South Carolina Temperance Advocate and Register of Agriculture and General Literature, 1841-10-28

\\ illiout undertaking to review tin; lives of the many, who have graduated within our knowledge and nlrscrvutinn, at the South Carolina Colleuo, we ntiiv venture a- we hope, without nf1'cii<*e, to troiiit to our (Jliias, and nay, hoik at the ulitm-t countless grave* of tin* graduate*, who have fallen earlv or later in life, victims to iiit«*m}H.*nitu habits, contracted within hei walls. Friends and acquaintances, without more particularity on out part, will aw they read, he aide to understand the allusion: they danh tin; tear from the ey e and way, theie re win a hushund, a wnti, a broilmr, n father or a fiietid, who fell in tin* prime of life, in the mid-t of list*, fuine>>, fiotn indulgence in strong diink. - How haw it happened, that among the voitn^ and the ediirated, the spells of intern|»c intern|»cranee - ranee intern|»cranee have had such potent effect f The (tins* amover*, (Ur if* oy-*h op* itj ( \ilutn hm inter /urn thr cumur! It reflect a the more ancient esta establishment* - blishment* establishment* of the town: and thu students by day and l»y night, me ween stealing in at a back door, Ix-ginniug w ith coidial*. and ending with brandy, ruin, gin, whiskey, o* anything which will make ** iIruni runtr** *1 hese wote old fashioned grog-shops, and ate not, I piesume, to Ik* computed with the l£x change or the Porter llmise, kept l»y Alexander -. I had like to have written out at Ictiglh the name, which would not have Wen altogether genteel. It is, how however, - ever, however, that same goodly pel won, who, a few Vealw wince, published an iuteiewting wotk on leu Punch, and hung it on yourtiee, for lev ievv. In the former dayn of the College, the dawn exhibits the students plunging at night into a grog-shop, and in an hour m two sallying out wondeifully improved in music. They acted uj»oti tin* old hiving, "the bird that cun wing and won't wing, ought to be made to wing;** and accordingly, alsnit mid midnight, - night, midnight, the must rapturous winging from ulnive fitly voices, struck u|»«»n the ears of the aleejier. W hat it wanted in melody, it made up in |nwver. For it rarely could lx* heard to advantage, at a lews distance than a mile. Somethin** the CJlas* shows them, a-* itill 11 - enced by a di*jM>-*ilioii for u spree, aw it i> called, and tlicu such u delight In I tLltciing of sticks, and such chutiniiig hallooing, was scan cly ever heatd. In the morning suc succeeding, - ceeding, succeeding, mil (Ila.-s -hows the fiolickei s of the past night, aw laggards at prayers and reci recitation. - tation. recitation. Sometimes oiiu staggers in, book in band, and is caught by the Piofewsoi's eye, who is delighted at the new evidence of in indiistiy, - diistiy, indiistiy, and Hods to 11*0 bid, for tlu: piif |H»-e of improving tlieit acquaintance, and !>cg- to ask him a few question* on the subject of hi histudies. - studies. histudies. The youth glances at his book, catches the first idea his eve Ii:ii»|k*iis to fall

I mil aw lire that I ntn not Imilding on tin* highest ipouml that m»i»lu la* «m*« u|l, in Hii|»|H»i|inv( the claim* that the Temperance reformation have u|*ui tlit* *;ood ami pat patriotic. - riotic. patriotic. It 14 as clear to mv min.I tin mv proposition ran ire made, that .ill w ho arc* named ( 7»n» 7»n»tmns - tmns 7»n»tmns i»o\v that tin; In.* lit of the niooii hus Ih toIIH* 114 till* lij»llt ol till? .41111, |*\| >ili{r |o view the Iiioii*! rous evil* o f di uiikeniii****, are not. indeed cannot I*e innmont, when their intliH'iMV, lie it more or lew, i-% niiule to |no|mmiIi*i lit* in I Ivor ot intempen.on e. - The 1 'hi Miaii, in every eoiiceivihle |»«»mt of view, is umlei the most solemn ami weighty obi i'4 itunis to <io o.um| to all men a* In* may have opptut unity, ami in veiily tguilty when he refuses to Mreti li hath hi* hand to 4ta% tin* ttile ol nun that ulioiii* think is sweejuno o\er our l.iml ; aiul i* \et more guilty wlien he rai*es lih \om* in tuj»j.i>i?ni*» the operation* ol tin* enemy of the h'*hes iiimI join!* of men. K\erv man |M»»Ne*oe* mthieiiee ami 14 re*|»..l»N|l.!e for it* i:\emM*. Hut a* all are not Christians, I have cln**eri to <h*«mi|iv your attention torn while, with argument hnihlerl on a dillcient uioinnl. The ptihhc pro* pet if v of onreoininoti Coum try call* most hunllv for r» lortn. It seem* to nit* that it oii^ht to amount to almost an instllf ni» iin*t your intelligence, as well in info - fo info t tried citizen*. to attempt any array ot facts or ari*uinent4 to cotivinct* you that tin? evils nttemlant ami ron*e«juent upon strong - 11 ink. are numerous amt nflbctive - they have heen Miflicientl v exposed I«- tin? ol»*er\ alion of ev ry n?an. who hus not closet) In* eye* against the light. Will any intelligent citizen, who prefers a claim to coti*i>1enc\ ami good sense, main maintain - tain maintain that sttong <lt ink is not a political curse to our lam!, when he looks ujmui tin* vast waste of one's money, employed in sustain* ini; the tanks of the enemy ? Could the sta statist - tist statist it s of intemperance to-dav. he spreatl out fully before u*. the « tiortnous amount of money expended, won!.I fill with astonish astonishment - ment astonishment the mind*, even of those who have hat! the fullest view ; while the muhitmle it has tumiheietl with tin* tlea»l, should till us all l with utter dismay. W hen \v« put ourselves to the tioiihle of making tin* calculation, enough may In* learnetl tt» convince the most incretluloii-, that the picture is laid in deep darkness, although ill that tan now he known coii*titutes fmt it tntttU jhi11 iif the thratlful u huh .

