Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-04-30

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Last Sunday we were again encouraged 10
our temperance work by full house at our
evening meeting. The president, Capt. Sum-
mers. called upon those in the audience to
sneak whose voices had not been heard,
although known to be true temperance men
But each waited 90 politely for some other to
axe precedence in the good cause, that all
waited until Rev. E. Wright said he would
occupy a lit lie time by giving two or three
TEMPERANCE items, showing the wide spread
interest on the subject. He said it was an
nounced that eighty-tour members OF the
Cincinnati Bar Association, at u receut meet
ing. unanimously adopted resolution pro-
hibitlng the furnishing Ofliquors at their meet
ipqs hereafter Also that most eminent
gli5h physicians have made public declara-
ton of their opinions, and raised their voices
in warning concerning the use OF alcohol, 10
which the medical profession of New York
and vicinity unite, in the declaration thrt
other p,werlul drugs; that it is productive OF
"a large amount OF physical disease, that it
entails diseased appetites upon off
spring. and is the cause of large percentage
ofcrIne and pauperism in our country. They
will welcome any judicious and effective leg
isation, state or national, which would seek
10 confne it to medical and other sciences,
art and mechanism.
Rev. j. Stone. Deacon Ward, and Messrs.
Jones, Lord, Brown, Clark and Taplin fol-
lowed, giving word of counsel or warning
a. deemed most fit MIR. l.. w. Jones thought
talk was well enough, but it was not oil that
the TEMPERANCE cause needed. 1t wanted
GOOD. true men to act as we'll as talk. 1t needed
them no,c. The work Of enforcing the law
had b.qun. and he hoped it would not be tin
ishtd by any temperance mans being too
weak to sign a complaint, or do any work
thas would help the matter IN hand. Officers
were elected at the last NJ rch meeting TO en-
force the law. Trey owe it to themselves, as
well as to those who have put their trust IN
con Ward said that although not accustomed
to public speaking, he would as much as
sand up. and by 50 d ing show his sympathy
with the work 10 hand lie gave an account
ga drunkard' s efforts at reform, which were
Mt successful uutiI ne was brought to call
upon the source of al god for help and
rengtb. Deacon Ward h)psi the TINA
would come when law would not only prohibit
the lie but the manufacture of intoxicating
liquors.
Rev. J. Stone thought that We too often
appealed to men to change their course of in
tcunerance because it would ruiz the an
tier prospects for this life. We ought Of
tuer to make them feel that they sin against
cd and their own FOULS, and that their saliva
t-,n for all time rested alone on Him who is
able to save.
Mr.. Lord sal it was not question now
whether 1t was best to use moral suasion or
law. We had marked out a course Of action
and entered upon it, and now the question is,
have we strength and IN tnllne5s enough not
only to stand but push forward to the END
We must, or we are de Gated and defeat
now would be a total one. 1t rests with tem-
perance men whether this action ends in VIC
tory or defeat.
Mr. Brown made reference to the trial OF
man Tor ars % ia Brat5IebJr0. The crime
vas proved, hut the criminals counsel plead
70 exteauation Of the offsnse that the ctiml-
nal was intoxicated But Judge Barrett SEN
fenced the prisoner to four years in our
States Prisln, saying the people Of Brattle-
bJro would have no reason for complaint Ii
he was released, because the crime was COM
m;tred under the influence Of liquor unlaw-
fully sold, for which the people OF Brattleboro
were responsible.
Mr. Clark said be thought the criminal
referred to might have been released by turn
ing States evidence If he had been tht
criminals counsel be would have asked th'
Judge, which is of greater Importance an'
most worthy of consideration, the house O.
tie ,ngca .es-the man who occupies 1t? L
the occupant, then q proportionally heavIe
peraIry upon the heads of those who witt
strong drink SCI on fire tie man!
Mr. Tapin said while visiting one OF GU
principal cities, he saw marching through ts
streets procession OF fifteen thousand peo-
pie, eight thousand badrlng banners, show
Ing they were members of temperance organ
izations. He believed in individual and il
organized effort; he believed in law. Some
opposed our pr1hibtory law, ca ling it stump
tuary, and pretending to believe it would O
might as we'll extend to tobacco and other
things. Mr. T. said the law was not mad
for the drnker as an individual, but for til
protection OF ,ciety. The public veal de-
mandcd it, aud must have it even at the los
Of the consumer.
DEPOT BUnDIHG.-W e po.ice that the OK
dv ellpg home, near Il rack OF the Mont
Teier and Wells River Railroad, at the foo