An Argument Legal and Historical for the Legislative Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic

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William Tweedie, 1856 - Всего страниц: 317

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Temptation not the promoter of social Virtue
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The right of Protection against the Traffic asserted 18 19 20 122232
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The agency of mischief in the quality of the Drink
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Evil to the Publican himself physically and morally
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Admissions of Freetraders as to peculiarity of the Traffic
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Difference shown in results as compared with eatinghouses
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History and Sociology evince the immorality of the Traffic
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Its evils on the Continent In ITALY as in BRITAIN
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Source of Crime in SWITZERLAND and FRANCE
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Workings of the Traffic in HOLLAND and in BELGIUM
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Evils of the Traffic in educated GERMANY RUSSIA
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The fountain of robbery brigandism and murder in SPAIN
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Its melancholy effects in religious SWEDEN
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Inferences Restrictive Legislation ineffectual
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Facilities of getting drink everywhere promote drinking
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The Crimean Army and Florence Nightingale
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Admissions of the Publicans that the trade is corrupting
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Concession of the Licensed Victuallers Protection Society
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The Parliamentary Committee of 1853 Mr Danson
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Alderman Wire describes the Traffic as a dangerous Institution
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Proposition proved from the effects of partial Sundayclosing
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Evidence from the analysis of a Brewster Session
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National Document presented by the Scotch Church
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Absence of Publichouses the absence of Drunkenness
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Presence of Publichouses the presence of Drinking
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Increase of Public houses followed by Drinking
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Decrease of Public houses followed by Sobriety
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Summary of the Evidence in the words of the Report II Legislative History of the Liquor Traffic
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History and results of the Traffic in SCOTLAND
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History and results of the Traffic in IRELAND
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Sunday Profligacy in that city
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IRELAND contrasted with Wales
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Original Purpose of Victualling Houses Early abuse
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The Lord Keeper Coventry describes Alehouses as Pests
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Memorable debates in the Lords on the Gin Act in 1743
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The effect good but partial and therefore unsatisfactory
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Admitted failure of regulation Committee of 1834
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Testimony of Chancellor Raikes Bradford Beersellers
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Intemperance admitted to be the greatest earthly curse
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Witnesses to the tendency and character of the Traffic
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Most of all a curse to the Publican himself
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The Benefit ofTrade fallacy Wilberforces declaration
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Impolicy of raising Revenue by the ruin of Industry
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How Gindrinking impoverished the people in 1732
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Distilleries stopt in 1796 Evidence of Mr Colquhoun
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Startling paradox Effect of stopping Irish Distilleries
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S G O on the public cost and evils of Ale houses
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THAT THE PROHIBITION OF THE TRAFFIC IS COMPATIBLE WITH JUST LIBERTY AND LEGITIMATE COMMERCE 74 The Times on the b...
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The theory examined and overruled by Utility and Right 119
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The Times fails to grapple with the sinews of the argument
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The right of interference the right of efficiency
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Necessitas non habet Legem Various Examples
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The Traffic promotes the spread of pestilence A nuisance
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The Traffic destroys the Food of the Nation
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Halfamillion persons sacrificed to the Traffic in 18478
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Morning Advertiser on the criminality of destroying grain
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Judge Blackstone on our duty to correct Intemperance
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Habits of the trading classes History of H R
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Incalculable extent of Drunkenness Police returns defective
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Sale and signs suggest use and use creates demand for drink
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POVERTY Considered as Individual and National
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Pauperism etc in SCOTLAND MaineLaw Parishes
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Poverty and Pauperism create the Traffic in England
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Mendicity Expenditure of Working Classes at Publichouses
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IGNORANCE Brutality and Vice in its train
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Relation of the Traffic to Ragged Schools
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How the Traffic blights the fruits of Education
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Contrast between the Factory Girls of Lowell and Manchester
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PROSTITUTION The Traffic its Nurse and Feeder
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Excitement the proximate cause of Seduction
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Drink and the Traffic necessary to sustain Prostitution
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Drunken Parents and the Traffic supply the victims
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ACCIDENTS Explosions conflagrations shipwrecks etc
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Evidence of Coroners Doctrine of Mr Wakley M P
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DISEASE Loss by chronic or permanent causes of disease
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Loss by sudden death and predisposition to Epidemics etc
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IDIOCY Hereditary transmission of imbecility
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Selfinflicted Idiocy Dementia Society an abettor
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Melancholy and Suicide Analysis of Causes
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OFFENCES AND CRIMES Statistical fallacies
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Facts and Statistics from the History of IRELAND
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Scotland Decrease of offences under partial Prohibition
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English Statistics see also 165
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Fruits of the London Traffic Remedies of able Editors
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Morning Post on Criminal Drunkenness The Dispatch
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Testimony of Statesmen Shaftesbury Aberdeen Albemarle
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Evidence of the Parliamentary Report of 1853
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Testimony of Chaplains of Prisons Rev John Clay cited
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Evidence of Prisoners themselves as to the cause of crime
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Testimony of Inspectors and Governors of Prisons
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Evidence of Magistrates and Grand Juries
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Testimony of Sheriffs aud Recorders
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Evidence of an Assize Calendar
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Testimony of the Judges of Assizes from Coventry to Talfourd
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Testimony of the Colonial Judges Stephens and ABeckett
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A Question
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Section Page 187 Britain and American difference of character and circumstance
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The confused perception of the Evil Prohibition in 1676
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Era of vague Temperance Reasons of the failure
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The Era of Total Abstinence The Impediment
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The Political Era NoLicence Agitation Great success
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Epoch of Prohibitive State Law MAINE 1
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Portland Riot Mr Dow vindicated from the British Silenus
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Description of the various factions opposed to the law
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Consequences 2 MINNESOTA 3 RHODE ISLAND 157
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Progress in New York Connecticut Ohio Wisconsin etc
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CONNECTICUT 7 INDIANA 8 DELAWARE 9 Iowa 10
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The great triumph in NEW YORK 12 Copiah
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NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 completing the New England States
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Vast diminution of Crime in NEW YORK State etc
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Workings of the Law in Portland and other towns of MAINE
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In MASSACHUSETTS Gaolers injured by the Law
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In CONNECTICUT Gaols to Let
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RHODE ISLAND Testimony of the Secretary of State
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In VERMONT Evidence of Grand Juries
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Oriental Prohibitory Laws Modern examples
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Agitation in CANADA Partially achieved for districts
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Proceedings in NOVA SCOTIA The law popular
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The evil of Intemperance and the Traffic vast and inveterate
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History and experience uniform and coincident
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The practical test Convenience or Patriotism?
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Appeal to Electors The Traffic a conspiracy
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The Publican polluted by the Traffic
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Interest of the useful Tradesman opposed to the traffic
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The Working Classes Their duty and destiny involved
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Hints to Philanthropists Statistical disclosures
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Duty and Responsibility of Magistrates
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Policy of the Temperance party A lesson from the past
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A few words to Women
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The obligations of Christian Ministers
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Household State and Church
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National Cost and Loss of the Traffic outlined
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Final appeal to British Virtue and Patriotism
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