The Panola star. ([Panola] Panola County, Miss.) 1856-1857, 1856-06-07
For the Pamela Star.
Mr.. EDITOR =:

Believing that everything which tends
to the advancement and prosperity of
our village, will be acceptable 10 Won.
and Interesting to your readers, have
Penned few thoughts, which, if you
think proper, you may give place in
your columns,
Ii is with the liveliest emotions of
interest and pride, that we notice the
rapid advancement to virtue and morali-
ty which our flourishing little village
SIS making, notwithstanding the OPPOSE
ton, and Unsuitable local prejudice which
has for years been manifested, the ten
dency of which has been to retard its
growth, and crush lis prospects, and
we regret that truth ccmpels us to say,
that the prejudice and opposition still
continues to be manifested by our enc
mics, with zeal worthy of better
cause. We do think that if there is a
people OF place in the world that de
serves less at the hands of It's enemies
than another, that place is Pamela, and
thatpeople are its ci liens. They have
been shamefully prosecuted, slandered,
and abused, and every advancement that
has been made, or at empted to be made,
whether in a commercial, social, moral
or religious respects has been scorned
down, or nipped in the bud, by the
whitening blasts of its malicious foes.
Grateful are we, that our citizens are
being awakened TO a sense of Justice,
pride, and Self>respect, not as an act of
retaliation, but for the protection of
their character abroad, as we'll as their
interests at home. And to our bitterest
enemies, especially those who take so
much pleasure in casting unmerited
abuse and vile epithets upon our place,
we say, follow the noble example thus
wisely set you by those whom you
doubtless regard as the very dregs of
degradation, and whom your malice
would have long since doomed to the
fathomless depths of utter destruction,
had it been in your power. Let me
entreat you to abandon that bitter hatred
and enmity you bear us, and which is
so unbecoming, and ungenerous in peo-
pie of Intelligence, and with one accord
unite withUs in.the cause of philanthro
by and brotherIy love, and complete
the circle of holy embrace with Love,
Purity and Fidelity, at the sacred shrine.
Then we shall unfurl our glorious ban
ner 10 the light breeze of heaven, in
scribed with the beautiful motto, Virtue,
Lore and Temperance, and onward
march, defying all the combined ele-
ments of opposition, and never ceasing
until we have Appropriated to the full
perfection of moral grace, and natural
glory.
Monday night last was proud night
for the friends of Temperance. After
listening to an interesting, instructive
and amusing address from Rev. James
Young, Of Holly Springs, Division of
the Sons of Temperance was organized,
when some thirty of our citizens came
forward and enrolled their names be-
meath the pledge of total abstinence
And not only does our youthful Divi-
sion consist of the Sous, but also of
the DAUGHTERS of Temperance, who in
every virtue, lovely like themselves,
and in every philanthropic grace, noble
as the cause of their espousal, are al
ways Jealous. Like Eve from the side
of Adam, and Minerva from the head
of Jupiter, so they were born from the
Sons to be the light Of their temple, and
the glory of their order-the moral
Shekinah, Of the noble cause. An
army of Amazons, imbued with a spirit
of moral patriotism, and far more
lovely and noble than their ancient pro-
to-types. Yes, we look upon the
Daughters of Temperance as the right
and left hand supporters of the throne
of the ''Sons," and the gallant defend
ers of the noble order. May you ever
be with us, kind, generous and loUel,
ladies' of Pamela. not only in sentimen
but in action, and at our meetings, may
youslendyour smiles and presence (
brighten our prospects, and illuminate
our hopes for the mighty achievement
of social reform.
SPECTATOR.