The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-03-08
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
EDITED By A LADY.

out champion out OF the lamp OF the fhlils
tines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height
was six cubits and a span.
10th. And the Philistine said. defy the
armies of Israel this day give me man thai
we may fight together.
4lst. And the Philistines came on and drew
near unto David aud the man that bare the
shield went before him.
42d And when the Philistine looked about,
and saw David, he disdained him for he was
but youth
4sd. And the PlIilistine cursed David by
bis gods.
As. Then said David to the Philistine,
come to thee in the name of the Lord Of Hosts,
the God of the armies Of Israel, whom thou
hast defied.
Sister crusaders, let us take courage from
this history out Of the Book Of Inspiration"
Although "licepse" and intemperance -
tower up before us like mighty '.Golath y
defying the weak crusaders who come as did
the youthful David, in the name of the Lord
Of Hosts, let US 60 on fearlessly, and hope
fully--let us - "a
Dare to do right dare 70 be tue.
We have workahat ncothefs can do,----and let us
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READ THIS, THINK OF IT. TALK OF IT.
The records Of police-courts show q vast in
crease Of crime under this head Of late wife,
murders. wife, beating and manning, being Of
common occurrence, and the .defeuse--drunk-
enness, with or without circumstances of prov
ocation to wrath. H,A.. ~
Would it not be wholesome tonic at this
juncture, If the law were to consider offenses
committed under the influence of liquor with
an added degree of severity Drunkenness
to certain extent is voluntary. In that
stage Of intemperate habit or inherited pro-
pensity which passes into the physicians cat
egory of disease, there arc other considera-
tions ; but the majority of crimes are not CON-
mitted by habitual drunkards. They are usu-
ally altogether too sluggish, too heavily
freighted and sodden with the Supplying
drink to execute a mischief, except upon
themselves. Your occasional drinkers, your
laboring man who goes on spree now and
them" who voluntarily puts himself under
the influence that steals away his brains, is
the chief offender herc. If snch man wero
to know, beyond peradyenture, that any
crime committed in this semi-conscious, but
for him wholly voluntary state, would be
dealt with In even greater severity than If he
had been in possession of his sober senses at
the time, would it not tend to increase sobri-
ETY. among drinking men? Add to this q
special penalty for drunkenness on its own ac-
count and the restrictive effect would soon
become apparent.
When the drinking.rnan trusts himself ON
an unknown sea Of responsibility, let him
have at least this point fully established be-
forehand that there will be no softening of
Judgment. no extenuating circumstances in
bar of penalty for whatever offense he may be
about to commit but that his drunkenness
will but add to the severity of the sentence.
1t might prove wholesome tonic, and give
the restraining strength needed. 1t could
not possibly be worse4han the present system,
which fairly invites to crime, and while it
shelters the offender with sentimental ten
derness, fails to protect or give any sense Of
security to his wife and children, or to soci-
ETY. at large Christian Woman.
We think it would be well for our temper
ance brothers thoughtfully to consider this
aspect of intemperance and crime unitedly--
especially those who are lawmakers and law
executors.
The Supreme Court Of Georgia has decided
that drunkards who are sober enough to shoot
man, are sober enough to be considered
murderen. most righteous decision.
A drunken father in Rhode Island killed his
infant child, and the jury brought in verdict
Of murder against both the father and the
rumseller who sold the liquor. A righteous
verdict National Temperance Adrocate.
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We see that New York editor, Rhode
Island jary, and the Supreme Court of Geor-
gia,are of the opinion that punishment should
not be mitigatcd because of drunkenness.
Let us be quick to see the signs of the times,
and prompt to add our testimony to the JUS
tice Of such action.
The State OF Mass, Is spending two millions
Of dollars to enlarge the prisons and asylums,
made necessary by the .great success = of
the license law.
PROHIBITION FAiIURE. The prohi
bition Of stealing, murder felonious assaults,
etc., etc., in the City of New York, has prov
ed very bad failure" the last year. We
have before MS the official report Of tho full
Board Of Police Justices, fin which they show
that the total number Of criminal cases dis
posed Of by them for, the year ending Oct. 1 !,
1875, was "a, 800, or one for every twelve in
habitants of the city, This is'certainly a ter
rible record. tits more than hundred times
greater than the "failure" of the strictest
liquor prohibitnry law fever enacted. We
are told in nearly all our leading papers that
prohibition has failed and that we cannot
"stop the evil" and hence must license
and regulate what cannot be stopped.