Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-20

Pleased with the last great effort of his will;
alone, no tenant of of the the, WOOD ooa
Hsteow leads where hidden pitfalls ie
. And drinks with ecsacy his dying sigh"
Same NAV imagine that the above description is
i, re that couched the language Of poetry, but though poe
,,v IS not fiction. Limited acquaintance with human "'ue'
woud confirm poets opinion, and assure as he'euo ms
rs,Iv assured u.s. ha "Iear Of man decelu above all ,S
I d adesnerateIv wicked" the BEST this world IS but
vast theatre onening passions, of guilty gra'hca'o-
alabsorbng selfnees SeN'n'ercs is c ,;sS Is h b,,n
,on All the more refined and eEobns qualities OF the h"a"
which should intelligent and Immortal beings
ar, obscured by sefh principle The cares anu "
others are arhoNy dsegarded when hAe seq IS concero' ~
enmiy Of man-hs over attention 10 IL "ols!u S ~ f
and utter disregard of the interests OF Others VIII eay a M
nauy of the pursuits of men, WHICH are so PerocouS ~ |
" h community while they profitable to those individually con-
] Auaed by this prucoe engage in the traffic IN ar
dent snrs-a which though countenanced and
law IS still utterly destructive of all the noble quaIes o m
M at variance principles of morality and OF 'ncauao'
injury TO man in his yca social, moral and intellectual cuy
sht b. nv d-sga following remarks to prove mat our Legs
lau,a has , rigI TO prohibit the traffic ardent spriS.
The rie of Legislative prohibition may be pored trs To@ w
~ and design of cic society. The object of all Government
b.opmcss and order attain this object men muS Dc esou
Tnev be permitted as they please under all
ces This pvi the heritage OF state OF nature ana is eN
cse is incompatible tie chief design of society," "hen men
hs members of society," they surrender their individual rights 70
the common Stock that whenever these rss sna
with The public welfare they will not exercise 'hem lhy 40 no
SIGN deed which they rced but SILL aet consent |
On to these restraints they aware that by becoming
of civilized socev tev viruay then selves to act according
IN regulations As order 10 secure the OBJECT OF socs' e
,,.a ard strong governed by the same laws suoecea
III. same restraints and enjoy equal poecon therefore De
comes the duty Legislative authority TO shield the weak ana
IGNORANT from the and mpoons OF the 'cSed and Graz
Fron ,hese pereay admitted propositions, easily torn
an opnon as popry OF permitting men TO pursue IS a'
with mpuny That ?oe VINO engaged In ns lraue arc co
sany yying heavy and useless tax upon the
snreadoe distress anguish and Increasing vice 10 earu ~
~. G,ts wei. attes,ed if laws designed to Pe'ch crime
and promote the public good hen so far as they accomplish ~
important ends, far they canuot be es'eeme' u'u OF
- essential the Of argument nat we shoua reeno
hat when priroe and indrda privilege come III COLLISION
9TH he bic uere the latter must b. preferred The 'ratc IN
srdep rrs ndansers the health Ses and properly OF ou
ov cheps can be Justly made subject of Legislation would
certainly he privilege TO allow men to pursue thIs w
the enjoyment of this PRIVILEGE while mlg" DC oene1 ; " n
oav interested would be fraugh, with evil to thePuoc any
which restricted or prohibited this traffic. could not be
.s;d to SAVIOUR of injustice cruelty tor would oh' oo e
nm conformity with in,cres's Of the community. .
II should bs said the prohibition al inc sale OF
oud be violation mans natural rights grant IT. ou aeny '
such an obecuon has any bearing upon tne ques"on'
dom has no actual exis The nations oi me earl"
encr merely nominal Were that men were not 'n
enced by evil passions and appeeshat thew were oeePy
with their Obligations to he leio"hen' anu ~ u;
% bn evil themselves avoid throwing temptations to evil Ia
Of he way Others indeed might we ENJOY oery III m s Pu
and perfection But such is not the case and therefore,
- no - suited to the condition of society," Freedom
m c,on and freedom of Speech been bo abridged order
to secure the harmony Of mankind The tact 49, we pro-
prty speak OF rights OF nature tor we are ,e " M
omnsc and as such have permitted our nalonal rghs
n.r to be res entirely taken away Men, mereoe can
rot act as they pease and publish what they please civil society
y can do So have the privilege OF DONG so as on
. e .xece Of such right interfere with the rights and
interests Of others When limit tsSpass"d, and public utility
would be sacrificed private interest," not willingly must DC
lorcby drawn INTO the path OF duty :, ..,
R on the other hand said, that would coaHct with cvI
Tv remark that itself evil but when the pubic
good demands it, submit dictated by policy ana eX
eucy From principles already laid down. tile only rational con-
ou 10 which is that no restraint violation oi
CIVIL bery provided will effect good than evil line Ioef.
w. SAWS Lacon which obtain by beng members OF
civilized society," would be Righteousness if permitted US TO harm
Others anu slavery prevented from benehtng ourselves
True bery individual do the good he to HIM.
self without urug nghbor BY privileges and mmunles to
give unlimited swing the OF individuals and then nope tt
they will res rain he about reasonable TO expect that the
tyger will spare hart to browse upon the heritage.
In the second place. advocate acton on the ground
that this traffic is public nuisance
Ii confined consequences TO any particular class or
condition of The sober and ntemperate-he rich anu the
poor-he old and the young male and female are all more or less
interested in this business All feel its effects, and Is alike an injury
o ALL 4 few facts will confirm this opmon =
The entire loss olhe United Staes directly and indirectly rom
this source SS0OO0OO0, annually Now Is
reasonable suppose that the loss State IS proportion 10 n
relative population which would fix loss al S3OoOOOO sum
lar the expenses our State sum "hc
would support 600 ministers OF Gospel salary of Sooo each
per which would rebuild the whole burnt district OF Cha
Icston and make i as il garden spot.'
According a careful and moderate calculation 40000OO GAL
ardent spris consumed the United States
which, so gallon, would $4,000 suf
purchase 2OO0OOO bushels of corn present advanced