South-Carolina Temperance Advocate, 1839-11-07

more i» «s*n lIk* human l«rr «!i« mr, -*ll«*n«l, farr ami un'mlrn, l»ru*tr Milo »«inr.** , Visit the piisons and penitentiaries, throw throwopen - open throwopen their doors, and let loose their misera misera1 - 1 misera1 hie tenants ; go into every nink and CU'IJ i haunt, of sin and cnrrii|ilinn, uml bring out their loathsome subjects ; now descend into llril, nnil linin' up her inhabitants, rnul you have the multitude with whom the Diunkstd would |M'ople this world. My language is strong. Would to (iml, it was a picture of fancy. I ain not an unci aritable as to any that, every votary of Ikrrhii* desires this condition of things, hut I 4o any, that it is the necessary tendency of the vice, in which he indulges. It is ila very nature. The ten tendeucy - deucy tendeucy ofdiuiikenncsa is to apt not all the fuun fuun| - | fuun| dali ms of civil society. It encourages, in an i eminent degree, a reliellioua spirit. Aninlii Aninlii| - | Aninlii| luting tlm moral sense, it puts at defiance all [ law, nod all authority. The drunkard tie knowledges no sovereign hut his own lu»ts. I It is no less true than singular, that, whilst , this degrading vice sinks its votaries la-low i the level of the hrute creation, it raises them | into heroes and intodeini-guda. In every covin* j try, the chess of driinkaids lias lieen pre-cnii pre-cniinent - nent pre-cniinent for crime. Will any man, who is in the | linhit of indulgence, say that he is secure I against crime - that be a ill keep hi* hands I guiltless ! If then* lie such an one, let mi' as assure - sure assure him, that he does aot understand the philosophy of this horrid vice. Men, as strongly foil died, have, in on unlucky mo moment, - ment, moment, perpetrated tlie most dreadful outra outra1 - 1 outra1 ges, mid atoned ti|mti the scaffold or the gal galhiws. - hiws. galhiws. Who can know the impulses of a mad mau i His reason taken captive, he is left to the wild, uncontrolled fury of passion. Drunkenness ilrtlrnift ctmfitlmrt. Who will confide in an habitual drunkard f Ho Honest - nest Honest he may now Is-, hut who i an tell, when he will how Is-fuie his si'li>ual (ion He knows not himself. He can make no calcu calculation - lation calculation as to the future. Think of a man pio piotnising - tnising piotnising to do a particular thing, who, the next moment m tv l>e a madman. If you were to visit a lunatic in his cell, at a lucid interval, and receive from his lips, pledges of his fu future - ture future conduct, vvliat tcliunrc would you place ii|miii it I This horrid vice, in its full influ influence, - ence, influence, entirely destroys all confidence lietvveen man and man. If we see men of this class, in whom we can confide, all that can l-e said, is, that the work of destruction is not com complete - plete complete in them. Hut no drunkard can say, that lie is secure against the lowest, the vi vilest - lest vilest degradation. I lav down the proposi proposition, - tion, proposition, that no drunkard, I rare not how eleva elevated - ted elevated his standing in society, U worthy of that firm, and unshaken confidence, which we would i repose in him, if lie was free from the inlhi inlhi, - , inlhi, cure of this dcUe-ing vice. Look lit the world of drunkards in their relations to so society, - ciety, society, their various occupations and profes profesI - I profesI sinus, ami produce one man from the long catalogue, w ho would not have made a lietlcr citizen, or dischniged the duties of his station ! with greater fidelity. It cannot lie done, j Who can confide in an hnliilual drunkard I i A Poet has ml, "hut put on horns ami Ka Ka, - , Ka, chus thou shall lie ; alluding to the tiercenoss j of disposition engendered hv spirits,and to the exercise of it, as mad hull gores with his I horns. None so uncertain as a drunken man. I You know not when he will gore you. C0I1 C0I1| - | C0I1| Ik-i has well said, "this minute lie shakes you by the hand, the next, he seeks your life, and the only recompense you receive, is an ac acI - I acI knowledgrment, that, ut the time of commit commit| - | commit| ting the injury, ho had voluntarily put him himself - self himself upon a level with the hrute." [Tube rosnsmsl l

