National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-04-23
An Appeal TO the People of Vermont.


Executive Committee of the Yer.
mont State Temperance Society,
takes this method of briefly address
inc YOU, on the evils of intemper.
ance, the encouragement to effort
for reform, and the methods of its
prosecution. This is but an alb
stract of what he has to offer. The
main points given will be elabora-
ted in subsequent articles, or public
addresses. lntemperance i'll spite
of all hinderances and restraints, is
an alarming evil, and giant crime,
which appal, us by its magnitude,
and paralyzes us with its strength.
The public conscience slumberS un-
der ignorance, or is covered by fear
while this popular Indulgence is
sweeping our neiglbors and sons to
destruction, corrupting the foun-
tains of good morals, wasting the
resources of the nation, and threat
ening the destruction of the govern,
ment. | need not tell you that, i'll
these Tuitcd States, sixty thousand
lives are annually sacrificed to in.
temperance and sixty thousand
moderate drinkers advanced to fill
flaw rIacos am NOT here to do
rict thn novortv crueltv wretchcd.
ness aud woe, oCcaSioned to their
f,mil;ns. nor thn amount Of crime
;nnnrd;a,;sn ana murder which AL
oaI,aI;n MIMI. lava nnco1inncd II
is nnnnnh far to know that at
Ioo,t snInn. .n;ohts of oU these evils
ronn of ;utovication.
U,yn wa ,nv iIrn of the loss to
n.a ',,,+r, l,,. mi, in1u,rsu.n
Wn vii srn,n,ui..i,ncr of Iut.r
.'., n''.n,,,,1 '', a.,,;n,,tn., tl,o fre+ no,,
''", NV, .'", a,,1 ,a,t ,,n,r ~. ~ -on
W nnI"n Iuo' = ,yDa ,''t H., noG '
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ul'oI' ."o V"',.',' ','"n"I'oao, @ w. u.,th
'''0n'a','S .|'' ,'nnnSS' ~ ,,o;d ns mroG,, h,. thn
'a,ia 'no ,,'"", So,,iI ia ~ Inast ono+hor
hh;lIinn' 80 wo 500 thn sum total
I. oi'to"' ~ - onI ,"rnin;nn. %
o""M "",u,orna W.. i twn and - hoif hiIlioms
Jir, ~ nnIiaa, - wh,ch i tLn nrnsent
,'. ',,t ~ o,,r National Inh+ ,nd
"'o'a". ~ W p mnon tha art;ro ronnl,
~ US - as s'a tuamt,. savan ,InlI,rs
''' ''o'' t, W t,l y, n,.a,.,. man won,n nnJ
pL nTni " ,s ~ i on,' ronIor thnt tbarc
'''u - w. ,nmoh of uovnrtv and com.
Is ,Jo;". :" - hnrd ,inos and sncrnt nn,..
i""r,,'os i'"H' ", EN- iFnot oman rownIoints NV
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,;oI,s W. Ln,.o ojrntoJ thn n,inci. .
,,Io -. ,.,;s;n,r ;,,or,I,1 rorouro on
| Inc L,r,n,;e. and cy.mptinr the nee.
rsso,.;cx of life. And. for couyen.
irnro have i'm loSed thc fax ON suir.
its and tobacco. Eut the work inc
class wI,o feel most fine burden Of
This tovotion. usc rs rcreSSayics these
ortirIn.,. and uulpss we show them
- hn useless and ncrnicious. they
may he exuectcd to rebel against
this n,iucinol ~ toxation.
Rut worse stiu is thc dancer from
IFS hucjed oDDrcssioU, OF the i'm.
uouso onount noid bv thn nnnu,n
for alcoholic drinks. but a moicty
roes ia the government. The chief
amnnnt is evnculcl for corruptiou
nurrnsns and to enrich those
rnr,rcd in fine unlawful traf.
fn Al who ouronn in if roll
IN woolth while tLrir moor custom.
nrs Goot tic bIy and imauin, fine
Cnynrr,nnut i rosnnnsiIln fnr tLp
ovorlitancn Con wr save onr
.nIr.. frnrn snr;nus disrontnut and
n,,on rohnlIior un,o.s vn nnI;obtou
H., ,,n,l, on tho ,un.tion vh,
,rn th,,r onnrrs.orIp Ana tn,u
,Lom G,om ,hnir imnovc,ishirr and
r"i,'ios Embellishments
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r,. TV' ,"r ,rr" ",T ~ a,cnhoi I nmrc and sim
'Ia '' nh"ts - - shnl, no Sow, ~, nf thn hnvnr
noes now dealt ont rs spirituous
liquors The heavy tax imposet
has wonderfully stimulated the art,
by which the qudnti,u has been in
creased at the expense OF the quali
tM By ample and reliable tcstimo
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