Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-08-03

They had also fixed OH the a5t!, ui,. as the day
for adjournment.
T We fud in the last Temperance Advo-
cate, an attack upon the editor Of the forkville
Compiler. for publishing the following pledge,
and making such remarks upon It. as we have
no hesitation in saying, every real Temperance
man, who has that cause and the cause Of his
country a, heart. will with us say was corec,
Tha, the editor Of the Compiler, or his inform
ant, may have been mistaken. as regards It's
being the pledge OF an organized body or not
makes no material difference ,-iha, such n
pledge has been in existence in the town Of
Columbio, the editor Of the Advocate does not
deny, y,-an thar i, was the act ofa number Of
the citizens OF that town, who are desirous OF
making the Temperance cause answer the pnr.
pose Of rail roy, TO carry themselves or ,he;r
fieads into office. we presume the editor will
10, have the hardihoo6 to deny:-
The Piedge.--" We the undersigned, feeling
the importance Of maintaining our elections free
from all improper Influences, do hereby pledge
ourselves po,to suppoT. OF roie for arg candidate
for offices Of profit OF trust. who either directly
;.sisnssiy tsqsoss-foT
The purpose ofproeGring votes"
As regard our views Of the pledge. that anS-
ious Us we are. and always have been for the
success Of the Temperance cause, and in which
we have taken an in.eres; in forwarding in Ibis
district, should such doctrine as are contained
in tha, pledge. be introduced into the Society
al present existing here, or even among any
portion Of our ci,izcns, we would use our NJ.
most cIertions 10 pu, il down, should il be al
the sacrifice Of aIl that has been done towards
The advancement, Of the Temperance cause
We canno, conceive that il was ever intended
by the frs, movers in the cause OF ofTemperance.
that the subjects OF Religion or Politics should
in nny way be connected with il. aud all, who
in any manner make use Of the cause, for the
purpose Of creating Religious or Political cx-
element, does all the injury tha, its wors, enc.
mics could desire. So fur rs regards the mode
ofucalins BY candidates during an elec,iorecr.
ing campaign. wc think they oush, 10 be allow
ed to act as they deem best. and ,ha, no man or
set of men have righ, TO dictate in what man.
ner they shall &c, In ensure their election. so
long ns the laws OF the country are no, tram.
pied upon by them. We coincide with the
editor Of the Compiler in his opinion of the
mn nncr in which the Temperance Societies
oush, TO act. and therefore use HE language:
"Let the Temperance reformation be car.
ried OIL In becoming spirit. Agitaie agltate
by temperance addresses calculated 10 the un-
derstandings Of fall-por,raying the evils and
ruin. which 20 often follows in its train; and
not by condemning those whose business il is
TO sell what constitutes the principal means Of
support Of many family in the upper parts oi
this State. and which pays tax beneficial 10 nj!
Of us they have right TO sell, to give and 10
barter say what men will, whether rs medi-
cine or not is Of no ma,tcr to tho seller, for he
is no public censor; so long in proportion AZ
the article is consumed. will j, be sold az long
as il can be sold will il be manufactured. and
no LAW can prevent il. II is impotic. we think.
10 hold forth such pledge "a the aobve, Tor II
is calculated to throw temperance farther be.
hind than ever, for no inan w0nld bind himself
10 snch condition. which no necessity calls for
and he holds his suffrage Of too much value to
make j, subseryient 10 any other than himself"
We have been long convinced. that the mode
adopted by the editor Of the Temperance Ad-
voca,e, Of holding up to public view and ridi.
cule, those persons who had made j, their
business TO deal in spurious liquors, and lha, for
tho purpose Of making living for themselves
and families .as incorrect Land not in accordance
with the principles, which have. or at lens,
ough, to be held out. by newspaper, establish
cd fns the avowed purpose Of lettering the con.
dition Of that portion Of the community who
had unlor;unaiel, became addicted to the vice
OF Drunkenness, rs The means used in such
cases, should be Of the mildes, and mos, per.
suasve character. and not such as 10 create a
hatred 10 The cause Of Temperance. in the bo.
SONS Of either the dealer or the consumer.
For our own part, wc feel assured tina. tie
cause Of Temperance has suffered in our dis.
rict by similar pledge or resolution having
been offered before the old Temperance Soc. /
ny, but wc are proud in being able 10 say ,la,
heir was no, enough fanatics in .ha, body to
ldop.i,.