Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-20

few yeas before we shall have lost all have gained
and We shall have to fight the whole ground over again
But what shall we do Shall we go TO work at the
law and make It stringent Ia II IN this direction
that special effort Is needed The Committee think not
We believe, for substance our law Is all We need. In
some OF us details IL doubtless might be improved, fnaue
more efficient but In all It's main features II what We
need and all we need In medicine and the arts alco-
holic liquors have their place and mporance-the law
allows them that place. and prohibits their for any
other purpose We believe II goes Ear enough in its pro
h6ition, and too far In IL, most rigid execution
Il nfrnges upon the just rights Of one, but protects
and conscrves them all The execution Of the law isput
into the hands Of every community they can see that
is done II they will But the difficulty is,-aud y s
widespread one that they do not do IL A iimid va
cilaiing, tempoHzn' policy Is pursued and the law u
suffered to shif, Tor itself The difficulty in commnm
yin the friends Of the law itself This being me dlh-
Guilty shall gain nothing by increasing its strngency
The keenest Damascan blade. II allowed TO rust IN us
scabhard j. worthless tin. II Is the sword drawn
and welded that becomes terror. SO law however
stringent may be, II il Is not executed Il as worthless
and powcess white paper. II Is the law surely ana
promptly executed that becomes terror 90 eyt-doefs
and certain defense the good and vrtuous that the
difficulty with Law is in community and not m the
law Is evident from the fact that wherever its friends
have been true TO IT, and stood together In It's support
has effectively accomplished is work But no human
enactment executes itsef lfits friends wish ~ dement's
they must put II In operation. Our htst reply ten 70
the inquiry What shall be done is Be true TO the law
and put IL In force Let its friends league themselves IN
its defence and as oftcu as II violated bring with all
ts force the yioaor To do II is mercy 70 him and
But shall We trust to the law to do the whole work
may expect the whole evil will thus be eadcated and
the whole community be made sucure 70 virtue and en
peranoei Can successfully legsate away any vice
Not AZ all, and least Of all. the vice Of ntomperanee
With liquor freely sold almost all our borders With so
much positive opposition 20 the law among our own c,i-
zens and such determined purpose to evade t and ais
regard H. and with the and enissaries OF the
cities entering every community and clandestney dis
trouung their poisonous drngsno ia" Is aaequate 70
meet or arrest the evil Il has done most important
work in driving the business into the dark and making u
contraband and Il possible II should lay more teIioe
hand upon the essares Of destruction from the cities
but may well expect to fence out the orus OF prey
from the State, by legal enac,ments alone TO shut Out
the evil Of inlemperance.
is. We must return the use Of the mighty power OF
moral argument and personal influence We must make
men feel the terrible and wide sweeping evil Of intem-
perance-how it Ellis prisons and poor houses-hnw It
deso'ates homes and hearts-how It brings rum upon
body and SOUL and 'nst every sacred interest o.
and society Aud here we have been more at tauli
than in the matter of the law While we have exeeu5el
that most miserably Il Is about all we have done w,
have acted like men who think they aaye an efcelen
machine % do their work f1T them, and they may leave
do It all by it4ef From all parts OF the state the yes
tmony is temperance doing nothing or ne1i t'
Ss'H' Sss er, s Re 3 Sn' a % Gs PSid arsasPs We so
fr law, and with the law until the whole geneI9Ii
has grown mp utterly unnstructed In the great prnpe'
II temperance and hence young men are so tA'iy e'
rive will arrest This evil and turn the terrible tide
backward and rescue our sons from drunkards Nes en
iruukaris graves we must begin where fathers be
/ gan. The pulpit, so long mite must SPEAK aZa'9
! FROM tnc puipt tVhk ur r, W'l n NJ. S"e,i T., ,h
should come tle last. lhis eNA l'e 'tl'i' NJ . ~
preachers path, warring upon 6ody ana s'u BUlllnl
: down an he is building upi and he Is coward OF
traitor % the truth who deal. enenuy WIN Or tlin
aside from II. IL - imposFole 70 mtulaln sSSunn
moral sentiment III community on any SUBJECT " 'n
pulpi, Is dumb upon T. ..
With the plain and positive utteranecs ol me Pup'
should reuew as"ooa ed effort In some totn 'e1l
nerance societies should be revived, and the subject re
pcatedy and publicly discussed in every Town ana heg
horhood The virtue Of the pledge should be rea agan
Associated effort has marked the progress OF the TEN
pcrance reform, aud every other moral movement. l