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I and crime—blasphe-j
--bed. On this subject,)
be, no difference of
rse, unless the above <
he citizens ofAugus
countenance it, must
lity! Does not this
very conscience, and
ith a sense ot partici
o avoid inisconstruc
>marked, that toavoid
he guilt ol a nefarious
essary that we should;
t only that we should
r of it. But of this
■ again.
We will next inquire mto the reasons;
which have reconciled the community to
I the license system. They are two—to
I; obtain revenue, and to limit and control a
I traffic, which, it is thought, would be oth-
J eraise uncontrollable and illimitable.
% In relation to revenue, it may be replied,
there never was a greater mistake, since
| the expences incurred in consequence of
I] the traffic, greatly exceed the amount re
■ ceived for giving it legal sanction. When
I this fact is denied, the proof will be ad
s' duced. But suppose, for a moment, the
I reverse to be the case—then, we ask,
¥ shall it be said that we obtain revenue by
a corrupting system, acting upon ourselves,
iour children and our servants' Who
else compose the community ? Was there
ever so mad a system tolerated ? —-a sys
tem ofcorruption, ruin and death !—to its
authors, their children, or their property!
And if to obtain revenue, it is defencible,
why not, for the same object, license
gambling and lewdness ?—They w ill only
i operate on the same classes—ourselves!—
1 j our children! —our servants !
In relation to the bettor regulation of
II the traffic by licensing it, we at present
1 only say, that the laws against its disor-
I tiers, would be just as effectual, if licenses
1 were refused, as now—in our opinion,
| much more so, because they would be
I sustained by the virtuous public opinion
|j which abo'isdied the system, and indignant-
I ly hurls 1 back the awful responsibilities
I of this traffic upon those who have the
I temerity, before God and men, to perse-
I vwc in doing what all acknowledge to be
[ wrong in itself, and destructive in its con-
I sequences. Would it not, then, be better,
while we retain and enforce the laws
against all disorders, to repeal all which
in any way give sanction to vice ?
W e have been favored by one of our
fair readers with the following contribu
tion wherewith to grace our columns.—
The tale is excellent, and the moral still
| more so; and though we procured it half
against the will of the writer, I’m sure she
will not seriously chide us for making this
use of the paper, when wc remind her,
that we do, thereby, only insist that she
shall act out her own moral.—‘[Ed.
For the Washingtonian.
flueutial as I effect.”
The Lake was one of peaceful beauty.
The banks, sloping gently to the water’s
edge, were covered with richest verdure ;
and so luxuriant was the growth around,
that the spreading foliage of many a tree
and shrub descended to the water, and
laved their rustling leaves under its trans
parent surface. Not a ripple disturbed its
placid surface; but, alas! on this very
account, the atmosphere along its margin
was extremely pestilential, and the inhab
itants sighed to think that they must be
banished from that fair land on account of
dire disease and death. In vain was the
atmosphere over the lake agitated by
clouds and storms; the lightning would
dash, and the thunder reverberate from
cloud to cloud, and still Lake Mora main
tained its state of calm repose.
At length, sad and dejected, the inhab- :
itants assembled on its margin to take a
lingering farewell look; when a man,
hoary with years, and in whose counten- :
ance was depicted deep thoughtfulness, i
broke the silence that reigned, by making
1 the following suggestion : i
“The cause of the pestilence might, i
perhaps, be removed,” said the old man, <
“and the waters purified, by agitating its <
depths, and thus exposing to the corrective <
and healthful influence of the sun every j
portion of the infected water.”
Good! But how was this to be effected ?j<
Fo sail over that water, and “plough its <
miif iwnrimi - « i i in unim
| surface” with the light skiff, would be cer-jr
(tain death to the navigator; and even f
were this practicable, still, the surfaced
only would be agitated, and the depths of f
the lake would remain undisturbed. <
“We must wait until we can obtain the jl
means for making this experiment,” said <
!a man of quiet gravity. j<
“Wait!” exclaimed a youth, “ Can well
not think of some plan at once—let us notd
delay!” j 1
. But in vain—means were not within, 1
| reach, and the greater portion of the as-1 1
sembled throng had decided with the first!*
speaker, that it was better to go away and
wait patiently—when a very little child, 1
who had left his boyish sports to listen to, 1
the discussion, exclaimed, in a low tone,! 1
“O that I were a man!—Then threw l
himself on the grass, and rested his head -
on his little fair hands, until the golden
curls almost concealed his dark blue eyes. ; 1
At last he started to his feet, and looked
around.
