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intends tolfcle it hereafter as a Steam
Sawing and Pinning Manufactory. Be
ing a. whole souled temperance man, and
thinking that the dingy old edifice need
ed a dedication, he invited the tVashing
tonicns of Sa'iem to perform that service
by holding within its walls a Tea-Party.
g hey joyfully embraced the rare oppor
aity thus afforded to present to their
How-citizens, under the most impressive
circumstances, and amidst the most stir
ring associations, the claim of the tem
perance cause upon their wannest sym
pathies and most efficient support. The
walls of the old building were neatly
white-washed within, and decorated, in
a very tasteful manner, with flags, ban
ners, and appropriate mottoes. On one
side a temporary gallery was erected for
speakers, musicians, officers, and invited
guests. The tables were laid on three
sides of the building, (which is 100 feet
long by 70 wide,) and loaded with good
things, provided by the ladies of the
Washingtonian Society. The price ot
tickets was 25 cents. The doors were
thrown open at 7 o’clock, and such a rush
1 have rarely witnessed. The people
poured in, not from Salem alone, but from
the neighboring towns, until every inch
of space was occupied ; all, except those
on the platform, being compelled to stand
wedged together in a compact mass, like
so many bales of goods.
Wm* Roberts, a reformed drunkarcT,
and President of the Salem Washington
Society, presided.
Oliver Parsons, Esq. offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
«he time, the place, the
ur present meeting,
nd grateful acknow
isdom and mercy of
ipropriafi prayer was
: Rev. Mr. Carlton,
\1 Salem.
aeecbes from Messrs,
ole and Dennison, of
■). Stephen C. Philips
b, Esq., interspersed
m by the Salem Band,
Cmt* the Hutchin
• and
Miss Knight , under.-land
that several gen i ®|^n; anted Mr. Chee
ver to be presents th occasion, and
the report that ho ■•:'uS t; one. of the
speakers, d u well
the numbers who it v a
misfortune that he was ahaer,; not t &L.
the occasion needed any adetfon to its
means of excitement, but his
peculiar connection with the bu, rv ot
that renowned Distillery woui e
made his presence an event of th 'H i :
interest. It was also reported that
Ham, the man who flogged Mr, Chet v. i(
would attend and make a speech. Tii;
also proved to be a mistake; but l m
happy to be informed, that Mr. Haiti;
now a resident of Maine, is a good Wash,
ingtonian; and if so he is of course
ashamed of having assaulted a clergyman
for dreaming against intemperance. Dea
con Giles himself, also, I am told, is now
a temperance man. Whether he was
present on the occasion I know not.
Chccver, Deacon Giles (Stone) and Ham,
ought all to have been there to shake
hands and rejoice together over the aus
picious event which brought the excited
multitude together. What a scene that
would have been?
I have not attempted to report she
speeches. The reader may transport
himself, in imagination, within the rum
steamed walls of that old Distillery, and
then imagine how he would feel, how he
would speak, and what he would say, in
such a position; and thus obtain as good
an idea of what was said, as I could give
by a meagre report of the language utter
ed by the speakers. I have never wit
nessed a more intensely interesting or
exciting scene. The assembly was m
Excellent spirits, and manifested tfcevrj
enthusiasm by sHouts which mane tho
walls pf the old building trembled
The musical part of the ent^taifg^en l
was above ail praise, and
* body. The Hutchinson
' .Miss Knight, all sang with;greet!/ef|v£.
k The assembly did not past
11 o’clock, Yours, £j
Thb Law of Lc cafc&lfei --ce by a
FhiUtfelpbia paper, 'ty&iffitfi* esident oi
the Jefferson oi
has berfr. * and bound
IQji ing a disturb.
Ab others, held
J plar* , | «I«'J yl
>s. During his
remendously or
them “ thieves
incited the rum
1 the cold watei
snsued.
ined to hear the
lade -use of b}
speakers—anc
;es where it hat
im should be t(
i his business h
.1 bgS’ose, and that it 13 his interest ir
V
common with, the rest of its, that it
should be abandoned. How ekW' tjj!* B
done ? Not by abuse, most certainly ;
the experiment has been tried, found
wanting. People once undertook to re
form drunkards by punishment and abuse
—but where is the fruits of their labor ?
Rumsellers are not different from other
ra en—they pay for the privilege of deal
ing out the destructive fluids, and the
laws will protect them in it—this, all
temperance people know, or should know.
Then, it becomes the duty of tefc-oer
ance men, we think—lst: To make the
business of rumselling as disreputable as
possible, by showing its direful effects
upon the health, character, and worldly
and eternal prospects of men. 2nd:
avoiding as much as possible their bars.
