Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-03-30

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L son not The influence your conduct exc
oycr Your children. Does mol the ch
always believe what its father does is righy
4 Gould sen men of superior judgmentt-
yourself convince them TO the contrary
/ No. Remember this. Il is riah, il should
be so, Tor without such an influence pa.
rents would have much more trouble in
the government Of their children. But this
only increases your responsibility, and
should make you more guarded in youi
conduct before Them. Remember you will
be called on before long, to give an account
OF your stewardship, oh solemn thought!
How oIleu am made 10 shudder, when !
reflect on the responsibility Of parents, and
see them slumbering over them! Let me
persuade you this day, to arise and aban-
don the errors you have been led into, TO
the saving Of yourselves aud families.
To you fathers, Who are not in The hn-
6it of using ardent spirits TO excess, bu. aeeP
i, about your houses as social beverage /,
spreading il on your board when any Of
your friends favor you with visit; invit-
ing aud joining them in the use Of il; you
may have full control over yourselves; it
may never injure you personally. but re-
member The influence ihis course Of con-
duct exerts over your children. They see
you tolerate its use, and they also evince a
disposition to join in. which disposition is
indulged. This is repeated :me after time
until their taste is formed for il, and not
having that control over themselves you
have, you will ultimately have the mnr,i-
fcatiou OF seeing your children drunken
sots, and you will necessarily have TO re.
feet on yourselves as being accessory 10
their condition. Lei me persuade you then
to expel il from yunr house. and after you
have done so. reason with your children
about its miserable effects. then if they fall
victims to il, Your skirts arc clear. aud you
wiiluuly have 10 mourn ha,it is so, which
think will be enough for any parent.
A word 10 you mothers. Seize on the
first dawn of discrimination you discover
in your infants mind. TO inculcne rliuse
glorious principles of Virtue. morality, TEN.
pcsance and religion. which are 80 essen
Iial 10 make them du,iful children. respect
able men and women, and good fathers, mo
theirs, husbands, wives and ciliZons. First
impressions are The mos; las,iug. Mothers,
on you depend. in great measure. what
manner OF man your sou shall be. Let
me then impress II on your minds. and
persuade you TO be careful in the discharge
%: your duly to your children. Remember
if you SOW The seeds Of those principles at
an early day. my word for il, you vii! reap
the sweet fruits ir your old age, that time
OF all others, when you stand in most need
of yonr children, affccIionale aid and So
lace. Yes, your children WILDE a conso-
la'i'n TO you in your affections, and even
in your expiring moments.
In conclusion, le, me offer few remarks
10 the female part of my audience. Who
should be more interested than you in the
greal cause Of temperance None. TEN
perance is al wnr with the very tenderness
of your nature. II is your sex who suffers
the most from its degrading and brutal ef-
tecis. Exert then the grand influence you
possess to expel it from our cummon couuIry.
Let me persuade you TO rise in your might,
and use your influence against il. you
eau do more TO bring about q reformation
than every thing else Of n worldly charac-
ter. LIE, those who make light Of your
iniluence, who will; let them call you.
,raps ~ i,UlceiIjr. ESerI II lien. DiscOun
,enaucc those who live in the habi, of i'll
temperance, especially The rising genera
ton, and vii! risk any thing short of NY
salvation. you will see the work Of relor-
malion accompany your determined and
resolute action. Your situation calls you
into action. conjure you 10 act, and The
reiormer aud reformed will both glory in
the act. The time is fully come when we
should all take decided staud against its
ravases. IL really seems criminal on our
part for Us TO remain inactive on this sub
jcct. when we see 30 many of our fellow
beings, falling victims 10 its ravages in ev-
cry direction. LIE; US unite iu societies as
the most efiecruai means OF resisting il,
lie, us lay our shoulders 10 the wheels "f
the great car Of reform, and roll it, and
roll II, until We crush The mous:er under
its mighty wheels. or have driven il far DO.
yond The inhabited pnr's Of The globe, aud
as we roll give our reason, thus,
We hate lntcnperaucc because God
hates il.
We love Temperance because God loves
it.
We hale Intemperaacc because it is un
friendly TO man.
We love Temperance because il is friend
! ~ 10 man.
We haze in,emperancc because it is un-
friendly TO The peace and harmony OF fun
lilies.
We love Temperance because it is friend
y TO, and promotes The peace Of families
We bate in,empcrauce because it is un-
friendly To good governments.
We love Temperance because il fosters
and perpctuales good governments.
We hate lnlesnpcrauce because il is
ruinous 10 botn bodS aud soul.
We love Temperance because il is bene-
fetal 10 both soul and body.
We hate iulemperauce because il quail
6es ,nan for mischief
Come then, conjuro you all, old and
young. put your names TO this pledge. and
exert your influence against lntemperance
and its helIish ravuges, trusting TO God for