This action drew to him the attention '
of the surrounding group ; yet the child 1
observed it not, but continued his search
ing glance along the ground.
At length, with a brightened counten
ance, he spied a pebble—a single pebble—
and caught it up in his hand: lie then
walked slowly to the edge of the lake, and
with all his little strength threw the peb
ble! It fell on the water; the surface
was broken, and circle after circle was
1 seen widening and widening away, in the
distance. The little boy stood, and gazed
on the water; hut the old man said,
“Fellow-sufferers! This little boy has
thrown a pebble, and see ! the surface
jis disturbed; now if each of us should
(throw a stone, or piece, of rock, propor-j
tionate to our strength, shall we not suc
ceed in agitating the very depths?”
A shout of applause followed the sug
gestion of the old man, and each of his!
companions, with alacrity, repaired to ai
neighboring quarry, and very soon, stone
after stone was hurled by strong arms;
the infected water was brought to the sur
face ; the sun shone brightly all day, and
the stagnant lake was purified.
The old man, as he turned to go away
to his home, patted the head of the golden!
haired child; and the little boy said—
“l am glad now, that I threw my peb-!
ble into the water!” * * *
Reader! have you “thrown your peb
ble” for the Temperance cause ?
For the Washingtonian.
Messrs. Editors —As a friend of Tem
perance and a member of the Washing
tonian .Society of this city, I desire to
'tender the humble testimony of my appro
bation of the praiseworthy efforts of the
officers of the society, in their attempts
to accomplish the good of their Fellow
men, and to express, in common With every
lover of order and sobriety, my high sense
of gratification, at the unparallelled suc
cess which has so signally crowned their
endeavors.
The writer is not ambitious of appear
ing in the columns of a paper, and would
leave the subject of Temperance to those
capable of doing it the justice its import
ance merits, but that he holds it incumbent
on every advocate of good order and tno
rality*, to contribute, as occasion requires,
his mite to the common stock, for the gen
eral advancement of the cause, whether it
he in holding up the perpetrators of vice
and immorality to public scorn and deris
ion, or in proper commendation of those
engaged in the advancing the cause of
moral reform.
It requires not a scrutinizing eye to be
cast around to discern the progress made,
and the pleasing change that has been
wrought as by magic, in the aspect as well
interests of our city, within the short
space of eighteen months past.—No, the
most casual observer can but acknow
ledge abundant evidence of the happy .
results of temperance influence amongji
us. j 1
Formerly, you were met daily, as busi-;'
ness called you in the streets, by the
reeling, staggering inebriate—and your .
eyes were saluted, in the business parts
of the city, as well as in all bye-ways
and alleys, with the host of retail grocc- 1
ries that recently disgraced the city, j
Those demoralizing scenes have nearly f
entirely vanished from our sight, under t
the genial influence of the temperance!?
reform. The inebriate has been trans-j
formed from a demon, the terror of hsisj
Tamil}'and nuisance of his neighbors, to!
an orderly,sober, and iuduslrious member
of the community. And being compelled
to make a virtue of necessity, most of
I
those heretofore engaged in the retail
| of alcohol, prompted by self-interest,
have, after sad experience, found that
;their business had left them, wisely de
termined to invest the capital, before
I employed in the vile traffic of brutalizing
| their fellow mortals, into more profitable
and laudable channels.
Thus we find the reformation of the
present generation of drunkards, not only
operates beneficially to every individual
subject reclaimed, hut at the same time
insures the future success of temperance,
for the most palpable of all reasons, viz:
Intemperance is an acquired, not a na
tural habit; and the retail shops, the
nurseries of those habits, being compelled;
to abandon the business, the rising gen
eration will be beyond the baneful influ
ence of the facility which has been af
forded the present generation for becom
ing drunkards.
