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WEPI¥ESDAV, SEPTEMBER I, 1830. VOLUME 44. WO. 03.
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TheL VWS OF THE UNITED STATES
arc published in this paper.
To Eiicuton, Administrators, imd Guardians.
S VLESofLANDor NEGROES, by Administrators,
Exeimtors, or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held
on the first Tuesday in the month, Itelween the hours of
ten in ttie (iircnoon, and tliroe in the afternoon, at tlie Courl
tmuse oftbc county in wliicli the property is situate.—No
tice nfthese sales must be given in a public gazelle,SlXTY
days previous to die day of sale.
Notice of die sale of personal property, must be given
fn like manner, FORTY days previous to die day of sale.
Notice to the debtors and creditors of an estate, must be
published for FORTY days.
* Notice that application will lie made to the Court ofOr
vin irv (hr leave to sell LAND or NEGROES, must bo
dablisitcdfor FOUR MON 1 IIS.
I rjTVTj mm&mEwm&t,
AT THK
Augusta Book-Store,
Blake's Botany,
Memoirs of SuinmoiTicld,
Memoirs ol'Doct. Payson,
Scolt’s Bible,
Pollock’s Course of Time,
Patti Cli fiord,
Wistur's Anatomy.
.Tidy 31 R>
Savannak Steam-Boat
€ompany,
finHE STEAM BOAT COMP L Y
B of Georgia, in order to give incrcns
<■(l certain!)/ and despatch to their opera
tions in tin; transportion of merchandize
between Savannah and Augusta, have,
iltiri the past season, added such a num
ber of Bouts of light draft s, cx^ressl// eal
'ivilated to navigate the River in fts low
est state, hs it in hoped, and confident!//
expected, will, with the facilities hereto
b'lie possessed hi/ them, enable them to
-ivc entire satisfaction to such as maw
rtirward tlieir property/ In/ their boats.
The Coinpunt/ has upon its Wh irl* spa
cious Warehouses, for tlie reception of
<Soods, which are protected during the
Right In/careful watchmen.
There will he no delay in the shipment
ol the Goods, and no expense will he
spared to deliver them in the shortest
possible time.
WM. P. HUNTER,
President Steam Boat Company.
August 11 If K)
JAM B S ®r,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
attend the Superior ami In
’ ferior Courts of Richmond and
Columbia counties—and tlie Court of
mininon Pleas of Augusta. He may he
•D.md at the olliee of Robert R. Retd, Esq.
ma tter of Washington and Eilio-strcels.
. Jll| y>t tr hi
v.aw .Nvvvvcv;.
Itercafter regularly attend
’.no Superior Courts of Richmond
County. My olliee and residence arc in
’■eertsjorough. Persons residing in
agusta, having business to transact, re
Tiiruig the services of a Lawyer, in the
iMiaties of Greene, Morgan, Newton.
T.Vi- **ed e, horpe, Wilkes, Lincoln,
i laterro, Monroe, or Hancock, and
may choose to entrust it to me, will
1 iln opportunity of conferring with
' Personally, twice in a year, in rein
'lontr, p FRANCIS H. CONE
The Constitutionalist and Courier,
1 . P lea s*‘ publish the nbove for 2 weeks,
' , *‘‘ n d in tlieir accounts to this office.
_ IV, ‘ ■’*» ts 18
NOTICE.
■V M months afterdate, application
jfj.. ' V ‘H he made to the Inferior Courl
«li I,C lmon d sitting for Or
p; ,ni y Purposes, for leave to sell nil the
Ait *’ tea * a| id personal, of Win.
e , Sfffi late of said county, deceased,
0 r„ ?*: benefit of tlie heirs and creditors
01 said deceased,
j . GEORGE L. TWIGGS.
■My’ 4MO ■■ TO
T lie Subsc
(LATE PROPRIETOR OF THE GLOBE TAVERN, & MORE RECENTLY
OF THE MANSION HOUSE.)
