Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-02-02

'''ons PUBIC sentiment In its favor. Our
Ia" - ike the good ship in which Paul was
o"ce suing towards Rome. If we abide
!" inc SNIP man The ropes and stand by the
nei'n VIII DC taken safely TO land. But
- W. u,ser' i" III tne midst Of the storm,
W, ''''i ~ W." VI" anu inc temperance cause
~ VIZ" u.s. ine majority Of the peo-
P'V VI 'o" hng'anu nave expressed them
~ i"o' VI using inc legal as well
J,.Di," r''""s III tnis cause Tho intro
| " 20" was step III advance made
necessary by the circumstances and the
appearances OF ihe past. That this move
,"o". n"s Deeh successful TO large extent
""' oeen ProVeu beyond doubt in the
"lI..uSo I those VINO have been conversant
WI" us operations shall temperance men
~" "'""uo" 'he law, ana JOIN the liquor
lug III announcing ana condemning it, be-
'"uso III some quarters there are some diff
N"'''oS III inc way OF It's execution? The
s'e"'es' ulIhculty VIII be removed when
ro"l'o'"nce men Iully believe in the law;
'"e. '"ey WIN pe prepared to unite in
80 e1o'"''ns t' IN iact II The
fip ""' e'.' themselves friends Of tenn
F', 0 "o"'u o"iy give thelr hearty CO.
,.r'..', :" '"o "oIk ol suppresslng the
~ all .ne means III their pow
- .,'' - "ouiu cease IN many in
"t"o"' any process OF law. For
''' "'''soiie's "ouiu see That temperance
"'o" "ere thoroughly in earnest, that they
meant business, anda certain class of them
would abandon the trade rather than risk
prosecution. But If we desert the law, and
proclaim II abroad that we are not in favor
VI us execution, the temperance cause will
nave more to lear ON its friends than from
us el'e'''es'
- was urseu III Tue convention in oppo-
s,''o" 10 'ne enforcement of the law, that
w 's0"' W "c einployeu III It's execution
CIV 'u"s ueu .oscther 10 uphold the crimln-
a. us Is uoup''eSs true The fact is not
=, r 49, 'u' We "o iiot accept the Inference.
P'"No ','"' we cannot execute the
,r, ''''' l. - iuoNpeuieht 10 attempt it.
-, '''' Se'"ure Oh liquors, and
! - 0' '''' ''c" II men WILL Ana
vi o'lnS'ng men up before
''ui' W 'cStIy against the rumseller has
nl," l,Vu a".ilc'en'ly 10 prove beyond
'''" ''e P'act'capiiltyo oil securing con-
~ ,''''"' u'.'e' '"e III" ny TINS means also.
'"'' VI 'uNerS are leagued together to
'i'P''' '''o ''"' ihuch more should tenn
''"'' i.S" W ieasucd together to uphold
"' i'"' II "'en VINO make speeches in tenn
.'"N c"'ionS 40 not laVor the exc
''''" Va 'nc '"N' OF course Il Is likely TO
yea" " .'er Wherever such senti-
'''''9' anu 'Iic sooner II Is remov-
~ ,,o.' our H''tu'e DOCKS the better. NO,
''' '"'E' ie' 1t s'ahd as 1t Is, but do
~ '''"'cu IT, VINO cannot see
VI. "'"''H vi TINS ldea? law that is
or" .""'o' We enforced mas no moral
ny ''poa'h Is MOI kept because
'"0' III" shali DC kept Take away
,"' IA" an" no harhl VIII he done. The
law has 10 erect Tor good will. The pro-
IA" ""S moral power when, and
'"'S "ne"' tue people make known their
"'"'i'"E determination to see that it is
e"4oi ceu' says Gov Nashburn OF Mass.
=" us i'ocH' auuresS TO the legislature:
~ Jaw however perfect l. OF any value
- va" "o V'iof'eu' lie says FUR
."'' nave no heaitahcy IN saying that
:" NY 'uuS"c"t inc prohlbltory law re-
pa" iou' years ago was the best and
'"os' eHectl'e we nave ever had for the
suPPieesIon Il inc llquor traillc. l would
mt u ste II restored IN all its power and
'"u'SrtH 10 our statute DOCKS, and rigidly
'"'o''ou over every 1901 OF SOIL IN the COM
"''""e"""' HOE Henry Wilson takes
s'niii"r ground Dr. Jeweu who has been
n1hthg incompetence Tor forty years, uses