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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDAY, JUNE15, 1852.

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ltrgtstattbr iarorrrtitttgtt. HOUSE or ASSEMBLY.

SA-ruanav. Miirch 20. 1852.

HOUSE IN COMMl'l‘l‘I-ll". ON TEMPERANCE I’ ;TI'l‘t()NS

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_ Mr. I’.-\L'\l ER. It is usual, in addressing an atidient-n, on X“ the subject of I'eiiiperatti:e. to go ittto all tlte abuses and i-vils ';‘\\llll'll result from the tratfii-. tn liqtior iii a civil coinitittuity; ,‘ ut it is not llt‘ct'.1t!tl'y that I shotiltl pursue that course now‘, r its baitetul r-fl?-i-ts, both as ex l:fIt'ttL‘t'd in this and in other

'here is not, I believe. ait iinliviilual in the onus. wlto can city, that the most serious evils. and to an iitcitlctitahle extc .t, have proceeded. and are proceedittg, frtittt the tratlic iii ardent ptrits; or aliow that it does not materially interfere with the . oliil coinfurts, the social condition, and the happiness of tlte people; or prove that, wltilst it iinpovcrishi-s iiidivtduals. it - . not also iinpoverislt the country. 'l‘tti.-se facts are so clear, t it appears to me alitiost iiitpossible, that there should he _ disagrei-mciti tvitlt respect to them; and tltat, as the sub- to its. there cait be tto ritiiin for an

“ Is it iiecessary

or the correctiott ofthe inittiifest and acknowledged evils which . result froitt tlte tr.-tflic I" e are very prompt and alert when lite is in daitger front epidemic diseases to provide for i-ur secu- rity, its far its possible. by the operation of tvltolesoiiie and stringent laws ittiettdcd to circiituscribe the iiil'ci:tion. But there are moral pestileiices, tlte spread of wlitclt WEI“ I0 l'8 git irded against with Illll('-ll more vigilat ce than that of phvsti-al epitlettttcs; atttl none of these call initre loudly and itnpvritttvely for legislative tiiitrrfereiice than the all-di-sttt ying plague of iitteinperaitce. It wotild be useless. I tlitnk. to cite enacititents to show that Licgislatnres are i_-it-.trtli:ttts of men's morals, as well as of their properties aitil civil rights.

tton, ileelaratory of it. As |IIIEI|lIt‘|l to be brought ittttt opera- ti iii tor the rt-sirictioti or siippressiott of the trallié in liquor, I know, Itowovur, Iliat it will be iltspiiteil aittl ootitt-sti-d; ttiit so let it be, since it is oitly by discussion that we c.tii arrive at the real merits of the case. In the United States, the qttesllttll IIZIB. of late years, lllI(Iv'I'_'("I0 a great. deal iifdtsctisstoti. And, although in that enlightened cuiin'ry. there are laws and codes of laws to prevt-iii the evils tit" iiitetitperatice. yet we kiiuw that the ravages of that iutir.-l pestileitre have there in spite ofsucli checks, been spread to it most fearftil extent. In sortie Status they have, seeiitg this, deteriniiietl that nothing but complete prt,-reittioit ut trallic in all iiiitixicatiitg liquors will secure them fruiit ilic lirarfitl coitsequetices of iittettiperattce; ant laws or its total suppression have consequcitily been passed by their Legislattirt-s; and this example has been followe by some British Colttuiea. I find, by rt-fcreiit-e to our iinpiirts in spirits, that they airiouiit to 1.'l5.000 a year. If to this the duly thttriton be added, the aiitonitt will be £23,508; and. with the addition of the tnercliants’ and ilic retailers’ proliis,the amount anttually expended, in this Island, in ardent spirits, will not be less than £42,100. ' w it is bad enough to endure, iitelatt- cholv enough to reflect upoit, the evils which result froiti the iitietnpcrance, of which this tact is the eVltIt:llCd,—'lll0 disease. tlte poverty, and vice which it brings tipoit the peiiplis——biii, Iurtily,a|l these must appear still worse, when we pert-.i:tvi-. that we trot. only endure them, but really pay a price for tlieiit, and actually cxnend, antttially, .1.‘-l‘.3.I00 to bring them tipon tis. Surely this view of the subject demands ttttr reflec- tion. nitd is alone sufficient to induce the Legislature to take it into their most seriitiis consideration, whether they ought itot to provide laws for the suppression of the traflic. [T/to l'tI7itlI' tier of this Sp¢'t‘I‘lI it given as reported by the Rev. Jlr Ru/til.

