Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-02
For the Spirit of the Age.
A few Arguments in favor Of Liquor.

No. IL.
Mr.. EDITOR: / closed my last with an ar
gument in favor of liquor as a means of re-
lieying men of embarrassment The force
OF that argument must be apparent to every
thinking man. | will now give another
The idea Of a man getting up before an en-
1ightened and refined court and iurE to ad-
yocate the claims of or defend a client, must
be embarrassing; and do you blame a man,
who has this to do, for using that which will
give him confidence in himself and ensure
his success! Certainly not. Why, he is in
debted IN such a case to a bottle Of brandy for
his success. Again, sir, how embarrassing
1t must be for one to get up before o large
gathering of the people and enlighten and
instruct them In the mysteries Of politics.
Especially SO, when he knows they all know
as much about the questions to be discussed
as he does himself. Now sir, is it not ne
cessary that he take a " horn in his head
as he has none on it to enable him to push
against the opposition! TO be sure. And
it does good for the crowd to take several
" horns" to enable them to push, after he
t shows them how, for you know the meeting
3 generally closes with a general push, and
woe unto him who has no horns" | would
really be glad, sir, to see a political meeting
without horns" For l am under the i'm
preston that every body would go home in a
. gOodhumorandthere would be somethingd done
e for the country. Are you not a patriot? Dc
: you not love your country Now tell me
how in the world we could get man elected
n i~fliquor was not used? In SHINE counties il
this State, many men would not vote for
: man without horns" and it admits of q
d doubt whether some of the counties woult
IS be represented at all if there was no liquor
d You know that the most of ourrepresentative
lie are elected because they drink themselves an,
Re treat their friends. Suppose YOU could ge
men elected without it. What sort of law
al makers would they make. A whole Assem-
IL bly, of men who don't drink good liquor =
as What an ideal! Why who would wonder
they did every thing backwards? If a legi
%lature, in which a little liquor was uset
made such a blander as to tax bank agel
cies five hundred dollars if paid in adyanc,
-. and two hundred dollars if payment be d
I'M layed !" what do you think would be the r
suit in a legislature where none would
nv used? Take these things into consideration
my dear sir, and remember that we are q
6t- indebted to liquor for our liberties and OF
hv wholesome laWs.
Then sir, you know there are a great mai
men called to the ministry, who do not fe
IN it SO much a duty to preach the gospel, as
q abuse sin in most Of its hideous forms. N
in SO much q duty to feed the fock, as to dri
nix away wolves. Their great work is, to ba
nv ish false doctrine from the earth. 1t is I
ave necessary for this work that they shou
the know much about the %"letter of the scr
lures" For the letter killeth but
spirit giveth life."
ms These men have a hard work to do,
Of there are 50 many "sects of painted deyi
infestlng the country that it requires fir
two to three hours Of fast talking to do til
Tho, all justice. And then, the flesh is we
and but the spirit is willing" to do this work
and Now the inner man must be refreshed
NV by day for this work. Sir, what is SO
freshing as corn whiskey, or apple or pei
brandy. When the preacher and the brt
toll rem are refreshed with these, it is a W.
eat time with Heterodory. On what will becc
ca Of the church when liquor is no longer u.
Then grievous wolves will prowl through
To country undisturbed; and if it were poss
,naa would deceive the very elect.
Yours truly,
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