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P ©Ef ]R¥c [From the American Temperance Union.] Temperance Ode for the 4tli -July, JBl^. By Rev. E. F. Hatfield,anil deJicateil to the Washing tonians throughout the United States. Air— " Yankee Doodle Wo come, tve come, ill urateful bands, To join tbc celebration Os that blest day, when patriot hands Subscribed “the Declaration.” Swell your voices loud and long; It is a joyful story: Praises to our God belong, We’ll give him all the glory. * Our fathers scorned to bend the knee At Brit dn’s lordly pleasure; They vow’d that freemen they would be, Or lose their lives and treasure. Swell your voices, &c. They nobly dared “ THE PLEDGE” to sign, And break the chains that bound them ; They trusted in a Pow’r Divine, And He with vict’ry crown’d them. Swell your voices, &e. ’ Twas theirs by blood to bring about The glorious 11 Revolution ,” To usher in with song and shout The Nation’s “ConstitutionV Swell your voices, &c. But we ran tell of heavier chains, That Liquor threw around us; Yet not a link—thank God!—remains Os what so strongly hound us. Swell your voices, &c. Though Slaves we were to Beer and Rum, To Cider, Wine, and Brandy, The cursed thraldom we’ve o’ercome, And Water's now the dandy. Swell your voices, &c. Os peace and comfoit, frirndsand wealth, The tyrant had bereft us; No reputation, home, or health, Nor life, would he have left us. Swell your voices, &c. But—God be praised!—we spurned his yoke, , And burst his chains asunder; The Pledge, the Pledge our bondage broke, And now we live to wonder. % Swell your voices, &c. “ Come Sign,” they said, “ and freemen be, “ Come sign the Declaration”— Wc sign’d the Pledge, and now we’re free From Rum’s contamination. Swell your voices, &c. Who would havo‘hough’ so slight a tiling Could work such transformations, Could so much joy and comfort bring To us and our relations'! Swell your voices, &c. Hark--hark! —the shout from hill and dale, Through all the land is swelling, And tens of thousands tell the tale; It comes from every dwelling. Swell your voices, &c. Oh! on this day to freedom dear, What cause have we tor gladness, Who have abjur’d Rum, Wine, and Beer, — Those cursed founts of sadness! Swell your voices, &c. God speed “ TPIE CAUSE,” till every sot, His sin and shame confessing, Shall haste to share our happy lot, And learn how great our blessing! Swell your voices, &c. In a Scrape. —A Washingtonian entered the house of a friend, and presented the Pledge. “Your cause is a good one,” said the friend, “and is doing much good, but I will not sign the Pledge myself.” “ Why not,” asked the Wash ingtonian, li you acknowledge it is good, then why not take hold and help it along!” “ Why, I said I ivould’nt,” replied he, “and you would’nt have me tell a lie, would you!” “John,” he continued, speaking to a little son who was standing by, “ bring me a stick of wood.” “No I won’t, said the boy. “Why! what do you mean, by talking that way to your father,” ex claimed he, manifesting symptoms of ancrer. “ Father, I did wrong,” said the boy repentant ly. “ Then go along and do what I told you,” demanded he. “ Why, father, I said I would’nt.” returned theson. “ and you would’nt have metell a lie would you !" Organ, How Cruel.! —An individual of my acquaint ance was a few years since one of the most loath some drunkards that ever lived. Soon as the temperance reform commenced in the place where he lived, he abandoned his cups and became a completely reformed man. And net only did he retorm himself, but lie devotee! all his energies to the promotion ofthecause he had espoused. His : zeal and untiring activity excited the hatred of; some eit ins professed friends, who were the de votees of B e.-;;bus. and they then proceeded to j lay snare s for his feet, not with any intention of doing him an injury, but to mortify and discomfit tiie friends of temperance. lie, under the guise 01 friendly conviviality, was induced to drink wine with them several times, till the flames of his once master appetite were again enkindled, and he drank again and again of ardent spirit, till he was intoxicated. Then these men tri umphed, and far and near the fact was proclaim ed, and the tempciance reform denounced as a cheat, and as the child of designing men, the offspring of hypocrisy. But their day of rejoicing j was quickly over, Mr. —— saw and repented of : his error, made a most humble confession, and 1 in the strength of the strongest resolved that no ! liquor which contained aicoliol should again pass j his lips. To this resolution he has firmly adher ed ; and his fall, while it humbles him to the dust, j proves