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THE WASHINGTONIAN: AUGUSTA, OCT .'•BE It 28, 1843. Washington Total Abstinence Pledge. We, whose names are hereunto annexed, desirous of forming o Society for our mutual benefit, and to guard asrainsl a pernicious practice, which is injurious to ourhcalth. standing and families, do pledge ourselves as Gentlemen. not to drink any Sptrltous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE. Rev. W. T. Braxtlt, Dr. P. M. Robertson. *• W J. Hard, Dr. D. Hook, “ C. S, Don, S.T Chapman, Esq. “ Geo. F. Pierce, James Harper, Esq. Col. John Milledge, * C&- To Distant BuBACRHF.n>.—Post Maiters arc au thuiir.cd by law to remit money to the publisher! of . newspaper* and periodicals, in payment of subscrip, tions. Subscribers to the Washingtonian can therefore pay for their papers without subjecting themselves or the publisher to the expense of postage, by handing the amount to the Post Master, with a request to remit it. 03" The Annual Meeting for the elec tion of Officers of the Augusta W. T. A. Society, takes place next Monday Evening, at half-past 6 o’clock, in the Methodist Episcopal Church. A gener ul attendance of the members is very desirable and important. Much interest it is expected, will attend the meeting, as a Committee of Arrangements to make preparations for the occasion, will no doubt engage some of our members to address the society. Rise in the River. As cold water is a subject of much in terest to Washingtonians, we notice with pleasure the increase of that element in the chnnel of the Savannah river, conse quent on the recent rains, which among other benefits, will give us the advantage , of uninterrupted steamboat navigation, i between this city and Savannah. i OCf We return our thanks to the Post Master at Thomaston, for his acceptable letter of the 20th inst., covering eleven dollars, for subscriptions to our paper ; the receipts will be found under the proper head. — * ~—— 03" Governor McDonald has appoint ed the first Friday in November, as a i day of Thanksgiving and Prayer, to be i observed throughout the State. No peo ple have greater reasons for public mani festations of gratitude to God, than the Americans. They are indeed abundant ly blessed as a nation. 03" Our correspondent of last week, who called attention to the subject of intemperance as connected with oyster suppers, desires us to say, that the occur rence of tho word ‘“night” twice in one sentence, was a misprint;—and that the sticklers tor liberty to get drunk when or where they please, ought to remember that others are as great sticklers for the liberty of undisturbed sleep—at least when at home in their own beds ! 03” The lines on our last page, by Mr. Moir, on the death of a beloved little son, are so admirably touching and sooth-, ing to the bereaved hearts of parents, that we cannot retrain from commending them to the notice of all who need con solation under the painful affliction of a loss of children. 03“ We invite attention to the article: in another column, entitled “The Me chanic of Georgia,” and so far as it re commends the policy of encouraging this ■worthy and most estimable class of our citizens, we indorse every word of it. In fact this policy alone can elevate the South above the most abject dependence upon the industry of other portions of the world ; and it should be adopted even if the products of the labour of distant artizans were furnished us for nothing. No city or country can prosper until it furnishes employment to its citizens, and the profits of that employment are equal at least to the consumption of the place. All consumption and no production will ruin any country. The profits of exchange are limited to too small a class, and are withal, too uncertain to be the basis of prosperity, either for nations or corpora- tions. There is no safe foundation on which to build an enduring fabrick of prosperity, but universal and profitable labour, and that so directed as to estab lish independence of other communities, in relation to all things indispensable to the cxistancc and well being of society. The happy union of agriculture and manufactures, insures wealth, and inde r pendence,—either alone, involves a por : lion of the population in poverty, and the whole in base dependence upon thecoun - try that supplies their wants. Let our i mechanics therefore, be driven from us • by our suicidal policy, and we shall be as l - dependent upon the Northern States and r j Europe, as an infant is upon its mother. I These considerations ought to weigh . with tenfold more force upon southern towns than upon the country. Their ve ry existence depends upon manufacturing what they consume, or enough to pur chase what they consume. Every city that thrives does this!