BEGS leave to announce tolas friends and the public generally, that he has ta
ken that elegant and commodious fire proof brick building on flic corner ol
Broad and Jackson Streets, and immediately adjoining the new Masonic Hull. Jt
is situated in the most central part of the City, ami is in the very heart of business
being in the vicinity ofthe Augusta Bank, and tlie Branch Bank of tlie State ot
Georgia. Tills Establishment is known us tlie
GLOBE HOTEL,
and in its interior arrangement and general construction, unites in an eminent de
gree, spaciousness, neatness, and comfort. To tlie man of family, the indiv dual
traveller, the daily boarder or the fashionable visitor, the GLOBE presents accom
modations inferior to none in the Southern States.
Having conducted for ft number of years, two among the most popular Hotels
in this City, he flatters himself that his experience in business, added to the siiperor
advantages of situation and tlie resources under his coiitronl, will enable him to give
tlie most decided satisfaction to r.’ii who may honor him with tlieir patronage.
His STABLES are spacious and Well ventilated, and amply supplied willT tic
best of provender, and attended by experienced and steady ostlers—in addition to
which, the, subscriber will bestow Ids own personal unremitting attention, and in lit.
charges, will not forget the pressure of tlie times.
*v —X.I iTi ■ .
The Elberton Stage departs everj Suimuy moiunig, at i<;«iotiv. anti tr
rives every Friday evening ut 0. The Pendleton Stage departs every T’licsduy at
4 o’clock in the morning, and arrives every Monday at 2 o’chick in the evenhig-
The Millcdgeville Stage arrives every day exceptThursduy, ut 7 o’clock in tlie evv
ning, and dejmrts every day except Wednesday, at 2 o’clock in Ilio morning. Tic
Savannah Stage arrives every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, ut 10 o'clock in ti e
morning, and departs every Sunday, Tuesday undThursdny, at 2 o’clock in tli -
morning. WILLIAM SHANNON.
A U GUST A, September Oth, 1820.
JOHN: OOIMA?W ?
WATCH MAKER,
NO. 147, BROAD-STREET
go HAS again began
__ business, in Ibf llrirk
House, No. 147,8r0ad
lfjf-'K street, lately occupied
® r » “if® as the CITV HOTEL;
p' where he will bestow
all his attention to re
pairing
WATCHES A- CLOCKS,
of every description, in the beat possible
manner, ami at very reasonable prices.—
He solicits the patronage of his friends
ami former customers, and all who wish
to have their Watches made to keep
good time at a moderate price. He wil
sell his remaining STOCK, consisting of
JEWEL?.?,
WATCIir-S AND CLOCKS. ,
CASTORS, iC. ir
for less than they cost, at Wliolesale amt
Retail.
Thick Patent WATCH GLASSES. ’
ami all other descriptions of WATCH 1
GLASSES, constantly kept on hand. !
Augusta, April 2H, 18110. 51)
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AT AUCTION PRICED,
mong which arc the following valuable
7f OE2S:
FOX’S Hook of .Martyrs I Voi.
Josephus’ Works 2
Ruck's Theological Dictionary 1
•Milner's Church History 5
Smith’s Sermons 2
Hooper’s .Medical Dictionary, 2
Do. do. do. I
Gregory's Practice, ’2
Armstrong's .Medical Works, 1
Cooper’s Ist Lines Surgery 1
liingard's England, 10
Shakspeare’s Works, 2
do do fcf
.McKenzie's 5,000 Receipts, 1
Spectator, 2
Walker's Dictionary ami Key, 1
do. pocket do. 1
Rollins’ Ancient History, 4
do do dt) S
Lady of the Manor, 7
Byron’s Works, H
God man's Natural History, J
Kirke White's Works, I
Mayo’s .Mythology, (plates) 1
Robertson's works (newedition), J
Gibbon’s Rome, (do do) 4
Ilminuh.Moore, (do. do.) 2
Pope’s Poetical Works, (new ) j
Library edition) steel plate, £
ALSO,
100 LBUdBRS and journals,
Full bound, in 4,5,6, and 7 Quires each.