And 3rd : By extending, when we meet
them, the same courtesy that we would
to other men—let them see that we are
trying to benefit them as well as others,
by waging a' war against their business, ,
which as often proves the ruin of the
rumseller as it does the rum drinker. s
We know a man, who was for many <
years a famous rumseller in this city, but 1
who has since proved an able and valua- .
ble acquisition to our ranks. In his old
age he found the appetite for liquor fas
tened upon him—he was poor, with a
large family depending on him for sup- *
port. He resolved not only to quit 1
drinking, but to give up the business also. <
He attended a temperance meeting, and ,
a popular speaker attempted to prove that ’
a rumseller was “a robber and a murder
er!” This so excited him that he loft
the hall—his feelings lasceratcd, and i
with a determination to have nothing to j
do with the temperance societies; but he
was prevailed on, after some persuasion, ,
to change his mind.
A man in this situation, bowed down
by a paralyzing business or habit, whe
ther he has been a rum-seller or a rum
drinker, should be regarded with a kindly
spirit. But says one, the nature of rum
selling makes the heart so callous, that
kindness will never reach those engaged
in it. This in some instances may be
true, no doubt; and it is equally as true
that there are many rum-drinkers too,
who cannot be reached by kindness and
persuasion—but we believe none will
deny, that as a general rule, this is the
best course to pursue to effect the refor
mation of the drunkard.
Washingtonians—depend upon it, that
abuse and anathemas will never induce
men to sign the Pledge. Let Love and
j'lTruth be your weapons, and you must
| prevail. —[Organ Washingtonian.
mgm *—— * ’ —•»
‘‘Carrying Temperance too far.”
—What are we to understand by this re
in ark? One too often offer
- nn excuse for withholding their names
I fro « Uie temperance pledge Is it to be
I ir.ft ift «i that when an individual who is
, : vhtun l down by the iron fetters of in
nip... i to the lowe: < of deg
ra?nhnn, is at once let 1 >.**•: f-om, iond
age, licistoo re-plac n equal
standing with hi- fellow u\- a. in ;onse
quence of ’ ; >v.u? >n the
pledge ’ : -it d> t |'.h«t. 10 one
should sign it, ;’.*>■? i| he ?i» an actual
drunkard ’, 11 It » Md not include
the 4- .o mat er how
speedy t liikard’. grave?
Is it “goingr* if ix; is ‘headed
off” lingtoni. lore he is
ads ja|(rl< I. (to iken, And polin' l -.. 1 drunk
tra « “'gjarry
ing ,e too, tar ■' dr is m be
i ex glides tb*. use f wine, cio|er,
Thtfpbrson wlioifikes use of the
• t ” n excuse, abandons all reason
on *MyfMject; his very Bible tells him
hi iter. /‘He who is ndr with me, is a
»gaintf me.” There no medium
|pPs *4 proved by the oil pledge. A per
|liyp!»uid get beastly drunk, and yet not
] giaKtte the pledge, on me old system of
ftsrjperance. To desjtroy the life of a
pfye, can not be effected by pulling off the
Certainly nos; you must strike
• at the root, to accomplish the object.
No more can a drunkard be reclaimed by
depriving him of the use of brandy, and
giving him full sway at all other intoxi
eating drinks.
A Teetotal Family. —Thomas Parr,
was, born in the reign of Edward IV.—
jHe was brought to London, by Lord
Arundeil, in 1635, and introduced to
Charles the Second; but the change of
situation, and his altered mode of life,
particularly drinking wine, soon proved
fatal to a constitution supported by more
abstemious habits, and he died the same
T ct t—- crvj-rs—
died at the age oTTOtK A grandson
died aged 113; and Robert Parr, great
grandson to Old Tom, died at Bridgnorth
on September 2lst, 1757, aged 124. A
peculiar trait in the character of those
four generations of Parr’s, was their tem
perate habits, amounting almost to total
abstinence.
Hypocrisy is but a thin veil, and those
who wear it, let them be ever so well sat
isfied, will find in the end, that nothing
endures so long as Truth.
Tilt Hll-tT 011A N
AItfGUSTA, JUNK 10, 1845 H
-
Washington Total Abstinence JPledge,
We, ichore names are hereunto annexed, desirous
of forming a Society for our mutual benefit,
and to guard against a pernicious practice,
which is injurious to our health, standing and
families, do pledge ourselves as Gentlemen,
not to drink any
sipiritous or Malt Liquors, Wine'or Cider.
fcy At a meeting of the Board of
Managers of the Washington Total Ab
stinence Society of Richmond County,
on Saturday, 3rd June, 1843, the fol
lowing Resolutions were unanimously
adop d:
Revived, That the great progress of
the cause of Temperance in the State of
demands the publication of a
Paper dcVoted to that object; and which,
combining other items of intelligence and
general ft ading, should command the
support of he people.
