Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-17
TEMPERANCE CoLrN>

The stranger, in passin, T. -t ,.-.
the streets OF Philadelphia. l.. Lila. -,-.-.-i
attracted from alar by a ham. .g g.,-i y.
reads the inscription, This , Ola.
where the Declaration Of ]. l.-..-.. -
| written He hastens toaas..
natural feeling OF patriotic oil. l..-...-.
/ experiences a strange reyl.-... .t...-
on reaching the spot l. una A.l,... t,,.
the open door OF u dirty ul.-r1c. r-.-.
OF liquors for sale within, r4.t-t ,r..-
| letters on q board at the JIG s..---
| Rye Whiskey" forms the lr.I ,.. ..-t-.,...-
removes the doubts lie would ....., So.
and he is obliged to rea.il-. ia.-..-.--
dainty. that building when Da.lt,.b-s
| venerable IN the eyes OF a.l li- t.--..
, the hands of those who axe w..4u,i.r.-.'
very sacredness oil National .4.a- -.--
crease the gains OF Tran. whose l...-----
implies nothing but national d.sa9p'-.-5
| degradation. tie turns INTO alIr..-.---.
and soon o second banner, -l-i-ll-l..
the branches OF an Old tree, informs l...,.-.
he sees the house where a woman, ..--
wrought the first American IL. blt..-.
again, when he approaches Is, t-4 p-,.-s
representation OF a ioamiu- eoas. n4,.
him to drink - to tao Ao-lc o.. t.-s..l
emblem of our freedom.
Are such things a. these r1ara a-li--..i
| Perhaps so. But they become, 1t lr4-.. ...
dents full of sIgnihcancr when Vs s...,..
that they take place, uO- n ,l.4s 1.tHf-..
way corner Of our land, not 30 t..l- ot..
! difference to the relics of the T4-,, r.- F,
this proud centennial year " .l- r-r-..-
AID at the very scene OF our n4;I.aa. r-...
ings. 1t l. at the .pl- W--
SO gladly honor IS, III some --.-e t-- Gail.
of our liberties. and where AL. I..l- l---
ing taken TO seek ont and Treasure ..- ----
memento OF the past, tla- g- e-- .-.--.
strange q Dissertation. We .-s III 81.
prised after this, that, as ve ll. r--.
neighborlng streets. our eyes .l ---.-. D..
almost every step with the s,-l- o. ..l-
shops and lager beer saloons ny Z. .s.-
that when the local option b... WIS .-.-.-l
three years ago, there Were .-l s..-.-
persons here, ready to hail tie NV. s-
! bonfirss and other tokens ~ -I......
nor are We amazed that the lsn-......
city should bear such terrible --,.a..--..
tae close connection between a-.LA.--..
and crime.
Bat We should be most M. l-- il -----.-.
that in this city alone the aus .-.-, aa-a
be met which remind Us from v--- ,.r.
this great people has now t7 arf---.l- .--
of its most fearful danger. Al. o7., @.
land omens are to be seen vl'l r4l1t.-
averted without far greater degrees a. "
lance and energy than has Yet He-l -.---
into exercise.
| Ii no one virtue Is sufficient 20 u.s-i
people great and strong single '.aa l4ri-
able to destroy 1t. The Nations w-i-- -s
under Mahommedan sway are probably ,s-
perate as regards the Use oi strong l--z.
but they are cursed with other ril- . ---
sual indulgence at least equally lll---s
The tragical end Of the late Sultan a. H.
key, who might now have been -a-- 81
ruling. but tor the eif-mina-e habits u--
took away his strength, Is but all -lt.=-
what has beiallen the whole p-af.- o.. Wa
he was the head That nation. v-s- SCI
existence as an independent power LIS
long been Threatened. and Is naE TaI-l-- =
the point of being finally de-,1 gel e.
