Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-06

fer that our State should be desolated by
foreign invaders. Give us anything under
the sun rather than the want Of employ
menr; give US famine; pesIience, or blood
shed, or the sorest OF the affections OF Hea-
ven, in The place of negative evil, so W.
,erIy destructive of every thing like hu-
m an improvement. and so wholly rePug
naut TO the advancement and stability OF
our institutions, and to the safety and
prosperity of a republican form Of govern
menl.
In passing through this, and some 9th.
ers of the Southern States, stranger
would be completely shotksd al the incdl-
cuIable numbers of hearty, robust young
men, who follow no Occupation under
heaven. but smoking cigars. drinking hran-
dy, and loafng and opngng about the
different cities, aud towns. and villages.
Indeed. il has become so common in this
part of the world. for a gentleman of pro
perty and education to do nothing. that IT
is almost disreputable, evea for, poor
man. To labor for his support. As for a
youhg man Of wealth and standing in the
t first circles, to endeavour by his assiduIty
and industry 10 improve his estate, such
+, thing is scarcely dreamed Of. If he were
10 presume to adopt course, Of conduct so
so absout' ly vulgar. be would be Stunned
aud mocked al by all his gay companions.
Geu,lemen of pleasure. and gentlemen of
leisure. with their lily white hands. are
! The only current stock amongst us, and
the onlv stock that is acceptable al our
markets Of manhood and beauty. One Of
our dashing bellies would be horror struck
at the sishI Of pair Of sunburnl hands, or
of n bronZed, aud manly, and noble brow.
Even in our own little village of Edg
! field (Which believe is unsurpassed in
! every thing that is manly by any village
f, in the Sourh,) and in al! the. villages OF
my acquaintance in The State. OF. soft.
and clear, and halmv day. when they can
bear 10 expose their tender persons to The
air, and to The dangers Of the weather.
swarms-ciouds ofihese delicate creatures
of The masculine seniler, are 10: he seen
literally infesting every place. Of. common
resor,-ilerally darkenins The avenues of
the public buildings, and the piazza's Of
The hotels. merchants stores, and erog-
shrps. will no, attempt to. disguise the
| fact--a man cannot pass through :. The
streets Of AS small Villages as Edgelietd.
| AhbevilIe. Laurens, Greenvlle, NewberrN,
and Hamburg. ard many others that could
be named without encoun,crins, al every
corner. groups of hearty ahle-1odicd young
| men. who can boasy cf following MO active
pursuits in the world. and of doing nothing
whatever in the form OF business, bu, eating
and drinking, and retailing slan!lers and
telling stale and miserable, and filthy jokes
! The very extreme Of their enterprise.
scarcely hurries them beyond d game, of
whist. or luc, or brag. 1t would bo much
better Cor them if they 1Oouia gamble ALT
tie, and exhibit at least some syn: psoins OF
life aud spirit. firmly believe, 'ha, even
that ahominable vice woGld be less sinful
[ and corruptng TO. their morals. ihan for
them towhile away theiriime 10 such per-
isfeclstupor and, slolfl, as now possesses
them, and. so completely .paralizes all The
| nnbler faculties, both intellectual and ply
sical, with which they have been endowed
bv a bountilul Creator. -" -.
If our people could bc induced 10 take
an interest in the establishment of manu-
factories, and the rearing Of manufacturing
towns amongst them. it might stir them
up to some activity ], might al least,
excite in them spirit of speculation. and
lhai, in a.y humble opinion would be fully
worth an eiIrl. Those who still have in,
dusiry aud enterprise enough TO be addict
ed to play, could play at higher and more
decent Sames than Sercn up and faro 6dnG.
Even il il should turn out that our State
is not adapted 10 manufacturing purposes,
which is NOT al all probable. The money
IosI in The speculations and enterprises
commenced, would be money well expen.
ded, under all circumstances OF the case.
In The name of God, ask, what do our
young men of capital do with their mosiey!
Do they lay i, out TO any profitable purpose
whatever! / cannot Cor my life. perceive
to what use in the world il is applied, but
to pamper The sickly arpe'ites, aud SEa!liy
the licentious desires Of the most eifeml-
nate, the mosi indolent, and the mos' USE
less set ofmen on top of the ground. The
descendants Of The weallhier classes in our
secliuu Of The country, from tho want of
some proper incentives to action, a lmost
Invariably become, in generation or two,
paupers aid beggars; or they t me
most completely proslated, as W. in
miud and body, as in property character,
and reputation. Many Of them for the
lack of employment, contract habits of dis
sipaliou, that hurry Them on to such ex-
lremes Of degradation, as TO make death a
pleasing alternative 10 life ofutter wretch
edness. have no doubt, that numbers Of
them actually commit the awful crime of
suicide. Ietiiey do aol commit it with the
pistol or The dirk. they commit it in an0lh-
er way, that is much more distressing to
the minds of their friends and relatens,
and infinitely more perueious in lis CON
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