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f The great Temperance Jubilee in Balti
more.
Celebration of {he Anniversary of the Washing
ton Temperance Society.
An animated and detailed account is given of
the proceedings on this interesting occasion by a
Correspondent of the Washingtonian Weekly
News. Alter an account of the numerous com
* panics and Societies in proces-iun, with many
matters of great local interest, the writer say*:
"On reaching Baltimore-st., the divisions sepa
rated, and were dismissed by their resjectivc
marshalls.
It Was a proud sight to see this mighty army of
reformed men assembled tngi tiler around the
base of that monument, erected to the memory of
Washington,the lather of his country. There
they stood, man to man, shoulder to shoulder,
hsppv in their own reformation, butthricc happy
that they had been the means of reforming thou
sands and tens of thousands who were absent in
person, hut ptesent in spirit, on this their great
natal day. They were met to rejoice and truimph
in the success of a cause which had hushed the
weeping of parents, wives and daughters, once
mourning in bitterness over children, husbands
and brothers, then worshippers at the drunkard’s
shrine, now enrolled, nay, mans of them foremost
in the ot the reformed.
The various Societies attached to the proces
sion were mostly provided with excellent bands
of music—and the enlivening strains that filled
the air, the splendid banjfers that floated upon the
breeze, the prancing of Ijigh mettled steeds, the
sweet smiles and bright glances cf the fair daugh
ters of our city, as from every window and door
before which the gorgeous p-igeant passed in its
longer maw; they waved their handkerchiefs
and turew Wreathes of flowers into the ranks ol
the cold Winter army; and above all, the spirit
which seemed to animate the bosom of all, pre
sented a picture which my pen is inadequate to
paint.
Was it not a joyous scene to all 1 Who could
look on and be unmoved ! VV ho could see these
men, and not feel interested in the success of the
temperance retbrmation 1
Could you have beheld the crowded streets
through which the procession passed, the crowd
ed windows filled with the beautiful and lovely la
dies of our city who ev need their approbation by
the waving of handkerchiefs and bestowing their
sweetest smiles upon those who composed the
procession, vour heart would have bounded with
joy. And I know full well it would have been a
nappy day for you.
A Criminal Htory.
To the Editor fthc.\. Y. Tribune:
Having noticed the bold stand you have taken
in beha.fjftemperance, I send you the following,
hoping that it may serve as a warning to many
now thoughtless vuung men :
When I was fifteen years of age, I left ray pa
rents and home to earn my own liveli ooil. I
commenced as a hoy of all work in a large com
mission store in New-Ybrk, and from that station
rose to that of first salesman. At the age of
twenty-two years I was receiving one thousand
.dollars salary. Os this l sent four hundred dol
lars to my parents. At the age of twenty-seven
years 1 received from the same house fifteen
hundred dollars, and at the end ot the year was
indebted to my eoiployers three hundred and fifty
dollars. All this was occasioned by drinking
rum. At the age of twenty-four years 1 became
' acquainted with a number of young men of this
city who are termed *• the bloo s of the city,"
, and from that acquaintance 1 date my ruin. 1
became, like them, dissolute, wild, and at last,
reckless. 1 spent more tnan I received and be
came involved, and now, while 1 write this, 1 am
awaiting sentence for forgeries.
My story is short and may not be uninterest
ing. When 1 left my home, no one was more
te operate and conscquen'ly more happy than
myself. Bui I soon became intimate with those
of totady different habits, and soon learned the
way to ruin, i commenced by drinking cham
paign and other wines with the ladies on .New
Years and some joyous occasions. From this, I
became the companion of those who visited the
fashionahlc Hotels and Saloons (with which
our city abounds,) next I began to go by myself
and found pleasure in drinking, even alone. My
next step was toe gaining house and the brothel.
At these places 1 lost my reason in drink, and
then tlie loss o£my money soon followed. VV hen
uiy employers found that i could not be reasontd
■with, they told Bie that they must discharge me.
For a time I promised them that I would amend
and leave the companions who were dragg.ng
jpe on to destruction. But ah, vain promises !
No sooner was I free from the store—no sooner
out of sight of my employers, than 1 forgot all 1
had said, and was again in my old haunts of dis
sipation and vice. At last 1 whs discharged, and
then 1 knew of no way of obtaining a living. 1
dared .not go home. 1 could find nothing to do
here. 1 saw poverty ar.d disgrace before me, and
was often tempted to take my own life, but the
fear of an hereafter deterred me. After one of
my visits to a gaming house, at which I had bor
rowed money of my best friend and lost as fast
as I borrowed, 1 became desperate. 1 knew full
well that 1 could .imitate the r.and writing of the
cash’er of the nouse 1 bad left, and determined t«>
make the attempt. .After several checks had
been signed and destroyed, I found I had suc
ceeded. 1 sent a young tnan lor toe money and
obtained k, for it was remarkably well done.
