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■'.llfJ?! 1 '! 1 i", ■ - —g*** THE WASHINGTONIAN: ;;ajgilMii-.. 1 :,,, ■— = AUGUSTA. AUGUST 20, 1813. Washington Total Abstinence Pledge. We, vhose name a are hereunto annexed, desirous of 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 us Gentlemen, not to drink any Spiritous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE.? Rev. W. T. Braxtly, Dr. F. M. Robertson, " W J.Hard, Dr. D. Hook, “ C. S. Dod, S. T. Chapman, Esq. “ Gt:o. F. Pierce, James Harper, Esq, Coli.JoUN MILLEIXiE, (£T We regret to inform ‘‘D. L. R.” that his article on “The Fourth of July” has been mislaid. This haR been purely accidental, and we hope it will not pre vent our friendly ami esteemed correspon dent from favoring us again with the effusions of his pen. The request to our friends throughout the country to furnish us with interesting facts relative to intemperance and its cure, which appeared.in our last week’s paper, we deem of great importance, and therefore we again repeat it. We desire to add to what has been said upon the subject, that although it is Decessary we should know the persons, upon whose authority statements are published to the world as facts, yet it is not intended that the names of our informants should be made known unless they themselves wish it. The payment of postage by all contributors in a work of love like this, is so obviously proper, that it need net again be urged. Our esteemed correspondent of Savan nah takes the right view of things.—He sends us five dollars for six subscribers already obtained; and says, ho “hopes in a short time to bo able to furnish the cash for five or ten more, as he is doing all in his power to obtain them.” This is the way to promote temperance and to pat tronize its papers—to enliven our hopes and cheer us in our arduous labors ! We thank him most heartily, and hope a revi val in the good cause in Savannah may soon occur to cheer his own benevolent heart, and to reward his own praisewor thy exertions. We ure pleased to learn from an es teemed correspondent in Wrightsboro’, “that the temperance cause is advan cing” in that section of the country— and that the friends of the cause are mak ing a “new movement” in its behalf in the way of establishing new societies wherever they can. May the Lord pros- 1 per them in the good work, —and may we be often cheered with such communica tions from the friends of temperance. The Temperance Banner. Wc rejoice to see the enlargement of this excellent advocate of the temperance cause, and we congratulate the indelati, gable and useful editor upon the increased qrena he occupies in his manly struggles against vice and its shameless supporters. Wo wish him a thousand additional sub scribers to sustain him in the noble efforts we confidently expect his enlarged field of action will elicit from his unflinching courage, his long tried and untiring zeal. It is a pleasure to us to march shoulder to shoulder, in a good cause, with one whose faithfulness is unquestionable, and who has plenty of room for the use of his wea pons, both in attacks. upon enemies, aud in defence of friends. Brother Banner! we rejoice to be thy co-worker in a glorious undertaking— and when we tail you in zealous labors for the promotion of virtue and the suppress ion of vice, do nounco us, if you please, as recreant to the cause of human happiness; but until then, give us, as wo give you, confidence, support and love. —: Farmer’s Miscellany. We have received the second number; of the Farmer’s Miscellany, in its improv. cd dress, published weekly, at Yorkville, <S. 0.) by John E- Grist, and heartily wish its conductor success with that class whose respectability has given name to his journal, as well as with all others, and the most satisfactory rewards for his la bors. We will exchange with him with pleasure, and hope confidently he will always find a spare corner to say-some good thing in favor of the temperance reformation of our country men. . f Cherokee Advocate. • ; = j We hail with pleasure the Cherokee ■ Advocate, published every Friday at Ma rietta, Ga., by N. M. Calder. This is a very neat, and so far, well conducted pa * per. The editorial and selected matter ’ of the first number, now before us, is creditable to the proprietor, and will, we doubt not, commend him to a • very liberal patronage from the enlighten jed citizens of Western Georgia. From ‘the publication of the prospectus of the Augusta Washingtonian, we set down its ! conductor as of the proper moral stamp, and flatter ourselves, that in him our cause j will find t frequent and able advocate. — We shall exchange with him most cheer fully. f , . - , The Washingtonians are engaged in l“doing good.” They are in this parti cular, conforming to the will, and imita ting the example of their blessed Saviour, who “went about doing good.” It is impossible to conceive of a more glorious ' employment. To be engaged, even at 3 an humble di .’