The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-02-09
EXTRACTED FROM THE ADDRESS
OF THE STATE TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY TO TIE CITIZENS
or VERMONT.

fHtluO OTiTlks TCuCD wv VINE ''N
his wrctched family. They spread over socreiy
in the various forms oil pauper:sn: crime ana
enormous waste Of properly.
According 10 the report OF Mr.. Chapman,
who some years since visited the poor houses
mud prisons in each county Of the state oil
New York, the number of pauPsrs, whose
pauperism was occasi"ned
Nj from intemperance was lloo
Douhtf,l. li02
From intemnerance, 1874
I'm Albany, the number received into the
aims house in 1888 WAS 633. Not from in
temperance l. Doubtful II. Incorporate
Ole.
The poor in the Baltimore aims house, III
1914, numbered 1893, of whom 95 only were
temperate. The cost OF their support TO the
city was SIs,505.
The annual paupcr tax of Massachusetts.
caused by infemperance, few years since
was s2Sl0
There is abundant cvidenre 10 show thai
from 4 TO 4-5 of The pauperi>m OF the coun
try has resulted directly or indirectly from
this source.
Nor is it less prolific Of crime than of pau
r.rism. OF 200 murders, committed annu-
ally in the United States, 4 ), il is computed.
are committed in consequence oil alchohollc
Influence.
Justice Cole Of The Police Court, Albany,
"a s. 'of all The cases that come before me
during the year, 96 in 100 originated in, or
were directly causedby. infemperance. More
HAN $500 cases come under my cognizance
in year.
G. Hastings. Esq, District Attorney Of
Livingston Co. N. Y. says: 81 am free IN
expressing decided opinion. that AT least y
l0ihs Of Ill the Offences committed IN our
cHumrry are fairly chargeable 10 the use OF
alcoholic drinks"
In the city of n. York. which by stranse
Inconsistency Of legislation is excepted from
the operation of the license law of the State
anl where The traffic under legal sanction, is
carried on to all amazing extent, the results
are truly appalling. During six months o!
rhe last wear MAY 10 Oct. inclusive } The re-
e,rds of The police Court show, that there
were taken up in the streets of that city 1856
e 'rsons for iutoxica'ion alone and, in addi-
ii 1t. TO these 3239 persons were arrested Tor
Drunkenness and disorderly condnct-in the
whole 17G5 persons arrested in hall year IN
consequence Of intcmperance! During the
same time 1915 children were picked up as
Ia.t-Such are the legitimate aud shocking
ItSuiS I'll uUTCSIiClCU llNSiSS-
OF 6i3 who were committed 10 the House
Of Correction in Bus,on, in one year, 453
were druukards -And the keeper states, thar
he does not believe there we've I'D, among the
whole, Who we've net ittenpcrate.
The chaplaie Of County Jail in England
says, that 81 of the crime committed IS the
result Of intenperance. And so SAID Ch'et
Justice IIaIe two centuries ago, alter an eX-
p -ricnce oC 90 wears.
Says Mr.. Smith. The governor u. the Ed
inhurgh Prison. The result OF my ezrerI-
erce is Il firm con riciinn, that bnt Tor the ef
fccts of intemperance. in .tead of having 500
p isoncrs IN this prison at this time, there
would not have been So"
An officer in York Castle. England, states
III I drunkenness has invariably been the
c use Of the great majority of crimes there
punished This X The rule; so5riety the ex
cepiion. Dat of 10 prisoners for ual at the
list assizes, % declared TO me that this was
tie cause OF their misfortunes. have fund
,hIt. almost without exception, the cases oil
IN ~ slaughter are committed While the par
ties one or both, are under the influence Of
in'ovicliins liquors"
To this cause, also is TO he ascribed large
portion of Iie casualties, which are so disrruc-
tive TO life-Not long since coach contain
in. lady, was brought by au intoxicated dri
v..r in contact wiki train of cars, and the
Ia b was thrown nut and crushed 10 death in
ia, presence of her husband. Steam buais
ii utlIsr vessels with their valuable cargoes.
ID more valuable passengers and crew, have
Ia several instances, hreu lost, as is supposed,
from the same Cause.
y direct consequence of the pauperism and
crime, resulting from inlcmrerancc, is an en-
nemous amount oil taxation. Three -fouIths
of The paupcr aud more Than one half oil The
criminal tax of The State OF New DIRK Is
caused by Intoxicating drinks. The amount
OF County taxes arising from This source IN
,thAI State, is halfa million of dollars.
Nor is this all The waste occasioned by lhIs
.c,use.-lt is stated by the Committee Of the
~ 1rld's Temperance Convention, in recent
9Gsr+Rs, that the loss Of productive labor, oc-
c'sios al by the drinking usages Of the labor
.ing. glasses in England. is estimated at not
tess llIaG 18Th of The whole; amounting III
vaueIt 10 macy snilinns annually. The des-
&ructian OF property By sea and land, in ship
,ersc4ss, fires. Lobseri"s, &r. resulting from
the seine cause Is almost meal culahle,
mounting to many hsiilions more. Many
aniilions 81 9nartert OF grain, given by Il
a,,rmtiEi rIoVIdesce for The food OF man.
are now entirely destroyed as food being
G~sd for Jisiillafion.
The lafe AuonncY ISene.ai of the United
States, IL. r. {;ss;leEa ESD has computed
shat tie loss 80 This aaiiOH. fam The use a
Intoxicating drinks. is 80 Esisi"ns Of dOuar:
annually.
The HIM f. Everett. late Minister it
Grcat;Rrifain aud now President of Harvard
Eallcge. computes that The use Of alcoholic
IL ,verases has cost the United S1sscs directly
a. ten years, 2ea. NG& 0o0 dsll'us ilsCS burn
efor otherwise destroyed S9.oOG. 900 more
OF property; has destroyed 2o9GsI0 lives
sent so OoD persons tie Osss pI isons, and lOO,-
Ii 70 children to the poar house. las lnadt
z1Ge widows. has rca,sed Loo murders anc
2)08 suicides. and isas '.esussi4aed 10 The
cnratry ,0e0. 900 orphan children.
England tbaae are ssrpesed ID he 600.
900 dlunkards.
The following statements is taken lrnaa a.
English pint: Amount annnahy expendct
lE iUtoxica;ins liquors, -,
l.. Il,