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the fireside. But as no spirit of Abby Keliy- Hm is abroad in our vicinity, we do not fear that wives or sisters will, as has been done in distant city, hold public meetings , and re- the experience of their husbands and broth- No, ladies, imitate rather the example of RHhe mothers of France—at the domestic hearth fireside, use your influence for our cause. I In conclusion, fellow-citizens, we ask if we rendered ourselves less worthy of your eon- by signing the pledged Were every Hpitizen of our county to sign the pledge, and ab- Bitain from the use of intoxicating drinks, ten or f fifteen thousand dollars would be annually saved to themselves. Our society would be peaceful and happy. What then docs duty require of all i as good citizens 1 Is it not to aid this cause I R' t Believe us; our only aim is, to render you, as ' well as ourselves, more prosperous, contented and B We annex a copy of the pledge which we have ■taken, simply remarking, that it does not debarr Sjgkny from using the prohibited articles for any legitimate purpose, whether scientific , medical, or Wmacramentai. “ We, whose names are hereunto annexed, Hpjesirous of forming a Society, for our mutual Bflhonefit. and to guard against a pernicious prac- Hjgtioe, which is injurious to our health, standing, Bjmd families, do pledge ourselves as gentlemen. & faot to drink any Spirituous or Malt Liquors, SpPJSVine, or Cider.” B The above pledge we have signed, and as the of the society, now set our names to ißttnis report, with this remark, that in one short the merits of the case cannot be frilly B discussed. Levi Willard, Alexander Johnson, C. D. Parr, Iff Geo. W. Foote, Robert F. Davis, R. M. Brown, j Lewis Towers, H. B- Latimer, W. H. Dabney, i E. N. Calhoun, T. B. George, Handy Harris, L. S. Morgan, Joseph A. Reeves, J. L. McGin nis, George R. Hamilton. Moses W. Davis, L. £ Gholson, Samuel VValker, James L. Mayson, l Lochlin Johnson, L. C. Simpson, George W. Adair, William Ezzard, Joseph Walker, Thos. B, Gordon, Jas. VV. Kirkpatrick, Committee. • J& At a meeting of the Washington Total Absti- nence Society, held 30th Sept., 1842, “ Resulted, That the Address to the Citizens i /, of DeKalb County, as reported by the Chairman it of the Committee, be accepted, adopted, and also P published in the Temperance Banner, and the [ Washingtonian.” Extract from the Minutes. WM. H. DABNEY, Sec ry. Proclamation. % I, Alcohol, King of Drunkards, Patron of Landlords, Protcctoi General of Workhouses ■ and Asylums, after an extensive reign ofthou- I sands of years, and the possession ot an empire b larger than any of the kings of the earth, having B received information that an attempt is being B made by some of the disaffected, to create discon ■ tent and rebellion among my people, think it ne -9 eessary to make this my proclamation, to convince H the world of blessings connected with my gov - W ernment, hoping thereby to check the career of || the rebels. if Friends! instead of eight holidays in the year, | according to an Act of Parliament, remember, I I* give my most loving subjects two or three in a Hi week, and occasionally a fortnight together, and K frequently give one or another a view of the inte ■ rior of a prison, the Old Bailey, or some such ■ massive building. As a lover of the fine arts, 1 H often successfully exert myself to get your eyes ■ painted in the true alcoholic style, and give a 9 purple hue to the countenances of my official men. H Who that is fond ofgood interest would not seek wmy ground to build upon ? If my house cost ■ 600/., so liberal are my drinking friends, that * they often raise its value to 2000/. You know Hf that instead of burthening you with high rents, Mtthrough my influence, you are seldom charged B more than Is. Cd. or Is. 9d. per week, and instead ■|.of hurthening you with cumbersome and expen f, sive furniture, and thereby exposing you to the attacks of the bailiffs, I place you in an empty house, a story under the ground, or in a first floor ‘ next to the sky.’ To save the expense of cane blinds, my true friends actuated by the principle of economy, shade their windows with ‘ Foreign News,’or with a slice from some turf moss; I also teach them the thrifty habitof buying sheep's j heads and trotters for their Sunday's dinner, in- I stead of squandering their money for beef-steaks, I &c. as the teetotal rebels often do. “ Exercise,” ■ cry the doctors, if you would be healthy. How [ many thousands now on the tramp, are indebted I to me for this blessing, and how many are under ■ obligations to me for giving them exercise at the ■ tread mill? Let the rcbclsknow then, that if rc ■ hellion be attempted, he who has a standing army ■ of spirit merchants, jerry lords, &c.—who annu- I ally collects fifty-five millions of taxes —will de- B fend the interests of his kingdom, and crush the K -teetotal rebels beneath his feet. ALCOHOL. Intemperance makes poverty.— Friday. Vicksburg, Miss. We have received a letter from Ben Johnson, ! Esq.. Secretary of the Warren Co, Temperance j Society, giving an account oft he cause of temper ! ance in tnat region. During the last session of the Legislature, says Mr. Johnson, some half ' dozen of our most distinguished rowdies, taking a • sober second thought,' after a spree of unusual wear and tear both upon their feelings and their pockets, united in a resolution to establish a Temperance Society. A meeting was called at the Capitol in Jackson, and a State Temperance Society organized, of which William L. Sharkey, Chief Justice ot the State, was chosen President; Tilghman M. Tucker, Governor, Ist Vice Pros dent; and Tryor Lea, Esq.. Secretary. The 1 pledge requires members “to abstain totally from [ the use of vinous, spirituous, or malt liquors, c.x ---• eept as a medicine in case of illness or on sacra mental occasions.’’ The establishment of this Society, under the sanction of such high names, ! gave at once an impulse to the ealise throughout | the State, and probably some 40 to 50 have since been formed. In this city there are two. The Catholic Temperance Society, of which Henry : Greene, Esq. is President, and William Jack. • Secretary, numbers about 50; and, The War ren Co. Temperance Society, auxiliary to the Mississippi State Temperance Society,” of whirh the Hon. John J. Guion is President, Miles C. Folkes, Mayor of the city, Ist Vice President, , and Ben. Johnson, Secretary. We number now I about 1(H). Our second quarterly meeting was held on the 4th of July, at which time we had an accession of 55 new members. Our pledge re quires “ total abstinence from malt, rinous, and , spirituous liquors, except when used in good faith as a medicine, or administered on sacramen tal occasions.” Our constitution requires quar terly meetings to be held, and addresses deliver -1 ed, hut for a while we shall probably call meetings i as often as once a month, until wc have fairly . taken root. Intemperance on the Bench. There was at one time, and most men can re , collect when that time was, when oue ofthe Jus tices of the Supreme Court ofthe United States ’ was daily seen on the Bench laboring under the > effects of intoxication. He was a man in whom , the nation had confided, and wore the ermine of . the bench only to defile it. He was an “ honora ble man,” most assuredly, for his office made him so, and who would gainsay what ollicial posscs > sion and distinction rendered certain ! Could it . be otherwise ’ Could it lie possible that a man who wore the gown, and whom the Executive of the United States, by his act of appointment, (Ic eland to be honorable and superior to most of hi« race, could be otherwise than just, sober, and high-minded 1 No, it could not be otherwise, and the learned Judge of whom I speak was a 5 good and just man —an honorable man par ex i celUnce. , And yet this self same Judge was a drunkard ! . It is asserted boldly, fearlessly, and not in a spirit of reproach, that the man was a sot. His beast liness was not screened from the public eye. It was daily exposed, and was as notorious as the existence ofthe sun. On one occasion he rode into a public edifice - on the back of a donkey; and, in the fulness of ' his mad career, attempted to ride the animal out ofthe window of the second story ofthe building. Every body was apprised of the fact; every body r knew that the Judge was a drunkard, and was a ’ lit subject for the House of Correction; and what ' did the public press ofthe metropolis say on the (subject* Why, they found themselves called , upon to say something, and they said the follow ing: P “Wc arc pained to say, that in consequence of domestic affliction,common tothc human family, and over which man can have no control, the has not been able to take his seat on the Ixwli ofthe Supreme Court this week; and, we are very happy to add, that his honor is rapid ly recovering from the slight mental hallucination under which, we to admit, that most excellent tion is now clear amkuncquivocal, and the fond est friends of the Judgdfcnay be satisfied that his brilliant intellect has norbeenserious!y*a^sailrd.” Such was the apology that was made by the Supreme Court ofthe United States, who had, like other drunkards, become insane and mad, in consequence of a three weeks debauch, and who, if he had not been invested with the sacred er mine ofthe bendfc—who, if he had not been the possessor of an office, from which he could only be removed by impeachment, would have been justly cast into the cells of a House of Refuge, or a House of Correction. —[ Wash, and Genius. “ Drink Cold Water.” My*friend was an eccentric, and withal a very well educated man, of about forty years of age. I well recollect the last time I saw him— it was on the evening before my departure from a pleasant country village, where together we had passed many a happy hour ; and we had wandered out into the grass-green field to enjoy a pleasant half hour before separating —perhaps forever. The sun had just disappeared behind the western hills. The blue sky with here and their a flickering star, the soft smooth breeze of an autumnal evening, the gurgling of the little rill, the rustling of the forest leaves, all seemed to harmonize with the thoughts and feelings of two friends who for years had been knit together by tics of friendship, , which at this moment seemed to bedoubly strong. As he took my hand to bid me a parting fare well, he said lie had a word of advice for me, “ and,” said he, “ when 1 lie on mv dying bed, if blessed with reason, and the privilege of seeing my children gathered around me, it shall be mv last advice to them. Ne one knows how to ap- I preciatc its merits better than myself. I have . been a drunkard, but within the last six years f have not drank a drop ofany kind o('intoxicating f drink. It consists of only three simple words, r which arc these— “ Drink Cold Water.” [ Fathers and mothers, urge not upon your ■ children the mistaken idea that to become rcspect t able they must become wealthy ; and in order to t become both respectable and wealthy, they must .be proficient in literature and science, or lead a , professional life; but he assured that if actuated • by good moral principles their success is certain ; . and as essential to all moral principles they must be temperate: Then sav to