Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-03-25


ment, were there in consequence of The us'
h of intoxicating liquors. The whole amour
Y drawn from The treasury in ten yenis for th,
support of the inmates of that Institution, il
\ $40 G72 G:}, or about S36, 500 ior the suppor
lof plupers, made such through the influence
|, Ot ,nioxlcatin. drink.
/ "On enquiry vi the Oversecr Of the Poor
1 y"ug Committee learn that the amount palt
nui 10 transient persons, and Uccasionai al
\ !owances Ia rcsidcn: persons Tor the lus
nine years, is $i4,240. aud taking the rai!'
OF Incorporate persons ia the Asylum as 4
basis Tor On average, ray four iii'bs, we have
about s 900 for the support Of intempe-
rance IN ihls department.
'On enquiry of The attending physician
Of the Asylum. we received Ire following
that out of 5y3 cases that came under medi.
cal treatment IN seven years, 44l were per.
Sons of incorporate hsbits-say about four
tiihs Of The whole number. This OF course,
applies TO adults.
~ hat excellent institution the "Childron's
Friends Establishment" have in two years
and nine months received under its care ia
children, 96 Of whom were from Incorporate
parents, at an expense Of about $4,000,
- 30o.ot which may be charged to ntempe.
rance.
"rhc Fuel Society hive expended about,
$500 since 1925, and iD the first two years
about 90 200, and for the best information
your committee have obinined, thee tonrlhs
of this amount is distributed 10 families Of
mtcmpcrate persons.
"Fron The foregoing facts your committee
are compelled To come TO the conclusion,
that at least four fiiths Of all The pauperism
IN this city is causcG by the Use OF intoxi.
eating liquors"
Signed, DAVID ANDEsws,
Thomas B. FfNNrR,
ERAsrUs +. KNowLr0N,
Thomas B. HoLDEN.
The overseeroi the poor informs us that
the amount expended for The support of the
poor oi the city for the three years past, in
GLIDING the expenses Of the Asylum, sand
allowances by the Overseer of the Poor, is
as follows:
1898 S7.S73 GI
1870 S273 Ol
IoiO G7G2 90
OF SGli7 per year for the support Of pau
pe:s, mode such through intcinpcrnncc, uI.
lowing four 6iihs TO be true basis for an
average.
One object which the Society had IN view
ton, was To ascertain The connexon existing
between The ire0ic IN intoxicating liquors, aud
the crime and pnuperism of this community
! onr committee deem 1t unnecessary To at
tempt a labored argument, for the purpose of
proving position, so plain TO every reflect.
Jug mind. To question the fact that there is
n necessary conncAion between the traffic in |
strong drink ns Il beverage, and crime, and
IA wnul1 ha ins,,,tinr thn c,,n,,n,
sense OF this community. The hqnor seller I
himself knows that ihls statement is true. 1
and when pressed with facis on this subject
IS forced 10 admit It's truth and when he I
casts his eye towards yondcr Prison, filled
with criminals. md yonder Asylum. filled
with subjects of disease and poverty, he may H
sec in the wrcichedness Of both, the lcgitl. H
nate and necessary fruit Of his daily bust.
lcss II
Smollei, an English historian, states with II
efcrencc 10 the in,empcrance of Eng II
'rior TO 1851, tha, "ss.h shameful degree
IT proiiiqncy prevailed, that the retailers of
his poisonous compound, (Gin) set up painted
'onrds in public, inviting the people to be
Trunk for the smal, expense Of q penny, as-
rring them that they might be dead drunk
or two pence. and have straw 20 lie Oh I'LL Il
hey recovered for nothing" Il
Now 1t is true, that signs of this dcscrp-
ion, nre not seen over the doors Of our ho-
els aud liquor stores, but the same kind of Il
mans are resorted TO IN this city, To increase
lac sale ot intoxicating drink, so far as the
public conscience will allow. We behold II
he signs, Bar Room Rum Brandy Gm,'I
AI",' Cider. Wines &c. &c. ia all parts
II onr c'iy, and as the stranger enters our
lolcls, IN many cases he bcholds q splendid n
rray Of dccantcrs, tumblers, aud grog shop
tascinlly decorated with the fruit,
1 the season, the whole made 10 appear as
nvl'ng as possible and proving power. H.
II means Of temptation 10 the young, aud t. Il
u who venture within their influence, who
nvc not moral principle, sufficient to resist
, fascinating an enemy.
In view OF these facts, your Committee Il
ave arrived at the conclusion, that ntnriy
me enfhs Of Me crime, aud al ieasi four fjihs
The P"upcriSm of this community, are
Iusrd by the use of intoxicaling liquor !
nd your committee are further Of The opln. Il
N, that The traffic IN intoxicating liquors n,
beverage, tends directly and necessarily, \
the promotion of both.
Respectfully submitted,
i. D. NICHOLS, la
SAML. W. WHEELER, IL
s. s. WARDWELL, oomht'ee.
u. SALISBURY.
Providence, Feb %, 1871. II
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