The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-01-15
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. REMARTlS' !

Dscon,ber, 1852, on The -i,iIl 10 s,ppress
the ppdne .distillxtion of spifituo,,s h
aaers from tho cereal grsias .of this
i Mr.. .Speaker-aI fiso not Aere. "A. an
adtocste OF champions Of lsn,permnce
That causs has (in the whole length and
breadth of ous Slais.) been ably and
xealously advocated by my honorable
and esteemed friend; Judge o 'Neall, tho
crest apostle OF temperance. Aud
though, sir,i never was under the in
auence Of liquor, do not now, nor
never did belong fo,a tomprr,nce soc
ciety, and have no objections to 4 social
ginsa. 1,ssir, was in favor, Last summer.
l"f tl,e distiils,ioD of liquor from peaches
and nipples. ! make these preliminary
re'naks 10. LEI gentlemen; know that /
arm not delivering an address on ten. =.
perapce, or sobriery.. 9 -
But. sir from the failure Of the pra;n
crops IN our State the last season. IL
would be irjudicions, ,irnprudent and
Eunwise NJ this iiibeto allow tie disti!!a.
lion Of the cereal grains, With n perfect
failure Of the wheat crop all over tho
Stale md with. The corn crop mateTi>
ally and seriously enrtailcd by the
dronght, 10 allow the distillatian Of corn
into whisky would not only be IN vii
and inprudsnt, but il would be sniciIal
10 the.estreme, and detrimental 10 our
whole eoinuiunity and our beat inter-
.r.ts. - =
- In our mountainous districts, the di~
'flieries mot YOU at every turn, and the
quantity ct grain they daily consume
when in ac,ion is truly aslonndin-.,--a
~ The present high and. cxorbitan,
piice that whisky is selling at, il is Nm
indscrmcn,, SIR, sufficient 10 start every
disiiilcry. Mr. Speaker, I will prove
to The entire satisfaction Of this House.
it gantlenen viii give me their atten.
lion that the net profits Of bu.hel Of
corn distilled into whisky is SO lucra>
tive that many persons, actuntcd Lv
sordid and selfish motives, would tis,ill
even if women and children starved
Every gentle eman in this House, ac.
qtiajr!cd with the dislillng of corn.
MI! bcar me witness, and attest, that a
bushel Of corn distilled will make, 10y
any common di.,illcr. fom two and
half TO three gallons of whisky. Som,
bY chemical mixtures mako much more
than that. But, sir, let us assume
three gallons, and reason or argue from
mat. Well, air. whisky is worth from,
hiteen TO twcrtv dollars gallon, which
would make q husiieI cf corn Weld from
iforty.f,e to sixty dollars in money from
The sale Of tho whisky. And now. air.
az exothi,ant rs that. may appear. does
the profits OF the same busheI of corn
stop there. No. sir; the swill or slop
Ia the best food for the raising Of hogs.
IL has always. been granted by distilIors,
iiiM II is a lucrative business II the II.
qnor' distilled would defray tlc espeusca
OF the disiillrry and give them the sIop
or sw''l clcarsfor the rai.ing of swine
that was lucrative enough. Now, sir, let
as see what would. one hundred bushois
OF corr yield in laonev ut thi. rate.
u won!d give US three hundred gallons
of whisky, and that nj $50 ,per gallon
wonld bey$G,00O IN monet. 10 one hmm.
afed bushels Of corn, and Que thousand
bushels of corn ground and boiIo.l into
swili would raise $3.50 pounds of pork.
and That. sir, valued, or selling at so
cents per pound, would give us some
SsT6. This added 10 $4,000, and We
would hare G,975, or, in even mum.
be's. say 81, 900, and I verify believe il
would be more; and this, sir. from ono
hundred bushels Of corn. Now. sir, !
ask What price. then, cannot distilIer
give, and yet make money at i'll Fifty
dollars n bushel would not Le too l.iph
2 price for him TO give and grow ich az.
Now,,ir,let us view The position, condition
and Claims Of the families and children
OF our poor. and noble and gallant sol-
diers. Those who breast the sunshine
anc the storm. who Are exposed aliket TO
the beat Of snminer, and tbecolJsnf win,
ter. tltosa who do Nil Of our lard fighiiap.
but from wbom the honor and glory /.
of times taken by son,e deer or rabbit
hearted otkeer. Sir, I am friend Of
the poor sohlier, ne matter what NAV.
be bis position or conditiou. i am y
friend 10 the soldier, and think his fam.
,iy sheald be guarded aud protected
While he u protecting oar borsiers. kou,
an arrogant and cruel foe. How: sir.
can the families Of our soldiers bs sup.
phed with bread We viii say no,hing
at ihe.cnrhforis Of iifs, where corn is al.
yaneed from :the exorbiiant price il is
at now. by the effect OF dis,illaion.--'
Sir, | ask the qswtions how are their
families to be fed = and that with the
soldiers pay, at sl1 per month. WHO,
.iir, in our neiglboihood in my dlissriot.
there me oSer forty families wilisc., q
bpshel of corn Or q peck Of meal. Sir.
with the least espectahcy, that corn
may be distilled .ti,is winter. + M9..ld
not be surprised 10 sec corn seilip !. al
most as.exosbitaotly as saIt now saIis..-
Then, sir, whore, e,wonid we be, and W ha,
would sbecome Of us, and our coariry /
dentlenen taf ttr ioys or mercy pro-
asct. the ipcshers, wire. and. childean a