,» The evils resulting front the use of intoxicating liquors are great and intinifold. They affect the morals, the health. the prtispetlly, the lives of tltc people. Is it not a melancholy retluction, that we are obliged not oitly to endure these evils. but to pay for tlient? 'l'Ituy tax us iii the ttrnount oi’ several j thousaiitls aititually. It is high ttitic fitr the Legislature to take the ina_tter into consideration. They may not be tthle to do. at o.ti:e. all that the petitioners ilesire; btit they can do sontetliing. I know welt that. if such a law were to be p. ssed and carrti,-d into effect. as that eoitteittplated iii the Petition, it won be it vi-ry great and siidilt-ti change. Not ottly wotilil our titenzaiitile till'.tirs itttil iitir social ttitbiis he l|Irt'l'lQ!ll. httt the effect itpoii the I'e\'t.‘ttttt) would be great; sevt-ral tltiitisatids pounds of \\ lll('lt are denied fioitt this source. lot I coiiteiid,tli:it if we are to have roloriits, we must abide the results. We must expect to per- ceive sortie I§II'ltI€lI cllei-is fruirt tlietn. It always had been so, in reforins itttroitut-ted tiito the colonies: aittl it had always been so in the old cnniitry. \VItness the aholtiiittt of Slave-r . Wit- l|t‘§'4 the Post Uilii-o lteturut. lliii the atti-inlant evils are bit! small. in coiiiparist-it vi Illt the good resulting front sui-lt changes. 'I'tti-y grailtialty pass away :iitil are torgiiiti-ii. Ilut the advan- tage Is iiii-?ili-titaltli gri-at, and ruiiizitns. lit the cliartgc now r-nnti-itip|:ttrtl. ttitli teitpt-ct to the l.tqttiir Ia-IW, were it at-.cotti plistn-il, llttIlVlIltl:tllt and iitilivtilual Ilrlt‘I'l‘BIH vinultl. of course, be allrcted Soitic few itttght he lost-rs by it ; lnit the country at large would be gainers: atid I ht.-licvt-, that were the rtieasitre C-’|I'I’lt‘tI out, the revenue, iusteitd of biting permituently iliitii- nished, would soon be vastly tiictcai-rd. "lic pool’ IIIHII. I'M’ instance. who ttow spends several pounds a your for rum. is olitrn prewuietl. by these very lnr‘.'IIl8. frotii pnreltasiitg flltt(‘lI else that tiicreasi.-s the revenue. If he diil itot piirthiso rum. [,9 would. of course. spend the same aitiotiitt in some other arttolits. Niiy. by bcoiiittiiig it IttI)t‘|’ tttiiit, he vtould beeotite a more ttnluatrious irtatt. llis fariit would he better t-iiltivitted; ‘ house wirttld he better l'ririiislii~d; he and his ville and children would be better clad. Nuinerona comforts, of uhiclt they now. alas! ktiow nothing, wotilil Iprttig tip around them. All tliil would operate beneficially u on oitr tiiercaittile lIIl(’.t’PS|!. There would be it vastly larger ilentaitd for articles really hotte- nl. Tltll would swell the revenue, at. , at the same titnc, promote the prosperity of Il’tB‘IIlIIlt(l every way. All this is an lain and soil-evident. tlitit it needs tio labored argument to establish it. I will itot. the-rctore.dtttttin the ('otrimiitce by atiy further observations ttpon this point. 'I'o do so vtnttld bttt be travelling over ground that hits often been gone over. liy those who have put it in t-.tuch more torciltle language than I c,” do. It opens a wide field for dist-ussiott: and we ntiiy be obliged to sitter upon it at some future day. At present, linw- ever, I mean merely to suggest sin-.h an tinpritvcinent in the Liquor Law, as wotild, I think. rt-in--re. to a great Pxtetth the evils coiup'.1ined of, if it would not entirely Inppri-Ia tlteitt. 'I‘hit laws wlticli go to regulate the traffic in ardi.-nt spirits, have-, like tiiany others. but little effect, because they are titit ;- regarded. 'I'tey are often evaded, and opeitly violated with ' Those vtltich are Illlflllletl to regulate the granting ' The parties oft:-ti pay ‘gr-.iii-iely arty attention to them And. as long as the law re- mitllll its it is. the evil will increase I well rt-mt-mhi-r thiit, a few i rirtra ago,jitat after the enactment of the law as it tiow Itainltt. there was soincibing like an improi-ciiietit. A rbci-k I been put to the ituptopi-r use oftbc article to some extent. The efforts of Tetnperiitice Societies too had done ttittch good. They had put down tliI evil in I great degree. But I fear we are now ratrogradiitg. Many people It!‘ to bid dollaaco to