C. PHILLIPS.
June 12.
LAW BLANKS.
INSTRUCTIONS for COMMISSION
ERS, in on approved form.
lIACO.V.
—) - A Lot of Superior
.fjtfr acon, consisting of
'mSts Hams, Shoulders, ami
Middlings. Just Re
eeiv'i d, ..mi For Sale on moderate terms.
AT SHELTON’S WAREHOUSE.
June 30 wtf 77
TO PAINTERS.
PROPOSALS will be received until
Friday, the 3d September next, for
minting the Cupula of the City Hall.—
For nay information on the subject, apply
to 31 owns lloir, Esq. Chairman of the
Committee on the City Hall.
GEO. 31. WALKER, r. c.
August 28 s»t 1)1
siuxT
AM>
Ornamental Painting.
;«’S!IE SUBSCRIBER, would inform
■ the citizens of Augusta, that he
will carry on the HOUSE PAINTING
and GLAZING BUSINESS, and also,
SHUN, CHAIR, and OUNA3IENTAL
PAINTING; nil of which shall he done
in the best manner, and with despatch.—
Persons who feel disposed to patronize
him will please call at his Shop, No. 3 IS,
Broad-Street.
WILLI A3l B. DAVIS
June 2 ts (53
AUGUSTA CITY SHERIFF’S SALE.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday
in September next, at the market
house, in the City of Augusta, heween
the usual hours of sale.
One negro woman named PANNV,
and one .Mali ->gany Bedstead, one Secre
tory, one Sideboard, one Sofa, two dozen
Chairs, one Carpet, three .Mahogany Ta
bles, one Clock, three Gilt Framed Look
ing Glasses, and three Foot Steals, levied
upon by virtue of two fi. fas. from the
Hon. the Court of Common Pleas, Jo
seph K. Kilburn and Horatio Bent vs.
Luther Cummings.
A. PICQUET, Sh iT e. a.
August? HH
Gwavd’iau’ft vva\c.
WILL be sold at the Market House,
in Augusta, on the first Tuesday
in September next, between the usual
hours of sale:
A lot of Land in the city of Augusta,
having twenty six feet on Broad and
Reynold Streets, and bounded East by a
lot of Col. Win. Camming, and West by
a lot of 3lr. Thomas Camming. The said
Lot belonging to the minors of the late
Daniel Starnes, dec. and sold in pursu
ance of the application to the Court if
Ordinary; and leave granted occording
to Law. EDWARD J. HARDIN,
(fauili/wd Guardian.
July 7 78
. . TO BENT,
From the Ist October next, the
’?Mfr Grocery Store, No. 339, a good
stand for Business. Apply to
BRIDGES a GIBSON.
June 98. 13* 70
FOR THE CHRONICLE AND ADVERTISER.
ELEGY
On the death of the Honorable JOHN S. SIIEK
ni'UXK, Judge of the V. S. District Court, who
deported this life at Portsmouth, S. JJ. August 'ld, lt-30,
-**• " 3 > **«lf been on the Dench for the last 2K icars.
Deported irnrlh ! His not to blaze thy Cone,
That we a tribute of respect Would pay,
Or Rive to story, or to song, thy name;
These shall •'*•» ti-o r ui,„ „riiiy tia> display.
F fimr-seorc suns, unsullied by a cloud,
1 o stain thy scutcluton, speak thy well earn’d praise;
. bines like thine, the tomb can never shroud,
la life tho’ bright, in death they brighter blaze:
Oh, yes I they need no heraldry of oitrs,
To twine thy memory with u deathless wreath ;
Vet, whilst those near thee, deck thy tomb with llow’rs,
We would in sadness bid the lyre to breathe :
We would recall the happy' hours gone by,
And trace the glory of thy bright career—
Embalm thy memory with the trembling sigh,
And grace thy laurels with a gushing tear.
