The Delaware herald., 1854-06-07
Correspondence of the Herald.
Maine LaW--NO. 2.

MEssRs. EDIToRs For the benefit of your
numerous readers, have made further extracts
from the work referred to in No. l, published
in your last paper. In that number endeavor-
cd to show the cost in money-in this the cost
! in morals.
| The Hon. Neal Dow, in his report, as Mayor
of Portland, says 60 There were committed to
the Almshouse, from June 1st, 1850, to March
/ 20, 1851, (before the law,) 252; from June 1,
| 1851, TO March 90, 1852, (after the law,) l46.
Difference in nine months, 106. Number in
Almshouse March 20, 1851, 1l2; number in
| Almshouse March 90, 1852, 90-Diference,
| %. Number of families assisted out of the
! Almshouse, from June l, 1850, to March 30,
/ 1851, 1876; from June l, 1851, to March 20,
! 1852, 90.-Difference in months, just one
third, 45. Seventy-fve of the ninety in the
Almshouse, March 30, 1852, came there through
intemperance-four of the ninety were not
brought there through that cause; the history
Of the remaining eleven is not known.
COMMITTED to the House of Correction for
intemperance, from June /, 1850, to March %,
! 1851, 46; for larceny, &c, &C., IL, in all IS !;
from June l. 1851, to March 90, 1852, for i'll
temperance 10; for larceny, &C., &c, 8; in all
IA difference in nine months Of more than
three fourthSg Committed in April 1851, 9;
in May, 1910. The Maine Law was enacted
June 2. 1851, and from the first of that month
10 March 90, 1852, 10 months, the number CON-
mitted was only 10, although great activity was
displayed by the police in arresting all offenders
"At the tern of the District Court, in Port
land, March 1852, but one indictment was
\ found for larceny, and that was the result OF
mistake while at the March term Of 1851,
sepcnteen indictments were found. These re-
suits. have been obtained, notwithstanding an
increased vigilance in arresting persons found
under the infuence Of srong drink" a's' Z"
J The Mayor continues" Committed to the
Jail for drunkenness, larceny, &C.. from June /
\ 1850, to March 90, 1851, 279--for cores.
ponding period of 1872, 1876; differences
I l44 Deduct liquor sellers (72) imprisoned in
the latter term, and we have 63. for drunken
ness, laceny. &c.s &C., against go for the cor
7 responding period before The enactment of tho
: Maine Ia w--o deduction Of almost sepen-Rinsk,
: in the short period of nine fnonthsle Their,
were in'gsil on the Goth March, 1851 % per
sons on the 20th March, 1882, persons, 3 o
whom were liquor sellerS--without them thu
!, nualber would be &, against i25 of the CORES
: tponsing. day Of 165I-a falling off of NOR
0 than SO per cent in the short period of min,
81 months. tV ~ f, u f4 8fg O. aesH
: @ There were committed TO the Watch-hause
I from June, 1850, TO and including March, 1851
431 persons; for the corresponding period c
: 1872, after the enactment of the Maine Law
the number was lS0--a deduction OF alnos
three-6ftbs, notwithstanding the increased vigj
lance Of the police in tho latter period, in al
resting persons found in the streets ina state c
= intexication. " s sefiogs har asa'2 Haks4
z Such, citizens of Delaware, were the effect
|, fthe Maine Law In Portland, i'm the short pc
riod ofnine monshs, and such viii be its efieci
Z 4 thronghout our State when the Lesgue me
Z shall have elected the proper officers to pas
4 and senforce a prohibitory law in the damon
u Stateto dry up the tide Of poverty ,pauperisn
l. crime and Suffering, which sweeps overus frol
y the isssrnal license svstem---to empty our aim
u houses and prisons of their miserable tenant
], and 10 scatter peace. plenty and happiness ovs
n the land. On tie other hand not the slighte.
Y evil Of any kind has resulted 70 any one, fro
A the execution of the law. ss ff3hal t.as
erl Isthis GOOD or bad novel Men Of Deli
y. ware, do you wish TO see in our beautiful lItt
th State, results like these If you do, letgts
w ballot-bor answer the question In a way tn
N shall nakedemagegues believe you are in ear
~ est. The people are rising and demanding Il
nj Prohibltory Law. At Maine League Go
sh Invention convened at Red Lion, Saturday, Jul
ar Sd. every huhired In the county was sreprsssn
is cd ; the delegates In attendance were ever
oft hundred, and there was but one dissenting vo
he ugainstoa thorongh ticket. from the Govern
e. down 10 thSi lowest odicsrs There was, IL
WI ltrue.a Eentlemea there, who made consider
". bic opposition, but he was. by bis own ackni,'