Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-08-17
ELOQUENT EXTRACT.

The following eloquent passage is cx-
,ractcd from a letter recently wriitcn To the
rnrmber, of the Marshall Auxiliary Su-
cieiy Of Wa-luugtonlans. New York" by
the Hon. Thomas +. Marsha!l:
turn III bay. deny all guilt when
tired by my pledge. hurl back The charge
of treason anrl hostility to the cause aud
principles OF temperance as held by the
" ashingloniaus upon those who assaIi mc.
protest solennly, moi on my own account
(for they cannot affec, me; they cannot
rip ~. Of the pledge. nor enrol mc again,
as they IN their charity have sirlven To 10,
among WINE bibbers aud drunkurdls.) bur.
on account III the cause. il progress, und
It's success. acaIns, this grating Upon The
Washington pledge the REMUNERATION Of an,
s,s,ein creole Uf "nonor. politics, morals.
or religion" tell the Rev. MIR. Marsh
aa,l those whoVa aud rely upon his au-
shorty. his rofppeers aud his ceadlutors,
sfias L IS ms sfd ssisy who injure The cause
aud viii feiard It's advance, aud destroy iIs
and It's usefulness, by connec-
i,ug II with any other dngma whatever. -
rnal gentleman has oilrn complained mat
the great difficulty tne pledge had 10 en
counter " as amons the wealthy, the lash
ivnable, the refined, ani elevated classes,
oi society. |, was upon young men oi
this class. men oi the wu:ld and pleasure,
men U, splri; aud personal hunnr aud pride,
~ hose habits and educaInn Inclined them
u consider religion Us the melancholy
n.o,her oi' sorrow aud tears aud prnitence;
" no locked upon the temperance societies
aud Tie temperance cause. not Is inunded
III liberal philosophy. aud having for lis
object the PHI, sical aud intellectual I'M
pro cmrni OF Ihr race, hui as 4 species ol
religious revival, got up by priests nnd
fina,ics, Il mere tap I" .c, men mi" he
churcu, aud brin. over them rrsponsihl;i.
ties and character WHICH they We're meth
or ready nor w,llin: u assuG-; II wa,
upon men aud Glasses of this description
that Mr.. Marsh hiumsel! " sned. II, he Ioid
,nr. To employing services. II, be'ic man
of their own slaup >hU had no c"nnec-
lion with religion or The clergy. II young
men # this class, by iahin. Ihc pledge,
arc to encounter wha hav. done IN con.
sequence ut' it; If they arc To bc hcralded
III. ie,nperauc" journals. 10 he IN
vested with gown and surpl;cc. prayed
over in churches despite their utmost re-
mon ,'ances, held strictly To The ccclcsasi-
cal canons Of morality, and denounced AS
apos,alcs--ihc mos, Calling ol all accusa-
lious to The proud--tnr breach OF oblIsa-
lions thev never assumed, verify, think
[ shall be The laS; example. and my case
will he beacon warming Of the fraud and
lrcacheries that lie hid under the seeming
" smooth and beautiful waters of temper.
aucc. 4 pledge TO abstain from inl"xlca-
ling drinks. aud In discourage aud discoun
teuace The Iiabil aud practice OF inlempcr-
ance, con,ains within itself Il pledge to the
whole code OF morality a held by the clcr-
ey. Does it. gentlemen! Did !. III prom,
isins to he sober, perfectly sober, under
take, when bul!r,ed un Que check. 10 turn
lh- nthcr--,u hear with insuli AMI iuLiSni
~ unavensedl protest against this con
s,ruc,ior nf The pledge. am not here.
gentlemen. 10 maintain the proprlety Of
iuellin. in general. or 10 defend Or ex
plain my own particular casS. ash no
man Tor his approval ofmy conduct rs
AMI demand or expect from no
man surrender nf hi, principles on tins
subject To me. Upon full explanation oi
the facts of my particular ca,c-cxplnna-
lions rendered necessary by foul misrepr''.
both uf the cause Of the quarrel
and ofmy own conduct IN the c"Inhai 4"
which | was forced by my own Deliberate
Judgment OF what my chnrnc'er. rights.
and palcular snualiun reqnlr"d-i shall
throw myself up n 'hc opinIons aud dcci-
sion Of that community who hold IN their
hnnds my tate as a public man. aud who
know full well the principles hy which
have been governed through life as pri-
vate one.
mn not here. then. To 'lc(end ducllins
but 10 contend for tho unity of The pledge,
aud To show you lha, these attacks upon
mo in connection with temperance, are