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From lAt Temp. Jlitocate f Family Visitor.
The Vision of Intemperance.
A8 ALTERED FROM THE VISION OF DEATH, j
I stood on the bask of a bright diver stream,
That sparkled and danced in the moon’s mellow beam ,
Enjoviug the landscape, with pleasing delight,
When a being of horror came forth to my sight
His name was Intemperance, all ghastly he stood,
Like some huge Demon monster that revelled in blood,
His broad fiery oye-balls shot forth from his head,
And ho seeme «to have rose from the ruins of the dead, t
The sun at his glance hid his face in the sky,
And the moan cast a sicklier ray from on high.
The heavens grew dark at his terrible frown,
And a deep, heavy night, on the earth settled down.
One hand grasped a scepter, the other a dart,
And the glow of his eye, told'the pride of his heart,
Then renting his head, he looked o’er earth’s throng,
Atr t gaveto all people this horrible song.
“ 1 hare come from my shadowy chambers of night,
To spread o’er the Nations my mildew and blight,
1 will curtain man’s hopes in the darkness of gloom,
And bear him away to the dark silent tomb. [head
I’il tear the bright wreath from the proud Monarch’s
And his blood gushing bosom 111 crush ’neath my tread,
At my withering touch all his laurels shall fade,
And the home of tho warrior, a gravo shall be made.
I will > iiit the mother, and bid her depart, [heart,
From the group that" the loves and that cling to her
Her childben all orphaus shall rudely be hurled,
To buffet the Waves of a Cold hearted world.
Aud when for a time the storm they shall brave,
1 will boar them away to a premature grave.
The father once dear to the group of his heart,
Shall quickly be pierced with my poisoning dart
1 will tear him away from his little one's clasp,
And love firmly knit, must relinquish its grasp.
In the hull of affeotlon my brnrtar shall wave,
For the household of loved ones I will leave in the grave
1 will stand In the banquoting hall in my pride
When the bosom swells high, and ebbs low like the tide.
Ah, the wild curse ol horror shall madly be wrung
From the lips that so often in jovially sung,
I will come to the Gamester’s dark den of despair,
When the glad and the joyful shall think mo not there.
But alas! they will find that I’ve poisoned their breath,
AnJ the Gamester shall go with mo down Into death.
1 will spare neither innocence, virtue, nor truth,
The aged, the manly, nor childhood, nor youth.”
Thus boasted the Monarch, and onward he rode,
Like a demon let loose from his dismal abode.
His shafts ull unerring, like meteors flew.
And many a mortal his later breath dtew.
Wherever he sped on his terrible track,
The groans of the dying I heard echo book—
“ Mortal, proud mortal, beware of his dart,
’Twill sting like an adder and pierce to thy heart.”
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From the Organ & Washingtonian
One of (he First.
In tho days of our prosperity, we tire
very often prevented from looking at
those things which are insensibly leading
us on to adversity, for when tho tide is
with us, we scarcely ever look forward
to a turn; and when the flood comes
rushing against us, wo are often surpris
ed, to think that we have not looked out
before for a change.
There are many young men of the
present day, who, in the face of all the
changes wrought by tho poor Washing
tonians, and despite the many facts con
stantly brought before them, are still,
with a blind reliance on their own
strength, the rock upon which thousands
and tens of thousands have found ship
wreck, unheedingly and unceasingly
hurrv on to the drunkard’s grave; You
will see them lounging about the porti
coes of our fashionable hotels, in a state
which would justify any rational man in
withdrawing from tho sight of those
whom they imagine far beneath them,
(but who is in fact far above them,) be
cause he has not the wealth to sustain
him that they have; forgetting in their
alcoholic flights of imagination, that the
very wealth they now enjoy, was laid by
lor them by their worthy ancestors, from
the profits of the lapstone, the shopboard,
the workbench, or the anvil. Forget- ■
ting, too, that those very ancestors j
thought it a disgrace to be seen lounging
round the tavern, and taking pride in
giving to the world something that was
useful; taking pride in living temperate
und soberly, and serving their country
usefully; priding themselves upon their
honesty and capability of fulfilling all the
duties imposed upon them, whether in
the domestic, circle surrounded by their
families, or in the council of their city,
or in the tented field. And oh l if these
worthy sires of degenerate sons could
now’ behold them, they would shrink
back in amazement, and call upon the
rocks and mountains to cover them from
a sight so unworthy.
