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CHAPTER 7 AP%u00ae Working with Evidence 289DOCUMENT 6 Coercing Whiskey Distillers to Support RebellionDuring the Whiskey Rebellion, %u201cTom the Tinker%u201d pinned this notice to a tree near John Reed%u2019s distillery. Reed had it published in a Pittsburgh newspaper.Source: Tom the Tinker demands compliance, July 23, 1794.In taking a survey of the troops under my direction in the late expedition against that insolent exciseman, John Neville, I find there were a great number of delinquents, even among those who carry on distilling. It will, therefore, be observed that I, Tom the Tinker, will not suffer any certain class or set of men to be excluded [from] the service of this my district, when notified to attend on any expedition carried on in order to obstruct the execution of the excise law, and obtain a repeal thereof.And I do declare on my solemn word, that if such delinquents do not come forth on the next alarm, with equipments, and give their assistance in opposing the execution and obtaining a repeal of the excise law, he or they will be deemed as enemies and stand opposed to virtuous principles of republican liberty, and shall receive punishment according to the nature of the offense.And whereas, a certain John Reed, now resident in Washington, and being at his place near Pittsburgh, called Reedsburgh, and having a set of stills employed at said Reedsburgh, entered on the excise docket, contrary to the will and good pleasure of his fellow citizens, and came not forth to assist in the suppression of the execution of said law, by aiding and assisting in the late expedition, have, by delinquency, manifested his approbation to the execution of the aforesaid law, is hereby charged forthwith to cause the contents of this paper, without adding or diminishing, to be published in the Pittsburgh Gazette, the ensuing week, under the no less penalty than the consumption of his distillery.Given under my hand, this 19th day of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four.Question to Consider: What actions is %u201cTom the Tinker%u201d attempting to cease in the notice?Analyzing Historical Evidence: Describe the historical situation of the Whiskey Rebellion to contextualize the information found in the source.DOCUMENT 7 A Philadelphia Physician Argues that Alcohol Ruins LivesThis pathbreaking pamphlet by an esteemed Philadelphia physician outlined the physical and moral dangers of drinking spirits.Source: Dr. Benjamin Rush on the dangers of liquor.By spirits I mean all those liquors which are obtained by distillation from fermented juices or substances of any kind. These liquors were formerly used only in medicine. They now constitute a principal part of the drinks of many countries. . . .Since the introduction of spirituous liquors into such general use, physicians have remarked that a number of new diseases have appeared among us, and have described many new symptoms as common to old diseases. . . .The danger to life from the diseases which have been mentioned is well known. I do not think it extravagant therefore to repeat here, what has been often said, that spirituous liquors destroy more lives than the sword. War has its intervals of destruction; but spirits operate at all times and seasons, upon human life. . . .(continued)%u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Do not distribute.