Not in the field, for liberty alone,
. To free our country from a tyrant’s chain.
Tby nolde bearing in the battle shone,
'Tho’ mingling blood among the martyr'd sluih
Oh no! oh no I thy name shall Iks enroll'd
Among the Worthies of the civic, crown—
Thy deeds, thy country’s archives shall unfold,
In future years, and tell of thy renown.
The flench, the Bar, thy memory shall revere,
And sighing virtue mark thy lowly bed—
Friendship and love, long shed their mingling tear,
As near thy tomb at even-tide they trend.
'Tis not alone, in public life we find
The generous greatness of thy noble sou!
There we behold thy energetic mind.
Wielding its strength beyond all base control.
'Twas by the (irc-sidc, (n an humbler sphere,
Tlte genial current of thy nature run ;
Tby melting bosom, overflowing here,
Display'd the great, the good, the virtuous map 1
The tender husband, and the liberal friend,
Indulgent Cither, patron ofdistress,
In the commingling did together blend 1
Tlic honest poor it was thy pride to bless ;
Yes, many a widow o’er thy tomb shall sigh,
And bless the. hand Hint made Iter heart rejoice ;
And many an orphan, with a tearful eye,
Shall lisp thy praises with it's infant voice.
Beside the partner of tby early love,
(Whose sainted spirit long preceded thine.
To claim a crown of righteousness above,)
Thy honor’d head, and dear remains iodine;
, Tim kiss that thou on her cold olieek had press’ll,
I mug years ago, Is now return’d to liter.
By titose whose inlhnry thy hand caress'd,
And lier’s in re alms of pure fetidly.
Then nine your harps to notes ofliigher joy I
' le t Heaven re-echo with thy sweeter lays ’.
“ Tho* worms below, this body do destroy,"
■ There is a voice thy miiig'ling dust shall raise.,
To flourish ever in perennial yonlli,
With saints and angels 'round Immanuel's throne ;
Where nil is love, and Innocence, and truth,
And tears, and parting, never shall bo known.
Tin; blushing Spring ahull strew her rhnicnsl llow’rs,
To dock Ibe mantle of thy humble bed ;
Bright Summer sited o’er thee, the purest showers.
And blandest songsters sing starve thy head.—
Then rett in peace ’ ttiy name, embalm'd below,
Shall longer live, than monuments of stone;
No spot or blemish shall thy memory know,
While Honoris, mil Justice claims her throne.
HUfft
FOR THE CHRONICLE AND ADVERTISER,
LoßUH'i'OiN TIiMriJKA.VCU SOCIETY,
July 11 ih, ls:X(.
lietwJvrel, Tliat \vc tender our thanks to
Mnjor Isaac N. Damn for (Ini eloquent
and able address delivered before litis So
ciety, on the 4th nit; and that tint Secre
tary lie inutructod to request a copy ofthe
same for flit; i’rt’ss; iV that Tims. .1. Clark,
John 15. C.u.laiiam, anti (In’ (Secretary,
he a (,'ommittee to make arrangements
lor its publication.
W. w. HOUSTON, Secretary.
a n n xi n &j gj
DRUVI'RI’D before the
EMIERTON TEMPEIt WEE SOCIETY*
On the fourth of July, 1 Rl>o, by
Maj. ISAAC N. DAVIS.
Mr. President: —J cannot flatter myself
with the hope, that I shall bo enabled to
say any thing new, upon a subject whieh
has been so otlcn and so ably discussed,
by men whose known abilities and indefa
tigable researches are almost proverbial.
Hut, sir, if! should succeed in impressing
up m your mind and upon this (Society,
some of the truths which stand prominent
upon the subject of Temperance, I shall
consider myself fortunate, and he fully
compensated for this endeavor.
