Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-16

80 on without interruptions" said tho su--
pcrvisor."
81 was saying" said Scribuor, "that
Sabbath breaking and profanity aro crimes
in tho eyes Of tho law; therefore, these
men arc not entitled to license. There aro
other considerations which should deter you
from granting licenses. In forty counties
in tho State Of New York, there wero COM
mitted to tho prisons, in 1S49, thirty.six
thousand ono hundred and fourteen persons
Of Incorporate habits, or who wcro under
tho influence of liquor when they COM
mittcd tho offences for which they wero ion.
prisoncd. Gentlemen, is thcro any hopo
that it will bo otherwise for ten years to
come, if tho license system is continued?
It is tho testimony Of nearly all the shcrias
and jailors, that two.thirds of criminal
offences ure tho result Of intempcronco.
The whole cost of paupcrsm to the State
annually, caused by intempeancc, cannot
bo less than two million dollars. Aud
what do the licensed ycnders give as com-
pcnsation? A nero nothing. Why should
they have tho monopoly of SO lucrative
business to themselves and so destructive
to others? Gentlemen, eight murders wcro
committed in the State in 1850 all under
tho influence of RUM-and some of them
of u very aggravated character An cmi-
nent physician calculates that the average
number of deaths by intempcranco, for
years, has boon ono to every thrco hundred
aud twcnty.nino Inhabitants, which would
mako in tho United States forty thousand a
years 100000 year in 1879. What,
then, arc licensed liquor sellers but licensed
butchers by the wholesaler
"I DO insist upon ORDER" cried Doty
81 hope the chairman will close up his
abusive rcmarEs."
'To this remark Donaldson replied,
changing his voico aud dropping his head
30 as to not be observed, eyes, old Bloty,
you arc for closing up. The way you closed
up on poor old Bill Jones house and lot
was mighty nice."
This reply convulscd the whole company
into laughter.
"NIr. Scribncr will proceed said the
Supervisor.
"Now, gentlemen, in view of these facts
can you clothc these men with authority
and power to increase and pcrpctuato these
evils! Ii you can, you have no just scusc
of your responsibility us officers of justice
aud as accountable beings. will offer but
one argument more; that is in the forms of
petitions from tho inhabitants of this town.
This petition which l hold in my hand is
signed by four hundred persons, tho most
of them voters, and reads as follows: 80
the Board Of Excise OF Tie 2o,cm of IL:
We, tho subscribers, citizens of this
town, believing tho sale of intoxicating
drinks as beverage is fruitful source Of
immortality, crime and pauperism, and that
it greatly increases the burdens of taxation,
US all statistics on this question abundautly
show, therefore pray your honorable body
not to grant licenses the ensuing year. l
also hold in my hand petition signed by
twenty females, the wives Of drunken hus-
bands. 1t is wet with their tears, and has
como forth from their poverty and wretch.
cdncss in consequences Of this traffic. Their
voice, gentlemen, you ought to hear: 70
the Honorable Board of Eccisc of The
Io'on Of IL: Wo tho undersigned, appeal
to you in behalf Of our poor fallen hus-
bands and our neglected and suffering
children. But for the lcgoli.c1 traffic in
liquor, VIC should again be happy and re-.
spectacle. But while the temptation is
s;nr,c r,y of lono oon ,I,n,,,
1nrn n,,hyyov W. ,ran o., 60" aro" o.'
mn, dow, ,his tr,l;o ~ ] rh;nh ~. 'oimy -
onnrcsscs In arnnl,r,,s ,s;ro ~ i,',nS -,
GrrnL.rI,s oh;,a, l'om, "", ""u wy
will carefully consider iLcss a nrarnr. @ 99~' 9"I
make your decisions with reference TO death,
judgment and eternity"
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spcakjpr, but had for mnsic ia won,l w. W.