.nee, as was the Saviour | of the world, is the highest honor man can know. Nothing can be more inef ' fably grand than “doing good,” since it was, and is, the occupation of the Lord mmselt, —and, behold! man is allowed ! to be his co-worker in good ! How ex ' alting—how blissful! Oh! who would ‘ forego this permitted participation in heavenly employments? Who, who would | exchange the honor thus to be obtained and forever enjoyed, for the fame of the greatest statesmen, or the most renowned warriors that ever lived ? The soul itself becomes enraptured and satisfied to the fullest extent of its capacities, at the sublime contemplation of the glory thus i graciously extended to man. i The foregoing reflection occurred to i us while contrasting the labors and ob i jectsof the Washingtonian and the Rum Seller, and wo offer it to our readers as the best introduction we can devise to the Dialogue, to be found in another column, between the representatives of these two classes of men. This dialogue will be finished as soon as possible, and we re spectfully invite the attention of our read ers to it, in order that they may decide advisedly who chooses the wiser part —he who amasses wealth by sacrificing every thing sacred at the shrine of selfishness, or he who, regardless of selfish ends, re solves humbly to follow the Divine exam pier in doing good. Wine not necessary for social enjoyment. As proof of this, take the following ac count of a “temperance pic nic” in New England Village, Mass. We find it in the last number of the “Worcester Wa terfall.” The temperance people of New Eng land V illage got up a splendid Temper ance Jubilee, at their village on Saturday last, Aug. 5. The procession consisting of the Cold Water Army, and ladies and gentlemen, to the number of 800 strong, formed in the school house yard, under the direction of Capt. Charles Jencks, chief Marshall, accompanied by the soul stirring music of the Grafton Brass band, and marched to the meeting house, which they filled to its utmost extent. The ser vices in the meeting house were of a ve ry interesting character. The choir sang in a most excellent manner, two temperance odes composed t for the occasion. Atter the benediction had been pro , nounced by Rev. Mr. Peck, the proces sion was again formed, and marched through the village to a beautiful grove oi oaks, where they were all seated to the number of from 800 to 1000, and as . ter divine blessing had been invoked by Rev. Mr. Biscoe, all partook oi the beau tiful and rich repast, which had been | spread by the fair hands and strong arms : of the ladies and gentlemen of the village. . The eatables having been disposed of, and the demands of the stomach satisfied, the president of the day, Dr. Thornton, j who presided with grace and dignity, j called upon the multitude to prepare for the intellectual feast. Several addresses were made and sen timents given, interspersed with songs in ; solo, choruses by the choir, and pieces by j i the band. Among the sentiments given, i i and honored by pure libations of “nature’s .!best cordial,” we select the following: i Volunteer. Where may ardent spirits! |be sold for the public good ? Echo an-; swers where? Washingtonians answer, ' no-where. ! Regular. New England Village.— j i Like the Pond Lilly, grown up to man-; ;hood, by the strength ofcold water. By Rev. A. Ballou. The reformed In- j ebriate.—Reformed under the power of ’ truth, and love, it is meet that we should; 1 make merry and be glad; for this our - brother who was dead is alive again; the! r lost is found. 5 By Mr. Potter. Washingtonians.— , A band of robbers; they have robbed the Alms House, the House of Correction 1 and the State Prison. We have another instance in point, 1 and nearer at hand, going to prove that : there is no necessity for letting the ser -1 pent into Eden , in order to heighten en i joyment. We extract from the Chroni ! cle & Sentinel, of last Saturday : Mr. Editor—l was one of the fortu • nates who was present at the Pic Nic iin Columbia county, on. Wednesday last, and a truly pleasant affair it was. The ijmorning was fine, and the ride to the .Jground exhilerating, to a person who hasj , spent some time in the monotonous scene-; iryof the low country. The views at j ' some pointsareextensiveandpicturesque,! 1 as the country is broken into hill and val-i ! ley, and so much cultivated as to relieve i ! the landscape of the superabundance ol ■ woodlands, which so generally prevails in ! American scenery. * But truth, to say, a little of that levelling system, which is, in my opinion, superabundant in one of , | the great political parties of the day, ap- I plied to the knowls and ruts of the old | Washington road, would have made the trip safer and more comfortable. No ac-1 cident, however, that I have heard of, oc curred; but this may in part be account- ; ed for on other grounds than good luck— | there vas no liquor or wine on the hoard. *******. If all were not highly pleased with the • entertainment and the amusements, then . “ the human face divine” was not a fair * index; for I have never seen people, to ’ all appearance, happier. Old men and , matrons appeared as much pleased, while , looking on the gay scene, as those en- , gaged in it, exemplifying the justness of 1 | the remark of Pope— * “ They love themselves a third time in their race.” 1 The Ohservauce of the Sabbath. 