an excitement to still more zealous and i determined efforts for the promotion of that cause to which he is so deeply indebted. But wiiat language is sufficiently strong to reprobate the cruel conduct of those unkind friends! To manifest their hatred to a reform so salutary as is i that of temperance, to cast down the countenan- I ecs of its advocates, and to fill them with dismay, I they would not hesitate to use the direct means i of dragging hack to a bondage worse than that under which tbc Algerinecaptivegrroans, a man, their friend, their neighbor, exposing him to the misery and degradation of a drunkard’s life, and to the shame and the hopelessness of a drunkard’s death. '1 hey were defeated, and hence we may take the op|>ortu:iity of saying that the temper ance cause will ultimately succeed, notwithstand ing all the secret or open machinations of its opposers. As well may men hope to turn the seasons from their course, or roll back the resist less tides of the ocean, as to arrest the inarch of temperance toward its day of perfect glory. The genius of America has sort forth the” decree that intemperance within her borders must cease, and it must he so. Once again.—- Those who have been intemper ate must wholly disuse all aleohlic drinks, or the day of perfect reform to them, wi!l never come this side the grave. The fire they are striving to quench must receive no fuel; n breath must tan it, otherwise it will destroy them utterly. I never I knew a reformation permanent, if the'individual indulged in the use ol any thing containing alco hol. Such an one must conti nt himself with na ture’s simple beverage, or he is lost. L. The Drunkard’s Testimonv. —At the late temperance meeting in Boston, several reformed inebriates bore this testimony as wc find it in the Mercantile Journal. They told the story of their lives—the lives of drunkards--that they might do something to warn those present to avoid the misery they had themselves endured. Said one, and Ini the youngest, “ I began to drink rum at twelve years of age. A rich man now in the city, Ido not name Ifira, sold me rum when I was not tall enough to reach the top of the counter.” After much more, he gave the following: *• 1 had ele ven companions, all healthy young men-—all doing well in our business. We used to meet to drink, and to gamble; we continued our course for some time, and what is the history of us twelve! Six have died drunkards—two have enlisted in the state-ships— two are in tiie house of correction—one is a drunkard still—l alone, have escaped to tell you.” “ Who. who was it,” exclaimed the young man, “ who have for these many years sold us this rum ! Os them, in the sight of God, I demand those who have gone down to the drunkard’s grave, or are living the drunkard’s life—where, where are my compan ions!' Here his voice failed, and convulsive sobbing took its place. The effect was intense. Men—hard-listed men, with child like hearts, were seen with floods of tears washing their weather-beaten faces—mourning, fit mourninw, over such remembered dead.—[Genius of Temp. A new class of men are stepping upon the the atre of life, ot whose worth and power the commu nity has heretofore been ignorant, we mean the reformed diunkard. Many of these men are the inferiors of none in talent or in the powers of intellectual greatness, and are destined, we doubt not, to take a prominent part in the duties de volving upon the freemen of this country. Here then is a great moral force added to our greatness and power—for the power of mind over matter, is the great distinctive feature of modern civiliza tion. Who then, is there, who will not rejoice in the triumphs of a cause, which is to disenthrall the mind ol man from bondage, and brino it to the aid and support ol society.—[ Water Bucket. Th raxrsE.j-One dav a Quaker " rumst ’N cr : some questions aboid|^ra^U> hiskey bttpiness, which disturbing his little, hi eased hin.self with the oft fia 1 vo, thatdie ” sold to sober persons ''"Wefh, said shef and does that better the ease |[ Is It better to make drunkards out of so drunkarliP Ttis caiiie upon him like a thun derbolt; inipik his best excuse, and he stop ped the busiwss of making drunkards W Straining at a Gnat.—“l don't like these temperance meetings on Sunday." said a profess or of reiigion not very far from a certain part of Chester county. “I don’t like your Sunday meetings, and so long as I have anything todo with the school house I will keep you out of it. j It’s enough to allow you the use ofit at other times.” 