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IH E WA S HIN- VT O NIA IN:
I aucusta, August (ta, 1842.
ltVr shing'.on Total .Tosthunee Pledge*
e, whose 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 ptedge ourselves as Gentlemen,
not to drink any
riritous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
*M %~lr From the favorable notice, and the recom
jfteendation of our paper to the friends of Tcrapor
ft knee, by the editor of the Southern Transcript,
-■published at Newnan, we were induced to send
■our prospectus to the post master at that plare,
■ with the request that he would solicit subscribers
Wto our publication. Wo have made the same re
g quest of nearly all the post Piasters in our State,
ami many in South and North Carolina and Al-
I abamo, who as far as we have heard, with the
( single exception of the post master above alluded
to, have complied readily with the request, which
is evidence of the merit of our work in their esti
mation, and a source of gratification to us, which
we gratefully acknowledge our indebtedness for.
The prospectus of a publication, is matter of in
terest not only to post masters, but-to the commu
nity ; and we think, if the post master he even
opiwsed himself to the principles of a paper, it is
not with him to endeavor to stay its circulation,
but rather a duty, as an accommodation on his
part to the public, under whom he holds his office,
to place the prospectus of such publication in his
office, tor their inspection, and let them determine
whether it he a popular or unpopular paper with
them—if it he not dangerous to the liberties of
the people, in his opinion. But we have made
this article longer than we intended, and will
therefore curtail it, by informing the post master
at Newnan, that wc acknowledge the receipt of
our pros[>cotiis returned from him, without a sin
gle subscriber, taxed with 18 j cents postage. We
hope he will entertain a different opinion shortly,
lrom the one we presume he has now, in regard
to Temperance movements throughout our land.
He may he hostile now to us, but we will send
him the “Washingtonian” gratis, ifhe will read
it, and further, bet him a gallon of the best water
in Richmond county, that in less than a year, if
he will not sign the pledge, he will at least say to
us, “ You’r right—go ahead!”
Cheap Wine.
A friend of ours, a Washingtonian, informs
us that he saw very good looking Madeira Wine
sold at auction in this city, a few days ago, for
thirteen cents a gallon ! The same quality,
lie says, could not been bought at public sale
twelve months since, for less than (55 or 70 cents
per gallon. Wine drinking is certainly not fash
jonable in our city.
A letter dated Monroe, Walton Co July 19,
published in the “ Banner,” says that the cause
of Temperance is fast progressing in that place,
y Mr. Taylor lectured very successfuly some six or
seven days, at the end of which a society was
5 formed upon the Washingtonian principles, and
they have continued to hold weekly meetings
ever since, and have gathered in the pale of the
Society, as generally termed, some very hard cases.
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Proceedings of the Augusta Washington
Total Abstinence Society.
Unitarian Church, July 22d, 1842.
According to adjournment, the society met t his
evening at the usual hour. The meeting being
organized, Mr. James Harper in the chair—the
minutes of the last meeting were read and ap
proved.
Mr. Haines, the Secretary and Treasurer of
the society, handed in his resignation to the Pre
sident.
Mr. Lallerstei.lt was then appointed Secretary
pro tern.
After Mr. Haines’ resignation was road. Mr.
Pemberton moved that it should be laid on the
tabkyand a committee be appointed to investigate
' and adjust the causes of his resignation, which
was seconded by Mr. Dunlap, and carried by the
society. Messrs. Pemberton, Dunlap, and Doct.
Hook were appointed that committee.
The meeting was then addressed, in a very
appropriate manner, by Doctors Hook and Rob
ertson, ar.d Mr. .1. G. Dunlap.
In the meantime, several favorite odes were
sung in a handsome manner.
An invitation being extended to those who
desired to take the pledge, four names were an
nexed as new members.
On motion, the society adjourned to meet on
Friday evening the 29th inst., at this place.
L. D. LALLERSTEDT.
Sec ry pro. tern.
Unitarian Church, July 29th, 1810.
The society met this cvcningat the usual hour.
The meeting was organized with singing a Tem
perance Ode. The Fresident in the chair —the
minutes of the last meeting were read and con
firmed. After which, the committee appointed
to settle the claim of Mr. Harrison, concerning
the banner, reported in favor of paying Mr. Har
rison the amount of his demand, which was
adopted by the society.
The committee appointed to investigate and
adjust tlie causes of Mr. Haines’ resignation, re”
[K>rted as follows:
“That after conferring with those whom
they could learn were at all interested, they
can find no just cause of offence in any of
his conduct; and that those who expressed
■ momentary irritation with him about the banner,
&c. arc now sensible that they were laboring
under a misapprehension. From the whole pre
mises, the committee take pleasure in stating that
the general impression is that Mr. Haines has
uniformly used the most ardent and praiseworthy
efforts to promote the best interests of the socie
ty; and they would therefore recommend the
adoption of the following resolution, viz:
Resolved, That Mr. William Haines, jr. be
requested and advised to withdraw his letter of
resignation.
