Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-09-29
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
CORRESPONDENCE.

CORRESPONDENCE.
To Col. W. C. BEATTY:
Honored Sir TO the undersigned, has been
committed the important trust Of conveying To you
the sincere Acknowledgements Of the Sons and
Friends of Temperance in "York District" and
also of informing you Of the high appreciation
they have of your labors in this great work. And
more especially would they feel their obligation
to you for the prudent, judicious, untiring, and
successful efforts you have put forth to expose
the evil of distlling and vending spirtuous liquors
and furthermore, to express their regard fer the
faithfulness and earnestness, with which you have
pointed out the dangers Of using strong drink as
beverage. And they are happy to know that
the weapons you have employed against this des-
olating evil, were drawn from the word Of God.
You, sir, have planted yourself upon the immuta-
BILE truth of God; and this, we are persuaded, ac-
-eeaa.s for your auosssSss IN ths ssasd saterpr1e
Gods word having first produced conviction
upon your own heart, that the manufacture and
habitual indulgence in spirituous liquors, was
blightiug to the fairest hopes Of earth. Thus
convinced, you have carried that word with you,
welding it with glorious triumph against the foes
of humanity, with the truth of heaven in your
hand, and its fearful announcements against the
sin of drunkenness burning upon your tongue,
and the good of humanity in your heart, you have
explored your native district, and encountered the
foes of temperance with o strong desire to dc them
good. Not with look of defiance, nor the scowl
of contempt have you approached them but in
the spirit of love and pity, you have warned them
of their imminent danger. Thus approached, the
strong man has been dsarmed, and ere he was
aware of It, Gods word, through your instrument
tality, had burst the chains that bound him to
ruin, and made him rejoice at such deliverance !;
and to-day your district unfurls the standard,
upon which is inscribed, "Love, Purity and FL
deity" Sir, the soil that you tread is that Of
proud independence your district is rid of the
cursed traffic in spirituous liquors; not grog
shop lifts its hideous front to mingle with your
green forest and lovely roses; and to bring about
this desirable end, you have largely contributed.
For these and other labors for the good of human
ity, the Sons and Friends of Temperance in York
District, have procured Silver Pitcher with q
suitable inscription, as a testimony Of their es-
TEEN for you, which the undersigned as COM
mittee on behalf of the Sons Of Temperance Of
York District, do now present. Accept it, hon
ored sir, and hold it sacred for it is the vessel
containing the tear Of affection, which youth aad
helpless innocence will offer to you for having res
oued their fathers from ruin. Receive it; for it
is the casket where the broken-hearted and dis
consoate wife has shed the tear of joy, at seeing
the companion of her youthful tolls and pIghted
faith reclaimed from ignominy anddeath, through
your instrumentality. Accept it, as not coming
from my hand only, but consider it as testimony
of good will, which every Son and Daughter and
Friend of Temperance in York District owe to
you. Accept it, and imagine that you hear q
thousand voices coming from the youthful bthrong,
the fair maiden, the venerable matron, and hoary
headed sire, and the sweet chimes Of angels, say
ing go Oh, go on, in your work Of faith and labor
of love. And when your hoary locks shall no lon-
ger grace the temperance rostrum, and you are
compelled by in6rmity and weight Of years to
retire from the field of conflict, look upon this to
remind you, that your deeds of valor are held in
grateful remembrance by those who are in the
heat of combat and that the memory of your
achievements in the great reform, will inspire
courage and be the signal of still greater triumphs
against the deadly foes of our beloved hum anity.
And when your voice is hushed in the silence of
death, may this memento and evidence of esteem,
which We now present, tell to coming generations
that by your influence the drunkard was plucked
as brand from the burning; and the knowledge
which this beautiful Pitcher and the inscription
will convey to your posterity, will prompt them to
bedeck your sleeping dust with lovely flowers,
and embalm your memory in the purest affection.
Yours in Love, Purity and Fidelity,
L. A. JOHNSON Chm. Of Com.