—every city thal - does not do it, languishes and declines ! ’’ All parties may unite here—they who demand protection for home industry, will II act inconsistently if they withhold it from e those who really are at our own home— and those who condemn taxation for this . object, must encourage industry at home, . or, nolens volens, they will have to do it r at terrible cost, away from home. > ”■ Evils of Internperance. The evils of intemperance are yet on ly partially known. It would require a volume of the largest size to detail their number, enormity and direful influence upon the condition of society and the hap piness of mankind. Indeed they cannot be fully understood until the arrival of the blissful period when righteousness shall cover the earth, and we are all made to see that in all ages there was hut one step between us and felicity—a step from vice to virtue, —from sensuality to self-denial; from Satan to God. In tho mean time.! enough may be learned of their deleteri ous effects to stimulate us to greater exer tions in behalf of the temperance reform, nnd we trust, to enlist in the good cause, every worthy man, and every lover of vir tue anil religion. If wo could ascertain what portion of all existing evils have their origin in sen sual indulgence or intemperance, the trail scendant importance of tho work in which wo are engaged would at least, become ful ly manifest. For our part, having learn ed to trace, directly or indirectly, indivi dual, social, and national wretchedness, to this hideous vice in its multiform ex hibitions, we look to its removal, which is the object of our labours, as the “one thing needful” to the introduction of an ago of bliss and glory unknown to the past gener rations of men. And as our views upon • this subject make it the imperative duty of every man to advance the temperance re form, which is thereby presented ns a mighty agent for the production, and a harbinger of the approach, of the “ latter day glory,” we shall offer a few remarks in their illustration and proof: Sensuality and selfishness are the two great sources of evil, whence flow the waters that have embittered human life in every age; and intemperance is the consequence of the one and the cause of the other—in fact, intemperance, proper ty speaking, is sensuality defined. But! that selfishness with all its horrid brood of serpent evils, is produced by the intem perate use and abuse of the kind provision of Providence for the supply of our wants,' is evident from the fact, that these wants, i while we remain uncorrupted, are so sim . pie and few as to be supplied abundantly . bv an amount of labour that would only i be considered a matter of recreation, and r therefore it could never lead to crime that iit might be avoided. It is the artificial ; wants engendered by sensuality, that has > led to fraud, cunning, oppression and war f for their gratification. “Whence wars i and fightings ?—Come they not even of t your lusts V* So far, therefore, as indi . vidual and national sufferings proceed t from heartless cupidity, they owe their j origin to intemperance. 1 All the evils of despotism spring from • the same source—unbridled licentious -1 ness. A temperate and upright people a cannot be enslaved! No instance of the a kind can be found in the records of the f past—on the contrary, it appears that na tions have ever continued free and hap. 3 py as long as they remained virtuous, in f dustrious and frugal. It is equally true ? e that no vicious people can long remain - free. A people without virtue to restrain i, crime, industry to supply their wants, and 3 frugality to preserve the products of their labour, like the salt that has lost its savor, I are fit only to be trodden under foot. - Common sense tells us, that in such a case -1 tyranny is indispensable to save the vile e slaves of lust from destruction, as well as - to punish them for their profligacy, and r at this juncture it has always been reared s and established. s The diseases which afflict the human 1 family, proceed also from the same source of deadly mischief. The truly temper i ate are seldom sick, and even when they l are, our position remains impregnable un • til it is shown that this sickness is owing, l neither to hereditary weakness originat ing probably, in the intemperance of an -7 cestors, nor in causes, not affected by the I habits of the individual. Nor can the strong clutch of this truth be relaxed, bv > refering to those scourges which occa- I sionally desolate countries and cities? i sweeping off the temperate as well as the - intemperate, because the former may be ;'taken from the evil to come from the con , lamination of the wicked, and because?; t we know that pestilences are sent toj punish men for their licentiousness and; crimes. The mind, too, suffers from intemper ance. Probably every case of mania and; monomania originate here, either medi ately or immediately. We should not fear to maintain the affirmative of this; proposition, nor can it be deemed extra vagant by those who reflect, that these dreadful maladies are transmitted from one generation to another, by a taint ori -1 ginally derived from sensual indulgence ; and that therefore, when not explicable on the principle of present, they may be explained on that of distant intemper ance. Besides the other miseries of mankind which result from these terrible disorders of the mind, we think it just to ascribe tol monomania, or partial mental aberation, the general prevalence of infidelity and disregard of the obligations of religion For we cannot conceive it possible for a