Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-30
TEMPER ANCEG.


Mr. SuAREs, of Aiken, s. G.. before The Cen,
tral Temperance Board Of Edgcticld District
in the Baptis, Meeting House in N'arci, last.
anl was unanimously requested for public;
tion (Concindcd from our last.
/ must hasten to notice its prcuniary cr-
feCts.
Need tell you, that ardent spirit is pro
ductvc of no good-to do this, would he Of
fcrins violence TO your Judgement. Then
TO eXpend money for that which yields no
return, differs nothing less, than if it were
thrown away Blu, this is by far too ravora-
BILE ii position. AS much better would il
be Tor money TO be thrown away, tha, is
spent for arden, spirit, rs i, would he for
money, spent in purchasing an instrumen,
to deprive one self of his being. III clIcct
there is no difference. The result is the
same; one dies an instantaneous death, the
other lingering one. The miscrics of ou.
arc shortened the others are pro,ractcL.-
The pecuniary loss is il serious one 10 the
lahorlng man. for the money cmplovcd in
purchasing ardent spIit is cxhaus,ine the
very fountain OF his peculiarly resources.
The man who earns one dollar to day, and
spends part oft for spirit is less qltaifici
to earn the same amount Tomorrow: and
must DC al poorer man tO-mOriow than he
was to-day aud that in every respect. By
for ono year; and by comparing his condi
ton al the close Of the year, with wliar i,
was at the beginning. you will find, that.
in computing his losses, and gains, he has
sustained all losses, and received no gain.
Nor, Sirs, does the man who sells ardcut
spirit, gam any material advantage by So
cXecrabic u traffic.
II isa principle in political economv.,lar.
whatever increases The labor Of man, gives
him the power Of purchasing more; and
paying better; aud on the contrary, w hatc> cr
dmlnishcs his lahour. prevents him from
purchasing as much, and paying as pnncru-
ally This Is as clear rs demonstration can
make 1t. Let lis illustrate this principle
and see what are lis practical results.
We will suppose two villages, each of
which shall consist Of one hundred families
placed upon an entire equality that on. of
them shall become Incorporate; and thai
each family shall spend 25 cts. per day for
ardent spirit; all of which would amouni in
day to SD. Now il is very probable, i,
that III village OfOnc hundred ntcmpcrate
families, there would be at least four dram
shops; and $50 divided amnng that numocr.
would give to each SG..5. At this rate.
each of the shops at The close OF the wear
would receive S2,2S1 %; and the whole
amount expended IN one year would be go
10 W. BY the next they have contracted
permanent habits of drunkenness; and con
scQucntly an increased desire for more dripl;
and justly to answer this demand, there
must have been an increase to their labor.
But from the habits of idleness which, ,hcy
have already formed; together with tho
weakening influence Uf the spirit upon their
system their labor has decreased; and ,herc-
fore they are NOT able TO buy as much: but
they will buy the more; and to do This lhcv
must contract debts, which they will never
pay: Tor their condition is becoming worse
and worse. So that at the end of % or | )
years, they arc III debt to their creditors for
more than all their previous profits have
been; while their children are taught lessons
of pronieacy and vice and wrctcheJucss.
misery, poverty, and fatal diseases cling 10
their goinss; the village no longer able to
support the pUndcrous weight of its own
corruption. meets with n miserable end -
This conceive TO be Il practical result O.
lntempcrance, were an impartial expert
mcn made.
Now let us turn your attention 10 the
other village: we will suppose it temperate.
Inc So'l25 w are saved and appropriated
to the Improvement of The place. Every
effort to honorable cxcrtion IS rewarded.
industry encouraged; habits of economy
are formed; morals are cultivated; Sabbari
Schools are established; Churches arc built.
and dedicated to the worship of God; tho
= cause OF education supported; The children
instructed IN every useful and imporan,
branch OF knowleds dse, a sense Of proprietv
is dniuscd among its inhabitants: bcnu,;C,,l
houses arebuilt, and ornamente,l with sui,o.
BILE furniture; and hence labor becomes val.
nablc, in consequence otan increase of il.
demand. So that at the end of IOur II
years, the village is wealthy, nourishing
and happy, and will continue TO bcconi,