Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-19

,tde d0stt tncnce Soctcty.-lhe temperance 30
ciety. Of this place, heldits stated meeting on
NJ Monday the 1Olhinst., and was ad'
dressed BY n. a: Jones; Esq Of AbbeviIle
: District, Dr.. r. G.. Mays, and N. L. Griffin,
Esqr., Of this. District. MIR. Jones, gave the
Society very gratifying account Of the pro:
sress of the eause in his District. He stated
that the constituted authorities there, now re-
fuse to grant license to retail, in any case, and
tlatcandidates before the people had djscon-
tinned the practice of treating to assist them in
gaining office. He said that q great reforma-
ton had taken place in the habits ofthe people,
princ.pallyin. consequence Of the active and
long continued exertions oftenperance men in
every section Of the District. He stated that
several persons who had been warmly enlisted
in the cause had spoken,oft temperance on d
vers occasions, wherevera crowd had collected
or an audience could he obtained This had
been attended with the happiest effects and he
recommended the same course to the Mechan-
les Washingtonian Society Of this place. :.
Reference in the course Of the evening, was
made to the proceed nss ofthc recent Temper
ance Convention at Aiken, and particularly TO
the resolution proposing to the people, to ask
the Legislature to refer the question of license
or no license 10 the popular vote. MIR. Griffin
said tina, he regretted the adoption of that
resolution by. the Convention, and tina, he
should decline the duty that the Convention
had assigned him, Of discussing the Propriety
of,hat movement before the people. Mr. G.
expressed his fear, shat the proposed discus
sion would have the effect Of arousing The very
prejudiccs agains, Temperance Associations,
which had been allayed by the Resolution OF
the Convention which met a: Greenvilie IN
1912, and thereby ietard the progress OF the
cause. He read the resolution n adapted "a
GreeHville, ,disclaiming all attempts to.procure
iegislativpsai IN the Temperance causes said
he had voted ior.,hat resolution in 1872 and
tha, he had been confirmed by subeequen, OBJ
,serva,ion Of the wisdom and benefit of that
disclaimer, and believed, that a patient and
discreet use Of the means heretofore used,
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would finally secure the triumph OF the cause.
The Tariff Aa.-We published last week,
the Tariff Act, which IS now the law 'of The
land. This is matter of sincere congratua.
ton, and one for which all who 80 long batllcd
in the cause of Free Trade. have just reason
to rejoice. It's the triumph of the great prln-
ciples 6f; liberty and equality over grasPins
nlonopolysand grinding oppression. We
now see the sdswRefa new era bursting s'upon
US, and d;ssipasieg the gloom which'for.so long
lime setaed.in portertcus darkness upon our
country. Tte.psssase ef.hia ,billinspires us
wi,h,aew feelings, and gives us the brightest
hupes for glorious future. 1t is true the
Southern States have not obtained every thing
that they desired or reasonably expected. But
ain The passage4of this Act great poinlssshaye
been gained, and we trust, that they are hut
an nearnest Of greater tTinmphs for the tut ire.
For long term Of years, the South groaned
heavily under the hnrdens which were laid
upon our planting interests and Krens hearts
were falling them, and grew si"k from "hoee
ds[erred." Many were ii, despair end fur
certain period, a cristsscelned impending over
our beloved country. a gloom had gathered
upon every brow, aul "hope for saeason babe
the South farewell"
Some ofour best and pures. men'had cotne
10 the mourniul c. ncusion, that separation
of The Southern from The Northern States. was
preferable to Union with them, if the late
Tariff, with its Inequality, and its oppression
were to continue the settled policy of The coun
,ry, Blu, the hour Of deliverance came at last
and the banner Of Free T::ade is once more
floating triumphan,ly aloft. To our CHIEF Mag.
is,rate, to the Vice President, and the other no.
ble spirits who stood shoulder to sh nlder IN
battling for our interests. we owca debt oil the
most heartfelt gratitude, and they will surely
receive their reward at the hands OF their
countrymen.
We have said that great points have been
gained in the passage Of the present Tariff
We have reference to the abolition Of the min
imum and specific duties. In order that those
of our reaters who have not particularly at
tended to the matte, may have clear appre'
l,ension of it. we will repeat what we said in
former number.
"The abolition Of the minimum principle.
by which low priced goods have an arbitrary
value fixed on them by government. Of four
times their value. and taxed accordingly, and
the abolition also, of all specific duties, by
which tax is levied on an article, not accord
ing 10 its value, but with an exclusive reference
to The home interest 10 be protected, are great
p ,ints 10 be gained in the legislation OF the
country. Ithas been by means ofthese fraud
ulent modes Of taxatiea, that onr country has
been KEEP, ignorant. TO great extent, OF the
oppression that has been Perpetra.ed upon us,
for the last twenty years. There can be no etfl'
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