The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-01-29
Temperance.--Good Templars.-- The
Clergy.

We are gratifed to notice by our exchanges
that the subject of temperance is receiving
increased attention throughout our state
that temperance societies are forming and
the rumsellers are getting in measure their
just deserts-though we cannot expect they
will get their full deserts in this life for their
horrid crimes against God and Humanity.
In Chittenden and Caledonia counties the
liquor law has been enforced tolerably we'll
at times for several years. Now We notice
that Windsor county is rather leading off in
the crusade against rumselling and Orleans
and Bennington counties are waking up to
the Importance of stopping the sale of this
filthy and poisonous stuff. And many of our
readers will rejoice to learn that the friends of
sobriety and good order in Brattleboro have
combined to put stop to the illegal sale of
intoxicating liquors there. By the Phenix
of Jan. %, we learn that this is the fact
The public throughout the state long ago
learned what the Phenix now asserts, that
intemperance and drunkenness have become
an intolerable nuisance there"
This rum selling at Brattleboro has been
special outrage, as ii is at this place that
the state authorities have rendezvoused re-
cruits and conscripts, and have also esab-
lished hospitals. For the past two years
there has been constant stream of young
men and boys, (mary of them with bad hab-
its unformed,) into Brattleboro And the
fact is notorious that liquor has been sold
openly and in defiance of law in the hotels
there. While Gov. Holbrook was chief ex-
ecutive of the state, he had rooms at the
head of the first flight of stairs in the Brat
tleboro House, and there was rum room
within fifteen feet Of the foot of those stairs
where men were made beasts daily by taking
that into thsir mouths that stole away their
brains. Is it strange that the fathers and
other friends of the soldiers in our state have
felt particularly grieved and outraged that
the chief executive, even while calling these
Young men there, should tolerate such a
thing In view of these facts, and many
others, we say our readers will be glad to
learn that the authorities of the town of
Brattleboro have combined to put a stop to
the illegal sale of liquor" That they may
succeed, is the wish of every friend of NOR
ality and good order.
There is another moral pest.hole, a worse
than Augean stable, in our state, which de-
mands cleansing by some moral Herculii.
We refer to White River Junction. The il
legal traffic in liquor there is full as notorious
as at Brattleboro; and the good of society
and the welfare of our state demands the
taking Of this strong of intemperance
by the cold water army, and the establishing
there of a strong picket guard of Good lem
plars, or good temperance men at least.
And this reminds US of the efficient aid
the organization of Good Templars is doing
the temperance cause in our state. We know
whereof We affirm when We say this, and we
can but wish them God speed in their great
and good work. The more lodges there are
in our commonwealth the better will be public
sentiment on the temperance question and
the less poisonous liquors will be sold. Where
there are no lodges, town temperance socie-
! ties, with weekly or semi-monthly meetings
are Of great service, and accomplish much
good.
We cannot dismiss this subject without
referring to a temperance meeting held in
the town hall in this village some two weeks
ago. We do not propose to 60 into particu-
lars very much, but there was resolution
introduced by whom we know not, that was
exceedingly indecorous and uncourteous, not
to say sinful and b!asphemous. We refer to
the one respecting the clergy and their duties
Now the clergy as a class are and have been
pioneers in the temperance cause, and are
/ lO-ui! us slloHScsl duNOCdleS anu ITtuest
friends; therefore any instructions to
them are out of place and uncalled for. And
besides this, who ever knew of an organiza-
ton, party or cause, that made unscrupu-
lous onslaughts on "the CLOTH" 10 succeed ?
Where is the party to-day that few years
since made such wholesale attacks upon the
"three thousand clergymen "? 1t is in open
or covert hostility TO the government. Its
members. save what few broke away from
party ties, are now traitors to their country !.
while the cause which the "three thousand
clergymen advocated has advanced step by
step and will ere long be triumphant.
The cause of temperance has no better
friends nor ADLER advocates than the clergy.
/ A Mrs. Nichols died in Lincoln, Jan. H.