Ic.-uils o! his vast cxpetii i.rr, waimn^ I i i« naliun against its filial imliiences. In »nr iiivii Stale, llie mint distinguished of them hive puMirly deelnred, lhal it is n |>oi*on, an<l ilia!, it should never In? given, but ax a meilieine, its usefulness is liemming much restricted. Kven in that dreadful disease, mtimta a /«/*, madness from drink, its use can 1st *u|iera«*dud. This disease is regaided as the strong hold of ardent spirits, as a re remedial - medial remedial agent. If I can prove that it is not indispensable in the treatment of this disease, a most important point ia gained. Many Physicians of most enlarges observations, have dispensed altogether with it, in the treatment of this affection. Dr. Wright, for former - mer former Physician of the liultiinorc Aim's House Infirmary, has publicly declined, that "spiri "spirituous - tuous "spirituous drinks of all kind, is entirely excluded from his plan of treatment. No patient" he adds, "has sullen d from live privation." In the worst forms of the disease, vvliero the vigor of the constitution was broken down by ha habitual - bitual habitual intcUi|H'rauee, and lit-» sensorial and nervous systems were in a state of extreme i1 utiition, he withheld it: Hut two cases of thn disease ever proved fatal, ami the nvc nvcrngo - rngo nvcrngo numlier admitted ami illy in the Infirma Infirmarv - rv Infirmarv was GO. The Physician of the Marine Hospital, Charleston,testifies, that he has ne never - ver never in a single instance, resorted to Alkoholic stimulants in the treatment of mania a |miIii, ami that, he never bait a patient in, or out of the Hospital. If time |H.*rmitlcd, I could multiply testimony u|sm this point. I will only add another authority upon thi\point - a man, perhaps, distinguished alsive all oth others - ers others in this country, ns a medical writer, and in all the high ipialifieatious of a Physician, certainly not surpassed hy any man of the present day - Professor Klcerle. I cannot do lietler than to adopt his own language. - He says, "that the sentiment of the nu-diral Pipfessitm is very generally and very strongly op|s>sed to the use of urJent spirits, in the tieatment of this disease. There is some something - thing something indeed, revolting in the idea of adminis administering - tering administering large diaoghts of the very agent, whose destructive influence has caused the wink of Isslv and of n.ind, which we are called upon to remedy." tV the subject of the employment of spirit spirituous - uous spirituous liipiors in general practice. Dr. Wright is so conclusive, that I must again allude to him. His annual summary of cases treat treated - ed treated in the Hospital, gives an average of al«mt These were laboring under every possible variety of disease. I'p to the time of making his repoit he had used, but most sparingly, wine, spirits. Sec., and had a suc success - cess success never "surpassed ill hospital practice: lie concludes, that lie docs not doubt, luit that be gave too much instead ol too little, and, that the diseases will safely admit of a more restricted employment, llul I cannot exist the present npiHiitunity, to nllnde to an elocpient lecture winch 1 had the* pleasure

I lie iltMir km gently opened, ntul a young, p'llr matron Mood Ix-ndiug over tint weeper. She was Ix-unlibil ; hut the paleness uf her cheek, utnl anxious glance* of her eye, luhl how much hIic hail s tillered from the* humilia humiliation - tion humiliation of him she still too lomlly loved. She In-lit over him, ami smoothing hai k the shaggy lock* that hung over his foreheiul, ami wiping away his m -aiding tears with the white scarf that covercil her bosom, she im|nintci! a lout; kiss ti |miii his I mi m i r i vT hrow. < >, liovv true is woman's love! The wrctcheil la-ing la-fore her hail neglected, ami iujureil, ami reduced j her to liegt(iry - he hail l.eroine a degraded sot - his pc-isou was olTeiisive - his hreutli was like tlie noisome vapors of the clistillery, ami his miscrahle frame was a mass of hloateil ami sufficing mortality. Ilmriet still loveil her husluiml. With all his transgressions, he was true to her - his vice was n la- istly infemper infemperance. - ance. infemperance. She vvouhl still forgive him ami ilo any tiling in her jaivver to save him whom she loveil. "William," saiil she, "are you not faint ? Have you breakfasted I What can I ilo for you, my dear hushaml I" "Orut enie! Harriet - Curse me! - Don't talk mildly to the wretch who has so basely injured you. O that 1 had tlie courage to 1 "To what my deal husband - to ri.i'okm 1 0 sav thul wind, dear Witliam - and I will do anv thing for you - ! will work - I will la g - i will do all that a woman can do, that is not vile and sinful, to save you." "Harriet!" said he, "I was iilamt to say, if 1 had courage to tut:, I should have one con consolation. - solation. consolation. lint I have not - no, no!" "Stay this emotion, my husband," saiil Har