Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-23

whose co"Gucsts knew no limits. bun he cx
tcnt %: the wo'i Id. Tell a victim TO in,cnpcr.
ancc! Need tell you that Ncrxcs pur.
c''ased his own death. by his riutons and
Imtemreratc habits! These instances ufial.
len greatness. d many others thai might be
enumerated, should excite in our minds Il
just Inhisnatiou against an evil So malg-
nant in lis nature, and destructive i'm its CON
sequences.
| III upon the page Of romance and fiction.
we read ot The tiislrcsscs ut Il vi.tuous ia,ui-
| ly. occa>ioncd by some lawics> inv;l,icr.ho
strong would he our synralincs Tor the u :
happy sufferers; and how hlllcr would be
our rXrrra.ion upon the ollcn,irr; ana vet.
when living examples are exhibited to our
| notice, they carccl> excite one emotion ut
pity, one emotion ui dl> >pl,asurc. lfwccan
gaze upon the broken Columns; tie .!ccuycd
ahbeys, aud niuuiicriny lcmIluc OF some
once furnishing cnN ,and pause =, ilh strange
aud k'trliinS feeling, al eucil wrcci;s OF is
iorncr beauty, and Symmetry, are VIC 80 M
sensible To The moral sublime, as not to lrel
;t The sight of moral Gcsolat,un! " here
viii you lind Il rum So li,ourniul ,.n,; com
prlc, us that " IlCn mtrrnprra,cc cNiIb,,s
III The moral world! Sir>, you NAV search
crca''oh round Tor nn Instance, and 1 ven
t"re To predict, thai you iii search in vain.
L he ravaGcs oi pcs,,lun,r arclruiy i,iuh,iui
The desoiaiions oi war are trul, alarming
Dut how weak uuu Insignificant tiu ius,.
4, \,
cd with The mighty engine oi in,cIipc,aucc
that extensive and perennlai nunui;cru-
rrr oi n'ls"r3. power J, :.nu death
Nor Is our social conulllon exempted from,
! us evils.
Man is the master piece Of heavens pro-
ouc''on. III INN are centred the linc;l,rnts
oi the divine mind. Ills social rarac,l.,
are Susceptible OF cnJoy mcul cuu,iu.n>,i:iic
To tue dignity oi his nature. Di>iuIiy un,
s';i'npe'i his ln,aSe upon Tie iralur = ul hts
constitution; and To ueiave Il, Is a .u.s, uer-
Neralon oil, the end ami object of his beng.
And yet'Ein how ,nan. instances, do Ne
sre tnis nusl fatally excmplncd III the ci
irctS OF n,cnipcrancc. Man under il,
'''il"cncc, aud b"rnc on by iuc ini.rltIuu,
current "l dissipation, Is uiIkr liI>cnsIhi. to
Tie natural. niurai, ,utriiuclu,.i ;.uu social
attractions oi the universe. Ma urc ma,
= read herself Oul before i,iin ~ all her va
rlaSatcd ioIms; but size viii cAc,;e no emo
tion> ui pleasure. 1 TIC moral univ Crsy MAY
"Ntiit sOn'c .. lie finest aud .,rst ,,;,nlI,-
'"'iis "i moral wortI and cxcriivncc; bui
'"cy a"uAcn no expressions oi d,ii.ui.--
he intellectual World ul,ulsis he, "ulu,.u
treasures; but no desires are created for iliclr
ENJOY ncnt. The social universe iur ul,t,n
he is naturally fitted, here loses her genial
ait; ana he tranpirs upon her s;,crcU riic,,
a> unworthy oi his respect. VISA one oi
Inc temples q, wee, aud you may read IN
li\iiiS characters mo toi"wmS Inscriptions.
ais is Tnl. WAY 70 POVERTY. Iuis IS
TIE "Al To MANI WIDuMs AND ui.pIAAs.
his Is TN. WAY TO LTERAAI. RUM
livery sch'i'hth' oi "hi.h. Is nuii,y ca
tW"ei by the fatal cup iIldl /, taken to lie
lip; by The oui ana obscure iun.u..c that
Is uscd; Dy the siitdderIns uains; hy lnc for
tunes that are suspended on Tie throw OF
tie dice; the turn of the caids, and al, &C.
tion III the ball. From tins scene oil suciul
arrangement, turn 10 the domestic are side.
see the tears that are snen upon their affairs;
ana as Their sacred Tires are land upon incI.,
'Ihd are Iuc"ched, see ho" the spiral col
uniIIs al smoke ascend and then compute
their nunlpCrs. Sec that kInd and ;llcc
t"nate mother, as hcr venerable form Yields
To the pressure oi her nrlc!; she iails upon
her trembling knees, WIN I;,G ds con. used,
and eyes raised III sorrow iui expressions 10
heaven; mark Inc silence and solc,nnl.,
thai attend her pray crlul altitude! She
praSS! Heaven gives her audience 'IIS
the prayer OF pinus incncr for Il dIs-Ipated
son Here pause, anu reflect. rncn furn
| TO that wife whusc husband to her, Is worse
than though Inc were not Mark her ciilu-
ciatcd form; her pale, and van cuccn; her
liaSSnrd cihidrcn, hU" c!Usriy The, .atncr
around iicr weak iuTn, 10 cscupe the bleak
mark well the qui>crinS of her i.ps. they
! lisp something ui wronS anG ii, the low .,c-
cents oi her voice, Dieah upon ii.c dca,lI-ilkc
| sIirIcc that ciiuirvc tiielI., i!cn catch inc
! sound; us 'hc Sric\'nSs at heart Tiled
with despair! size laIs upom lnc cold
hearth, llis lcr hcarl m prayer, and breaks
| upon liie rerUsc of ncasCn; ~, The PRAYER
OF il broken hearted VIE! Sc, ti,;u are
| nc