Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-24
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Our Dumb Animals.

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a lev months since there were distributed in
Mcn'pencri ana other places M Ncrihoht y Few
copies oil 'OuR DUMB ANiMAls, a. monthly ana
2 Page lunrto the organ OF the Mas7achnsctts
ooclcty nor preventing cruelty 10 ANIMALS ana
pupll-hcu NJ 10 washington street, BOSTON.
'Our Uum9 Animals Is not, strictly speak
ing polltical paper, or rather 1t does not adNo-
cate the politics oil parties. 10 takes an entirely
neutral po.lli1h ~ mat natter ana yet rom that
! snnl-p2lht u ueas OUT wholesome u0cttlhe'
Wucnf u ul polltlcihhS Oh every purity Wou!u nom
estly I'VE up TO- thefe would uo less reason Tor
any one 20 cohplhlh that we are saying Ielcc'
Wnme tnerc is go ftg''
lhnt there should hc amy near connection De-
tween The teachings ol society Tor tle prc'cn-
tou ol cruelty J.? 'W9 animals oh0 iDc science
/ q" government Mmch some men chln Hs an
other nuhe Tor politics, many readers VIII DE slow
| 10 comprehend. lct thc arguments advanced 10y
tlat society are more convincing n thai direction
| IMAM we might at urst expect Let us near What
that monthly messenger says After cnumerat-
ing the sanitary, financial aud moral effects to
follow q iull acceptance o. its tenchings' goes
on u say, under ~ 'poItlcai effects g.,
" Last, ou got f1N' Whnt VIII De its p9ltical
enectst We 9eIe 8rcat country mere any u, what
Is 10 become oil 10, Tod only knows. NJ the re
publics that have preceded 1t have persisted; VI
olrnce lraud' CRIME ana corruption are ON tle M
crease Property ana llie are ocgomlns insecure
a G0rHhmWt we must have. shall lt DE gov
ernment oil Wl-e laws enacted nl humane men,
administered py am m,oirupuWe juu'ei"yi u9
wars reign 2Jr domestic peace, happlnes- ana
prosperity To allf or snall 10 pe tne strong arm
oil military power ue law ol tle M'y"hel, ana q
great standing army supported ny the hntloni To
Keep the nation ~ sulOecuoh Oue OF the otuer
/ we must haNe'-eH history SHOWS lt'-aun upon
the choice depends our future. We must multi
ply prisons ana lai. COURTS luugeS ana TvSecut-
/ ing oihoeis' 5oh7"O9hiS Pohee ana s'lIiers' OF
we must multiply chuicleeahd lree-syho3lS' earn
est nome Missions amy we 4H'''lS" 0''''" ~
/ non ~ f,W'oW ana humane WTW",' me
churche, ai'", cannot do t9e work Tor they 4Io
lo' ie'gn .lt B''l' nus 'l'' nccu ull'5 10 ge
| r'itheu' nc sc"V'l' "0"'' as no" cuhlue'eu'
VIII NOT 90 IT, Tor they 'ea'h iW WttHtnf' mther
tnAh me a'drt-hSir pil@e Is gta"eSS' rather
/ th1h 9''"", SS ana ly more you 'lu4Alc iHe ll-
lehect' heslecthg the heaIi' the greater inc ca
paclt{ i9r evil Nelteer the churches nor the
,'nooi3 il'e 'NSa u' from 81 srtl, cNll war ana
tn' ponuc'l anu nhai'H' ooiIuP'loiH 'n"t nave
BIUWH uul VI IT,
mus ht from the tc1iu'IA humpoi OH DuI
puhip AhiW9is' Mu'h iHoIe to tne Nthe 'uec'
my pc iouhu I'D lt ANA lie'elinB noIhDel'I99u'
peg u ilt .uo spaeJ lo usN' 'N'i.. 'o, ".'. '"-
""Ht n"'t'fyJW W' Wt'""iVN " ""'"y 0" "t'-
mus
society OF lnls nature ha.7 O1el ~ operation
III Hhghiu '3r se'eI9i years HNHlh leN
years one mas peen esla3,shel IN NeW or6' WIN
Henry Bergh' h,4 as f{esiHent one III h1stnni
Ieorge !. AuBeu' , I Ysiutenu' 'no V9Ne,nor ana
hleut.-H2verh0r oi the ou'le' ana Tue mayor ol
Do1ton vice tresiuensS' Jusl Gnier'ng on lls rec
onu yeari WIN renewed convictions oi tne need
OF such society als9 one into'{ formed IN Fhlia
uelpnia fteslugnl, >. N9rI ,i w ale9' hSrl' Wh,
contributes Ten Thousand doii"rs 70 the luhu7 OF
the society.
shall We Of Vermont w9o were am'ng t it