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THE WASHINGTON [AN.
AUGUSTA. APRIL O. 1844.
W'ashingion Total JlbellMnct Fledge.
Wt, tchooe nonet are hereunto annexed, detirout
of fanning a Society for our mutual benefit,
und to guard against a pernicious practice
which it injurious* to our health, tlandini r and
familiet, do pledge ourstlret as Gentlemen,
not to drink any
Pplrltou* or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE.
Rev. W. T. Brantly, Dr. F. M. Robsrtwn
“ VV. J. Hard, Dr. D. H«ok,
« C. S. Dod, S. T Chapman, Esq.
“ Geo. F. Pierce, James Harper, Esq.
Col. John Mili-Edge, |
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To Dmtaßt Sushcbibkxz.—Poit M««ter* are au
thorized by lew to remit money to the publishers of
newzpepers end periodicals, in payment of subscrip
tion*. Subscribers to the can therefore
pey for their paperi without subjecting thennelvea or
the pubiiaher to the expense of postage, by bending the
amount to the Poat Master, with a requeat to remit it.
Proclamation Extraordinary!
We have been much gratified to learn,
that the communications of our corres
pondent who signs himself “Rewarder,”
have excited no little commotion among
that class ofour fellow-citizens for whose
particular benefit they were designed.
Some have been sagacious enough to sus
pect that he has merely been poking fun
at them, and that what he calls eulogy,
is really no eu-logy, but rather kako-logy.
Now this is to give notice, to any and
every person who may have felt himself
insulted, traduced, or in any way reflect-
ed upon, by the hints of our correspond
ent, that ho is at perfect liberty to inflict
as severe a castigation upon “Rewarder,”
through our columns, as the nature of the
offence demands. If he has vilified or
misrepresented either you or your honor
able calling, we invite you to expose his
falsehoods and to refute his slander. We
will give a fair and impartial hearing to
all you have to say in defcnco. What
more can you ask of us ?
But, seriously speaking, we think “Re
warder” is doing some good. Tho sail
which he has thrown out, has evidently
reached tho s ore place, or tho “galled
jade would not winco” so much. Bear
with it, friends—it may cause a little
smarting, but this is ono indication that
the healing process is going on. Read
candidly what your panegyrist has to say
about you in tho present number, and
then if you are not convinced that he is
a true philanthropist, we shall be tempted
to believe that you consider it a perfectly
honest and pious business, to mix up poi
son to destroy the bodies and the souls of
men.
| A ltcantltat Unto:-.
We have often admired the union
which is found among tho friends ot
Temperance. In this world of ours,
where we have so “ many men of so ma
ny minds”—where are found numberless
differences without cause and with cause;
where such diversity of sentiment prevails
respecting almost every topic to which
the public mind is called—it is really de
lightful to find one theme which can har.
monize the discordant mass. That theme
is the glorious reformation in which we 1
are engaged. Here men of all proses- 1
sions, politicians of all creeds, Christians 1
of all sects, male and female, white and 1
black, young and old, are banded together
in a solid phalanx to arrest the progress of ;
a common foe. In this army the minis
ter of tho sanctuary and he who but yes
terday was a wallowing inebriate may
be seen fighting side by side, —the jew
and the believer, the learned and the igno
rant, the illustrious and the obscure, the
rich and the poor, the master and the
slave, are all wielding the same weapons,
and directing their energies to the attain
ment of the same object. The “wea
pons of their warfare are not carnal." —
They propose no compulsion, save that
which springs from persuasion—they ab
jure all force, save the force of attraction.
They aim to preserve their own liberty,
and at the same time to warn others oi
their danger and to urge them to beware.
By friendly expostulation, they desire tc
deter tho purchaser from using, and the
vender from selling the dangerous article.
pglfmCT'Wl 1 I' I
This noble army cemented by a powerful
:ie. are cheered in their mnrch by the ap
proving testimony of a good conscience.
The blessing of the widow, the gratitude
of tho orphan, the salvation of “ him who
was ready to perish’—their own preserva
tion hold them together and encourage
them to move forward. Theirs are tri
umphs unalloyed with any of the ills
which an Alexander or a Napoleon min
gled with their victories. The shouts of
the saved—not the cries of the wounded
and dying, heraldtheir conquests. Beau
t tiful union ! long may you continue! —
• May you remain indissoluble until there
, shall not be found on the whole earth one
, vassal of the intoxicating bowl—until j
every man clothed in tho panoply of To-!
tal Abstinence, shall join your ranks ex
claiming “ Glory to God we are free!’’
