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Jack Oleary that was killed in a row by But where's the use in talking any farther ? You all know the c>use of our troubles, and so does Father Mathew know it, and the sooner you go and take the Pledge the better for your ■owls and bodies in this and the next world.” Here there was considerable, in fact an invol untary burst of applause, which Larry’s good sense saw was an excellent opportunity for mak ing a good retreat; so he descended from the table and was received w th open arms by all the ladies, who pressed warmly around and almost smothered him with compliments. It will be sufficient to add, in conclusion, that Larry appeared next morning before the. Holy Father with no less than 12 of theVoys from the dance, whom his eloquence had ‘brought over. They all took the Pledge and received into the bargain a benediction, Our persevering Larry returned with all possible despatch to Biddy Cas sidy, according to promise, whO|gave him her hand with her heart in it, and both on the follow ing Sunday were united in the bonds of matrimo ny, in which there is every reason To believe they will live long to enjoy the fruits of temperance and love. Raleigh, March 31st, 1843. Rumsellers, Read it! At the late Annual Meeting of the Jamaica Plains Washington Society, Mr. Robert Seaver who had been for thirteefi years a retailer of in toxicating drinks in that village, came forward voluntarily and add reap'd the crowded assembly. His remarks were listened to with deep interest by the audience, and appear in the Boston Mer cantile Journal, as follows. — Organ Wash. My Fiitndi — I am altogether unaccustomed to address tin audience, especially so large, so nu merous End respectable a one as i 9 here present; and you undoubtedly are somewhat surprised to see me here on this occasion. Ido not appear before you from the result of an excitement; I have carefully and deliberately considered this subject, and have seen the evil effects of the use of all drinks which tend to intoxication. I have seen tho husband separated from the fond and loving wife—the. wife from the loving husband— the children from their parents—and have seen them all collect, one after another, in sorrow, to pay the common debt of poor human nature— and that debt paid, perhaps, many years sooner, by the use and abuse of intoxicating drinks.— And therefore I now come to this conclusion, that the traffic in, and use of, intoxicating liquors as a drink, is disreputable and highly immoral; that it is an injury to my fellow man, bv causing him to neglect his duty to God, to hitjieighbor, and to himself and family. And thdrebeing my calm and candid opinions, I now, in this place, dedicated to the worship of my God, anti used this evening for the promotion of His cause, (the cause of total abstinence,) and in the presence of this holy and joyful assembly, do renounce the traffic in, and use of, all drinks which tend to intoxication, unless prescribed by a physician. My friends ! I have sacrificed this part of my business for a noble cause. These happy smil ing faces I witness, which your kind feelings cannot control even in this house, go to my heart and give me comfort in doing my duty—lor it is, I think, a duty that 1 owe to God, my neighbors and myself. My friends, I have been in the occupation which I now freely renounce, about thirteen years, and during the most of that time it has been followed by myself and others, and has been considered, as an honorable and respectable bu siness. But men and opinions change as the seasons change. What was looked upon and supported as a respectable business of yesterday, is denounced, and with truth, as an immoral bu siness of to-day. And now 1 thank God, that a new, gjorous and moral change is going forth ovjr the whole land—that we can and do meet together in love and charity, for the promotion of the good and noble cause of total abstinence. Let all our words and actions be those of love and charity to all; for we are children of the same family. Let us remember in our daily duty that the eye of God is ever upon us- -show our fellow men that we have love and charity within us, and that total abstinence awakens tender and christian-like feelings—show our fellow men that total abstinence makes and places men nearer to what God designed they should be—show chari ty as far as in us lies, (without injury to the cauke of total abstinence or ourselves.) tn the wholesale dealer, fori do sincerely believe that many of them are kind and benevolent men, and that they have the kind feelings within their breasts as well as ourselves. Some of them 1 know personally, and I have seen the hand of charity extended to the poor and worthy of this neighborhood. 