Harriet. - riet. Harriet. "Say you will try to rrf'nrm, and you will make nit- happy. I), William,»/« make the trial, I la-soecii you - if not I'm my sake, yet for the sake of your little oues - oh, don't duuy my prayers." The husband and wife that day paitook of a frugal dinner in their little apartment, the lies! she could provide w ith her scanty means. He had renewed his solemn promise to re reform. - form. reform. She knew that lie had olten promised ; hilt hope never forsakes a true hearted wife - ami, as site talked w ith him uUml their chil children, - dren, children, and laid plans for the future, his coun countenance - tenance countenance seemed once more to resume bii ex expression, - pression, expression, such us hail won her ynolhlul heart. That afternoon was a happy one for Injtb. Ill the evening they walked out U|wm the Mattery, and talked of Iio|k-s that had lieeu blighted, and of happiness they would hence henceforth - forth henceforth strive to secure. Leisurely they walked home to their apartments. She had placed her smiling children in their little cot, and smoothed dowu tin- pillows to make sweet the sleep of the cherubs ; and had just turned to leave them, when she heard a loud laugh in tin- street, and a cnll of some one lor l-'itz Hoy. A loud knocking at the door, instantly satisfi satisfied - ed satisfied her of the nature ofthoil errand. She sunk into a chair. Shu knew- that her husband's

THK I. TKKPKRi^t K ADIO< ITK, It n »»«*» THtOUAl, Coder the au(*|iirc* «f lIn* Sl«u* Twnparaacc liociely, l»V I. « . MOKtiAM. 11~ Thr -ulwrripiMHi prirr ii Two IXu.i. >«» amp Kiitv I 'amt » m atliui «, »r Tuner Dull ami >1 tin* Mid of I be jttr. CT AtlvrrliArmrnlM inirrlrd mi (lit* ruilutiian rmtra. ANNIVF.R.«AKV AlHIRKrtrt, To tAe Ventral Trm/>ernnre Hoard, of Edge EdgeJit/d - Jit/d EdgeJit/d Distrot, deli ret ed in tie Hnptiet Alert Alerttntf - tntf Alerttntf lionet at Edit rjiclj C. II, on tie HA Noe. ItiJ-l,iy M. Lakimiii, M. L). 1 will first oliserve, that ardent spirits pro protluce - tluce protluce effects analogous In poisons, and must be tanked among that deadly class of articles. One of the first JluJirul Journals of the pre present - sent present day, has said, "that, nhrn taken into the atomach. they can u; irritation und inflamma inflammation - that - tion - that inflammation - that they net ns |Hiisotis upon the nerve of the stomach, which tun to the hrain, cau causing - sing causing iusenxihility, *tu|Hir, ronvulsivo action, difficult breathing, profound sleep, and often sudden ileutli ; that when taken habitually, a alow inffainiuation of thu stomach and liver is thu consequence, which proceeds steadily, hut is often undiscovered until loo late lor re relief." - lief." relief." Alcohol contains not one- particle of nutriment. It is, according to the i-esl autho authority, - rity, authority, as perfect a poison as Arsenic. The celebrated Orfila, the Author of the l»est Umk that has ever been written U|sin poisons, rank* it among thu acrid, narcotic poisons, lie mode ex|>eriinrntx ii|s»n Cats, Dogs, and other lower animals, by injecting small (tor (tortious - tious (tortious of it into their stomachs, and in every instance, the prominent symptoms of poixm poixmiug - iug poixmiug by this class of articles were exhibited. Doctor Naucrcde of this country, mentions, as a fact, upon the authority of his father, who was an officer under (Jenernl Koclmml>c:iii, in our Revolutionary War, that some of the French soldiers, shortly after they lauded in this country, filched a small quantity of rum, ami drunk it uumixed Indore breakfast. Al Although - though Although they took but little, it produced in nil shrieks, roarings, stiqior, loss of sense, and in some contortions. In another iuxtance, in u (acrmjii Regiment, the elici t under the same cireum-tance, was immediately fatal. These are f»< ts which prove that Alkohol is a poison and that the human stomach may liecome mi lat habituated to the most acini (Miisons, as to take them with com|iarative impunity ; but the work of inflammation is steadily go going - ing going oil. The drunkard need not suppose, because hi* morning (Hitation affords lum le lelief, - lief, lelief, that his stomach is yet fice from iuflam iuflam-nation. - -nation. iuflam-nation. It relieves him in obedience to a law well known to physicians by a conceal concealing - ing concealing a lesser inflammation under a greater. - It is well to allude parlicularlv to mealieal opinion, for it constitutes, licyoud all ques question, - tion, question, one of the most interesting brunches of the whole subject.

