South Carolina Temperance Advocate and Register of Agriculture and General Literature, 1841-12-09

Krtun ill- I.>hi<|oii T« l.*li!l«-r. TO TfIK KIU UMI.lt IMMNKUM) d/y l4\trtn1 / - Vot* have done HUH li. You liiivcnrliii'viMl 11 r -nipie-tt over pa**ioii, and a delivermice from th«* power of hist. ||*iv< ing I linn <lflVvil. il llie desire* of the flt*r<li. «mle*l il.ii lied iIk* supremacy of your mind ovci tint cravings *.f your appetite, you nave proved yourself to Ik? an intelligent being. Although y«m have done until, you have far :«» <lo. Standing now ii|hiii higher gtouud Ismti you did formerly, it Uroini?H you to net in h way ln*fitiug your exalted |»o Miion. *1 here \va< n time in which v«*u w<*re regardless of yo**e*«* If and otiieiv; and then how many dulie. were neglected ! Seek not to forget vour fontier day*look at them well; and I n nil i*n« b retrospectloti in *hia you will guthei new strength for the j c<mte«l with pa*>ion, and acquire a new , hope lor vietoty. LiniV at the pti-l ; and u*> you took, mourn over the follies of tint < |*o< !i. Tilt* heavy clouds of «|ai kne** irst * npoii that night: hut now tint l'e light of! niolli li:i< illWued \»Mir jm»h, tlirtuk Heaven for you* hh**<*ii»gv and *t»etid vour t d ly Well. Never let it he seen licit eon <pic*l over one evil ha* lettdeted you mire- } !--** to tiie exi*leiMt* ol other*. hVuncMib. i the past, ami let your (unite lile, in ..me me i-.lire, atone for your former Iniiu^ie** *|Ot|4. Many are now looking upon you - they c\j*eet *omethiug good frotn the man who lit* dared the IioWjih and lidieiue of the world in the rutile of virtue. Much i* ex* perted from y«*u ! iiemeniher the nilk ritiq* vour w ife ha* eiiduied mi your a« i i.utif. Call to inilnl lier watching*, her anxieties, her leal*, her wan . Thitik how y.ni have embit tei <»1 her |»n*l flour* ami h**r p:t*t thought*. How o.l Vou li »ve excited her hraiii ahn »'t to -liadlie** * Have you not deh i*ed Iter iiolde fuenhiei, blunted the feeling* of her heart, ' and made almost a ruin of hei nature f Sin h h 14 Ih'imi the inllueiM e of Vour eoiidurV. - 1 You are mow a reclaimed solicr niati ! (). 1 how much you h ive to do! liaUe up that fallen creature - strive to awaken her s**ul liotii the fotpor into whull it has fallen - converge witfi lu-r ratiotiully, that her tea- , soiling powei.4 may la* i*xcici*ed - lead her to hetieve herself a being that >h ill live foi - ever! If temperance have hrnught Voii to receive the holy tinlr* of Christianity, la- ' Uir eat ue*tly that your partner in ay know j their ennobling inlhu lice. Inspire her with a longing after more endnt itig joy* hihI hap pi<*r hour.* than earth can yield. Hut tin* i-» ! not all - -lei tenderness and te d affection ^ hencefoith he ex«*n bed towaids her. If vou have caused a wrinkle to aptu*ar upon het hrow, strive to smooth it d*wu again. - j Should she «»ccit*ioii!idy give proof* of the j sadness of her spirit, or the hni>hi)e»* oi lier I temper, believe youiself the i ttu*e. and let your smile* dispel the cloud. Perlmp* ilie spring and summer of li<*r life have hern like winter to her tmu' led hren>l ; let then the autumn of her days he passed in peace, serenity and happiness. In your selfish days your childteii were neglected. The morning shed no smiles upon them - and tin* evening had no joy*, fhe eye that should have watched them, tin* hand that should have guarded them, the lips that should have taught them, were otherwise engaged. Pei form now your duly. If they tly you! | leseuce and your counsels, Ik? not )»ai*h with them, hut win them hy your kindness into confidence again. 1 W atch over their rnotal*. neglect not the cultivation of their mind* - -personally ex examine - amine examine into tin* diameter of the schools in your tieighltorhood, that your childieu may receive nn effective and useful education. - How tiiucli pleasure have you lo*i in forsak forsaking - ing forsaking yotir little ones! He* with them more fieipumtly, their artless language will afford you continual delight, and the gradual de- ' velopment of their mind* will ptodure plea- 1 sure in your heart, fie much at home - look at the little wants of your family - and, ' alu.ve all, lemember your exalted position . at the head of a household. Great are your ! responsibilities. The future and the eter eternal - nal eternal destiny of your offspring depends u|x»n | youv couduct towards them. *

