The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10
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ASc!o-T sor Drunkenness.

II Ita?pcars from lie public pa2crS that
Synol in Pennsylvania has prohibited the
u,c Of ardent spirits, an thereby condemned
druAkarls 10 suffer everlasting t!!rst: for if
they cannot Sct ardent spirits in this world
it is Not probable that they will obtain any
in the world to come. however great their
thirst may inc. Bat, with submission TO the
Synod, We may venture 10 a!lcgc that before
they pronounced such 4 sentence calculated
to place drUnkarlS in purgatory before their
time, they should have given them fair
trial For whatever the merits or dement's
of these men may be, they arc entitled, by
tic law. TO trill by competent judges and
jury of their peers; and a drunkard has no
peers in, above, or under The earth, except
drrnkardS: therefore, be cannot be condemn
cd on constitutional and legal principals, bat
by the verdict composed Of twelve drunkartls,
they being his peers. Yet, in the case in
Question, drunkar!> have been condemned
without trial by Il jury Of their peers, and by
Judges incompetent 10 the task, being dcSti
tutc Of that experimental knowledge Of the
ulicct which would have led them, when
dcciuing on drunkenness, 10 make i liberal
allowance for the thirst Of the druIkard-an
important point in the casc-%hich will ap-
pear evident when taken into view. Nov, il
is we'll known, that there are InHn who have
drank their horses. cows. sheep, hogs, houses
AMI lands 10 allav their thirst, and still are
div. extremely dry: and if they could have
distilled their wives and children, as easily
as they could beat thcm they would have
drank them too Surely the thirst Of such
men is entitled to serious attention. On
these principles we move an arrest of jlhS-
mcnt; and, with the most profound humility,
submit to the consideration of the venerable
Synod. the following statement Of advln-
tagcS Of drunkenness, supported by tLc:s
within the knowledge If The court:
Drunkenness has Il legal and patriotic tcnd
cncy-BccauSc, urunkarlS pay their debts
according TO law. and furnish abundant en-
povmcnt for lawyers, and shcriff>. and cons
stables, and they support the government
generously by paving more TAX than any
other class Of citizens. Drunkenness pro-
notes liberty and cquaIity-Bscausc, it dis
poses the subjects CT it 10 spun all restraint.
human aud divine; and brings down the
proudcst gentleman to perfect level with
tho greatest ruff IN, renders their company
coulIv agreeable AMI entertaining, rs they
are equally disposed TO poEr hcIusc OF non
sense, yulgSriiy and blaSphcmv. Drunken.
ness promotes legal Scicncc-l6ccauSe, drunk
enness obtains an interesting knowledge Of
jurisprudence by studying tic penal statutes
in those legal SemnarirS called goals and
pcnitcntiarics. Drunkenness promotes do
mcstc govc1nmcnt-For, il you follow
drunkard home you will generally find him
raging and foamng, disappearing God, and
arns;ng his innocent, and industrious, and
miserable wife and children, who stand be-
fore him with feai and trembling, horror and
anguish, Us silent as the glt.Ve, ana rs SUD-
missiTc IS the slave chained to the oar
Drunkenness is subservient to orthodoxy ana
yirtuc-BecmuSc, drunkards demonstrate the
doctrine Of human dcPraTty and degrada>
ton by arguments the most convincing and
unauswerabIe: and they display vice in an
attitude and dress the most olious and dis
gushing. Drunkenness promotes religion in
general, and humility in observation-disclosures,
some men have no religion Until they obtain
a stiff grog, and their religion increases in
proportion to the quantity of spirits which
they imbibe, until at length they become SO
extremely religious and humble as TO wallow
in the mud along with the hogs for the cdlh-
cation of the spectators. Drunkenness clrS
cumScribes the agency of the prince OF dark
ness-Becausc, his Internal majesty, from
long experience, has so much confidence in
drunkardS, that they will directly orindirect-
" render themselves and their families rs
miserable as possible, that he seldom inter
feres in the business. And whenever
drunkarl appears in any company the demon
on duty puts on his hat and leaves the room.
as his presence is no longer necessary
Drunkenness prevents testimentary litigation
and funeral mourning-BccauSe, drunkards,
generally, live their own heirs. and die their
own creditors, and leave the world with the
consent OF their friends and ncishbors. Al
which is respectfully submitted, in behalf Of
the thirsty, Dy !hsir attorney, IN fact.
TIMOTHY DRY.