Young men, listen to the call that is
now made upon you; 9purn the intoxi
cating bowl as you would the poisonous
viper; drop from your lips the ruby
wine, for poison lurks within the golden
chalice; break the ties that now so close
ly bind you to that Juggernaut which
will eventually crush you beneath its
ponderous w eight, and come out before
the world, what “nature and nature’s
God” hath made you—a max. Throw
your influence, your talents and your
life in the scale of temperance—be the
means of restoring your companions from
the degradation in which they have plun- j
ged themselves, and then, when you shall |
have been “called hence,” and “the]
place that now’ knows you, shall know
you no more forever,” then will be erect,
ed in the hearts of those whom you have
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saved from the doom of the drunkard, a
monument mo.e lasting than all the mar.
ble monuments of Italy. Generations
! yet unborn will bless your name, and the
j records of time will point to you as being
i one of the first who threw himself into
f tho breach, to save hi 3 fellow’-men.
H.
Results of tbe Reform.
We received a call the other day from
an Irishman who was once in my employ,
a reckless, quarrelsome, and drunken
man. We had not seen him for six
years before, and his appearance was so
changed that we did not recognize him ;
his qye was clear and bright—his
countenance healthy, and his step free
and elastic; in place of the tattered
clothes that he then wore, he had a really
genteel suit of fine broadcloth. We ask
ed what had caused the change in his
appearance? Oh, said he, J signed the
pledge two years ago. The metamor
phosis was accounted for at once. He
had been sometime separated from his
wife, but now he said, we live together
as happy as can be. He told us that
especial attention had been paid in Con
necticut (where he now resides) to the
formation and drilling of cold water ar
mies, and the effect oh the youth ha
been most surprising. Now the sight ol
drunkenness creates in their minds al
most as deep a feeling of awe and dread
as murder, and if any one is known to
use intoxicating liquors, the children feel
boumrto reason with him until they suc
ceed in inducing him to sign the pledge.
His own reformation was effected by a
child of the cold water army. His em
ployment was some miles from the place
of his residence, and he only came home i
on Saturday nights. One evening he re
turned home quite high, and the first
place he went to was a tavern in order to
finish the work ; but behold ! the decan
ters had been removed during the week,
and the house had been converted into a
temperanco tavern. Seeing a boy just
outside the door, he gave him his tin pail
and a quarter of a dollar and told him to
go to a neighboring store and buy him
some rum ; ihe boy took the money und
went outside the door; after some time
he 9aw the boy and asked him for the
liquor. Why, I can’t get it without the
money said the boy. He was too intox
icated to remember that he had already
given him money, so he fumbled in his
pocket and gave him some more. The
boy went out again, and after an inter
val asked for more money, and thus he
went on until he had obtained ail his
cash—soon aftfer he fell asleep. The
next morning he awoke, his helld ached,
his bones were sore, for he had slept on a
bench, and he felt as bad as a man could
feel. After rubbing his eves, he felt in
his (lockets and found his money was all
gone. What could he have done with
it / He soon began to accuse the people
about him of having picked his pocket,
and the more they denied it, the more
certain he was that they were guilty.
The little boy stood by and waited until
he had fretted long enough. Then he
told him how it was, and kindly exhorted
him to reform. The gentleness of the
boy’s manner, and the earnestness and
sincerity of his pleadings, joined to his
narrow escape from losing his earnings,
made a deep impression upon his mind ;
he thougnt if a man of his years was in
debted to a child for the preservation of j
his money, it wa9 time for a change, and
he suffered the boy to lead him to the i
Secretary of the Temperance Society—
he signed the pledge, and the result is as j
we have stated.— [Columbia TTasA.
j
Scenes at Temperance Meetings.
•—Often have we watched with interest
the motley group assembled to hear a
lecture. The inebriate reeling under the
influence of the intoxicating draught, the
moderate drinker assuming a seli-deter
mined air, as though he would say, “I
can take care of myself”—the dramsell
er exhibiting in his changing counten
ance the varied workings of his heart,
now red w th anger, as he is charged
with being the cause of the drunkard’s
woes, now sinking back with shame, and
hiding himself from the light, as the fear
ful picture of the drunkard’s ruin and his
family’s wretchedness are drawing; but
none, through all that varied group, have
we noticed with greater interest, or more
intense feeling, than the members of the
drunkard’s family. With what an air of
anxiety the wife hangs upon the words of
the speaker, as if life or death was in
them. How imploringly her eyes are oc
casionally turned to the beloved partner
of her bosom to read, if possible, the
workings of his heart: how anxiously
the pledge is watched while passing
round the audience, and when the burst
ing cheers announce the resolution of
some poor slave of alcohol to burst the
I chains that bind him, has the heaving
j breast, the starting tear, mingled with
j the smile of joy, announced the deep in
; terest she had in the work. Great God!