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'I'ltts ftiiiction ol'a ; Legislature, I will, however, first test by suhiiiittittg it lIusolu-

thtr law. In the face of the authorities they violate it; and, unless some more stringent measure be adopted. the evil. in my opinion, will go Otl increasing. When the subject was before the House, on a former occasion, I suggested, that no License slnittld be granted. except at the joint request of I number of responsible persons, residing in or near the loc:tlity where it was pioposeil to establish ait Inn. They should be men, the miiat competent to judge whether a tavern were really needed there. aitd whether the iiidivtduil applying were I lit sit wro- per person tor the oct-.iip:ttion. It should then be coiitptilsory iipoit the civil authorities to vi-it and inspect these lint-is:-s.l'roiti tune. to tune, and see that the regulations were properly coin- plii-d wttli. If they vieret ttot. stnittnary measures should be ztdoptietl with them. They sliotilil he visited several times during the vear. and he kept under the strictest surveillance. Such a meztstire utight now, in my opinion, be .-tdopied. 'l'ite matter might be sit placed in the hands of the Grand Jury, that more ellieiiettt regulations respecttiig the granting of Licenses, and the selling til Ardent Spirits. might be carried ittto effect, so as to lessen the evils undi-r vvliiclt the Island is ntiw groaning. At all events. the Liquor Law ought to be amended. The hoit. ititd It.'lIflI8lI member tlieit concluded by moving the following Resolution :—

" lfcrolvcd, That the suppression of vice claims the attention of every eitlighieitcd Legislature."

The qimttion having been put on the above Resolution, if was agreed to rtem. con.

Mr. l’AL.\l ER then submitted the following Resolution :—-

“ Resolved, That the iittctnperate use of Ardent Spirits, II I

, beverage. is deinoraliziitg to society, and. by intpoverishing the

people who indulge in ii. eitseiitially retards the prosperity of

the cttiititry which they iitltabtt."

Mr. CLARK moved that the Resolution be amended. by striking oitt the word “ inIcnip¢ru!e,"’ and Mr. YI-LU seconded the motion.

Illr. bl0()t\'E\’ said he would oppose Mr. Clark's motion f anti-itdineitt. for even the great Apostle of Tetnperatitce. |*':itlter M itthew, would allow spirits to he used as a. ttteiltcinc. And neither did he (Mr. \ltioitey) think, that a lung 0 ' would tli-siroy it man's cnnstiitition :—wiiiii-as the hon. member for Iii-lliist; no one \\tIllltl say. that he was not a temperate titan: but he tasted no if -iibt; and if it was what .\lr. ttlark callt-d it,—" a iniiit slayer.”—iis sword had lost its eilge in Mr. Dnust-,’s case nho was certainly as fine a I r-cituen of rosy grind looks and full and hearty ciintlitioii as could be l'uuitd any “' II'l’e.

'l'ln- qttestion was then put on the amendment, which was lost; and then oit the llesolution, as submitted by Mr. PALMER, wltit-.lt was carric .

