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wnmt~>hwhimiwfaMWMW—ibm THE WASH IN GTON I AN: AUGUSTA, JULY 29, 1843. n'aShUglon Total Jbslintnce Pledge. We, I those names arc hereunto annexed, desirous qf forming a Society for our mutual benefit, 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. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE. Hev. W. T. Brantey, Dr. F. M. Robertson, “ W J.Hard, Dr. D'. Hook, “ C. S. Dod, S. T Chapman, Esq. “ Geo. F. PiEttCE, James Harper, Esq, Col. John Mjlleijce, TTTTTT ]>o’nt forget the Temperance Meeting at the Methodist Church, on Monday Night next. Come, and bring all your friends, and you sbsll not Ire disappoint, cd. • The President and Managers were authorized to engage speakers for the occasion, and will do so vntiiout doubt. Cir Mr. wjT"RooTjHpxrietta, Ga. is our agent, to receive subscription, pay ments, &c. We have a goodly list of wubiieribers at that place, but it may be considerably increased with the proper exertions. DC?" Mr. D. Mims, of Valley Creek, Dallas County, Ala. will please accept our thanks, for the names of jive new sub. scribers, the receipts for which will be found in our paper of Mr. M. says the Deputy P. M. rcniPflto frank the letter, or he could have sent us a number more. It is his duty to do so by law, and we hope that Mr. Mitns will urge it in fu ture with better success. DCr Our good friend J. A. Maddox, of Canton, Ga., has sent us the cash for Jifleen subscribers to vol. 2 V which he will also find acknowledged under our head for receipts. He says he will send us the cash for five more in a few days.— Here is an example worth following.— Lqt our friends elsewhere act up to it and our project cannot fail. DC" The Post Masters at Bninbridge and Forsyth have also placed us under obligations for similar favors. The Editor of the Little Georgian is a clear headed, discriminating man—Hear what he says of our unpretending sheet. Stir up your temperance neighbors, Mr. Georgian—tell them that the Washing tonian is the cheapest paper in the South and that they cannot do better with their surplus dollars, than to send over some 50 or 100 of them to Augusta, and get as many copies of the Washingtonian in turn. Think of it—s 2 tiumbcrs of our paper for one dollar! The Little Geor gian is right—hear him : “ How many of our readers take the Augusta Washingtonian? We are not over strenuous in the cause of temper ance, but think every farmer and citizen in the State should take this paper for its intrinsic value, aside from the cause which it so ably advocates.” The Southern Baptist Advocate, is a neat and ably conducted paper, published in Charleston, S. C., and edited by the Rev. Dr. Curtis. It deserves the pat ronage of the friends of the denomina tion generally. Tub Temperance Meeting, at the Methodist Church on Monday night last, though thinly attended, was not destitute j of interest. Those present were anima-' ted by the proper spirit, and gave ample I assurance that if these meetings were! properly gotten up, and if the people' could rely certainly upon hearing at least one or two speeches on each occasion, 1 they would neither be listless in their at tendance, nor backward in their exer tions. The fact is, there is seldom any! difficulty in securing an audience when it is distinctly understood that certain arrangements are made for their enter tainment—whilst, on the contrary, if the people know not who is to address them; or if they apprehend either a total failure or a difficulty in securing addresses, they jbecorqe once indifferent, and absent Themselves rather than experience the awkwardness of their position. Persons; who once neglect the society for this] cause, seldom return —whereas, if they! remain away on account of personal ani , mosity or indifference towards a particu lar speaker, they are certain to return when a favorite or more popular person- I age enters the arena. It is therefore !j desirable, that at least one or two regular speakers should be secured for each i meeting: this is due to the speakers themselves, that they may make the ne cessary preparation—we mean not verbal ’ preparation, but that deep, sober reflec t tion which is alike due to the solemnity ’ of the occasion and the intelligence of - the audience. After all, however, it is not so important that the people should know who is to speak, as that they should be certain that some reliable person will be designated for each meeting. The resolution of Mr. Dunlap, therefore, to ■ this effect, was most properly unanimous ly passed by the Society. Nor was the resolution of the Rev. Mr. ’ Dod, in reference to the “ Washingtoni an,” less necessary and appropriate. It is due to the cause, as well as the Proprie tor of that paper, that it should receive a prompt and cordial support. The 1300 signers of the Pledge in Augusta have simple power to make its circulation universal within the city, and