Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-08

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must next ascertain the degrees of inoxc.o, -,
20 common DRUNKENNESS pt scale, M %
woniS u,on Ia oHeren, conntes-hs supposed that
would be the case for he had heard IL san ia, r.;
one county IN the Commonw ealth-. eonn,y -.
.en'ed by awor'hy member then 10 his eye2,b, pruI
was 10 consider drunk. vho VIII -. a.
ground, had the faculty of beckoniny IN 30 WIG
urve aside.-lt In vain expect TO corree, h. i,
a'ion, AL The vices Of our Da'u-e He repeated IN.
Jaws are sufficient, at least, with he aid 4, M bi; ~
p,non and the supposed influence OF Temn.,a &C So
eieues but, 81 them, he intended to expires. no orin
loa-wete he to do 90, IL might BE- uniayorabie-Th,
punishment proposed, is severe beyond m-a.ure-T,v
20 correct the vices OF the country by mo lrra,. .en
SW pray YOU do no, take from man Lis fortune
his vile. aud his chidrs n-do no, cas-, mo, h;n ON
igoominv, whi;h must make lin conf ,us in nj. .v,
wys-Exerue the laws az they are but 40 no fu.,h.r
ne Nur' protested under any circunstsnces a.
xa'n'' having ms w'ia aud family torn from him. aud
tney' AMI his little fortune, cast into the hands of
Committee ~ "
MT Barbour said he thanked the gentleman for his
courtesy But his very argument was strong nroof n
Mr. b. that this resolution OF, bt 10 h, r.fs,r,y
showed that the gentleman had mistaken ,s u,nor,
anu u II were referred it mig induce hat o. nil.
man to change his opinion. MIR. b. did M, n,o,,.. A.,
make evsry man in the W enIth sob.ry. III =,
superstition formed the whole seope of IN. a.,,i.,
sLgument. what was tbs ohjec' Simply 10 pfo,ec,
me ~oinen aud children from want md ,nissry. r., 80
| serve TO item the little properly which r1,,i P Pr
squandarei by the profigae husband aud father tn
| was to be done on the preseutment of cd I
w"en oy long series OF acts il shall have became ev
dent that he was wasting his substance idins ,ws
time, and going down The stream of ruin Tn. law ,v
| he l.
'nnes were 100 often re- duccd 10 incl sebce by iris
propensity in their head and female, wbo h,y h
IN ease and comfort had become from .uch can
SIS, houseless, destitute wanderer. IL was ,,s,.as
mat the prov ons OF the law, would be subi.ct IN h
put ne would ask, where could power be more s.Civ
pa seu, .han 10 the hands of G aud Jury. Ftom a
ong observance OF the proceedings of tho,e
ne nad acquired much confidence in their tor
ne nae never known them misuse or prosti,, III IL
ne ooJect OF their interference would not be
Of the drunkarl by d, prving him of his
rights-hut merciiul in rpositon for the mr.,
oil ms wife and Children. The idea was not of modern or
IGN IL was rather sanctioned by an,ioui,y Re-
| history showed us that when a man was Covn, -, a
wasting his substance, curaors were appointed ~ en-
perntend its management But the gentleman from the
sie Oh wight said, he shut his eyes to all wisdom ba,
came from the East, and looked alone 10 the south
put lie thought tibet wisdom sancdied itself Iet II
come from who qusrter it would ~ Z"
Mr.. Atkinson rose TO explain The penuem,, b.,
mistaken him lie did not say that he looked aIone ,
the South for wisdom. But that if he must ooL f y;
rom Abroad he mad r"ther look TO the South than Tho
| Mr. Barbour resumed. He had been accustomed ,o
look 10 all quarters OF the Union for examines and ;T
nope OF oenehttlng from the experience of ohers}ut
ne mough' such expressions ought to be avoided Such
invdious illusions could but have an alenang sc
iect And the father of the Union had warned No 70
VOID all sectional preudices which would tend N d;s
mite and destroy the country And was no 70 b ,u,
mat he should not draw information from the exneri
ehce oil our own country? Should we not look 10 ali,
quarters Oh the world TO benefit by @ experience of n
theirs! What was it that had caused the rand stri,
oil his county from youth TO manhood? IL was becans
combined the vgor yo tn with the experience of age
we owe much to England-And were we now 10 20
told that because measure was English we vyonIJ
not adopt 1t, although it had the sanction of
years experience? Or were they TO he told ,bat h
ouJecuon ito this proposition that il came from Ne w
England? Would the gentleman saw that wha,'s
us benefits he would embrace them because If lie
origin! he mad been where this measure was sane
.loheu had seen its operation and had been con-
WINGED that it not only saved the properv bnt reto
ed the individual He had never imagined thai IN.