Our Paper as an Advertising Medium.
—Our publisher devotes a portion of each
paper to advertisements, and wc would
! again remind our friends that in pa
s tronizing the Washingtonian, they are
’ doing two things : First, They are pro
• moling their own interests, and Second :
’ they are aiding the cause. We circulate
' nearly five hundred papers in Augusta,
and its -immediate vicinity. In addition
to this, we send some to distant parts of
i our State and of South Carolina—so
that a man may give some notoriety to
his business, by a publication in our co
lumns.
Ourselves and the Poqts.
The leading object of our paper is to
advance the cause of Temperance. But
it is our aim at the same time, to introduce
such general intelligence as will make our
' sheet acceptable, as a family newspaper.
We aro not restricted to Temperance—
Whatever can excite interest without in
jury—whatever can profit, wo wish to lay
before our readers. Religion, literature,
morality, science, news—everv thing,
save politics, with which wo disclnim any
interference—shall receive some at ten
i tion from us. It will be our business to
applaud virtue and to condemn vice—to
u Eye nature** walks—ihoot folly as it flies,
And catch tho manners living a* they rise. 1 '
Apropos of poetry 1 Wc do not think
that some of our poetical correspondents,
' whoso productions grace our columns,
are in any danger of carrying ofi‘ the
palm from Milton, Cowper,Pope or Shak-
speare. If they will persist in writing
without tho vein— why, as our wish is not
1 to offend a contributor, by rejecting his
productions, wo must publish their lucu
' brations. But wo would recommend to
those who readonly English, theuso ofn
! judicious rhyming dictionary. To such
1 as are acquainted with Latin, (and we
I havo somo such,) we would commend
Horace’s arspoetica , where among many
other excellent things, he observes:
mediorribus esso poetis
Non homines, non dii, non concossore column®.
Some of our poets, however, evince de
cided talent. With study and persever
ance, we think, in time they will be able
to write very respectable stanzas. We
earnestly invite such to persevere, and
cheerfully tender them the aid of our co
lumns to fledge their muse.
The Cause at Home.
If any ot our friends are curious as to
the state of the cause in this place, we
can only inform them that there is nothing
very encouraging about it. Our Presi
dent, Vice-Presidents, Directors, &c. all
seem to be asleep—and not very lightly,
either—as the yell of tho bacchanalian
does not seem to wake them. It has
been, we believe, two months or more,
since there was any meeting oi' the Soci
ety. In the mean time drunkards are
being made, delinquencies are occurring,
and a general apathy on this subject per
vades our community. The best thing
which we have heard lately, is the troubl e
our caustic friend “ Rewarder” is making
among the grog-sellers. We could wish
that the grog-sellers would make an at
tack upon us—perhaps that might roust
us from our slumbers and concentratt
our energies for action.
Halls—Reform—Mr. Kenrick of the Globe.
We are not in the habit of attending
mils, and we have not a great deal to sa
in their favor; yet since such assemblies
do occur, we are happy to learn that they
have of late been conducted upon tern
perance principles, in our city. At tin
ball on the 23d of February last, and w
the ball recently given to Mr. Clav r nt
I intoxicating drinks were, introduced.—
• This is a decided improvement. They
, were gotten up, we have been told, under
> the supervision of Mr. B. F. Kenrick,
> and though the ardent was banished, yet
• such excellent entertainment has rarely
: been provided on these occasions.
We have placed Mr. Kenrick’s name
i at the head of this article, chiefly to call
■ attention to the fact, that he is the pro-
F prietorofthe Globe Hotel in this city—a
1 house in which there is no bar—or at any
• rate, what a druflkard would call a very
■ dry bar-- as there is nothing but “ dry
> water ” to be had there.
V
Cotton Speculation*.