call to its aid many a distant laborer in the cause. They may also add materially to its pro fits by securing for it the advertising patronage which it deserves. It is there fore in the power of the Ward Commit tees to place the paper at once on a firm and stable foundation, and to enlarge the field of its usefulness. The proposition of the Rev. Mr. Dod, for the accomplish ment of this work, was advocated with zeal, and we are happy to say, also unani mously adopted. The meeting was also addressed by the Rev. G. F. Pierce, who urged upon the audience the dangers and impropriety of lukewarmness and indifference in the cause of sobriety and truth, and insisted upon the necessity of renewed and vigor- I ous efforts in behalf of the thousands how bowed down under th i influence of \ strong drink and its multiplied evil con sequences. We cannot close our notice of the meeting without alluding to the method which the managers have adopted to raise funds. Access to, and egress from all our meetings should be free and unre stricted ; and men should not, under or dinary circumstancesat least,be expected to pay for their attendance—especially whilst thero are many members of the society, a half dozen of whom could at any time discharge its slight indebted ness without a moment’s inconvenience. •'"’Temperance Statistics. In a refcent number we published a , summary of the annual report of the Massachusetts State Society, and urged that a similar course should be pursued in Georgia—that a State Convention should assemble at Milledgeville in No vember or December next, that the Del egates should go prepared to furnish as much information as possible, in refer ence to their respective Counties—and that these statistics should be embodied and published. The distinct queries pro pounded to the delegates, might be, 1. The names of the Societies in each County, and time of formation ? 2. Number of male signers ? 3. Number of female signers ? 4. Total number of Cold water Army ? 5. Number of males reformed ? • 6. Number of females reformed ? ' ,1 7. Number of stores and taverns sell ling liquors? 1 8. Number of temperance stores and | taverns ? 0. Number of distilleries in operation 1 j 10. Quantity of spirits manufactured ? J 11. Number of paupers ? 12. How many intemperate, or made ; paupers by intemperance ? 13. Number in Jail for the year? i] 14. Number of such as are or have II been intemperate ? .1 15. How many deaths from intemper -3 ance during the year ? ;! 16. The entire population of the 2 county ? t We have not jet been apprized of the result of the recent Convention at Pen : | field; but we sincerely hope that the pro ceedings of that body may lead to some ; sisuch undertaking. It would give a new, stimulus to the cause. Our cotemporary of the Banner has; ' attempted something of the kind—He Mhas labored arduously since the Ist of ' April, and yet his last No. contains a list ! of only about fifty societies, with an aggregate of about 6500 members —per- -1 haps less than one fourth of the entire ! Cold Water Army in the State. Our brother has done well, admirably well— yet how much better, and more easily, ' could the work be done by a Convention „| —the influence of which would not bej I temporary, but prospective and continu-; ’ ous—not sectional, but universal? I We request the Banner , and the sev-j i eral papers in the State, to publish this] , proposition, and direct to it the attention of the Temperance men generally. We will also send copies of the paper containing it to the Presidents and Se cretaries of all the societies in the State, and we desire them to take immediate action, and if they approve of the mea sure, to appoint their delegates at once, and apprize us by letter ( postpaid ) of: j their names, that we may publish the list ; occasionally during the summer and au-j tumn. How the Cause Moves Forward. Few of our readers have an adequate idea of what has been effected by the Temperance reformation. The influence upon individual and social happiness is almost incalculable. The army of the reformed olone, is now a host almost as numerous as was ever marshalled by anv Prince or Potentate, whether for conquest or defence. The triumph, incomplete as it may seem, has been more glorious than any general has ever won in the field, or any statesman achieved in the senate. The victory has, indeed, been bloodless, and no death groans, no sighs or tears are mingled with the shouts of triumph as they rise. But if much has been done for the past and present, may we not anticipate more , for the future ? The last annual meet ing of the American Temperance Union was the most cheering of any ever held in the city of Ncw-York. Not only do our citizens seem to have abandoned the use of intoxicating liquors, but the source whence flows the stream of half our ills seems almost to have gone dry. The importations of brandy , wine and gin, for the first quarter of the present year, compared with that of the same period in 1842, show the following astounding, yet gratifying change: 1842. 