Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-09-20
CHAPTER <.
THE NINTH coMMANpMKNT,

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" SANDER the foulest whelp of sin. The mani
In whom this spirit entered was undone. .
His tongue was set on fire of he'll, his heart.
Was black as death, his legs were faint with
haste
To propagate the lie his soul had framed
His pillow was the peace of families
Destroyed, the sign of innocence reproached,
Broken friendships, and the strife of broth
erhoods:"
Perjury, is certainly prohibited by this
precept Of the divine law: and as this sub
ject has ben considered in a previous chap
ter, we win dispense with treating Of it fur
ther; enough has been said to show its con-
neetion with the liquor traffic.
i This commandment embraces all false ac-
cusation, slandering, tale bearing; in fact
all testimony with reference to our neighbor,
that is not in perfect conformity to truth
} Now by violating this precept, our neighbor
, may be injured in reputation, estate and per-
: son. As these evils, or injuries, frequently
5 grow out of drunkenness, and as drunken
: ness is sinseparably connected with the traffic,
Z therefore, we affirm that the traffic is the
t primary cause, and sustains criminal rela-
ton to those evils.
], How often is it the case, that men repair
g to the tavern, and get SO far under the inAu-
e ence ofintOxicating liquor, that he is ready
b to quarrel, and quibble about every thing.
u In that condition, be proceeds to some Pc
ir cuniary transaction, with friend and
y though his friend proposes to defer it, IN
v view of his condition, yet he insists. But
le such is his state of mind, that he soon finds
lie fault, and declares that his friend designs to
ve cheat him, and off he goes, in rage. affirm
r. ing his friend to be dishonest man. And
IN now,
"a Rumour was the messenger
es Of defamation;
! And very soon the reputation of the sober
N man is seriously injured, he is considered {
a dishonest man when the dishonest act wa.
lS only imaginary with the drunkard. WhC
can doubt but this has frequently occurred
"a The character of the liquor vender's neigh
y Dor suffers, and he is the primary cause
o. This difficulty stops not here, but often re
~ suits in deep rooted, and never ending pre-
I've judices the friends of the offender an,
y ~ tho offended are at dagger's points, an
me sometimes murder ensues.
ess Quarrelling and fighting are of frequen
sne occurrence at those places where intOxieatin
ns drinks are sold, and how frequently do "
ue find one man who was intoxicated testifyin
to certain facts, while another in like cor
70 ditiOn on the occasion, testi6es most pos
uor lively to the contrary. There is false tesl
ses mony In the case. Is not the vender Il
-ey' primary cause of this?
Look at that crowd of half drunk me
V'l assembled in the tavern bar-room, they a
ses engaged in talking freely of their neighbo
-ePS Madam rumour, has whispered little
Gie their ears, and now they presume gre
Gu deal, and at once conclude that their fello
nOl man is actually guilty Of some gross and d
eye picable crime. In this case, can no blaI
leu; be attached to the Rumseller? Rememb'
Sfeo y the conclusions to which they come are /
n1u |. kept secret, but given to the winds, much
'@H the injury of their neighbor, while he is inl
'-ad- cent. have no doubt, and who can dou
it? but thousands of the yilest calumni
2 IN may be traced to the tavern bar-room,
but Tog-shop, and the dirty back room Of
oned licensed grocery. There these things hs
man originated, which have cursed,
thin
zb;b And made most hellish meals, of
Of good mems names.
ught In various ways have mems characters 1
lould fered, through the influence of hquor-dealt
tuous Many men of naturally but few words vi
and sober, when intoxicated are ready to say
upon and every thing about his fellow-man,
f so, quently testifying falsely, much to the inj
n, o, Of his neighbor
/. by Through the influence of the traffic, I
least are induced to testify falsely in pecuni
were transactions, or, in such cases, withhold
not the truth, which is no better, whereby Il
ecess- fellows are seriously injured. Men, by s
by SO a process, have been compelled to pay,
butes Justly, thousands of dollars. Who can
glad that drunken guardians have not testi6et
infat- false accounts?
igno- Men are often injured in their persons
They a violation Of this precept of the divine
ven The many grogshop fights in which i
urage have been seriously injured, may be ira
form to this source. Look at the drunken Gro
rance that frequently follow too many political
didates; (shame on all concerned j Ii
izens, to their loud clamoring now they procee
alton, blows; skulls are fractured, bones brol
lg this and fearful gashed bodies; these may be
ced to violation of this commandm
Ne un- thence to the liquor yender.
alton. How often do we find it the case, that
rrepu- when intoxicated. become the authors OF
say, Iders, for which they are called to accoun
above the slandered party, which result in tn
it O. rious personal injury of one or both ?
Who does not know that there are n
who when sober, are kind and peacea
but when under the influence of spil
Gus liquor. are unkind, and disturber
ss the neaca ~ their Tallox,.r,e6r w