New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-20
Temperance in Maine.

Our readers are aware, though those OF
many journals are not, that the State OF Name
has in,erdicted and outlawed the traffic in Alec
hohc Beverages, and made it the duty OF certain
officers to search out and break IN every tipping
den that may be maintained or established How
this law works in Portland, our readers have al
ready learned, on the testimony OF the Mayor
ahe second city mthe state Is Bangor aud with
regard to its operation there we have testimony
~ follows;
The friends Of Temperance IN Bangor had
meeting in the City Hall on Friday evening
hast oath, the Mayor in the chair and all the
leading Clergymen among the speakers. Rev.
Mr.. Allen submitted minute and full rcpor, on
the effects OF the new Law IN that city, from
which we extract as follows:
TIE le,r does actually aud perfe-;b accomplish nco
tA.nss: LIST. II puts the temptation t. drink out OF
mems way that II one Will have liquor ne must
take some trouble 10 ind II, instead OF having 1t
urged and thrus, upon hun. 9d BY making allhqlor
debts null and void, saves the family of the drunk
ard from the necessity OF penury and rum The
remnants Of the family property, OF the wite> or
WIDOWS wages, W the chlidren'S Scanty earnings,
cannot be seized, a. they could once, 10 feed the
source OF their misery. These two things the law
does at once and perfectly accomplish.
The Maine Temperance Law Of 1851 IS - an act
for the suppression of shrinking houses AMI tipping
shops" IL provides thai intoxicating liquors cannot
be lawfully sold, except by certain SGared agents,
for medicinal and mechanical purposes only" IL
makes the viOlaor OF II liable 10 search, me ana I'M
prisonmens Without mincmg the matter. 1t AIMS
To break up the ruinous traffic that breeds the pow
crty and wee that prey upon the State. II SEXES
ana destroys the article unlawtuly held. compeis
the authorities, suitable representation TO search
shops OF buildings for this purpose ltmakes null and
void all debts OF contracts entered into for the unlas
f,l.N, ohasR Ind
with the view first ci dsfeq-ns the pubc pet-e and
morals and secondly. OF dH'RiSAsag the b11iess o.
fks STATE.
How far have these two objects been effected IN
this city during the past 9uar'er-the first OF ITS
operations here
In answer to the first, We have the general ies,i,
mony of our cltizens as 10 the greater quiet and
better order Of streets, especially IL might We
have the particular statement Of a Waterman, who
has been constantly on duty for eight years ana who
says that a, no time, for all thai psfiod nave the
streets been 80 safe and quiet We have the no.
tor,ous fact that our watch house and jail have oeei
nearly tenantess, and that the Fourth Of July passed
without single commitment by the police We
have the favorable testimony OF the city authorces,
20 the same general effect and the assurance OF the
Clerk of the County Court, that unQuestionsoiy
the expense Of criminal prosecutions VIII be IN he
nally diminished hv the working OF this law We
have the report of the City Marshal, who presents a
hist of 20 places Of sale closed-tweiye OF the deal
having left the csty, and three having been COM
united to jall. And finally have all this IN
uzst TO the disgraceful violence that took place
streets last Wintervlolence resulting twice IN
murder.
We have obtained nom the proper sources the fol.
lowing statistics which viii illustrate this matter
detail;
1: Commitments 10 the County Jal-Quar'er
ending
June 80, 1851 N "a
Sept 50, iS3i, . 5 e. s
Showing difference in favor Of this quarter of q,
rs compared with the previous and OF as COM
pared with the corresponding one last year
a Commitments 20 the City Watch-hou
Quarter ending June So ss--lS Cost TO C,,y s15S 80
Sept 30. 1851 81 Is IS
Difference IN favor OF his QgaFtsrases os Cost 1888 on
3 Number of places where Liquor is sold-Last
SprDg 100 at present, some 30 showing elminu.