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■fci ^ Hi AVE.tho undersigned,.do agree, that we will not use Intoxicating Liquors as ai beverage, nor traffic in them—that wo nail'not provide them as an article of entertainment|18jB&r persons in our employment; and that in all suitable ways, wo will discountenance their use throughout' tlie community. WASHINGTONIAN. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1342. ’ • ID 3 The Office of this paper is at the Temperance Reading Rooms, in Davis’ Oity Hall, Warren-street, where all business in relation toil will be transacted. AGENTS FOR TH ™ W A SHINGTONIAN. Tha following gentlemen aro duly authorized as traveling agents, to obtain subscribers and give re ceipts for the Columbia Washingtonian:— C a p t , P a l m e r C. D o r r . M r . B e n j . S t a i k s h v . M r . G e o r g e H a y d o c k . M r . J o s e p h G a t c h e l l . M r . A l e x a n d e r S h e p h e r d . M r . J o h n P r i c e . V I S I T TO T H E POOR H O U S E . On the first inst.* in company with a few friehds, vve visited the Columbia county Poor House, for the purpose of instituting some inquiries touching the former habits of those who had secured the benefits of the Poor establishment. We were received with great kindness and hospitality by the Superintendent (Mr. Allen) and his lady, who furnished every facility we required for making our observations. The farm is located near the centre of the county, in a delightful and healthy region; its soil is of a good quality, and a large portion of it under cultivation, and the superintendent as sured us lhat if the temperance reform con tinued, it would, in a year or two, support tin- poor without the usual aid of taxation. The house is large, cleanly, and well ventillated, and every thing appeared to be in good order, anti arranged for the convenience andcomfor' of the inmates. By referring to the books of the establish ment, we were enabled to construct the fol lowing table: A Showing the number of Paupers srnt from each town, (and other interesting statistics,) during tho year ending on the 1st of J u ly, 1842. Ancram, S AuBterlitS, 6 Canaan, - - - - - 12 Chatham, 34 Claverack, 11 C l e r m o n t , ......................................5 Copake, 3 Gallatin, 10 Germantown, 7 Greenport, - - - - - U Ghent, 26* H i l l s d a l e , ......................................4 Hudson, 64 Kinderhook, 35 Livingston, - - - - - IS New Lebanon, 11 Stockport, - - 16 Stuyvesant, 12 Tagbkauic, 7 Whole number received, - - 295 M a l e s , ............................................ 204 Females, 91 Males under 16 years of age, - - 13 Females under 16 years of age, - 12 Lunatics, 3 Foreigners, 100 Absconded, 102 Bound o u t , .................................... 1~ Discharged, - : • - \ \ D i e d , ............................................. 88 Paupers now in the establishment, - 159 In order to ascertain the truth of the state ment so often made, that two thirds of the pauperism is occasioned hy intemperance, Mr. Allen and Itis lady referred to the bool, containing the names of individuals eomui-it- tcd, and examined ejy^jnam e separately, with a view of aecertjwMg how many ftpd * Thu Poor House is low e d in Ghent, apd it fre quently happens that straggling paupers make their way there and apply for admission without authority from the Commissioners, and if admitted, they are credited to Ghent; hence tite large number. 295 . 32 S3 ISO beeti reduced to-beggary by rum-dtfmking, and the following was tite' result of theit in vestigation Whole number committed, Nnr reduced by iutempetance, D o u b t f u l , ...................................- Reduced by intemperance, , Among those who wete not reduced bv in- ” # temperance, are included the lunatics, a num- berof women and children, and foreigners who had been accidentally injured on tite rail road, among whom we found one of Father Mat thews’ lee-totalers, with Ids temperance med al, which he valued so highly, that he wore it npxt his faithful heart. Very few if any, of the doubtful vvere re collected by the superintendent, and in every ease, where tiiere were any doubts as lo the habits of the individual, it vvas set down as doubtful; so lhat out of 112 known cases, only 32 vvere temperate, and but one lee-totaler! Among those who had been reduced by in temperance, we found tite following cases : No. 1. Man and wife, with two c hildren; both patents drunkards. No. 2. Wife and four children; her hus band vvas a drunkard ; took no care of his family, and finally abandoned them. No. 3. Two