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THE WASHINGTONIAN:! AUGUSTA, SEPTEMBER 3d, 1842. VPaahtnglon Total .Ibslinencc Pledge. We, 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 pledge ourselves as Gentlemen, not to drink any Spiritous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider. (£?“ Mr. Wm. Haines, Jr. Secre tary of the Washington T. A. Society in this City, (who will be absent, on a tour throughout the state, for a short time,) has kindly offered to receive subscriptions to our paper anil collect any money that may he due us in the following places: Decatur, Marietta, Cassville, Dahlonega, Clarksville, Gainesville, Athens, Salem and Ma dison. Those of our subscribers who have not remitted to us, and any person who may desire to subscribe, will please do bo through Mr. Haines. Subscribers in the city, not receiving the “Washingtonian” on the day of publication, will please to give notice at the office. To Correspondents The Inebriate's Daughter, by Arabella, in our next. “ W.” the author ot “Suicide,” (co pied fromthe Charleston Observer,) will perceive we have made the alterations in that article, sug gested to us. “An Enigma," in our next. The Granary,” published in our paper to- ! day, is an excellent hint to some of our subscri bers—those who have not complied with the terms of the prospectus of this paper. Wo wish to avoid dunning, at the same time desire punc- ' tuality on the part of all our subscribers. This way of‘call to-morrow,’ ‘I hav’nt the change 1 just now,’ or ‘ I’ll call at the office,’ is generally | a disappointment—it won’t buy paper, ink, nor set up the types for the pajier. The amount is small, very small, only one dollar a year, for the . “Washingtonian ” The expenses however in curred in publishing, amount to several dollars, during this year. Those of our subscribers at a distance, ‘whoreadeth and understandeth,’ can send by Uncle Sam’s teamsters, who will carry j the needful safely to us ; and in remitting, we 1 hope such of our friends, will send funds at par j in this city. sj|* Our friends at a distance will please observe that, according to our rules, no letter is taken from the post office, unless it comes free of post age, We have lately been taxed with postage t on several letters in relation to our paper, —one letter, single, (from its bulk we suppose,) was charged double —another, containing one dollar on the Central bank—and another, requesting us to change the direction of a subscriber's paper, (through a second person,) who has not paid his subscription. We wish our patrons to notice, that One Dollar, in current funds, free ofpostage, is the subscription price of our paper. Central money can only be taken at its worth in our city, which is now 33 per cent, below par ; and that hereafter, no attention will be paid to letters ad dressed to us, unless they come free of postage. READ THIS.— 11 A post-master may en close money in a letter to the publisher of a news paper, to pay the subscription of a third person, and FRANK the LETTER, if written or signed by himself; but if the letter be signed by another person, the post-master cannot frank it.”—Ex tract from Instructions to Post Masters. JjT In accordance with a resolution passed by the. Washington Total Abstinence Society of Richmond County, on the 9th August, “ request ing each male member (who shall be able to do so) to make an annual contribution of not less than Fifty Cents, to defray the necessary expen ses of the Society,” the following gentlemen were appointed by the President, to solicit and receive any contributions in behalf of the above object. BEAL M. DUVAL, Ist. Ward, "I O JOHN G. DUNLAP, 2d. “ ' § G. A. INGRAHAM, 3d. “ ( £ HAWKINS HUFF, 4th. “ jr> Extract of a letter from one of our subscribers, dated “Marietta, Ga. August 18,1842. “ The cause of Temperance is growing more and more interesting in this place. Many have enlisted under its banner who at first were the most violent opposers to it. Public lectures are kept up weekly, and the holy cause seems as if it will embrace the whole populace. We never can express our high gratitude to the progenitor of Temperance in this place, Mr. R. P. Taylor— May a long life, the peace and comforts of this life and a happv death be his final issue. J M.C S. J— “Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 26, 1842. “Dear Mac. —Enclosed I send the subscription i price of your valuable little paper sent me, for j one year from the time of commencing my sub | scription, and with this, allow me to congratulate you on the rapid progress of the good cause in which you have embarked. In the middle and upper parts of the state, its march is onward, in most of the villages. But lam sorry to say, our peaceful and moral little place has had no effort as yet made in it, to form a temperance society— although our people say they would be much pleased to see and hear from Mr. Taylor. |jp The Sandersville Telescope containsjhe proceedings of a meeting of a portion ot the cit izens of that place, who formed a Tempenmcr Society ami adopted the Total Abstinence pledge of the Washingtonians, when ihe following per sons were elected officers, viz. Gen. T. J. War then, President, Zachariah Brantly, Vice Pre sident, and Arthur G. Ware, Secretary and Treasurer, yV “ Old Jones,” a valuable contributor to the columns of the Temperance Banner, gives the following as the latest accounts of the pro gress of Tenqicrancc in some parts of Georgia : In Columbus, upwards of 400 have signed the pledge. Talbotton, about 270, Forsyth, near 260, Macon, near 500. In Cullodensvillr, he says they have just made a clean sweep—hardly a man or woman left but who has signed the pledge. And about Clinton, where there used to be about as many i red noses as red hills, there has been quite a [ change. v —1 _ 1 