1843. Quarter casks of Brandy, - . 1,020 7 Pipes of Brandy, ... 44 0 Half pipes Brandy, - . . 2,034 38 Hutts and Pipes ol Wine • ,- 280 27 Hogsheads and half pipes of Wine, - 2,318 197 Quarter casks and barrels of Wine, - 7,042 1,347 Boxes Wine, • . - - 6,358 227 Pipes of Qin, - '- . 1,096 268 20,213 2,111 It can scarcely be anticipated that the 1 decrease in all our seaports is in the same proportion. The decrease in Bos ton is nearly, but not quite as great; but if it be only half as great throughout the land, and our friends continue active as heretofore, five years will not have ter minated ’ere the triumph is complete. This great decrease in consumption can not be attributed solely to those who have i taken the pledge—it is the reflex influ ence upon the masses. Drinking has 1 become unpopular and unfashionable— Public opinion has been brought success fully to bear upon the evil, and will, in ; time, do its work effectually. Let not the good and true, then, lag and dally in their duty, but, with stout hearts and strong hands, press forward to the con flict. Southern Wheat. Why need our farmers despair? The recent encouragements in the culture of Wheat, and its manufacture into Flour, have been entirely satisfactory. For some weeks past the Augusta merchants! 1 have offered for sale Country Flour, al most equal in whiteness to that of the ■ North—and the bread manufactured from it is nearly equally light and sweet. In 3 a few years, Cherokee and the upper counties will drive the Northern article 3 from our market entirely. Look at the following from the Greenville Moun taineer : “ During the past week we have been: presented with a sample of Flour which i was made from wheat raised by Mr. Me-! ! Bee, of this Village, and can without hes-i : itation say, that it is at least equal to any j ;we ever saw. It was ground at his Milisj r at this place, which are in first rate order, j . He has a patent Smut Machine in opera tion, which is one of the greatest iin-i ' provements of the day. Mr. Mcßee had 12 acres of wheat in ; sight of our Office, one acre of which was, . carefully measured by a Surveyor, thresh-] ed by itself, and the product was 26£ bushels. The whole 12 acres -produced 1 2691 bushels, averaging nearly 22£ to; | the acre, and weighing 65§ lbs. to the [bushel. Beat this who can.” American Agricultural Atman tc. [ A new idea, and a good one this —to; [place a manual of agriculture, annually,] • within the reach of everv cultivator ofi [the soil in our land. It Is to be adapted ;to the various sections of the country, both in its Astronomical and Agricultu ral departments, and will doubtless have an extensive circulation. As soon as published, and our booksellers place a copy of it at our disposal, we shall give a more extendqj notice of the work. Summary of Foreign News. By the Acadia, which arrived at Bos-i [ton on Monday the 17th, we have Liver - jpool dates of the 4th. The Repeal excitement continues in ; Ireland. At Ennis, County Clare, O’Connel had addressed 150,000 people, including 6000 horsemen. AfAthlone, he addressed 400,000 — of whom many were women and upwards! of 100 Priests. At Galway, Skibbereen and other pla ces, similar meetings had been Ijeld, nil tending to show the fiery zeal and|o||er mination of the Repealers. The weekly Repeal rent or fund had increased to upwards of 3000 pounds sterling, and O’Connell said that when he had 3,000,000 Repealers, he would! enter upon another career, and Ireland should have a parliament. Riots in Wales, had occurred to some! extent, but had been quelled. Mr. Everett, the American Minister,! had been publicly insulted at Oxford, at! the moment the authorities were about to! confer on him the honorary degree of L. L. D. The reason assigned was thai he was a Unitarian —though some of the! papers declare it to have all been a mis take, and that the Vice-Chancellor mis took the tokens of discontent with which] the Proctor was greeted (who it seems] ! was unpopular with the students,) for an insult offered to Mr. Everett. At any i rate the authorities apologised and rus ticated the ringleaders among the stu dents—one for five years, two for three years, &c. The commercial news is discouraging —cotton declined J to £. Boz’s third No. of Martin Chuzzlewit is out upon the Americans ala Trollope and scathes severely the editors, aboli tionists, colonels and majors. *—■■■■■■■■■■■■■■———mbc—^srKaxan——at- EDITORIAL COMMUNICATIONS. : [ Messrs. Editors, —Apprehensive that there is neither such a spirit of liberality, nor so just an appreciation of the powers of the press, as the prosperity of the Tem perance cause demands, we would earn estly urge upon the attentiou.of your readers a few thoughts. As abundant proof has been adduced, we shall now consider it an established and unquestionable fact, that, licentious- j ness and freedom being totally incom patible, the preservation of liberty, where ever this hydra-headed monster appears, necessarily depends upon the success of a temperance reformation. If additional proof of this fact is needed, we refer the; “ doubting Thomas” to the address of W. H. Dabney, published in last week’s! Washingtonian, as entirely conclusive! and unanswerable upon the subject.