little children, whose father was fond of rum and hated temperancesocie- 'ies; lie finally left his family, and spent all his lime in rum holes;'his wife procured a service place, aud put her children in the Poor House. No. 4. Brother and sister, 4 and 6 years of age ; the Father vvas a drunkard and left his family; and soon after, their heart-broken mot her died, and they fouud a good home in tlie poor house. No. .5* Husband, wife, and child 2 years of a g e ; both parents drunkards; the husband died in tbe Poor House. No. 6. Husband, wife, and son ; had been a county charge for 10 years ! both parents were drunkards; the father died in tbe Poor House. No. 7. Another husband and wife; the husband being disabled could not support tbe family, patticularly as his wife was a drunkard. No. 8. Wife and four children; the hus band was a drunkard, and shamefully abused tiis family; at length the wife had him ar rested and thrown into prison, and then, with Imr children, sought a home in the Poor House. After the man’s release, he fell into the hands oflhe Washingtonians—signed their pledge, and in a short lime procured another and a happier home for Itis family. No. 9. A man who in a drunken revel broke Itis lea. No. 10. Four children, whose father com mitted a crime when drunk, and was sent lo prison ; their mother died shortly after, and having no home they vvere soon sent to the Poor House. No. 11. A beautiful lit old ; the father was sen' lor crime, and the mother,* Poot House; tired of rest r fot rum, she lost the feelings of a mother, and absconded, leaving the babe. W e mighlconiinuetheseexamplesat great length ; bul we have given enough to illus trate the effects of intemperate habits, and'to show the tax-payers, upon whom their money is/expended. jld, two years [State prison nkard, to the * and thirsting Stick to pure water .—A Washingtonian of Portland, stated in a public address, that since lie had signed the pledge, lie had drank two glasses of small -beer, and he mentioned <Ire fact ibr the benefit of itis brethren. Last fall ire took one glass, and in ten minutes he hankered jor rum. This spring he tried the experiment again, and with the same results. He had concluded to stick lo cold water, and let the ditty small beer alone.— 1 Fitter Bucket. Q^r’Rev. Dr. Waterbury gave I he Athe nians an excellent temperance lecture last eveums The Executive Committee of the County Society vvill meet at the Temperance Reading Rooms on Tuesdav next, at 2 o ’clouk. Q'p’ Our Washingtonians complain that they cnttnni get tite moderate dtinkets to sign the pledge. Our Advice is, let them alone— they’ll soon become dtuokards, and then you are. sure to get tlrem. {JJ53 In another column vve give a com munication signed “ S p e c t a t o r .” Ourown views respecting tite questjon involved, shall appear next week. ANdTtlEh D i s a p p o i n t m e n t .— Last, week We announced that Mr. Woodworth would repeat his lecture on the Pathology of D runk enness, os a special request had been made to that effect. Friday evening, h A been agreed upon; but, in consequence of the tain, the bad stale of the street, the dark night, arid ihe fact that the choir expected to re hearse in the adjoining room, tite lecturevvas postponed until the following Sunday eve ning. This announcement having been made by one of the Trustees of ihe Presbyterian Church, the people of course could not anti cipate a failure ; but vve regret to say that when the Board assembled to take tlie matter into consideration, it refused to concur with the member who had made the appointment, notwithstanding his urgent remonstrances. And that the public may do him justice, vve make this explanation. The great difficulty of procuring church buildings for tllpjlerance meetings, not only here, but elsewhere, hag, vve regret lo say, caused much ill-feeling among reformed men, towards the church, and it will, continue to increase until there is a better state of feeling towards the temperance reform in the church itself. If those who enjoy the religion ofthe Bible, would have its richness arid fullness imparled to olhers, they must, act likewise men. and take advantage ofthe present slate of feeling: the spirit of reform is abroad,asit never has been before, and if the Church nrtw neglects ber duty—upon her head will be the blood of souls. T E M P E R A N C E H O T E L IN TROY . Tite friends of Tempetance in Dutchess county ate respectfully informed that the National Hotel, in Troy, has become a first- rate temperance (rouse, and bas accommo dations such as cannot