Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14
,-urERANCE COLUMN

H
-r before in Ethe worlds his
mach been done tor the reiorma-
s.. whom the actual commission
.uee made liable to the pen
avs Never has 50 much labor
.i 90 the effort 10 iorestall
.t. e.eyaiiug the classes from
-ai..-t likely 70 proceed. But
r.ryCt received the consldera-
..,s- lti- this. that while crimes
.- .sr-lu with those against de-
-.... ulhuc order form the vast
. fhat come under the cogni-
- .-.minal courts. these crimes
...amitted under the influence
.... Could this be taken out
-s can be no doubt that the
fences actually committed
4., lesscned while on the
Moot the chief causes of that
..tu-tquent degradation which
a temptation would be also re-
H-t- ior the elevation OF what
.--s..y termed the dangerous classes
...5nr. "a; once. more hopeful and
-'- -uay. they would DO IN a great
r-cpatel. Those classes would
-4 gtry great extent the sharers
-.4-- ID education and improve
.....- --e the hirth-right Of 20 large
.r.l The american people.
...,-a- tac following duly ponder
.....tl convince u that such views
-..- -5;Ier IllusOry.
...-. end annual report OF the board
... Charities Of Massachusetts,, We
--r7 number Of persons conmltted
.- and houses OF correction IN
-,-- luring the year ending Septem-
..- l-G5 wa 7.-72 OF this number
s.-. males. Of whom 3,5o6 were IN
-e The number Oi females was
Ia at these .74j were Incorporate
t-r committed u the STATE prison
...-.e same year was l3y. all males. OF
... were incorporate. Ia the next
az ind the number OF persons com
.rs.rtac first head to be 9,4ol, OF
i-r we're Incorporate. While out
amueI 90 the State prison, the
...- incorporate persons was l22. In
-t nr the year ending Sept. Both,
l53 persons committed to the
W.. houses oi correction. = .jil are set
r-'.- --suplrlte, and los out Of los
-..gl. Is. Gle state prison. during the
lll- taking together the re
-. ..-.. .-.t--lye years we have, out
4 ....-.-.-- Committed to the places
I above mentioned, lo.51
t.r-, ai intoxicating liquors,
..- tlrle-i0urths OF sse whole
T secretary remarks IN his re-
81. -l-- "ul all the proZimate causes
crime none Is 50 fruitful as
Ile returns show that from
..-rart. Of our criminals are IN
. and the proportion Of those
.-.la- were occasi1ned by intemper-
--- 4'y even greater.
wing statement l. from the re-
Gle rj1I States Commissioner Of
i7 the year ISL. lie says;
-.a fact i-. that from so to 30 per
lr criminals connect their courses
--s B.-l iut-mperance. OF the H.
-la..- li ldo Massachusetts, prisons.
.-e reported TO have been lntemper-
n.l cent.
Deer Island House Of Industry,
-.trs were fol. 80 per cent o! the
whose c0mmitta. was connected
--eHl strong lrlnS. " In the New
,lie prison. 60 out Of 81 admit
l~i. base been Incorporate. Re
-.a..s asked from every State, county.
1.I prison IN Connecticut IN the
l--l Iu reference TO the statistics
r- habits among the inmates. and
-ll that more than 30 per cent had
-- drink by their own ad-
Flsleu Of the Rhode Island State
i .-lniy Iailer. estimates 80 per
-leuis uf his cells a. drink
-... .--- --4tCment-, a. well a. those
F. .rc taken from " Cur Wasted
.- book lately published by the
\ -- ltmp1+auce Society, and which Is
ruac statistics. The author says
r.-.1 cases Of murder and l2l cases
~--ttI murder, IN the city OF Phlla-
all i-t-, in almost every case it may
4ii that the murderer was intoxi-
Rlen the deed was committed.
n aAm j Mullen the well known
y y esteemed prison agent. in hi
D 1870 says An evidence OF the
q Is Of this unholy business may be
q ,1o fac; that there have been thirty
n .idr- within the last year in our
-a. each one of which was frGCea5ie
rmae, and one hundred and
y .-ae assaults 10 murder proceeding
; -- same cause OF over 3s 900 ar
lty within the year, serenity
4 oi this number were caused by
p Ignorance and drunken
nt safe Ny Mullen, are the real causes
ni 1--.. BY. sue misery IN the world. The
n is .aus---rably worse than all Others
e i.--ll it-lch Is the benumbing, stul-
: ,r,. aui .aling effect of inebriating
q &c. tl-' iley change a man of reason
.t-.l- into q brutalized monster
e.t--u-i the knife, the dagger, tho
y -sl. -1l the pistol are in such fre-
a %. ---. 4u- 10 the domestic circle cruel
u .--;--, wie-beatIng and in many
= % i-me horrors Of every kind
2. A---l says. n a speech delivered
IL ~ There Is not one case in twenty
y p nan tried for his life in which
Il -1. iae direct or indirect cause of
Il l-1l2r Fam and blood-l mean the
n -1- s. blood, 90 hand in hand"
Il .le author OF the book above men
"A -7- lli- relation Of the use of in
E --'- lfins- 90 the production of crime
4 .leat4l. but the direct and essen
4 l their nature and inevitable
a Iue mass Of crime produced by
~ '' link was not committed by
"a % positive state of drunkenness,
"A - -e greater part when the person
"A ~ --1lenty under Its influence to
4 -- wdr passions and prOpenslties
4 -7- When men are easily tempted
md readily provoked to acts OF
siJ, but for the excitement of the
"--l have been able 10 resist the
4 20 wrong. Ii Is in the blunt
-s mental faculties of man, and in
.-- -7 passions, that the trIumphs oi
Burke, the notorious Irish
SID he never felt remOrse Of con-
nee when about to kill an in
'--ti 10 liz face. That smile oi
@ touched his stony heart. Tie
atrpeirate the cruel act. But be
GAS of brandy. That one glass
--' u-9ence and blunted all feel
t.'y be then committed tne crue
-l pity without remorse. Bishop
-i.ler IN crime, before they un
. murder the Italian boy. prepared
T..5' mbibing plentifally Of gin
arg the criminals, in this or any
-'ry, who have not had TO charg,
.s " alcoholic drinks, directly or in
l Nil being the cause Of thei
.l' -r9 apt to be considered dul
a o.; Ley are not always 80 sig
! - 'lo'e given above. The story
"a ---t3t begun 10 be told Columl
La --.....--l might he filed with well au
"a t-im1ry to the same genera
ID .54- Tie subject can scarcely b
e.. any one without an increasin
ll rrs- he "Ferwhelming Importance
n ~. 'ls Il3a, question deserved t
d Y,e m'uerce. On account of il
D. .rs-'.--i '-' " iih ile safety and continue
D. me-. ~. d lice people 1t is this: b
t-gg,f-,+ yAn the cause OF temperate
<l.a.5ts 1.. III and he most effeetivel
b. ar.r'-. ,,4flls. in any case, will }
D. o. ...... A''1u, must be the mean
e.,.r 'ls Necessary result. Bu
D ,5s u..-. '' 'le HAT presses itself upo
it.n..il '' 'le That admits Of no delay
men s--i .'''-' % be- moving the heart
.;.s ss.1. "gutn, Why, many of thel
g.. -.-' themselves, with the feelin
N 'ae great work Of the hour.
l.-..- '-, H. 'leaEl.ng to the statemnnt
b ~. 'Te, recently caught snak
b. -1 'hsth. 1t was coiled around
b = -1'tFaciiug milk from its udde
- -.llE arrrnAchni md ,n..s.l