' In the early part of the winter we met
a friend, who appeared to be in an unus
' ual good humor. Wc ascertained, thai
on that day he had realized a handsome
, profit from a speculation in cotton. Be
ijing one in whose prosperity we took some
I interest we earnestly advised him tode
sist from all further transactions in that
■ uncertain article. Elated with his
success, ho would make no promise.—
Not long after we encountered the same
friend again, when he remarked to us
, ‘‘You gave me very bad advice, but I
did not take it. I have been doing a
“fine business in cotton ever since I saw
you.” Well, we remarked our advice i.«
still the same, touch not. Again, after
!cotton had reached such a height, that it
unfortunately looked down—was made
giddy and began to fall; we came in;
contact with the same friend. One of*
i
the first things which he said to us was
“ Your advice was not so bad after all;
I am determined never to buy another
bale of cotton.” “What’s the matter
now” we enquired. “ O nothing—noth
ing ; I shall not lose any thing—but I
shall miss making nearly all that I sup
posed was already in my pocket.”
Now this is a favorable case. Very few
get off with only the loss of their profits.
The larger number lose much more than
this—in not a few instances, much more
( than they can conveniently afford to lose.
Now it is true, that our business is to
guard the temperance of our patrons.
But if wc could, we would also guard
> their pockets. And it is with this view,
• that we say to them—Washingtonians
• —friends—brothers—beware how you
play with cotton—it is an edged tool very
I apt to cut the man who uses it. Buy and
1 sell, if you please, as much as you please.
1 —tho vocation is entirely honorable—
' but beware of taking tho risk of a fall.
1 An old cotton operator remarked to us,
' not long since, that with exceptions, very
1 few and very far betwen, all dealers in
’ this article, to any extent had failed.
Hence we repeat, beware! profit by your
own losses, and by tho misfortunes of
your neighbors. Such is our advice,
which, whether you adopt or not, has
this recommendation : It will not cost
you a loss of two cents a pound on one
! thousand bags—it is gratis. If you will
■ hear us now,—it may bo worth more to
t you than the price of 1000 years sub
scriptlon to cur paper.
For the Washingtonian.
To Grog Sellers J—No. 5.
I acknowlege I was chagriucd at your
neglect of my advice about the Grog-
Sellebs procession; but this was a
mere transient sensation compared to the
deep mortification now felt at the news
flying over town, to the purport, that you
are not satisfied with the labours of your
Eulogist. Ah, ungrateful men! Could
I have justly exalted you to a higher rank
than I did? could I have given you ad
vice better calculated to establish your
claim to that rank than that of forming
the procession on the occasion of Mr.
Clays visit? In a word—are you entitled
to any other cognomen or character than
I have given you ? I appeal to
your love of money, as the only thing is
known to influence your conduct. As
you hope to grow rich upon the spoils of
your miserable victims, I adjure you tc
■my, if I have not given you the lawful
name, a just character, the proper rank
tnd the best advice whereby to make
hem known and acknowledged! What
norc could a panegyrist do?
But rumor says that you think yoi.
■ould do yourselves greater justice than 1
mve done you, and only wish an eppor
unity to do it. Very well; you 6hal
have it. 1 have spoken to one of thi
*Z,**»«* * i .
- Editors and have obtained permission for
F you to appear in the columns of the Wasb
r ingtonian, with any thing you have to sav!
, in praise of grog-sellers, or grog selling
t and drinking. We’ll see now who is the
best Eulogist!
May I anticipate? Will you claim a
- higher motive than the love of money for
1 your pursuit in life? and ask—if money
- was our object, would we not get it?
i where is our wealth ? This will not do—
some wag, will reply—what, serve the:
r devil and get nothing for it! that is too
/ bad ! And the knowing ones will say—J
(poverty among grog sellers, exists only
where they have learned the trade they
, aimed to teach others, and are conse
quently their own largest customers.
, Others adorn their palaces and live as
, nabobs.
Will you, conceding that your business
i 3 death to property, character, life and
happiness, decorate yourselves with & robe
. eveiy where presenting this inscription—
If we did not rob and kill our fellow men,
somebody else would? Ah! you had
better wear the garb I have made for vou,
for the very boys will laugh at this flimsy!
| robe. They would say, this would equal- 1
ly justify and render honorable any other|i
species of theft or murder—or even the;
choice of going to the Devil!