1 We are glad to find this subject awa- ( kening unusual attention in the commu- < nity at large. The recent discussions at ‘ Charleston have not been without some ( good fruit. In truth, apart from all reli- gious considerations, we cannot afford to lose the physical benefits of the weekly * day of rest. Any class of community ■ that is hnbitually occupied on Sunday in 1 the same laborious avocations as on other ‘ days, will be found to suffer in many ways from the privation—for such it is. ’ We rejoice, therefore, in the move that ! has been made by the Editor of the ' Charleston Mercury, to do away with Sunday work in his office; and we ad- 1 mire the promptness and independence with which our brother of the Chronicle 1 & Sentinel advocates and adopts the mea sure : “We, therefore, adopt the article of the: Mercury, and shall, in future, make it the ' rule of this office. If it please our pa- i trons, we shall be gratified,—if not, we , cannot help it, and shall not give our self any trouble about their displeasure.” Chron. <s> Sen. We hope that other editors will be 1 equally considerate to those who are in their employ, and that printers may, with ! all other classes of community, enjoy the I privileges of the Sabbath of rest. The SandersvilleTelescope thinks “the ; excitement on Temperance is over.” Well, brother Typo, we should rather ; think it is, down your way, from what we < have heard of a certain “riding and spur- i ring match ” that came oft’there or there- i abouts. , linmmeuse Implement of Destruction. 1 The great cannon recently invented by 1 Captain Stockton, of the United States i Navy, is made entirely of high polished wrought-iron, and is fired by means of a , lock. It carries a shot weighing two hundred and forty two pounds, and uses twenty-fire pounds of powder, at each ex -1 plosion. An experiment was made, late ’ with this enormous piece of ordinance,i 1 at its station near the Light House, below 1 Sandy Hook. A point blank shot struck a line on a target three miles distant ; and penetrated through and through the tar get, which was constructed of iron bars and wood combined, rendering it more ; I strong and solid than the hull of the largest seventy four. A writer in the New York Evening Post states, that he was inform ed by those who have it in charge, that it ;was considered no extraordinary thing to j strike the target at which it was levelled, jat the extreme distance of five miles across jthe arm of the bay. This immense piece jof ordinance is destined for the stern of a ! large man-of-war, now building at the (Navy Yard in Philadelphia.— South Car olinian. •I j EDITORIAL COMMUNICATIONS. Dialogue between a Washingtonian and a Hum Seller. Rum Seller. Friend Washingtonian, I ifear you are very unprofitably employed jin your temperance labors:—Has your anti-rum Quixotism filled your coffers ? Come, let me see your gains! Washingtonian. My gains are not such as you at present w ould highly appreciate; but as I consider them exceedingly pre cious, and as I may teach you to prize them, I will cheerfully submit them to your inspection:—they consist in the ap probation of my own conscience, self respect, the esteem of mv neighbors, the favor of God, the hope of Heaven. R. S. Plague on your conscience!— What do I care for that ? It is money I jam inquiring for. U- Unhappy man! It is outraged con- ! iscienee that makes you thus interrupt me. Ah! how’ awful to sacrifice self-esteem! and all those sweet hopes that, cheer usj in our perplexed passage to the tomblj Ah! what can stand you in hand when; called upon to account for the vice and j misery, poverty and wretchedness, despair! and anguish, your selfish devotion to mo-! ney has occasioned ? R. S. Tush man ! I did not ask you for a sermon ; but for the profits of your tern- 1 peranee labors—where are they ? Surely your good conscience, &c., is not all that you can boast. W. No M have much more, —the sweet consolation of knowing that I am doing’ what my maker intended, and requires, me to do—l am aiding in the glorious work of emancipating millions of my fel low beings from base and brutal vassalage to your fraternity—of drying the tears and relieving the wants of your victims and their families, and of exposing your want of patriotism, humanity, and every other quality commendable in man’, in time to! destroy your influence and thus save our country from licentiousness, poverty and bondage. R. S. As my object is to make you sensible of your folly in wasting your time in chimerical labors, I will not get angry at your uncalled for reproaches, but will 1 again attempt to bring you to the point. What have you gained by your works?— Surely no man of sense ever before had such an inventory of goods presented to him as that you have spread out before me. IV. You know very well, sir, that our temperance labors are extra labors of; love, and that of course the fruits of love! are ail the gains we expect or desire. 1 But that those fruits give more real joy; to the heart than all your ill gotten gold, we have the proof now before our eyes, in that stately, noble looking man, polite-1 ly attending his happy looking wife upj the street. You know him well—it is’ A., formerly one of your most helpless and hopeless victims. Twelve months ago I persuaded him to take the pledge : Now behold the fruits!