1 have seen the basket of provis tons given freely and without ostentation. Let us awaken those feelings—let us do it in kind ness and love—use moral and kind suasion— show them that we want them upon our side— ■top the use and consumption of intoxicating liquors —do it by moral suasion, and you will get them. They probably continue in the traffic for the same reason that I did, that is for the support of their families, and arc not aware of the misery that is caused, or do not see the firesides that are made desolate and wretched, or the lives that are destroyed, or the sickness and disease caused by the use and abuse of liquors as a drink. They •ee their customers, they appear gentlemanly, and pay for what they purchase, or the most of them do, and therefore they feel satisfied and continue on. The retailer secs the misery and wretchedness in his neighborhood, and if he lias any feelings of love for tnose within his sight and -knowledge, he will give up the sale. L?t the friends of this noble cause keep the glorious prize, the good ofa!l mankind, in view; use mors! and kind suasion ; let us one and all unite our efforts to carry forward the great reformation that is spreading peace, comfort and happiness through out our blessed land. Let us show charity and love in the broadest sense to those who in their unguarded moments have forgotten their pl4Bge: forgive them for humanity’s sake. Let u*s re member that a habit once contracted and settled is a second nature; and the older a person grows who contracts it, is the more binding, and the less power he or she has of counteracting or breaking such habit, especially if it be the habit of using intoxicating drinks. Forgive them— take them back again; for he is our brother, and it is our duty. My friends, if I have said any thing which is wrong, charge the act to me, not to the noble cause. Ami now, may the blessing of Hea\en crown the efforts of this and every society that is now employed in the cause of God, Love, Chari ty, Truth, and Humanity. But a few weeks since, two brothers of Mr. Seaver, who keep an extensive West India Goods Store in Tremont street, Roxbury, gave up the sale of intoxicating drinks, and presented their toddy sticks to the Washingtonians. A Hogshead of Ruml Could the history of one rum hogshead, the destination and effects of every drop it contains, be plainly told, and strongly brought home to his heart, much would be done, we are persuaded, to induce the seller to give up his trade. And such a tiling might be easily done. As the hogshead is set up in the dram shop, and made ready for sale, imagination might easily picture its work of destruction. There would be the generous hearted sailor, purchasing madness and disgrace with his hard earnings; there the miserable me chanic, leaving his starving family, his sorrowing wife, and half-clad children, and getting credit for rum, where he could not get it for bread; and there the little child, sent by its brutal mother to buy the destroyer of her body and soul. These would be visible scenes, but thrse would feebly represent the whole misery. There are things that the pencil can not draw. The broken heart, the deep hate, the burning revenge, the going out of the intellect, the crushing of all good and generous feelings, the moral desolation of the soul; these can not be made evident to the eye of man. But they may be imagined. A slight ac quaintance with the annals of intemperance, a few visits to the house or death bed of the drunk ard, will but too soon lead us to associate all that is dreadful with the distillery and the rum hogs head.—Ch. Exam. • Retailer's Apo'ogy. er often justifies himself by saying, “my traffic does no harm to any man who iooks •ui fui ktiuovl(*• ««» WUa oati v wf 1 1 i*«i self and my retailing wont harm him.’’ This reminds us of a wellerism which ap|>eared not long since—“ Let every one take care of himself,” as tne jackass said when he danced among the chickens. But confessedly, while the jackass dances, the poor chickens have but a small chance to take care of themselves And the whole history of the past cries aloud with this startling truth, that so long as men retail, poor, weak, infatuated humanity will be crushed, and sink into ruin. As long as the jackass dances there is no hope foi the chicdens.— Aquarian. A Soliloquy. I will Sell no Mure Rum.— Why should I sell rum 1 Does it do any one good? Does it bless the parent or the child—the wife or the hus band--the neighborhood or the community? Doe? it bring me money which I can no other wise gain 1 Is the traffic one on which I can re flect with comfort in the dying hour, and for which I can give a good account to Inm who mademe? Whyshouldl se 1 ruml Was my father in the business, is it mv inheritance ? Is it because I keen a tavern and it is expected of me by the public s Is it an essential part ofthe busi ness? Would not my tavern be better without it, than with it? Why should I say. 1 will sell no more rum ? Shall the wife ofthe drunk ard answer for me? Shall the father of the drunkard, or the drunkard himself? Shall the voice of an injured community ? Or shall it be left to conscience? to conscience, that inward monitor so unwillingly consulted? 