Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-11-26
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WINE. BEER AID TEMPERANCE.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of per-
sons, who profess to love temperance and hate
fanaticis,n, who have embraced the silly idea
that native wine and lager beer will do much TO
diminish the use of distilled spirits and promote
socie.y. Multitudes of young men in this
city, unblushingly enter lager beer saloons, and
would have us believe they are in no danger of
becoming sots. They bruaize and slulify
themselves with the filthy Dutch swill, until
they pass The dividing line between the human
and the beast, and don't know it. Some in,elli-
gent men have said, that the true way to pro.
mote temperance, is 10 encourage the use Of
fsE@en!ed Ip 7f ssvs% sapsr per
which has never favored the temperance reform
1t says:
cit would not be much to say, that if all the
drinking of fermented liquor could be done
away, crime of every kind would fall TO fourth
of its present amount, and the whole tone OF
moral feeling in the lower orders might be In
definitely raised Not only does this vice pro-
duce all kinds of wan;on mischief, but II also
has negative effect of great Importance. 1t Is
the mghiest Of all the forces that clog the
progress of good II is in vain that every en-.
gine is sci to work that philanthropy can devise
when those whom we seek to benefit are habit
uaIly WIFI lHCll l.'Sui'iS" - iSN>'''
and will-susking their brains will beer or IN
flaming them with ardent spirits. The struggle
of the school the library, and the church, all
united against the beer-housc aud Gin palace, IS
but one development Of the war between hcar-
en- ard hell. 1t is, in short, .intoxieatlnn that
fills our goals. 1t is intoXication that Hills our
Lunatic Axylums, and it is intoXicatlon that
fills our work-houses with poor. Wero 1t not
for this one cause, paupersm would lie nearly
extinguishcd in England. We are convinced
that if a statesman who heartily wished TO GO
the utmost possible good to his country, were
thoughtrully TO enquire which of the topics OF
the day deserved the most intense force Of his
attention--,he sure reply which would be exac-
ted by full deibcration would be that ne should
study the means by which this worst of plaques
can be stayed. Surely. such a question as this,
. 1nentous, ought to be weie ehed with earnest
thought by all PATRIOTS
A TERRIFIC Balallara No rhere.
The KoichcrJoctcr is responsible for the fol-
lowing acharge" given 10y q Justice of the
Peace up in Ohio in a certain rcplevin case.
The charge Of the Light Brigade al Balaklava,
or that of Charley May ut the Resaca, WAS quite
circumstance in comparison. Read and judge
for yourselves:
Gentlemen Of The Jury-This is an action of
replevin brought by-against- for the
purpose of obtaining the canal boat Ocean Wave
No. 9, levied on hy said--, as the property of
said shall first charge you as to the rule of
constituting evidence, namely: If you have reason
to believe that any one witness in this case has
wilfuy, ma!iciousy, deliberately, and contrary
to the peace and dignity of the State of Ohio,
sworn to that which ii false in single instance.
you are bound to believe that he has lied through
out"
MIR. B., for plaintiff, inquired, What if
he be corroborated"
The Court, with much dignity, replied
"Wait until am done 2
"And if you should find that the aforemen'
toned witness is corruboraed or sustained in
any particular, by any other witness, you arc
bound to Lccve that said lasi-nancd witness
lied also, in every particular of his statement
am also requested 10 charge you that you tlnc
in your verdict The value of the property Al
issue.
"After some delbcraiicn, have concluded
not TO do that, bu, will simply say: if you find
in your finding, that YOU have i"und-ycu vii
have found, in your finding, whatever at tha
time yon may Grd: on tlir otker hand. gentle
men, If you tInd III your tIndIEg, that you nave
moi found-you will rot have fourd-in YOU
findirg-uhat you ought to lave found! Now
gentlemen. you love Ee,ld the testimony o
the Witnesses. lie Arguments Of counsels, ant
mn Charge. Take the case'
MISS Browy. lave been 10 learn how t.
tell fortunes" said young fellow 10 brisl
brunette. "Just give me your hand if yo1
please" ~,
"La!Mr. White how sudden you are! Wei
60 ask Pa"
FAuLTs.-A horse dealer, who lately eifecte
sale was offered bottle of porter 10 comics
the animals tailings. The bottle was dra"t
and then he said the horse had but two faults
When turned loose in the field he was " hard
CATCH" and he "was Of 10 use after he wa