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THE WASHINGTONIAN.
" AUGUST A, MARCH 30, 1844.
Washington Total Abstinence Pledge.
We, whose names 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 as Gentlemen,
not to drink any
Rplrltoue or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE.
Rer. W. T. Brantly, Dr. P. M. Robertson
" W. J. Hard, Dr. D. Hook,
* C. S. Dod, S. T. Ciiapman, Esq.
Geo. F. Pierce, James Harper, Esq. *
Col. John Millkdge,
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Committee of the “ Washingtonian ,”
will be held on Monday Evening
next, at 4 o’clock, at the Presbyte
rian Lecture Room. It is particu
larly requested that they will al
attend.
March 30th, 1844.
Reception of the Honorable Henry Clay.
This distinguished citizen arrived in
our city at 2 o’clock, on Tuesday morn
ing, and was greeted enthusiastically by
one of the largest collections of the peo
ple that we have ever seen in Augusta.
He addressed an attentive and delighted
audience, from the platform of the City
Hall, for an hour and three quarters, in
reply to a brief and appropriate address
from Col. H. H. Camming.
We are actuated by no party feeling iD
saying, that the impression left on every
mind, could hardly fail to be favorable.
There was an evident honesty of patriot
ism, and a straightforwardness of pur
pose, manifested in the speech. The ac
count given of the inception and pro
gress of certain great measures, in which
Mr. Clay took a prominent part, possess
ed a historic interest to all parties.
On great national questions in the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
United States, Mr. Clay’s oratory has
doubtless risen to a far superior order of
eloquence, than did his speech of Tues
day. And how could it be otherwise ?
The whole speech in its manner, matter,
and style, was eminently well suited to
the occasion, and we venture to say that
the high expectations of that large as
sembly, most of whom had never before
seen Mr. Clay, were not only equalled
but greatly surpassed.
At the levee which was held at the
Masonic Hall on Wednesday morning, a
large number of citizens and strangers
of all parties, paid their respects to our
distinguishad guest. Whatever differ
ence of opinion may prevail upon this or
that question of political policy, the gen
oral sentiment seems to be— honor to him
who has honestly , and faithfully , and
steadfastly served his country!
, i
For tho Washingtonian.
Messrs. Editors :—“ Friend Washing
tonian, every one knows that you are a
temperance man, and no one objects to
your doing all the good you can in that
cause, by your example and your pre
cepts ; but your friends think it very im
# prudent in you to endanger your own
popularity and weal, by such severe cas
tigations, as you sometimes inflict upon
those who differ with you in opinion and
practice, on this subject.”
I thank you my friendly wine bibber,
for your kind admonitions, and as far as
faithfulness will allow, I will be thereby
advised; but if a watchmen discovers
destruction coming upon a city, and does
not arouse his sleeping fellow-citizens,
that they may ward off the danger, would
he be faithful ? would he not on the con
trary deserve to be hanged 1 Would you
excuse him for neglect in this case, be
cause forsooth some of his townsmen re
quired rough shaking and loud words, to
awake them from a sleep, which undis
turbed, would end in death ? Well, the
Washingtonian is just in this situation!
He sees his country and its beloved in
stitutions on the very brink of destruc
tion from intemperance, and some of his
countrymen are so stupifled by it, that
they are unaffected by the efforts which
have aroused the million of noble spirits,
that are now ready to ward off the threat
ened danger—shall he not cry aloud, un
til all are thus aroused?
Again, he sees the city of Augusta,
( waning under the direful influence of this
, horrible vice, and he calls to them in
I sounds, as soft and sweet as those of the
, gentlest zephyrs. Many of the sons of
wisdom hear and reform—others, as sur
ly as the snarling mastiff, growl out with
ering vengeance, if further efforts are
made, to awake them from the slumber of
death. Shall a lover of Augusta, a lover
of man, a Washingtonian, be scared from
- his duty by the teeth of a sleep
\ ing, or insane man ? If we could have
• the humanity to say to our hearts,—let
Miim die in his filth and mire! the mis
e chief of his death to others, forbids the
Washingtonian to desist from his labours,
however ingenious to himself.
Again he sees his fellow men, sacri
ficing at this shrine, all earthy and hea
-5 venly good—steering directly upon a
’ rock, that will involve them in the con
sequences of a total wreck, temporal
and eternal—sleeping in a house on
flames that must destroy them for ever,
—and shall selfish considerations, at such
a time, and under such circumstances,
• induce him to moderate his cries of
1 alarm, and warning to the gentle cooing
'of the dove. Judge you what is right in
' the case. H.
