The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-11-20

paper dho ieda ny every Iamly IN the
Union. 1t is from a respectable gentle-
man to another in Canandaigua, IN. W
published in the Canandaigua Reposito-
ry. N
September IL, 1928.
Dear Sir
The subject of Temperance loses
none of its interest among US. Mr.. B.
who has done large business in ardent
spirits, last evening told me with empha-
sis, "that distillery is my property, and
while live, it shall make no more whs-
key" He says that although he sold
whiskey at good rate, yet his books
will show that the amount of debts lost
by failures, occasioned by drinking his
{ whiskey, is greater than all his profits; and
he is fully of the opinion, that most of the
country merchants, who sell ardent spirits
would find the same to be true in their
case, if they would carefully examine their
books. He has family of children for
| whose welfare he feels deep Interest,"
He and another man who like himself has
long been aresident in this County, and
we'll acquainted with all its concerns, were
recently conversing on the changes which
had taken place among the inhabitants.
In this conversation one fact came out,
prominent and appalling. Of all the MIA
ny men who haze from the beginning, been
engaged IN distilling spirits IN this Coua-
ty, where yOu kn0D dsstilleries abound, not
one could be remembered UhO lad not
foand drunkord's grace, or left drunk-
en- family to curse the community, and be
themselves despised. There are those in
the County who are now engaged in the
business of dstilling, who according to the
common acceptatou of the term, are by no
means drunkards. The fact is declared to
be true only respecting those who are
dead ; but it proves so far as analogy can
prove any thing, that the same cause will
produce the same effect on those who are
engaged in dis,illing spirits, or on their FAM
lilies. Thus it appeared TO Mr. B. while
[ his children came into mind, that the bu-
siness in which he was engaged was aw-
fully hazardous; il not to himself, it was
to his children.
J An Honest Advertiser.-The following
notice, (says the Rochester Observer,) is
from he Yates Republican, and we would
recommend it to the careful and prayerful
attention Of all, especially professors ofre-
ligion, who are engaged in furnishing the
means of self-destruction to our fellow cit
liens.
az have discontinued the distilling busi-
ness, and baye on hand, for sale, very low
for ready cash or approved credit, set of
distilling apparatus, consisting oftwo worms
one conner boiler. and an iron cylinder.
have no doubt that with skilful management
The whole establishment would produce
daily sufficient quantity of achiskey to kiH
! so men. W. BABCOCK.
1 SALE OF ARDENT SPIRITS.
I Among the "Gleanings from the narra-
tives read before the General Association
of New Hampshire" in the New Hamp-
shire Observer, we find the following state
ments concerning the decline oftrade in ar
dent spirits in single town in that state :
The statements with respect to the tenn
perance ofPlymonth were highly crafty
ing. No N. Z. Rum is now sold 10 that
place at ALL. 1--WE mention this fact. moi
with view to make it appear that the use
of that kind of spirits is of worse tendency
than any other, but to show, that as N. E
Rum is the cheapest, and the value OF al
( the liquors sold is so small, the quantit.
J must have diminished in surprising man
f ner."
: The pastor of the Church in Plymouth
s states, that nearly three years since he con
S suited with the traders in that place, to Sc