None but the all-sccing eve can know
the number of mothers and cbildien
whose tears have been dried and whose
aching hearts have been cheered and
gladdened, by the reclamation of a hus
band and father, from degradation and
ruin, to a kind and affectionate compan
ion and doating parent; and but few of
this community can estimate how many
families are now amply provided with
not only flip necessaries, but the comforts
of life, who but for the happy changes in
I the habits of a husband and father, would
at this time he ekeing out a miserable ex
istence in wretchedness and want.
I Only occasional instances of this na
! lure come to public view; but a sufficient
number, to convince those engaged in
Ipromoting the Temperance cause, of the
truth of the fact, that there is no calcu
lating the good that has already been
accomplished.
To the officers and members of the
Washington Society, I would say, be en
couraged from a retrospect of the past;
land go on with lively anticipations as to
j the results of the future. If in so brief
ja space you have accomplished so much,
! under so many obstacles, what may you
inot hereafter achieve, now that the path
is open and the way clear ? Redouble
your diligence, and resolve never to re
lax in your efforts, so long as a drunkard
remains to be reclaimed. Guided by such
I motives and impelled by such resolutions,
you will accomplish results far beyond
1 your most sanguine expectations : be
sides which, you will have the pleasing
reflections of having been the humble
instruments of effecting some small good
in your day and generation.
Sobriety.
; DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.
To Clean Looking Glasses. —Take
Ja newspaper or a part of one, according
to the size of the glass. Fold it small,
and dip it into a basin of clean cold wa
ter. When thoroughly wet, squeeze it
out in your hand as you would a sponge,
and then rub it hard all over the face of
the glass, taking care that it is not so wet
as to run down in streams. In fact, the
paper must be only completely moisten
ed or damped all through. After the
glass has been well rubbed with the wet
paper, let it rest a few minutes; and then
go over it with a fresh dry newspaper
(folded small in your hand) till it looks
clear and bright—which it will almost
immediately and with no farther trouble.
This method (simple as it is) is the best
and most expeditious for cleaning mirrors,
and it will be found so on trial-—giving a;
clearness and polish that can be produced,
by no other process. It is equally con
venient, speedy, and effective. The in
side of window panes may he cleaned in
this manner, to look beautifully clear;
! the windows being first washed on the
outside. Also the glasses of spectacles,
j&c. The glass globe of an astral lamp
may be cleaned with newspaper in thej
above manner.
Ladies at this season, it will be well for
you to know that the fumes of brimstone
will remove fruit stains and iron mould
jfrom linen and cotton. Moisten the part
stained with cold water, then hold it over
the smoke of burning brimstone and the!
jstain will disappear.
(IttSTA L'JtICES = Ss
a ..
f CURRENT, | ~
i CIUFULLT CORRECTED WFEKLV. ' igj jj
1 BaCging, Hemp
Tow. ....
Gunny...
• Bale Rope
Bacon, Hog r0mu1......
Hams
5h0u1der5.,,......
Sides
Beef, Smoked
Bitter, Goshen j
North Carolina...:
: Country j
, Coffee, Green prime Cuba.,
Ordinary to good..
' St. Domingo
Rio
Laguira
' Porto Ric 0,......
Java
Mocha
I! Candles, Sperm
, Tallow, Georgia.
do. Northern.
, Cheese, American
English
Crackers, Augusta made..
Northern
, Cigars, Spanish ’.
American
liCor.x '
Fodder ]
Fish, Herrings
Mackerel, No. 1 ....:
do. No. ‘2 j
do. No. 3 i
• Flour, Canal i
Baltimore
W patent
Country
j Feathers
Ginger
i Gunpower, Dupont’s fff ..
I B'asting
Glass, 10 * IS
8* 10
j Iron, Russia
Swedes, assorted
Hoop
r Sheet
Nail Rods
i Lead, Bar
! Sheet
Leather, Sole
$ Upper
j Calt'Skins
Lard
1 Molasses, N. Orleans....
}lavana
English Island..
Nails
Oils, Lamp
Linseed
t Tanners
1 Oats
Peas
B Paints, Red Lead
White Lead
Spanish Brown...
