The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-01-07
Communication.
For the Lancaster Ledger.

Mr.. EDITOR ON last Christmas day,
arriving at the place, found that \ large and
respectable company, both Of Ladies and
Gentlemen, had collected together, notwiih-
standing th" iRclernency OF the weather.
We had no. been there long before The
Sons Of Temperance made t..rir appear.
apce near the Church in the furIn of process.
sion, headed by The Hanging Rock Band.
The procession proceeded To the church,
after n Temperance Song. the Rev. X. s.
Capers engaged Ia prayer, after which the
w. T.. in,Ioduccd Mr.. W. Thurlow Castor
to the audience, lie arose, and in hiI pleas
ant able manner, entertained the audiences
for about an hour, during which tune. he
compared inicmpcrance to - dangerous Sea
coast, agains; which il a vessel MAS driven
IL must inevitably be dashed TO pieces We
considered the comparison very appropriate,
hc then entered into an explanation of the
Prohibitory law, showing that il WAS not so
bad and dangerous in lis nature, probably;
rs MANY imagined and wished to b. distinct.
~ understood, that the Sons of Temper
nncc did not desire 10 prevent people from
drinking, but wished thai The, might not
have he privilege "f retaining il out 10 Us.
ANA our SONS, and IN this way the ,eupta-
lion might be reH"ycd from our midst
Il.cn i,e answered many objections To "a
pr"h'b.i"Iy law, winch "" cannot npw IT,
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answers were altogether satisfactory.
We hope that Mr.. CASTOR Will pub ish
:h,s part of his address, IN your excellent
paper, for we ,hink that il could do 40 harm
bat much good. lie slIo, I'd that ". have
prediction now IN cur Towns and Cities,
and proved that one nan had not the rlg!t
10 engage in any traffic or Trade, I;.al has 1.
tendency 10 inJnre lis neighbUr. and that by
The present system our slaves were mere
projected than OUT sons, for NO merchant
w..a allowed lhc privilege 81 giving q slave
! dram, mucu less sell Linn a half pint, and
our SUas ia such cases might buy aud drink
any q~uainty. lie then made nm aiierlionate
and tender appeal To The professors of ro-
lig'Un, ana sxl!orlcd 'hcm ~ engage in the
c',uNe q; temperance. Then 10 Tie Fathers
onG mo.h"rs o: the rising generntion, and
h earnest .ol'ci ed the patronage OF Dung
ladies. Then In an Grcctionutr, aDr-, mud
c!"quent manuer, bs addressed pimselt TO
the Sons ard lady visitors of the Hanging
Rock Division, eaeoas1Gi-g ihem 10 60 or
IN tho. rn,.t u.sI,s tl.nt Ill., I..I ,.uA -,
fIc then took hi, seat amidst tn. ehceI, Of
the " hote audience, whGa was f4luwed by
The sweet and !mrmoUiuas sounds of tie
air OF good Old Ca-oina.
Mr.. a. NJ. konuedy VAS iB,sodueed to the
mee,.ns. II. appeared I" be 4 whole sou!
Temperance man and seemed well prepared
10 make n Iempcrahce speech, bat a. Mr..
CASTOR had entertained Tie meeting soI,e.
Time, and the day was advancing, he Only
made II lew appropriate remarks in favor OF
The cause IN which hc inquired, What good
the Us" Of whisky had ever duns and how
the Christian cou d 20 IL his closet, and ask
the blessing OF Heaven upon his family, and
then hand his sou Tho intoxicating cup
AIR. Kennedy mace many Other interesting
remarks That Were well timed and appro-
pirate.
The company was then iaSiied TO partaxr
OF q b"uputul pic mic prepared ~ the ladies'.
The asss'nblage then broke up, all appear.
los to be well pleased wi.n the proceedings
of the day.
MT. Editor here we nigh, stop. ba, we
think il nothtpg wure than What is due the
Hanging Roes Division, to observe that il
deserves pals, foc its adherence To the
cause Of temperance. The Division is in
II prosperous condition, IL npp,be,s some 40
VI 5U Miles, and females, aud Ne hope that
the little leaven that has been about Hanging
Rock, aud THAI came so near loosing its
power, may ye. iea,eD the whole iump of
Lancaster District.
A LOCKER ON.