Resolven That, for the purpose of
furnishing snch a paper, this Board will
give their support to the “ Augusta
Washington aw,” and recommend it to
the patronage of the friends of Temper
ance throughout the State.
Resolved, That the following gentle
men be appointed a committee to super
intend the Editorial department of the
W r ashingtonian: V
Rev. \V. T. Bhantiy j Dr. F. M. Robertson,
“ W. J. Hard, * 1 Dr. D. Hook,
“ C. S. Dodd, S. T. Chapman. Esq.
“ Geo. F. Pier6e, 1 Tames Harper, Esq,
Col. John Milledoe, |
Resolved, That the Board of Managers
will do all they can to obtain subscribers,
and request the membtTJ of the Society
to use their influence forthai purpose.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
Wm. Haines, Jr. Sec’ry.
To oub Readeks. —We come before
the Public in a new garb—with increased
dimensions, and with the prospect of
greater usefulness. Our see object is
to do good. To this end the strength of
, our press will be faithfully Urected.—
Though Temperance will be pnauinently
advocated, yet we shall endeavor to be
generally useful. ' A
In many other fields, there are we be
lieve too many laborers; the general
consequence is poor work, and
pay. But there is before us, a large
and inviting field, almost wholly unoccu
! pied. Besides our own, there apt in
Georgia, but two presses directly angtwed
“in mending the manners” and “in re
proving the heart.” Where so rauffi
land remains to be occupied, we are sti\e
that we cannot receive less than a heart'
welcome from our predecessors, and a
God-speed from every lover of his race.
We arc aware that men generally pay
little for virtue—while they give liberally
to enterprizes of doubtful tendency.—
The Washingtonian therefore, does not
expect to realize a fortune; we repeat
our declaration, we wish to do good.
Our sheet go forth on its work of
mercy, refortping the inebriate, saving
the young from the meshes of vice—in
teresting, and with the bless
. sing of God, benefiting all. The very
j low price of subscription however, to
gether with the 'weekly record of the
state of our market , and every important
item ot news, wit’h its moral bearing,
should commend ijt to all; especially to
those living out of |the city. We confi
dently appeal to all. Aid us in our work
We are laboring, not) for ourselves, bi t
for you.
I 4*
Friends of Temperance, you can am
, ply sustain, the Washingtonian. You
should, you wi’l support us. A
t scribers, will place our en?Spris| !
1 any adverse contingency. j
? | A kind Act. —lt is narratedof Diog/.
j j enes, the Cynic philosopher, tiht mee7 1
i ing a young man going to ayevel, fa i
forcibly took him up in his ami and Ju
ried him to his parents, Met I
y i him down, I have saved him froMyry. r
Though the scene must have tyex- ,
. \
ceedingly ridiculous, yet tlfe philosopher
performed a kind act. That single revel
might affect his whole life—it might
have been to him as it has been to thou
sands, the commencement of ruin: then
the first mighty blow was to be inflicted
upon fortune, fame, intellect, conscience,
health. The youth saw not, thought not
of the results—his old friend did, and
promptly extricated him.
We cannot but contrast our philoso
pher with the hoary-head';d libertine and
inebriate: All that was noble in the na
ture of the latter, has been blighted by
his indulgence. He delights in his own
corruption, and with the experience
which years of guilt and infamy have
secured, he lures on the young to ruin.
He has a smile to encourage—a sneer to
disarm—a bit of sophistry to quiet—an
argument to goad them on. Indiscreet,
impulsive, confiding youth is the prey he
seeks and loves. Their passions easily
excited—their lusts quickly inflamed, are
cared for—ministered unto. These are
the cords with which he binds his victims
for the sacrifice. Such a man is a curse
to his race. How many towns and vil
lages have felt the baneful, withering
influence of these crafty veterans of in
iquity 1 It had been better for them if
they had died when the last generous
feeling was hushed to silence by the last
indulgence—lt were better had they nev
er been born. Their memories shall rot:
The crushed hearts—the bitter tears of
mothers, and widows, and orphans cry
unto God for justice—“ They shall have
their reward.”
A Test. —ln looking over an old paper,
we find the following suggestion to the
powers that be : “that all tippling shops
shall have a portico in front, w 'thout a
screen, and that all drinking be done in
open day.” Now, w r e do not intend to
recommend this; much less would we
invoke the aid of the lau\ We are con
tent that our legislators shall abate
nuisances—declare what are offences
against common decency, and prescribe
the penalty. Oi r object is merely to
indulge a few sijmises. Would such
» “ j
an arrangement bi profitable to the sel
' ler ? We think lit. We believe that
‘ these screens hale a two-fold value.