Fra time 1 had escaped suspicion, but 1 was not
satisfied with what I had, and made a second at
tempt. But in this I failed, for I was not sober
when I did it. I was found out, tried, and now
await the sentence of the law.
How imperceptible are the steps by which I
have been led on from one degree of vice to ano
ther, forgetful of all early instruction and against
all advice from those most dear to me! Had 1
heard the voice of ihe Washingtonian, I might
have been a respectable member of society, and a
happy man. 1 should not have had the hurritde
heart-rending feelings that now harass me in my
waking and sleeping hours.
To ail young rut n 1 would say, beware of
drinking companions, beware ot the intoxicating
bowl. Then- is no safety if you partake of it.
This is the warning voice of one, who, in his
cell, damp, and cold, would give worlds, were
they in his possession, to be in your situation.
R. P. B.
No)al Hows.
Phdipof Macedon, and his son Alexander the
Great, both so renowned for tin ir martial ex
ploits, were cut short in their career by drunken
n< ss. We read that Philip, in a fit of intoxica
tion attempted the hie ot Alexander at one of
their royal revels, because the latter endeavored
to revenge an indtgnily offered to Oljunpia, Al
exander’s mother, by a drunken guest named
Attalus, in the following undignified manner:
Alexander who was naturally of a choleric dis
position, became so exasperated that he exclaim
ed, “ Wretch,” and at the same time flung the
wine cup at his head! The compliment was
returned by Attalus, at which the quarrel grew
warmer. Philip, who was seated at another table,
was very much offended to see the least inter
rupted, and not recollecting that lie was lame
drew his sword and ran directly at his si-n—but
happily the father fell, so that the guests had au
opportunity of stepping in between, and with the
greatest difficulty prevented Alexander from
rushing on his own ruin!
At the nuptials between Philip and Cleopatra,
after his d.vorce from Olympias, the same Atta
lus above named, being “ inflamed with wine,”
most outrageously insulted Pausanius, a young
Macedonian nobleman. Philip denied him the
least satisfaction against the offender, wherr,
slung with resentment, the young nobleman, no
doubt also ‘‘inflamed with wine,” determined to
be revenged by putting the king to death, which
he did at a public assembly, and was immediately
afterwards cu' to pieces himself! Thus died
Philip, after reigning twenty-four years, and
Pausanius, in the nraist of their dtunken excess
es ; and equally tragical will be the end of all
who allow themselves to be made the slaves of
strong drink.
Rum affects alike the king and the peasant.
In every age and in every clime it has exerted the
same poisonous, deadly influence; and have not
the people of the nineteenth century reason to
rejoice at the glorious and successful efforts that
are now making to change the tide of its power
and the bright prospects that posterily Will be
saved from its degrading e ects 7 Come to the
pledge, then, every man, woman and child in our
city, and let the work he completed at once.
[Organ tp Washingtonian.
“Devil take the Rum.”
Passing along the street the other evening, we
met twogenth men in conversation, one ot' whom
is a retailer. At the moment we were opposite
to them, the retailer, in reply to some remark ot
his companion, exclaimed, “ Devil lake the Hum."
We passed on, musing upon the expression. It
is a text for a long and excellent Temperance
dtscou.se, but we will not tire the reader with one
at this time. We too, say, let the Old Fellow
have the rum, for it is the mother of poverty,
wretchedness and crime, and we wdl gladly
spare it fiom our lair earth for use in the realms
of Pluto. VV ith it will go most of the wrangling
and strife in the world—the heart-burning, bit
terness and wrong—the tears and sighs of the
wife who is more than widow—the wail of cruel
ly used and starving children—nine-tenths 01 the
poor-houses and prisons—and almost the wholt
black catalogue ot arson, theft, robbery, treason,
murder, &c. &c. We hold up both hands for
the consummation of the wish of the retailer.—
W c respond to the exclamation, “ Devil take the
rum!” but while we do so, we hope he wdl not
get the rum-seller! — [Safeguard.
Cold Water vs Ale.
