The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-08

John Pierpoint, a noted lawyer, says
"l am deeply convinced that the evils OF
intemperance can never cease till the vir.
tuous shall unite in pronouncing the man
who attempts to accumulate wealth by
dealing out poison and death to his neigh.
Dor as Infamous"
DR.. Lyman Beecher said "I chsl.
lenge any man, who understands the ma.
ture of ardent spirits, and yet for the
sake Of gain continues to be in the traffic
to show that he is not involved in the
guilt of murder"
What shall we do? Fathers, mothers,
rise up for the defence of your children
against this great evil You have no
assurance that your boys will not be
drunkards while the mouth-pieces Of He'll
are to bo found on almost every corner of
our village, Arise then in the might of
God and prevent the coming evil.
Business men, appeal to your bus.
ness interest to rouse you to action.
Would you increase your business en-.
large your income and collect many debts
unpaid-use your influence to s,op the
sale Of rum in our midst. | can selec!
twenty-five men in this community who,
if they would, could by their financial
and social influence shut up three. fourths
Of our rum mills in ten days.
What shall we do Men, who think,
take the pledge. Look to God for help.
and you shall not fail. You yoat are
on the way to certain ruin. | have not
told half the dreadful story Of this evil.
v ould you have me put its woes on can.
vas? let me dip my brush in blood.
Paint health gone, hopes blasted, prayer
tlle' oed. Paint home desert with ev
cry sand thereof blistering woe. Let
every seat of fathcrly love, sisterly devo.
ton and motherly affection be vacant.
Let all the crimes in the black catalogue
Of iniquity from murder standing sghasl
over the grave it cannot cover, down to
the smallest deception still hoping for
success. Paint landscape whose trees
bear poison, and whose shade is death :;
let its mountain streams and torrents be
streams of liquid FIRE. Let these be
tributary to an ocean whose fathomless
waters and limitless surface shall be fire.
People the whole scene with men whose
lips are scorched with blasphemy. with
women whose cheeks are scalded with
tears wrung from breaking hearts, and
children whose faces never wear smile.
And then do not let in the light OF the
sun TO exhibit this scene, but open the
gates Of perdition and let the glare Of
internal fires shine on it. My fancy fall
ters-my imagination staggers-l cannot
describe the woes that wait on you if you
continue to drink the horrid cup. Take
toe pledge and come to Christ, aud you
are safe
Brevet Major-G eneral Geo. A. Custer,
whose name and fame have passed into
history as most successful general du-
ring our late war, and who has since dis.
tinguished himself in subordnating the
Indians in the Washita, in taking an i'm
portant part in the expedition of the
Yellowstone, and more recently in en-.
tering that dreaded terra incognitia, the
Black Hills, and a young man brevetted
major general OF the United States army
when "A years old for gallant service 10
field hero feted and toasted and iu
every way experimentation on one
side, 80 common to successful men, and
yet humble ; on the other side tempted
to indulge his appetite for that which
makes strong nen weak, and has not fal.
len. But to my story
When the secretary and his party were
approaching this fort, the sutler OF the
post sent to Gen. Clusters headquarters
two boxes aud one basket Of champagne
With polite note suggesting that it
might be acceptable to his guests. The
general Immediately returned it, saying
he neither drank sne nor entertained
his guests with IT,.
Whru we remember that the noble
man whose uaine honors the post was also
M exemplary temperance man, il seems
a happy coiucidence that the presenl
commander is As earnestly n praeIicsi
Temperance man.
Another Incident may not be inappro
pirate here. While the general VS.
stationed 1T Font Riley, in 1867, he Lai
severe attack OF illness, and the ply
sican prescribed brandy No." said
the general, II will die first "-Ncwark
Adee3iSer.