OUR POSITION.
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: The Fountain is being circulated among
so many Of the free citizens of this happy
country that it becomes necessary for us
clearly to define our position, especially so
as we are making arrangements. by which 1t
will have much more extensive circulation,
inasmuch as we intend, very soon, 10 issue
a daily and a weekly.


Well, then, we are the uncompromlsing
advocates Of Temperance on the plan OF
Total Abstinence from intoxicating liquor
as beverage. We expect to urge this prn-
ciple upon the attention OF the whole COM
munity. We shall urge the propriety Of the
abolition of all license for the sale, as be-
verage, Of intoxicating drinks; but in this
we wish to submit the matter to The sover-
eign people. Thus, we feel it our duty to
state our grand object We believe, in its
accomplishment, it will carry many other
very important matters, of interest to the
welfare of every class of our country, and
perpctuate our free institutions.


But it may be important for US to state
what we will not do. We will not inter-
fere with the religious or political opinions
of any. We only wish to carry our prin-
ciples 10 them where they now are, to bene-
fit them in time, and thereby fit them better
to prepare for their final account.