Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-09-12
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SINCE from drunkenness almof necefsri-
" follow all the vices we have mentioned,
large )riion Of the talk Of reformation de-
solve on traders. They are, in great de-
gree, tie arbirers of the morals Of the peo-
pie 10 ,heir neighberhood SoIae Of them,
perha2s, are confoderates with their cufom-
efs, as much attached to the BEETLE from
them shere car be no expectation Of aiIilt.
ance But il is confidently hoped and behev-
ed, that ia many who G1ps tranisrthed the
Ia.y in telling llnall quantities of liquor to
drunkards, there - with thar the practice
were Discontinued, and defire for the pref
ervation of the morals and happnelo Of the
pecBle. Ald il is araentiy TO be hoped that
If his be the cafe, we iraH foon fee their uni
TED and determined efforts 70 effect il. To
any telling of rum contrary TO law. who j. diff
pofed TO hear realOn. and thew bis benevo-
lence aud patriotifm in the cafe, we may urge
few conld E asiors.
You iay you lament the evil; bar PeoDle
viii drink, aud YOU canDo, prevent II ii
they thould be excluded from your tore, they
would drink at others, aud az home il IL in
YAM 70 think IF denying determined appe-
tife for rum Perhaps you do nor reflect
thar this facility Of Obtaining drains when
abroad aud in en,icing company las induced
thoulands 10 d6nk VINO would not otherwife
have wiihed 4, O. thought at it. s. that
many Of thefe unnatural appetites, which YOU
fay mt now BE lsJisfied, owe their verv ex-
iFsuss 10 retailing fhOps. Think too, tia, al
though you cannot prevent their drinking at
home, yer # you prevent Il among their
companions the srogihop, you take away
great part Of the pIe2lure Of tipping, and will
p.uHably IN ,hat wgy draw them off in Gome
mea!ure from the practice Or admitting
they would ltill drink ar home, Gill if there
wa no public place of refort, they would
not be 70 much together 10 wrangie and fight,
nor appeal 10 much abroad as a dfgu(ting
object 20 every psheuger. AS for their drink
ing at other ihops, II YOU did not retail, there
would be one les and if many could agree
T. BE humane ard patriotic, the offenders
rlu. loon retire, and decent quiet people
Wou'd frequent your flores. If fuch would
not Re 70 confant cufomers, think they
would oe as valuable, and quite as refpecta-
bic.
But do you ever reflect that you are accef-
!erves ferrous inquiry whether you are Tot.
He who provides aad gives fword TO 2 mad
man TO dellroy himleif, or anothe: perlon,
fao7UiEg f5e mtsatioa of the criminal, is guilty
OF murder and il does not extenuate has
guilr If ne even take pay Cor the wezpsns--
If you fell a quart Of rum to man to be
carried home, perhaps It is not your bulneis
10 inquire whether be indeuds to drink to ex-
cefs, or apply it TO good ule. But if you
repeatedly fell liquor 10 be drunk before your
eyes by man who you know fpends his
time Idly at your llop and other places, drinks
when he has no need Of IL, and frequently to
sKceis, You not only rrsnfgrefs the laws Of the
fate, bur become Partsker Of his gull, and
have 1iafe in bringing miiery on bin and
hrs family; If NOT a. ipeecy, yet as real and
detruGtve an evil as ne partakes, who profeh-
eddy ieils potion, razors, and piltols 70 mad
men. You not only eonieHf 70 ms evil deeds,
but you lay temptation before him. and ~
vits hin to fin. You ere9 receptacle for
han, and put out in public view your 6gn,
Whoio Is iImpie, let him turn in here
But it is iaid THAI in thele days if traders
DO not retail, they will loole their culom -
Be it 70. cannon think thar that wealth
va aP-lfu WEI Wish - ou'aihCu y nc rum
OF others, even If il Be in them voluntary
ruin. Behdes, a. has been obierved, here Is
no probability that it would in the tnd, di-
ninth their cottUm, certainly not with the
confederate part OF the community and even
dfhukards, af.er the firit fl Of patton, would
eteem sn2 respeet them for determined de-
Mai, i they iaw thty acted from principle
and cOmp4tion II would be necefIary 70
have fixed ,hsrzcser IN il, and not deny to
day, and yield to folicitatior tomorrow. If
the meshng before alluded to- or influential
men individual ly ihould refoIve to deal in
trade only with thole merchants who did not
retail, il might be an additional encourage
nent 10 traders TO prelerye their indepen-
6ence. PHOClON.
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