Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-09-19
For the Damocralic slandnrd.


For the Democratic Standard.
Mr.. Palmer; as court session approach,
es what twattle is made by reiailars ant
tipters Oh the subject of Temperance
and the probability as to whether the
judges will grant tipliDg licenses,or whetE
or they will adhere TO the noble and 4in.
dependent stand they have taken on tha
subject. Why IS it, | would ask, SO much
noise on the subject of temperance, and
so'much labor TO prejudice the public
mind against the cause, the answer is a,
hand: there is set of men all ever the
county who follow keeping Bar and Gro
cery; men who buy whiskey at a shil,
ling gallon and retail it out TO. their
poor neighbors at ftp glass--a dollar
gallon. These are the men who per-
ceiVe that their craft is in danger, and
this makes them 10 cry out "Great is
Diana of the Ephesians. To such men
as those, to hear the Judges say, tive
can let you have license but not TO 70,
tall" sounds louder than double geered
thnnder, rigged with forty two pOund-
!, era.
These are the men who take Il so
hard and censure the Judges ofour Court
because they will not grant them license,
and so legalize this nefarOus lipling bus
mess; these are the men who threaten
and appeal TO the Supreme Court, Iand
ev.n 10 talk large) 10 the court in bank,
an appear to think, they have claim
upon the Judges, and feel themselves
deeply wrOnged, if they refuse TO give
them license TO carry on this immoral
business-this fous PriHcipiWm, fountain
OF untold pOliutions in the great body
polite. II is really gratifying to see
whatanDble stand the judges OF our
court have token in this matter-a stand
10 be com nended byeVery high minded
/ virtuoUs and honorable man in commu.
{ nifty. The only chance is by an appeal
TO the legislature to get them to repeal
the law as il now stauds; and that they
will not be apt TO do in the present state
of public opinion.
! y II is no use for these men to contend
that they want license to enable them to
retail 10 travellers, and not for the pur-
pose OF keeping tipling shops, whose OBJ
nOxious influence will corrupt and faint
the moral atmosphere for Ten miles
around. Examine if you please, the res
ports of the directors and wardens Of the
different Pene entiaries aud other docu,
menis 10 which you have access, and you
will fad that more than one half the
crimes and niisdemeanors which come
under the criminal code, and which have
incarceFated the perpetrators within the
walls OF States Prison, were committed
by men Of incorporate habits, and men
in a state Ofintoxication. II is said The
books aud Registers Of the different Gus.
tom houses will show, that since the year
4796 up TO the year 1920, period Of
little more than twenty years, there has
been imported and sold in the United
States, spiituous liquors, Whiskey,
Brandy, Rum, Wine, Gin, Sc, to the
amount OF twelve hundred millions Of
gallons,which atthe average and yerS
moderate price offiliy cents per gallon.
cost the enormous sum Of six Hundred
millions Of.dollars. The gleater portion
of this has beeRyended oFrelaiIed at the
diGeTentBar Rooms throughout the coun.
try, and this greater portion ofthe crimes
and immortality that has prevailed, has
Z resulted from IFS presence. This tre-
mend0us sum, had it been saved and
properly expended, instead Of being pour
ed down the throats Of our people, would
now be sufficient TO pay of the debts OF
ell the States and defray the expenses
Of the General Government for more
than ten years.
Where, would ask, are the advantages
TO be seen which have resulted from the
expenditure Of this enormous sum Of
money Where are the internal i'm.
pEoyenenls It has simade, the Colleges it
haa dedicated 10 the purpose of learning,
lhe chuvchss Il has reared and the cit.
lss Y has built. Let the splendid es-
ea,es + has sqnandered, the EeputitiOn
A = has tnined,s the beggared families Of
wives and children It has brought 10 pow
cry geaa waal he needy widows and
helpless orphans i has ensaiIed upon he
weg'd' anSWet I isinths face Of alI