them —“ Drink Cold , Water." Sisters, you who have so much influence over . a brother, when you see that brother with dissi , | pated company, setting round the festive board, I and about to raise the sparkling howl to his lips, t| stretch forth your hand and wrest him from the , I danger to which that one draught may expose 3 him. Say to him, brother—“DrinkCold Water. / i Young man. whosoever you may be, take the | advice of a friend, and put down that glass; taste . j not a single drop. Perhaps you are already on the , | brink of a precipice—one step farther and you fall, i You areyel young, and count on many years of i prosperity. You may think that there is “time ~ enough to reform. You may imagine that the r I sun of your existence has not yet passed the r.e ---5 nith. But beware —you are deceiving yourself. , I A our sun may “ go down at noon ” —life's brittle . ! thread may break, and you be hurled from the | earth to All a drunkard's grave, soon tawin' forgot ten. Then take the advice ot one who is your . friend, and—“DrinkCold Water.”- - Bucking ham. , Dialogue, Jio. 1. ’ Mr. A. Will you be so kind as to consent that we occupy your meeting house to-morrow even ing ? Mr. B. With all my heart. It is a good cause, and our parish are unanimously willing to open their church to you. , Mr. A. Thank you, for your kindness; you , have always shown your friendship for the cause. Dialogue, No. it. j. Mr. A. Will you be so kind as to use your in fluence to obtain for the Washingtonians the use ( of your chureli for to-morrow evening 1 Mr. C. Wo are friends of the cause, but cannot t consent. You will injure the carpets and cush ( ions. j- Mr. A. Well, we will try elsewcrc. Mr. C. But dout say, that ivc arc not friendly ( to the cause. I Mr. A. No Sir; thatwill be entirely needless. Portsmouth Hash. 1 _ To the Reformed. We saw not long since in an old author, the , reformed inchriate compared toa firebrand. The ' sparks of fire, which would fall harmless on the wood, which had not been previously burned, ’ would put this in flames. There is much truth in this remark. The reformed should always be on Ins guard—he is like tinder ready to take fire , at a spark—and he should specially beware of . every place, and of all company, that may lead , him into temptation. A visit to the grog-shop— the company of his old unreclaimed associates may awaken the slumbering appetite and betray him into its indulgence. Many of those who have fallen, no doubt have visited the fatal spot without the slightest intention of violating their j pledge. Place not too much confidence in the strength of your resolution—but keep outofthe way oftemptation. This is the only safe course. P Shun the grog-shop and the company of the tip pler, unless you go to carry him to sign the tem ’ perancepledge.—[,V. C. temperance Union. 1 A First >*prce. > i “ Never was drunk hut once in my life,” said a chap once in my hearing; “never mean to he 1 again. The street seclncd to be./cry steep jnd I 1 lifted my legs at every step as isl was getting up stairs. Sevcralc.artvvhecis were makingconvul tions in my brain, and at onetiiy I fancied my | head was a large carving and turning establish ment. the lathes of which I was keeping in ino ' tion with my own feet. I couWp’t conceive what > was the reason thatthetown had turned into such 1 an enormous hill; what made it worse was that it ’ seemed all the time growing higher and threaten ed to pitch over on me. Stop, stop, thought J, : and I’ll head this old hill yet, or at least it shan’t head me. So I turned round to go down to get 1 at the bottom—but hang me if the town didn’t r turn round with me, heading me all the time, and presenting the high bluff in front of me. Well sure enough, the ground flew up and struck me in the forehead; and as soon as the stars cleared J away. I commenced climbing with my hands . and knees. The next thing I saw was a big i brick house coming full split round the corner! t and I believe it run right over me, for I dont re -1 member any more! ” — Pic. t f Sandy Welsh tells a very good story of a man 3 who was in the country on a visit where they had . no liquor. He got up two hours before breakfast , and wanted his bitters- None to be had; of , course he felt bad ! “ How far is it to a tavern 1” the asked. “ Four miles.” So off he started— i walked the four miles in a pleasant frame of mind, ! arrived at the tavern, and found it was a temper , anec house. — N. Y. Tattler. Trial of Diabolus Alcohol. , This Old villain has recently been tried at f Ripley, Ohio, and convicted of various deadly of j fences He appeared at the bar in the shape of a i barrel of whiskey in chains. He was sentenced to be taken from the bar of the court by the sher iff. to the public, landing and burned alive. The sentence was carried into execution in the pre sence of a vast concourse of citizens. The testi mony induced many to desert the cause of the prisoner, and join the prosecution.—[Orgon. Mechanics. To the mechanics themselves, perhaps, it may be well enough to hold the language that it is their own fault that they sustain no higher posi tion in society, it may stimulate them to the exer tion necessary to change it; but when they are viewed as they should be as a portion of thecom munity upon whom so much depends, in order to render us as a nation a little more independent of foreign influences, the mechanic'will cease to be looked upon as an unimportant member of society, or reproached for the humble station he occupies! — Port. Tribune. A gentleman in Terre-Haute, Indiana, is en gaged in making molasses from corn stalks. 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