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An answer To these questions may lead
me to suggest some others that have occur
red to my mind, more than once since !
came to yourcity, and may, perhaps, dis
cover to me, why SO many boys Of tender
age are seen Ieeling along the Avenue. by
the way, is / common, with you, for pa
rents and guardians TO encourage drunken
ness in those committed TO their care


AN oLp-FAsHIoNED TEMPERANCE Man.
In answer'to an g Old-iashioned Temps
rance Man," we would say, that no Rum
Shops are necessary to supply the real
wants Of our citizens, but 10 supply the
dppetites OF those who are so unfortunate
as to have contracted the appetite. We
suppose some ten or twelve would be re-
qulslte to deal out the drunkarfs drink
10 the next question, 6 Do they all receive
a license 1--WE answer, the law requires
that they should have license. In an
swer to the third Question, the law says
every person about opening a tavern, shall
have certificate signed by six freeholders
residing on the same square or the next adj
Joining squares, saying that such place is
necessary in that neighborhood; and that
they have certain accommodations, such as
room, beds and bedding, stabling, sc. In
answer to your last question, we are sorry
to say that parents and guardians do en-
courage drunkenness in those committed to
their care, by setting an example Of drink
ing, and BY visiting drinking houses, and
by opposing or not aiding in advancing the
temperance cause. We have also lar
prohibiting bar-rooms and grog-shops from
keeping their places open or selling intoxi-
eating liquors on the Sabbath day; but.
like many other salutary laws, it is not put
in force by our executive officers, perhaps.
because it would make them rather unpopu-
lar with some people who live in big houses





and violate the laacs of their country, and
aid in destroying their fellow-men to make
money; and some of these men wish to be
considered Christians and Patriots.


tcoMMUNIcATED.]
Rum SHOPS sMAsHING-UP.-Sever OF
these beautiful establishments have been
sold out this winter, and at least twenty
since last spring. The man at the sign Of
the Horn, up 9TH street, has come out at
the little end, as was predicted at one Of the
street meetings in his neighborhood last
summer. Go ahead Teetotalcrs, may your
peaceful banner yet waive over land res
cued from the power of Ram


OBSERVER.





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