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K total abstinence J iom all intoxicating liquors as
beterage, except for medical and sacramental
B purposes.
The Chair then appointed Messrs. Johnson,
BGofdon, .Nesbitt, Todd and Berrien, a commit-
Btee for drafting a Constitution and Bye-Laws.
■ The committee retired tor a few moments, then
■ returned, and offered the following Constitution, j
■ which was unanimously received :
Constitution.
Article Ist. This society shall be known by
lithe name of the Washington Total Abstinence
Jf Society of Jefferson county.
Art. 2d, The officers of the Society shall be a
* President, and a Ist and 2d Vice-President, a
■ Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be elected
K from the members at the annual celebration of
P the 4th July.
Art. 3d. It shall be the duty of the President
H to call meetings of the society at his discretion,
K to meet in Louisville; to preside at all meetings
f; of the society, and in his absence, one of the
Vice-Presidents shall preside.
Art. 4th. It shall be the duty of the Secretary
to keep a record of the proceedings of the society,
and attend to such correspondence as shall be re
ferred to him by the society.
Art sth. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer
to receive and keep a correct account of the funds
■of the society, subject to the inspection of the
members.
Art. 6th. The funds contributed by members
ssfthe society, shall be voluntary.
Art. 7th. It shall be the duty of the President,
■at his discretion, to relieve, from the existing
IP, funds of the society, any individual who mani-
Sf ~ fest* a strong disposition to reform, and will take
IP the pledge of this society.
Art. Bth. Every person wh6 signs ihe follow
ing pledge, shall be considered a member of this
!| society, sir •
*5 We pledge ourselves, in honor, not to drink
any Spirituous or Malt Liquors, Wine, or Hard
•Cider, unless for medical purposes, or on sacra
mental occasions.
Art. 9th. The anniversary meetings of the so
ciety shall be held in Louisville, on the 4th day
•of July, in each and every year.
Art. lOtii The regular meetings ofthis socie
ty shall be held the first Tuesday in every month,
■ (in the Church, in Louisville.
Art. 11. The Constitution may be altered at
any regular meeting, by a vote of two thirds of
.the members present.
The following gentlemen then came forward
(and signed the Constitution and Pledge:
1. Robert Nesbitt, 9. G. J. Miller,
2. J. W. M. Berrien, 10. P. S. Lemle,
3. A. R. Wright, 11. E. H. W. Hunter,
4. S. S. Perkins, 12. Wm. H. Baldy,
5. Henry B. Todd, 13. Wyriot Casou,
6. Nathaniel Polhill, 14 John G. Pol hill,
7. Thomas H. Gordon, 15. H. V. Johnson,
8. Robert Watkins, 16. Tilmon Bostwick.
The society then proceeded to the election of
officers. Dr. P. S. Lemle was elected President,
Robert Nesbitt, Esq. Ist. Vice-President, H. V.
Johnson, Esq 2d. Vice-President, Judge J. W.
M Berrien, Treasurer, John G. Polhill, Secre
tary. Aftei which, Messrs. Nesbitt and Hunter
were appointed to address the society at its next
meeting.
By motion of Judge Berrien, Resolved, That
the friends of Temperance in Jefferson county,
be respectfully urged to subscribe for the “ Wash
| ingtonian,” a total abstinence paper, published in
Augusta.
By motion of H. V. Johnson, Esq. Resolxed,
That the Secretary prepare a minute of this
meeting, together with the Constitution, Bye-
Laws, and names of members, and forward it to
> the editor of the Washingtonian for publication.
The society then adjourned until first Tuesday
jn August.
P. S. LEMLE, President.
John G. Polhill, Sec’ry.
The Edgefield(S. C.) Advertiser contains the
proceedings of a meeting held at that place on
Saturday last, at which it was unanimously re
solved, that the ‘Edgefield Temperance Society,’
dissolve their union, and unite with the Wash
ington Total Abstinence Society, and adopt the
Constitution and pledge of the latter.
A Washington Total Abstinence Society has
also been formed at the village of Spartanburg,
S. C. The “ Joumal” sayg, that after the read
ing of the Pledge, forty persons immediately
came forward and signed their names as mem
bers.
O’ At a meeting of the Washington Total
Abstinence Society, held last evening at the
Unitarian Church in this city, the Secretary read
the names of fifty-three persons who had signed
the pledge since the previous meeting—after
which, a further accession of twelve names were
added to the list. The meeting was well attend
ed, and exceedingly interesting. Messrs. Mil
ledge, Danforth and Dow, addressed the audi
ence, severally, in an eloquent and appropriate
manner. An interesting account of the presen
tation of a banner, by the ladies of Chattanooga,
to the members of the Washington Total Absti
nence Society of that place, was read by Dr. D.