The editor of the Augusta Washing,
j tonian, of the 23d remarks, —that being
recently on a visit to our city, he witness
' ed, with much delight the enthusiasm
i that existed in reference to the Temper
i ance cause. He alludes to the regular
nightly meetings of the Total Abstinence
Society, and other particulars indicative
1 of the interest felt and manifested by our
r citizens generally in the subject. He
■ then asks this question, “Is it not so,
. brother Irving? you of the Rambler, we
. mean 1” We reply, it is so, my brother
of the Washingtonian, and more than so ;
for wo have it in our power to record a
’ most gratifying incident which occurred
1 on Monday, the 18th inst., in the cele
. brat ion of St. Patrick’s day. The Irish
Volunteers, under the command of Capt.
Magrath, marched as usual to their exer
cise ground in the vicinity of the city, and
! there remained throughout the morning,
’ drilling and firing at a target for a medal.
: Cheering to record, although there was
. plenty of liquor within their reach in de
. canters, arranged longoordine, on tables,
to tempt them as they past, not a drop of
’ the creature was tasted by a member of
1 the corps. On this occasion they re
■ quired no collyrium, no eye opener , —the
. shooting was never better, and the day
, was never more happily spent. In the
I afternoon of the same day, the Northern
Volunteers turned out also, and after ex
ercising, partook of a sumptuous colla
s lion, conducted on strictly temperance
i principles.
j In alluding to this subject, it is proper
, to state that Capt. Magrath, of the Irish
Volunteers, has long been an exemplary
and zealous advocate of the good cause,
' and it is generally believed in the com
munity, that out of personal respect to
i him, the company were induced with one
i consent, to practice the forbearance and
the virtue we have mentioned. As ex
ample then is so powerful for good in the
Temperance cause, who with any influ.
ence in a community, can reconcile it to
his duty as a moralist and his obligations
as a patriot, to withhold it .—Charleston
Rambler.
From the Hamburg Journal.
Temperance Society of Hamburg.
At a regular meeting of the Hamburg
i Washington Total Abstinence Society,
■ held at their Hall, on Monday evening,
i 25th inst., the following gentlemen were
I duly elected as officers for the ensuing
year, commencing at its next anniversary
meeting to be held on the evening of the
i second Monday in April next, viz
1 Robert Anderson, Esq., President.
Gollathun Walker, Ist Vice President
jT. H. Howard, 2d do do
. P. B. Perrit, Recording Secretary.
M. Gray', Esq., Corresponding Secretary
’ T. J. Wright, Treasurer.
• J. J. Howard,
■W, W. Sale, > Standing Committee,
i G. W. Garmany, J
By order of the Society.
G. W. Garmany,
Ex-Secretary.
0 Hamburg , March 27 th, 1844.
for the Washington lan.
NO. 7.
Messrs. Editors —When the soil of a garden
has been prepared, by digging, manuring and
raking, during the winter, the next important
considerations is, the proper time for sowing the
seed. This is often arbitrarily determined by an
almanac, without regard to local climate, &c. If
an English or good Northern Calendar, can be
procured, it will be the best guide; but it must be
remembered, that under similar circumstances,
an allowance of four days earlier must be made,
for every seventy miles, the garden may be south
of that, for which the Calendar was made. The
best English Calendar will give the appearance,
and singing of bjrds and insects, the develope
ment of the buds, and flowers of plants, and
trees, as well as the range of the Themometer,
Barometer and Rain guage ; which will enable
the inexperienced to determine the time accurate
ly, from their correspondence with the phenomena
around him. The moon is generally consulted
by gardeners, who do not choose to attend to oth
,er and more certain signs; and they say, gener
‘ ally, that all esculent rooted plants, should be
' sown during the wane of the moon, and all oth
, ers on the increase, I have never been able to as
_ certain their reasoning on the subject, and in at
tempting to account for the impression, I have
' supposed that it has been imagined that the light
t necessary to the growth of the leaves of plants,
. was supplied to them during moonlight nights,
, and consequently the rooted plants have “ run to
tops,” as the expression is, and during the dark
’ nights, of course the tops run to roots. This
philosophy would perhaps have some weight, if
■ plants matured in one month, but as in general
. they do not, it cannot have much influence, and
if seasonable weather affords the opportunity, ]
would advise the gardener not to wait for the
Moon. M. Arago and others, have spent much
time in ascertaining, what influence the moon
had on the weather, but they have as yet deter
mined nothing. The old ram who turned his
tail to the wind preceding a rain, would be much
more useful to the Gardener, than all the tables
they have published. An anecdote is told of one
of our almanac makers, who was travelling in
the upper part of the State, which illustrates the
uncertainty of meteorological prognostics very
forcibly: Mr. G. it is said, stopped at a cabin to
refresh himself, and on remounting his horse, his
entertainer endeavored to detain him, alledging
that it would rain in a few hours, although there
was not a cloud to be seen at the time; G. howev
er, proceeded, and as the former had predicted, he
received a complete soaking during the afternoon,
The fact was so forcibly impressed on bis mind,
and as he wished to avail himself of the former’s
skill in the composition of his next almanac, he
, rode several miles out of the way, returning to
give him a call, and on asking how it was that he
could foretell, so accurately, when it would rain,
the reply was—“ There is a man named G. who
makes almanacs, and when he says in them we
will have rain, it is dry—anil when he says it will
be fair, itis sure to rain; and I had consulted his
almanac the morning you were here.” As G.