tts For the Washingtonian. Mb. Editoii — l have noticeil, with regret, the denunciations heaped upon the lion. Thomas F. Marshall, as a ' Temperance man, on account ot his late duel with Col. Webb;—and this regret has been increased, by finding in an editorial article, of a respectable paper, commenting on his conduct, the following language: “ A man may be a good Washingtonian, and, at the same time be a glutton, a prolane swearer, a Sabbath breaker, a duelist, a murderer, a thief, any thing, and every thing, but adrunkard. He must forswear the use of all intoxicating drinks and keep that pledge, and beyond that lie is un der no bonds to the Society of which ho is a member. This is the sum total of Washingtoni anism—and its morality lies within this narrow compass. The man pledges himself to what! Why, merely not to harm himself by the use of a drug which has ruined its millions. The pledge is, therefore, consistent with the most supreme selfishness, and the most abandoned profligacy.’* This language, I certainly did not expect, from one occupying so important a position, as the edi tor of the paper referred to docs, and who, from his long acquaintance with men and things, and cultivated understanding, is so capable of arriving at just conclusions on almost every subject. I apprehend that his mistake on this occasion, has been caused, by connecting temperance in its broad and general sense, with temperance in its more confined meaning, when applied to associa tions, whose object is to induce individuals to forego the use of intoxicating drinks. The temperance doctrine of the Bible, is that broad meaning of the term, that covers every pas sion and act of man, and every son and daughter of Adam is bound to yield obedience to its dic tates ; and the inordinate indulgence of any pas sion, appetite, or practice, is culpable. The in junction of scripture is, “ every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.” This command, is not only to govern us in our own appetites and passions, but is to regulate us in our conduct to our fellow men. We are to look upon our neighbor with a kind spirit, and above all, in commenting upon the conduct of others, we are to do it in a temperate manner. This is the broad and comprehensive view of the term, but when we come to apply it to associ ations formed for a specific object, it loses its enlarged sense, and assumes an isolated meaning. In the latter way it is to be understood when ap plied to Temperance Societies. The Temperance Societies of the present day, however distinguished by name, have but one ob ject in view—the annihilation of drunkenness; and to the accomplishment of so grand an object, they invite the co-operation of all—the minister, and the private Christian—the man of honor— the convivial tipler, and the degraded drunkanl : i AH! all! are welcome to the ranks, and bid God speed in their efforts. They are not inquisitorial courts for the trial of moral character, blit bands of brethren, uniting for the purpose of driving from their loved country, a curse more withering than famine or pestilence, and more destructive to liberty than the will of an imperial dictator. The question may be asked, if Temperance Societies are willing to take in men. guilty ot the crimes set fortli in the above extract"? We an. svver, ves. We have nothing to do with their ; opinions upon any subject except drunkenness; ; if we can make them sober men, we have gone | far in making them moral men. Besides, we are j in no nioredanger from the influence of any mor al delinquency of character, after they join the Society, than we were before. Their influence upon society is the same, before as after, and if there is any change to be apprehended, it is for the better. Shall we then relax our efforts to take in all, because some are crying, “stand back, I am holier than thou,” and are willing to clog, rather than accelerate the onward move ment. I hope not. I trust to the intelligence of an enlightened age, to carry on the work to a triumphant victory. It is not my intention, Mr. Editor, to defend Mr. Marshall, further, than he has been dc- | nounced on temperance grounds. I believe the . attack upon his character, gratuitous, uncalled 1 for, and calculated to do harm to the cause, and if carried out will drive from our ranks many a valuable member. I welcome him to the ranks of temperance, with a hearty good will, and hope ‘ he will yet be instrumental in turning many a ‘ wanderer in the paths of drunkenness and degra dation, to that of peace and happiness. With his notions of honor, I have nothing to do; nor is it a matter that ought to lessen his in fluence as a temperance man. Ilis pledge is, to abstain from using any thing that will intoxicate ' and so long as he adheres to that pledge, he dis charges his engagement. O© o I The practice of duelling has existed for ages. Honorable men have engaged in it, and perhaps will engage in it again, without losing caste. The custom has become engrafted on the social body, and while I, in common with thousands of my countrymen, deprecate the practice, in the most unqualified terms, it must remain, till public opinion, operated upon by the grace of an all-wise Providence, shall terminate the bloody code. TOTAL ABSTINENCE. For the Washingtonian. The Drunken Christian. Let not the title of our essay startle any one, however incongruous the association may appear. It is a fact, though much to be lamented, that some who profess to be Christians are drunkards. No one is so inaccessible to argument as one who is ensconced behind his conscience, and fancies that his religious principles will not allow him to act on the principles of the Total Abstinence Society. We advocate no religious creed; we discuss no religious doctrines; but must be permitted to no tice the practical results of