1 They conceal thi buyer—they are an
effectual barrier jpgainst prying curiosi
ty. ’Tis true, it gives no very bright
appearance to t ie traffic—Other persons
engaged in tro |e place their goods in
such a position as to invite the curious.
But after all it may only be a difference
in trade. Would there be as many tip
plers? We rather believe not. We
think drinking is not deemed very re
spectable—at feast we never heard the
habit urged a-ta reason, why those who
indulged in i: should receive particular
confidence— ’ hat is to say, we never heard
it spoken of a<a recommendation. In all
kinds of business (even in dram selling)
a sober man is preferred as a salesman.
Perhaps this unfounded and unreasonable
.opinion drives the meritorious behind the
screen. Who would be so unwise as to
gssail needlessly the stupid prejudices of
public opinion? All this, however, is
oni’y surmise ; if the days of speculation
be not entirely gone by, we should like
to .\ee some spirited retailer try the ex
periment, we do not think he would com
plain of being spirit-less.
DtfftCON Giles’ DiW?l?.i v.-— lAiis
place,(rendered so famous by tfo tn am
of Re*. Mr. Cheevers,
time, in the a it
originally appeared in the id
mark,) h' is been conver edl in• m-/
perance iwmse. It was/oc cuj f
fra**fiers ViH learn r art J>|.j§n§ t
from an a dicle in fathiy j
company <•£ Washi/gtonic ns, Ifd
aTeaPr.rtjfnit. /Truly, f r ’ f |t e
changed! ( j | I j 1
A the Br® j
i '!>-'-** Boston is j |f- te 1
■fiopeny of a Baptist con gI grr i and
wj ibe convert into a plac of >rship.
Whatever niay the op H „ ,of our
readers about the tendency ff% fclage,
we suppose that k xvifl be co <&&4n all
hands, that a Church is h itePlin a
< Theatre. >
, * ATlf f;R MaVr£'. -, th ‘.mr/m -e c
expected to visit ? T i s Wcoun
by ip 4% next, f
Publisher's Notice—The publisher
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Vol. 2, of the Augusta Washingtonian,
enlarged, and improved in its contents—»
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past year, as agents, in procuring sub
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returns his thanks, and ropes his exer
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respectfully requests a continuance oF
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ing at our office they may be obtained.
03” We have forwarded our paper to
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will continue to do so rpgularly as usual,
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ronage towards us, by renewing their
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03” Advertisements will be inserted in
the Washingtonian at the following re
duced rates:—For - square, (or 12 lines,)
50 cents for the first insertion, and twen
ty-five cents for 6ach continuance, if
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and if monthly 43J cents, for each con
tinuance. Yearly advertisers 10 per ct.
discount.
03” A company is now forming in
London, says the Organ and Washingto
nian, on the plan of the New-York Marino
Insurance Companies, to be called, “The
Temperance and-General Marine Insur
ance Company. ? Its Capital is to be
j£500,000, in shares of j£2s each.
Early Vegetables.-— Our neighbor,
the Temperance Advocate, of So. Ca.,
says, that he has been luxuriating on
Green Peas, Ac., and thought he was
ahead of his neighbors, until a Fair lady
sent him some Squashes. The good
people of Columbia are behind the age.
Squashes, Artichokes, Potatoes, Aspara
gus, &c. are so plentiful that our market
is over-stoqi.ed. Green Peas, with other
prized vegetables, are rather antiquated
i here. If bar friend is so rejoiced by a
a Squtu'i of so, a visit to Augusta would
: put him in testacies.
,( •
Cucumbers. — Walking into a friend’s
. garder, th«s other day, our curiosity was
excitid by a circular bank, about 4 feet
in dAmeter, covered w-ith a luxuriant
grovth of Cucumber Vines, filled with
blotms, and with young cucumbers. We
approached the bank, and discovered the
sciret. A flour barrel was sunk half way
irto the ground—its sides had several
rflgur holes made in them—it was then
naif filled with fresh stable manure—The
earth was now drawn around it, and the
teed phnted. Every day water was
placed in the barrel, which, running
through the holes, fertilized the bank,
and stimulated the plants. This is the
fir est cucumber bed we have seen this
y* ir. /Suppose our readers try the ex
perimf nt.
03 ■ Col. Joseph Henry Lumpkin is
\\pec led to address the Washington To
tal Allstinence Society of this city at its
text ilneeting.
| 03■” The Philadelphia North Ameri
can fKat*»*r that the steamers lost on the
res Sera waters during the last two
jnontlhs, cost in all, probably-, $165,000;
largfoes, probably, $85,000 —making a
\xsj of 8250,000.
<HU, '
j Hon. S. G. Goodrich, better known a s
3r Peter Parley,” has signed the Pledge.
hope to see some excellent temper
j#cc stories for children, from his pen.