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We publish, by request, the celebration
of the 4th fu!y| at Columbia, So. Ca.,
which, it will. be perceived, was con
ducted in the trite Washingtonian order.
From the S4C. Temperance Advocate.
Celebration of tho 4th July.
According to 'previous appointment,
our citizens of all classes began to assem
ble in front of the Court House, at half
past 8 o’clock. At about 9 o’clock, the
procession began to form, under the direc
tion of Cant. M. C. Shaffer, and Maj. A.
H. Gladden. * First in the procession,
was the Richland Rifle Company, under
the command of Capt. Douglass, all in
full uniform; and their fine flag floating
gently in the breeze above their heads.
Next were the Richland Light Dragoons,
Capt. Taylor, their armour glittering in
the sun, and their colour waving in the
air. Next a long train of little boys,
•‘the hope of the country,” dli marching
in order; one of them bearing a beauti
ful little flag, with only this inscription
upon it—“ Sign the Pledge.” Another
carried a plain banner, inscribed with the
appropriate motto —“Just as the twig is
bent, the tree’s inclinedand another
still of the same kind, inscribed, “Our
Mothers know we’re out.” Then came
the Officers and Members of the Wash
ington Temperance Society of Columbia,
all wearing the appropriate badge of the
Society, a plain blue ribbon, with a head
of Washington, and the words “ Wash
' ington Total Abstinence Society,” prin
ted thereon. At the head of the Society, \
was borne, a fine large portrait of Wash- j
irigtoni painted on silk, beautifully frin
ged and edged with gold. Next wa3 a
small plain banner, with this necessary
cautiont inscribed upon it —“ Beware of
the first glass.” Fartheron, was another j
of tho same kind, inscribed, “ Millions
for Water—not one cent for Rum.” Still
farther .on, was a fine painting of Moses;
smiting the Rock for water, and the clear
stream running down the rugged cliff:
and last of all, was a large bottle, and the
appropriate insertion, “The last link:
is broken, that bound me to tbee !” This!
Inst was carried by our zealous brother ■
Washingtonian, Mr. Sheppard. We are
informed that it was the one of his own
choosing, and carried by him at his own
request, and wo thought there was a pe
culiar expression of pride and pleasure in
his countenance as he bore it along, and
as it floated in the breeze above his head.
The rest of the procession, was made up
of the Rev. Clergy, and Citizens gener
ally. The whole being thus formed,!
marched up Main-street to the Comrner- j
cial Bank, and from there to the Metho
dist Church.
At tho Church, tho exercises were
commenced by Rev. S. W. Capers, with j
a fervent and very appropriate prayer, j
The Declaration of Independence was;
then read by Henry Muller, Jr., Esq.,
and then came the Oration by B. F.
Rawls, Esq., a chaste, well written, and
appropriate Oration, which did honor both
to the Speaker and to the Society he rep
resented. After the Benediction was
pronounced, all retired from the Church,
well pleased with what they had seen and
heard.
At about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, a J
very large number of ladies and gentle- 1
men, assembled at the place appointed, j
to partake of the collation prepared for I
the occasion, and the manner in which!
the ladies partook of the refreshments, i
* the sociableness that seemed to exist j
among them, and the pleasing satisfac- j
•tion that they manifested, showed that j
the time has come, when they too can !
unite with their husbands and brothers in 1
the celebration of this day, without being
disturbed with the revelry of the intem
perate.
When dinner was concluded, the fob
lowing Regular and Volunteer Toasts
were given, and received with that enthu
siasm which the occasion was calculated
to inspire.
REGULAR TOASTS.
1. The Day we celebrate—Consecra
ted to Liberty: Let it be consecrated to
Temperance, and our inheritance will be
eternal. [Tune —Hail Columbia.
2. George Washington —Thrice glori
ous name!—We are proud to have it
associated with our cause. Long may it
b 8 the rallying cry of the sons of Liberty
and of Temperance.
[Washington’s March.
3. The President o f the U. States —
May he bear in mind "that the example of
his high station has a3 much influence
upon the morals as upon the politics of
his country.
4. The Governor of the State of South
Carolina —His zeal in the cause of Agri
culture, and his patronage of the nrdst
and mechanic, rank him as a public bene
factor. [Hail to the Chief.