Hook. Between the addresses, the audience
were enlivened with appropriate singing for the
occasion. The society adjourned to meet again
on Friday evening next.
Cheering I
The Jailor of our county, informs us that the
commodious building under his charge, is at this
time almost tenantless. He has not had for the
last three weeks, a white occupant confined with
in its walls. This speaks well for the Washing
tonians. k
'V o are indebted to a friend, for the following
extract of a letter received from Richard P. Tay
lor, Esq. dated
Marietta, Cobb Co. Ga.. June 23, 1,842.
Dear H. —l hope you will pardon me for writ
ing so much to you. The work is going ahead
finely in Decatur—two hundred have signed the
Washington. I am now at work in this place,
and every thing is going ahead gloriously—there
were fifty-one accessions last night— we arc mak
ing a clean sweep in the upper part of this state.
Marietta has eight or ten grog-shops, that I ex
pect will close up in a few weeks. Mv health is
some better than it was when I wrote you before.
I hope to visit Augusta again in the fall, and give
you all another broadside.
» *****
Give my love to all the members of your society,
and, believe me, I remain yours, truly,
RICHAfID P. TAYLOR.
P. S.—l shall write you again shortly.
The late liucl between Mr. Marshall and
Col. Webb.
The following extract from aletfpr, (published
in the first No. of the “ C/iicora," an ably con
ducted and well printed journal, published in
Charleston, S. C.) written bv a gentleman who
was present at the duel between Mr. Marshall
and Col. Webb, we cheerfully transfer to our
columns, and are glad that this affair is now over
without the death of cither party; although it
has turned out a more feeling affair to the latter
gentleman, our readers will be happv to find that
Marshall still survives, to add his powerful infiu
with us in the great work of reformation.
“ Os course you will be anxious to learn more
of the particulars of the duel, than the public
prints will give you. I was on the ground in (5r
morning before either of the parlies arrived. The
piace was well selected, and on looking around
I did not wed see how either party, by a choice
of position, would have any advantage over the
other. Pretty soon Col. Webb’s carriage drove
up to the bars, and he, with his second, Mr.
Morrell, and a surgeon, alighted and came upon
the field. The Colonel was dressed in black
from head to foot, and whether it was the con
trast his dress afforded, or that he was really
agitated in view of the events to come, he was
certainly very pale. I did not observe any thing
f like trepidation, however, or until Mr. Marshall
and his friends arrived, which was some ten min
utes or so afterwards, Col Webb was engaged
in a cheerful conversation with those about him.
“ I >ur friend Vlarshall came onto the ground
in his own nonchallent style—pretty much as wc
see him striding about the House, when the
Representatives are in session. He touched his
hat to Mr. Morrell as he passed him, and moving
on to a tree which stood near by, reclined his
arm upon it, conversing with his brother during
all the time the preparations were going on. 1
did not notice him to have moved, until on the
arising of a discussion between the seconds as to
who had gained the choice of position, he called
out, ‘ give it to them, Doctor, yield the point. 1
came here lor a shot, and I don't mean to be
baulked !’ Doctor Kerr, however, declined
yielding the point, and Mr. Morrell replied to
Mr. Marshall, ‘ We don’t ask you to yield us
any thing ; we want only our right.’ Mr. Mar
shall then stepping to Dr. Kerr’s side, whispered
a word in his ear, and the point was yielded.
Col. Webb’s second also obtained the giving the
word.
“ During all these preliminaries, I narrowly
watched the two parties, to detect any misgivings
which might appearin the countenance of cither.
I saw nothing, however, which would have led
; me to suppose that the two principals were more
I than indifferent spectators of the scene, and it
was not until the parties had taken their posi
tions, and Marshall, tossing his hat from his
head, and replying to the question ‘are you
ready V —‘ No. sir, lin not ready!’ fixed fora mo- !
ment his keen eye on the Colonel, that 1 noticed
•the latter to have been at all moved. The unex
pected reply, however, oftlie little Kentuckian—
the searching glance of his eagle eve—and his
tall spare form, as with bare head and cool front
he stood gazing upon his "antagonist, sent the
color deep into the Colonel's face, and as quickly
drove it away, leaving a deeper paleness than I
had observed before. The scene lasted but a j
moment, and Marshall again responding, ‘Now I
I m ready, sir,' the word 'one was scarcely pro
nounced, before both pistols were simultaneously
discharged. Neither shot took effect, Mr. Mar
shall's ball striking the ground about two feet
beyond Col. \\ ebb, and the latter’s discharging
itself before the pistol was fully raised.
