The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-11-28
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Su1cIDs-On Saturday. the 10Th ult.,
Mr.. Edward Pnulton. who was at the time
a circuit pr cacher in the Methodist connex-
ion, killed himself at the house Of Mr.. Karns,
in this city, by cutting his throat from ear
to ear, with his pen knife. The cau,e Of
this dreadful act was intemperance.
Having been previously acquainted with
Mr.. Harms. he came 10 his house The day he
committed the lata deed, and was invited
to remain until Monday. He seemed deeply
detected, spoke much of his past exccsses, of
the loss of his religious consultations, and the
wreck Of his usefulness as a minister and as
a man. At his request, Mr.. X. drew up his
will, Pnu,on. giving as reason for The re-
quest, that he did not know how soon lie
might die. By this instrument, the property
Of The deceased, amounting 10 several thou
sand dollars in cash and noles, was devised
to his brothers. residing III England, Of which
country Mr. Poullon was native.
Soon after. MIR. karns, having some busl-
ness to transact out Of doors, invited his
guest to amuse himself with some books
which he brought, giving him at the same
time the pledge of The Washington Total
Abstinence S"cicly to look over. On the
return of Mr. Harms. Poulton told him that
he had signed the pledge during bis absence,
and the act had given much relief 10 his
mind, Mr.. X. congratulated hun warmly
upon his triumph over appetite. gave him
cordial shake of the hand, and spoke cncour-
agingly of the future.
Soon after, tea was announced, but Ponl-
ton declined going /" The table. and was left
alone in the room. A few moments after.
letter inviting Mr. karns To attend a tempe
rance meeting at Frecport, was put into his
hands, and going directly to The sitting room
for his spcctacles, he discovered the unfor.
tuna,c Poulton in the very act Of committing
selCmurler, sraspiny firmly IN one hand the
knife with which he was cutting his throat,
and with The other holding his chin.
Mr.. Harms. Immediately leaped forward
and seized his hand, but it was SO slippery
with blood that he found it impossible to re-
tain il. With strong effort Poulton broke
from his friendly grasp. and made dcspcr.
ate effort to take the lie of the man who
would preserve his. Mr.. Harms found 1t
necessary 10 call help. but before any assls-
tance could arrive, Pnulton succeeded in Sc
vcring the carotid artery and fell 10 the floor
a bloody and maneled corpse.
What horrh commentary upon inlem-
rerance. 1t is worthy Of remark also. that
this man used no Intoxicating beverage but
beer. 1t was this that ruined his character,
destroyed his happiness, and drove him from
wrctchcdness to despair, and suicide. Let
the bcer.ti pier take warning.
Washington Banner.
EDUCATION AND LIBERTY GO HAND AND
nAND.-When the dark ages covered Eu.
rope with midnight gloom, but few per.
SONS had the brnc6l of education. and those
few were Priests and Monks. What was
the consequence! Brute force was the
principle upon which governments were es.
tabllshed. The stronger rule was one Of
Tyranny. In the history of those times. the
onIy history of happy government was
when the monarch was educated.
Upon the first dawning Of tho ight of sci
encc upon mankind, the light of liberty be-
gan TO shine.
1t was then discovered that when men
were intelligent. there was less need Of force
in governing them; and knowledge and right
reason were more powerful than The arm OF
tyranny.
Men learned TO reason on ihcr rights. and
to question the opinion that might and birth
gave ri ght TO government, and to discover
Kings held I--~er for their own aggran-
dizement ara not for the bencfi, of the peo-
pie.
The ligh, of education in England caused
the people TO think and act for themselves,
TO resist The encroachmenls of power--and
Charles the first to lose his head.
The seeds of that light were cast on our
shores, and when The Pilgrim Fathers landed
on the Plymoth rock grain of mustard seed
was sown that now fills the land.
Had ii not been for the knowledge of in
dividual right, inculcatcd bv education.
our Revolutionary Fathers, when they freed
themselves from forci On yoke, would have
returned to the old system of king ly gov
crnmcnl. But they found that men when
rightly taught, are capable of eIfg'vern-
mcn,; and system by which the people
ruled, was established.
II oJro,f;on ,uac Of thic timc unive rSa lly