The Northern galaxy, and Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-27
COMMUNICATION.
For the Galaxy.

Mr.. EDIToR The County Court Of
this County, at its late session, have refu-
sed to gran, licence for the sale of into1lca-
ting liquors in MiddIebury for the ensuing
year. l desire to express through your
paper my qualification at this result Of the
efforts Of the friends oftemperance. A be-
ginning was made in the good work al the
last June Term, when petitions praying the
Court to withhold licence, were presented
to the Court, signed by 324 legal voters,
and 447 women over Is years of age, Of
this town. The following we're among the
reasons for the Withholding DILIGENCE, con-
taiued in the petition of the legal voters
above referred to, viz:
81. The consumption Of such liquors is Of
no benefit to the consumers. The money they
pay for them is hroi1n d,Cdy. The purcha-
ser receives for it no udlue while the thing
purchased creates an appetite which, in spite
of reason and interest, cries H0re-NoRE,-and
thus tempts and lures on to ruin.
"2. The consumption Of such liquors IS
positively injurious to the consumer. Besides
wasting his estate, it gradually impairs his
bodily and intellectual energies, which are the
poor mans only estate. 1t produces disease
1t aggrevates diseases produced by othercau-
SEES; and, in great many ways kills men
1t has recently killed one, outright, IN the mldsi
Of US.
"3. 1t is not only injurious to the consumer
but to others. 1t reduces families to want
1t sends misery and wretchedness into thedo-
nestle circle. 1t makes widows and orphans
1t produces pauperism. Itbreaks the peace.
1t stimulates to the commission Of crime u
taxes the community to support poor houses
and prisons.
"All these, and many more evils are pro-
duced by the use of intoxicating liquors We
feel oppressed with their magnitude. They
reach the vital interests of our community
As freemen of Middlebury, having deep
stake in whatever concerns its Interests, We
earnestly desire relief from these evils, ano
pray you honors to grant it TO us.
"But we do not urge this applicationOntHo
ground alone Of the evils, terrible as they are
of the sale and consumption of intOxicaung:
liquors. We ask you to respect the rOlee o
this community. That voice is clearly against
the traffic from which we ask you TO- with
hold your licence. The evils ofit are so grea
and appalling that they have made deep
on the public mind, and produces
an overwhelming conviction that something
mist be done"
The petition of the AT women contain
ID the following.
ave are the weak and defenceless pornCn
If the community. Our great protection, un'
Ter Divine Providence, is in the moral re-
Itraints which reason and conscience mpo'1I
ipon the stronger sex; but it is the dreaoi~
md horrible work Of intoxicating liquors u
lethrone reason, and to stiae the voice. anu
weaken the susceptibilities, OF conscience
and even when the indulgence does not pr.
eed to the extent of exposing woman to ln'
riolence of him who ought to be her ProIee.
or, it takes away the support which sne na'
right to find in the energies with when nn'
ure has endowed him, and leaves her, Oiled
nth broken heart, and forsaken, destitu''
nd desolate home. Its thus that the cursA
Z intemperanes falls with tsrribls weight az