we have sometimes thought, is it possible
that a work like this, in which the happi
ness of families is so deeply involved, that
i
makes the wretched wife weep for joy,
and playful smiles light up the dejected
countenance of the child, can stir up the
deep malice in the heart of one who wears
the human form ? What strange infatu
ation has seized upon the rumseller and
his victims ? What delusive charm has
hell wound round them? Os what infer
nal texture is the veil that blinds them ?
Western Reserve Washingtonian.
Drunkenness.—Surrounded by these
horrors produced by intoxication, seeing
the hopeless misery and shame it induces,
it appears surprising that any American
citizen, with a spark of reason, can con
tinue to resort to the fatal bowl for stim
ulus or oblivion. Such a scene as that
described by the editor of the New York
True Sun i 3 worth a dozen homilies.
Read it:—ln passing along the eastern
side of the Park on Monday last we saw
a iaboring man, ragged and unshaven,
sitting on the ground, with his back
propped against the railing, asleep and
snoring loudly. His lower jaw had fall
en, his eyes were half open and his balls
roiled with a quick spasmodic motion,
while the saliva trickled from one side of
his mouth and formed a filthy pool in the
hollow of his neck. He appeared to be
about fifty years of age, his head was
bald, and upon it, for his hat was crown
less, poured the full blaze of the sun. Be
side him lay a piece of fresh meat, some
salt fish and a loaf of bread, covered with
dust and straws. On his knees was a
dirty handkerchief, apparently contain
ing tools, and in his hand, duelled tight
even in sleep a bottle ! The wife and
children of that man—or rather beast—
perhaps passed the day without food.
The picture we have drawn is a dis
gusting one, but it is faithful; and let the
young man just entering upon a course
of dissipation, reflect that if he persists
in habits of intemperance, a similar
sketch may one day be recognised as his
own portrait.
Facts for the People. —Our readers
will recollect, says the Boston Journal,
that a short time since, (only about three
years) there were more State prison con
victs than there were cells, and that the
project was entertained by the Legisla
ture of erecting another building for the
suitable accommodation of all criminals.
At that time, Rev. Jarid Curtis, the wor
thy Chaplain of the prison, said that if
measures could be adopted to urge for
ward the temperance reform, no addi
tional building would be required, but
that on the contrary there would soon be
cells “ to let.”
And his prediction has been fulfilled.
The Temperance cause has gone for
ward, and the manufacture of, and the
trnfiic in, spirits has greatly diminished—
thousands of inebriates have been reform
ed—and upwards o fforty cells in the
State prison are now without tenants !
Savannah Republican.
Northern Kentucky. —A Temper
ance Convention was recently held in
Northern Kentucky. A procession was
formed, and marched to the church,
which was crowded with ladies and gen
tlemen. Thomas F. Marshall was the
principal Speaker, who appeared with the
gold medal presented by the Lady Mar
shall Society of this city, about his neck.
The address is said to he one of that gen
tleman’s happiest efforts.— Organ
■J Wash.
j Can’t be Denied. —So long as there
| are ruth-shops in the land, just so long
| will men hp destroyed by intemperance,
i Let rumseflers remember this, and those
|of them wno have hearts to feel for the
misery of their fellow men, at once get
out of the business, and determine, in
providing for their own wants, not to do
tfiat which destroys the peace and com
petence of others.
03“ Do you ask to seethe evils of in
temperance ? Behold the degraded hus
band, the abandoned wife, the afflicted
father, and the disconsolate mother, the
youth with high aspirating hopes, fall
en victims to the relentless monster—be
hold all these, we say, and can you in
your conscience oppose the efforts which
are now making to make people sober.
H AVI Li AN O, HISLEY At CO.
Near the Mansion House, Globe, and U. Slates
. Hotels, Augusta, Ga.
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June 17 2 ly
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' i he subscriber has on hand
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j 10,000 Cornish and Water Table Brick, suitable
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: the yard, or can be delivered at any place in the
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KEJIEDY FOR WORMS.
TPHE Compound Syrup of Pink Root,
prepared by the subscriber, from the origin
al receipt of the late Dr. M. Antony.
This pleasant and safe preparation is recom
mended, as one of the effectual remedies for
expelling Worms from the system. For tale, in
quantities to suit purchasers.