Tito morning nflor tlio incidents nlmve ro roliitoil - liitoil roliitoil tiM>k |ilaco, llto lifeless Is >dy iif \\ iiii nii Fit/. K.iv was taken from tin' water at the fool of one of the piers. The miserable man hail taketi his last spree, nml wandered otl into the stream, anil died a drunkard's death. - lwt» for tAr Pmjf/r. UlUf.rT OK Till'. I.AW. One great olijec t of the friends of Tein|>e Tein|>eranee - ranee Tein|>eranee Kefnrm, at present, is, the x*tpjirr xtnm of lift VVt siloes, O Ml! the rrloil nf onhml xtnnix. These are tiie principal means and entice enticements - ments enticements to intemperance. They must lie shut up or suppicsscd, or it will he in vain to at attempt - tempt attempt to stein the tot rent of drunkenness, poveity and crime. No moral means are to l»o neglected. Tint |H!ople should be instituted, and enlightened on the subject. 'J in'V should !«' admonished and warned of the datigei and the evil* of inlt m|»eiance. Let them Ik- shown that in intemjicratice - temjicratice intemjicratice is condemned in the gospel, that it injures and destroys tho soul - anil that common, mis/rm/r dunking, very niton leads to intetii|M'iate habits. Let all this still Im done. Ihit such is the state nml nature of man, that many need more sensible and di direct - rect direct proof of the evil of excessive thinking, to keep them from the indulgence. And if they arc tempted every hour to ill ink, and are presented with facilities for getting in intoxicating - toxicating intoxicating liipmrs at a low rale, eight or ten, or even three or four times a day, and thus induced to part with four or six cents only at a time, which appear* small to their longing appetites - a great iiuml-er w ill Is; found to indulge oci asioiinlly and injuriously. And it is the /not, chiefly, who are thus enticed. The means and facilities, then, should not Ire put in their way. They should lie put away from their path ami their sight. And this is the duty of the lienevolent. It is tho duty also of a wise government. For gov government - ernment government is instituted to protect ami guard the innocent, and to provide for their wclfaio and their |*eace. Hut to effect this, the rritni rritninal, - nal, rritninal, the disorderly, the injurious in all and in any wav; they who inflict an injury diiect, or expose the virtuous to danger, alarm, or exiH-nse. There is no more doubt, with an impartial, disinterested man. that the civil government has a right to suppress grog shops, as they new are, somees ot sufleiiug. poverty, and crimes; as imicli us it has to deled ami c< fine maniacs, or pilferers ; or any known au authors - thors authors or agents nf diseases, frauds, and oilier evil*. The great objeet, Mrs, is lo sustain the present law; or it* essential features and provi provisums. - sums. provisums. Let us not lose sight of ibis objeet. C.

