St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-24
A Howl Against the Liquor Law.

1t. John~bury, VI. Friday. Oct. RI. 1873.
A Howl Against the Liquor Law.
Our readers must know that there
has been II great awakening in temper
ancc matters at Montpelier: and last
week we gave the findings of imdict
mcnts 10y the grand jury against Il
large number of liquor sellers there.
In another place we give Il list of those
who settled without trial and paid their
fines. These indictments took some of
the prominent men of the capital. and
we presume ii made some little local
excitement. And considering the way
things have run on there at Montpelier.
and the source of the criticism. we are
not surprised to find long article in
the ArJ~S of which this is the gist:
Under their oatlS the Grand jury
deemed it their duty to find IL large
number of indictments, some of them
being for third offences, making those
against whom these are liable to three
months i'll Jail, as well us IL heavy fine
:. L. Redticld, who has lived long
life of rectitude and virtue, occupying
an honorable position in church and
State, Il good citizen now. us he ever
has been, liable to be thrown into priS-
on with criminals for selling that which
the United States has licensed him to
do. We name him bccausc none stands
higher than he rs Il reputable citizen.
,,tll
striking. Col. C.. B. Wilson. Il vorn"
man having an honorable record as il
soldier and an officer in the Union army
during the rebellion, Il record which he
has done nothing to Sully since. is de
graded to Il level with the horse thief
and clothes line robhcr BY this law
George l.. Foster, who has won il rood
~ rcnowm for the Union House. Which
he has put III good shape, and made
profitable, Il hard working man. and
adding much to the business prosperity
of Montpelier. Is i'll danger OF the com
mon Jail, as If he were one of the dan
gcrouS class, instead of il man the like
OF whom the more We can draw to the
Capital the better for Us aS Il commit
nifty. II. H. Bishop. of goodly reputc
as IL landlord, whose deeds as the pro
prirtor of the hotel hearing his name
speak iii his favor words of praise
stronger than We can, is 10y this law
rcckomcd as no better than the lowest
pimp or mcancst horse thief Cypliam
Pelticr, who has been esteemed and
respected by our citizens ever since his
boy hood, for his thrift and good char
actcr. who has accumulated Il good lit
tie property, and has family of chil-
drcn admired 10y all. of whom no one
has ever uttered Il word of COMPLAINT.
L. liable to he mHiCtcd of his property.
and To Imprisonment as 3, teluu, because
fanatics and dishonest hypocIitr> have
attempted to say by law what people
shall and shall not he allowed to driIk.
Collins Blakclcy came to NontpcIicl
some wears since, and engaged in lrgit
innate calling, which he has conducted
IN Il reputable business manner, prov !
ing himself Il valuable member of com
munity, but this liqnor law says he is
no better than IL sheep thief or Il hen
rooSt r"hber. l.. B. Huntington, an
upright man. an active member of IL
religious organization. of which he was
Treasurer for Il long time, and Il librr-
al contributor to the support of
the preaching of the Gospel. AN
excellent citizen, who has got to-
gcthcr IL handsome estate hv indus
triouSly pursuing an honest business.
is arraigmed under this law It's if lee
were petty thief, an adultcrcr. or
some other low, degraded offender.
And So we might Z" ON through the
whole list of indictments.
We hope the reader will not forget
that the above parties, So fulSomcly
eulogiscd, We're indicted by the grand
jury of the county for the illegal sale of
Intoxicating liquor as much crime
in the eye of the law is horse stealing
and Il business frlught with more evil
to mankind, as we believe
The EFFECT OF LOTTERIES. The
pciniciouS effect of drawing IL prize in IL
lottery, upon the drawer and his friends
Is illustrated i'll the ease of l.. II. Keith
of Kingston, Mass. He WAS IL steady
going business man till he drew that
SlOO,OOO prize in the Louisville lottery.
last July, but now he has grown vision
AIRY, and with foolish faith has zone
and invested il portion of his uncarnrd
gold in more tickets for the December
drawing. And not only Keith, but al
most every other man in Kingston who
could raisr 80. has raised it and sent
it to Louisvillc
We find the above item in the Spring.
feId Republican. the only paper we now
recall which has pcrSiStcntlv for wears
advertised lotteries. The RcpubEcan
doesn't state-and perhaps doesn't know
If the Kingston man was induced to