was the maker of the almanac himself, he of
course departed perfectly satisfied. W. P.
For the Washingtonian.
No. 8.
Messrs. Editors—The selection of seeds, is
often of as much interest to the Gardener, as th e
time of planting them; and as many of them de
pend on the seed stores, it will be well to advise
them of a few facts, which will perhaps be of
importance to both purchaser and seller. It is
well known to the experienced, that some seeds
loose the powers of germination much earlier
than others, and the consequence is, that much
labor is lost, and the time for planting often pass
es while the gardener is waiting for his seeds to
come up. The best remedy is to purchase from
venders of known | veracity, or for a number of
gardeners to club and import their own seeds
from houses of established reputation. As a
guide however to both venders and gardeners, 1
send you the following table of the vitality of
seeds, extracted from a work which I have already
named. I would advise however, that every gar
dener select a few of the earliest and most vigor
ous of the plants he wishes to cultivate, and save
the seeds from them. The seeds from the main
stem, generally, ripen first and should be gathered
and kept in paper bags separate from those produ
ced by the latteral or side branches.
Cabbage Tribe, ... 4 years.
Leguminous Plants, - • 1
Roots—the Beet, 10
Turnip, .... 4
Carrot and Parsnip, - -1
Radish and Salsify,; - . 2
Smnaceous—Spinage, 4
White Beet, - - . - 10
Ochre, ..... 1
Purslaue, - - - 2
Aliaceous Plants, - - - 2
Asparagus, .... 4
Sea Kale, 3
Artichoke, .... 3
Cardeon, - - - - 2
Lettuce, .... 3
Endive, .... 4
Mustard, .... 4
Celery, - - - 10
Parsley, - - - 6
Fennel, .... 5
Rhubarb, - - - -1
Pompion, 10
Cucumber, - - - - 10 or more.
Melon, 10
Tomatoe, .... 2
Pepper, .... 2
Egg Plant, .... 2
Flower Seeds, - - - 2
(but in general, - - • 1
1 TREE SEEDS.
j Stone Fruits, - - 2
‘ Haw, 3
—" 11
Acorns, .... 2 years,
(generally but - - -1
Elm, ..... 1
1 Poplar, ,'i- ':<>>' «r . - . i
Willow, .... 1
1 All seeds should be kept dry and excluded
f from the air, and the smaller seed may be mixed
1 with old seed, as they are generally sown too
thick, but sand, ashes, or lime, will have the same
E effect in separating them, which is the only ad
e vantage of mixing.