11 Then you don’t beiieve in doing good on the i Sabbath day,’ was the reply. Yes, 1 believe in doing good, but not in that way. I think there should be a law against such I gatherings, just as there is against working and j trading on Sundays.” ■ “ A How me to as-k you. , if you think it is wrong to sell liquor on Sunday 1” “ Certainly ! It’s a downright sin.” “ Well, then you think your neighbor at the i tavern does wrong by selling at his liar on I the Sabbath 1” Here, the good man looked very serious, and, after maiure deliberation, replied, “ Yes, —ahem, —yes, —1 suppose.—of course he ! does.” “ And did you not sign his recommendation to j the court, on tiie strength of which he obtained a | license, and by virtue of which be now sells li ' quor on the Sabbath ]” The zealous professor twisted about as if lie i had swallowed,something which disagreed with ’ him, and at length stammered out, "Yes.—ahem,— 1 did sign it,—but, —ahem, — that, —ahem, —that is not what I was taikiu" about.” ’‘Oh, Water! Water!—that man, of all crea ted things, should turn from thee with loathing and disgust. Man, to whom it stands in minis tering attendance in all its forms—Man, whom it blesses in blessing ail things else; whether bearing aloft his ships upon ti.e salt and buoyant wave in its ocean home, or hanging in cloudy mantles above, to protect him, and shade the earth from the too intense' and scorching rays of hea ven; or descending in showers, or in dews, to seatte- fragrance and bloom, to charm his senses, and to nourish vegetation for his food ; or rolling in rivers, bursting into fountains, or leapiiio m . j cascades -congealing into ice, expanding Fnto steam, extinguishing flames—-the' vehicle of i commerce, feeder of plants and flowers, fertiliser of earth, tereperer of the air, armor of cities, as i suager of thirst—friend, comforter, cleanser, a ly, j co-worker with man through life, and last luxu j rv of sensation in death, to cool him for the grave. 1 Oh, that he should have turned from Nature and thee in search of a substitute, and found, crin vented and compounded rather—tor he did not | find it—a fluid distillation from hell itself, abhor rent to all the policy of Nature, and deranging ; her whole system us economy and power, Juiii” eient not only to kill the body, but to transform, change, translate, dehumanize the mind!” . Marshall.. Early Rising.—There is nothing tiiat contri : butes more to the maintenance of health and i elasticity of muscle, than early rising. To '! breathe tlie fresh air of the morning before the i freshness ot the dew has passed, not only tends I to a joyous lightness of spirits, but imparts to the | animal powers a tone that nothing else can pro ; duco. 1 nt* late riser, after lying in a close room | for hours, comes down to his breakfast with Ins i senses benumbed from the effects ot his slumbers, j and partakes of his repast moic as a thing or j course than in obedience to the demands of “na ture, and when he lias finished ins meal, goes forth to business oppressed with lassitude and want of general energy. The early riser, on the contrary, so soon as the quantity of rest which tiie body requires has been indulged in, comes forth in the early morning, when every thino breathes freshness. The flowers, as if invigora ted by the dews of the preceding night, exhale their most delicious perfume, and gliiter’in their richest hues. Animated nature awakens in obe- ! dience to the calls of the god of day, and tile beasts ot the field go forth to enjoy the verdure whilst moist and untouched by the glowing kisses jof the sun. I here is a sprightliness upon the face of creation that infuses itself impeiceptiblv into his feeling, and enables him to enter on his j daily duties with animation and confidence. When he goes to his first meal it is not with carelessness or loathing, but with appetite and relish; the body calls for it, and the organs. : ready to receive, draw from it nourishment, which in their turn they transmit to every part of the system. The muscular fibres are braced up, and instead of lassitude or weariness, there is a sen sation of activity throughout the system. But independently of the healthlulness produced by j early rising, those who practice i’ not only expe rience the earliest beauties of the day, when creation, unwrapping itselffrom the saMe’mantle of night, stands forth arrayed in ot a new being, but they add much to the term of their active existence. Sleep is the counterfeit of death ; our energies lulled into a state ot inactiv- : ity, we lie insensible, whilst time, huriying on ward, bears us to the portals of eternity I It is a fact worthy of notice, but which few attend to that he who sleeps eight hours out of four and twenty, is cut off from the great end of beino use ful to his fellow-men for one-third of his time of life, and that every moment rescued from the state of oblivion, is so much added to our mortal existence. * Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail and it is only when it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, bv mere chance, holds on to it, - ’ ' A wag in Boston suggests that the Temper ance cause should be carried on with ardent spirit.