Will you, conceding as above, attempt ;
to throw the blame from yourselves upon j
your victims by saying—our fellow men,'
will be dupes any how, and wc have as/
• much right to be paid for duping them as ,
other people! This will be taking high
gropnd—no one will or can deny you as 1
much right as other people have to play 1
the part of the wicked one—but have not ,
my eulogies already virtually occupied i
the same ground for you? Somesqucam- 1
ish people might think this no justifica- J
tion of either your course, or that of the ,
great seducer or any of his disciples, and *
say (hat as those who have raised them
selves by the sword shall fall by the sword, ’
so those who spend their lives in duping
others, shall in the end be duped them- *
selves, even unto everlasting destruction. <
What could you say to this? certainly
; nothing more than I have already said for
you,—nanrtdy : that it is small offenders, |
; not grog sellers, who fear falling into a i
i consuming and eternal fire. 1
Upon my love of truth I do not see 1
j how you can do yourselves more justice
than I have done you: unless you will ,
say— like the rest of our fellow men, we
have been ignorant and frail beings, and
in our ignoranco and frailty have done
wrong,—we are sorry for it, and will in
i stantly reform, and turn away from the
evil of our doings? Will you do this? 1
then indeed, you will do yourselves more '
'justice than I have done you, and no one ,
will more ardently rejoice in it than he |
; who wjll then be your Eulogist, as he is
now, Your Rewarder. '
I
For tho Washingtonisn.
No. 0. !
|
Messrs. Editors : —In adapting a Calendar to
Augusta, by the rule in No. 7, it will ho found,
that as London is in 51. 31. north latitude, and ’
Augusta in 33° 28, that the difference in miles, j
would be 1083, which would make our seasons ‘
at least two months earlier, than those of Lon- !
, don. But as London is only forty-live miles
from the sea, and but slightly elevated, its cli- 1
mate must depend on circumstances, which can i
i have little or no effect with us. In London, the I
( principal frosts are in January, and in some
i years they have frosts from November till May. (
Tha hottest weather is in July and August, and '
1 the thermometer, sometimes rises to 80 u , and m '
winter it sometimes falls to 15°, but the common
I summer heat is from 60 to 65°, and in winter be- !
; tween 20 and 30°. The mean annual tempera- t
lure, is taken at 52°. Ido not know what the i
mean at Augusta would be, as I have not seen
any connected meteorological tables, which would *
■ a. ord the means of ascertaining it with accuracy. ’
tt appears to me, however, that we may safely 1
consider our seasons, six weeks in advance of the i
seasons of London, and to afford your readers a
specimen of a London Calendar, I will quote j
' that for April.
<5 2> s>
=■ 8* 33J 3,? |- a
P 32, * s-l 3 X ®
29.77 Inches
London, 4i).{) 3 29.8? 1,460
Edinburgh. 46 r 29 90 2,414
Dublin, 31.12 2.50 J
Remarks.
The weather of this month is distinguished In
-he rapidity of its changes. It is generally
■tormy interspersed with gleams of sunshine, bait
mow, some froat.and occasionally violent storms
of wind. Frjat tree blossoms and half hardy
: plants require protect ion, and particular attention*
■ during this month. The young gardener whi{,
at work, may study the germination and filiation
of trees, and the different colors of the newly,
expanded foliage.
L Calender of animated nature round Lon
' don.
Ist week, the viper and would louse appear
frogscr<>ak and spawn-, and moths appear.
2nd week, the stone curlew clamors; yoim
frogs appear; the pheasant crows &c.
3rd week, the crested wren sings; the black
' bird, raven, pigeon, hen and duck sits.
4th week, the swallow Returns, the house mar
.;tin appears, the common snake appears.
J 2. Calendar of vegetable’nature.
Ist week; the daffadii, hyacinth, wall flow- |
j periwinkle in flower.
: 2nd week, the ground ivy, and most of the com.
non fruit trees and shrubs in flower.
3rd week, Kalmiae, mercuriaiis, perennis, am!
other plants in flower.
4th week, the beech and ehn in flower, ivy be,-,
ries drop, the tulip See., in flower.