> For a nursery bed, four by thirty-six feet, two
'* ounces of cabbage seed will be required, to be
1 sown in spring, summerand autumn, and covered
p an eighth or quarter of an inch deep; of peas, a
> pint will sow a row one hundred feet in length;
' for a row of beans eighty feet long, one pint will
be sufficient, the rows may be two and a halfteet
’ apart; of potatoes, a bed sixteen by sixteen, to
e be planted in rows fifteen inches apart and the
sets nine inches in the row, half a peck will be
1 required; half a peck of artichokes will plants
row 120 feet long, the sets to be two feet apart ■
‘ of turnip seed, for a bed 44 by 24 feet, half an
ounce of seed; of carrots, one ounce to a bed of
e 44 by 30 feet, and the same for 150 feet of drill;
parsnips, half an ounce to a bed of 5 by 20 feet;
r beets, one ounce to a bed 44 by 12 feet; salsify;
one ounce to 30 feet of drill; radish, 2 ounces for
e a bed 4,J by 12 feet; spinage, jounces to a bed 4 J
* by 30 feet, broad-castin drills, one ounce; onions;
j 2 ounces to a bed 4 by 24 feet, if not transplanted
i one ounce; leeks, one ounce to a bed 4by 8 feet i
3 asparagus, to be transplanted, one quart to a bed
1 44 by 6 feet, if to remain, one pint to a bed 44 by
8 30 feet, for a plantation, set in rows 14 inches
apart, 9 inches in the row; lettuce, a quarter of
* »n ounce will produce 400 plants, and may be
* sown on a bed 4by 10 feet; endive, half an ounce
I to a bed 4by 10 feet; celery, the same as endive
' fennel, half an ounce to a bed 44, by 6 feet; of
1 the tomato, one ounce will produce 60 plants; of
1 pepper, the seed of two pods of each will be suffi
cient for a small garden, set the plants in rows 12
! or 18 inches from plant to plant. W. P.
1 ■ ■
i For the Waihiogtouitn.
% mm. 11—
, To Amelia.
. Why is thy brow now overcast,
r With so many anxious cares ]
> Has any painful thing just past,
1 To fill those soft, sweet eyes, with tears 1
There’s sadness in that welcome smile,
That smile so innocent and meek—
That played enraptured all the while,
Upon thy fair and tender cheek.
>
, That lute-like voice that ever spoke,
, In accents warm, and soft and sweet,
. And from my inmost soul awoke,
> Responses to each welcome greet;
Now trembles, and its accents tell,
In sadness on my anxious heart—
While heaving sighs thy bosom swell,
And from thy eyes the slow tears start.
1 I know thatfafe has bid us part,
And madly snatched thee from me here—
s The only spell that bound my heart—
The only charm that made life dear.
Amelia, now bereft of thee,
Fond angel of some brighter sphere,
Whc sc image is my memory;
Life's brightest hope is bleak and drear.
I leave thee now, sweet spirit, rest;
( May'st thou in peace and quiet dwell,
1 Thy cherished name shall sooth my breast,
1 Though now I say—farewell, farewell!
> Romeo.
r -
1 Rights of Runt Vending Considered.
Irritated feelings approaching to, and
* bordering on exasperation, are seldom, or
1 never the consequence of an opposition
f to men, who feel themselves to be right, j
* and know their positions to be entrenched
| by a sound public opinion, founded on
j. principles of virtue and esteem, derived
from the beneficial character, and useful
tendency of their avocations. On the
contrary, in all cases, where wc find the
, useful nature of a business, vindicate its
, own right to prosecution, we see its mem-
I bers smiling with good humour, gay, live
. ly and agreeable, dreadiDg nothing from
the laws, and fearing as litle from the op
position and denunciation of their neigh
bours. Why ? Because they follow an
useful, honest and comfort spreading bu
siness.
It is peculiar to the trade in intoxica
ting liquors, to find its members, morose,
ill-tempered, chafed and vindictive. Now
we do fearlessly assert, that this would
not be the case if the trade were a justi
fiable one; but that they labor under the
consciousness of wrong doing, and hence
their irritation.
In the first place, it is peculiar to this
business to be the only trade that pro
vokes the opposition of the virtuous, and
keeps the vigilance of the laws and their
executors, constantly on the alert. And
why is it so? Because it is the only
trade that is hostile to all the pursuits of
industry, and is perpetually operating to
destroy all other trades! It is like the
wolf among the lambs, and it must be
, t driven off, or killed, or it will devour all
the sheep. We beg attention to this trait
of the liquor vending business. It is the
only trade in society, which seeks to de
stroy, and which does extirpate all the
virtues which are necessary to the other
trades of society. Has not society, then
the inherent right of self-defence? Is
there any obligation among men, to be
poisoned, roasted, burnt up, maimed, and
! I'll,! LJ- -1 'ill'.! ! -BBS*
killed, without making an effort to Savr ,
themselves ? If the rum-bumer irnpai N
the value of property, by swelling t }
taxes to support the paupers, and crin
nals his traffic creates; have not proper
3 ty holders a right to oppose it? If t |,j’
3 nefarious trade throws widows and 0 .
0 phans destitute upon society, (and w
c will dare to deny its potent and ponder!
