The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-11
For che Caledanian,
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hfDWperaAfe amt Crime -pa this, they
say-"'fhr returns we have hrflir quoted ~"
very instructive. OF those committed lf
I crimes that were 90 consequence ~ lnf uar nI
liquor, Gays tho Sheriff ~ Albany "eRhl.
tcnlhsi' The Sheriff II iirngmr -"nraTly alli
tho SHERIFF uf DulOhNfs -"iouf hnhsi We
sheriff of Nmpura--''thrrf fDfuthsi ihr Fnl-
is- Jsstioo 81 Budala--" llyrn iruils A
I very small proportion ct the criminals tHd 'H.
ken The Hrnund 81 Total abstinence. Nc filH-
hpry, tbu " ardrn 81 the ground 81 il'a AlHar
hy Feuiieuilary, reports the whole number fc-
Gelyed 90 l7iu, 4u7-tbiempemir $50, Wodrf,
ate dfiukrfs1 -, total ghaliHrucr 90 ln nuHfh
~ case pl G1,rTrT71TTa lnpd, 80 only had proc
Used total abailurureiHud 90 another case Hlllt
NJ 500 impdfoncd, "a, claimed 10 have taken
The same ground
The sheriff ~ Albany County uucrs a Son,
liment, winch, a. a iH believed, would make
some men quail,unlcss ilcir condolences Wrfo
scared ~ with bot Iron
"in regard 10 the g6HCe ~ iHiaF'rahea,
would s1y 4 ought not 60 bc called an offence
tn drink a. long as tho prfspn thli cells inc
dfunkALf rum. BE- leElllted hl hE-li llrtr
- an offence Il had ought to be toe srluug,aud
not ior drinking
IqfrmpfraHrs, pauperism and crime Here,
tho CpWmIiirr. are able tp BE- WnW definite
aa RESPECTS thusr who arc supported Ht ihr
public expense The reports ui The County
Supruuivbdruu 0t tbr poor 60 the SrrrriHY
uf state show that np,iiI persons had been
aided, aud that Jibp were wholly supported
The COMMITTEE say that the" general Impress
ION Of the people DO, that mufr thau ihrrr-I
fluftha ct The pluprflsu ~ nur hMts iH cHus-
I'D by utrmprraGor Frfh,ps Il would be-
TAR e. estimate Hty three iouflhaoi permanent
plupers 9b,sbn, and tNo thirds pt those ten.
pafaf,'y added, 81 aN7--islal, ~ As,
"This number also. overwhelming 90 It's,
DOES not include the number equally great,
entirely uutolcyed, ~ relieved Duly hy pUyatc
charity, nor do these both include t9r ,aat
number uf thusc reduced from nitlucuco ~
competency 80 poverty, bat not low enough o.
be- lhc subject Of pablo fchoi.'
riuFctism, independently ai s.l.ai 'sss t'4s--
en- hy tndtytdulP, cost tlr State &C New York
~ 80, s-l7,ti' Amer great talbot. ~ pro.
curing official d,cumcnls, the Committee 80.
lnuoir that of l"ia sum SG7n,li2-Waa called
luf Aalely on bscouHt of sgtaWFeTate~ ~ hey
suppose the San bestowed hy oi,arrtrhlc b-ru.
riHtoUE and private utivtuzN rErrrd- ti- p
amount faissd by taxes.
ut 10 pfssumrt that the direct aud indirect
asscssmcnt upon the people Of tbs state dur
ing the last year. Tor piuprfsu caused 10y in' F..
Temperance, must nearly equal tHc sud- Of nro .
millions ~ d''iaSs i
The criminal aud civ,l business of N.w .
York ~ 90 lutrtmiul led, that 70 BE- impossible .
" INNlih q fh hlflt Nkn 10 hNfN now iNhNh pros" p
Ccuuons tut cfiur "a II the STATE They men
ton one instance where O. tral iof murder cost l
4lll -G..slI.4y - +A=44. issEs
tt,ai for homicide cost Orleans county $1,000, /
that the salary mrfriy NJ the police oiirrfs ut I
tie city Of New urk ~ more than Shlu,uuu, I
and that Incompetence out Of the question,
one .toutth Of these men would render thoCity f
more sccufr than II ~ nt present - that
three fourhs Of this expense may DC charged .
To tntrmrcrancc.
Tie Cummitlcc say, that many pay for IA .
sutancc S2i, OF 500, or SluD more, "a couHc. .
qucucc Of The numerous cases Of inccudiafitn,,
cuu--, by tt-tttt- ,-'rrf'- -1itrtg uu,irr
a temperance Dag are insured Tor Ices
per ccniaFc hunothcts
"Thc Ere that consumed the village ofPlts.
burg commenced, we are informed, "a r.. /
Gently licensed dram shop, and under circum.
stances that induced The keeper of the place
to shscond soon after, lest hc should hc held .
ct,minally responsible for the Gre. large
paflion OF the other multiplied aud drs'tuc.
tive free throughout our country are believed .
To bc chatrcahle 60 the anmc cause.
The mote .Vs,d,ly we search aitrr the itcma
Of public expenditure caused by strong drink,
the moro they are multiplied aud the more .
closely wc examine those several nmountsThc .
more they are marniGcd Tho amount of .
money Wruug from the people Of this state, a.
ga,nst their wash, by Incompetence, aud by .
the hqthir traffic nx tie cause ui that, - 60 be-
computed uuiy hy utttrurs. ~ nett AIS.
our friends at Vcfgcnncs, 20 say nothing (
of other places, could tell a moufniul story ga
this suhrru not only on account Of successive /
annoyance, aud the burning ot out bu,ldmgs, .
but finally in the coutlagrauou, which swept .
some ofthcir dwelling houscr. Their Ran. .
roads, and Canals, aud Watctwo'ks, IA New /.
York, ps; them vast amount, but, IT the /
Committee are correct IN their csuWatcs, the /
ira ilic IN alcoholic drinks has cost them moro
If this be not true IN Vermont, an exact cNhi. I
bt,on uf all the expenses occaoloncd by the
ttqu1r f"iiet-, much ne they are restricted by 7
the present laws, would shcw an enormous
amount.
Expense NJ Spir,tuoHs Liquors From vari-
Gus data, which, however, hardly amount 60
more than nm estimate, they suppose that IN
the cities the liquors which are sold, coat the
consumers So, 550, 600 rnnually-
This does not include any ofthc sums paid
in the thousand villages ofIhc state but mere. [
" the amount actually expended in the: cities. |
Neither does Il include any of the time lp.t, /
or the property drstruyrd by fires or expio. (
rtons, by steamboat disasters or by ship
wrecks
This, certainly, has the scmblanco Of being |
an exaggerated account But the more the .
subject Of intcmpcrancc is examined IN New /
York or Vermont the more itirhtful will be /
the result From statistics taken Of towns, II
an" H"''lo 'uu"'"H' N"'htHr~SehFs ago " b
appears that Vermont, with number of in.
hnbitants far less than one city in New York, |
consumed more than million gallons, or O.
yer 10000 barrels OF Intoxicating liquors IN a
single year, after excluding all beer
aud cider from the account. When II is con
sidered that large portion Of this liquor was
purchased by the glass, and by the gill, the 4
expense for snch little State was enormous
The Committee say that
"Alms houses, hospitals, State prisons, coun
~. jais, aud houses Of refuge for juvenile OF. !