Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-10
TEMP FRANCE.
From ne T'smu1psir;1Idl pr 1Idllnee adpocate.
- UNION. - !sSs.5

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The Temperance cause owes lls won
deriuI success to a combination Of effort,
an. association Of strength. aud auniiiy Of
purpose. on thepa Of those who have
engaged in the enterprise. Nothing is
more essential IN maintaining, the strong
foolhold which The Temperance cause has
obtained, and. in ensurins its further ad-.
vahcemenl aud 6ual triumph, than union,
While we remain bound together as CO.
labourers and brothers in the good work in
which we-haye engaged. forgetful OF. all
else, save the great end oil our association,
the entirelestruction ihfoug hout the globe,
wewill be asirresislable as the avalanche;
: and lhodg d our progress may be. slow,
vet so long: as we epresent 10 the enemy an
unbrokeu front Of stout hearts, devoted 10
the cause. and moved by a consciousness
of doing right our fin al success must not,
cannot lie matter oil doubt. If we look
arouud for moment, aud inquire Of what
materials is this immense Temperance ar
my composed,- arc they tha, are en-
gagged in this glorious work of Reform,-.
we will find tha, they are col mad enlhu-
siasts. biiidIy devoted TO some favorite
theory, and madly attempting 10 carry out
some aEuiopean scheme Of universal per-
fection aud happin ess. No, They are sober
minded sensible men-men who have
drunk deep from The; cup Of misery, which
they are attempting 10 snatch from the
lips lips Sof their fel low men. They are
practical philantbropists. They are moi
men to be easily, discouraged by want of
immediate success; they know. how deep
ly the vampire Of Intemperance had plant.
ed us faiigs in their own natures, and with
what violent .hearr-throes the effort to es-
cape from its embrace was accompanied.
They are therefore ,not,easily discouraged
by opposition or refusal. Besides, who
archie leaders in ihis.great Reformsl Hap
PLY, the wofk, "a Though commenced by
individuals. has now enlisted some Of
the most distinguished talent Of the; coun-
try. Men OF influence, education, elo.
quence, and, Of The very highest order of
intellecl, are day by entering our
ranks, and devoting themselves 10 ,hepr
motion OF The good work.-.We hare also
our friends in: the high places of eIland.:
Some of the most distinguished Govern
ors, Judges and Statesmen, are the warn,
and enthusiastic friends aud. advocates of
Temperance Itais MOTTO lbe supposed
that such men as ,hese,s when once fairly
enlisted in so gloripus:an .epterprize as the
Temperance Reformalion.swill suferiiI,lo
languish and. die, without an eBort 10 pre-.
serve ii. The cause Cannot suffer, while
such men are al the helm, {. -.z s.
But we haye,a stronger reliance still in
the innate truth of the cause itself. The
progress iof5truth is sometimes slow; bu.
from its yerynatnre iicannotg gobackMard.
Who, can point inalhe history Of the past,
10 Reformation, founded 10 ntruths seither
inFelieion, morals OF politics, whichafier
undergoing as much discussion as the Tenn
perance reformation has been suffered 10
die away and be forgotten? We imagine
no such instance can be found. Moreover.
We would be wanliusin confidence inlhe
wisdom and mercy of God, to doubt his
ability to perfecl this good work, wbish
above all Others of q temporal character,
mpstlseem pleasing ain his: sight. These
are among the many reasons we have, for
believing that the Temperance cause has
taken permanent stand, and: :is destined
to,the most glorious ultimate success.
We must recollect however, that all
these resdlls are to be produced by human
agency, and that working men are
required to. hasten the s6nal victory, aud
10 make il the more %complele--that, ,lo
reuder these more effective. they must be
united in effort and purPose7--lhat to pro,
duce this, unions sacrifices are sometimes
neeessary--,hat in devising means 10 ef.
feet our end, differences of opinioa will
arise, which should bedeeided by couces'