The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-07-24

shows us in figures which cannot he, the agSra'
waited and terrible enormity of this evil. 1t Is
the ratio of distilled grains compared 1c'h the
ouantity orown, which, according to c"nputa'
tion is: "Of corn. bu>hrl distilled in every
sd; of rye, | IN every 5; OF oats, III 2;olo'
OF barley, there is malt ted 3 bushels IN D. FROM
these products are manufactured torty.two mil
lions, one hundred and thirty three lhr!sand'
niue hundred and fifty five gallons OF whisky
six millions, five hundred thousand, live nun
dfed gallons OF rum; one million seven hun
dred and seventy. seven Thousand, nine hundred
and seventy fur barrels of ale"
"1he aggregate value of these liquors at
wholesale prices is estimated at Sl9,94l .o9I'
| Besides the above, there are made 22l ,22i
| gaIons of wine, and an inconcelvable amount
of "bad liquors" that draws heavily Tor their
constituents upon domestic and forcIga drugs
in their manufacture, but which are not counted
in tie manufacture"
In view of these, with ten thousand other
startling G.cts. which had we time, might br
easily adluced, we ask the candid and honest
reader if he will not respond TO the sentiment,
that the liquor traffic is wrong, all u70ng, and
ought TO he abolished.
| We make few closing enquiries and re-
! Elections, and leave the reader to draw his con-
clu<ons thereIrom
Has not this liquor traffic injured the world
in millions uf.cases! Does it not people our
ias and renitenliaries with scores and hun.
! drrds of miserable victims whose hands and
hearts are >tcc,ed in crimes of the deepest dye!
Another important thought we desire J'>t here
to Ircser, This system Of legaiIzcd whole.
sale destruction to human life and property
does rol sarjnrt itself, hut relies upon the pc"'
vle. III" S.v,,-:g independent rcople who are
heavily. rx,d for its support. Our contingent
! ace .....l So. Slirs warrant this assertion.
\" omc can deny, but that dr"nkards are
made b, this tafli: If there were no tirl ling
ships, we would have few, or no miserable
>pccnrlls OF drpravrd humanity recing III oar
si,crt>. .-snl found on oar tighways olien in Il
state of hcaslly iu'"Xicai"lr, us 1t is
Pass where we may, tlro city or tlro' town,
Village or hamlet Of tlS fair land,
| --ev'r. twentieth pace
Conducts the ,n.uardcd nose 10 such whiN
! Of stale d,bauclI forth Issuing from the sites,
! That Law has licensed, as makes Temp rance reel
Why ought liquor dealers t" have special
and re-ervcd rights guaranteed by the laws "t
the laud, which, in their daily operations III
iurc all other Glasses of the community; a"d
since it is manifest that almost all our social
and political troubles are occa>ionrd by ;hIS
| localized who!e>alc ui~clrf. why should the
people lon.rr submit in silence to system :"
gli' vouS aud unjsl! There can be no bali
uht aud haf wrong in this matter. The triIi
tic in arden; >l!jtS IS either all 'ig''t or al
arronq. II it is right, why are tho traders IL Il
TAXED !;,r pursuin. it as n comm'"n av"raiI"n.
the same H. aN other article Of mcr1haa'!i2 !.
| II i, he wrolr. il "u.h. t" bt abolished. The IL
! aunr laws If Sout! Caroua present a st';ng"
anom,aIy II il j. wrong t. sell Il p'Nt "' POI
son wiihrut II icci,>r. 1t surely ought To t."
rnns;dricd ~ a. mach :" To sell three gal.
Ions without vr.c Strange legislation that ! go
The people must Tux" Ibis matter home t" their
hearts aud rxanimr each for himself, aud dc
eide uI".u lhr n>t:cv or injury wh!cli they re-.
crive troii this miserable tralc. LctuS, friends :.
| reaS,.lr tu-elher Look at the question fairly
and honesty, and as men who love their conn-
rrv, enrav"r I" do all we can to abolish this
vile, snuI-drir.>ng, God dishouoring traffic.
! Let the voices of ten huu>and frecnlcn he heard
in the land from the lofty pak> Of tn" hlu"
ridge to the seaboarI--DowM gih the L'qN"r
Traffic.