— But licentiousness alone now endangers! ! American liberty; and hence it follows,] that true patriotism consists in doing; whatever will promote temperance, which ] alone can conquer this enemy. Instead i of the sword and the musket, we must! • now wield persuasion and the Pledge—; s instead of the sacrifice of time and prop-! ! erty, blood aud life, wc arc now called on ■ only for a small outlay of time and mc ney. i Do we make this sacrifice ? Small as 1 it is, its effects are important—small as ' it is, it is nevertheless absolutely iadis " pensable to the promotion of temperance, ■ and consequently to the preservation of liberty. Again, we ask, is this sacrifice ■ | made ? If so, why have our public meet ' ings ceased, for want of attendance and ithe means of defraying the accruing ex . penses ? Why cannot a proper circula . tion be obtained for this paper? Ah! we very much fear, when we come to I measure ourselves by the standard of 1 deeds instead of words, we shall be found miserably deficient in patriotism—we shall prove only to be as “sounding brass ,or a tinkling cymbal.” H. It is the boast and the glory of the . temperance reform, that it has been car ried on at no expense, while it has saved the country millions and millions of mo ney, formerly worse than wasted upon intoxicating drinks. The simplicity of its organization, and the unexpensiveness 'of its operation, have commended the Washingtonian Society to the favor and : co-operation of all—rich and poor,—high ;and low. And that so vast a movement throughout the length and breadth of our widely extended country could be effect ed by such simple means and without the smallest pecuniary burden to the commu nity, certainly goes far to establish what Washingtonians affirm of the inherent excellence and vigor of their principles. It is of great importance to keep our meetings and our pledge, as they have hitherto been, free as air , —unbought as the health-giving beverage, for the uni versal and exclusive use of which we plead—cold water. It is of doubtful policy, therefore, to collect the small, amounts requisite to defray the expense of fuel, lights, &c., by contributions at the door. It is true, no right minded person will be satisfied to receive, as a charily, from individuals or from the churches of the city, the fuel and lights consumed at our meetings, but will be happy to con tribute his just proportion to defray these small expenses. The different churches have been freely and generously lent to our society, without expense to us, but not without expense to them. This may j become burdensome, and it is exceeding ly desirable that the society have some small means wherewith to pay its own i way in this respect. I understand that jit is already in debt some S3O for these items. We want very little—and it cannot, surely, be difficult to obtain wherewith Ito satisfy so reasonable a want. 11 seems to me fur better to get the requisite funds by subscription, out of doors, than by collections at our temperance meet ings. If each accessible member would pay twenty-five cents, or half a dollar, we would be amply supplied. All proba bly are willing —but they must be called upon. The case might easily be reached by the follewing resolutions, at the meet ing of the society next Monday night. 1. Resolved, That there be a general [call upon members of the society, and all persons friendly to it, to contribute to the extinction of its debt, and the supply of its treasury with a small sum, sufficient ; for current expenses. 2. Resolved, That collecting commit l , ® tees be appointed, directed to call upon no person for more than twenty-five cts., | and to receive from none more than one | dollar. suggest this mode of raising the j trifling amount of funds requisite to de fray the expense* of our meetings. Per haps objections may be raised to this mode —perhaps a better may be suggest ed and adopted. Though not a vital [ matter, it certainly deserves considera tion; and in so important a cause as . that of temperance—even the least im portant measures should be concerted in ■ wisdom, and executed with prudence. . • D. * Os the Societv. \ .. _J_ , • , Messrs. Editors —ln speaking of the : progress of temperance, some exclaim— i “I have not been wanting in aiding 1 our public meetings in addresses, but t I have not seen the good the Press ■; does, and therefore I have done nothing ■ ‘for it.” For him we have this reply.— i Our public speakers derive most of their