Mr. PALMER then sttlimittcd the following Resolution :-

“ Resolved, That the lloiise be rccotnincniled to take itito its cottsiilerittion, at its next sitting. t c expedieiicy of prohibiting by Law. the lniportatioit aitd Distillatioit. for purpost-sol" traffic. of all Spiritiious Liquors at present use as a beverage: and that the Laws now in force, regulating the retail iif Sptiitttous Liquors. are tnsitllicieitt and are often evaded; and that iniicti of the vice aitd evil arising l)\' tltc improper retail of Spirituous Liquors may be prevented, by iinpotting further restrictions on the sale thereof, and a different mode of granting Licenses for that purpose.”

Mr. MACAULAY. There is not a body of men in being. whit come more completely under the application of the words til’ the great man of Avon tliait the Order of the Sons of 'l'r-m- pi.-rarice. when he says that, "if you should be as pitre as the suit. and its chaste its the unsunncd snow, on cannot escape calit .itty;” but, Sir, in viewing the backsliders from the temperance cause in a proper light. In iiitprirtial and ilisiit- tetesied person will find ttie strongest of all reasons for legis- lative interference for the total abolition of the Spirit. Trafiic Such hacksltders cannot bring their reason to jtistify their cotiduct iii the matter: they show that their weakness is too great to resist an evil vrliiclt they previously denounced: an evil which has been the source o y it vice—of mitcb wretchedneIs—nf poverty-—of crime~—of nakedncIs—starvtttinn —and of death ;—the parent of many a helpless orpltan—and the destroyer of domestic peace. lntoxicaiing Liquor is a cnrroder of beauty, of youthful vigor, and of hcalth—tlto spoiler of tttorality. of eqttaiiiinity, and of social order, and of social peace. As regards the lessening ofour ref;-nuc, by the aboli- tion ofthe Spirit 'I‘rail'n-.. I maintain, Sir, that it were better to have no revenue at all, than that the revenue should arise from the sale of that which is an evil in th. community. You would be gainers at least tifthe tiniouittof the revenue that is annual- ly spetit in t.‘iiroitt'-rs‘ liiqtiests no the bodies of those who may come to their death by drtitlieitriesa; and it is viell known. that by far the greatest iittiiiher of such deaths, iii this cominuntty, arc the cottsr-qneiicoot‘ the traffic in iiiittxicating liquors. I do, iltcri-fore. Sir, raise my voice agaiitst the trade its injurious. and do not hesitate to assert fearlessly, that those \I ho carry llfl the liqiittr traffic are ttitt patriots; lint, that they inflict, by that trade, an iitjiiry on their country, and prittntite. with many other evils. tltc dobiist-itti-tit and the ittintorality til the world. Mr, the ground I have taken. I have no wislt to abandon; and am. itt this iiistatn-c. at least, willing to meet the opposition of any adversary of my views. I cait assure the tueuibers of this liointrablo lloiise. that they may quiet their fears.as to the break- tog out of I politit-,:il cotrthittaiioit, uniler the auspices of 'I‘otn- pcriince. Wliv. air, all political interference is excluded from their deliberations; but he is a degraded Son of 'I‘entpt-rttricc who would not exert himself, by the exercise of his civi rogative, to extend the influence and bctiofii ol' the teinperiince cause to every irihitbttittit of the land of his adopted home. ilo not ilttrik the Sonsof'I‘etitpr-rttrnie expect. that you will this -‘essioii legislate for the totzil abolition of the liquor trade; bttt, Sir, I kttow they tliiiilt the time is at hand, when they will unite their influence with yotirs, ftir the total exptils.on of the batitt-fiil trallic from the liiitd I have no special atiiltnrity frorii theiit. or any iiite of their body, to take a distinct itctit-n in this matter; but I am of ttpiiiioii, that ttit coiiittenatice should be given to the distillalioit or iiti ortation of liquid poison, more tliiiii any other poiitiiii, by the legislatttra of this Colony. wotild not go the length to destroy all that dealers in liiptor. or distillt-rtt have ttppertitiniiig in the trade nit ban And I thitik it is but 'uat atid reasonable. in view of the antiquity of the traflic, that dt-itlera should have time to shake thcniaelvss clear til the iipportenances of the trade. In that Inch trad» ra may have air opportunity to itbttnt'lon their former pursuit, attd ailtipt a tttiire inoffensive source of niaintcnitnce. before the trallic be finally brought to it close. AI to Imuggliiig liquor ititn the Colony, that is likely to be done at In great a risk. that no man. Dlcepllllg it di-spt-rttrlo, would engage itt it. And tltc ex- tent of the llolony is so small. II to make the discovery of arty smuggled liqutir inevitable; if the amitggler di i-scape itt landing, the r-oinit-qtit-tico would be certain to lead to detection, and to the total itbolitiott of the biiiteful pursuit.