5. The Heroes of the Revolution—
• The triumph of the Temperance Refor
mation will be the surest guaranty for the
stability of that Liberty won by their
valor. [March to the Battle-field.
b. The Navy —As our gallant defend
ers on the ocean, do business on the large
t 1 cold-water plan, may the every day re
: flection of our principles from the bosom
j of the great deep, have its due influence
upon their minds.
’! [Star-Spangled Banner.
7. The Army —As the war in Florida j
is now ended, may its energies be directed
against the forces of King Alcohol.
, [Bruce’s Address.
[ : 8. The policy of the Government in |
d regard to the Indian Tribes, in granting [
,\to them a final and permanent place of
; abode —May they also be kindly protect- !
jed from the exterminating influence of
the accursed fire-water.
! i [Oceola’s Lament.
( 9. The Declaration of Independence
. and the Temperance Pledge —The for-!
' ' mer declared our freedom from foreign
tyranny and oppression—the latter from
; a cruel and insidious domestic foe.
[Marseilles Hymn.
10. The different Temperance Socie
ties of the United States —Bright spots
all over the surface of our beloved coun- j
try. May the dews of Heaven fall copi
. ously upen them until their fertilizing !
, genial and kindly influences are felt by
j all our people. [Sparkling and Bright.
. j 11. Religion, Liberty and Law—Up
! held by Virtue, Temperance and Peace,
| exalt and bless a nation, while war, intem
; perance and crime, sink, curse, and deso
late the earth. [Liberty Tree, j
12. The Washingtonian Pledge —The j
! Drunkard’s only hope of escape, and the p
j only sure wall of defence for the moder
ate drinker. [Come, sign the Pledge.
13. Woman —As she advances into
' the scene, our hopes are elevated, and our
joys are brightened ; we hasten to offer
her the tribute of homage, and solicit the 1
! smiles of her approbation.
•i [White Cockade.
The following letter from the Hon. J. 1
i B. O’Neal!, was received by the Commit
; tee of Arrangements, in reply to an
: invitation extended him to join in the
celebration.
“ Newberry, June 29th, 1843.
(To J. C. ThorntoU. Chairman of the
Committee of Arrangements for the 1
celebration of the 4th of July, by the
Washington Society of Columbia.
My Dear Sir —Your favor of the 26th
came to hand. I regret that I cannot be
with you on the 4th.
Nothing would gratify me more, than
in common with you, to celebrate our
country’s birth-day on cold water princi-! 1
pies.
If a sentiment bo expected from me, I
! will beg you to give for me—
j The Washington Society of Columbia
i —Let its motto always be “ perseveran
ido and its future triumphs will be like
| its past, the admiration of the good !
Respectfully, yours,
Johx Belton O’Neall.
*
VOLUNTEER TOASTS.
By Dr. A. S. Clifton, President of the
Day. The Orator of the Day —The ap
propriateness of his language and force
of illustration in advocating Washington
principles, entitle him to our warmest 1
thanks; and the modesty of his demeanor 1
and purity of his principles, place him as I
! a bright example before our youth, wor
j thy of imitation.
Mr. Rawls responded to the sentiment 1
! in a handsome and appropriate manner,
! and in conclusion, offered the following: (
Human Magnetism —Not what is com
! monly called Mesmerism; but that power '
| which has been felt by men since the '
j days of Adam, and is much stronger and 1
! more extensive in its influence than that
! by which a robust male, by the aid of (
i science and soothing manipulations, can 1
! control the acts of a delicate female, or
child, for a few minutes—the Magnetism
which W'ashingtonians have applied to
some useful purpose, and have seen draw
young gentlemen to their meetings, who t
have remained there for hours, without |
hearing a word that was said. ,
By J. C. Thornton, Vice-President of j
the Day. Intemperance —ln exact pro
portion us it gains strength, vice, misery, £
poverty and disease, gain with it.—Like
the fabled box of Pandora, when opened, •
legions of curses, plagues, and every evil ]
passion that can work ruin, are let loose .
upon society. j
By Rev. W. Martin. John Taylor \
and Abraham Blanding —ldentified" in j,
the first public Temperance move in Co- j
lumbia. ’Tis meet that their names be i
united and honored on this day as Tern- :
and Patriotism—of Political and ,
Moral Reform. j,
By Rev. Thomas Frean. The Tri - j.
umph of Temperance —
She has seen the grim Monarch of Crime on his Throne
And a shaft at his forehead she’s hurled ;
He totters, he falls, and his last lingering groan
Is announced by the shouts of the world.
