The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-09-21
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TfSE HOWKfS OF ALCOHOL, ,As AN
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TafE 1OWE6 OF AkC0liOI.. Al AN
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I. 'Tkst.alcebot 10 fis various, forms, 70
largely assa ;fef tisieqa tarposs., ios:..
lsast With Sisiams eject, is :t6o Well
sk6ewp 80 III. The leason Wy, il Is NO.
s4eksult4o pndsr.tand. -'The irit effects
OF alcohol arc pleaspratIe, aud to. many
,Ibinus in al ranks Of, life, 3iatsnsely no /;
it is their fsvorits ssnsuai iu1alsencsr;
Ind assaniuIg q virtue xhith ihsy
have not-they are ready to o:eopponnd,
for this one sin which they ore espeeial-
ly inclined to, by damnipgs fhoas they
have no mind to. The advanced effects
Oh the other hand. wheu- moral ssase
aud self control are gone, and excited:
animal passion reigus supreme--aforda i
srosser qualification to lswd fellows Of
the baser sort. Besides-A and tnsiuly-.;
IN both. parties there is the evil nature.
or anrenewed man, at tho bottom of all.
tho mischief, prompting to ssH indul-
gcnee and sin; aud on every side, tsli
around him there are special temptations,
"thick as leaves in .Yailambrosia," with
evil custom vanishing and toning down
tho whole. Mans evil nature, originates
aud maintains desire, tho qualification
Of which pleases the groserJ sspscj tie
/, all but universal uso Of the agent Of the
evil, with the marvellous Frequency OF
the extension of this to what is base
aud sinful, gives cloak of commonne essi
aud conveutionality, and the result is,
. that the whisperings Of conscience, as
we'll as tho teachings Of sad experience,
a'e overborne and SET at nought. The
young are ,lured on by little and little,
all but imperccptibly thus wander fur
ther aud further from the path Of tcm,..
pcrance and virtue; the quicksands Of
,scnsuality lay fast hold Of their palsied
limbs tho fiend binds them at his will,
slowly but securely; and, ere they are
aware, they have becu,ne the bond slaves
OF intcmperance. This is the consumma-
tton Of Satan's favorite scheme for
thwarting-AIun's redemption. by lie
he does il, as Of old lie compss ed his
fall. "1t is good for fool (?), it is
pleasant to the eyes, and to be desired
to make one wise" "Yc shall not surely
die" "Your eyes shall be opened, and
ye shall be as gods" II is his master
piece Of villaiuy; he slays both body
aud goal.
Subdivide the effects of alcohol, aud
Its power as a producer Of crime becomes
very plain. First in moderate doses.
the imagination is at once quickeued
aud let loose, tho animal propcnsitics
arc reused, and self control is impaired.
This state obviously disposes to indul-
gence of lust, whether of sensual or
covetous kind. It is favorable to un.
cleaGncss aud theft. In larger dose
tho animal is mo,e rousei still. reason
IS perverted, it not actually injured 8
moral perception and restraint fall low
and, the power Of control weakening.
rapidly, the man is much at the mercy
OF The has.r passions. Hence anger and
contention; rioting and revenge as
saults and housebrcakings md MI
premeditatcd viIlainy. When Bishop
and his partner murdered the Italian
boy, in order that they might sell his
body, it appeared in evidence that they
1rcp"'r1 Mcn,seiyrs /5r tie ush 1y a
pe"'./a hbation Of gin. The same
course is pursued by others, who engage
in desperate criminal undertakings. In.
crease still the dose. There all is more
untoward and the man, beside himself.
becomes moro and more dangerous. SO
long as the brain remains in any degree
spbscrvicnt to his sordid sense, or the
muscles obcdicnt to his wayward will.
NOW he is ripe for bloodshed aud mur.
der. The tiger is not more savage than
the man thus made a monster. Nay, the
tiger is the better creature of .he two,
'nasmuch as he follows tie instinct of
his peculiar nature, and in his savage
ness seeks but to satisfy a troublesome
hunger, in tho way which to him seems
perfectly legitimate. For human beinr
transformed by drunken dcbnuch into n
hend' We must look for truer analogue
than can be found among the beasts oi
prey. Lilo IL, as the law rates him
"Voluntarius demon" by his own &c, |
a devil.
The deed Of violence past, he nav |
scarce remember it; and in one scusc |
he may be said to have ceused to be
responsible. But he cannot escnpc the
guilt Of having induced, wilIfully and |