The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-11-13
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By REQuEsr.
From the Illinois Organ1
Brother sncw.
About one. OF the fullest things that
came off in Versailles ia,ely is, thn, of
an unti.tcmpcrance speechwhich send
you. think it butjiist and right
that the public should see both sides of
this great question, upon which Mr..
Coat and his opponents nre fuirly n, is
sue, in this "moral part of Gods vino.
yard" wish you would, therefore,
hive the goodness TO insert the follow
ing, which was delivcredbeforc "puh-
&c disemblngc," by a citizen Of Brown
few weeks since Mt this plncc
! wis'.-,his favor not only FOR The pur-
pose Of having both SIDES pf The picture
presented, bul also, for the purpose Of
directing the attention of the people Of
our country to the growing intelligence
Of the ngc. ne
A few more years Of such advance
ncnt in the science ofFhetoric and log
ic, (as is indicated by the following)
will make it apparent TO all that The
services of,hc school.mnser can easily
be dispensed with. And on the score
Of economy, The dimes can be put 10 n
much better use:
"Mr. Prcsident.--Ihnint in tho hab.
it Of Nv rcJrcssing public tiscmblagcs
like this ere one. This, gentlemen, is
the second time | ever, eli,cmp,cd to
make public redress before pasicty
Of my fellow cilizcnss First. will ax
whar did ,ha git lharthoriy. ,Ded tha
gi, il from George G Washington, or
dcd ,,a moi: most resuredly tia ded not.
Dcl thu git from thelaws Of God, ur
dch tha moi; most resnrcdly lia ded not.
Gentlemen and lsl,es, before | per-
seed my fur,ler, u quite necessary
,for me 10 iightst,5 Ssus. ON lie pssiely OF
snlc,, that I8a.ss ts,ii es'iiistsss mo
rroi,i,u.iu,, Or ,'s'ttt.Tf Tfnsir;s ttTui
tend 10 rcbusc--ii isno nolitical nomi .
nation, but ii is n pnsieiy Nv men call
ing themselves Sons Of temperance.
Does the Sons of Temperance remit Ia.
dies into thar pasicly, or do tha not;
most rcsnrcdly tha do not. Docs ,ha
remit the old cripplcs or rcvolu,iorcrs
or do ,ho no.; mos, resrrcdly tha 40 not
10 tna say thu ar ccrct pus,riy, or
10 tina not; most rry cdly lha do say
TIA aruo'. 3nD, Nr, President, and la.
dies, do tina dscnhlc at the dead hours
Of midnish, or do ,la not; most rcsur-
edly thn do. Ei' ii war no, n secret pa
sic,y, why not meet a, proper hour,
and in public, without guard on the
inside and outside door, with u club in
his hand. When member comes for
mission, he goes and whispers in the
scnlincls car the pass word, like thief
meeting complicc Oh the highway.
Does the children have the privilege Of
meeting with thar mogcn,orS, or 90 tha
not; mos; rcsurcdly lha have not. What
time does tho young man form his fnb.
its in life? Is i, not u, the age Of twelve,
or is it not. Mos, fcsurcd!y ii is from
twelve up
Here the honorable speaker came 10
course Of hrowD study for several
minutes, holding down his hair with his
left hand, and will the aid Of his ri..l,
hand md mouth, M was able 10 extract,
from large rLUG uchcw Of the "wccd,"
which he rolled mo one corner Of his
mouth, and proceeded, MS follows,
"Gcnllcmen, think it looks very dis
picious 10 sec pihIcty Of men discm-
bling themselves ugrlhcr for the pur.
pose of refusing iaious nominations;
does it or docs it MT? Most douh,cdly il,
docs. Have lha right 10 call any
Iigious nomnQtiona mushroom church,
or have lha not? Most imposilivcly thn
have not. lave lha q righ, to take up
with every whin ,siddlcd whim> >vham
TINT comes along icre, or have ,hn not?
Mos, undoubtedly lha have not.
Mr.. President Dch General George
G.. Washington fed his men on spirit
uous lickcrs? dec he or ded he not?
Most rcsurc'iy Ir dcd rs n beverage.
Dcd Old Roushand Ready give his
men ticker nj ihcclimblng Of The troops
at Bony Nisly, OF dcd he no.l Most re.
sulcdly he dcd. l)cd he give them thar
grog at the bat,h Of Polly Ol-Tow, or
ded he not. Mcs doublcdIy he dcd.
l)cd no, Gcncril Scott give his men
Ticker at the siorning of Mounteroy, or
dcd he not? Mos imposiivclv he dcd.
Dcd- not GenerallI harrison feed his men
on hard cider atlhc battle Of Tippnca
noe, or dcd not, Most doub,cdly he
dcd.
Gentlemen, ny arguments in favor
OF freedom, Gun the contradic,ed; most
rcslredly lhn caIl no howr
Here the speaker took his seat amidst
shouts Of applause.
s5 Your, in l.. p. and F.
REPORTER.
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