Bv Rev. Mr. Norton. Cold Water —
The best extinguisher of external and
internal fires.
By A. Wallace, Esq. Success to the j
Temperance Cause—May it continue
forever.
By P. B. Simons. “ The last link is
broken that bound me to thee !”■—The
motto carried this morning by our re
| spected friend Mr. Sheppard,—may it be
the unblushing sentiment of every re
formed inebriate:
! The last charm has raniahed that bound me to thee—
Sir head you have broken, no more will I spree ;
Thy sparkling so tempting may others allure,
s But you caa’t come it more o’er this child I am sure.
j I have lov’d thee sincerely, O how I did swill,
■ And follow you nightly—your pleasure my will;
But tow 1 forsake thev—that error is o’er,
1 I have witness’d tby baseness, 1 prize thee no more.
By I. C. Morgan. J. F. Carey,—the
founder of the Washington Society of
Columbia —His true heart would be glad
! dened, could he behold the present bright
prospects of our future success.
By W. K. Barclay. The Washington
Pledge —The surest and only safeguard
j of personal Independence.
By A. L. Kline. Ardent Spirits —
When well taken it produces low spirits,
puts us in remarkably bad spirits, sur
rounds the bed of the inebriate with the
spirits of Pandemonium, and engenders
Blue Devils—the very worst sort of
spirits.
By J. F. Marshall. The Good Sa
j marilan —The Washington Temperance
j Society, that found man sick, maimed,
insane and half dead, —and the speedy;
conversion of every Priest and Levite.
By J. Wingard. The Pledge —A se
cond Declaration of Independence—May ;
this day which commemorates the Decla- ,
ration ol our National Independence, add i
many names to individual freedom.
By J. A. Black, Esq. Our Cclebra- >
; turn, and the crowd, in attendance —May
many such take place, and inav we in
crease in number until one street of i
Columbia will not be large enough to!
hold us.
By a Lady, (Washingtonian.) Let
the people who withstood the Tyrant over
the seas, beware of the one who would
try to get them “ half seas over.”
By a Lady. Oyster Houses and Li
quor Groceries—otherwise, Loafer Fac
tories and Orphan makers.
By Hev. W. Martin. Ireland, with
her cold water army of six million —“As
cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good
news from a foreign country.”
By James Peckham. The six origin
ators of the Washingtonian system of
Temperance —lnstruments in the hands
of God to commence the greatest moral
reformation ever known to the civilized
world: May their names be handed down ;
in letters of gold to the latest posterity. ;
By Dr. A. S. Clifton. The Hon. J.
B. O'Neall —He adorns the elevated sta- j
tion which he holds, by the brilliancy of!
his talents and the purity of his princi-1
pies: May he live to sec Total Abstinence
triumphant, and his name be transmitted
to posterity as the father of our glorious
I cause.
| By Henry Muller, Jr. Esq. The Re- j
formed Inebriate —The very act by which |
he tears himself from the iron grasp of
the monster Intemperance, is of itself a
noble exertion of virtue, and entitles him
to the respect of his fellow men. He
will be received with open arms by every
true Washingtonian.
By E. 11. Britton. The Fair Sex —
The first to espouse a good cause and
the last to forsake it, —with their smiles
to cheer 11s onward, our cause must pros
per.
By J. W. Clarke. The Washingto
nian Pledge Stock —Most valuable when
directed by the ladies.
By I. H. Smith. The Principles of
the Washingtoji Temperance Society —
Even the dealer approves of them in the
abstract, but abhors the tendency they
have in their practical operation to ab
stract money from his pockets.
By A. Williams. The Ladies —They
can play cards to great advantage when
the Washington Pledge is on them.
J. C. Thqrxton, Chairman,
Committee of Arrangements.
The Great Reform.