1 Yellow Ochre
Pepper, Black
Raisins, Malaga
1 Muscatel
Bloom
Rice, Prime
; Inferior to good
} Sugars, New Orleans
Havana white
f do. brown....
Muscovado
St. Croix
J Porto Rico
Lump
Loaf
J Double refined....
Spice
Soap, American, No. L ....
1 do. No. 2...
( Salt, Liverpool ground...
, Steel, German
Blistered
1 Shot, all sizes.,.
- Tobacco, N. Carolina
T Virginia
r Twine
2 Tea, Bohea..
1 Souchong
Hyson
Gunpowder
EXCHANGE TABLE. —Specie Basis.
Augusta Notes.
Mechanics’ Bank par.
Brunswick Bank “
: Bank of Augusta “
Augusta Insurance & Banking Co “
5 1 Branch Georgia Hail Road “
,| Branch State of Georgia. “
Savannah Notes.
i State Bank “
N Marine and Fire Insurance Bank “
j Planters’ Bank “
.1 Central Rail Road Bank 12 dis.
Country Notes.
t State Bank- Branch, Macon .......... par
2 Other Branches State Bank “
Commercial Bank. Macon “
• Milledgeville Bank “
. Georgia Rail Road Bank, Athens
City Council of Augusta “
t Ruekersville Bank “
. Branch Marine & Fire Insurance Bank “
St. Mary’s Bank “
r i Brandi Central R. R. Bank, Macon... 12 dis.
..jCentral Bank 8 a 10 “
| Exchange Bank of Brunswick No sale.
11 Insurance Bank of Columbus, Macon.. “ “
Phoenix Bank, Columbus “ “
Bank of Hawkinsville 5 dis.
t City Council of Milledgeville Uncertain.
, City Council of Columbus “
L City Council of Macon “
, | Monroe Rail Road Bank Broke
' j Bank of Darien and Branches “
• Chattahoochie R, R. and Banking Co.. “
, | Western Bank ot Georgia “
; Bank of Columbus “
Planters & Mechanics Bank Columbus “
Bank of Ocmulgee “
; Georgia G pr. ct. Bonds for specie,.... 715 pr.il
Georgia 8 pr. ct. Bonds 92 cts.
South Carolina Notes,
! Charleston Banks par.
Bank of flainbuig “
Country Banks “
Alabama Notes 17 a 20 dis.
Checks.
New York Sight J prem.!
Boston
j Philadelphia j “
' Baltimore j “ i
Lexington J “ ;i
Richmond, Va par. t
Savannah “ i
Charleston “ |
s[E©, in this city, on Wednesday morning
last, after a short illness, JOHN, infant son ■,*'
James and Mary McCalferty, aged one year, 7
months and 22days. ;•
lt Suffer little Children to come unto me, and forbid
I them not—for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.”
list of Payments to the Washingtonian.
C<? * The following persoruhavy paid their subscrip
tion to the Washingtonian, up to June 10t1i,1544.
Augi-sta—Robert Reed, Arr.orv Eihfeyl Oliver Dau-
Wm. .McLaughlin, Nelson Carter. Cimming—Wm.
Erwin McDoxough—Elijah Foster.
j I A W -
| vino associated themselves in the practice of
Law, under the firm of S N E A I) & M I L •
LEDGE, will devote (heir unremitting atten
tion to the duties of their profession, and solicit
lor thelirm the business of their individual friends.
They will practice in all the counties oft he
i Middle, and Lincoln and Warren Counties, of
j the Northern Circuit ; also, the Court of Com-'
j mon Pleas of this City.
One of them may at all times during business
! hours, he found at their office in llie Law Range,
over the Post office, JOHN C. SNEAD, '
JOHN MILLEDGE-
Augusfa, Ga. August Bth, 1843.
Au<r 12 10 ts
S. T. CHAPMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office third door above the Augusta Bank.
July 22 7 ts
TFR. JOHN MILLEN, Office No. 147,
North side Broad-street, below Eagle and
Phoenix Hotel, Augusta. fJunc 10 Jy
I'IECISIONS of the Superior Courts
i of Georgia—published in compliance with
| the Act of December 10, 1811—containing De
cisions rendered during the year 1812. A few
copies left for sale at this office. [May 20
i ROOK Bindery and Blank Book Man
ufactory, opposite the Post Office, and ad
joining the office of the Augusta Washingtonian.
