Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-09-20

That Senator caused me 10 oe SuPt6ho1o
as a witness before this committee. When
learned for wba: object had been thus
subpenaed, declined TO give. my tes''mo-
| nv until had stated these circumstances to
| Col. M'Elwee. This | did this morning Col.
M'Elwce made no objections to my giving
his conversation in evidence, and according
ly have answered the question which lhe
committee have proposed to me-.
A. ]. PLEASONTON.
Since the above was in type We see it stated in
an administration paper that the whole was
hoax that McElwee deceived Peasonton with
a false story. -
The following petition to the County Court Of
Lincoln, N. C. has been published in the Lincoln
Republican.
State of North Carolina, Lincoln County,:
, Your humble Petitioners, to The Wor-
shipful Court of said County Corfcssediy.
we acknowledge that your Worshps are
vested with authority to grant license TO
tayern-keepers to retail ardent spirits,
when you think that it would be an advan-
,age to any community, and on application
establish such house, for the convenience
of travellers and others, who might need
that article for medicinal purposes. AS
we expec. that application will be made to
YOU, al your next court for grant OF license
to retail ardent spirits ih our neighborhood
We your female petitioners have therefore
resolved to send up this our counter petI-
ton to your worships, with hope that you
will take into consideration our remon.
STRANGE and plea against such an establish
ment. Nevertheless, on application being
made for license so 10 do, II It seem gooo
to your Worships to set up retailing eslab'
lshment in our neighborhood, we your Pc
titioners pray that you will require good
and sufficient security for the orderly con.
Quoting of the same. Your female petition.
ers remonstrate against your granting IT,
cense 10 any person or persons to retail sP'r''
,uous liquors in our neighborhood for the
following reasons:
|. AS Wives. Such house places some
, OF US in imminent danger of having the
marriage vow made with US before God and
many witnesses, broken. II thas been prom.
ised that we should be loved dearcr than all
, If liscense be granted, another object OF q
} husbands love may become our rivals, to
our great grief and modification. Chastity
. Of speech and behavior may BE- bartered al
such a place, for depravity and abandonment
) of all good. The promise made for our
temporal good may be violated instead OF
protection from abuse and injuries, we may
be persecuted and injured instead Of hav-
: ing contributions to our pleasure, peace and
;, comfort we may suffer the privaton of all
these. Instead of having our edifcation
} and felicity promoted, our feelings may BE-
Injured, and we made miserable, Such a
house may destroy all social and domestic
peace, between husband and wife. Instead
Of finding guide in husband, we may be
doomed 10 wander alone in the darksome
wilderness. Instead Of enjoying the bless
i.g Of conversation by our irc~sde, The fa.
Guilty Of speech may be prostiIuledto to cursing
and railing. Instead Of rendering asss''
tance n the administration Of domestic gov.
ernment in the family, all may become an
archy, confusion and disorder. Instead ol
every pleasing association connected with
the cndearng name OF husband, nothing ere
long may be left, but The remembrance of
better days, while we may be forced 10 drink
the bitter draugh, of our suffering tears. We
now having living husbands, aiid possess a
name In the land Of the living but if u H.,
cense be granted, we may ere long be left
in wldowhood, forlorn in sackcloth and bath.
ed in tears, and yet ashamed to give bis
|. tory of our husbands death.
II. As Mothers. Your petitioners urge
that their children may become usele s
members in spciety. We cannot think Of
living, suffering and dying, and leave no We.
s,ige behind, 10 show how we had acled
here we wish to leave monHment in our
children, to ages yet to come, that genera.
tons yet unborn may call US blessed. Il
license in this case be granted, our children
may be strangers to patcrnal authority and
discipline, duly administered ; and thus grow
up outlaws so they never could serve their
country in honor. For want Of means,
our children may never be able 20 attain an
education, to qualify for usefulness in The
world i; for it may be, their hapless fathers
may spend their time and substance in idle
ness and riot; they themselves may become
idle drones upon society, for the want OF
business fathers to direct their energies IN
early life. Further For want OF religious
precepts and example, our children may
loiter Gods holy day away, for want OF a
sober father to take them by the hand and
lead them TO the house of God, and thus ere
long may rcnd tender mothers heart. Our
hope in our children may be ;adulged, only
tn become food for bitter grief and disap-