Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-09-11
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sSsrnduate" has thought proper to offer some
ss,.;a,nrssson aia~ INV remarks before the Fem
"a.snos conyen,ion lately assembled al
EdaeSs,d and resolution recommending
LogengI'la ~ gelI'sse Temperance Society, TO the
,ae 0v ~ eore Of the Faculty Of the Col
aiess I have thus long delayed answer
ne the article. with the hope that tne ais.
n,,ssia., me M wauld stop with your paper out
- ,bss8 base been disappointed and thinK
Z Il propet iHae / should reply.
{ desired TO avoid further: discussion OF
fte ematter. as i sdid@not~ believe ,hat II
,vonld be of .any. service either 10 ine
College or tue Temperance cause, an9 !
I have a personal, disinclination 70 lnls k'ug
of fno,oriety-aud furtheri to be Gandio, 1
was willing, so far. as was individually
concerned. 10 pu, up with the rebuke which
T had received Through your paperl ior
one of nv remarks, 10 which :. a y Grada- ft
ses s,s,, has referred THAT is - that in the
nresent STATE oEthe College, would Dot
srend son 10 it,. This remark is strong
or than my more deliberate judgement. aP-
sDroyes,. and is liable to misconstruction.-
twas my feeling al the moment: ana was
in great degree justified by information
,vh;ch 7 had that day received. II was
NOT howeyer intended to be understood as
an expression. Of general hostility 10 lhe
College; but as a very earnest aesire u
eorreci an evil existing ip the institution,
and l think that most OF those VINO neatu
me mus, have so understood lt-ior aHi +
ceraain that "A Graduate" IS not more oi
a friend to the College than l AMI also
am a graduate Of The College-haVe hao
one son educated there, and have others
who hope may enjoy the same adyan!a-
ses--aud am now preparing Brolherln.
iaw{ofwhose education have the chargee)
for College, who expect will enter thus
fall. i never in any public or Prlvale ca
pacily have had the opportunity OF serving
The College without having done so--and
even the unfortunate remark, for whicn l
am arraigued, was intended to be suosidi-
arv n that end; and Il even now Halter
myselfit may be. The resolution wnlch
was under discussion thought nnoo]ec-
,iouable, aud it was after considerable dis,
cussiou had taken place, and only when
though, It iu danger Of being defeated tha'
/ made the remark. above referred 10. !
NAV he mistaken, but think there are
bnt few parents iu the State, who have
SONS 10 educate in the College, who would
NOT he in favor of the resolution, and wEo
would not desire the success OF the Coi-
lese Temperance Society. let their oPln-
ions on the general question OF temper
ance be as it may.
The remark before referred TO- was maae
under the excitement Of the moment arr
sing from information which had recei-
we'd but few hours ,before-that ls-'hai
n, This Time there was much intemperance
in the College. That nearly or quite all
the difficulty The Faculty had met with the
past year in Il le governm ent OF the Coi-
-.leae... had reference to this vice-and also
and inle1flgeur gour,vur.itri trT.51!ao say,
that he was frequently in Columbia and
that he had examined The question for HIM
self, and that upon his personal knowledge
and The best information he could obtain
--he had been constrained (hough relnc-
tantly) 10 send his son {or sons} to diff.
ferent institution. This was a slate oi
things which thought ought 10 be cor
rec,ed. / have no personal knowledge OF
the habits of the students in the mailer OF
Temperance, nor of the Conduct of the
Faculty in relation 10 the College Tenn
perance Society. ! know that lntemper-
ance was an evil, and very great one
whenI was in College, and presume ii
has been so since, and not only is il 30 10
our College, bat presume the same fact
exists in every similar institution in the
United States. ] hope however that the
universally or. long continuance Of the E.
vii, is not to be construed into its Justifica-
,ion. Nor do think the friends Of The
College ought 10 be found fault with, when
they attempt 10 apply corrective.
would much prefer myself that the Facul-
ty should influence sou of mine to be
temperate, than that they should expel
him from The College for getting drank
which "A Graduate" appears 10 think
they would certainly do. think il better
10 prevent .eyil-than to punish crime.
:" A Graduate has used the following
remark. "If Col. MELVILLE is right the
College is but large dram shop" don,
think any thing said justified this express
sion, nor, do think could possibly have
been generally so understood. II is true |
spoke Of iatenperance as an evil in the
College now, aud in all lime past-and I
don't think that !" A Graduate" can gait
gay the fact. don't know, or do sup
pose that it is more so nov Than formerly
land ] would fain hope and believe that
il is moi as much SO. -. -,
"a Graduate" appears TO think thar
some Of the speakers were SO ultra, as to
denounce the Faculty because they are not
Washing,onians---or because they may
occasionally take a glass of wiue. am
satisfied / am not one Of those-f know
that have at least the. usual amount OF
federation, for the opinions or practices Of
those who may differ wiih me. But l am
OF the opinion that if every member of,he
faculty, took his glass Of wine daily. il
woaId he their duty not to oppose the Col.