1 will sell no more rum. It makes drunkards. It makes maniacs. It makes murderers, and se'f-murder ers It makes men flout at God, and heaven, and laugh with fiends anil league with hell. A good resolution I No more rum shall go from my house, or my store, or be freightened in my ship, or be landed on mv wharf; and if my son is a drunkard, he shall never say, my father made me so.— Temp. Jour. Popular Poison. When puie ardent spirits are taken into the stomach, they cause irritation, which is evinced by warmth and pain experienced in that organ : and next inflammation of the delicate coats of this part, and sometimes dangerous. They act in the same manner as poison. Besides the lo cal injury they produce, they act on the nerves of the stomach which run to the brain, and, if taken in 'large quantities cause insensibility, stupor, ir regular convulsive action, difficulty of breathing, profound sleep, and often sudden death. The habitual use of ardent spirit causes a slow inflam mation ofthe stomach and liver, which proceeds steadily but is often undiscovered till too late for relief.— Lon. Med, Sur. Journal. To the Different Temperance Societies in the State of South Carolina. The experienceofthe past year has satisfied every one, conversant with Temperance affairs, how much has been, and may be done by con cert of action. The semi-annual meeting of the State Society, in Convention, at Greenville, last j August, brought the advocates of Temperance j from the sea-board to the mountains, face to face, made them acquainted with <ach other, gave to ' all settled rules of action, furnished them with the means of removing prejudice, and correcting j error—and made them acquainted with their own • numbers and strength. These results have had ( an effect upon the community, which can only be fully appreciated by thtt e who had closely observ ed the previous course of the people towards Tem- \ perance Societies. To that time*fhe opposition had been fierce, prejudiced, attMteibending. Since, it has lost those is now more nominal than real. The Re form has since spread steadily pervading all classes of community, and in a great degree, changing for the better the social*habits ofthe State: less however has been accomplished towards breaking the charmed circle, which sur rounds wealth, fashion and knowledge, than in any other class. Another year is before us—the approaching summer will afford us another season of leisure, in which we mav confer together for our own, and the common good. It is therefore proposed to hold a semi-annual meeting of the State Temperance Society, at Spartanburg Court House, on Wednesday, the second day of August next, at 10 A. M. It is recommended, that delegates from each Society in the State h<? sent ns follows, viz: of and under 100 members, 3 delegates: over 100 and not ex ceeding 500 members, 7 delegates: over 500, and not exceeding 1000 members, 10 delegates, and above that number 1 additional delegate for every hundred members. It is desirable that each dis trict Society, (although an entirely representa tive body,) should in this Conven tion ofthe SocietyVEach of such Societies will be entitled to three oelcgatos. It is hoped that the delegates will be furnished by each Society, with an accurate statement of the number of membeis, distinguishing between the males and the females. Friends qf Temperance, fellow-laborers, in this goud cause, we hope that this call will be an swered, as it was at Greenville, by an array of delegates from all sections ofthe State, which will speak, in a language not to lie forgotten, that ice are in earnest, and that our purposes are stead fast and immoveable. A few days spent in that noble section of the State, so remarkable lor its natural resources, and tor the spirited efforts made to improve them, cannot be otherwise than pleasantly spent, But when you remember further, that those few days may tiring into action, the means which will close «.!**> «Kfl a gianun t.iumpn ot J pmper.infp than any which has heretofore occurred, it is ex acted and believed, that every Society will ap point delegates, and that every delegate will be sure to attend. To the Temperance Societies in North Caroli na and Georgia, we would say, gladly , proudly, will your delegates be welcomed to seats with us! The Temperance cause is a common one— it has no boundary! Therefore to each and to all of its friends every where, we say, cornel It is requi sted, that the President of each Soci ety will, as soon as practicable convene the same, and read to the members this Circular: and if it meets their approbation, then that delegates may be forthwith appointed. John Bf.lton O’Neall, Pres'dt, of the State Temperance Society. Montreal. —lt appears by the annual report of the Montreal Temperance Society, that in eighteen months 840 meetings had been held by its agencies, and 17,000 members enrolled. In the Province the members have increased from 30,000 to 100,000 —all tee-totalers. A Fact. A few years ago, when temperance societies began to become a little in popular favor, and