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Georgia Agricultural Repository, Iron and
Brass Foundry.
'T’HE subscribers (successors to Rob
ert Philip & Son,) having completely re
futed and added additional Machinery to their
Shops, are prepared to execute any orders they
may be favored with, for Agricultural Imple
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quality, for Mill and Gin Gear, also, first rate
patterns of every description of Machinery, at
bis Foundry, in the rear of the Presbyterian
Church, on the Road from Augusta to Savannah
--where he is prepared to do all kinds of business
in his line, as low as any other establishment in
the city. He flatters himself that he will be able
to give satisfaction to all who may entrust their
work to his care. Orders left at ihc Foundry, or
with any of the merchants of Augusta, wij be
promptly attended to.
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~caEJip~B o oks.
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going on in the progress of cheap Literature, cre
ating a deep anxiety and thirst after knowledge ;
and to accord with the movements of the day, 1
inform the reader, what Major Jones says—that
I am the “greatest book man in the country;”
and upon the representation of the Major, this is
no flattery.
The New World, Brother Jonathan, and the
Harpers’publications, constantly for sale, at pri
ces from 12| to 25cts—A numerous collection of
Pamphlets, Papers, Periodicals, &c. just received
—also, Alison’s History of Europe, Family Li
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Miss Leslie’s Magazine, Musical Library, &c.
fj" All orders will meet with prompt attention
if accompanied with 50 cents, §1 or more.
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Literary Depot, under U. S. Hotel.
N. B. Friends of cheap Literatuie and Tem
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and Binders’ materials generally, as will be seen
by their newly printed Circular, to which they
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that notwithstanding the great reduction in pri
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June 17 2 St
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JOHN T. WHITE, Type Founder,
No. 45 Gold-street, New-York, third door
from Fulton-street, has on hand an unrivalled
assortment ot Printing Types, Ornaments, Bor
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j June 10 15t
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MA Two Story HOUSE and LOT, on
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OP THE
AUGUST! WASHINGTONIAN,
VOL. 11.
DEVOTED TO TEMPERANCE, AGRICCLTVB*
AND miscellany:
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY,
At Augutta, Georgia,
By JAMES McCAFYERTY.
In commcnceing the second volume of this pa
per, the publisher lias the gratification to present
a sheet to the public, which he trusts will meet
with their approbation--and he asks from those
friendly to its prosperity, their aid in extending
its circulation.
Competent gentlemen having kindly acceded
to the call made upon them by the Board of
Managers of the Augusta Society, to conduct
the Editorial department, the publisher flatters
himself that he will be able to place the paper on
a permanent basis, and to give it a much more
elevated character.
Thus far, the march of our cause is onward,
and in a tew years, it may reasonably be expected,
that if the energy which has characterised the
members of the Washington Reform, for the
past three years, continue, an entire reformation
must take placp, and that the greatest curse to
our country, will only be mentioned as among
the evils that were.
The subject of Temperance will be the promi
nent object of the “ Washingtonian yet there
will be room for the stirring events of the day,
and for other items of interest to the general read- I
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hcen tn existence little better than a year, during
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T-Obscene Anecdotes—Personal Billingsgate,
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Madison, Morgan county, Ga.
Madison, May Ist, 1843.
!M©To©l b
AS I design being absent from the Citv
of Augusta, for about three months, I leave
Messrs N. K. Butler & Co as my agents, until
my return j therefore, those that are'owing me,
will please to call on them for their papers, and
those that I owe, will please to call on them aa
their demands become due, (that is, if any should
become due in my absence.) I also leave parcels
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P. A. Scranton, O. H. Lee, C. Lindsey, ami
others.
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I design leaving Augusta about the 13th jnst,
therefore persons having commands in that di
rection, can call on me by that time, or write to
me while in Columbus.
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June 10 1 3t
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T HE subscribers have on hand at their
new store, a few doors below the Bask of
Augusta, a general assortment of
Paper and Blank Books,
And will continue to increase their Stock during
i the summer from the Greenville Factory, South
Carolina, manufactured on the late improved
system of pa per making; which they now offer,
by wholesale and retail, to Printers and Merch
ants throughout the State, at the New- York or
Charleston prices. Persons can depend on get
ting supplied from this establishment, and wi!
save commissions, freight, &c. by dealing here
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ed to B. Dunham, Greenville, S. C., or to thr
subscribers, will he promptly attended to
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Augusta, June 10. If? 13 1