Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-13
T e m p ran e .
Temperance and the National Welfare


ing statistics, setting forth in startling manner
the tendencies to poverty through the use of in
toxicatlng drinks by the people of this country,
or rather the advantages and general prosperity
which would arise in National point of view
las well as individually from the prevalence of
total abstinence principles The article is drawn
up with much care by one thoroughly acquain-
ted with the whole subject of which it treats
and we think we do not err in atribung it to
the pen of E tWard c. D3teOaa Esq. who, more
than any other man may be justly styled the
"American Apostle of Temperance" What
candid mind, after weighing the arguments thas
shadowed forth, can hesitate to attach itself to
che high and holy couse of Temperance p
Cost Of tipping in the Unityd Stafrs-Tt has
been ascertained from the data believed to be
correct that the consumption of Intoxicating liq-
uors of all kinds in the United States yft amount
to over f0e gallons per dHaHm to cach man, no.
man and child AT this rate, and taking our
population at twenty millions the consumption
would be one hundred millions of gallons yearly
SEngland consumes over 500 100000 of gal
Ions of strong beer alone yearly) This guam
tlty at the retail price of three cents for each
glass, would cost the consumers two hundred
millions OF dollars, but as only part is drank at
the glass price, the cost to the consumers may
be estimated at one cent and half for each
glass, which would reduce the first cost of tip
pling to the people Of the United States to one
hundred millions Of dollars yearly
Let us see what the expenditure of this sum
would do, provided tipping should cease:
1t would furnish every family on the globe with
the Bible. 1t would build and endow 1000
Seminaries ofIearning at 100000 each, or TO-
600 at 10000 each.
1t would build 100000 miles of magnetic
telegraph, at 5000 mile, forming perfect net
work for instantaneous communication with all
parts of the Union.
1t would in SINCE year build city of So
OOO tenements, at cost of SO 900 each, and
accommodate 300, 600 inhabitants six to each
house
Il would be five dollars to each individual
and twenty-five dollars to each family in the I'm
ion.
Or it would purchase
100000 sheep at 81 ,25 each $4,000, 900
100000 fat cattle at $25 each 10000, 900
200 900 cows at $40 1000, 900
10000 horses at 500 1000, 900
500 900 complete suits clothing men at $40
10000, 900
100000 -" boys at $40 100000
100000 women 10 100000
100000 " girls 3 5000, 900
100000 bbls -four at SIS 5000, 900
100000 bbls beef at $40 10000 600
100000 bbls pork at SIS 10000
100000 lbs tea at Is cts, 5000 600
l6,000,000 lbs coffee at 10 10 cts. 1000 900
2O00OO0Olbs sugar at 10 cts. 100000
100000 lbs rice at 5 cts COCO
100000 gals molasses at 40 cts 32O0CC0
SlOO,OOO,000
b. f. Butler, several years since estimated
the loss to the nation from the use of ardent spr-
its alone at one hundred and forty millions of
dollars yearly
The saving of this one hundred millions of
dollars yearly, now worse than wasted in drink
which never benefits, if expended for the general
good would make the nation one vast hive of in
dustry-not a man, woman or child capable of
labor need be idle or want Let universal to-
tai abstinence prevail with all classes and con-
given to the human frame and intellect which
would give great increased value to industry.
Besotted England cannot enter into competition
with our cold water artizans Unless she adopts
the principles which we hope wiN be adopted in
every workshop in the Union-we can drive her
in our manufactured articles from every market
on the globe where we are admitted on equal
kernos Lot total ah, tiunnca nravaU ,Invore,IIv
and life would be greatly prolonged greater econ
omy would be produced, better calculations made,
quarrels and litigation greatly essened, the love
of justice and truth increased, and the demands
on the public purse to support poverty and pun
ish crimes would almost entirely cease. With
all these advantages with the vast pecuniary
gain, it appears to us surprising that an lntellI-
gent individual can be found yet willing to con.
tnue the evils resulting from spirit drinking. If
the loss for one year is as stated, let us look a.
head to ten, fifty or one hundred years, with a
rapid accumulation Of principal and compound
ing OF interest.
The benefits to be derived from abstinence to
individuals and the nation are aitainable; lei
each individual in the nation do his part and
the work is done and this mighty drain upon
the wealth and en- rgies of the country will at
once be stopped Let all men of this great
country examine the subject in all its bearings
Letthe twenty thousand cIergymen of the lane
proclaim the truth to their millions of hearers
that intoxicating liquors are always injurious a;
beverage, Let the Chief Magistrate of the
Nation his Councillors, all Governors, Judge.
and Legislators, also examine the question anc
follow it out in all its relations and ADVANTAGES
and they will find it to transcend in Importance
many ifnot all the great political questions which
require their attenton.-BOstOn Sun.
qaaia8 s-L---------- $1,000
0~Intemperance seems to have been the pc
culiar curse of literary men. Pope was yer.