The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-08-02
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yer in all this mischief we believe IL 10.
be the duty of all good citizens to Join 81
heart and hand against this common
enemy and to continue these exeriions .
until our land is freed from this moi
some pestilcnce. Whatever the ul,i.
mate object of temperance men may
be IN carrying on the great principle,
OF reform, their present one is to.p,
down the retail system, to put tem,ta.
ton out CT the reach of the rising ,l.u
Grafton, as we daily see our BOYS be.
coming drunkards and falling into
drunkard's graves. The next consd
Grafton is to remove ardent spirits
beyond the reach of our slave popu!;i
ton, as it is evident to all tho evi! - /
them Is very great or as wn'' as 1,
their masters. IN this matter q leni.
perancc men, whether sons D. tcn;. !
pcrance'' or not should combine tn put
down the evil 1t is the imp.ratiyc
duty as well as interest OF Shareholders
to suppress traffic in ardent, -
when they consider heir re 60
and accountability to thui:
wcll.bcing Of :dcr saves, u
pcrallI' and spiritually.
| rise ~ The power OF their Y 81
| ilKS< licStnen claim II .reen.n, ,S5zZEsllIElizl77
Let tRslr motto be dorm ,ciM H.
until the evil be crauicat.d from ESgl5
mountal - the scahnard o, on
loved land. But son.c viii asl:
IS L, become Of ;hc grain IL i, no ~ ~
distilled? To suci, wou!.. ;,at III,
thrilling question. Are you willing
j iuT iia to make MONEY al Inc expepse
OF your Immortal soul? But if there
has ever been any grounds for such an 4.
objection as that, it certai.ly viii nor
help you now. Look at Europe bnd, 4
Asia III blaze otwar. Where do ,l,ev
expect to get food for t.leir soldi.rS2
From America. Then why not rescne
every grain of produce from the s,ills
In all probability before the struggle is
over, you will sec two millions 6r so,. I'd
dicts locking to on for bread. R!ir;s q.
thera was no demand abroad is che.
ona market supplied u: Arc Inc das ~ ~
tltutc F? What but sheer avarice IN s5s:ss 5:s$
duces the vcnder to deal out death hv Z
tho halfpint to his fellow creatures. -.
when he sees daily what an effect its
has upon the community. He sccs
the orphans rags, he hears the widows
wall as the chords Of her affections arc
cut one by one, until at last ali that
she once loved, is laid i'll the silent
tomb, unloyed and unwept, sayeSbv
that heart that has clung to him as The
IVY to the oak 1t is against the Ven
der, that We now would direct ibe
thunder OF our artillery and telIshin
with an unblushirg front, that he isstbe 5ett.41
cause OF nino.,entlis of the crimes that
are committed in the land. The coon.
sumer comes next, and against bin,
some have ben very bitter, and It il
true that he will have an awful accnnat 5, 4.
to render at The Judgment sen, of
Christ, whether he be the drrnl.sn s
wretch that dies in the ditch, or the u
millionaire that sips his costly wires.i,Is4
lordly palaces. There is one class
however in favor Of whom nv sy opa. =
th'es have been, and hope ever shalIF
be cniisted-ihe unfortunate youth wht, E,
has fallen victim to the fell destrov-
er. 1t is to him that you, fellow citi
zens, should extend your sy1npatbies
And let it be of the right sort. BYina q,
it to the ballut-box let freemen bays
a 'rccman's right let reform he the s.g &
watchward until the widows tbeartib ibs.t
iof JOY over her reclaimed son. Let
your motto be "to the rescue
Let us test the right of th,. Iiounr.
seller; as it is independence day. tLet !,
us observe that we do not lrespass np.
'nany moral. civil, religious. or politi
cal rights. But as We have made SUI
dry sore thrusts at the trade of Il Ger. y 1
tain class of mon, let us sec if we can
vlndicate our character. rs lovers of Z,
American freedom. Every man, owes ~
something to society in return 4f3r the
protection that the law throws around
nm: The Farmer, he Mechanic, and ii
the Merchant, all contribute somclhinp ~
to tho good Of society. Now observs
the bearing the rum traffic has noon .
society. Could you see with M angels
eye tho desolatons it hath5wfauaihis ssl
you would say, = put IL aow,i,. 81 Bit jlss
says the rumseller what & light has o
government to Interfere within nSySS ~
tr'odfe business. A greatlighe it ,n,ais;55E,s
when that business interiors with su5ssllss RI 4;
t'c good. And pray has not the coun.
'erie'ter and gambler alright tosthe S.
same piece but suppose they at { I,
tempt to carry OH their rations ia !
the lISnt OF the monday sun, how SOON y &
would they be hurled from I'll irt ssiii.& s
poyment, and their ELECTS con fliiscatei. Ia
And why this Procedurs7 aitsWef, self I
preservation, the good Sof society de 1, &
mands it. Then why. does 3s,os society siisis 4.
demand suppression ofSthe; lIaa3a6t;s
tratficS Not becanse they believoShe IS S.
yerder TO bs less bianiewor,hy, bns q a
because he pandefs sIclf articles AS are "a
congelial tc .:he SSitiatetl tastes OF a. g 6
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