Doct. D. HOOK, )
J. G. DUNLAP, > Committee.
. W. F. PEMBERTON, )
The report and resolution were then adopted
by the society; which being satisfactory to Mr.
Haines, lie withdrew his resignation.
The President then read a letter ofreaignation
from Mr. Duval, as a member of (he executive
committee, which was duly considered, and satis
factorily explained by the President.
On motion of Mr. James Harper, it was unan
imously resolved, that Mr. Duval be respectfully
requested to withdraw his letter of resignation;
with which he complied.
The meeting was then addressed by Doctors
Hook and Robertson, the Rev. Charles S. Dod,
and Col. John Milledge.
Cards weie then circulated, and eight names
were added as members to the already long list.
On motion, the society adjourned, to meet on
Friday evening, the sth of August, in this place.
L. D. LALLERSTEDT,
' " Sec ry pro tern .
_. For the Washingtonian.
Mallorysville, Ga. July 14th, 1842.
The friends of “ Total Abstinence” of this
village and vicinity, feeling in common with their
fellow citizens of Georgia, and the Union gener
ally, the deep importance of the success of their
cause, held a meeting a few evenings since, and
formed themselves into an association, under the
name of the “ Thomas F. Marshall Total Absti
nence Society,” in honor of Kentucky’s distin
guished representative, who has so ably and zeal
ously vindicated the cause of reform. The meet
ing adopted a Constitution, and united upon a
pledge. Col. S. A. Johnson was elected Presi
dent. Win. L, Woc>t(en, Vice-President, James
>,• * a-«-
| W. Hinton. Secretary and Treasurer. The so
| eicty eontributad seme 00 for the purchase of
tracts, essays. &c. upon the subject. Now that
a nucleus is forme-.! around which the good and
philanthropic niav rally, we indulge sanguine
hopes that it will tell of good efioctod and of re
form gloriously promoted.
Mr, Editor—Please publish the above, and
send two copies of your paper to the address of
the society, for which you will find the pay cn.
closed. Yours, J. W. S.
For the Washingtonian.
Washington Total Abstinence Society of
Barntvell C. H. (S.C.)
A well attended meeting of the above society
was held at this place, as usual, on the evening
of the 2nd., when after a suituablc prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Suares, our resident pastor—wo were
greeted by a most splendid and eloquent address,
from our distinguished fellow-member of Augus
ta, Georgia, Mr. Gilbert Longstveet, which
abounded with strong argument anil convincing
illustrations of the many temptations which we
are liable to, and the degraded state to which
many ot our fellow beings are carlv brought to,
both tram a bad example afforded them by pa
rents and others, and aho from a taste early
imbibed from the intoxicating cup, A portion of
! his address was devoted particularly to the ladies,
(of which many were present on the occasion,) in
which he was particularly interesting, having
related several anecdotes, and descriptions of his
travels and experience, and final conversion to a
state of Christianity, which was received by his
h'ghlv delighted audience with a burst of ap
plause.
The society was then called to order by the
President, Col. B. H. Brown—when, after the
proceedings of the preceding meeting were read,
it was — Resolved, That the heartfelt thanks of
this society be tendered to our fellow-member,
Mr. Gilbert Longstreet, for his able, impressive,
and eloquent discourse, which lie delivered be
fore us this evening, and which we shall always
remember with gratitude-
On motion of Mr. John S. Brown, it was
Resolved , That the proceedings of this meeting
he published in the Washingtonian, of Auousta
Geo.
Lewis O’Bannon, )
B. J Stansell, > Committee.
S. B. Williamson, j
A. B. ADDISON, Sec'i/. pro lent.
August 3rd, 1842.
From the Temperance Banner.
Decatur, July 11th, 1842.
.Mr. Editor, —The following correspondence
between the Executive Committee of the DeKalb
County Washington Total Abstinence Society
and D|. E. N. Calhoun, is transmitted to you, by
the Committee, for publication in your pape:
Decatur, July Bth, 1842.
Dr. E. N. Calhoun :
Deal Sir—Being apprised that you performed
a Post; Mortem examination upon tho body of
Elisha H. Kendall, who committed suicide in this
place, and who had been long in the habit of
drinking spirituous liquors to excess; —and be
lieving tiiat the facts ascertained by your exami
nation may be beneficial to the community, re- j
quest tkatyou furnish us with a statement ot the '
same for publication. Your compliance will
much oblige, very respectfully, your obedient
servants,
WILLIAM EZZARD, h 0
JOHN W. FOWLER, 2
L. C. SIMPSON,
R. M. BROWN, l ~-
T. B, GEORGE, £
LEVI WILLARD,
WM. H. DABNEY, r-
Decatur, DeKaib Co., July 9, 1842.
