The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-10-23
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uso Il. i noble The temptation pre-
seated everywhere III the restaurant
where We eat our dinner the cutglaes
docaniers u fiery poison face aa hke
L@isenes posted Tor our destruction: IN
The social gathering. the mixture q al
oohol and logwood, which bears the
high-eounding name u some celebrated
wine, is thrus, upon MS under the curse
u hospitality and good cheer, II The
wedding. some intoxicating mixture is
set before ns, and we are told that We
are guilty u rudencss il we do not par
take 81 il; ID the family closet, the jug
Of brandy. o. the bottle q vilo bitter"
invites 70 the private pursuit Of course
which proves in the end, oven as bitter
"a gall AID NORWOOD
II by apstaining YOU can prevent one
friend on brother from becoming o
dru1kard. the sacrifice, on your part, Of
the pleasure Of pouring alhy stimulants
down your throat viii not be 10 vain
DIAL tusY GENTLY wtrH rHE DRuxKARn.
There IS general disposition to kick
the poor fellow, TO speak harshly TO him,
ur, At best, to let him alone as a de-
graded specimen q humanity This is
wrong The drunkard, fallen though
he be, is our brother. We can not get rid
Of oar responsibility by saying Am !
nay brothers keeper" II is our bust
ns~s 10 do all we can to reform and re-
STORE him TO deeeney and to Christiani-
". and what we do must be done in the
spirit Of orr Master
Hnr DOWN WIN THE MN TRADE.
The slave trade was bad. The slave
uASlions were horrible The dealer in
human flesh was voted TO be a low
wretch, who could not gain admission
into decent society.
The liquor trade, is ifpossible, worse
The bariering Of a mans soul across a
baT-oountcE, ior glass after glass ofmoan
uhFkey. il fully ms vile as TO sell his
body by auction As the slave dealer
was held Hccursed, SO let society frown
ON tho maker and seller, wholesale on
retail by tie hogshead or by the small,
81 dis,ill~a .erdition, until every ycnder
u the poison shall, BY force Of public
opinion, il not by law, he driven out Of
q life Of crime and dishonesty into some
decent business in which he can con-
sistcntly ask the blessing o. Ged. To
this end We must
AWAKEN THE PEOPLE TO ACTION.
Present indications show that the peo
pie are beginning to think on this mat
tor as they have not thought for years,
People listen to addresses and lectures
on the subject as they have not listened
TO them, and viii crowd TO temperance
meetings as they have not before crowd
Cd. We dare not neglect such fayo
rable tame for following up the work as
this points the present to be.
WHAT, THEN, n Our DUTY
To use every possible individual ef
ont, in personal example, in writing,
speaking, and laboring for the reform
81 drunkar,ls and the suppression Of
drunkenness
Open your halls and churches Cali
he people together Get your best
speakers ministers, lawyers, statesmen,
merchants, clerks-anybody who has
heart and brains TO speak and voice TO
command the peoples attention. Per-
80 ado the men and women that there is
a mighty work to be done, and show
them how 10 do IL
slavery and slaye-dealng arc dead
God FASTENED their death III ways which
his people hardly dared to expect
Persistent warfare, and brave continu-
anco IN Gods strength, may bring this
tenfold more pernicious curse Of drunk
cnneSs 10 a Ike complete defeat Let
us never cease topray and labor for TINS
end, till such degree u public enthu-
siAssn il aroused, aud such wholesome
laws are enacted and executed, as shall
tumble this relic u barharisin, this blot
on civilization into the same ditch IN
which tho lately deceased moral evil
found lie final resting place.
Watch We, stand fast il the faith
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