St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-02-10
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with justice to those who have honestly
signed and faithfully kept the pledge of
total abstinence If measures are adop-
ted for the execution of the Prohibitory
Law, for instance, without due consider
alton, and carried out TO the disheartcgl-
ing Of real temperance men, and the
Strengthening Of the opposite class; if
the real motive is personal spite, or pO-
litical difference, or jealousy between
towns and villages if the hcartincss OF
officials is liable TO suspicion in any
such case would it BE- proper to say tie
action is incorporate Whatever an
swcr We should give 10 this query, one
thing Is certain: whole communities are
now and then made to stagger and put to
their wits end concerning both measures
and duties. True temperance implies mod
Grafton in all thing; wants entirely the
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quality Of justice in full is not wanting
in CLARITY, and docs not dcSpisc the day
of small things, small gains in the mat
ter of temperate practice.
On the Other hand the MN who Is
willing 10 deal in intoXication, and make
Il living by that which docs no one any
GOOD, and often sends men, not to say
families, down to temporal and eternal
ruin Though he may never touch drop
to his own lips, deserves the name of be-
ing the most Incorporate Of all men. lie
swallows larger drafts of fallaciouS, poi
soned rcctSonMg-intoXicating to the NOR
al scnsc-than any other man. lie sets
himself against the true peace and true
interests Of the community, and is not a
good citizen, but a mere moncy-makrr
out of tie passions and woes Of his fellow
men. And the fact that society is 50
rotten that every third or tenth man will
have it and will 20 where he can obtain
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suppose " h'ed'e-"o'''''' III one o'
our cities I" say MS nam ~" "''',
his passions S;'i7'.'''' i almost hcrce :
If DO not yield to his Importantly
some one else will and he nay hy false
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lis not drive them back and confirm them
in misauthropv and mischief. hv blipduc..
to even partial rcformations.
The village of Lyndonvillc is new. 1t
encounters in many ways the trials which
are brought alb ;ut NV petty icaIou,icS cut
side. There are those that see very clear
" the mote or the LEAN in our eyes. and
want to turn surgeons on Tie instant. Tn,
late attempts at surgery have proved a
sad failure. If ,hn beam IS there. they
have not found it. The writer has had a
somewhat lengthy interview with the ho-
tcl-kcepcr, and 80 knows his side. IL we'll
as that Of the people. .AS II >i!llue We
rcgret that we have not a thoroughly
temperance hotel. And we ar, not very
much comforted by the fact that we are
quite a, well oil in hi, RESPECT as ,t,,.o>,
every place in Caledonia county, not
10 say the state of Vermont. Thoronohlv
on the SIDE Of temperance. We have prcss-
ed home all the arguments that we con-
sidcred worth while in favor of a thor
oughly tetotal house 1t is needless to
say we have not accomplished what we
would be glad to, nor did we half expect
to do it, The proprietor will Join with
the other Lotel-kcepers in the county,
and solcmnly engage to quit the business
cntyrIy if the others will.
Since his sstllcmcnt in c,urt last fall
he has been determined tb,t c;rizor. of
this vicinity shall not ret their drink
from him. and tL,, if thor, has loon or,,