Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-09-03
From the Che7a,0 Gazette.
TIE LIcEHT1oUs Press.

There are three classes of individuals,
whom it is the duty of every enlightened
and civilized community to support-the
Minister, the Schooimaster, and the Prin-
ter. The duties of the 6rst Of those, are
Of Spiritual nature, Of the second, mental
and moral, but upon the last, devolves
those of mixed and general nature. A
we'll conducted press will afford aid to the
practical divine, while the exertions of the
schoolmaster will be rendered efficient
and efec,ual through its fundamentally
Extending The area Of his usefulness
and widening the field Of his labors.-
Upon the faithful and conscientious dis
charge of the duties devolving upon
these three, much-ay, everything de-
pends-eternal happiness, temporal sue
cess, aud social responsibility And whose
poweris the greatest, either for good or for
evil-rhe Minister's the Schoolmaster'S, or
the Printers? Great as is the RESPONSE
bility Of the two former, inasmuch as their
duties are mere circumscribed, the sphere
Of their action less extended, and the in
fIuence of their precepts, confined within
narrower bounds. than those of the Prin-
Ter, so is their power of good or evil more
limited than his. OF how great Importance
is it, then, that the Press should be we'll
sustained, aud none but men of tried prin
ciples, undoubted virtue, aud anspolted
integrity, allowed to preside over its issues.
Thus the character Of our country would
be raised both at home and abroad, licen-
,iousness rebuked, and virtue rewarded.
The venali,y of the Press has long been
subject of deep concern to the philanthro-
pist and patrlol-,he daily issue of scurril
i,v aud immortality which is borne as by
the wings of the wind to The four corners of
the ear,h-the wanlon Misrepresentation,
gross fabrications, and dark insinuations,
with which the columns Of modern
newspaper are too often burthened. make
good men sometimes doubt, whether our
boasted freedom of speech and of the pen,
is more Of blessing than curse. There
is scarcely city in the. Union but sup
Doris one or more of those low and filthy
sheels, which riots in the most obscene
language and indecent remarks, and which
are hawked about the streets and bought
up by the guilty and depraved. One Of
these has recently fallen into our hands,
and much as we respect The liberty of the
Press, and wish ii TO be extended and pre-
served, yet still more are we desrons that
the most strenuous efforts should be made
by every one having stake and interest
in society ,olop off these excresences, and
put stop to that Iicentiousness which is
working radical and almost irremidable
evil throughout The land. Prune The press
of its impurities. place it under the control
of men OF fixed principles. and then who
can calculate the eyienI Of the blessings 10
be derived from its great moral puwer.
over both the mundane happiness and
spiritual hopes Of man?
The Tobacco Cutturs in Florida.-A
letterrecently received from Florida shews
that this new member of our family Of
States is about TO sci up rivalry with
old Virginia. as 10 which is hereafter TO
be the Tobacco State of the Union. II
says" Every body here is going into the
Tobacco culture, which promises 10 re-.
place the Orange, as it requires no ma.
ebinery and the poorest can engage 10 it.
The experiments tina, have been made,
notwithstanding the worst season ever
known, have proved extremely encour-
aging. The article is of superior quail
ity and commands high price in New
York, from 40 to 80 cents. H, who
has jusl arrived from thence, states that
the choice qualities will command this
latter price. There will be much done 10
it here. The next year; and there is every
prospect Of its becoming the staple Of
Florida" -
Sporting Er'ruordinary-At Long
Branch there has been grand race be-
tween an OK aud horse, for a purse of
$50, mile heas Both were mounted by
darkies: and The OK won. 1t is remark
able OK. and has been trained togo under
saddle or-in harness.
In country Of blind people, the one
eyed man is king.