of hfjuincjinim rroimir l Hrknon, of ( hurio* hurio*Ion, - Ion, hurio*Ion, in which he inculcated the greatest nit nitlinn - linn nitlinn in ilie use i>f anient spirits, ns n reme remedial - dial remedial agent. lie said that he hail known ma many - ny many jier-Mdis to lieconie Drunkards from the imprudence of the physician during their iII iIInc.ss. - nc.ss. iIInc.ss. ami, even n|Min the subject of Ti*rlmift iis. il this strong language; though sometime* toe liesl moile of exhibition, they ahouhl al always - ways always lie with the physician, a matter of ne necessity, - cessity, necessity, ami not of choice. I will not stop to mhl authority tljmn authority in this jioint. You will perceive tint, as n medicine, it has no extended usefulness. The Rood of light, which has Ik-cii shed upon medical science hy the investii;iitions of the presi-nt day. lias o|ieiieii the eyes of Physicians in this matter, and will no doubt, in the end, give a com complete - plete complete tiiiiinph to the principles of Teinpc Teinpcrance. - rance. Teinpcrance. The time is not far distant ; wlu-n the Physician will give 011 little of Alkolud, as lie docs of Arsenic. If it is fast lietoniing the settled opinion of Physicians, that, us a medicine, Alkolml is of I Kit little use, you may readily antiripate the strength of their op|M>sition to its use in health. 1 have already alluded generally, to this hrancli of the siihjccl. 1 will only add. that all medical uiitlmiity denounces its use under these circumstances, and that the com common - mon common opinion, that during the operation of spi spirits - rits spirits and wine, we are lletter aide to insist the agency of morbid causes, ns marsh effluvium, contagion. At. is ns dangerous as it is plau plausible. - sible. plausible. The vulgar notion, thnt it creates an excitement, which lifts the system alaive the inltufiire of these external agents, has slain its millions. The celebrated Dr. Johnson of London, hut s|n-aks the language of all en enlightened - lightened enlightened Physicians, when he declares, "that inebriety in no case, emergency has even a mommtary superiority over hnhitunl tempe temperance." - rance." temperance." I have said that drunkenness short shortens - ens shortens lift;. I wish to draw your attention more particillaily to this point. I hate explained how this poison produces death, ilut ray pi exrut object is, to prove it to you, in a way still more conclusive. In a table which

Jay mini* of a jr, ami was now on hi* way to - H ill, to give a grand entertainment to hi* friend*. -'Conic, Fit*," *aiil he. gaily, "just go down tnd give ti* a lift. Come - we will Imve something that will do the heart good. Will *ou go f" "l must lie excused, gentlemen - I-" He was interrii|itcd hy a ImUlcrotls peal of merriment from In* late companion*. "Don't you think," *aid one, "that Hill here, tin* signed the pledge - the real hlue Tem Temperance - perance Temperance Tee-Total. Only think of that, Diek. Comical, isn't it!" "And In* W'oinnn wear* the small clothe*," said another of the crew, laughing. "Vou are - infernal villian*, all of you," said Fit/ Hoy. "Come, come," interposed Dick Million, "thi* i* no way to do business. Fit*, you won't deny me ; come, go tell your sweet wife; she'* a good wife, that of your*. Fit*.; go tell her that you are going down with Dirk Million ju*t to have »mr mnrr */trrr, and then you will leave off. What nay I will ye!" Fit*. Hoy for a moment hesitated. He *ai l not a word, hut retired to the room where hi* wife sat weeping, and briefly told her he tv a* going with IHck Million to have "one more spree" - and then, Harriet, then, I will leave off drinking forever, (food night, my wife; yon need not wait for me!" Ho went with the reveller*. There tvero many deep drinkers in that company. Loin! was their merriment, nnd to a late hour uftliu night tva* their rarousal kept up. Harriot threw herself in an agony of grief hy the side of her children, and wept herself to sleep. She was exhausted and tired with watrhiug; and oh. how sweet is the oblivion of sleep to the wretched atnl broken heart. She awoke with the earliest dawn. Her husband had not returned. She sent a mes messenger - senger messenger to the Hall. He had left at a late hour of the night. No tnre roil'd l>e found ot him. Thu wrotedied wife had now lost all hope, ami gave up to despair. Her friends rescued her from a state bordering on distraction ; hut it was a long lime lieforc she recovered strength and fortitude to l>c made acquainted with the fate of her husband. - ------