when there was some virtue in signing, on ac count ofthe novelty of the thing, and the dis grace and Censure cast upon those/ew who had the moral courage to do so, the following little in cident occurred: A young man, about going into the rumselling business, when seated by his “ swee' heart” one evening, asked her what kind of a sign she would have put up on the outside of the store. “ Oh!” said she, “ 1 should have a sign to read— Drunkard's made here!! and over the bar I would have— Destruction sold by the cent's worth!!” The young man on hearing this, arose, and suddenly departed; and report says, that, al though he was not wise enough to abandon the traffick,yet he took the hint, and never visited the young lady again. This happened “a long lime ago,” and al though the signs were never put up for public in formation, yet the reader can see, on passing the store, at any time, signs, in the shape of drunk ards, before and behind the door; and that when they have not got the money to get a cent’s worth, they are, of course, kicked out of doors ! [Friend of Man. Are you a friend of Temperance 1 If you sav yes—how do you show it"? Do you assist in the labor that is necessary to carry on the work—do you contribute to the support of any society, or the press ? TH E W A SHIN GTO M AN: AUGUSTA, MAY 20, 1843. Washington Total .Ibsllntnce Pledge. We, whose names are hereunto annexed, desirous of forming a Society for our mutual ben est, 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. THE WEEKLY WASHINGTONIAN. To day we issue the 24th No. of our paper, which closes the first volume ; and we return our warmest thanks to th« se friends who have kindly aided us in our endeavors to establish a Journal devoted to the great cause of Temperance. In this cause we shall ever be glad to labor, and if we can be instrumental in efleeting a!> ; y good, by continuing the publication of The Washingtoni an, it will be a sourc< of gratification to us. Our little sheet is circulated among all classes, and so far has been well r ceived—we believe that it has at least been instrumental in staying the use of intoxicating liquors in many families in the city and country—the wavering have been stimulated to renewed exertion—the fallen Washingtonian has renewed his pledge—its stirring anecdotes have gone home to some, who have acknowledg ed their truth and reformed—the little child has chaunted in happy glee the thrilling temperance odes, —the subject is thus kept up, and the cause advances. Shall we appeal to the fiends of this reform, in vain, in urging upon them the necessity of sustaining us in a work, which was commenced under such favorable circumstances a twelve month since 1 We hope not. For this purpose, we beg leave to call attention to our pecuniary aualrs, and'suggesi the means hy which our paper may be enlarged and published weekly, contain ing a greater variety of reading matter, at the present low price, and without loss to the pub lisher. Our receipts fall short of balancing us the past year about .jjilOO, and we desire to reme dy it the next—not, however, at the expense of our patrons. We propose to issue a Weekly Sheet, (enlarged,) at One Dollar per year, if sufficient patronage be given us to warrant the undertaking. W ith 500 subscribers added to our present list, we can safely engage in the pub lication. The propriety of a weekly sheet, devo ted to Temperance, Agricultural and Miscella neous readings, has been frequently suggested to us—and all wo want is encouragement frorfA those who can aid us. About the 10th of Jahe next, we will publish our Specimen W ashingtonlan, and send to each of our sent subscribers (and would also be glad fS 6 furnish those disposed to assist us in obtaining subscribers) a copy, who will please use their influence in increasing our list—and send on the names (free of postage) of all who may wish to take our paper, at as early a date as possible, that we may ascertain with what success we may begin the contemplated publication. The speci men No will be printed on new type, the paper enlarged to afford room foi advertising, contain ing near twice the amount of matter, in each week, as the present, devoted also to Agricultu ral, Scientific and Miscellaneous matters, as well asTemperar.ee—a cheap, family newspaper, at the low price of one dollar per year. W e propose also to furnish a Piice Current of our market, which shall be as accurate as we can make it— in fine to furnish the public a valuable journal, worth three times the subscription price. We ask of all friendly to such an enterprise to bestir themselves in our aid. To Delinquent Subscribers. We would again take occasion to urge upon such of our subscribers, who are in arrears for our paper the past year, the necessity of comply ing with our request, by remitting the amount due lor their subscriptions. The amount sepa rately is small, but altogether, would relieve us considerably, and assist much in making arrange ment* for our contemplated weekly publication: