The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-06-03
Prof. Billy BinehottIc'S Lecture Oh Temperance.

hogshcn", brlorc Me houoruble Assuciu-
ton Of 'VharCRangers aud Bung
Such,7s.
FELLEHs--I 'spect most Of you have
heard OF this here cruel ilnpersilion and
vllialnons b,nboozIcment they call the
Temperance Reform. got up to prevent
decent roor folks from ENJOYING their
selves in IL rational and inncrc,nt way.
that is, to liquor when they feels incIi-
ned to it; but may DC some Of vou
don't know tha, the Temperance chaps
made their brags that they have lick'd
us out. and We hnn'l got word to saw
for ourselves. Now that's Il most ouli-
cons mistake. We've got lots of ar.u.
mcnls and ratcnations on our side, and
we've genus and sprrit enough to take
our pant, guess, when it comes to the
tusscl, think myself good enough for
amy SIX 0! the cold water orators, and
can give um their bittcrs, think, when
| go Il, il in yearncst I'll let um know
that Ere taken the field. and its orlui to
:hink how paniky they'll feel when
they see me come against 'um. | hope
the Temperance assassination won't dis
solve right away, for want an opportu-
nifty TO walk right into 'um just like
pig into turnip patch, and if there's
splinter OH 'um left at the end Of six
weeks from this tinc-bust me.
hope needn't say, my very respect
able audience, that I'm in favor of every
man, woman and chlld's having their
grog iii due season that is, six or eight
times day, or oltcncr, if the delercasy
Of their constitutions requires more slim
crlus. What harm will come of it?
Wont it make 'em happy? and 'arnt
happiness "our BEINGS end and aim,"
as MIR. Murray says in the lnglish Rea-
der? Suppose mans got no home and
is cold--he takes drink and feels com
fertablc. tLe lays down on the bricks
and don't know they ant feathers. Spoze
he's friz to death, why he don't know
what hurts him he goes happy, and l
guess he never feels cold afterwards.
Them temperance fcllers say liquor
costs us heap of moncy-that's IL mel
ancholy truth-it costs conloundcd
sight more than it oughter cost. go
agin high prices myself. The tavern
keepers want to make very unreasonable
profits, and its right enough to make
'em ashamed Of their cxtorshernating
propensity. There's gentleman Of
my acquaintance in St. Mary's street
what sells very good glass Of grog
for penny, and he allows that. he can
make u decent living at that The rca.
son why he can sell so low is, case he's
got no license. That license law is
what raises the price of liquor, my re-
spectcrbe audience; its a sor: of contri
vance by which the public goes pard-
ncrs with the liquor sellers, and comes
in for Il good slice Of the profits. They
say it helps to support government
Dang govurnmcn;! What do respec-
terrible people want with any govern
ment? It's another impersition. If
govurnment cant be supported without
a tax on gioy it oughter be cho-
kcd. Why do they tax some peoples
drink and not others? Why don't they
put tax on pumps and hydrantS, so
that them as has no better sense than to
prefer cold water TO grog, may pay their
part of the reckoning?
Now | ak you, fellcrs, who's the best
citizen, him os supports government, or
him as don't? Why him as docs, of
course. We supports government, lcl-
lers; every man as drinks grog sup.
ports government. That is. if he liquors
at licensed grocery. Every blessed
drop of liker he swallers there, is taxed
to pay the salary of the governor, the
'sembly men, and ,o,her big bugs.
'Spose we was to quit drinking, why 60.
vernmcnt must fall, it couldn't help it
no how That's the very reason |
drinks, don't like grog, l hates it NOR
tally If | followed my own incIina-
ton, I'd ruther drink buttermills, or gin
ger pop, or soda water. But | lickers
for the good of my country; to set an
example of patriotism and wertuous SELF
denial to the rising generation.
'Spose we was windictive or malish-
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