3. Kitchen Garden—Soir sea kale for a full
breadth, lettuce, small salids and radishes, twice
or thrice in the month. Peas, beans and broce- '
oli twice, borecoles in the first week, cabbage, ,
and savoys twice, spinach for succession— turnip I
twice, silver skisuux] onions, every three week, I
during summer for drawing, onions, leeks an! I
cardoons in the first week, for a general cro: I
celery in the first fortnight, for a general crop 1
j mustard for seed, carrots in the second or thir |
j week for a main crop, kidney beans, in the Boom ]
week, for an early, and in the last week fora la: j
jerop, asparagus and parsnips in the first or secor j
! week, but not later, red beet in the third wee, I
!&c., sow culinary aromatics and herbs, if r ..: I
Ulone in March. Plant bulbs and dried rou I
! finish planting the main crop of potatoes. P ■ |
pagate perennial, culinary plants, by slips an, I
j olTsetts. Transplant lettuce, cabbages, sea kale I
| celery and cauliflowers. Dress artichoke and a> |
1 piragua beds, stick peas, tie up lettuces, destr. I
weeds, and stir the ground in fine weather.
4. Hardy fruit department. Plant cherr i
pluras, apples and pears, till the 10th ; apricot. J
and gooseberries till the sth ; peaches and neclt I
rines, till the 15th; but defer till autumn, wha: 1
you cannot accomplish by this peribd, unless the I
season is unusually backward. Protect as in I
last month. Prune, if you have delayed it, k:
expect veins to bleed, and stone fruits in gcr<fn j
to be much injured by the operation. In the las; |
days of the month, »uh off the buds of vein. 1
which appear where you do not wish shoots.
Routine culture, water, mulch, stake and fenc |
weed strawberry beds, and pinch off runner*, E
where you do not wish to have young plants.
Destroy insects, and especially the thnr« |
which will begin to appear on forward peach 1
trees, pick off caterpillars.
9. Trees, nursery department. Finish sowin; I
kernels for stocks, or new varic ties, pi cuttn■ > I
off the vine, fig, gooseberry and currant, if it h> I
been unavoiiiably delayed, to ibis unfavora i.. fl
season. Graft the (tear, plum,and apple, jli- j,
tend to newly grafted trees, ami repair cracks in i|
the clay, eradicate all surkrnt, ami pinch on I
shoots that protrude below the grafts.
Evergreens may be transplanted during tic |
month &.C. Yours, die.
—.. W. P.
From the Savannah Star.
Washington Temperance Society.
The regular weekly meeting of this So. fl
ciety, was held at the Mariners’ Church 9
on Monday evening last. The audience I
was good, and I was pleased to see, «c I
many Seamen present, who manifestly I
great interest in the success of the cause I
The meeting was opened with prayc I
by the Rev. P. A. Strobel, Secretary c: |
the Society.
The President called for Volunteer a 1
dresses ; one object of our meetings, be- ►
ing to draw forth the czjfcricnce of those, [
who had been so unfortunate as to be- *
come drunkards. As no one seemed di j - ;■
posed to speak, a call was made upon ih’ I
Secretary, to which he responded in a I
speech of some length.
In his speech, he attempted to explain I
(he principles of the Washington Tern I
perance Society. It was shewn, that th 1
principal and only objects contemplate I
by this reform, are the reformation of t. h i
drunkard, and the preservation of tlios* I
who had not yet acquired, this mournfu 1
experience. j
As Temperance men, wc have no ui-fl
terior designs ; beyond, what arc dis- 1
tinctly avowed in our pledge. We knot ■
no party in politics, no sects in Religion I
We extend a helping hand to every mar. I
who needs our assistance,—and whilst I
we invite and seek the co-operation oi a If
we receive them as men, as our “ feller K
Citizens,” without stopping to enqut'-' I
what may be their opinion upon any sea- H
ject not connected with Temperance.
As Washingtonians, we disclaim alii"- II
tentions or desire to proscribe those, who
may differ with us, or whose feelings ak
interests might prompt them to oppose u ! -
Our work, is one of mercy and love.
seek the good of all, and the only means
which wc can expect to employ with suc
cess, are, reason itnd persuasion. Men
may be won over by kindness, but if ffo
denounce and proscribe those who differ
with us, or who are engaged in a busi-gi
ness which we believe to be wrong ' n ||
itself and pernicious in its consequence s ' jl
we will excite an opposition, which must 1
retard the progress of the work, in which 1
we are engaged.
f We should treat the venders of stron? 1