perfectly sane man to bean infidel! Nor, to continue in rebellion against an ac-| knowledged Creator and benefactor ! Nor, to slight a revelation, demonstrated to be! true as is the Bible! We think this po sition cannot be impugned, and if it can not be, then are all the evils of irreligion? justly fastened upon the dreadful vice' which it is the object of our association? under the blessing of God, to uproot. If we succeed in this work, what, we would then ask, will intervene between man and happiness? What is to keep him from giving glory to God, enjoying peace on earth, and entertaining good will for all his fellow-men ? What will pre vent his understanding, and gratefully ap preciating the benevolent will of his hea venly Father ? For the Washingtonian. i The use of Brandy is now very com mon, and many that now use it as a com mon beverage, are ignorant of the histo ry of its origin—or the uses to which it was first applied. The art of distillation as far as we 1 know any thing of the invention, is be ■ lieved to have been discovered by the Ara -1 bians. As far back as 1571, Raymond , Lully, speaks of the production of bran dy and alcohol as if they were familiar ■to his cotemporaries. But the art does ' not appear to have been practised in France till about 1313. Upon its first ! introduction it was used as an antiseptic t chiefly, and as a restorative medicine, ) and the most extravagant panegyrics s were bestowed on its virtues. It was r called by the French “ Eaude vie” —“the s Elixer of life!” It was described as a 1 sovereign antidote to all the ills that flesh - is heir to !—it was extolled as a comfort -3 ing agent to the memory, and strength r eniug to the reasoning powers, and in fine, an infallable preserver of youth and n beauty ! ! It was carefully put up in vi i- als, and this, now common beverage of e the toper, was once sold as such a medi e cine as described with all the eulogium of e some of our modern quack medicines ! i- Time has passed since this “Eau de i- t>te” was first discovered, and France a - lone exported as late as 1828, near ten : millions and a half gallons of it! ! 1 Thus has the invention of what was 3 considered at first only as a medicine, be -3 come an article entering largely into r commerce, and has from this cause been , the means of destroying more victims— . of despoiling more “youth and beautv” e than any thing else except the kindred 2of the same family of Alcohol. Now s let the toper see to it—that he abuses not 1 his privilege, but use this species of Alco -1 hoi as the rest of the same family are to be used, as a medicine when prescribed. 1 and only then, when necessary. It then 2 may prove one of the blessings of “life, - unto life” to him who is wise—but other . wise, of “death unto death.” Temperance. ’ For the Washingtonian. Messrs. Editors —lt is sometimes plca ; sant to peep into futurity. Indeed man’s Jchief happiness consists of anticipations and flattering hopes of felicities yet to jeome. This peculiar disposition seems, ,|by the wise ordination of divine Provi-j , dence, to have been implanted in every hu-, ■ man breast: So that when the heart isj . chilled and saddened by the dark realities ,'of life, it might point us to the future, lit >1 tip with prosperity and smiles, and rekin | die within our bosoms, new life—new en ergy—new’ hope. Os all the events to be unfolded in the I! future, none, save the second glorious ad vent of our Saviour, is so well calculated !to excite powerful interest and exalted ad ; miration, as the hope of the redemption of all men from the brutal yoke of intem perance. I look forward to it, as to an era when peace, plenty, and love, unin terrupted and unmingled, shall reign in every land—when famine and pestilence will be felt and feared no more—when; strife and war shall be unknown—when the humble cotlngc shall be musical with the glad song of contentment —when the bright smile that plays upon the cheek of redeemed and purified man, shall be en jriched by the holy influence of divine re-j iligion, and when all nature shall be cloth-j |ed with the garments of tranquility andj j beauty ! Ay ! it will be the commence | mentof the millenial state, w hen man I having regained his pristine dignity of Icharactcr, shall forever enjoy the graci |ous sunshine of a Redeemers love. Is not the contemplation and anticipa tion of so glorious a state of things, suf ficient to fill the heart with unspeakable joy ?