June 10 ly ] . T. S. STOY.
fl%v_ . LIVERY AND SALE
STABLES. The undersigned
respectfully informs his friends and
** 1 fJhz. the public, that lie has taken the
Stables on Ellis street, formerly known as Gued
ron’s Lower Stables, and more recently kept by
Mr. N. Ballingul. which are now undergoing
thorough repair. These Stables are large, airy
and commodious,with splendid Dry lots attached.
Every attention will be paid to the Drovers, and
charges moderate, according to the times.
1 will also keep on hand Vehicles of every de
scription and fine Horses, to hire, on reasonable
terms. CHARLES McCOY.
‘ Augusta, August 12 10 4m
It KM JED Y FOR WORMS.
TMIE Compound Syrup of Pink Rod,
prepared by the subscriber, from t he 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 sale, in
quantities to suit purchasers.
July 1 4 tf] WM. HAINES, Jr.
tWM. HAINES, Jr. (Succes.
sor to Garvin &. Haines,) Wholesale
and Retail Dealer in Drugs, Medi
cines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye-Stuffs,
Perfumery, Surgicallnstruments, &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
CHARLES E. GRENVILLE & CO.
| FJ OOKSELLERS and Stationers, 244
Broad-street, offers for sale, at wholesale
and retail, a large assortment of School,Classical,
Medical, Law and Miscellaneous Books; togeth
er with Blank Books, Paper, Paper Hangings,
Gluills, Metallic Pens, Fine Cutlery, and
i Stationery of every description,
Music, Musical Instruments, and every article
usually called for in a Bookstore.
Law and Medical Libraries furnished on tho
most liberal terms.
Schools, Academies, and Literary Institutions
supplied at the lowest prices.
June 10 T ts
TIN MANUFACTORY.
fpINNER’S Work of every description
made to order, at. short notice, such as
BATHING TUBS,
FACTORY CANS,
CALENDERS,
OIL STANDS, (from I up to 100 gallons.)
PATENT COFFEE POTS, of all sizes, to
suit hotels or private families,
PATENT BOILERS, for washing or heat
ing water for Baths.
|Gr All the above mentioned articles made of
Double tin.
A regular assortment of TIN WARE kept
constantly on hand, to suit merchants or pedlers-
All kinds of ROOFING and GUTTERS
made and repaired, i.ow for cash.
The above business superintended bv
E. E. SCOFIELD,
Jackson-street, between the Globe Ho
tel and Rail Road Depot.
Augusta, June 17 2 ly
Georgia Agricultural Repository, Iron and
Brass Foundry.
. TTSHE subscribers (successors to Rob
| krt Pinup & Sox,) having completely re
fitted and added additional Machinery to their
; Shops, are prepared to execute any orders they
may be favored with, for Agricultural Imple
ments or Castings, in cither Brass or Iron, with
neatness and despatch, and at as low, if not low
er prices, than any similar establishment in this
place. Having a good 6tock of materials on
hand, and competent workmen, they feel confi
dent that they will give satisfaction to all who
may entrust them with their work.
ALEXANDER PHILIP & CO.
June 10 1 8t
1 8 BRICK FOR SALE.—
M. The subscriber has on hand
150,000 Common Brick, 25,000 Well Brick, also
10,000 Cornish and Water Tabic Brick, suitable;
for binding for Door Yards or Garden Walks;
all of which are well burnt, and for sale low, at
the yard, or can be delivered at any place in the
city or on the Sand Hill. His residence is near
the yard. Orders left at. the post office will be
immediately attended to.
July l 4 3m] S. L. BA^SFORD.
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■jewt j 50 j 75
box j 75 1 1 25
j bbl. !l2 00 il l 00
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• “ !GOOI 800 ,
■ “ ;GOOI 700
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■ keg IG 00 700 '
• “ 100 150 '
• box 1 3 00 350
“ j 2 50 300
• cwt. 1 150 550
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• doz. 18 00 36 00
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• gal. I 28 31
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. Ih. 4 G
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