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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Necessities override abstract theories Humboldts concession
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Temptation not the promoter of social Virtue
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The right of Protection against the Traffic asserted
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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Section Page 40 A Prohibitory Law in 1556 Growing evils
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The debauching effects of the Traffic upon the people
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Sunday Profligacy in that city
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The Potency of Prohibition Distilleries stopped
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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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Distillation encouraged which led to intolerable drunkenness
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Having first debauched the people government Prohibits
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Memorable debates in the Lords on the Gin Act in 1743
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Parliament 1750 falls back from encouragement to restriction
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The effect good but partial and therefore unsatisfactory
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Later Attempts at regulation The Wilson Patten Act 1854
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The Beershop Act Attempts to amend the unmendable
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Admitted failure of regulation Committee of 1834
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Lord Harrowbys Committee and Report on the Beer Bill
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Testimony of Chancellor Raikes Bradford Beersellers
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Report of the Select Committee on Publichouses 18534
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Inference The Traffic condemned at the Bar of History
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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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Relation of the Traffic to Ragged Schools
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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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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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The Times on Moralsuasion Will see only half the truth 121 6
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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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Bentham in reply to Rights and Sphere of Government cry
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English Statistics see also 165
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Evidence of the Press Police Courts in the Provinces
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Testimony of Sheriffs and Recorders
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Testimony of the Colonial Judges Stephens and ABeckett
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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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