“ After the fire, Mr. Marshall, turning quickly ;
around to Dr. Kerr, said, ‘I demand anothershot, i
sir! No objection being made by the other par- j
ty, the pistols were again loaded, and at the word !
‘ one,’ were again simultaneously discharged! I I
was looking at the moment at Marshall, whose
hand, raised with the quickness and steadiness of
machinery, as the word fell on his ear, dischar
ged its pistol with a marksman’s aim, when some
one said, "Col. Webbs shot! help him!’ As I
turned my eye, he was staggering from his posi
tion and in a moment more fell into the arms of
his friend. Mr. Marshall stood still upon his
ground, until Dr. Kerr, returning from thecrowd
around Col. Webb, informed him that his shot
had taken effect. ‘ Where V was the prompt
question immediately put. ‘Upon his knee!’
was the reply, ‘ Can he stand V 1 I don’t know,
but the wound is not dangerous!’ ‘See if he
can, and if so, I demand another fire!’ To this,
however, the seconds on both sides objected, and
Mr. Marshall's brother was particularly earnest
against it, declaring that it must not be,’and that
he should thank Cod it was no worse. Col.
Webb was then placed in his carriage, and all
parties retired from the field.
The Duty of Washingtonians.
The first duty which an individual is called
upon to do after having signed the pledge, is to
keep it—or, in other words, to abstain henceforth
and forever from the use of all kinds of spirituous,
vinous, and fermented liquors. His ncxtduty is
to do all in his power to persuade those men with
whom he has been in the habit of associating, to
sign the pledge, and “ do likewise lf an indi
vidual who signs the pledge and keeps it, thinks
he has done all that he, as a Washingtonian,
should do, he is very much mistaken. He has
but just taken the first step in the road to virtue.
The vni'-r^ ofthp.se around him who are in the
road to ruin, may be constantly heard crying,
“ save, or 1 perish.’’ And can any man who has
! become sober, suppose fora moment he is doing
Lis duty, while he disregards the cries of those
who are anxiously waiting to see the frcndly
hand extended, and to hear the encouraging
words, “ Come with us, and we will do you good!
We have seen the drunkards in our streets, who,
if they could iiavc heard the voice of friendship,
and known that those around them felt interested
in their welfare, would have sworn that they
would be drunkards no longer, but would have
embraced the opportunity thus afforded them, to
secure to themselves and their families peace, and
all its attendant blessings.— Washington. {Me.)
In our village, ns well as almost every where
else the Temperance cause is going ahead ; yes,
emphatically going ahead. True, there has been
a backsliding or two among the se who had been
addicted to the intemperate use of spirits hereto
fore; but these arc only “spots in our feasts of
charity”—only “clouds without rain”—mere ex
ceptions to the general rule; the mass—the great
mass, are firm and unflinching, and continue to
abound in their “ work offaith and labor of love.”
A work of faith it is. We believe that a merciful
and righteous God approves of it. and that his
blessings will attend it. Os all the benevolent
institutions which have been known in our coun
try, we believe few have precedence of this.
Eternity alone can unfold the immense good
effected in every cla.-s of the community and in
every relation of society by it. Let the cause go
on and prosper.—[ West. Car. Temp. Adv.
A New Way to get Sobered.
Whatever may be the pleasures cf drinking,
there are none attached todrunkenm ss. Hence
to prevent it, many persons after drinking too
deeply, betake themselves to various restoratives.
Some take Soda; some try a sudorific; others
adopt a cheaper and more expeditious method
sticking a finger down the throat; while your
veteran toper, converting his nose into a safety
valve, lets off' his steam in double quick time by a
nap. By accident, (and what discoveries are
not attributable to it,) a novel and effectual inode
for regaining one’s sobriety has been found out.
The following incident will disclose it:
Two years ago a genteel looking youngster
rode into Milledgeville, hitched his horse and
stepped into a tavern. He came out a fool.
There, were many changes in his appearance,
which rendered iiis condition suspicious. His
hat was jauntily fixed on the side of his head—he
would now and then hiccup—his face had the
hue of a roasted lobster, and his cheeks and
stomach were puffed out as if he had swallowed
the inflated bladder of a large bull frog. These
things might be accounted tor, however—but
then his eyes saw double, and his legs were
drunk. Some mighty conception was in his
liver—his bile was running freely—he swelled
the more asit'he had swallowed another bladder,
and then ciied out with mere nervous energy
than Richard, “mv horse” feeling he had horse
and kingdom too. The steed was brought--he
grasped the inane, and slowly raised one leg,
brought his toe to the stirrup, but the other leg
was too drunk, and staggered some feet from his
nag. Again, and again he tried, though the right
leg said to its fellow, as plainly as a leg could
speak, “ united we stand, divided we fall.” How
ever, “fortune favors the brave,” and he was
mounted. He pulled the reins—from the very
jerk, the beast thought something must be the
matter. He held up his head at once, ready for a
caper, if his master was. All room for conjec
ture vanished, when the unsteady legs brought
their armed heels upon his rihs. He did not
wait for a second hint, but bolted out of town as
if he were going to Texas, and had the sheriff
behind him. Thundering on he went —the peo
ple ran to the windows, the dogs barked, and the
horses neighed and capered. On, on he rushed.