' ous agency in this matter,) has not y,
ciety a right to oppose it? Who v
u venture a denial? Whence, then, v
j ask, are the “ rights” of rum-vendee j
a Rights? Why it is utterly impossr
. that a trade which is the common et;
j my of the human family, can posvJ
~ “ rights.” They can only claim existen ■
o on the score of tolerance. They ha j
c been endured, but they can now be j
P dured no longer without bringing up j
a society the indelible stigma of volt-1
tary degradation, and the keen reproa !
a qf wilful crime, committed in the \A
f face of know ledge and civilization, r
; gracing a Christian community.
; The past is no rule for the present.
: the future, in reference to moral debs- ’
r ment. If we do not live to improve.. J
j live to no purpose, but a vile one. ! |
world is certainly in a progressive st l
I of moral improvement, and if it is u|
> it ought to be, which is even a more j-1
1 perative obligation to oppose vice, than ]
1 actual advancement towards compara; 1
3 perfection. We cannot go back. VJ
* must go forward.
What are the lights that experier, I
5 now throws upon the tendency of a I
; vending ? We might pass over the i I
1 ness and bad habits, incident to those; I
tually engaged in the business; and >■ F
, have enough of evil remaining, to ml
* the sound portion of the community, |
combine their energies to expel sue;:
pernicious profession from the bosoi
civilized society; to which it beatvS
affinity, and holds no sympathies of fl
common interest, or a social tendencv.-l
Every other pursuit, adds to the gene I
stock of social happiness. Rum sellir f
impairs and destroys it in every wav.-
Thc physician cures the sick, and restc
the limb to the lame. The rum stil
innoculatcs the disease ; and breaks t |
leg, the arm, or inflames the brain. 1
drives the victim to murder, and suiti : 1
The carpenter builds a house. The r« I
seller burns it down, or melts in the cn-l
cible of usury to make the fortune of ttJ
distiller. Every other business, Ira ]
men to labour; but rum selling allure!
them to idleness, inroxication, and sen- I
ality. It is drunkenness, in its first I
that carries the victim to tho bagnio. I
, Os
gaming table, the dance house, and ottrl
resorts, whore tho passion riding ov I
reason, dash themselves against the wal l
of the prison, and hurl their victims inf I
its cells; or sink them to the lowest depth!
of degraded pauperism. All tho vim ]
and crimes of modern society, are tract I
to the door of the rum vender. The;. I
why should he be tolerated? Has he.l
right to commit all this evil; and mi-:|
society endure all this misery of •hiscr-1
ating, in silence? Must we have rtr
children poisoned, burnt, and slain, mv
worse than slain, before our eyes, bccaue
the rum vender has a right thus to poi.-a
and slay them? Never believe it. St
! ciety possesses the inherent right of set
defence against such moral desolation
and we are bound to exercise it, undf
;the most solemn obligations of duty; I
God and man.— Philadelphia Sun.
Alcohol as a Medicine.
It is thought by some who have pled; I
themselves lately to total abstinence fr B
all alcoholic drinks, that they areatlib- L
ty to prescribe for themselves brant;l
gin and rum, as remedial agents to r«-■
move pains, aches and, other sufferin: I
which they may have, real or imaginar; 1
and so much is this contended for, id 1
some tee-totalers declare that they cod |
not sleep for a single night without a cos |
of the favorite and effective.
The wisest and the most learned pb-l
sicians have said, that alcoholic drinJ
have no medicinal properties whatcvwl
that they cure no disease. Therefor®
their use as a medicine is deceptive, a: 1
may, alas! be base hypocrisy in mar l
cases. We know of several who ha> 1
fallen to rise no more, by thus indulgir-l
in strong drink. f
All who have signed the pledge shod®
be willing to die, rather than to alio'l
this curse of all curses to pass their
Live or die, away with it—let it t'-fl
come near our habitations.
A Physician of New York. L
The man who tears himself away I
a pernicious habit, which, from long I
1 istence, had fastened itself as with “ hoo» : I
of steel upon his soul,” performs an I
jof true moral grandeur. Such is I
case with every reformed inebriate. H £ |
! has gained a victory, compared
which, the conquests of all the Alexan-|
' ders and the Napoleons in the world si c T
: into insignificance.— Standard.
i As we supply by new flowers thosl
> that fade in our vases, so it is the secrets
! of worldly wisdom to replace by b es! |
l friendships those that fade from our pa? j