An incident occurred during the late Firemen’s
Procession in our city, which speaks more power
fully than words, and shows the determined spir
it t at pervades many of our tire companies
During “ the halt” 01 hall an hour, which was in
tended to atlord ihe firemen an opportunity to ob
tain refreshmei ts, “ The Fhiendship Fide En
gine Company” sent an individual to obtain a
few buckets of water. The members, fatigued and
worn, were waiting anxiously to slake their burn
ing thirst. In a tew moments he was seen re
turning. Every eye was eagerly turned to the
supjiosed water bearer—every member crowded
around the water buckets—whin lo! they were
found filled with beer! A kind-hearted brewer,
determined to give them something better than
tin pure beverage which God designed for man.
Did they drink it 1 No: to ihe eternal honor
and glory of The Fhiendship Fire Eng ne Com
pany be it told, not a member would touch it!
The contents ol the buckets were throw n n to
the gutter, the buckets well washed, were then
filled with pure cold water, which was drank by
the noble-hearted firemen, amid shouts that rent
the atr, ant: echoed to their hearts, the truth, that
they bad nobly done their duty.— Phil. Temp.
Adv.
Signing for Life.
We were highly amused not long since, with
an incident which occurred at a meeting of a tem
perance society, not a hundred miles from this
place. Upon the reading of their pledge, we
were very much surprised to find that it allowed
each signer the pnviledge of limiting the time for
which he should keep it! A gentleman present, a
stranger in the place, arose, and in a few clear
and foicihle remarks showed the fallacy of such a
method of constructing a pledge. After he had
concluded, a young man who was a stage-driver,
arose and addressed the meeting.
*• Now, brethren,” said he. “lor my own part,
I would merely make a suggestion in reference to
signing the pledge. You all know that before I
signed it, 1 was considered a hard customer. I
conclud d to sign for six montl s, and see how it
would go, and if it was not hard to take, 1 said I
would try it another term. Now, brethren, I
have tried it for six months, and I find tha*. it was
all a tiumbug for me todrink l.quor to make me
see clear. And I often use to wonder how my
horses could travel four or five miles without
dtinkmg, while 1 would begin to get very dr\ im
mediately after every “horn,” until at last the
more I drank the more 1 became dry. And now I
have come to the determination to s gn for l fk,
and I think the term is not too great, provided ue
lire that long!" Wash, if- Genius.
THE ,V AS [TINIITONIA N.
AUGUSTA, MAY 6, 1813.
Washington (Total (lbs huncc Pledge.
H 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, stand in cr and
families, do pledge ourseh,s as Gentlemen,
not to drink any
Spiritous or Malt liiquots, Wine or Cider.
Dr. Appleton. —This fellow, who succeeded
iu imposing himself upon the people of Charles
ton, through letters of recommendation to Rev.
VV T. Brantly and Dr. Mendenhall, of that city,
has hern previously martied three times, and all
his wives are now living—the first, near Rich
mond, Ind. the second in York, Pa. and the thin)
in New Brunswick, N. J. It is the duty of every
friend of Religion and Temperance, to portray
this imposter and villain in his native deformity.
/ rS' In 1834, there were twelve mil.ions of in
habitants in the United States, woo consumed
seventy-two million gallons of ardent spirits an
nually; and in 1840, with seventeen millions of
people, there were consumed, 43,050,884 gallons
of ardent spirits, 43 000,002 gallons of wine,
4,748,002 gallons of beer—making 91,808 028
gallons of all kinds of intoxicating drinks, or
about 4 gallons to each man, woman and child in
the United States.
There are 11,306 distilleries, which make 41,-
403,627 gallons of the ardent annually, or 2 gal
lons to each man, woman and child, in the coun
try. There is a rapid falling off in the consump
tion, within the last twoyears—distillers in every
direction, are giving up the business—dramshops
closing—their owners signing the pledge, and
sweaiing they will have nothing to do with the
“critter,” in any shape. In one place, an exten
sive dis ilh ry *has been purchased, its forniei
owner signed the pledge, the buildings torn down
and a block of forty comfortable dwelling houses
erected tbeteon ; and another large distillery has
been turned into an excellent livery stable.
?1f Mr. Carey, (savs the Columbia Temper
ance Advocate,) will finish his Western tour and
be in that place, on the first Monday in May,
whire he experts to remain one week. He will
be ready then to ' isit Hamburg, Edgefield and
Augusta, if he be invited to do so. Mr. Carey
is a worthy temperance lecturer, and we hope he
will rec< ive an invitation from oursocietv here.
The Advocate says, he is a man humbly telling
the story of his own errors, in penitence and
sorrow, that he may thus advance the cause of
reform, which he has so truly and honestly at
heart.
idr The Corresponding Secretary of the N.