Gentlemen, —Having received your polite re
quest for a history of the Post Mortem examina
tion in the ease of E. H. Kendall, of our village,
who committed suicide by hanging himself, on
Saturday night, 25th Juno last, and believing
that you ire actuated by feelings purely philan
thropic, Xjcannot for a moment refrain from com- j
municatiig to you such circumstances relating |
to his deplorable case, as has properly come \
within mj knowledge. I have known him for a
number (f years past, and (unfortunately for
himself aid his little, but highly deserving and
respectabje family) he has indulged, for a consid
erable tityc, in the habitual use of ardent spirits.
And it continued to grow upon him, until the
state of tpe stomach was such, in connection
with the Jrain, by an active and immediate sym- ]
pathy exiting between these two highly import- '
ant orgaip, that he was driven to that state of
melancholic desperation that impelled him to the
commission of this horrid-striking deed. In No
vember, JB4O, I attended him in a violent and
most unyielding case of delerium tremens. He
continuej to be a regular and habitual drinker,
with the exception of a short time previous to his
death. However, I learned that for a whole
week previous to his death, he indulged freely in
t hi: ; rv ;I practice Ami i would sav, gentlemen,
in i! ' opinion.(and a frooman. I fed entitled
to it,) tijcii among the evils tr> yrhieh there is no
“T- : I penn.!y nttneue- 1 . tliisone ofdram-drinkino.
stands alone without its parallel upon earth, and
one throne:; which the iniquities ofthe father are
visited upon the children, anil the innocent
brought to suil'or through the stupid wickedness
of the licentious.
' >n Sunday morning, after the inquest was
over, was aoout twelve hours after his
f; death, I obtained permission to make a Post Mor
tem examination in the presence of 18 or 50
gentlemen. I opened him anil found the liver
unusually enlarged and of a very light grayish
color, and it would crumble from pressure be
tween t he thumb an finger, as though it had been
f boiled for a whole day. The stomach was small,
and in its mulistended state, would not haveheld
more than one pint. I opened the stomach, and
found that it contained nothing except about half
: an ounce of ulcerated matter The whole nui
■ cous membrane, or inner coat of the stomach,
, exhibiting a dark and putrid appearance, mixed
wii.i ulcerated matter. Rut to givo you a more
1 perfect idea, this inner portion of the stomach
was accurately pourtrayed in the third cngravinir
i in possession of Mr. Richard P. Taylor, in which
is represented the stomach of a regular drunkard
[ | after debauch.
'W ith the highest respect for your intentions to
; do public good, 1 remain your fellow-citizen,
„ E. N. CALHOUN.
1 lon. \Y iu.tam Ezz.mn,'
Jonv W. Fowler
p L. C. SiMPsbiv,
11. M. Brown, k Committer.
T. B. George,
Levi Willard,
W. H. Dadnky,
Wine Svviggers, look at this!
A bottle ol what passes for real genuine old
port wine, was recently analyzed, and found t..
contain .’ounces of alcohol, -1 ofeider, 4 oftincture
of logwood. ‘J of alum, 1 oftartaric acid, and 1-2
of sugar. This is the stuff that is sold for a dollar
per bottle, and drank by the fashionable votaries
, of Bacchus.—[7£.r. paper.
,-i Honesty.
| Will you lake a glass of whiskey with me 1
! asked a toper of a distiller.
, j No~. I don’t drink, was the reply.
! ha ! •—J OII make whiskey and wont drink it ?
I No--itsonly made for such fools as vou' re
’ i plied he coollv.
I
An Inference.
| A schoolmistress was advocating temperance
'I \ v U1 ! il lit , tlc bo - v inquired, ‘ Did you ever net.
, drunk, and fall into the river V ‘Why no my
child,’she replied, with some astonishment, ‘ how
came yon to think of such a thing?’—‘Cos mv
i grandfather did, and that was what made him a
I “cold waterman.”’
■ A meeting ot the friends of Temperance
will be held at the Richmond Camp Ground, this
afternoon, at .1 o’clock. The members of tho
Society, and all others are requested to attend.
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j June 18411:
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Stockton. 1 horn as W. Glover, Jesse Walton, (2
copies,) O. H. Lee, Win. McLaughlin, A. J.
Miller, Miss L. Starnes, Miss Ann Kenrick,
Aliss M. R. Ramsay, S. L. Bass ford, George W.
! Bardue, David L. Ogden, J. S. Simmons, Hil
! hard Buruum, Frederick Whitlock, E. W. Col
| lier.
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John MeKinnc, (2 copies,) David Irwin, Randle
Brewer, James White, John Roberts, William
F. Me Tier.
Quaker Springs —Henry Herring.
Madison —Alfred Shaw.
Bcrzelia —R. J.'Brown. ~ "
Mallorysville—T. F. Marshall T. A. Society,
(2 copies.)
Old Church—Jerry Bell.
Louisville—J. W. M. Berrien.
Beach Island, (S. C) —R. Prior, pr. S. Clarke.
Decatur —Wm. H. Dabney,
Tuskegee, (Ala.)-- John Howard, James Ni
cholson, Samuel F. Bascom, James L. Daniel,
G. P. Sparks, John B. Rillbro.
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