r f.iin III'* Il*.«m% 4 ultikulor. lAUMl.t. V\ n IliiLT KI M. W Ih»cv«t coinfueured I 1i« l» ni|M*r.in«*c* re , foi nation was, in tiuih, n hem factor I > lli«* human race. Fium the highway* ;»ii l |jy |jyvvay**, - vvay**, |jyvvay**, fioni tin* U»rder« of il»c* abyss of »fe* gr idmion. if tiot from the <1**|»- ln% ol tin* aliy^ list'll. thousands will i is** ti|i |<» ci 11 lint lu.ili blessed, who Inis saved them from them themselves. - selves. themselves. (vicut ?m U the talents of l)'t'otinell, Iht?ie i* an unpieteiidmg priest ulio is at the press tit fiionieiit doing more to e lev site, disenthral, nmi regenerate Ireland, than a t lions Hid 0*Coiine)U, without Ins aid, could Iiavn done, \\ heiever Father Matthew v»tH*s, the ilistilleiies l*ecoine u*cl***s, the pig gels an extra ipiunti!\ of nun, the wife u Hew dress, the I;iIhm«i sin «ls his ia*»s for a new rout, saved fnun earnings that formerly went to hiutuiize and titi|M»veiish liitiiscif anil family. Sr. I reel V less striking Inn l*cen the result of Ml»*»tuttiing tiom the eotnttinti use of nr nrdeni - deni nrdeni spoils in the United Staten, un i in no department *-! industry has this intliieiiee been iiiuif beneficially fell than in that of tigrh dilute. Of this no one, we Irclievc. ilouhts, who has made the e\|»ci intent of fanning without min. or in other words, banishing indent spit its ftoui his farming 1 ujM'i Ml ions. We ate well awnie that lltete were thou* Hands, in f.n t nearly every f.iirner in tin* country, who, when the idea of fanning j without ihe use of ardent spirits was fiist |>io|»osed. rleemed it wild and visionary, if not itn]M»H«ilile. So intimate had the asso associations - ciations associations of w*oik and rum Irecome, in the minds of most men, that to separate them - to undertake to break in u|mui long esta established - blished established usage - -to get inn huivot, or erect a building without such thinks, required no liftl«? exeicise of reason ami independence of feeling. Many who wen? convinced the practice was useless, hesitated about alni alnilishiug - lishiug alnilishiug it, lest the withholding spiiit.s should Ik* ehaiged to n |M*uuri«»us di«|Nj»ition. - (--mhI sense, howe'er, and a feeling of right prev tied; inn) was banished from the h ii vest t»«*t«l and t ie raising in numerous instances, and il whs found that none of the injut ions effort* anticipated by niniiy( fob h*w »**!. There was no want of Ii borers ; tin* coaise grain* still commanded good prices; and four or five distilleries in every town rtMsml to piiHluce and distribute mise misery - ry misery and d«*ath. In linns ncighlio!hood*. and on those fauns from which intoxicating drinks hud Item banishe«l, these revolting scenes, un* foi tunatelv once t««o common, are now no longer seen. We remeudxT when it was - he custom to find each laborer in die hut hutvest - vest hutvest field with his pint of *piiits daily, that there was fteipn ntly more waste from the effect of diink- thau tlieii laUir cost. We have si*en in the harvest field, liy the mid middle - dle middle of the aOeriio*»ii, the lenper »«» Mur that he wax as likely to cut off his own fingers as the grain, and compelled to resort to a corner of the fence and take a nap, to re restore - store restore a capacity for w*ork. We have seen half a dozen cradlcrs racing il through a

Your friend* have IH*rn ilrgruilri) by youi lnl« fMiilnrl. T»k«* every opnoitm.itv nf shewing your nfler'iori imvnnli them, mul V«mi» nyrnpnthy in nil their circumstance.*. - I hey cxjiect that, by the future* rrctitCilo of your conduct, you will confer honor upon your name ami rnutiet lions. They Iijiva a ri**l»t to expect tlii'*. Seek. therefore. lilt; elrv.it ion of your mm.I by knowledge. Head works calculated to i»ti«*n^tlicrti your iutel* led. mul improve your heart. \ our mighitor * once beheld you in a stale of foolishness and recklessness, may they l)i»w perceive wisdom, Immunity, ami up* tightu«*s* in your conduct. They know that you have placed yourself beneath the? bin binner - ner binner «»f temperam**, an.I they expect from you great thing*. An tatiflin«'liira|r adherence to honesty, a faithful |>ei forrnanae of the du duties - ties duties of social life, and an affectionate earnest earnestne*s - ne*s earnestne*s for the wcll-lieing r*f others must lie exhibited in the sight of nil men. Itegard Voiir erring and unheeding ncighlior* with an eye of pity, and use strenuous efforts to awaken them from their state of self degra degradation. - dation. degradation. Hear with their unkind remarks, and strive to relieve them from flu* thraldom of their prejudice*. Let your language to toward - ward toward them he the language of friendship and persuasion, not of ridicule rind reproach. 