—to compensate us for the ills of life ? | to urge all men every where to the utmost and most diligent exertions for the accom plishment of an object so devoutly to be j desired—the redemption ofthe world from the pollution and degradation of intern-; perance, and the consequent introduction of universal felicity? Yes! yes! The heart, in delighted contemplation of the sublime spectacle of moral beauty and; grandeur that will then greet the aston ished vision of regenerate man, swells with the buoyancy of unutterable bliss, and pours fourth its joys in strains of in effable delight. O! that all men would view the temperance reform as a harbinger of that blissful period when they shall live in continued and unchanging happiness,— when the soft harmony of blissful souls, waked by love divine, shall join in the an gelic song of ceaseless praises, and burst forth in loud acclamations of love to the God of love. If all would thus view it. then w’ould all give to this heaven-inspir ed cause, their most active zeal and cor . dial support, and it would speedily bless j mankind as its friends predict and as our; ; pleasing anticipations demand. Youth. For the Washingtonian. > To Young Ladies! : As it would be unreasonable to ask i room in the Washingtonian, enough to i satisfy all my fair young friends separate ■ ly, I hope they will excuse me for adopt • ing the following “lumping” mode ofdis i posing of their present demands : ! To Amelia, who objects to the inqui ■ sition into the habits of gentlemen as in f delicate and unferninine, I reply:—On ■ their habits, greatly depends your hap s piness, and the physical and mental health of your offspring! But allow me ito ask if you would be thus scrupulous, • if G. was less manlv, handsome and I * i! fascinating ? Be on your guard—beau ty of person and agreeable manners do ? not stay the downward progress of aper - verted appetite ! I can however say this >;for your comfort, he has the “root of the i matter” of honesty in him, and if you - can get him to take the pledge there will ’ be nothing to fear. 1 To Rebecca, who thinks the honor of r a gentleman such as C. an all sufficient tjguaranty of sobriety after marriage, al - though it fails altogether before, my re ; ply is very short:—this is the fatal delu . slon that has ruined so many of your sex, ] and in this case it has no excuse—the . term gentleman is misapplied It belongs - rightfully, to none but men of truly hon orable principles. Try the principles of your lover and you will write his name “Tikel.” ’ . To Emilv, who fears from the power ■ ascribed to the appetite for strong drink ? when once formed, that I think it unsafe s for young ladies to marry even Washing- E tonians who once had this appetite, mv , reply must be longer:—My remarks have •!been slightly misapprehended. lam a Washingtonian mvself who did not al ways hate the ruby wine, and surely I ■ would not mar my own prospects with the fair and lovely sex. Some of those who have reformed from the wine cup, are tho noblest spirits, and the brightest orna ments of the age, whom it would be hon ! or and wisdom in your sex to win and wear. They have achieved the noblest victory—the conquest of themselves and the strongest appetite known to otir fal len race !—if they are not to be trusted, loved and respected, I know not who ought to be ! But so herculian is this habit of drink, and so weak or false are some men, that I do consider it the duty of all prudent persons to be fully assured of its entire conquest, before entrusting life, honor and happiness to the keeping of one who was once its slave. No “good and true” Washingtonian would object to this coune —I know I would not. I will now sug gest two methods of obtaining the desir- Jed assurance, viz :—the imposition of a period of probation sufficient to remove jail doubt, —and the application of (he test | of honesty and truth. If truth and hon • osty is found and the pledge taken, all is safe. As you have not named the person who has excited so much interest, I cannot give you any certain information respect ing his “inner man”; but if mv Yankee privilege of guessing has not misled me as to the man, you are ns safe as if you hud fancied me ! —But my misfortune in this matter shall not make me unjust:— his word is pledged, and you may rely on it, as you do on the certainty of an ele mentary truth. Your friend, Obed. From the Pentjcld Temperance Banner. TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. Eatontox, Sept. 11, 1843. At a meeting of the Eatontoh Total Abstince Society, held in the Courthouse on Monday evening the 11th inst. it was Resolved, That the Committee ap pointed bv the recent Temperance Con vention at Pcnfiekl, to whom was refer red the propriety of holding another Con vention of the friends of Temperance, some time during the ensuing fall, be re quested to select Eatonton as being the most eligible place for holding the same —and appoint such time as they may deem most suitable. Resolved, That the citizens of Eaton ton freefr extend an invitation to all the delegates, of said Convention, and that they will throw open their houses for their reception and entertainment, l Resolved, That we request said Com mittee to publish the above resolutions, together with their report and address. WM. A. HOUGHTON, President. Robert F. Tkippe, Sec. pro. tern. In answer to the above invitation, and in behalf of the recent Penfield meeting, the undersigned Committee do invite a Convention of the friends ofTemperance* to assemble at Eatonton, on the forenoon of Thursday, the 23d of November next. It is earnestly hoped that Societies in all parts ot the State will be represented in that meeting. P. H. MELL. J. M. ASHURST. J. H. CAMPBELL. O. L. SMITH, Sept 13th, 1843. G. M. PAINE. Editors in the State favorable to the cause of Temperance will confer a favor, by giving this a few insertions, and noticing it editorially.