The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-21
temperance in whitehall.
WHITEHALL, April 20.


Edtor Of RutldHd Globe:
Upon the statute books of the State of
New York are several laws, which are en-
titled: can act for the suppression of in
temperance, pauperism and crime, thus
acknowledging by the title of the act that
such evils exist, and by the remedy pro-
vided, admitting that these three of the
greatest evils which alllict our race, are
caused by the use of intoxicating liquors as
beverage. To suppress these evils en-
actments have been made, generally of a
negative character, declaring among other
thngs,) that no person shall sell intoxicat-
ing liquors to be drank upon the premises
without first having obtained a license to
keep an inn or jdre1n. Among other re-
| quircmcnts, it is provided that no such IL
censc shall be granted except upon the ap-
plcation of twenty respectable frecholdcrs,
and that but 0ne license shall be granted
upon the application of such petitioners or
( day Of them. There arc in the village of
tavern licenses. which in the ocGrogato
would require the signatures of 200 differ
cut petitioners. 1t is safe to say that there
IS not one tavern license amonr tbo ton
ABOVE, which is supported by a Ierl NO.
tlIlon' mat Is to say by petition not bav-
lIS aiilong It's twenty subscribers the names
vi some VINO may be also found upon tho
ceNe' petitions. Who believes that the
ia OF 2oo respectable petitioners will
,So 'G Gnr,! as Is required by law? Thus has
, ,mu ,mofY mud had unlimited sway for
i, ""i'o1 ,, under the sacred sanction of
h hiM was ever there more ludcrous ex-
Co., e VI Iather more fragrant peryer-
son OF the plain letter of the stat,ite NO,
only in this, but in the more glaring fant
mat SIX at least of the ten tavern licenses
we're granted to persons not posscsspg INV
81 lhc requirements provided by law for
uie accommodation of truCelers.
Ohe OF the blessed results of the reformo-
piy movement now going on here has been |
VIC procurement of over one thousand sic- |
futures already to petition against grant |
ng licenses This Will contrast favorable
ylih the forty or fifty (perhaps) signatures
d women freeholdors who petitioncd
ior the ten tacern licenses. The further
cport OF the committee at the public meet
ing tomorrow will be still more flatterinr
mere Is, IN TACT, and all the world cannot
saihsay 1t, spirit existing in Whitehall
AKIN 10 that which is lmpelling the men
, auu women OF the country onward every
WHIT, cohqucrlng and to conquer There
arc men IN Whitehall who have suffered
IL lneir own persons, Gone of them TO n GER
anty being the wrter), in such palpable
'olroWIul manner--men who have thus such
vivid sense of the horrors, the misery and
ne mean unmanliness of intemperance o..
nat they are ready to strive through the
'ay ana through the live-long nieht0readv
TACT TO make any sacrifice in their power
o aihelorate the condition of their friends
hu heighDors, who are vet suffering and
trugglng under the baRyof depravcd appe-
ties. The combined forces of the evil ono
ahhot put such spirit as this down. II is
ncouraging that a lively sense of the duties
the hour seems to prevade the con,mu-
ny here The religious portion in partic-
lar are actlve Three of the pastors of
III churches have already come to the
ont ana participated in our public meet
U.s. IL IS understood that Rev. j j. Nc
ohheli OF the Catholic church will address
e meeting tomorrow night, and that otb-
5 OF our clergymen will do the same
successive meetings. Let tho
" dawn when there shall NO NO q
an be seen with blanched cheeks and :,
garments, walking with totter- W
\ steps the streets of Whitehall. We JC
IL upon men and women, upon the church
q laity everywhere to join in this holv Ia
deayor. Let us appeal to that great AZ
cer VINO fashioned the lilies of The val vi
= VINO gives to the roses their delicate
es, and to the violet its blushing tints of pr
auty; to him who moulded in his own -
age the human face divine, and slammed
WIN I the insignia of dignity, to restore to
len men their lost identity, to their q,
seks their native hue of manlness, and a
tear away those crmsoned stains i'm
nted there by mankinds most fatal %
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