Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-01-16
THE UNION TEMPERANCE SOCIETY

ling Water church, on Monday the 9th
Of January, 1884.
The Executive Committee, present
ed their report which was accepted,
and the Secretary requested to furnish
a copy to the editors OF the Martins
burg Gazette and Virginia Republican
for insertion.
ReSoirsd, That the good OF the TEN.
perance cause, renders il desirable,
that the members of Temperance Soci-
cites abstain from the use Of wine and
fermented liquors.
Addresses were delivered by ARcHI-
BALD SHEERER, Esq. and Rev. J. Nj.
BRowN.
The following officers were elected
for the present year:
JOHN TABB, President.
JAMES ROBINSON, Vice President
SILAs HARLAN, Secretary.
Report o fthc Erecutire Committee
In present ng our first annual report,
we congratulate the friends Of Tempe
rance, on the results of the experiment
which has been made during the past
year, and on the cheering prospects of
the temperance cause amongst us.
The general success of the cause, and
the increase Of our numbers, have sur
nassed the expectations of the most
Our societynow nu...oobers 222 men,
bers, with every prospect Of an "'coor-
aging increase duringthe coming year.
And we are permitted to state the plea
sing facts, that some who had become
victims to the dreadful vice of intempe-
rance, have become sober men, and
many moderate drinkers, have aban-
doned the dangerous and ensnaring
bowl.
By resolution passed at former
meeting of the society, the executive
committee were charged with the duty
of lscertaining the results of the tenn
perance reform on the harvesting OF
the last summer. This duty has been
but partially performed; but facts e..
nough have been collected to shew
most conclusively, that our grain and
grass may be cut, and secured much
better without the use of ardent spirits,
than with it. 1t has been found in ev-
cry case where the experiment has
been made, that the hands are mole
orderly, and better satisfied, and stand
labor much better, than when they used
ardent spirits. On the farms lying
within the bounds Of this society, we
have an account Of 2150 acres OF grain,
and 375 acres Of grass, that have been
cut and secured without the use Of ar
dent spirit. And no one has encoun-
tered any serious difficulty, in obtain
ing hands who were willing to labor in
harvest, without strong diiak. Neither
have we heard cf any hand who has
found on experiment, that the labor OF
harvest cannot be performed without
the aid of intoxicating drinks. We
have evidence enough on this subject, to
convince the most incredulous. With
these results before us, we confidently
expect the arrival Of the time, when
the "liquid fire" will be banished from
our harvest fields, from our beloved
country, and from the whole earth.
improvement of Canal Navigation.
BY recent experiments, TO be we'll test.
ed, paradoxical as it may seem, tha
boats propelled on Canals at a create,
speed than ten miles per hour, sciH mo-
wdste or other,eiSe injure the banks as
much US boats propelled at from four tc
screen miles per hour.
This fact we have been satisfied Of
for several years past, and have seen
several experiments tried to prove it.
Within short time past, if we are
correctly informed, this principle has
been so we'll established in Scotland,
that boats now ply on the Forth and
Clyde Canal, propelled by steam at a
rapid rate.
We are pleased to learn that CON-
pany in Philadelphia are about building
boat on similar plan to navigate
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
We think Mr., Burdens Sea Ser
pent Steamboat plan will be admirably
calculated for rapid canal travelling; it
may be worth while for those Interested
in canals, to turn their attention to the
subject. This is the age of improve
ments.-Am. System.
With reference tothe unanimity which
prevails in Richmond on the subject of
the deposites, the Wing of that city
says, 'if there are twenty persons in
this city, or even half that number,
who Justify the removal ofthc deposites,
we are sure that no man can tell who
they are"
The Norfolk Herald says:-"We
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