The leading features of this address, sir,
shall he to answer some of tho objections
urged against Temperance Societies; and
' belbro 1 proceed, allow me, in no spirit of
vanity, to call upon our members and
friends, to hold fast to the truths which they
have already espoused, lest at any time,
they should let them slip; and to invoke a
spirit of inquiry to fasten upon the minds
of those who oppose Temperance Socie
ties, until at least, they be satisfied, liiat
• their opposition docs not originate from
selfish motives. Weigh well, ! pray yon,
friends, its importance, before you pro
nounce the advocates *»iid supporters of
these institutions, arrogant. Conk fnplatc
long and maturely, upon the probable con
sequences of «uch remarks. Hold for a
moment, ct least, until you see if there be
any youth near you, whose mind is not yet
able to discriminate in matters ol that
•sort, 3{ul wheat: confidence in you, may
induce him to take for granted, whatever
may fkll from your lips. By such remarks,
perhaps accompanied witli a meaning and
a sarcastic severity, you may stifle the mo
nitions which had whispered in his ears,
“touch not, taste not, handle not.*’—Pcr
, Imps you may engraft upon his principles,
. habile which had often before been repuls
ed,—perhaps break down the fences of
virtue in his bosom, so as to let in this evil
" of drum-drinking; which may rankle and
" burn, engendering crime after crime, un
til ponce shall pronounce her valedictory
over his troubled soul, and ruin and de
spair, in wretched hallelujahs, sing his re
quiem to the grave. Do not, 1 beseech
you, -"-.ho such rcmsrks, to appease the
writbings of a corroding conscience; to
.. gratify the gnawings of a goaded appetite,
or to curry liivour with some long aban
doned sot, who may stand by to lend his
gratifying applause. Do not, by such re
marks, uncork the bottle, perhaps to your
>, own dear son, and thereby add another
brand to (he burning.
If you cannot go with us yourself, wo
ask the charity of your silence; we ask you
to test our principles by experience, anil to
judge of our usefulness by our success; yet
remember, he tluit is not for us, is against
us.
Rut, sir, wc arc told that the members)
ol Temperance Societies are arrogant in
this, “(hat no man, or set of men, have a
right, legal or divine, to set themselves up
as (ho guardians of others, without their
consent or request.”
Now, lor one, 1 have pot understood (hat
this, or any other Society, has sent out its
officer* into the streets and highways, and
compelled (be people to come in and enter
their lists. 1 have not hoard, as yet, that
those Societies have attempted to dictate
to any man, and in (ho plenitude of their
power, said “thusfar shall thou go and no
farther.” No, sir, such powers have not
boon assumed, nor such doctrines advo
cated. Wc hold up a different Hag, and
teach diflerent principles. Wo call upon
our neighbors and friends, ns they love
themselves, as they would lift the feet of
their sons and their daughters out of the
mi i n and clay, and place them upon the
rock; as they would snatch them from the
jaws of misery and beggary; ns they would
tear down the strong holds of satau ; as
they would make “Vice, in her w ild career,
stand appalled;” us they would wipe oft'the
covering from the mirror of Truth, and pre
sent Virtue in her prinhtivcjchnractcr; and
as they would “ erase to evil, and learn to
do wise,” “and flee the wrath to come,”
wc ask them to join with us. Wc call
ujwn them, by the sacred principles of our
most Holy Religion, to lend tlieir influence
against this Mammoth destroyer. Wc call
upon them, for tlie preservation of our al
most inimitable and boasted Institutions,
to aid ns in hedging up tlm ways of this
merciless dcsolutcr, and worse than savage
destroyer. Wc hope to lay such an ex
ample, and lot our light so shine, that oth
ers, seeing our good w orks, may be con
strained to follow.
