Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-16
Letter frnm Philip 5. White.

Il
1t gives us grea4<pIeasure to lay the follow
letter from Philip s. White, Esq, before
our readers. Ruzhors ofhis fall from the high
paths of temperance reached US last summer;
but doubling and disbelieving, we RETAINED
mentioning them through our columns. Afew
weeks since mention was made of the report,
in the Giraffe, of this city, and that he had
become engaged in the traffic. We then
thought it proper to give our adyices on the
subject, admitting that he had been expelled
from the Order, but denying his engagement
in the traffic, so far as we had been able to
learn.
The letter subjoined, from Mr.. White HIM
self, we think will be satisfactory to every one,
that the allegation of his being engaged in
the liquor traffic, is an u~nmitigated SANDER.
As to his being expelled from the Order of
Sons, he admits the fact, but certainly gives
extenuating circumstance that exonerate him
from any gross moral delinquency, though it
is fair to suppose that his Division thought
they had strong n&essary cause for cutting
hig.eff, or theyxwouM not have done so.
- BsIAts AzN~-rsleyss Mr.. white
from much of the severity of moral obliquity,
which an imperfect understanding of the case
brought upon him and we hope he will soon
occupy the same high position in our reform
J he so recently maintained. Mr.. Whites
course has probably been imprudent and in
iudicious, but we have never believed that he
g was a hypocrite in his advocacy of the tenn
perance reform. His case, however, serves as
= another illustration of the danger of r~esorting
d to stimulating remedials, even under the ad
u vice of physicians. Enemies of the cause viii
avail themselves of every such opportunity t.
traduce it, and in other ways the good name
of temperance is wounded in the house of it
to friends.
70 The following letter was written to F. D
7 + Anderson, Esq, P. G. W. P. of Maryland
id who forwarded it to us. We subjoin MI
We Whites letter and hope all who have take
I'm notice of this unfortunate affair heretofor,
IT will give Mr.. White the benefit of his expl;
nation, and especially his disclaimer as to h
his being engaged in the liquor traffic:
re- ABERDEEN, Hartford CO., Nd,
- Dec, 5, 1851.
tIv DEAR GoRMAN Having read all that h
l;v- been printed in your paper, and IN sever
ifa others, on the subject of the fall Gas it is ca
ED of P. S. White, and feeling sure the
and must be some Misrepresentation and mu
exaggeration about the matter, Iaddressedh
to- upon the subject. In justice to him, and
and order to place the matter fairly before t
The public, l enclose his reply. 1t speaks
city ITSELF Yours IN L: T; q I;
I F. d. ANDERSON
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4th 1857.
DEAR ANDERSON Your letter of vest
day, enquiring whether | am engaged in
liquor traffic, came duly to hand. My re
% is, that | never sold a glass of liquor in
" life, and would not do so, before God, for
wealth of the country. The story is an
vention of the enemy andthe surprise alb
; h Inezis~that ane-nf pnnrGnnwkadge of
could have believed it.
During the long and painful watchings,
=. both night and day, over the decline of hea
and final death of my wife, | became so pl
. trate and out of health myself that, by m
cal advice, | resorted to the use of ale al
remedial against for my physical a~fhictior
| was, perhaps, too public in my use of
are remedy, in view of my position in the refol
le for and on account OF winch my Division thou
ibers proper to strike my name from the list OF
time members. For this cared but little,
and with a mind conscious OF its own rectit'
apers ana with haolts too well established to
from a vice which have so long and SO succ
latch FULLY resisted and denounced, disregard a
scrip the suspicious of friends and the calumn
foes. [ do not know whether [ will al
apers connect myself with the Order of the Son
Temperance, but you may rest assured
e the | shall continue, as | have been for near tv
ty years, covered all over with a thick b
- ket of uncompromising, unmistakable, etc
hatred to the whole machinery of the infe
traffic in intoxicating Liquors.
Yours &C,
~, PHILIP S. WHIT