Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-01-20
For the Alertiser.
Pa,tor;.. Lct,erto Law,e ers.

iare: t.f, t" go; l'en lsla.s ff. military ssr-
We"
De.;...r ;:hLoy,p EEAnnr~: i've have a-cn
.A:e.y lu.l;sl.ri .ilh IL. above .Alract f.'m
N"r.h Carol.n- paper, .. 'ass been relu''t'd
=, ..Iro.s you Jew worcs Of roaass. ah'' "i ca
h"r;atiu...
I. is evident 30 you 81, tl.at se are :''-'i"s
,4,.u,L : t,vero I. dc.i, test oar cAr Asi;y aud
a;ae lor the great wcrkbf rcs s:ous a-- .'eiiS-
cr rus.nsra.:"u; And it i bscomin. f."', i" til" !
t:rri,lo cr;.i Of oar g. CIR profession 'h"uld
! ;.e worthy =: i. ancisu: AMI holo i:Ss 70. uia-
ti.u. rlum the c.mmsEtsn sat Of ,his var ever
~ 10 rhe pr. SOFT 'iYc; ", hnrs sn'''.v"rsd car
,,..riy Ly our w.in.s and conversation. 10 s;raa-
ole the nsni. for Ex.,,,iu aud Speculation: whie!
wa suJ ;s dcmeutnp art demrali:irs o.! mt", |
ON, women. an,i our c.;.sen: a-l turning tne;F
rI,u hts \. IN ;L,ir country, 2ul ;hcir hearts
h,., ,l.r Col. We wue actuatsd iu hi: con
..,t. lr1r.y t..oyt:i, int from any feeling Of
u,su,i::c, or h"s';:y tor ards those engaged IN
desc nuiAtia iaic AMI i,:iiO'y prae.ises but s'siy
FROM lie desire to tsr,aitmt': evils, in our ofn'n'
destructive oe tho great cause ti .isi! and re'i-
| yi,us a
my Of the crrug to r-arat upon tho 'in:u!ness o'
their conauct, W. a-c amply repaid Cor the cares
anil tie anx:.tics which VIC have Experienced on
their account.
But, dcar!y beloved, there are other vices and
evils different IRON thosu aevve enumerated,
nseirs; which we would warn you as C"ri.ia" .hd
p,oj..,i.aal gtntiemen--vcrs which arc sweeping
over ,hc Lind wi,h fearful vi"l,i'e, and which
threaten the very foundation of professional chnr-
ac;er, d.uesic happiness and National lnccpen-
deneo.
Wa al'use here chiefly, dearly, lel"vel, to ssO
rice of gaming ~ vice which "ften'imas inlulscd
in for amuscncnt, (aa its ,aid , leads on to orcu-
nu.;o.. infu.ua.ion and Gnaly de..iafioa. Il is
with feelings Of poignant sorrow that We are
forced to b,lievs, that men To be found i'll tis;
the hour cf our conatry'r tr"rea, dis "sed to
qr.rse .homsclves Ly inj.aet;on, "f The la~s ct
their conatry. TS such. no malclction eau he
arailablO for gooi.-"ErbrNim IL jaiuel to his
idIi., 1T him alonc."
Upon yaur admission, dearly beloved, to the
tcm;lu OF Justice to Which yoa hive c"ns"crated
your lives, you soiemniy srore TO Uphold, oC'e'ee,
and d.jena, the m,es Gf yoHr cona'ry. Tho law'
Of your country proiJit ynminy, and have nude
it an indic.ahie :Grnet, md rcYnirs sh"'iis and
their derutes Caronors and their deputies, JUS
ticos of tho Pcacc and quorum and all COrstables,
before they shall be quohte" to act in 'hci: re-
spective cttccs TO tar IN oath 20 enforce the Law
against guming BY this su,ctmc,t you will
perceive how earnestly drsir' us cur si'laors
have busn TO eradicate this fatal ind dlmnabc
passion.
We have hrcu induced te write 80 E:uch n lbi'
:imc. do,rly hvl"vcd. mere for tho ed!iaation Of
our inexperienced ani youthful brethren, than
frolu any u. lief that III haze forgotten Your
prpl. s.ion, AMI yvur obligation to your oath Oi
oti ,s We certainly caHuns even imagine tat
any Of y"u are guilty of snmhhg with profess
.onal binck legs" or with other Yer.on' contra.
ry 10 the dignity OF your Profession aud 'iil'ai
oa'l,. N"r we supr"sr, as II is. alleged oi
offers in ntn.r paris ot the Contoduracy. lhsi
! you have ever used your ciecs. Tie proper abode
of jisiic. aui Of law, Tor this michcd and unE"y
p"rpo.e.
We eEVuid Indeed f!nnrn, I" near II ssiu III y""'
dearly b.Iover brethren, tn t any vi you have
b.cu Arrn, slcalihliy creeping home at n;sh 10
your IL mites, with sh'me "r"a your "r"w' ""d
la lse;iovd upon Your hl'., tne en'enc syi"Ptoni'
"i in" iirii tFoi' which Se nave e'n''S'" -H"'e-
"'ei' "'e;"fe"' VIC arc 'I's'e'' N"' ''"''' y. "'
ever v'ii' ''s ee''s u '''s' -A
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n'rr "h" "'s'"ro We s'''''''' 81 '"' ''s"' .
the'r .f'' 55,.y A;nlsriashts an" oc:cP"'i0"S'
We wnsi,, rcArct ti,so tlir:4 eAroelins s.
l.arly De.vy eG br' hrOa, bot! "a ACCOUNT Of ou'
pr,Jce,i.m, and ,uur.ryr., because lily ""n"
c!e:.l; imairato that ne .rl IA ,ur q, men
y IL. ylu.u;c IL, iaSs Z, i..eir c"uut!y. AID 'rt
;ilsre,ol. Lea rii.... aud i...l ,iui"le ieil
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