Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-02-12
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beneficial rcsnlts. Nor car | discover any ohlr,
fiop Co. %, except such rs grows oct At extreme .
.cihshncss. From the Keepers 1T public hou,cs, .
do Gud strong aud Determined opposition; suu
being one ct that class must acknowledge tie .
peculiar Influence this law /. calculated tn exert 7
upon NY present employment by entirely destroy.
ing tine most profitable part Of OF It, called into
tion all my rnts to reeIst 1t. The dtsi stcp wss
to hud Arguments to convince nay own mind,
Nell as those ofmy nclgbors, OF the uulurlnes~ OF
Tbs laN. Therefore, began by asking, why sho'd
The lun keeper, who has vested much capital, a.
hos bouud himself to pay large rents Tor such &c
coumodatl,us as ate necessary to exercise that
employment, be compelled rs make such great
nncer 40 ,his Jaw. II sustained must co,t him.
Then occu's the thocghi, how comes the Inn keep.
er BY this privilege over his neighbour The law
grsuts II H. him. WHY Because The people
think the public good requires It, and their repre-.
scutGttyes have passed law permitting licensed
persons To keep houses Of public entertainment,
with che rsht OF selling to their customers ardent
spirits.
The people have been convinced tia, great evils
have, and are stil growing out OF this law, nave
seen tit TO alter t--prolib.ting rom aud after the
first day Of April next, the sale Of it in public
houses. Now let the lun keeper diyest himself of
mercrraiy and selfish motives and candldy lass
himself II from his own experience without recur-
ring to the great mass of iDcontroverble evidence
which is before the public of It's Geeterous effects
say let bin from his own experience ans Hcr,
does the public good require ~ Lot hin call TO
his recollection the tens and twcniies of once re
spectacle farmers and mechanics who have been
ruined by the of ardent spirits, where one hes
been prohied by the sale of it, aud the contrast Is
Too striking to permit the idea that the coutnuo-
I pG IL trafi no "a In
] the ruin of so many and for The benefit Of fen
! Again lc; us inquire how is the fact VIII
/ this law destroy the profits Of tavern keeping !
think not. The effect will be to diminish the mum
Der Of hotels for it is a well known fact that
ny licenses are now granted where they are Of lit
tie beaef TO the travelling community which are
sustained entirely upon the profits Of The bar, and
/ from whence emanates large proportion Of the O.
/ wills Of ntcmperance. For instance a young man,
or any person not yet fallen to the lowest degree
of degradation and irtemperance, does not presume
AT the most conspicuous and respectable houses, to
indulge himsefin intoxicaton, for he Is unwilling
TO subject himself to the gaze Of respectable cIli-
zcns while in this state --herefore he goes out Of
sight to these bye ploces, where be in secret
indulge vlhou, restraint his propensity for drink :;
aud from such SOURCES the tavern keeper eusans
himself The new law wipes oG'lhe.e sinks or in
than public good requires.
In this Yankee land, which is full or cxpedienis,
( the YHuk, e landlord will not be unmndul that as
substitute for ardent spirits, he furnish his
bar with hot coffee, cakes, fruit, confectionery, &c.
Then vii our bar rooms, instead of being the re-
sort OF iGte, Incorporate, longing io4fcrs become
what they were intended for, and should be. the
quiet resting place for the weary traveller : and
nj first should the profits he curatd, it Will be
more tam counterbolanced by the comfort. respc-
liability end happiness IT cahnot fail 10 Afford
And II IL my candid opinion, should the tde be
mace, 1t vii result in tie satisfaction of oil. Now
Is the lime for every Inn holder to pause and re-
ilect-ihrow aside selfish opposlon--use his own
candid Judgment on this subject, and he must come
10 the conclusion, that the law ia just and sauiary
and onght To be sustained. and he will give it hi-
cordial support.
O5edienty and respectfully you're
SAMUEL PHELPs.