Litchfield enquirer., 1859-08-18
LTTCHFIELD, THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, ls59
From the Hartford Courant.

1 From the Hartford courant l THERE is growing uneasiness in this com
 munity in view of the ravages which alcohol
 ic drinks are palpably making with men who ] were once respected, sober, industrious and i worthy citiz ems. Now, they are bloated ! sponges saturated with poisonous liquors.- .- When there was honesty in the liquor trade,
 men might take trifle from childhood to old
 age without getting diseased thereby but
 noao if any man tipples, the whole neighbor-
 hood very promptly knows The adulterated
 stuff speaks palpaby in the eyeballs, the eye
 lids, the cheeks, the lips, the gait, the ex- , pression, and the details, of the poor tbrall of the liquor-manufacturers who never drink
 their own decoctions, knowingly. We have
 not the knack, nowadays, like Mithridates 1 of Pontus, to thrive on poisons. The world over, gentlemen drink less than they used to of alcoholic potions, and take lighter doses. None but greenhorns or rowdies nop pride themselves on ability to carry heavy doses of ardent spirits. We speak as men of the world, to men of the world, and have no fear that men of competent information will dis pute our position, although fully aware that there are abundance of country greenhorns and city rowdes, (who think themselves more knowing, but ere infinitely more verdant than their country cous ns, who still think it man. ly to stand before moist bar, and gulp down tumbler full after tumbler full of fiery drinks. But the great bulk of the American race at this moment simply despises modern liquors They are governed by fanaticism or asceticism or pharisaism, or desire to curtail the legiti mate pleasures or profits of any human being; their practice is to drink when they please, and let liquor alone when they please and they please to let it alone much oftener than have spoiled their market by their frauds and their greed of gain. And we believe it is the way Providence points out to put a check on the extension of habits of intemper- ance by allowing the liquor=trads to fall into the hands of the rotten specimens of human ity who now have their headquarters in New York city, and disseminate their vile stuff through every artery of trade. If sight of the poisoned consumers is not sufficient to de- ter drinkers, then scarecrows are superfuous and beacon lights are vain. The wayfaring man, thorgh fool, need only glance at the men who hang around the liquor counters to draw the proper inference
 The labors of MT. Hewlett, who spoke in Tuoro Hall, a few nights back, have made an impression, on many ductile mind in Hart ford, and it is hoped that he will return and follow up his first impressions. At Meridcn last Friday, they had an overwhelming meet ing to hear the reports of their committees on closing the liquor shops. They reported, ac- cording to the New Haven Neacs:
 That they had visited some thirty-fve CT forty places where liquor was sold, and were glad to say that with five or six exceptions, they readily promised to shut up their shops, if the citizens of Meriden real ly wished it, and would throw nothing in the way of having Meriden a quiet temperance place in the future. The few who objected to closing up their shops were part of them German lager beer saloon keepers, who thought it hard that they could not have their beer as they were wont to do, and the though they intended to sell until they were compelled by law to stop. As this part of the report was given to the meeting, it called forth some remarks from MT. Patrick Donnel- ly, who had kept a large liquor shop, but who when called on by the committee, immediate ly closed his establishment for the future, as he assured the meeting. He asked to know if these beer shops" were to be allowed to remain, and if they were he did not believe in such inconsistency for" says he, can place beer sign over my door, but in my back room can deal out liquor to those can trust, for I never knew beer saloon yet but what you could get something stronger if you wanted it. Some people tell me that la ger beer will not make person intoxicated j; but know it will, for it has me (laughter) and believe it is policy for the temperance cause in this town for me to be set down on it." (Cheers.) He went on to set forth some of the inconsistencies of the citizens engaged in the cause. There were some who would rent their buildings for the liquor traffic be- cause they could get more rent by twenty five or thirty dollars, inasmuch as it was leash" business
 His remarks were we'll received, and were acknowledged to be to the point. Remarks were made by Mr. Cook, Rev. MT. Thatcher, Mr. Charles Parker, Mr. Gug and others Mr. Cook presented the following resolutions from the committee which were read by the Secretary and adopted
 Resolred, That this meeting request those engaged in the illegal traffic to discontinue it dG once, dhu tudt We itCoihmcuq u eue ClsH authorities of the town to prosecute all viola tion of the law in the sale of liquor after the 10th instant.
 Resolred, That as the sense of this meeting the selectmeu be instructed to procure suita- ble places where pure liquor may be obtained, for medicinal and mechanical purposes.
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