(To be continued.)

filistcllttttroits.

TIIE Plll-2NO\|IIN:\ OI-‘ SLEEP.

Dr. Dickson, of south Carolina. has recently published I work on Life, Sloop, Pain. and l)etttlt, which contain some carious facts and apocultitiittta. The fitllnwirtg facts are given in rolatitrtt to aloap. which II described to be the reprise of the tnirtd :-

"'I'lrI rtocoaaary atnoaat of also diI'on ‘tn the various tr-ibaa, as wall as lit ditfaraat latliv‘rilaalI.—- avaraga proportion of the

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‘tltua employed by our race. is Iaiirrtatad at orts-third. Sir John Sitt- clair. who Ils t eight hours hirniiI|f.Ia I that. in his reasrtrchoa upon the Iabjaet longevity. he found long ifa under every circtiittatatit-ca and every course of ' —IomI old men being itbatiiiant, otbara iiitoinprtritts-—Iirins active. and some iudnlant—bitt all hrid Ilcpt well and Inn . Alfred the Great alopt sight hours I dit —lIreirty Taylor but t raI—llariapurts, daring the greater rt it his active life, wits content with four or five hours dup.—Ol<rIqI and infancy Ilsep tnnch.

“ Sonic boytt Ilapt, from fatigue, on bottrd of NolIon'I Iltip, at the brittle of the Ni tr. t is impressive incidents of Sir John i\loorit‘i- di-uiatroaa retreat to Corantiti. in Spain, not the least atri- king is the recorded fact. that tntiny of his aoldiora steadily pursued their trtttrclt while f.-tat ttIleep.—llttrdttch, however, tilfiriua, that this is not uricotitrtion itinong aoldisra I"rttnkliu ale t nearly an hour Iwitniitiitg on ht» back. An ircqtiriintartce of Dr. D, travelling with a pitrty in North Carolina. biting greatly fatigued, was observed to be ttoiiiid asleep in his tiitddle. is one. heiti ll better witlkitr, went far in advance of the rciit. On crttiitting it bill, they l'ound ltiin on the ground snoring quietly. His horse had fallen. aa wait evident, from his broken knees. and had thrown his rider over his head, 0 a hard surface, without witltitig hint.

" Artintitla ofths lower ordcraobsy peculiar laws in regard to rtlscp. Fish are said to sleep soundly; and. ttto tire told lty Arititotls. that the tench ttiity be taken in this state, if approached cautiously.- Mitny birds ttnd betittia of prey trtks their reprise in the day-titnc. \Vltcn kept in captivity thiit habit iirtdecgoott a cltnitge, which makes no doubt whether it wits tint the result of necessity which dcnittrtded thitt they Iltottld take advantage of tits darkness. irilsttce. and tho unguarded stats of their viciiinir. In the ntertitgsrie. at Paris, avert the hyeittt lleelfl at night, and iii awitke by du_v.—'l‘It4iy iill. lmw- ever. Ieolt, fll favoring that purpose, it certain degree of tisclotiion and shade. with the exception of the lion. who. Ilurdttch inforiits us, sleeps at iiooiidtty, in tlte_ open plttin; rind the angle rind condor. which poise tliciitiielves on the most elevated pittmtr-Ie of rock in the clear blue ntinoirphirre, and dazzling sunlight. Birds. however. are fttriiishetl with a itictitiitittg ntentbrttne generally, to shelter the try- from light. Fish prefer to retire to sleep under the shadow of it rock, itr it woody batik. Of dorneatic itititnttl-, the horse Icettia to require less sleep. and that he takes in an erect posture.

