Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-03

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town, then appoint men to see that Al
: contracts are carried out. Get men tina
you have confdencs in and then go ahead
If you have all msde up your minds tina
you won't do anything unless the tracl
goes Just where Zach one Of you desire
you will neutr.lize all your efforts ant
the town of Cornwall will lose the pres
emit opportunity to secure road and TAI
of getting what is now just within thei
grasp. BE was sorry they had postponed
action on this question and would sug
gest that they commence anew at once
Call meeting in two weeks, and if yo'
are successful in bonding the town, unde
a new call, there would no doubt be a rat
ification of the vote, at the March meet
ing which would double copper rivet thu
MISTER at both ends. He advised thu
meeting to take counsel of this sugges
tion.
i Mr.. Wright of Cornwall now arose ant
said he thought that the town had better
wait until other surveys are made.
Gov. Page replied to Mr.. Wright ani
said that no more surveys would be made
until towns took action.
Remarks were made by Mr.. G. ID. Lane
of Cornwall, and D. E. Nicholson of Rut
land. Mr.. Nicholson, partly in answer te
queries of Mr.. Lane, made telling
speech Astounding in rich humor and
anecdotes, which was much applauded.
Gov. Page said this railroad to connect
the Rutland road with lines on the West
side of Lake Champlain will be built, and
if you do not see your way clear to take
hold of this matter, I can find no fault
with you, and other towns will get the
benefit of the road He had hoped to
have the line under contract within six
weeks. He did not come here to instruct
the people of Cornwall, but to give them
what information he could in regard to
the subject.
Thus ended pleasant and, we think,
profitable meeting to all those present.
1t was stated after the close of the meet
ing by several gentlemen, that they
thought there would be another town
meeting called Immediately to take action
in regard to the bonding of the town,
The party from Rutland desire to
express their thanks to Col. E. S. Stowell
and lady for their entertainment and
courteous treatment during their visit to
Cornwall
We are also under obligations to Sam1
Evarts, ECO, the Town Clerk of Cornwall,
for the minutes furnishing the report of
the regular meeting.
Woman Suffrage and Intemper-
ance.
Editor Rutland Herald will you allow
me space for the following extract and
few words in reply:
Vermont has poet, G. R. Ballard,
whose vision and faculty divine forecasts
halcyon days when Eve shall accompany
her Adam to the ballot box. In that
blessed age bad whiskey is to be driven
but of town, and with it, profanity, foul
play, ballot stufing, and, as consequence,
Democracy" will be put in still lower
minority. He should have added that
there will be no more Handy Andys"
10 modest or make afraid no further use
for policemen, courts or penitentiaries. 1t
would certainly be as reasonable. When
legislation, male or female, succeeds in
driving out bad whiskey, look out for the
DT
should better understand the utter fulfil
ty of the attempt than Vermonter.
Not that the people there are specially
given to guzzling; on the contrary, So
briefly is the rule and inebriety the excep-
ion; but while the population is about
,he same now as it was twenty years ago, |
he consumption of whiskey is far greater.
4 prohibitory legislation has not in
creased the use of this villainous stuff it |
certainly has been powerless to prevent its
Use. 1t will be an suspicious day of the |
country when the friends of temperance
i've over their irrational and paralyzing
dependence upon legal restraints, and
ome to realize that true manliness of
haracter is the only safeguard against
ice which has its root in meanness, and
lot, as the inebriate is encouraged by the
resent tone of temperance reformers to
elieve, in the overpowering force of the
clip the above from the Chicago Even
ng Journal, whose political editor is
rank W. Gilbert, Esq, a native of YER
mont. | conclude he has done me the
onor of reading my last Carriers Ad-
ress, or, at least, that portion of it which
ouohes upon ''Wo Suffrage" and the
prospect of its speedy adoption in this
tate.
While l trust 1 appreciate the compli-
nent paid me, by giving my name place
n the editorial columns of the Journal, l
annot but regret the cynical tone of the
rticle above quoted The spirit that per-
AIDES it is but poorly in keeping with the
lore cheerful and kindly teachings which
he writer received in the educational in
titutions of his native State With
our permission, Mr.. Editor, will briefly
otioe some of his assertions.
am always moved with pity toward
he man who tries to dispose of the "Wo-
nan Suffrage" question so briefly and flip
'antly as is done in the closing words
I his opening sentence. But, If he will
cad my lines again, he viii find that do
lot say, as he afirms, that profanity,
oul play and ballot stufing" sis to be
riven out of town" by the adoption of
Woman Suffrage" What / did say is
hat
Twill be Very great relief
On each Election Day. to find
Good Order and Fair Play combined =:
Rudeness suppressed, Profaneness checked,
And "Roughs" restrained by self-respeet.
'uch, L verify believe, would be the case,
nd, if this state of things could be made
, prevail on eoery day of the year, then
might add. ~ the writer sug yests, that
her" val b" u" more Handy 4tndys' TO
nolest or make afraid, no further use for
oilcemen, courts or penitentiaries."
He says further, "when legislation,