China, scarcely yet stirred from Tie a.
sleep of centuries, bo.h testify to t.. So
fying and deadenins influence o; cp.u- :
the national character. lntemVerl-s Is
one among many vices that might -l-- s
| There Is no safety for nations or Il -l---.
but in rallying all the forces Of lie l- 1-..-
ance to every vice and every evil ;--, --,l-
| it, whenever and wherever the la.-r-
! pears. There Is no secure victory I'll --z7
enemy of our peace has surrenler=l i.--;r
the power OF virtue and truth. % Oh. zee
will of God. the only good ami a-y IT,
| Till this is so, ours may at any ,l- ---
case OF that man out of whom d devil 20
| cast, only to return again with sar-- ,--
spirits more wicked than himself.
But though lntemperlnce = i- IL
evil whose presence darkens tie y, it-
the century that lies before Us. ret ;-l- -
at present one Of the most tl-e.--l.l- r.
will doubt who give honest attention Z
facts There Is an old and f.lil- ,4--
Whom the Gods VIII DESTROY, t-T-1
| make mad. But the god, Lly- d e-a
destroy men arbitrarily lt is r4---- l.
sins In which We indulge ourselves t---i
themselves maddenins to ther -----.s
| binding to those whose eyes h.o-e a-i~
toned to beholdiug them. >. IL "a VIZ
spread an evil becomes. Tie L.1re ll.la-i---
the community often appear o. y- ''i
presence. But justice Is Ecv-r li--''--
The hour Of retrlbutiol Is lie '--y III
when the great multitude are --
sleep OF uneOnsciousness.
Many. indeed. SO far from feeling B. r.
sonal responsibility with Is-Il % i-- -
fare of their nation, rs CONNECTED V..-.
moral health aud sOunlne---i-llr VIZ
seem to suppose that there is IL ,l-
nection. A. If the world wen. ol f.
like sort Of machine which, au- -oa-i e
runs through its destined c's--- u -
tons without oversight on the put '.r'-
or responsibility on the part d. ~ l As
| 70. ely o
chine, the laws OF whose CONSTITUTION 81
working may be violated with l----,i l--
nIty. A strange piece OF meo-4l---- us
the motion OF whose hu- ana -l-i
wheels may be fearlessly Iut-rieral VIZ
and thrown into hopeless couiu,. q ana E.
no mischief follow - Bat &c >..- -|s-
they continue to say, ''anI l'i.its'- r
do so in the time to come. There 4f 10
disappointments IN store fog i-0-- a- r.
sist IN this kind of reasoning i'll! '--
number be less and less.
The God of nations, who, rs vr -a', '---
good reason to believe, watches .'-i
destiny, does not as yet give Us o'-i
lethargy OF indifference. j. cin-.-
out some divine impulse thai 80 4ll.
seeking dellverance from w1i is l
most fatal of our foes. For let a I-li.----
that We have no right TO assume i-'' -
deliverance will be ours as a matter ~
aud without trouble on oar --
who reads history rightly can prei7il .. =
| such confidence. We thus -e- -lF iI-' %
of the nation, as Well as OF ,-s 10 -i'.' 80
that " Whatsoever a man soE,i-, i-'.
he also reap" We also see ta.. 7.1"
lie evils, after they have reached 80
point, can only be thrown OF uy i-7
| gigantic efforts and at the heaviest '--
| sooner they are met the better ia
the more general and persuasive i-- -
ance. the more hope that the ne
| struggle Will be soon over, AM t-.' - i.
mediate results Will be less i-f1i..- ~.
generation that witnesses them. y
and temporary agitation IS s'i--7- ~.
complish any such work. Sil,-- -'- ~.
only result In a deeper lethar-t i-'7.is .,.
steady, and long continued NJ l7
| beavers that are to result la i-e -.
| the people from a widely dlt .'.' IL
Is becoming inwoven with IT. '-ii -
May the time be long distant wien ne -
anee shall become as much I'i- .- a
tional being as slavery once wa7 iH i-' N.
so that in uprootins that We SHAH - ~. !.
uprooting everything. Il ISL Hl-- r.
as yet, especially III our own '-'.--tlr
mont, and with the more heart may 80
| therefore, and yet with the moig -....--r
Germ to guard while We may. sl'A -
is still ours, and TO put oli p
time all that threatens It's iorie-'-i-'