St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-31

out uISllItiIpll Oh utllolllllldtlon. Iht.N
represent, too, vast numbers of Others
who believe in common with them, and
who will look to Our action on this sub
jcct with interest and anxiety equally
as great as that of those who represent
them. The class represented by these
petitioners are engaged in Il department
of philanthropic effort which has long
commanded the eXertionS of some OF
the n"bleSt and most gifted of American
citizens as well us of all other civilized
nations.
But there are many people in the
country who, while they deplorc the
evils of intemperance, and believe III
the efficacy of legislation as II remedy,
do not agree with the petitioners IN the
pr"prirty or policy of Il purely pr"hibi-
tory law They believe that all that
can he accomplished of good by le%is-
lation must he gained 10y IL stringent
system of license and regulation.
There is still another class, (nnd
doubtless among them many who would
gladly see the evils of intemperance
lcsscned,) who do not believe in lrgis-
lation upon the subject in any form.
They believe that the only practicable
remedy Is 10y an appeal To the indIVIdu-
al Judgment and conscience that IN II"
other way can men he won to habits of
temperance and sobriety that in no
other way is it possible to create Il pub
lie sentiment that shall he strou" and
efficient enough to make habits of in
temperance unpopular and dis%raceiul,
and thereby cIrcUmScrIbcd, ana limit
the evils of intemper;lncc.
'II.. ft.... find N.
to discuss these variouS views and the
cries of the subject.
Whatever may he the best mode of
meeting and combating the great evil,
whether by legislation or 10y bringing
the power of public opinion t" bear
against it, full and comprehensive
knowledge of the extent of the evil is
essential.
Those that claim that legislation is
the only mode by which the traffic can
he stopped or circumscrihed admit
equally with others the necessity OF
creating right public sentiment, ls II"
law on the subject not upheld and suS-
tanned 10y the popular judgment would
he of any avail. 1t is in this view, in
part, that the petitioners ask this in
vcStigation to he made. and in the same
view the committee recommend it, that
by "A more thorough knowledge of the
evil greater wisdom may he obtained
To devise remedies.
Your committee are unable to see how
the inquiry proposed can meet with
any reasonable opposition. So far as
they know. there is no anti-tcmpcilnce
party in the country no party that Is
avowc,lly in favor of the misery and
degradation and economic waste of in
temperance. The only issue made in
the discussion of the question is as tn
the best method of promoting temper
ancc reform.
This commission is also to investigate
the facts rs Ia the actual working "i
these different forms of legislation, and
ascertain, so far as possible, " hat rem
cdicS have, 10y experience, proved most
efficient.
Your committee think il is important
to ascertain the amount of money in
vested in this traffic the amount of
money il brings into the treasures.
State and national and especially from
" hat CLASSES of society and in What
manner this revenue is derived.
1t is important lor the people to
know the Influence of this traffic upon
morals: lis relation to crime and crimi-
nails. its relation to paIpcrs and pau
pcrism its relation to industry and
noliticaI economy and its relation to
health and Ien~th of life.
II such u commission should find, rs
IL result of their labor>, us your cont
mittrc apprehcnd they may find, that
th. sixty milIinps of rtyeuu, collected
from thr Tuu,r traffic and uut into the
limited St,t.s Treasury .,ctu,IIy cost
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for pcnitrnti,rirS and Door -hoilscs and
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u.r we'll Il, asked whether this i 8,
wis. economy. and whether there may
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