Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-08-29
seem MOTTO. extend beyond the limits Of
.lheirjudicial. Districts: They have Elilile
.annnanI;nr, nf rEe inencral nnnl nr.of The

their judicial. Districts. They haves]illle
conception Of tie general good. orsof The
importance of state and national renulas
lion. Public 6enedcence must centre
around their firesides. or il is an infringe
menl on individual privilege. Under this
small feeling the avenues 10 nalional pros
perity are completely shu up. All ener.
sies toward improvement are s'ifled. nnd
all effnrts 10 elevate the national character
are vain and fru,Icss. The man who is
instrumenlaFin encouraging this petty feel:
ing is not, in our judgment, friend TO me
people.
Nor is he such, who seeks to excite un.
natural prejudices against certain classes or
professions in the community: for the least
reflection will teach, That different callings
are absolutely necessary foT properly per.
forming all The business of society. AS
The bcsl evidence OF This, is the fact thai
here has beeu no age or country. ad-
vanced in civilization, in which these va
rious professions have nor been required.
II, therefore. direct proof were wanting,
this universally Of their existence would
sufficiently alles, their necessity. But we
will touch on this point in a succeeding es-
sny. What we wish to urge al present is,
that the utility aud necessity Of these DIFF
ferent calinss being known and felt by ev-
cry one, the good citizen will regard him
self morally bound, TO protect their rights
and interests and to add 10 their respecta-
billy. The omission TO do This, or efforts
to stir up unjust prejudices against any of
these necessary interests of society, render
a man an enemy 10 The institutions of his
country. ~
Combinations. likewise, 10 put down
moral worth and talent. exclude maa
from the privilege of calling himself friend
to the people for tiIis,is not only doing an
cvillo the people. hui it's working against
The moral laws of God. Men of high moral
worth and talent are certainly more capa-
hle of achieving great good 10 society. than
rhnse who are for he most part deVuid Of
these qualities ; and il is equally certain,
that The Deity. in his perfect Wisdom,
though allo'ins to eusry man his appropriate
share of social duty, designed these men for
a sphere OF usefulness more enlarged,
and important. What God has designed,
therefore, man is. made TO Illustrate. In ad-
dilinn, then, to the real injury done to socie-
ty by keeping down moral intelligence, on
obligation to he Deity is lhrown'of. !Aa:e
there no compunctous visilings Of con-
science" attendant on such conduct? We
are bound to think so. FROM the force of
thai moral sense implanted in our nature,
we believe there is no ihlance Of talent
and true merit being put down by unfair
means or by wilful neg lect that does moi
bring with it some lwi,chings OF con-
cience. Aud what is This hut internal evil
dence, that the grea, Author Of our being,
has made men OF talent and moral worth
more useful in their generation, aud i'm
planted in the minds Of their fc!low-men,
lively sense of that utility? This natu-
raj feeling. If left to itself. would always
prompt TO correct acion. The people. in
ssTTTsnSden sTSd ha15 u"asr a%H
strong sense of justice and right. Their
natural propcnsitieS are to appreciate uirtue
and 10 re,oartt merit
The men. thereiute, who by false rep
resentalions,or insihious combinations, so
lead away the public mind 'as Ii cause it
10 suppress this natural feeling Of justice,
and 10 put down in society moral and in
Ielecruai worth. are anouS tue worst enc.
mics of The people.
OSE OF TIE PEOPLE.