind, 4" the dominion Of the earth,
and scat at his right hand fororor. - '-----.-
Then successfully speak Molock, Bedial, Nam
MON and Apollyon; each in his turn speaking
in character, winning applause, and carrying
the palm from his predecessors. The decision
was about to be made when suddenly, from
beetling cliff, far out in the burning lake,
arose blue lambent Aame-which while they
gazed, took shape; horrid shape, and stood
before the assembled fends.
1t was clad in vesture wet with blood the
gore hung heavy from its matted locks, and the
fercest fires of hell shot from its burning eye
balls Even Satan started and turned pale with
fear, and hell shrank back with horror.
"Ha! ye fear me then," hisscd the horrid
monster. "Well might yc fear, were not a
friend and ally. But thou knowest ne not, oh,
Satan, for l an earth-born spirit, and have long
hid myself-aye, for thousand ycars-but now
come to offer service and allegiance, and to claim
the offered prize. Fear not, but listen, and let
me be ruler Of the Earth, for none hath power
like me, in all thy dark dominons.
"Moloch, Bellial Mammon and Apollyon
promise much, but they shall be my servants
and subalterns. Their power is weakness COM
pared with mine. Oh, listen, till tell thee of
my strength, and how | will WELD it. My
shapes and names are legion, and change them
at will so that men shall of times hug mo to
their bosoms as an angel of light. viii. be
the greatest of all hypocrites and deceivers, be-
traying ever with kiss; protesting love and
kindness, when my only aim is ruin. will be
the patron and sole support of the gambling
den, and of her whose house inc meth unto
death, and her paths unto the dead And |
will through her portals bring the very flower
of manhood, to blight and shame and everlast-
ing contempt.
"0n every foot of earth and sea will follow
my victims. Where discord and anarchy pre-
vail there will be: where cruelty is, there
will come, and burn out from the hearts Of
men every vcstige of mercy till they become
6ends incarnate, and devise unimaginable hor-
rors. / will stand beneath the gallows- tree, and
even when the death rattle is in the throat OF
the criminal, will drive men to robbery and mur.
der. will lie in wait in the streets of cities
and plan the midnight fire and assassination.
will plunge my victims into prisons and hospi
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tion to the very lips. Twill cast forth theil
families to want wintry winds and the bab'
shall perish in his mothers arms, with its tear
| frozen to ice drops upon her bosom. Twill turr
, the dagger of the husband against the heart Of
f his wife, and her blood shall stain the cradle o
his children. Stimulated and urged on by me
the father shall dance in maniac glee over thu
mangled bodies Of his murdered babes, and laugl
to see their fair locks dabbled in blood tn
mother shalt forget her sucking child, slain b.
her hand, and mock at the tender years ant
| helplessness of her offspring
"0n whatsoever hearth-stone my foot shal
be planted, the gladstone fire shall 20 out, Il
be lighted no more forever; and the roof-tre
shall fall, and the voice of children be hushed
r and all that men cluster around them, to max
their earthly homes 30 mach like heaven, shal
vanish like wreath of smoke, and desolatiol
brood over the ruins. will point the son
: knife against the fathers throat, and his gra
hair shall drip with gore. Where war and ven