duty OF the Grand jury would be to 20 into the House
me cuzen 10 inspect his conduct there The nrono.;,;
alluded only to those who made public disnlav Of ~
ana uhe iaw.had already provided that anv
puohe acts oil indecency should be punishable His oh
lJect however, was not to punish drunkards bnt ;,
save ther families from want The results i'm ts Sa,
would be equally beneficial as else where. for aIhI
ne congratulated the gentleman from Isle of Wiebt on
inc morality and sobrety of his constituents he IA ,
snow anoiher county equally fortunate From what that
gentleman had said OF his county il was coor a.,
his constituents would be Interested 10 onnosa ,i
measure, as 1t would have operation upon tbem I,
Sc therefore, that 1t was in relation TO other peo
pie mat the gentleman selections on This snbio,
lie argued that Public opinion was the nroner 80
receive oil the evil But was that the case, H.
tbemseives o ,h contrary were every day forcing
II was lar from b-ing our DUTY IN ha Gs ~
crying call is wtlP'-It could not be diseuis.d ,b q, .
VI Positlon 70 in'osicaton but too common anon
u was too true that there many of their cons,;,,
who drank to excess-and were habitual drnnk,,d
NOT would the continual prai Of tn. morali v and
virtue OF the people oil Virginia lessen the evil II wa
no comfort to the starving and naked cbiIdren " :
so' 10 Say your father is moral and virtuous man
o"Iu nus encomum make the pot boil or provide
Enrments 10 protect item from The whit, rs cold,
"blie ihey were sent here to conduce 10 The ,nHi,n
good, were they to shrink from the acknowIsd r,
oil real evils and TO cry up the morality of tbs con-
MUMMY Should they say TO the drunkard eve ar
moral people Go on my good fellow dri,L non,
hh' while tn wives and children of these prraiSaes
are starving But how did pupic opinion on .rats on
ue haoi'n"i urunkerd fOusee tel ow reeing abou,
a. me cross-roeds-and wi at effect has public en-
| him! Does he feel its operationi No he T., .n
Burns says "uuco harry: " 10 d
- Der a the ills of life victorious
81, S"u d' hIs' that he did not wish now TO enter
uiy mo this subject al present But he wished Nh =,
' ne rouse would entertain his bantIiug for a +, w
Gays under the nursing of a committee: and II evon,,'
ally he could not give IL the port and shane of nebi
ne should at least have The satisfaction to know that h
hdd mare feeble attempt in bis feeble Uay g., ~,
cause oil that class Of sufferers who ware de s1tsd b.
nose VINO were bound by every oblga alton 10 cbsr,S
and protect them '" '"e'ish
MT hkihson felt obliged 10 the gentleman for lii
eHceiient moral lecture this subject III, mi l..rn
ipuch, and he trusted he should learn more r. ~
oi that gentleman before the session clos
cd He did no, think the foundations of mi, ra,n
Wou'o De shaken by any Remarks Of his (Mr A s.,
IS 70 'ae North or SouthDor by the rsection If a.
resolution. The gentleman said that ro nuni,b 80,
was intended TO be inflicted en- the drunkar ri h -, ~
P'oVsen' IL appeared, on the contrary that Tho r.,
Isl possible punishment was TO he inflicted on bi
ne was TO he deprived of his family and cuya,n a.
be appointed over his properly. Mr., a ,wss 70
Poseu 10 the appointment Of a curator over ei,br
WE OF properly. We are doing very we'll AZ rve a.,
sra a" thst was asked was. 10 let us alone H -,
opposed 70 provision for the punishment of rn.n -
- no, 'ake care OF their families. He knew tb., ~
'uo V'age where he resided, such a man wouU b.
Exposed 70 inc scorn and contempt of all his neiyb.
oor' And a operation Of public opinion vomiJ s"
reclaim IN ~, than S"",e'