Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-08-26
FoR the ADVERTISER.

FoR TIE ADVERTISER.
To His Honor The President efihe Edg.-
field Anti- Et- Cetsra Society-SiR AS q
former member Of your society, and as one
who still exists in The capacity Of an hon-
orary member, the undersigned becs leave
most respectfully 10 suggest TO your Honor
The proPrie'y and necessity Of more deci'
ded action on the part Of the Anti Et. Get
era Society, and . further extension Of the
grand principles. objects and designs, for
the accomplishment of which this society
was created and organized.
Numerous instances are daily coming
within our notice in which our fellow crea-
lures, and more particularly the distin-
Su;shed fairP& our land, are falling vic
Tins 10 thetnssuiJed efforts Of fanatical
zeal. when. could they have experienced
the happy influences of society like The
one over which you have the homer TO PIE
side, nigh, have been saved from the i'm
pending destruction which awaited them.
Blu, skor time since, read heart
rending account Of the ,lecease Of fine
and amiablo young lady, who fell victim
TO the fashion Of tight lacing. A part from
the blind iniaiualiou which leads females
TO commit elegan, and refined suicide, size
is said 10 have been an uncomlnonly intel
lisent aud promising young girl. A '';eh'
ly respectable Physician Of Albany. n. y,
gives it Us his candid opinion that she lac
ed herself 20 deata. Is not this. Sir, OF il
selrn sufficient inceutivsto 10 more extended
shorls on the pan your society,
was much plea sed il looking oser the
papers few mornings since q find that
the young men Of Bosion had saken this
matter in hand.
sl'The Boston Post gives ilic proceedings
of d meeting Of the young rnsi ns tlaE 81
sty, called together for ,he PuPSIase . COP
sidering why 50 many ofthe fair are ailiiei,
ed with feeblslleal,h and have pale faces.
The uranifnpas decision Of the meeting was
that these egeFts were produced by wear
Ing stays aud q afesoiutiun mas vifrrrd-by
a young philahthopis,, pledsing the meet
ing TO have nothing 10 do with any young
lady who was in the habil Of wearing
.etcomen killers"
A committee of Investigation Eas ap-
pointed, whose duty it should Sc 10 asccr-
taiin this fac, before any Of iIIe members
pcpped the question 10 Young lady. The
auar Of discovery is moi Indicated b,i,
from the well known gaiiantry end good
behaviour Of the Boston boys, il is to be
presumed that the proceeding will be
characterized by the utmost dclicncy. The
socieiyis called "Thc Boston Young Mems
An,i-sray- Lacins society."
Here is a society just sprung inIo exi'-
,cuce, which has already made greater ef-
forts ia the great cause Of reform Than ours
which has been longer established. Shall
i, be said then, that the An,i-Et- 0elera
Society Of Edgefeld, has lost its power
Tha, we who were the first TO raise The
flag in behalf Of suffering community,
arc now to permit others younger in The
cause, to bear away The palm !! Forbid ii
justice!
lie, us then arouse to sense ofou duty.
to ourselves. ard 10 the angelic creatures
whose preseuceSdifluses JOY aud sladness
among us. Let meeting Of the Edge
field An,i-El- -Ce'era Society be called,
and resolutions be adopted in fur,herancc
of the srca, objects for which ii was form
ed-and also resolutions expressing our
npproba,ion Of the course adopted by the
Young men OF Boston, aud welcoming them
ne co-workers with us in the advancement,
Of The interests of The brig htest portion Of
our race. Our eni accomplished, we may
expect TO see stays" turned into "cushion
seats" and corset boards" into pudding
sticks :" and those who are now The slaves
of the lyrant "Fashion," mud the genera
lions who follow them will call down un-
numbered blessings upon those who made
usc Of every effort TO advance their happi-
ness and prolong their existence.
MAJ. BOTTLENECK.