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ho knowcth nothing yet US he ought to know"
MesSrs, Editors ,itz--Yours is truly an
Independent Press, and as sach allow me
to address you, aud through your far reach
ing columns tho critic who has animadvert-
ed my views, SO far only partially develop
ed. The structures of this nameless writer,
Il wish lie had put down his name, We
should then know where TO find him, but
lie loves darkness better than light,) are. too
scattering to allow me to follow in any kind
of continuous and close argument; but as
lie has chosen to deliver himself of these
efforts of genius in this wandering manner,
we will have to take him as lie has present
ed himself; and this, in measure, will
apologize for the dcsultory manner in which
1 am thus obliged to write, in order to meet
my critic.
lam thus forced in these predatory re-
marks to brush away some Of the rubbish
and cobwebs of the writer before can fair.
ly proceed to treat my main subject, from.
which his stratagetic plans were intended to
remove me and place me where shall not
allow him to drag me. s -
In my ignorance who the writer is, it
has been insinuatcd to me that lie lis a Rev.
gentleman, 4 regular dyed in the wool
preacher. have unhesitatngly rejected
30 improper an insinuation, for many rea-
sons: first, because l have too great re-
spect for the real preacher of the gospel to
conceive, for moment, that such a gifted
parsonage would condcsccnd or resort to
such ribaldries and platitudes, which are
so little becoming to his station and to the
moral reform Temperance, Gods blessing
to man that is here Intended TO be advo-
Gated by all good people who have warmly
at heart the welfare of their country.
Bless the preachers in this good cause
Give me discourse on Temperance such as
Rev. Johnson, Of the Episcopal Church of
Abbeville, gave us on last Sunday night,
(June 9th,) and especially addressed to the
young men of this District. There we had
the true spirit of Christ's gospel preached.
Here we had the true word of God indeli- |
bly, impressed on our minds, and still better,
hearts. Our true Christian duties dclineatcd
with a firm and uncompromising hand.
Intemperance, excesses Of every kind, in
moderate use of any thing that God has
bestowed upon us, was condemned as equal
ly hurtful, and Which ought to be repudia-
ted by every body. We go for such doc
trines-we cherish them, and I hope to see
them firmly established in the land.
But any Rev. gentleman who will desert
his pulpit and pander to the worse passions
of man, in order to draw to his churcl, some
stragglers, lie then demeans himself, and for
sucha one we lose all self respect, because
he hasSlost all the dignity of his. sacred
station.
am free to confess, indeed, am proud
to acknowledge, thatI have learned in Amer
lea many qualities that are Inherent with
her form of Government, which probably
should never have acquired in Europe; but
must equally aver, that it is not in Amcri-
ca that have learned the virtue of tenn
perance, especially at the time when 1 first
landed (1sls) in this country, and when
soon after (lsl9) Mr.. Thomas Jefferson,
:at his hospitable home, at Monticello, where
ae had tried to introduce the culture of the
grape, in order TO set the example of ma
king wine, but failing for want Of expert.
ence lie abandoned the enterprise, but sill,
being Of opinion that the only remedy to
lntemperance, then rife throughout the
country, was the use Of cheap wines made
IN the United States, and in that opinion l
fully concured with him. It was during
this visit and-at his hospitable board that
ne exclaimed with an utterance full Of in
dignation and modification awe arc =
nation Of drnnkards to our shame :" and
sth, Mr.. .Jeferson was very tcmperate1
man, though he regularly, drank wine evcryl;
day and this ls did"tostiSe great comfort
Of his body mind and health. Still wei
md temperance publications that denounce
the use of wine, and talk nonsense about
the use OF "sl1.ternaented ac;,,e," thus testi.
tying against themselves that thew don't
know the difference between mast and
.t0'ne. But let them remain in their ;ono.
rance, since they cherish it SO much.
This opinion Of the utility of the culture
OF the vine, for making wine, is not onlv
that, Of Mr.. Thomas Jefferson and ,miue.
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