These, sir, arc the weapons of our war
fare; ibis is (he arrogance of our Temper- I
mice Societies; and this sir, in “the head i
and front (four offitnting. ,>
Wc do not attempt to enforce onr prin
eiplcshy (hasword. We do not accompany
onr recommendations with menaces or i
thrcutH. Wc lay violent hands on none, i
not even on onr Children or our Servants. (
Wc are not governed, in onr regulations, t
ay I!.;; [ibsolute ilictuins of sonic tyran- i
nical law-giver, or the whims, caprices or I
noils, of a favorite few. No, sir, till and '
, each of our members, have equal and cor- ;
responding privileges; and yet, we arc rail- i
. ed “arrogant.” May I not, in tlie lan- I
gauge of a celebrated Roman orator, say, i
, “DA the times? oh the rustams!' 9 (
Were our Fathers guilty of arrogance, (
when they assembled together on this day, i
(i(iy-li)iir years ago, to untie the knot of t
British Tyranny, and finally, “pledged (
their lives, (heir fortunes, and tlieir sacred I
honor,” to preserve, defend and support I
this Government? Were tlie founders of i
onr benevolent and charitable institutions, I
to meliorate the condition of mankind and i
1 to mitigate the rigors of suffering humanity, i
guilty of arrogance?—or were the Apos- t
tics of our Lord and Saviour guilty of ar- <
f roguncc, when they bound their brethren (
i together in Church discipline? No, sir, [
the triumphant success of all these; cflbrts,
reveals the smiling approbation ofthe Great <
1 Am. The groans and sufferings of thou- t
sands relieved, rise up us w itnesses to cheer <
: the philanthropist in his glorious undertak- s
, ings. i
t Mr. President, if 1 know any thing ofthe i
I objects of Temperance Societies, they aim 1
at nothing but to bo humble co-workers I
with other Institutions, to stop the widen- I
, ing progress of misery and woe, among l
i the children of men. Lotus, then, not be t
I discouraged by these rivilings and taunts, i
[' Let us say to our enemies, if we be not of c
1 God, your assisrar.ee will not be required \
to put us down, for fall wo must; but if we <
, be doing that which is our reasonable duty, >
i under the direction of our Heavenly Fa- (,
* ther, tahn heed how you oppose Temper- 1
- ance Societies, lest at any time, you might
t be found fighting against God! Sir, uno- I
i flier objection to joining Temperance So- 1
, cietics, is, “that such pledges are wholly i
- unnecessary, for if wo arc unable to al>- :
f stain without, wc cannot do so with such {
3 restrictions.” t
Upon the same principles, Mr. Prcsi- >
i dent, you might tear down the sceptre of i
s l*aw and Government amongst us, and al- 1
t low “lawless misrule to lord it wide;” you
t might say to your officers, render up your
v coinnirwrorrs grid rqlujn to private tfi.x fur
your legislation is vain, and your public
acts tire but curses and scourges upon the
people; you might scatter to the four winds,
or consume your constitutions, public re*
cords, and charters, and you might bury
your hoards of Treasure, and establish uni
versal anarchy.
Again, sir, if these pledges he useless,
you might throw off (he reins of Church
Government, and say to each member,
you have too long been tyrannized ovets
it you cannot live without such pledges,
you cannot with them. And yet, in thu
Holy Hook , we find this thing commanded
by our Saviour, while on earth—directed
and advocated, almost without ceasing, by
his inspired Apostles—and practiced and
adhered to over since, hy the best, the
most wise, and most pious men, the world
lias known. Look around, and see the sa
lutary effects ot this meeting together; how
docs it inspire the hike-warm saint, whose
religious feelings arc almost smothered In
worldly care! Piety springs afresh in his
soul; ho receives in a good soil, and with
happy cflects, the manna from his heaven
ly master. The glories of the upper world,
now stand in bold relief before las enraj*
hired anticipations; he flings down his
sluggish and toilsome load, and counts all
things as naught for his Lord and Saviour.