The ferry was in sight, but there were two fiats
before the double vision of the horseman—he
drew the right rein, gave another dig with the
spur, and was in fifteen feet water in an instant.
He could not swin, and had to drink some
quarts of water belore he could ho lifted up. He
stood on the shore deprived of all his beauty and
slic.knrss —his self-importance was humbled ; but
he was as sober as a tempera nee j udge. — Penjield
'l'cmp. Banner.
Why is it ?—We perceive that the Washing
tonians of Baltimore have had several severe
attacks made upon them, through the columns of
the Maryland Teirqierance Herald, (a sheet we
never see;) but we are glad to find that the Soci
eties have passed resolutions, adhering to the first
principles of the Washingtonians, and caution
ing their friends not to blend either politics or
sectarianism with their proceedings. This is the
right course. Adhere to it, and we are sure of
success. —[A". Y. Washingtonian.
IH Ran, but true. — The Angelica Reporter
thus records a death by suicide:
“ Win. Warrall, of Pittsford, Monroe county,
killed himself a few days since, by cutting off the
main artery in his arm. By this deed he rid the
world of a drunkard, and rendered six children
parentless.”
Colt’s Submarine Battery.
The experiment with Colt’s submarine battery,
bn the 4th, was eminently successful. An oid
veggie had been towed off Castle Garden, fitted up
with temporary masts, and decorated with flags,
on which were painted death’s head, and all the
piratical devices imaginable. The battery was
placed immediately under this hideous-looking
craft, and the effect of the explosion was tremen
dous. The vessel was shattered into a thousand
fragments, some of which were thrown two or
three hundred feet in the air. There was not a
single piece of her left larger than a man could
have carried in one hand. Nothing could havo
been more thoroughly destructive. The whole
scene, including the iiring salutes and this terrific
explosion, approached the sublimity of a naval
battle. —[New Yuri: Plebeian .]
Encouraging to mechanics.— By the Madison
Indiana Courier, we learn that the municipal
offices of that place are filled by mechanics. The
Courier says:
“ Our Mayor is a cabinet-maker, our Marshal
a blacksmith, the City Attorney a plasterer, the
Secretary a carpenter, the Assessor a pattern ma
ker, the pollertor a tobacconist, and three of the
nine Councilmen are tailors, two are carpenters,
one a machinist, one a wagon-maker, one a mill
wright, and one a fan-mill maker. Let any other
city in the United States beat us if they can.
Who will say we are not working-men?”
Doctor Franklin observing one day a hearty
young fellow, wh<*n he knew to lie an extraordi
nary blacksmith, sitting on a wharf, bobbing for
little mudeats and eels, he called to him, —“Ah,
Tom, what a pity it is you cannot fish with a
silver hook.” Some days after this, the doctor
was passing that way, and saw Tom at the end of
the wharf again, with his long pole, bending over
the 'nook—“ What, Tom!” cried the doctor, have
you got the silver hook yet ?” “ Heaven bless you,
doctor,” cried the blacksmith, “ I am hardly able
to fish with an iron hook.” “ Poh ! Poh!” repli
ed the doctor. “go home to your anvil, and you
w ill make silver enough in one day to buy more
and better fish than you can catch here in a
month.
List of Payments.
The following persons have paid their sub
scription to the Washingtonian, up to 11th of
June 1843:
Augusta. Ga. —W. W. Mann, G. A. Ingra
ham, D. W. Calhoun, Dr. John Millen, J. W.
Conkling. J. H. Hollingsworth, J. & W. Harper,
Dr. F. M. Robertson, Daniel D. Thompson,
Rev. John Winter, John Jinkins, Luther Roll,
Daniel D. Plumb, J. L. Minims, W. E. Jackson,
Mrs. C. Tremblev, James Godbv, J. H. O’Shea.
William Poe, Win. R. Tant, James T. Blain,
Dr. D. Hook.
Columbia, S. C. —Joseph A. Black, (2copies,)
A- S. Clifton, J. D. Tradewell, Rev. P. A. Stro
bcl. - *'
Barnwell C. H. (S. C.) —0. D. Allen.
Monroe, Ga. —Henry Hardin.
Marietta, Ga. — D. G. Rice.