the conduct of some professed Christians, as they appear to the world. Christians arc admonished, to “ let their light so shine before men, that they may sec their good works, and glorify their Father which is in Hea ven.” Light shine where I—ln the grog-shop, among the glasses and decanters'? Again: the Christian is admonished, to “ abstain from all appearance of evil. ’ Now, to men of the world, it appears evil for preachers of the Gospel to visit grog-shops, espe cially when they drink with the diunken almost to inebriety. It has the appearance of evil, for them to carry their jugs from the distillery, filled with whiskey. Also, for officers of the Church, to go from muster-ground to muster-ground, with kegs of whiskey, selling to, and associating with the drunken and profane. To men of the world, it appears inconsistent, for these men of tender conscience, keen sensi bility, devoted piety, to declare that they cannot associate with the unholy and profane for the purpose of suppressing intemperance, of promot ing the best interests of society—while, at the same time, they will keep company with drunk ards at the grog-shop. What! say they, we ) who are the very salt of the earth—the light of the world, associate with infidels! We may keep company with them while they will get drunk, but not in sobriety.—Encourage the for mation of intemperate habits, but discourage re formation. Were we to quote from the Christian s text book, it would be this passage: “If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness.” “ Evil communications corrupt .t.hkl manners.” Admitting it to be excusable for Christians to partake of the intoxicating cup with the drunken, still they are exhorted not to “ let their good be evil spoken of.” Men of the world, ask—What Christian duty is fulfilled by drinking as much intoxicating liquor as the Christian can, without staggering 1 What pleasure in taking the chris ; tian liberty of getting drunk ? As we are de nounced, by these same professors of religion, in the cause of Temperance, as “co-workers with the devil.” we may ask of them —What Chris tian duty they are performing in visiting the j grog-shop 1 To glorify God ?—Benefit your lel- IFow men? —To be strengthened in your goat 1 resolutions'? —or, to show how near a Christian i can approach inebriety, without actually becom j i„g drunk 1 What motive then? To use the bounties of Providence with thanksgiving ? Who would not be shocked to hear Ardent Spir its called a bounty of Providence? Who would not be confounded, were the Christian to pause at the counter of the grog-shop, and invoke the blessing of God on the half pint ot whiskey about to bo used ! As well might he call Jamestown weed, lobelia, the poppy, or any other poisonous herb, plant, or weed, bounties of Providence, and insist on taking a little of each to supply himself with salad or greens, for God has made them; but has not made whiskey. The Apostle Paul, says, “ Happy is he that condemncth not himselt in that thing which he alloweth.” He also declares, “If meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.” Does the grog-shop Christian reason after the scripture rule, or after the rule ofthe vtorld! He says, “ I will spend my money when and how L please, for it is my own ; I will drink as much as I please, when and where I please, for it is my own business and not anothers.” When expos tulated with for using his influence against mo rality and religion, he asks, as did Cain the murderer, “ ain I my brother’s keeper !” Let not the drunken Christian console himself, by saying, he expects all manner of evil spoken, against him. That text will not quiet his con science, if he should read the whole (Math., sth. chap. 11th verse,)—“ Blessed arc ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you , falsely for my sake.” Bear in mind, that men of the world, in this, do not speak falsely, nor against Christ; but in truth, against the practice of dram-drinking Christians. Nor can they claim to themselves the consolation of “suffering wrongfully,” fee they are not slandered. It is for their “ faults they are buffeted.” We close by a quotation from the Christian’s text-book —Proverbs, 23rd chap. 29th verse— Who hath wo! Who hath sorrow ! Who hath contentions! Who hath redness of eyes! Who hath bubbling! Who hath wounds without cause! They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. A MAN OF THE WORLD. Proceedings of the Augusta Washington Total Abstinence Society. Unitarian Church, Aug. 12, 1842. The Society inet this evening, according to adjournment —Dr. Daniel Hook in the Chair. The minutes of the preceding regular meeting was read and approved by the Society. Mr. Joseph Johnson then arose and addressed the meeting in a clear and highly interesting manner, to the satisfaction of all present. The Pledge was then offered for signatures, and eleven names were received. Meetings ofthe Society were held on Friday and Saturday evenings, 13th and 14th August, at the same house, and on the Monday night fol lowing in the PreSbvterian Church, where a large and respectable audience assembled, and were addressed by Mr. Joseph Johnson in his usual interesting and forcible manner, giving ve ry general satisfaction. At the two last mention ed meetings, thirty-five names were added as members. On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet on next Friday night week, 26th instant, at the usual place. WM. HAINES, Jr. Secretary. Unitarian Church, Aug. 26, 1842. The Society met this evening, according to adjournment. The meeting being organized with prayer by Dr. D. Hook, the minutes of the previous meetings were then read by the s Secretary, and adopted. ! i The following resolution passed by the Society ; at the recommendation of the Board of Mana gers, (and in consequence of some dissatisfaction