He now meets his neighbour, with a pray Or
for his errors, and a benediction for his
soul. The holy ardour of his life, and the
heavenly glow of his soul, all speak of his
destination to that “house above, not made
with hands, eternal in the Heavens.”
Have you not seen the way-worn Pil
grim, upon whoso eyelids death had al
most planted his footsteps, and the winter
of w hose age had bleached his locks, melt
into tears before the religious fervor of a
worsldping congregation? Have you not
scon his dim eye lighted up, beaming with
universal love, while (he fulness ofhis soul
was poured forth in the most fervent sup
plications for his neighbors and friends?
Have you not seen (his devotion acciimu*
late, until a w hole congregation has yielded
to its irresistible influence? Yes, sir, by
uniting together in this Church capacity,
you have seen the proudest sinner yield up
his pride and infidelity, and tremblingly ao
knowledge that the Lord was God indeed^
Mr. President, a revolution cannot bo
effected, but by unity of action and unity of
sentiment. The subject upon which I now'
address you, is a full illustration of (his prin
ciple. Even (he faithful heralds of (ho
Cross have failed to stop this work of death
amongst us; the horrid principles of beastly
intoxication which are daily seen in our
Streets, have failed to (urn (ho current of
this surging gulph-strcnm, and the purity of
the Church lias tailed to blunt flic sting rtf
t bis poisoner; for even within its pales, has ft
slayed its thousands. Then, sir, is this
concert useless, and arc these pledges and
resolutions of no avail? If, indeed, they
should prove so at first, Mr, President, let
us resolve and repledge again and again;
and if all should ho ineffectual, then let us
solemnly swear to abstain, for, sir, unless
there he something to check the use of ar
dent spirits in the U. .States, it is my hum
ble opinion, that her days w ill bn but few,
and that short existence most wretched.-
And this meeting together under solemn
dodges, lias not only the effect of inspir
ing each other with a more laudable zeal,
and giving the opportunity of watching
over, admonishing, and pointing out to cadi
other the paths of duty; but sir, if excites u
spirit of inquiry among the community, and
elicits investigation on subjects which per
haps might otherwise slumber forever.*--
Think you that the American Independence
would have been achieved, without meet
ing together to deliberate? Think you that
the Hihlo would now have been the sw’CCt
messenger of jicace to so large a portion ot
the benighted world, had not societies been
formed for such objects?—Think you that
the people of Christ would now possess
the influence, moral and religious, which
(hoy do, ifChnreh Government and Socio
lies had never been established. No, sir,
though every man in the then colonies,
had felt that ho was oppressed—though
IJibles might always have been as mimes
otis as they now are, and though religion
might always have found advocates in the
world, without this unity of action, —with-
out this concert and working together,
these things could not have been acconw
plished.
Mr. President, this part of my subject
can he well illustrated hy reference to a
fable, the moral of w hich is clearly de
ducible from (lie facts. It was (lie dying
admonition of a father, to his family of
contentious sons, to whom ho presented
n bundle of sticks, closely hound together,
w ith a request that each in his turn should
break it, neither of whom could effect it;
but when he had untied and soperatod them,
the tusk was easy. Now, w ithout this con
cert, we can effect nothing, hut w hen w e
unite together, hound by the same laudable
desire, and actuated by the same motives,
we shall he enabled to withstand the odium
of public prejudice, and the torrent of pri
vate rnilcry, Put, sir, we are not left alto
gether to this sort of reasoning and specu
lation, for the establishment of this truth,
and for the confutation of this objection.
Let facts be heard in this controversy. —
What have the Temperance Societies al
ready done? Many, many arc the living ex
amples which trumpot-tonguod proclaim the
glorious consequences of these little InstiUe
tions! Our own County, is not left witli
out Witnesses. I will not stop to enumer
ate, or to enter into statistical calculations
These you may find in almost every Jour
nal and Periodical which floats in your
public mail-bugs. Then, to your fellow
(Wizens, w>» think you wilj nat p*u>