keeping it at arm< length, him) doing nil that in prudent f ir it« destruction. Thin Utlre men* ! mire we mlr«rat«- - !»«it that We cherish for il any attachment independent of it* fruits. If any other weapon tan ht found more effectlvc», or ns effective, ujroti which nil woii!i| unite, we would rno*t willingly sur surrender - render surrender any individual preference, and fall into the rank* of the patriotic and Unevo Unevoh*nt, - h*nt, Unevoh*nt, und do rveiy thing possible fot the extirpation of the evil. Meant uu- worth* It*;*** only so fat as they tend to piotnotc *uiftle proposed end. So flint the enemy falls, it in immaterial whether by tho force of lead, bayonet or btoadswoid ; ntul if any other means could prove moree flicrt fit than mutual association, every lover of |>is counity should he swift to udopt it. The elements of the weapon we employ, though simple, are no* verthele** powerful. A thousand bugbear t!hosts haveheeii dragged up from the shades to frighten our etti/.ous from their dutv. - W lint is a TemperanceSoeiet v that it shouhl so hotiidy bighten, no many go >d souls? A I enijreraiice Society is nothing more or le** than n lew men saying to each other, we de deplore - plore deplore the evils of I life in pent nee, therefore we "ill neither use, nor encourage the mean* ol intuxieat ion. I here is in tins agreement, nothing of the sanctity of an oath binding to any perpetual engagement. Whenever we choose, we are at libetfy to *av, gentlemen we are no longer for youi plan, we w ithdraw our names, and there is no violation of good faith. I he principle* of the Tempenmee So ciety stand upon allied foundation. Are -ml men a*«<Miate<l together foi the defence arid promotion of muHuiaiit interest* of every sort? Poe* not even the fuhrick of our I nion stand on this very ground ? Did not tin* signers of the Deehnalioti of Arneriean Independence, enter info a simple agree agreement, - ment, agreement, pledging their nacred honors, and per personal - sonal personal safety, to lutm for the good of their country ? IIV/c /Ary hfiintr-nortfitf f Our object is the same ; are we to i»«* condemned ? '- I N I NIO\ I II KI(K IS STIUINOTIl." I he united voiie* of many -'peak louder in the public ear. than the feeble civ of one. If die American people would, they have it in their powet to raise their voice, and say imperatively to the d. troying waves of ln lnlempenmce, - lempenmce, lnlempenmce, Ik* still, arm they should at once *t«»p their roar ings, and sleep in stillness and hannlessticss forever. IS IT Nt )T Till*.I It

| I presume tin such things t'Vi'l ik:i lid limv. Surli a thing an a drunken nhi'ltMil, it i* to Ims IiojhuI, in never #een within the College walls. *J he Kxrhangu ami Porter 11«»u-«- ' ceil airily do not condescend to make people drunken, an theold grog shops did. I should conjecture, that they would hardly venture Ireymid nice preparations of water and milk, with now and then a little coffee. It cannot he that Mich genteel hoiinen, kej»t hy such gen genteed - teed genteed and conscientious men, would cotide* scond to sell strong drink to men, much less to Imys. Hot, Mr. Kditor, you cm an answer - swer answer whether these conjecture* of mine Imj true ? If they lie, i shall congratulate the friend** of learning upon the improvement* in the Colleen and in th** town. Hut, if the tumor, which painfully fills upon rny ear, that the student* ol the College, do some sometimes - times sometimes drop into the Kxchavtge, the Hotter House, am! do there find such strong drink, as produce# nil the same varieties in arouire arouiremerit, - merit, arouiremerit, conduct, and appearance, as formerly, then indeed I must niomn over the depraved traffic in ardent spirits, allowed hy the laws of the laud to Ih» carried on to the blighting of many of the fair flowers, which are budding ami 1*1*essoiningin the garden of science, pre prepared - pared prepared and cultivated hy the care and muni licence of past ami present legislator*. To parents, guardians, ami patiiots, every in inducement - ducement inducement prcM'iiid ilsell to suppress now and forever the grog shops of Columbia. A re they less dangerous than the hilliart! tables which were hnuished ten miles from the townf Are they any more moral than gaming house*, and brothels, whirl, have l**en put down by the strongest legal sanc sanctions - tions sanctions f If legislators can say ye* to these question*, why then say so, and let the grog grogshops - shops grogshops remain: hut if they cannot. I hois* they will never again visit the walls of the College on another commencement day, un until - til until they can say ** we have sc<»tched the snake, if we have riot kilted 10111.'* Hut to you, young men of the College, the author of the Dmnkard's Looking (Hass appeals with perfect confidence, that you will not neglect his appeal. You are the hope of parents and the expectation of the country I Long lives, fame and happiness, are all I a* fore you. lb ink cold water ! lie -