1 hen will lilt* ex pert st ions of your ncighlior In* realized; and while your conduct will excite their admiration, your principles will receive their ri*t«*iition and respect. Fora long period you were anolislnclo to tire improvement of society. As an indivi dual, you opposed by y our conduct, tin* pro progress - gress progress ol virtue, and the influence of your example hindered the hi om of philanthro philanthropist*. - pist*. philanthropist*. Ihtt you have now east aside the shackles of slavery, and stand forth a free and unfettered mm. \ ou have gamed a victory - a glorious victory over the tyranny of maddened passions. Now, therefore, y»»nr country exports much from you. You are called upon to aid tin* cause of lauievoleiirc, to a»s?-t in (he work of nimdiorating the woes of your fellows, arid to spread around you light, liberty and peace, Y ou «»we this to society - you have to retrieve your past f »ily ami neglect. You, who so often have *H*er» a source of disquietude to good men. art* now called upon to join the ranks of those who seek to b!c** their fellow suh jeets with kiiowleth'e and happiness. - Awake! ami put on your strength! |>c a zealous advocate for truth and temperance. tVrk *t rn« (V*ly l»» >iinki v«<ir «---*»,t,yni. i, nnhtr men. hut men. He is tin* n*»e pnftiof who is actively employed in bringing peace am) comfort to til#* dwellings of his countrymen. Up, then, ami In* diligent m y*»ur labors for the good of mankind A Lovi.u or Mam.

wheat held like madmen, yelping ami yell yellinn - inn yellinn likr savages, throwing the grain liehiml them without rare ntnl thought, ami causing n waste greater limn ns many swine muiiIiI hare (hair, even hail they Ireen uf the inral approved alligator breeds. We have seen n dozen ns-n reeling home from a raining, to aleep away the liijiior that hail stolen away their reason, or, as was most likely, to ahime their wives ami children. Now. where trrrperanco principles prevail, snrli scenes ar* never wirnea-ed; and their in influence - fluence influence ran la; traced in the mitigation of these evd*. even where they are not yet folly triumphant. I he proper source of ability to lalmr is found in find ; this alone nour ishes and con confers - fers confers streii(tli. Anient spirits give no nour nourishinenl; - ishinenl; nourishinenl; they only stimulate; anti experi experience - ence experience prows that till expenditure of |mwrer not huse| on the true snincc of supply, can only mi temporary, and must produce results tire most injurious to the individual. I he rnrrcrt course, then, is to substitute the tin'ritire for the stimulant ; healthful for the injur ini- ; hiiluta that tiwr firipictittv end Itr ruin for those that are certainly safe ami Inuiorahht If tlier* is a single retider of the (.'ultiva (.'ultivatoi - toi (.'ultivatoi who ins never marie a trial of farming w-itlimit ruin, we ask him as a friend to make it llmnughtv the present season, and then to julgn for himseil. The experiment is not line an untried ami hazatilous one; it encoiniiTs no op|M>siutt of puldtc opinion nor stih|e<ts tin- fanner to the chaise of ee eeeetiitteil - eetiitteil eeeetiitteil v ami niggardliness; and it is not one which might mice have Ireen considered as tnrnpcritg with the health of the working working"-an. - "-an. working"-an. 1 lit man wholalnus must have fond in uhiimlaice. ami of the Im-sI kind; he must have drink, too, hut this should not In-ardent s>ii it. (ommI Irome-hrewed inalt lu-er, mill ami water, sweetened water slightly ae.dnlafcd, and a little ginger added, are all giisd dunks, all cotitaiu nourishment, and will alay thirst, til least ns cflccluully as nrdi-til spirits. Discotiiiuuc mm and whiskey, sml try these; take a biscuit and sonic- cbe-se, instead of a drink uf grog forenoon ami afternoon; eat your meals regularly, ami I ilmr reasonably, and our word lor it, you will find yourselves in all respects at well, ami your business much more saliifat tnrily conducted than w hen ar dent spiris are used.