“ Birds t tat mitt in a sitting posture are furniithed with a well itditpted titocliiinistii, which keeps them firinl supported without voluitt.-try or conscious action. The tendon o the claws is so tir- ritttgeil. air to be tightened It their weight when the thighs itra bent, thuii coittritctirig closely, on grasping the botigh or perch. rt cer- tttiu other tiiiintttla which sleep erect, the nrticitlutiotis of the foot and knee are described by utiieril, its re-ieritbliitg the spring of it pan-knife, which opens the instruitieitt and keeps the blade in it line with t is tan is

" It hits been prrttily Iaid, that without Hope and Sleep. man would be iticoitceivitbly wretclied.—'I‘lte circutristtittces favoring sleep, hesideti rt quiet conscience, rt ttiind ttticxcited. an it rec front ain. are, it recuinboitt posture, silence. and dt||‘l(II¢‘Il. Vhen I‘toleniy detn.-irtdod ofii itoot|tsityer—" \ tit would iiiitka one sleep well in this ni lit 9'' “The best wiry." he replied, “ was to have divine and cc eatial trteditntiomi, and to use honest ttctiona in the d.ty-tiiite." Muller an I he could go to sleep at will on itaitutttiitg it rsctitntisiii position. onrtpitrtc. during his gritnd cttreer. required no other condition but darkness; yet, tit St. llclenit, he sttlfered front alt-i-plesstietrii artiuug his other tortures. llitbit exercises an almost oitittipotettt iiifluience in this matter. A distitigitislted wittch-initker, hiiving retired frortt business. wits in danger of phrenitis for want of sleep. After several niitiertible weeks of this privation, some one Ioggaotod a return to his old . 'lhn cxperiittont atro- ceeded perfectly. for he fell asleep in his former workirhiip at once, rejoicing iii the loud ticking of scores of chicks and wtttclteit.

" Of contriiittcd iiupreastbility, is the case of the old lizirpiu. given by Branditt, who slept the instant he left off playing ; but, although ttndistttrbed by other sounds. wit a up iinnicditttcly its any one touched the strings of his iniitrumant.

“ Deprived of sleep. mtlfl is iiteiiprettaibly wretched. and eager and ceaseless hits ever been his search after th means 0 procuring this inerititiiable bloiiiting. Narcotics are every where iiiatinctivel sought and eagerly employed; and aiituttl:tntI.nI indirectly narcotic, have ttiifortutiately become faiitiliiir beverages. Alas! what it pic- ture of life is presented to us in the fact, that tinconticiousncu of and iitsensibility to cars itiid anguish constitute the beat boon that cart be it ered to sutferitig huiuiirtity I If Sancho Parizit hits reason for the lteartfelt blessing ho bestows a it him who first invented alsep. surely all itatiitnit will rise up and call him bltraaed w I all diitcover the means of procuring sleep at will, without cottnterbalancing cott- itequencea of an unpleasant nature. waters of Lethe. which pr-stressed the power of oblitcrtttiog till remembrance of sorrow and

of crime, would not be more desirable.

(From the Jl/‘rut Orleans Delta.

'I‘IIE LOVERS—AN INDIAN LI“.Gl-‘.ND.

Ilia rottglt fsataraa, when our hero bad parfttrtrratl Iona daring or difficult feat in the than or in their daily aporta. _ One day. perceiving the chief lit a happy mood. 0!? 00"!‘- dsrad it I favourable opportttttit to converse with him III private. and. wandering oll'intn a secluded I t, artheaitiitingly asked tbs hand of his daughter in marriage. ' ‘its chief very cordially took his hand, and said "SincI you have proved to ma that you htivI_tto sympathy for your white brathran,who have persecuted trio and mute for icara-—w vc often sstro my wtgwatrts, and . lltd ms to leave the ttpot wlisre my in aricy and youth were passed; and as you have thus far proved traa to as, and itttartd. as you say. to pad the balance of your life smart ait,—Io. to prove to yoi. tba_tI have cutttiduncs in your honesty of purpose, I will cheerfully giro you my daughter. Ilaatstt to infttrrn bar, that I have given my con- sent. and request bar that no time be lost in celebrating the nuptials. T a rent leave to me. ’