Litchfield enquirer., 1833-09-05


 its energy for short time, win soon leave h preter- naturally angud; and cut Of from the latter end of life, mora than Gour times ihe length of time during which i. has been excited. The opinions of phySi- cians unequvocally expressed that the habi,ual use of spirits, in ever temperate manner, will shorten life, average, at least ten years.
 It s therefore clear that limSsf Ie driHker of spirits does evil and Only evil; we consider OOIy his bodily health, his Isag of fife, and his personal joyment. What, thea, is che influence Of drinking them on him, as member Of society, and us an im- mortal being?
 As an accountable being, there is not Sne com of the GecalOgue which, under the iOau- ence of spirits, he not more likely Ie break. than without them. His god is hs appetite. The bottle she glass, is an imnge aa whose altar he will sacrifice every ing else; is ever in his thoughts; and the God of heaven cannot naiaiasn place in his mind go long as the Iiquor is these. Onaer the influence o liquor; he is more likely tO blaspheme the name of his Maker, and Io scof at religion than under any other influence. The sabbath iavery generally viola- ed by men' who drink s,reaG tquots; aud cannot by any of them be kept ia that kgls a spiritual manner which s appropriate ,o tho iesiga oI t Every sOn who use5 arden, spirit more likely. for it, dshon- or Sis patents; and it s not seldom the lac that by his undutifal treamen, o them, by his proAgate lie and his premature and miserable death, he brings down their grey hairs, with sorrow, to the grave.- Rarely does n murder take place but under the infu- ence of spirits. The breach of chastity is sin to which the of strong liquor lays most persons un der strong temptations; and the unhappy class, the pest of cities, equally the objects of compassion and of aLhorreuce, are universally addicted to fiGuor and those who were overcome by their aris are, is we'll overcome by means of it. The love of spirit makes thieves; there are lew f any of this class, but use freely. 1t is known to 6 the general practice of hotee breakers. and kghaeay robbers, prepare themselves lor iheiT airecioas exploii4 by aking thing drink and rarely s a novice in- 1uced to engage tn scheme ts sort but by being frs, treated witt liquor. AS torush and veracity, s universally known Una. habsual drunkard is depended for the correctness of what lie says and it is observed that the oi the smallest quantity Of liquor, is apt to make language inaccurate. Drink ing strong liquor makes men covetons of what will gra(y their appetite. There ia, in tact species of sin which te committed without cool dehera,ion to which the drunkard, aud evea the moderate drink CT, is not moro liable than he who practses the principle ot total abstinence.
 It is fact, of which there cannot be reasonable question: that at least four hs of the crimes which occupy the sessions of our courts committed der the influence of strong liquor. In this county, the proportion ot criminal trials, oceasoned by ntemper ance the whole number ofcriminai trials, was, eraI years ago, as thriy-fve to tlrty-nine. The perencc of gentlemen ofhe harwill show how nearly he above proporsiOD exists aiahe present time. The ast two capital trials, which sses hes in February, lE32 had thef origin, as every oi1 willEeeoeci in drinking ardent spirit. IL is indeed doubtful wheth capital crimes would in case out often, be com mit,ed if there were nothing stronger than water to drink.
 It is Aso fact, fully ascertained, that nearly she whole Of the pauperism which requires our towns to 'e taxed Tor the support of the poor s accustomed, irecy or indi recy, by the of ardent spirit. Let my person for himself tho eases, in which his 'wn town has been obliged to support paupers. the ole of which necessity was tho in,emperance 'f the persons themselves, of those on whom they ought to have depended; and he will find them to be large majority of all that tle has supported.
 The expense Of supporting the poor is, in mos, owns, probably two thirds of all their expenses. Be- tides this, the s always more or less taxed to iefrny the expenses of legal trials and investigations, which have no other necessity shaa arises from the use of spirits, eccasionng dsOrlerly condUci. Tax. ing. ten tina, propos.ioa of expense which s requir cd to support paupersm occasioned by niemperance; and adding to it that which the cause makes cessary i" the support of police and criminal usice every taxpayer will find that his town tax isiwice as high as t would Se, if no spirits were drunk. IU ad. i.on to this, the state is considerably augmented 'y she appropriations, which are annually made by he legislature 10 deray the expenses of the courts in he several counties, an equal proportion Of which Hay be set down to the same cause-- he drinking of spirits.
 Let now be recolec,ef that the whole of this use ,fsprs, by persons in ordinary health, is eniireyun necessary; that it does good, but only evil to the body aad the mind, that it renders mors likely to comhs every species of sin; lha, has any rea- Son r it, other han for all sin, viz; shat he loves and chooses it; and the inquiry comes, wi,b solemn phasis sp every one .has drinks sse~g liqsor; Why will you do sof ME PARolkos.
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 FOR THE ERQUlRER.
 T'RE PooR.-It is generally admitted that while we feed poor mans family we should educate his chil. Aran EAmcason haing me 0f the neeeasnriaa 0f tEa