Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-16
Comm iallicatiOns.
Mr. Editor:

Dir. Editor:
SIR, The Chairman of the Joint Com
mittee after ransackiug the annals Of Eu
rope, and making the discovery that Eng
land had, some century ago, made an in
eiIectual effort 10 abolish the use of spirit
uous liquors, returns 10 America. and casts
about here for arguments to damn the cause
of Temperance. And here again we find
him making like random and reckless
use Of facts. ]. here once for all, take oc
casion to disclaim all intention OF personal
disrespcct to the Chairman of tile Com
mittee. Iconcedc every Thing TO The man
but nothing to the Report. lie has thrown
his Report before The public, aud thus made
il public property. and as such, have n
right 10 use it.
.ln Ireland" says The Report, "siinlar
legislation IA duIy on spirituous liquors)
produced j, is said more than the horrors
of civilized wariare:" (civil wary land in
Scotland the effects were scarce less dsas-
ferrous. III the heUni,cdStales The same con-
sequences have resulted The Report
here gravcly asserts that the laws passed
in The several States in this country res!ric-
ting The retail of spirituous liquors, have
prctluced'more than the horrors Of cirii:ed
,rorfare." Ii is with no affected emhar-
rass,nent that come TO answer This asser
,iun. know tha, The Chairman would
not l:zopingIy misrcpresenl facts; Il occu-
pyiug the high s. responsible station which
he did, one would have supposed that he
would have been scarce less willing to mis-
represent them igRorGntty. But truth and
luslIce to The cause which advocate, COM
mel me TO show that the statement of this
matter contained in the Report, as not Sus-
tanned by facts. That the Chairman is
mistaken in supposins that III" laws passed
inMassachusetIs,h Mississippi. &Tenmessee,
restricting the retail of liquor. "have pro-
luccd more than the horrors Of civilized
warfare" or any Thing like ii, will n"w
proceed 10 show By posiflre aud nques-
tionabie testimony. That Measurement is
.oralIy incorrect in relation 10 Massachu-
serts. and Tennessee, have the csIimony
of eye ritncSSes Of unquestionabte rrrachy.
A gentleman OF the highest character from
Mississippi, formerly OF this District. gave
me the following history of the license
law in that State. "Nhcn The law was
first passed, it was so odious that the author
oft ,cas burnt IN eGgy, IN several parts
of The State: hut the excitement soon sub
sided. and when tic people had witnessed
its oprrution. tley became 50 well satisfied
with its sautary effects, that, at the time
he was speaking. July, 1889. he declared
tlia, it was one Of the most popular laws
on their Statute hook, and the author ii
one of the most popular men in the State.
That The people drank their liquor at home
& the country was relieved from those dis
graceful scenes which are every day enac-
led about the dram shop" But | will moi
RELY upou the evidence of a sing individu-
al, however conclusive his testimony may
be, find in letter To The Jeflersonian
from Mr.. Lunpkin,o Grorsia. dated Nov.
3d, 1889, abundant aud conclusive lestimo-
on this point, which reads as follows:
"Beforc concluding this rambling episre
I will furnish You with u few of the tesli-
monials which have received from Mis-
sissippi. as to the measure ntrelor!n enact
ed in tha, Slalc. Messrs. Geo. K. Clay
ton, and Joseph B. Cobb under the date
Of August 18th, wrile-"With great pleas
ure we write in declaring. that the effects
Of The law upon the communty,so lar as our
observation extends, has been most hene-
fetal and greatly beyond our most SAN
suine anticipalions. We believe that there
is determination among our people gen.
erally. 10 deeat the election of any candi,
date who may be i'll favor ol repeating the
act. II is regarded by us, not as Iem-
perance question, hut az the only means of
suppressirg most alarming and dcsruc-
tive public evil"
A planter who cmicrated from Georgia.
aud who resides in Marshal county. .MiSsis.
sippi, in letter hearing date of the 9th
September. remarks-"Our gallon law
will be ,riumpl,autly sustained; public
opinion is on the side of good order by an
overwhelming majority in this empire
county,"
The following is an extract from COM
municaion from Philip Clayton, Esq, on
the 10Th Scptember-"Every well wishrr
TO the peace and prosperity of the country
can but look IN the contest in which you
are engaged with the most intense anxiety.
And with INC this feeling is no Ii'tle en-
hanced from the fact, that the theatre Of
your labors is in that state around which
the sunshine of memory will often play
with its highest and warnesl beams. The
place of ones nativity eau never he forgot
ten; and in all the journey of life. we re-
cur continually TO the home ofour youth.
From The bottom Of my heart do wish
you that success which The magnitude of
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