Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-26

pent, and tracing It's coils you find Its
head suspended over that form OF beauty.
All that beauty Is . lie TO lure It into the
snare OF the serpent. This picture Is
but descriptive Of the art of deception
practiced by intemperanesi but as you
draw near the gllded vice astupencation
creeps over the senses, taking the
strength and manhood. In all ia
methods 1t is thus deceptive, and hence
comes its great danger.
Who would ever yield to intemperance
II II was set before Us In sll Its misery,
but 1t is all gilded with outside adorn-
ments, wit and social game. A growing
appetite is created and exhilerstion
steams up and enters into all the life Of
the victim. In this lies the peril. The
places where 1t is put TO tempt men are
lifted up with elaborate art, and in all the
surroundings which will ensice men to
its resorts mirth and glsdness reign.
Glittering bars and gay saloons and
fashionable hotels, are all covered with
this varnish Of falsehood. The rich, the
fashionable, the youth can enter, but
the poor wretch who once did enter
therein, was driven away from the very
place in which he was dragged down
to the lowest depth ,-where what once
appeared to him bright wreath Of
flowers, proved chains OF iron.
There is law Of increase in all evil,
but it is hidden, and imperceptibly does
it work. Forces are at work under the
surface,-a little seed is planted and be.
comes q beautiful flower, but its roots
are tending downward and suddenly
shoots up into a tree of bitterness. The
influences Of vice grow upon him I'M.
seen. All men are counted safe until
they are wholly lost. To-day s man is
noble; he only uses the cup moderately,
but the note of warning must not be given
for it would be deemed an insult, bat to-
morrow he is lost. No intermediate
work is done. All is level travelling
until he reaches the brink In the mys-
terry OF death that works this sin OF
intemperance the thought will occur,
{ why does he not break away? He can
not deliver himself-the infection per.
vades the will. The receptions of this
enemy are illustrated by the fact that 10
a the whole scheme Of national taxation
provided by Congress, in none has such
power been evinced to treacherously
evade the laws as is shown In the daily
! acts OF the rumseller and distiller, and
every one seems powerless to reach the
cause and bring the parties to an honest
. payment Of the revenue due upon theil
business.
The friends of temperance must put
on q holder and tirmer front all along
n the line Of the temperance force. Tenn
r perance men do not fully represent them
selves. The opposition, with hall tn,
e number, make great noise and clamor
4 "down with the right and up with the
i. wrong" The honest convictions OF oul
people is far different, and good mer
should stand forth boldly and sham,
down this clamor Be holder in asser
ton, and more confident in victory.
At the conclusion OF DR.. Kitchel's ad
; dress call was made on DR.. Seaver, whC
: responded In an earnest and telling
+ speech, showing the advantages thu
e temperance men OF Vermont had ovel
e those of other localities in the advocacy
d OF their principles and the suppression
a of the traffic, demonstrating that thu
e apparent revulsioa OF feeling in other
p States WAS but change OF policy. Th'
~ temperance men held to the same views
. and would exert their influence in tn,
|. right direction.
We regret that the crowded state o
our columns will not admit OF fullel
report of Or. Sewers admirable speech
The convention was also addressed by
= Hon. C. NJ. Willard OF Castleton, Hon. E
D. Warner OF New Haven, and Hon
h David z. Nicholson of Rutland, aftel
n which, on motion OF Rev. Fl. r. Leavit
- of Ferrisburgh, it adjourned until this
n morning at 8 O'Clock.
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