Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-07-15
i emp GRANGE.
Wendell Phillips on Temperance.
ms LECTURE, As DELIVERED IN BOSTON.

la'eos' auulehce 'nat nave seen "itnln
'noso Wals ior fourteen years lapp 'ausoh
since tne outorehN OF 'he grea. reDelllon'
ana l nope IT, iorete'l' the outofeak o. a
greater rco'l'lon sun OF inc people OF NE"
,ng'ahu' against inc tyranny OF inc gFos'
suop, nope u Is inc Oeg'nh'hg OF war
"n'ch viii cu'inina'e 10 even hoolet ana
more compete Victory 'uau una, We''1 sis'
e'''leu inc NATION 8 '"''' U" "'''''' ul '"'
'rc ,r, OIL q race
i"'S Is uo' ,no on'y S's" O' we e''"'
interest "hicu 'ne 'ou l'',uVe lue'''on uv'
s,'riou up 'nrougnou, ,'' ,o''y 9'a'os' N''
though the senate oi the un''cl states hus
not attracted perhaps as mueh NOTICE as
.ne more Popu''f u''ilons'iu''oh 'u ,ue
W est / az" NOT sure, Wy uuy Wouu,' 'U''
'ne action OF inc senate U.s. no, e4uA'y f's'
hincant IN that oo'u AiPihe helgn' "hlcn
reform mas ue'v. 'oaou,u ',9o inc ever
'ro@'n a'll'uuo Oh ,ne W n''' 'oun'n'ns
ieior 10 'oe a''!'uu' OIL inc senate 10 pu's'
ing law 70 raise a commission oil inquiry
on pona' o' 'ho American PeoP'o' u" !u-
quiro 'u'o Tue reSu.'s o' '0' 4l'nN'ng 1'"''S
auu inc nature o' 'no various ",'uAS 'u
Whleh '"e American people 'nuu'a'' anu
'he'r results soc'a''y cl'l'ly'ln peeuni,r!
point OF Vle"' ana 10 ro'Atoh TO 'ii'' az
ways III inc Engll'h race $40" moving
gaming each point oy argument 'Ne ut''
step III every great reform mas o'en an 'n-
curry ,ma' sp''auS 'io '"o,s D''o'G '"' p0o-
pc lheh comes inc oo'ii'lon OIL pa,''os,
inen comes tue victory ana aPprIhonI
this movement oil congress even u u s'Iou'''
be defeated III the popular Dranoh, il 'ne
wave Is not strong enough 10 uoat inc tenn
| perahce snip ac'uAiy ihio congress 10
SHOWS that tho ou,"arNs OIL resistance are
breaking GOWN, anu 'ha' we Snall soon na',
the uAy ~hen lhls cause nl'her'o conlnou
10 conventions anu legislatures III states
W"' 'o'lo" ''s great preueoessor' 'nc au''-
s'u'ery cause lapp'ausIji VIII pun Gown
ana set up PoItical leauerS' oreaN parues
70 pieces ana AZ las' IKE It's Iorerunuef'
Wrile It's Iegehu on inc national banner 'na'
noats over inc capitol / thlnN we see inc
nrst streaS OF 'ne ua"n Vi sucn " gay III tue
attituue OIL inc oeuate' ana sue oy sue "l'n
'hat encouraging sign ls ano'ner sweeping
over the states gong ioi'h oohquerlng ana
70 conquer IL Is inc match Oh inc women
oil inc Onlted STATES WIN 'nelr banner
raised 10 10 that Whlch inc law mas 'al'eo
10 no. "na' puol'c ana ponce force MAJ
elther neglected. or la'leu TO accomplish
ana the soclai ana reIlgious lhhuehce o.
women as IN so many instances hitherto
snail achieve victory 1 READ most On
courag'hg sign III that popular enthusiasm
NO heeu 10 examine It's logic Na'lon
10 not i've on iog'c, HISTORY Is not naG'
up OIL argument Ihank Dod' IL Is mau'
up oil hearts. In this instance the temper
ance cause mas planted ltselI omphatlcaIl \
III tne uearts Oh tue american people,
nave long looked Tor poIiuea' action IL
'hlr'y-eIght years since was teetolaller
auu many weary winter nave l 'rled u
urge reluctant temperance men up TO 'hei
Gntles oil the ballot box flagg'ng' man
lereht' unrellaoie' hesitaung, dlVided' IN
temperance sentiment oil TINS OommonWealu
mas ever ialied to unite ltseli iuily and &c
clsiVe'y upon the action OF the people w
have got a force now behind It, underneath
H. around II, inspiring II, that' unless al
ca'culatloh ial's' Will 'iit 'he cause on"arl
more lhan tne most sanguihe man "il
imagine L take large encouragement IRON
lnese TWO signs oil inc ume7' propnes.
,nat 'hose OIL you VINO frequent the uoors Q
legislatures ana tue enamoers oil commit
ices VIII ma them lhunl'ely more ready q
listen TO you than you nave ever iound then
before know what II Is TO 60 before
committee upon the temperance question
EVeay feature oil the chalrman's lace SAID
aitnougn MS tongue uare not utter u
don care LOT you GU don't represen
anything Iherc Is nobody behind you
we can auord 10 insult you before tne DaI
Iot DoX ana forget you al the legislature
. IL VIII not alect our poiltical organization
, Inc ua"n oil gay that makes tnat man
= knees remoie mas alreauy broken (al
pause ana Il inc temperance men q
thelr duty, "ne shall drag TINS cause on
ward largely the coming year.
/ salu had Deen teetotalier thlrtJ
e'ght years nave attended legislature
! irequen'cu conventions, stood upon pla
forms reau the erltlcisms oil the pres
- stuIleu 'he pamphlets that nave Deen nun
! az inc cause ana gwen TO 1t the best int
iect / nave 10 understand us merits ana
y ieel Jus'lned IN saying today that nav
y not yet seen 'he hrst decent argument AGAIN
q u from any quarter wha'e'eri that wouI
~ uo'u wafer the moment you compare IL
- ulPly 1t 10 any o'ner great question in'
y attracts Poli'lce' ho.'ce' lhere Is YET
DC iraWou tne nrst decent weapon again
'ne temperance cause holleu up IN imp
snug ianguage' covered up win 'he appea
ahce oil ioglc' confusing mems MINDS VIII
an array Oh statistics there are only 'hr'
monsters 'na' S'anu pehind, one Is th'
- uah lo'cs ur'nk inc second Is inc sucoe
t, VI 'ne 'oi,pvr"ucc cause VIII s'arVe D
a pocNe'' anu inc lhlru Is !" VIII unuerhii
~ MS party ln every argument Il you WI
= put your car c'ose uoWn ana listen 10
II you VIII Always near these three SOUND
- | venture venture 'he assertion although l k9o
z rignt wen the professional, the scientlh
- tue nSu'ca'' ana "hat Is called tue state
nan'hke enemies that nave been array,
., against u.s. not one oil them nave stood Il
- criticism ei'ner OF Tue temperance or OF u
general press MAKE 'ne BOAST oil thr'
= tnousanu men III fremont temple lie
tnat iaitniul ana patient study oil ever
~ lulnH tuaL mas been sull anu WTlttGL again