The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-05-26
MATTERS AND THINGS IN BOSTON.

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Eo~roS. May 81, 1855.
MESSEs. CHADvICK < RAND:
As this city is 50 much behind the age both
in theory and practice in reference to the
Temperance reform, there may be some Gu
riosity felt as to the new law which went into
operation yesterday throughout the State
From the many statements which have ap-
peared from time to time from various sour
ccs, it would not have been absolutely I'M
reasonable to have believed that this roodlv
city would hardly survive the first shock
which must unavoidably attend the advent
of so important revolution. Yet, strange
as it may appear. after refreshing rain on
Sunday, attended with at least the usual de-
gree of quiet On that day, the first of the
working days of the new enactment was
ushcrcd in, and has continued to advance
without any alarming demonstration whatcv-
err. In fact, instead of the acfirn, it seems
rather to be the pasStre, or quicSccn: state,
in which the rood people are called to meet
the emergency; and instead of doing some
great thing, they are simply called upon to
hold Still or to DO nothing in the premises -
though this seems somewhat STRANGE after
there has been so much casting about to see
what they should do, and whcrewitlal tlcv
should get drunk The principle seems
very aptly illustrated 10y an informal or ont
side discussion in one Of our schools for
Young ladies. They took up the subject. and
were apparently in great quandary to As
certain where they should hereafter find
something TO invi roratc and refresh the IN
nor roman, and yet the daughters and sisters
need the Or'trlc as much as the fathers and
brothers. There has been quite too mich
sympathy wasted here in several quarters,
as Tie liquor business has been blrcGacctl mo-
nopo!y, existing on Suiicrance merely, be-
cause 50 many respectable people were IN
with. to dct." themselves by even an apoa-
rent interference, while The dealers have ia
zen Advantage OF this state Of feeling. and
driven a brisk trade FOR instance. IN ind
vilua! with whose family we are upon GOOD
terms, and who resides in a very respectable
quarter of the city, in gcntecl house, will,
two or :hrce girls to wait upon his family. x
with carriage of his own at their command.
supports the whole from what is literally a
iow crog shop: and vet that same ,rtnr,ry
Is worth more to him than man. a wholesale
store IN the city would BE 50 true it is that
''o"c hat O. the world knows not how the
other half lives" MAJOR Smith is rcccivin.
some crcdt: 70: stating tia. Tie law must bc
executed: but the manner in which he
shields himself behind the City Solici-
tor. Mr.. llilla-l, and the Legislature, is any
thing but marnanimous. As he is fairly a
stride OF TIE to.|y coyporus. AMI knows well
how things are managed in Boston, he may
well cal! upon all good citizens to .stand
from under" when entirely ont of danger
himself. There is a population in this city
OF about sixty thousand foreigners, mostly
Irish. and nearly every other man seems to
hc a li.;uor dealer. and hence the o,r,. prm.
her OF arrests. amounting 10 seventy or cich-
y in a single night. There really appcarS
to tc an ~. r.. ~, ans! nn.},. To-. only. here
AID as rum influence Is at tn. to-; and bottom.
The intermediate grades, 10 which vour hum
lie correspondent lc!oncs, have rather a
hard ;t1c of il. especially as three quarters
Of The men dong business in this city reside
OF: Of il:
Many Of Win: we've The most -cn:ccl
streets a,.I H.. tons. Ike Fo.. iljI, AMI Hob
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