Among the interesting facts stated in
the Report of the American Temperance
Union, as read at the recent meeting of
the Society in New York, were the fol
lowing :
In New York, 13,000 seamen have
signed the pledge; no merchant ship
sails from our shores with spirits, except
in the medicine chest. American ships
have, on account of their temperate char
acter, the preference given them in the
foreign carrying trade. Temperance
has made much progress among officers
and seamen of the Navy, notwithstand
ing that plague spot, the spirit ration.—
Also at the various forts. Dr. John i
Warren of Boston, was quoted as compu
ting that the temperance movements of
the last year had added one sixth to the
! moral power and wealth of Massachu
setts. Improvement is felt in every de
partment of human industry, and the 4th
of July is celebrated with rejoicings
throughout the country as much for the j
triumphs of temperance as for national (
independence. And the most blessed re- j
| suit of aTI is, that multitudes of the re-!
■formed men have become consistent
! members of the Christian Churches.
The report gave a rapid sketch of the
I progress of temperance in foreign coun
j tries; in Ireland, where six millions have
signed the pledge, and the consumption j
i of spirits has decreased one-half in three
years; in England and Scotland, where
it 13 gaining strong hold of the public
i mind ; in Sweeden, where 50,000 distil
leries have been broken up; in the Sand
wich Islands, where the King and all his
principle chiefs have signed the Pledge;
also in Africa, and at nearly all the mili
tary posts in India.
' | The report deprecated ‘he limitation
of the movement to the mere reformation
of drunkards, of which there was danger,
: and called upon the wealthy, the educa
ted, and the Christian community to come
j forward to its support.
The Truth Told.
We do not know the paternity of the
following paragraph, but it is welcome to
j a home in our columns:
“It is amazing with what tenacity
j men will cling to the rum trade. Such
. is the demoralizing effect of this traffic
upon the minds and hearts of those who
have been once engaged in it, that they
; will outbrave the law, laugh at public
opinion, and contemn the highest author
! ity in the land, in order to make gain by
a business which is at once a disgrace
and a curse to human nature. We chal
lenge all the rumsellers in the land to
1 show that they have conferred a single
! benefit upon society by all the rum they
j have sold as drink during the last one
! hundred years, while they have destroyed
more lives than war, pestilence and fa- J
mine, sent thousands of souls to the cham
bers of eternal night, covered the nation
I with sackcloth, and caused weeping and
i lamentation arid wo to resound through
all her families.”— Temp. Stand.
Respectability of Licensed Rumsellers. |
Not long since, in this city, the con
tents of a licensed rum shop being sold
out at auction, among the numerous arti
cles which had been pawned for rum, j
nearly a barrel full of Bibles were found 1
under the counter, markad as the gift of!
different Bible Societies, all of which had 1
been taken in payment of grog hills, or
in barter for rum. And such is the in
fatuation of drunken parents, that they
have been known to take a loaf given bv
charity, from their famishing children,
| and exchange it for rum ; and, incredi
! ble as it may seem, licensed rumsellers
; are found base enough to take the barter
! even under such circumstances.
S. C. Temp. Adv.
1 The above reminds us of an instance
which fell under our notice some years
ago. A widow who kept a licensed tav
ern in Wilmington, was sold out by the
sheriff. Among her goods were found
some articles of clothing, bearing the
i mark, “ New Castle County Poor house."
! They had been stolen from the institu
i tion by the paupers who were reaping its
benefits, and this wretched and degraded
woman received them in pawn for rum!
And yet she had a license, and did this in
accordance with law; and for this rea
son, according to the logic of some per
sons, she should not be rebuked Temp.
Stand.
g m g wr s7
CHARLES E. GRENVILLE & CO.
JIOOKSELLERS and Stationers, 244
Broad-street, offers for sale, at wholesale
and retail, a large assortment of Sehool.Classical,
Medical, Lawnnd Miscellaneous Books; togeth
er with Blank Books, Paper, Paper Hangings,
Quills, Metallic Pens, Fine Cutlery, and ° °
Stationery of every description,
Music, Musical Instruments, and every article
usually called for in a Bookstore.
Law and Medical Libraries furnished on the
most liberal terms.
Schools, Academics, and Literary Institutions
supplied at the lowest prices.
June 10 1 ts
tWM. HAINES, Jr. (Succes
sor to Garvin & Haines,) Wholesale
and Retail Dealer in Drugs, Medi
cines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye-Stuffs,
Periumery, Surgical Instruments, &c. &c—Has
now on hand a select assortment of the above ar
ticles, for sale at low prices and on moderate
terms. All orders executed with neatness and
despatch. WM. HAINES, Jr.
