The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-03-25


cents gallon, a, 5 cents drink. S. came
to see game Of billiards-likcs to see the
game, never played, but the bar-keeper
IS kindly offered to teach him, for moth
ing. II. came in to collect a bill from the
bar keeper, VINO treats him, and says "that
is an excellent load Of wood you brought
me. Call again Hodge. Always call, as
you drive by" U. wants glass Of wine,
''nothing stronger" V. is looking out for a
pigeon to pluck, at poker. W. wants ga
little drop Of that old jamaica" X. "hrinks
nothing stronger than gin" y. thinks
ieetle "a tumbler full, and the bar-keeper
regards him as sort Of judgment, y of that
4th proof Cognac, wouid-well,his "bo,rels
are not quite right" Il. wants to hear Bill
ly Spuugeiiquor sing that capital song V.
and W. and a dozen more are waiting to
hear some fool cry out ''come up and drink,
all hands" Fifteen boys ventured in at the
door and stood staring about some time, TO
see " what all that noise was about ia the
saloon.'
These are a few Of the thousand causes
that draw people within the enchanted cir
Gle Of the drinking saloon. Friends, you
know that these are facts. leu thousand
influences are constantly operating to per-
petuate and extend this evil As money
makes money, do groceries make groce-
riss. OF the strangers arriving here, the
temperate and industrious, seeing the dan
gerous rre-eminence, influence and pros
peri,y Of liquor bars, in town, leave it, and
settle with their families some where else.
The incorporate and idle, like to see things
lively about the groceries, or are too poor
TO get away, and they stop. Twenty such
new corners will support bar; and one Of
their sumhcr opens coffee house, a groce-
ry, or saloon, as he may he able, all one
lit all means whiskey AT 5 cents, and color
Ell whiskey ditto. Thus 10 bars not only
create lnte'nperance and idleness, directly,
but they also aitract lcafers, drunkards
oilers and vagabonds, draw them together
like blis'ers. Capita! is thus repelled For
want OF capital, we want employment for
industry. For want of something to do
through sheer ideness, men go to the bars
to while away their hours. As industry
and production diminish therefore, bars
multiply aud drinking increases and Power
ty and Panpersn, like black pail coyers
the coffin Of Public Prosperity
! These are horrible truths, fearful fac,s
and you, moderate drinkers, Numbering "a
large majority of the people of Minnesota,
and embracing as much intelligence and pa
trIoiism rs any other people, we feel, and
kno,c, viii nobly come to the rescue of the
IerrItory-wilI support the law, vote for it
and sustain it, and thus break the wand of
the cnchantment, which we have here por-
trayed with Il Ielity. Rememlier, YOU mus,
answer to your God and your country, for
your discharge Of this duty future his
tory Of glory or of woe for Minnesota, de-
ponds upon your decision Of this question.
! In Saint Paul alone, with 5000 inhai-
itants: We can count not less than l6 linuor
bars. Ofthese bars, we computc the direct
expense to be the whole amount of their
receipts, which we estimate as follows viz :
Five of them, receive each $4,000
per annum, is $25oO. 90
Five more, recei' e each 1000, is 5000, 90
Three more, receive each 81 $4,000, $500, 90
| One more receives $25OO,OO $500 on
he remaining two, receive, M least
100000 each, is 5000 90
$4,000, 90
/ This, at the lowest possible estimate, is
the sum that Is thus actually thrown away,
in Saint Paul. Thrown away! Nay, the
expense Of hrowtng 1T a,cay, l., loss Of time,
health, character, every thing valuable, is
infinitely more than 81 100000. 1t cannot
he computed Ivy figures. How great is that
expense merely in the capital and sober in
dustry of immigrants, which it rcpels, and
which Is forever lost to Us, to our town and
perhaps to our Territory: The passage of
this law will entirely change the character
- $3.50 '''S POP"'"''ou. tUlS
law, and if it has not now friends enough to
sustain ii, its passage will bring in recruits
to rally around it, from the four corners Of
the world. But we can sustain the law. If
the people are in earnest, and certainly
certainly they are in earnest, they can sus-
tain 1t. Bar Keepers will not resist the law
and the popular will. They are jus, like
other folks. In Saint Paul, this class en-
braces some very worthy, patriotic men,
who have only TO understand this matter
propt rly, TO be with US. heart and SOUL
They do NOT sell liquor for the purpose of
Injuring people, but Simply to make money,
and because if they did not sell it, some.
body else would Take away this last ex-
cuse, and they are with us: for they see and
l.