Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-30

twenty or thirty occasional drunkards,
and more than three hundred moderate
drinkers. We have but two or three
young menin this town who are not in
the habit of using intoxicating drinks
This is oil chargeable upon our boards Of
excise and the license iaio. Continue TO
license these taverns and groceries for a
few years more, and these fifty inebr-
atos will be in their graves, and oil our
young men and moderate drinkers viii
become confirmed drunkards. Gentle
men, dare you place temptions before
our citizens that will inevitably reduce
them to pauperism, crime, aud ruin!--
Had you power, you would shrink with
horror from the thought OF sonding throu'
our town tho cholera OF the plague; yet,
II you accedo to these applicants, you
will commission plague to so forth a.
mong our inhabitants more ruinous and
deadly than all the physical diseases ever
inflicted upon man.
"Oncc more. tho law requires that they
shall be men OF good moral character. IL
Is with much embarrassment that
speak upon this point. To settle this
question, gentlemen, you have only to
take the definitions of the statute to
ascertain what Is u good moral charac-
ter. That makes Sabbath breaking and
profanity crime; consequently, ne who
is guilty Of these offences Is not ntitled
TO a license, because he has not good
moral character. IL you will therefore
adhere strictly to tho law, not one OF
these men will obtain license; for not
ono Of them Is free from the sin Of
Sabbath dcsecratlon and prolane swear
ing"
al protest against this TRADE or abuse"
again interrupted Doty; "i will not hear
IL. To be called all sorts Of hard names
In this pub lie manner, 10 moro than can
bear. um one of the early settlers OF
this town. have lived In this commu-
nifty long time, and have dealt with
great many men, and am well known;
and don't wish to bo insulted IN this
manner"
"DeaH with great many!" said Dom
aldson. "Ho. hol Dealt with a great
many! Aud guess they, we're. hard
dealt with! thought so, when saw
the poor-master start Off with old Sam
Winchell's family TO the county house."
III hope Mr.. Scribner may be allowed
TO 20 on without interruption" said the
supervisor.
III was saying" said Scrbncr, "that
Sabbath breaking and profanity are
crimes In the eyes Of the law; therefore,
these men are not entitled TO license
There are other considerations which
should deter you from granting licenses.
| n forty counties IN New York, there
were committed 20 the prisons, 1S49,
thlrty.six thousand Que hunered aud
fourteen persons OF Incorporate habits,
or who were under tho influence OF liq-
uor when they committed the offences
for which they were imprisoned. Gen.
tlomen, is there any hope that IL will be
otherwise for ten years 10 come, u the
license system Il continued IL is the
testimony Of nearly all the sheriils and
liailore, that two thirds Of criminal Of
fences are the result OF intomperance.--
The whole cost OF pauperism to the
state annually, caused by intemporance,
cannot be less than two millions OF dol
lars. Aud whit do the licensed venders
give as compensation A mere nothing.
Why should they have the monopoly OF
30 lucrative business TO themselves
and 30 destructive 10 othersl Gentlemen,
eight murders were committed IN the
State of Connecticut In 1850, all under
tho influence of rum--and some oi thom
of very aggravated character. Au
eminent physician calculates that the
average number Of dooths by intemper'
anee, for aeveral years. haa beon one "a
every three hundred and twenty-nlno In
hahIianta-whoh would make Ia the
J United States forty thousand 10 year
! What. then, are licensed liquor sellers
but licensed butchers by the whole
sale I"
"i do Insist upon order," cried Doty
"l hope the chairman will close up bis
: abusive remarks"
To this remark Donaldson replied
changing his voice and dropping bis
head so as not % be observed, "fes
old Bioiy you are for closing up The
, way you closed up on poor Bill Jones's
house and lot was mighty nee.'
Hln ltUil AtHN hin'N AH' NAANf' NtHt'
pany with laughter.
"Mr. Scribner will proceed" said thC
supervisor.
; "Now, gentlemen, In view OF these
, facts, can you clothe these men witt
authority and power TO Increase and per
petuate these evils! II you can, yo,
, have no just sense OF your responsible
liy ais officers ofiustice and as accountable
: beings.
III will offer but one argument more
: that is in the form OF petitions from th'
: inhabitants ofthis town. This petition
which hold in my hand Is signed by
four hundred persona, the most Of thea
I voters.
al also hold in my hand a petition
; signed by twenty females, the wives o
: drunken husbands. II Is wet with thei
tears, and has como forth from theil
poverty aud wretchedness In conse
quence OF this traffic. Their voice, gen
! temen, you ought 10 hear
! "I hope, gentlemen, you Will care
fully consider these prayers, aud max
your decision with reference to death
Judgment, and eternity"
Q After Mr. Scribner sat down, Ezekie
y Moody arose and said "he had no gin n
J. speaking, but had for music.--
! He would be glad, therefore, to sing
$ few ideas for the consideration OF Lh
i board"
: Ezekiel was the sou OF wealthy maj
i who held mortgage on Mr.. Blahely'
!. farm, which was no doubt the reason
d ludlsrous us II was, why he permitte
o him to sing his ideas. He struck up Ia
n a clear, full voice, and sung In old US
d bridge the following hymn
10 "LlcenseJ 10 make the strong man weak;
A Licensed 10 lay a strong man lowi
~ Licensed a wifes fond heart 10 break,
a Aud make her children's tears TO flow.
y Licensed TO DO Thy nelghbor harmi
q Licensed 10 kindlo hate and strife;