fail (ogive entire satis faction to ail who do not wish for intoxicating drinks. Ils present proprietor, Mr. Bull,,is deserving oftlie patronage of every friend of the temperance reformation who may have occasion to visit Ttoy. The above notice appeared in the Pough keepsie Telegraph, as a communication,, and for the benefit oflhe traveling community-we re-publish it. ^ As it is becoming a verj'com mon occurrence for landlords to put away their rum. and raise temperance signs, we would offer them, gratuitously, a little advice. Whenever a tavern keeperfeels it hisduty or interest to open a temperance house, there are two things essentially necessary to secure him success in his enterprise. First —he. must sign the temperance Pledge —that en sures confidence. Second —he should inform the whole public, but especially the temper ance public, that Ire keeps a hotel without rum ; to do which, he must advertise in Temperance newspapers. If Mr. BuiA, and a host of olhers of Itis class, see the force of these remarks, they will send on their adver tisements, lhat the temperance men in all parts of ibis slate, as well as in other states, may know where to find homes congenial to their tastes. Correspondence of tlih Columbia Washingtonian. D urham . Greene Co. July 16,1842. Dear Sir—Allow me to give you a short account of the Temperance Reform which has taken place in this vicinity during the past three days. Tite Temperance Soc’ety or cause, vvas at a low ebb—for nearly two years there had not been a-temperance meet ing here. Two Rum-sellers held undisputed sway, and they were fast bearing numbers down the vortex to death. In fact there^vvas scarcely a man in the community but what eilher drank cider or something stronger. A few men,, however, feeling for the vvelfureof their fellow men. began to take some interest in their cause. Benjamin Slainsby. Esq. one of your agents, it vvas understood would lec ture for two or three days at Windham Cen tre. A meeting vvas called for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the community on the subject of employing him to. lecture for 3 nights in this place. Suffice it to say, lhat lie was employed. It had been noised abroad', that a lecture would be given mt the subject of temperance on Wednesday evening last, and it was sur mised that the speaker vvas a man of talents; it was also known that lie vvas n Reformed Drunkard. The evening arrived, and a large congregation assembled.. Mr. S. spoke to them in language eloquent and to-the point. His leclnie was all lhat could be asked for or desired, and upwards of 200 lhat evening signed the pledge\ to abstain from all intoxi cating drinks. The next eveningatiolher lecture was held- and although stormy, about 70 more that evening sigtffid. The evening ibr the last lecture arrived, and. (be house was filled wit If persons anxious to heat the expetience of one who had so far fallen ftom virtue as tot-become a drunken sol, and again raised’to becotne au ornament to society. Over a hundred more signed the pledge lhat evening, and vve now number 399 active vigilant members, where 3 days ago there vvas not a single member, and where there appeared to be no great in terest taken in the subject. A society vvas immediately formed, officers elected, &e. As a consequence of these lec tures, there have been saved a number oftlmse who partook too freely of their cups, besides any quantity of temperate (Linkers. Sums half a dozen or so vvere fast ruining them selves, with the assistance of our Kuiir-sel- lers; but they have providentially been saved ftom a drunkard's death, and may they con tinue in rhe course they have thus nobly pledged themselves to follow. Too mueh praise cannot be given- to lire exertions of Mr. Stainsby. He appeals to the heart—to (Jte sympathies—-to the affec tions—in short, to all that is noble and holy. During the last evening, he received the assistance, of another of the Reformed v ’ Drunlfatds, Mr. Dutcher,.of Delhi ;• to hitn vgftwo ubgj eturn our thanks fbr bis services. I Irave already dilated roe Jong on this subject, and must close. -Correspondence of the Columbia Washingtonian. D u r h a m , Greene co., N. Y. ? July 15,1842. J I again lake up my pen to give you a very- brief account ef my operations for two weeks past. AcMtoig to previous arrangements T spent the ItSH^of July at Great Barrington, and it vvas a proud and glorious day for that place, there being such a throng of joyous pttyle congregated together. As you have already noticed it, I will only say that the lecture of Dr. L y m a n was