Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-04-28
THE PLEDGE,

AND ADVOCATE OF MORAL REFORM.
ENTERING fully into the tiu,h ,hs, an era has
arrived ia The history OF county 10 heh the
cause OF Temperance. Norals aud Education,
should be encouraged in its Onward mach Nv eve
~ moral agent that can be brought into Iequsiton
without infringing the rfghss Of any class OF the
communiy--nnd holding the fact sell evident
that the work Of motei reform rnusl either be in
state Of advancement decline. and TINT the 10
is 90 medium ground-and believing that the pre-.
sent is period when every man, properly e.tima-
ting hi. own and the welfare of his fellow men,
'hould unite in the support and suoces. of ever,
means tending 10 make the present sui succeeding
generation the ideal Of civilization and moral re-
| hnement, we offer the public TAe Piedge-
fhs, the public mind is prepared for reception
OF Temperance principles-and that the influence
OF the Prsss is more powerful than any other mo-
raj engine in Fastening "consummation so de-
vouty 10 be wished" srs undeniable truths So.
cieies have donr rUch sias he tide of Iuteu..
perance and lis humilisting consequences, and
many wounds have heen inhic,ed--upun ths foe Of
| manknd--from " hich there is no recovery; Yet
much remains to be done. The necks o, thou.
| sands are beneath the foot of oppresson-snd
grenter amount Of moral corruption and human
weakness il yet TO he corrected and removed. -
The cry OF millions. going up increasingly, is more
hgh the innovation of the genius of Temper-
ancs, knsens night and morn al The altar o
Peace, Is more hsht !"--and universal nature
tIauped and oppressed, and amidst the black.
ness OF darkness" which envelopes her. cres 'moye
hgh! Then "LST THkKE ne LIGHT"
Let the light hOwing from press devoted TO
this great canse penetrate every nook and Coz
Of tho dai kes, and most receeses of crime
and dissipation, and by public favor. spread VI.
healing rays throughout this widely extended land
80 shall the work be surely snd speedily accom-
plshcd, and thousands who now scknoal.ds
laws neither human desine, and who have
strangely perverted the at ribures with which they
have been endowed by hnn Creator, be harpil,
won frnm the errors Of their way, aud made TO an
aver tbs eud oftheir CREATION
fha, purity of morals is essential 70 the perpct-
ua,ion o fee Institutions, ~ truth we'll attesI~d
by the hi-tory OF he past. Where are the repub.
lics OF Greece and R"me--,he land. of ssees, and
poets, of warriors aud statement G ne aud lost
| forever. Had public morals been preserved-had
licen'iousness snd dissipation been remov, d-th.y
| would be Greece end Rove rs OF yorr. But ,hri,
fate. as a light of warning, and we'll " N
| II be II we avoid the rock which ,hoy split -
To ths will TBk PLspak he devoted.
TIE Pledge will also be- made nu excel.nt Fan.
lily newspaper. The latest current new. uf the
day will be .eleoted with studied view II promo
| ting the KNOWLEDGE Of all
Well written articles touching The Aria and Sci
ences and The Mechanic and Farming Tateresfs
will be given, and high standard of Li,,rature
preserved throug hon., Finally. every efort viii
be given to make Tx PLKpoE a powerful msrsl
| advocate as well rs n superior newspaper.
In Politics. TIE Pledge will be strictly neutral
and all controversial discussions of sectarHn rin
ciPles will be excluded from its columns.
We deem il p'oper to say ihat, Ia our iabor,,
we have the promised assistance Of some of the
most effective writer's in the State
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THOMAS SCANEBLY
EZRA WEIS.
HasgRsIo"s April, %, 1912.
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