Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-12
For the Delaware Gazette.

the sNDJret oil SPiriiuous Liquors. inl
PURSUING the object of their appoint.
rirnt. have obtained information oil
upwards Of 80 houses within this
dorn'l gh where spirituous liquors are
illcgsIl 'y retaiied--;;nd tia. a Iarg,
propoEii0n Of the paupers nav matt
rd al the expenre Of the county of
New Castle in the poor house ia this
{ wn. have hecn brought into their
present situation hy the improper use
of s9iriiuous liquors. OF tie adult,
paupcrs in that house. il is believed
| & at t9t2Otl. of the whole number
are the victim Of this unhappy pas
sion.
II is thought that il is not an un-
reas onahle calculation. thai spirituons
li,Inor to The amount Of one dol! N per
day On anayerage is sold by eavh Of
the houses above mentioned. amount
Ing to tie great sum Of Sis.25O year.
and which we suppose to be about
equal to one half of the amount cx
prnied for bresdstnils within The
b"rous!' in the same spare Of time.
The cost Of maintaining the pau
,rrs Of NeH Castle count. Tor H;n,
years past hSs been 56.i.io dollar.
Ii9.20'hs q wl.irh ~; king t,i,S5S ''oi-
lars have hccn drawn Fl ntn ;he lorhe.s
of the people for the support of per-
su's who have cen retneea 10 power,
~ by their attachment to that hanc
Of every virtue.
I he eyiis that we have pointed on
are those which are more ;mmetliat
ly obvious. AS a consequence q! t.,r
uncontro'r.i use Of Spirits hnt when
we add 10 these the waste Of tin,e Y
those who are under the influence Of
tlii, passion-the sniff rinss Of wives
and eiiiitiren rom the sane cause. and
the destruction o. every mGral and!
religions impression. which IN attach
lment 60 this Lanrn. Society pro,iu rs,
We can scar ~ con Give the Amount
Of the injury that the rommunif,
safsr irom it. .-.
These consiie ratioas ought TO opH
rate as a powerful inturrnent on the
mint, of every man who wishes we'll
no his fellow CREATURES. ana Is '!esirous
ur preserving and delivering oSer to
(i,is descendants The Invaluable privi-
|lrges we "udoy-to exert hlms J; IL
lput a stop 10 ,hs wide wasting prs'i.
|icnre it canro' be expected thSt a
practice pregnant with evils Of suci
magnitude, rap prevail SO cxtehsise',
and IN, olive SO large "a nnnher OF OH
fellow citizens witioai producing lii
|nost itp'orab'e consequences.
As nissn'lcrs s!ien OF civil society
iesirous OF the presesy.tien o.! on
re,,aw ci,;yArs--tn, more esrc giali
as professors Gf Christianity, We ar
called upon hy every Dictate OF 'el'
ron, 10 end aver 10 Withdraw 0,I
fellow creatures sroiE tie gniph int
which they are fastening. by an ap'
p.icalion fer Legislative proyisiou
that may be cheetuNl.
1t is not at prevent in the power q
our committee tn ASCERTAIN the NUN
nrr Of Gallons Of spirits made Use q
l. n the United States yearly--aut
+ a;;tin few years j, was proved frni
- ,ii;cial documents. that 20 millions q
..nllons had been consumed ~ on
YEAR in the United States it wOnl
|,,e a safe conclusion. that it ever
-. ui2cn could be Induced to rciinqn's
n. he use Of this liquor. except SO FAR
a. Ii, is nsrfn, as "A medicine, the SAVING
p would BIZ found compete''; to all Il
X ,s.i..is improvements in roads al
Canals, that the necessities OF q
=, United States will reInite for a io'
At, period OF lime.
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