Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-01-06


declares, that A firm adherence 10 Justice.
moderation, temperance, industry and iru-
gality, are absolutely necessary 10 prescrre
The blessings Of hjaty and keep gosern-
=" mcH free; the people ought. therefore,
to pay particular attention to those points.
in the choice Of officers and representa-
tiycs, and have a right, in a legal way, 10
" eracf a 6ue and constant regard 10 than from
Thar legislators and magistrates, in max
." Wg and crecHfing such laws as are ncccs-
% sary for the good government Of The STATE. 90
The Constitution also declares, lsection Al.
part ?, that laws for the encouragement
"ol virtue and prevention of vice aud i'm
morality ought 20 be constantly Kept IN
" foroe and duiy ,Icuicd."
We submit. then, that the Constitution
imposes uron us complete rule Of action,
which we have no right to neglect or avoid.
In every essential particular, we are denied
all discretion ON this subject We cannot
overlook the vice existing in the State;
though it be prevalent and firmly fixed
though 1t pervade alike the fashionable h.
tel. the hamlet, or the hoyel--we can neth-
er blink 1t nor cOnniye at It, There is
duty cracied of US We must PIT IN farce.
and Keep IN force laws to preserve the yir-
tue OF temperance and prevent the vice of in
temperance We must make and preserve
Wi1sm laws for these purposes We must
devise laws such as can De duiV crecuicd --
Such being the iuviohble and imperative
rule Of the Constitution, we hold that our
sole duty is to inquire, Uha means iriH he
most .D1cnf 10 prcroR the ricc of iafcmpe,-
ance Remembering always. however. that,
IN order to be eilcicnt, all laws must be
founded in reason and commend themselves
to the Judgment of good citizens. With
tins rule OF duty in view, we beg leave FUR
tier to report
That the several bills referred TO your
Committee may he reduced. substantially,
to three propositions-to wit
FT1-A repeal of the act of 1862. substi-
tuting for ita system Of hc0ls,S. with se-
we're penalties for drunkenness. and certain
provisions, ustensihly designed TO limit the
uaitc ln intoxicating drinks to pu~, lipuors
NcoHd-A repeal ul the act of 1852 sub.
shutting for it the act of 1850
JhWd-Modiiicatiun Of the act OF ls52.
to oJviatc reasonable objections
We propose briefly TO notice these three
propositions.
Tho LiceHsc NVtsn. such substantially
as it is now proposed io re-enact. prevailed
in this State from l-79 90 lo47-a pee
Rod Vt sixty cisht years. For the most purt
Of this long peri d. hesystem possessed all,
aud more than all, the advantages which
it is now proposed O. rive IL. The LIQUOR
formerly consumed was in the main pure
really pure-much of il having been distill-
ed within the State. from the genuine raw
material Chemistry had not then worked
thosl wonderful miracles. which to-dnv give
employment u Thousands of men In our
cities and their ,icinare. Stale elder and
beer. and the ols-drenchel ond se,,er-s,,,ot-
oued water al Ne,y YnL or R,.t,r ,,sre
MT then. us no,,. lass ti,...;l 81 .t.tl -;
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ingiv serero re- VIZ
III ~. d. "c's Oh Il''' OF
,nare 80 49,, My ,, '"o' were "i'ose'ncr
No., - - ""y ~" PoS'H
, ,Loa s',gle ihaoeu' against drunkenness
IF en,s ""I IA',II's NV ~ 'Ie 'eIFoIs
sell unl,vG,lir AMI - g. -
ior which were rorc.i,cJ in c.r,,i, o.'s,s. ~,
III ~ y. e,''ll y'ss on
49, c -, r.t.1,ps ~ 'l' .'e
- a,,5 ~ ~ ~ - tb,, ','e M,'il
bY I'm "nd se,3e If fbese seyers ' pr,,;.
ions were retained a. late as 1924 Tie
experience. thcn. of more than half n cen.
tury has proved ;hc License system To be
"A failure it was nut efficient ID stay the
vice at which it professcd 10 aim The
force OF this objection is certainly not less
cned by tie G.ct that ON five several occa.
sions when called bv law % pass on the
question of License md no license. or license
and tr,ltlift., ,l.. ...-f..t q ill., ..i D..