The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-18

The decadenCe Of tho homo idea
with It's beneticent and purifying in
flnonce, and substitution therefor of
the hotel and club with the demora,
lizing tendencies.
The fearful amount of defaultinp
and loss Of faith in mans honesty
and truthfulnoss.
The increasing amount of drunk
enness in social circles, and often the
absence Of shame in those who have
appeared in the presence Of ladies
while intoxicated.
The uso of profano language, oven
in the presence Of ladies, and profano
and other ugly language often made
uso Of in newspaper controversies,
political discussions, and Legislative
and other as' mblics. The low or
der of reading frequently presented
in newspapers containing every min
ute detail of revolving crimes and de,
gradatlon, cultivating in the young Il
tasto for tho sensational and impure.
The effort from without aud with
in to substitute device of mans in
Vention for his selfish purpose which
encourages all that is mercenary and
solflSh in women, in place Of our
most sacred and solemn marriaec Q
law, holy sacrament ordained of
God by which "they twain become
ono flesh" in a mysterious union, u
union "until death them do part"
by which all that is purc and noble
and true and unsclfish and loyable
in woman is developed, and that pc
cullr osscnce preserved, that unreal
sonlng, faithful love which makes
the old mother cling to tho wuyward
son, however dcgradcd; tho vito to
the husband through every hardship,
every trial, every woe; which makes
woman an "angcl" "when tears and
anguish wiring tho brow" and which
made her last at the Cross and first
at the tomb when mans reason, con-
vincing him that all was lost, caused
him to seek safety in flight and de-
ninl
The increasing disregard of hu-
man life resulting in the groat num-
Der of suicides 0he rofugo of the
moral coward) and murders, and the
substitution of mans opinion for the
stern command Of deity, "Whsso
shcddeth mans blood by man shall
his blood be she'd"
Our state has legislatcd against
duelling and every official virtual
! ly put under peace bond, and yet
Il worse condition of things is
amongst us, at which our people at
first looked with surprise, then in
difference, and now encourage. With
all of the evils of duolling, moro diff
ticulties wore settled than duels
fought; no man need fight unless he
chose to, and mono were hurt bnt
tho principals; and it made men
truthful, brave, courteous 9nd chiv-
alrous. The man who would have
shot an unarmet, man would have
been punished and forever disgraced.
The present condition of things
tends to make men braggarts, ruff
ans, towards, untruthful; and the
vt"y opportunity which is generally
desired is to find the opponent un-
! armed. Formerly mon fought; now
they kill, assassinate, murder, and
no disgrace and little punishment
arc meted out Dead men can tell
no tales, and tho survivor testifics
what he wills
Murder has been made respecta-
bic and many Barabbas' walk proud
ly along liberated amid tho acclama-
tions Of tho crowd in which oven
gontle women often join, while tho
blood of tho slain is crying unto the
Lord for vengeance. According to
tho ycrdicts of our iuries there is no
use for trial by jury or a Temple of
justice with all Of it's expensive par
aphernalla, for the gontlc lamb like
murdorors (by chance armed for the
occasion) know exactly what foroc-
ious creatures to kill in order to save
themselves and benefit the commun.
ity. So uniform has become the
line of dofenso, SO systematic tho
testimony, that it is difficult for tho
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