—his health re stored, business re-established, wife hap py, children well clad and joyful. His ruin is your riches—his restoration, mv! wealth. hich do you prefer ? For my part, I would not exchange with you ; not if you could give me tm boot, palaces of gold adorned with the richest gems of earth. And, remember, this is only one item of my wealth, —I share also in the rich fruits resulting from the emancipa tion, in this country, of one hundred' thousand human beings from soul des troying drunkenness—from arresting the downward progress of the half million who had nearly reached the same degra ded condition—and from elevating mil-! lions upon millions above the reach of; your influence. R. S. I have no doubt you think this’ all very fine, but to me it has no charms, i There is nothing tangible—nothing to feed, clothe, educate or elevate your family! W. Intangible! Does not such work secure the blessing of Heaven? And] t; with this, is there danger of want or de gradation ? Look to the families of tem | perance laborers—are they not as much j respected as yours ? Have they not bread?—and some to spare to the fam -5 ishing children of your deluded victims ? ! R. S. Oh! I confess your folly has not 1 yet totally ruined you, but wait until you ' are deserted by those you causelessly offend by this foolish opposition to an . innocent glass and social enjoyment around the flowing bowl, and then your garb will be changed, your table laid 1 with empty dishes, and your proud j speeches changed into humble petitions I tows for countenance and help. r TF. And this is your hope! 1 pity , you, with all my heart. You are, howe ver, very much mistaken. Our great lead t er has taught us how to conquer our oppo nents, not to beg them. If reduced to rags, like the bare-footed Americans at Princeton, we would still seek and whip } the Hessians. R. S. Yes! if words were swords and swaggering courage! , W. Neither your’prophesy of evil, nor your ridicule, shall drive me from my purpose. You shall understand and ap [ prcciate the wealth of virtue and human ity; and to this end, I will in our next iconversation, carry the war into your own country, and stripping the vail of ! gold and tinsels from your eyes, expose .1 to your horrified gaze, the poverty" deso lation and ruin that covers the whole land. i . I R. S. Go it, friend W.—here is the . gold to repair all the breaches you may make in mv bulwarks of defence. II » ! H. Duelling. 'Flic extraordinary multiplication of duels, throughout the length and breadth of the land, within the last few months, ;is a cause of just alarm to all the lovers of law, order and peace. When such a state of things exists among us, it is not to be wondered at that many intelligent foreigners should regard us about as v<* do the Texans, as a disorderly, lawless horde, rather than a peaceful, dignified, l self-governed, and, therefore, great peo ple. We cannot complain of injustice, however we may feel pained and mortifi ed at the force of the argument, when the weakness of law in these united Stairs is adduced as conclusive proof that self government is a utopian scheme. We unhesitatingly proclaim these “warsand rumors of war,” a disgrace to the coun try, a source of infinite evil to the young, and a treason to republicanism, whose radical principle is a cheerful submis sion to the laws as supreme. We abher the whole duelling system as unrighteous, cruel and absurd. And bad as the prac tice is in all cases, it is sometimes aggra vated by the exhibition of a savage thirst ttor blood which even the senseless “code lof honor,” so called, docs not render ne cessary for the proof of courage, or for rendering “the satisfaction of a gentle man.” We see no place for duelling in 'u land of laic; it originated in an age of misrule, when might made right, when j there was no law but force, and every man must be his own protector. And we see no place for the indomitable thirst | for blood, which is sometimes witnessed' on such occasions, but in the bosom of him whom ungovernable passion, or a j false sentiment of heroism, has turned into a madman. We rejoice that, while ;we must condemn all the principles, (so far as there are any,) and the entire prac tice of duelling, we -have not always to lament the above unnecessary" aggrava tion of what is, under the least disastrous circumstances, a serious offence against the laws of God and the country". We think the belter of every man, engaged in such an affair, who shows that he has I not quite taken leave of his senses by manifesting a disposition to adjust mat ters, at the instance of friends, after the first fire, —though we should have thought better of him as a man of sense, and a J i«an of correct moral principle, if he had | never “gone upon the ground” at all.— We shall rejoice in the day, and it will come yet, w hen a resort to the duel, in the settlement of quarrels, shall be uni versally deemed so wicked and barbarous and absurd, as to be out of the question. An exchange paper says, they are manufac turing silk to a considerable extent in Naslmlt?. ]Trnn. The finest sa*in is made there