Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-24
Appeal TO the Friends Of Temperance IN
Orleans County.

Appeal to the Friends OF temperance Ill
Orleans County.
The time is near when the lreelnen Of this
County will haveun opportunity to cast their
votes for the man they would prefer for County
Commissioner.
1t will 81 remembered that the Temperance
Commissioner was but barely elected last year,
the votes in one town turning the scale in favor
of Mr.. Hastings. Had that town east rum
vote, the opposition candidate would have been
elected Now why was it, that in Orleans
County, such thing should have occurred =
The Indifference and apathy of the friends OF
the Law, we have reason to think, tells the
whole story. Must we admit that in our moral
and intelligent County, nearly ono-halt OF the
voters arc 80 mnch opposed to the Temperance
Law that they would desire to gee County
Commissioner elected who would do all in is
power to pervert the Law to the opening OF IL
rum shop in each town in the County? 1t
would seem that the most charitable conclusion
would be that not onc-half OF the friends OF
the law cast their votes at all last March, and
that the anti-Iaw men almost to a man voted.
Now does it not become the friends of Tenn
peranco in the County this year, to see that
their votes are faithfully deposited for the Law
candidate, W. J. Hastings, that there may I've
a majority for the Temperance Commissioner
that will do honor to the County? Let no
freeman be led 10 vote for some other man.
which the opposers of the Law may nominate,
by the plea that may be presonted-that he is
just as good a temperance man as Mr.. Hastings,
and will, if elected, carry out the design of the
Law 1t is all for rum, and rum is what they
are alter. Its circulation has not been flee
enough in the County, under Mr., Hastings
administration, to satisfy the liquor drinkers
They would, no doubt, the present year, have
the circulation greatly increased. They would
have an agent in each town who would aim to
dispose Of as much liquor as he could, and not
make himself liable to punishment under the
| Law. But the friends of Temperance take a
s different view of the matter. They would
y place restraint upon the sale of intoxicating
r liquors, and they would do this for the good of
o the community, for the good of individuals,
# feeling anxious to save their fellow men from
e ruin.
j. Let it be borne in mind by each freeman, as
G he casts his vote for Commissioner, what he is
it doing, and what his vote may do. One vote
IS may tuin the scale for the rum Commissioner
n and thereby greatly promote the sale and ust
e of liquor in the County for the coming year
1t One vote may indirectly be the cause of the
e commission of some high crime in the County
e which may cost US hundreds, and perhaps thou
l. sands, of dollars, and cause some mother
/. heart to bleed for her darling son. or some con
O. fding wife to curse the day of her espousas
rs and wretched children to curse the day of thei
to birth. One vote may transform some youn,
man in the County, now promising and res
10 pectable, the pride of fond parents, into
20 bloated and shameless drunkard, to bring dow
to their grey hairs with sorrow to the grave, him
70 self to fill a drunkard's grave, and go to
s. drunkards eternity. One vote may Indirect
s. transform some citizen of the County, now use
10 full and talented, into raving maniac. Thin
H. of Vail, in the Insane Hospital, once a talente
h, lawyer of Montpelier, when you deposit you
at vote. Your vote, if you cast it for rum, ma
IN cause immense mischief in the County Evil
is almost inconceivable and dreadful, may resul
az from ii in future years
Are you a patriot ?-cast your vote for tn
er Temnerance candidate. If you love your cour
X try, vote for your country's good, and agains
L. one of the drest evils that the country can SUI
is. fer-the improper sale and use of intoxicatin
e. liquor.
Are you philanthropist ?-vote for Has
ings. If you love men, women and children
vote to save them. How many of these ho
rum ruined Vote for humanity.
~ Are you Christian vote as the claims
" Christianity require. Do not fail to depos
" isuch vote as you can feel that Heaven wi
" sanction. Your vote may save or lose sou
n' I" What conscience dictates to be done,
he Or warns me not to do,
in THIS teach more than hell to shun,
DO That more than Heaven pursue"
nv Rock BORON.