Carolina Temperance Society, th nks there are
nearly 80,000 teetotallers in that State.
[From the Charleston Courier.]
A >Yoil in Sheep’s Clothing.
We publish the f» (lowing statement, and the
accompanying letter, in the hope that the villain
alluded to may be secured and brought to the
punishment he so uchly deserves. A heaitless
scoundrel who could a.-sume the clerical garb,
and exhibit the extraordinary zeal in the noble
cause of temperance, for the purpose of insinua
ting himself into the good graces of a family for
the foul purpose of destroying its peace, should
have a mark set upon his forehead, by which all
mankind should know and avoid his pestilential
presence.
We hope the disclosure of the iniquity of this
man, will cause our citizens, who have been so
often deceived, to be more cautious in exam.nii g
into the character of itinerants before taking
them into their confidence.
A Daring Imposts The public, especially
Temperance Societies, and the Baptist denomina
tion in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and
Mississippi, are requested to be on their guard
against a wicked imposter, who hasrectntly figu
red in this city under the name of Dr. Appleton,
as a popular declaitner on the temperance ques
tion. He brought to the undersigned most res
ectable credentials Iron, the Rev, G. S. Webb,
of New Brunswick, N J., and the Rev. J. C.
Harrison, of Bordentown, N. J., and was receiv
ed in this city as a licentiate in the Baptist minis
try. He was likewise favorably received by the
total abstinence societies, as a successful advo
cate of their cause Having been admitted into a
r< spectab e family as a boaider, in th s eily, he
continued to insinuate himself into the ufTect.un*
of one of ts female inmates, and on the morning
01 Fii ay, the Jil t inst. tin y lert the house where
tin y were, with all their trunks and baggage, and
have not been heard of since. Ihe lady who
has sacuficed herself for this base fellow, is a
widow witu one child, a little girl, who has ac
companied the guilty jmrties. Appleton may be
known among a thousand for his very dtminu
tiuesize, and somewhat emaci ited appearance.
He has left a very amiable and accomplished
wife in >ew Jersey. As the undeisignetl had
the principal part in introducing this unworthy
man to respectable notice in Charleston, they
leel it to be incumbent upon them to atone for the
error into which they were led by others, by thus
warning the public of this insidious deceiver.
W. T.BKANTLY,
M. T. MEN DEM HALL.
For the Washingtonian.
CHAR LI S Hrt AKIHNEY;
Ur, the Emigrant.
Bv the Author or ‘ Stray Leaves." etc.
“ What is the matter here]’’ exclaimed I, one
day last summer, to a frvntl of mine who was
standing in a crowd betore the door of a miserable
hovel in street.
“Why, there is a man in there dying: He
was picked up dead drunk in the street an hour
or two ago, by some benevolent men, and brought
in here He is an awful looking sight."
Without stopping for further par.ev, I forced
my way among the crowd into the room, and O I
wtiata sight there met my view. On a little
straw in one corner, lay a man about forty years
of age, with scarcely a rag to cover him, held
down by four strong men. He was an Irishman,
and had evidently been in better cireumstances,
but the demon Intemperance had long had lull
possession ol him. On his face could be seen
many an ugly scar, probably got in some drunk
en brawl, while his emaciated and care-worn ap
pearance, gave assurances of his being totally
destitute. Ever and anon he would exclaim—
“ Rum, rum! boil y and soul fur runt!” and the
next moment in the bitterest tones of grief “ Oh,
my wile, my children!” and then break out with
the mast awful imprecations Nothing cou.d be
done for him—he was past all medical aid. In a
short time he was dead. An inquest was held
on the body, and the customary verdict in such
cases, rendered, “ geath caused from Intemper
ance!” Better, by iar, thought I, would it have
been for society, had the jury brought in a ver
dict of “ wiliul murder” against those who fur
nished him with the hellish poison.
I afterwards learned the little history of this
unfortunate man,— -vhich is as follows—
In the year 1837, Charles McCarthney emi
grated to America from Ireland. He left behind
him a wife and three small children. Upon his ar.
riva' in this country, be was to endeavor tosettin
in one of the Western States, and if successful,
and things appeared prosperous, he was to send
over for his little family. He accordingly left
Ireland, and arrived in New York on the 15th
day of March. Immediately on his arrival, he
formed one of a party proceeding to Illinois with
the same end in view as himself. They were
hot long in that State before they were suited,
each one selecting the s| ot he thought best;,
bui ding a log-cabin, fencing in a small space for
immediate operations, travelling to the nearest
town and purchasing a few articles of furniture.