No. 232 Broad-street, Augusta.
June 18 1 ts
CIIJEiIP BOOKS.
S PERIODICALS, Temperance & Lit
erary Newspapers.—A great revolution is
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;’’
j and upon the representation of the Major, this is
! no flattery.
j The New W T orlJ, Brother Jonathan, and the
Harpers’ publications, constantly for sale, at pri
ces from 12$ to 23ets.—A numerous collection of
Pamphlets, Papers, Periodicals, &e. just received
—also, Alison’s History of Europe, Family Li
brary, Brand’s Encyclopredia, Graham’s .Maga
zine, Ladies’Book, Artists and Ladies World,
Miss Leslie’s Magazine, Musical Library, &c.
All orders will meet with prompt attention
! if accompanied with 50 cents, sl, or more.
S. A. HOLMES.
Literary Depot, under U. S. Hotel,
j N. B. Friends of cheap Literature and Tem
perance, are invited to cal I—small favors thank
fully received large ones in proportion.
June 10 1 ts
OOK Bindery and Blank Book Man
ufactorv, opposite the Post Office, and ad- j
joining the office of the Augusta Washingtonian. 1
i June 10 ly ] T. S. STOY. |
" "' V’ ' ' .' ' . " i
war. CHURCHILL & CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
EARTHENWARE, GLASS AND CHINA,
209 Broad-street, Augusta.
June 10 t ts
a JOHN B. MURPHY.
has removed to the Store 3d
door below the Post Office
corner,A'o. 214 Broad-street.
sign ot the Large Golden
Spectacles. Clocks, Watch
es and Jewelry, carefully re
paired and warranted.
US’A continuance of for
mer patronage will l>e thankfully received.
Augusta, June 10th, 1843 1 ly
TifJ MANUFACTORY.
INNER'S W ork of every description
made to order, at short notice, such as
BATHING TUBS,
FACTORY CANS,
CALENDERS,
OIL ST ANDS, (from 1 tip to 100 gallons.)
PATEN 1* COFFEE POTS, of all sizes, to
suit hotels or private families,
PATENT BOILERS, for washing or heat
ing water for Baths.
Or All the above mentioned articles made of
Double tin.
A regular assortment of TIN WARE kept
constantly on hand, to suit merchants or pedlers
Ail kinds of ROOFING and GUTTERS
made and repaired, i.ow for cash.
The above business superintended by
E E. SCOFIELD,
Jackson-strert, between the Globe Ho
tel and Rail Road Depot.
Augusta, June 17 2 ly
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
i AIGISTA WmWMIM,
VOL. 11.
DEVOTKD TO TEMPERANCE, AGRICULTURE
AND MISCELLANY :
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY,
At Augusta, Georgia,
By JAMES McCAFFERTY.
i In commenceing the second volume of this pa
-1 per, the publisher has the gratification to jut tent
a sheet tethe 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 or
Managers of the Augusta Society, to conduct
the Editorial department, the publisher Hatters
himselt that he will be able to place the paper on
a [lermanent basis, and to give it a much more
ele> ated 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 characters* d the
members of the Washington Reform, for the
past three years, continue, an entire reformation
must take place, and that the greatest curse to
our country, will only be mentioned as among
the evils that were.
The subject of Temperar.ee will be the promi
nent object of the 1“ Washingtonian y* l then
will be room for the stirring events of the day,
and for other items ofinteiest to the tenoral read
er—as Agriculture, Science, a Trices Current of
the Market, Exchange Table, &c. In short, the
publisher will endeavor to make this paper what
it should he—an able advocate of T emperance,
and a useful Family Paper, strictly moral in its
bearing.
The “ Washingtonian” will be published
EVERY Saturday, (on a Sheet 20 x2f> inches,'!
at the unprecedenlal low price of One Dollar
per annum, always in advance— thus placing it
within the means of all who desiie an excellent
Family Taper, at a very cheap rate, to obtain it
The uublisher looks confidently to all the friends
of T emperance and Morality, to aid him in cam
ing succcsslully.this enterprise into effect—and
with their aid, it can be done.
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O’ All communications, bv mail, must be
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the General Post-Office, Post Masters may
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June 6th, 1843.
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