of a high order, he is one of nature’s noblemen saved from the gutter, and has the moral courage to ac knowledge it, and he has his reward in the high satisfaction of seeing his labors crowned with abundant success. My next trip vvas to Kingston, Ulster co; on my arrival I re ceived a cordial-welcome from Genl. Smith, and labored three days; vve formed a Wash ington society and I left them, after securing a number to the pledge. The cause of Tem perance in the village qf Kingsmn, Inis many active, warm, arid energetic ftiends, tbe propri etors of the furnace and other kindred spirits. Mi. J . T. Romeyn has beetv very active and his labors Itave been crowned with success. My next trip was to Windham Centre, Greene county : on my arrival tlfere, 1 found D. K. Olney, Esq., awaiting my coming. I learned, on enquiry that they had done glori ously on the 4th of J u ly; the oration was given by the above named gentleman, after which 173 signed lire pledge. ' I found die people prepared^) tebeive the truth ; in three evenings 1 1 3 signed the pledge; on Wednes day I went to the village of Durham. The Rev. Mr. Cone, and several other gentlemen energetically assisted, notwithstanding some- opposition was madp, instigated by a certain - gentleman interested in selling, a fittle of the •crittur’ occasionally. We commenced with the prayers of the people and the blessing of God ; at the first meeting 204 signed the pledge; at the second meeting,.it being a wet night, but having a gootl congregation, vve obtained GS signatures. '. On Friday, the church vvas filled, and 127 signed the pledge, thus in 3 nights, 399 names were obtained, A better feeling I never found imany place, it brought to tny recollection, the scenes of Bar rington, Sheffield and Hudson,* at the com mencement of the work ; the whole popula tion of Durham are alive to the subject, a Washingtonian Society vvas formed of the right stamp, composed of good men and true, aqtl I believe'that they will get every man in that community. 1 attribute the success of the cause to the active co-operation of the friends o f temper ance; they worked to a mao. and the ladies., as in oilier places, are all good for temper ance. 1 am satisfied a glorious work vvill be- accomplished itt that section of Greene co. On Saturday night I lectured at Catskill, and although there are several good, active and tried friends lo our cause in that village, yet I am satisfied that something is wrong. Do the members ofthe different churches take hold of this enuse as the cause*of God, in volving as-it does the present and future des tinies of m a u l J vvisb to say one word to the temperance traveling-public. The Frank lin House of Catskill. kept by Mr. L yons is a purely temperance house, and no friend of our cause ought to pass hitn by; the excuse can never be offered that they cannot be ac commodated. He isagentlpman well known to'the public and 1 shall do-all I can to re commend him, believing that all will meet- the same kind, treatment that I did. I have succeeded this- week in getting 62: subscribers to ydur valuable paper, which is eveiv where highly spoken of. B. STAINSBY. $ $ ) I 1 For A D 'I n the ce ■of New Yu plain at th a little villa tite tyrant i sway over from time virtue and i arrest Itis t contest wa total abstin by the iger ety they fc progress (cu by one of t received a t of the sami indefatigabl was incteas cing many shrine of 1 seemed to r cepting of < tary, an uni customer. A full tid ro waft us - pected in a ; victory over to the tried itave not bet streams of many a p ed and is n piness to process of before the s Suffice it u in tlie com der tite reft with an ex drinks, with relinquish dispose of It time, and h only a cons the temper however, t hence vvher we admit, prietv of ac tion to any to a commit port at the r “ Your co your last m signatures I exception to the' result of consideratio following pr Whereas. May 8th. 1< American ai Societies, at society, it is rnittce lhat i mains, the s ing its prit members,— the operatioi without cpnt ing the vita ciety, hut < throughout ti Resolved, and inexpedt society, will pend the o pledge,” This repr think comir friend of the vvas violemh ing, when i ed. a vole t meeting tit members, £ the vote of ered, and i a large maj exciting dis here, we It opinion ma my grand <i solicit your same, as yo iu the case, W e trust winds anti I gress, the nr manned vvi petent board Ibrrner proi along the with Iter fl with the ton and undisgi P . S. A S' was formed die result it unnecessary A Banner to be the batrr claimed every
