Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-06-04
To THE FRtEHps OF TEMPERANCE IN THE
STATE oE SoCru CAROLINA.

| To THE FRrESps OF TEMPERANCE IN THE
STATE OF South CAROLINA.
In pursuance of vote OF the Stale 60.
ciery, al its annual meeting in November
last, fixing its assemblage 5in Convention,
during the approaching summer, az Pen
dIeton, the Executive Committee, this
day, fixed the Wednesday after The first
Monday in August, The sixth day of the
month, at 10 A. NJ, as the time of meet
ing.
The different Temperance Societies in the
State, will al their earliest convenience,
meet and appoint delegates 10 attend The
said Convention. Each Society Of and
under 100 members will be entitled 10 two
delegates: aud Societies above that num-
ber, will be entitled To one delegate for
every additional hundred members. In
selecting delegates. it is hoped that the
President of each Society will always be
one delegate and it is especially desired,
that every delegate appointed should al
tend. The District Societies are each to
be represented BY two delegates. All the
officers of the STATE Society, including the
Executive ( Committee, are ex-officio MEM
bers, aud are earnestly requested to attend.
This meeting it is believed is an impor-
tan,.oae, in every respect, We ourselves,
ueed frequent iuterchanges Of opinion, and
good Offices to keep up that rnion in our
ranks, which has hitherto carried US hro'
all difficulties. Tha, there should be dif.
ferences Of opinion amongst US as TO Tie
most efficient modes Of action, is to be ex-
peeled: aud perhapsis is best that it should
be so. AS long as the9 are kept within
proper bounds, they may answer the val
liable purpose of compelling each 10 ex
anime more carefully The positions which
he maintains. But the instant that any
portion cf tho Temperance army sets up
their peculiar views as the Procrustean
measure, to which all others shall con-
form, the unity Of our ranks will be de-
sroyed, and we shall either prey upon one
another, or be preyed upon by our enemies.
ln one thing we eau be united, tile promo
tlon Of Temperance by such means as 10
each of US may seem best. Let therefore
"Iemperance" alone be our watch word
and ballle-cry.
Between this, aud our assembly. more
than TWO months will intervene. Time is
therefore ample TO accomplish great deal.
During the winter and spring months.
Charleston and Colurnbiahare been stead
lily engaged in bearing down upon the
ranks Of drunkenness. They have been
continually cheered by the conquests which
they have Won. In the country little was
expected To he done during The same sea-
sou. But now, as summer aud leisure ap.
proach, friends and fellow .laborers of the
country Districts Of South Carolina, arouse
yourselves. and, like the nuble and true
hearted sons Of Laurens District, dedicate
yourselves afresh TO the work. Eike them,
let Temperance lbe proclaimed in every
neighoorhood: aud then city, towns aud
country, together bring your trophies to
The meeting a, Pendleion, and lherelell US
how many thousands have been Won for,
and united to, the Temperance army, du.
ring the past year.
Each Society will be expected to send
up an accurate sratrmentH its-mcmbers.
distinguishing between male ard female
members.
To our friends oct Of The State, am au-
lhorized TO say, we would gladly be visi,
ted by them. Delegates from The Geor-
gia aud North Carolina State Societies
will be received 'Oith inerprssible delight.
The interchange between US in thai way,
would be at once commenced by sending
delegates on our parI, TO The Georgia Stale
Convention, were it not for the fact, that
that body assemblies before our Convention
can meet.
J. B. O'NEALL,
President Of The State Temperance Society.
May 01th lSdS