-[ Tte-Totaler. CIRCULATING miWiFAHIB AGI3EHOT, AN 1) NEWS ROOM. CUBSCHIPTIONS received—Copies sold on the New York and London plan. New English Works:— Zanoni, Jacquerie, Jlorley F-insuiu, and Eva—now ready for the people. 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Guardian’s Bonds. Adminis traior’s Bonds,! i. Fa. against Bail, Short Process, In solvent Debtor’s Bonds, Witness Summons’ for Couit Common Pleas, City Sheriff 's Executions, Forthcoming Bonds, Declarations V. S. District! curt, tic Sic. 1 lie subscriber, in returning thanks to his friends for past favois, assures th< m that his j ersonai attention will be paid to the prompt and correct execution ol all oiders for Printing; and he hopes, by strict attention, to merit a contmuanceof their custom Terms —Cash on the delibei v of work. , , JAMES MeCAFFERT X. June llth, 16-12. I*llo SPECT US * OF vmm wssr, OR, TOTAL ABSTINENCE ADVOCATE, Devoted to the Cause of 'l'cmperance,—published semi-monthly, in the City of Augusta, BY JAMES McCAFFERTY. \\ s ctr,ail ’ l > desirable that such a publication should find its way into eveiy house,th.- low ptice I of subscript tun will, we hope, guaranty it a wide cir ! aulat ‘on. Such u paper w e believe is required ill tlii3 j community, especially at the presi nt tinie. The detii ninaiiun onr citizens have evinced, to dnve theDestioy er Irom the land,has awakened the most intempeiate to as, nse of dutv. This should bo | bailey as an inn. n and harbinger of goon. The spirit 1 1 Hi loimatton is awakened thiouphoutthe lengih and bieamn of onr country—the Temperance Cause is evei v where happily advancing, healing down all op position, scattering blessings on every hand, drying up the teats ol the distressed and causing the heai’t uftl.e w idow and the drunkard’s w ife to si: g foil „v. It is a gloiioaseause—iliecause ol humanity and vii'tue: our country s highest good is involved—her prosperity honor and sab tv Oh ! then, let us not prove recreant; but come boldly to the rescue, and with united heart and hand, assist in del.ver ing oui beloved countrv from ! slavery lo ihe worst, most ci nel of enemies. * fri.■ thu ,IL ' cessil > of £ "cli a work upon the tnends off emjirance, nothing can be more appropri ate than tne closingparagrai h ofa report from Mi. S. nn ln "bf“tigable T. mperance agent. m„sii„i! teVl 'l oU ”, ras ' ncl ' s ma -' 1,6 " se <3. the Cause " 1(l ‘out publications to diffuse informa .rt ni, ee| : u r paa i" ,Lr, s ' ; U >ov alone keep the sub tnr!.! 1 8 b,-fore l l , e l ,ublic minil - Temperance lcc „aroUSl' , lht ' from .heir slumbers, strengthen the weak, confi.m the waveiing and re com,« , w ; ndere . r ; b "‘ ,he publication onvvani r 0 0 i ' n "i. tb thelr cheering accounts of the of theiause. xvittheir inteiesting antc ' ,otes - a «d with their stiiring at,peals, to pe mit the interest wholly to subside, or the slumbers tli/freT'?”," nieu long to remain '.ndistuibed. If ine arrival of the tempeiam e paper dots not excite a hajUt aJ 1 tt n * 5t m br ‘ astol tht * the children friend ,b C} ' \\° Uld the r,tu ™ of the long absent }[*”“> - gathei around the domestic firesid.— “2 dl 'y° u . r . lts , page- 8 , an-l its contents are read and and, ted .n" lth s' th !' glee and ' nthusia mos childhood ,',° l . : and the stated return of such a mom tor,the interest is kept up and the cause advances.-’ nn -, H | E if w,| l l,e printed semi-monthly, : on a half royal sheet, and contain 4 large quatlo pages! jl° f, ach n , un l’’‘' r making a volume suitabfe for binding at the end of the year, el 96 panes, on good paper. The price of subscription for a single copv for one v ear,, yvi be One Dollar—for six copies, to oneaddn ss,'Five Dollars for ten copies, Eight Dollars, and so in pro portion, iav men s,iR all casus, 10 be made in advance. All communications by mail .must be post paid* to receive attention. r ’ June 1 Ith, 1642. TJISSOLL TION —The Co-partnership heretofore ex isting in this city, under the firm of Browne Sc McCafferty, was dissolved on the 14th of May last.— All demands against the said firm will he settled by- James McCafferty, and all indebted will make payment to him S. S. BROWNE. JAS McCafferty. Augusta, June llth. 1842 1