Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-16

Now, gentle reader, look at another in
stance Of his sophstical mode of writing.
He instances the gunsmitb, who makes
guns and sells them to the enemies of his
country, if they wish to buy--a plain in
stance of treason-and puts the manufac-
turer ofspirits on the very same footing,
and no doubt hopes the reader will not no
tice the difference.
But notice, if the gunsmith makes guns
and sells them to his own people, there be.
ing no law against it, it is no treason so
If the manufacturer makes spirits and sells
it to his own people, there being no law'or
clause of the constitution to the contrary,
it cannot be treason
But perhaps the "Vindexes" are so sure
of passing such a law as Maine has, that
they wish to call it treason beforehand.
But says "Vindex" the distiller gives his
customers, what shall we CALI 1t is moth
Isuppose the free born white citizens OF
South Carolina have right to buy and use
what they wish.
Remember Mr.. Yindex" there are thou
sands of gentlemen. (unless you deny that
title to all those who use spirts,) who wish
spirits to use themselves and for their fami-
lies, and who have a constitutional right to
spend their money for what they please,
your ultra, anti.bible temperance fanati-
cism to the contrary notwithstanding.
Again he says, respecting the vino usod
at the marriage feast at Cana Of Gallilee,
wo would simply remark, that any person
may drink as much wine as he pleases, if it
be such as that which Christ made Of wa
tel, and it will not make him drunk.
We'll, really, this is a pretty broad as
sertion. Does your fanaticism, Mr. "Vin-
dex" carry you so far as to charge the Sa-
viour with duplici:yl The question is
plain one. Was it real miracal or was it
note If it was real wine, it would have
made man drunk if he took much of it.
If it was not real wine, it was juglery, and
nothing more than any oriental jugler could
have done.
sincerely believe it was a real miracle
and real wine. you dispute it, it is be,
tween you and your God.
That wine from the first, would make
mon drunk, is proven from Genesis 900
2l. "And Noah began to be husbandnian
and he planted vineyard; and he drank
Of the wine, and was drunken, &c.
| 1t is evident that wine was common
article at supper, even among the Disciples;
else how could the Saviour have taken the
| cup and give to them, DC. What spen.
did opportunity this would have been for.
the self styled anti-Biblc temperance men
Of the present day They could have told
them touch not, taste not the unclean thing.
II contains alcohol-a virulent poison-if
you take only little, it will create in you
an ungoyernable thirst that will not and
can not be satisfied, and you will become
confirmed drunkard, that you are setting a
very bad example to mankind And why
do you drink h9 There is not particle
of nutriment in a. thousand ssollouo 0f-it. s.--
But poor souls, there was no one present
of so superior wisdom.
Still don't recollect reading that any
of Them died drunkards.
have no reference to the vino used as
the sacraments, about Which possibly
have as serious thoughts as 4" Vindex" and
some others but refer TO that which was
evidently a common article at supper. .
He says keep in Scripture bounds and
you are safe" have tried to keep in Scrip
ture bounds. which contains all the TEN.
perance doctrine care fg for.
But "Vindex" quotes only such passages
as snits him, whether they have any refer.
>ence to the subject or DO.
Hear him, "bnt what says Daniel, res
pecting temperance We hear him saying
to his Corrinthian brethren tlat he will eat
no more meat while the world stands if by
his eating he should cause his brother to
offend"
This is what / call positively Ridiculous.
The whole chapter from tile first to the last
verse is about meat offered by the heathen
to their idols. Neither Bible temperance
nor "Vindex," temperance, as touching
drink is even limited at in the whole chap.
ter. And yet he quotes il in this contro-
versy about alcohol!
There is assother passage, Mr.. "Vindex,"
by the same writer, which you have over
looked. "DHnis no longer water, but use
Iittle wine (poison1 forthy stomach s sake, /
and thine often iniifmities." Tim. 5-23.
Truly, Paul, you were Ear behind the "Vin-
dexes." What l! you minister, an apos
tle, Immediately under the influence of the
Holy Spirit, recommend wine ,or alcohol,
and that.to q brother, or rathera son in the
ministry. In their own estimation they
are much wiser. They could have told
you that IL was poison--that ninety pine !
out OF every, hundred temperate drinkers be- |
come confirmed drmkards- that The nah
ufacturer was clIargeable with all the mis- |
chief that might foiiow--4in faot, that the
making OF IL was treason, precisely 1.-THE same |
as making guns and selling them 10 the
enemies of your country-that il slloytens1