Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-23
WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY

The Washington Temperance Society was form-
ed In this city on Tuesday, and will now set ZEAL
"usly 10 business. This society - formed ct men |
only who have hnd experience. and feel foT the
cause IN which they are engaged. I, is a novelty
.nong US, and must do vast deal oi good, as SIM
hlr societies have done elsewhere. wesubion their
snure Constitution, Pledge aud oil. they 60 in
Tor work, alone.
CossrITurtos AND pLEDGE 90 ruE wAsniso.
TON TEnrERGsoE Soourr or RIcnMosD.
VIZ, the undersigned, having proved from cxpe
ricncc that the use of intoxicating liquors Is a great
evil pledge ourselves to abstain cntiIely from using
them; and that IN all proper ways we will use our
Efforts to dlscountcnancc their in the community:
and tn reclaim those who have fallen or are m dan.
ger OF falling into incorporate habits
Mr.. WIN. Ramsay WAS elected President: Mr.
john Durham, Vice President; and Mr. John w
Hines. Secretary.
! IUJ' The Washington Society will hold its next
meeting at the Lecture Room under tho IIuitrti,n
Church, on Monday evening at ; o'clock-wben
all who have already Ipined aud those who intend
doing 80, arc requested to attend.
! general invitation IsaiSo given to drinking men,
twhe'hor moderate or hard drinkcrs,) who have not
made up their minds on the suhicci,-as those
who have reformed without havns iolned TEN.
perancc Society.
! ,..,..,, IHnAsun pgTAMrSEsr August 70, I-iI.
follows, VIZ: " '''' -
AN ACr authorizing loan not crccc,Inv ann
millions Of dollars
B'n 'Hdeisd By ne SetGfe and House Of H-p,,s.pt,
,I re tHt'd STATES g tasrcI "a C0HRrsss ass'n-
tsd That the President Of the United state. hereby an.
tho'zed at tim" within year from the passage OF
s, a, 20 borrow On III" credit Of the United states
thereof h-in his opinion the eSgcnoics
may require At rate Of interest payable quarterly OF
semi annually, not exceeding per rentum Der annurn
whs lo'n shall be- m-dc oimbuIsablc either tic will
OF uo HretrAIy oi to" Treasury alter ak months
or At any unc after roc from tic day Jlnu
at nch ani sad money ~ borrowed shall Toe applied
addition 10 the money nov la The Treasury or which nsy
hc received therein from ohcr sources. paymcn
Ze which al" may Toe outstanding aud unpaid and q
nSi,ay any ct TIE public expenses which have boon here
s' "e i'1usrIahc only on the book OF the Treasury
< ana o. az nrih'r enacted, That the Secretary
ih' Treasury be- and hc s hereby authoUzci with H.,
consent Of the resident tu ba prepared crrtG
~, et'es -if', y tie "etctary Aui cpuu'rTseu.
10y TIE Register Of the Treasury the sum 10 tie har
ruW',, o., any par Thereof bearing an ni,rc. not exceed
sh'" a. Aforesaid ami TO the ccuitcaes ~
STOCK 10 be Sold Pror'dd Tna no stock be sold below
80. Aadbe HCrficr snaeisd, That The Secretary n
proposals for lsking the said loan, 10 employ ara aeon
pay To him or them reasonable, moi .Xrr,I
FOG onl'nit 81 one per the amount negotiated
expense as may Ice necessarily Incurred m pdniin- an,
Issuing certificates Of stock and other expenses I,
uu, uU"n ~ ihsaci, In all not exceeding twcly,
thousand lars, which hereby appropriated ~
r Is @ 80, anl stall be PAID out Of any money IN 90,
it'dHutyuW ulh"fw ~" appropriated
SO A"dbg H GsT'h.r enacted That the Secretary o
before the pcnoi herein lnirci fr the r,s,n lion @
SOCK hereby authorised such portion thereof as the fund.-
on ihe treasury ani any surplus ia the TTcasur!
. Is thereby apnrcprltgi to q at object
rec iHth' 90 furiLsr enacted. That the faith Of th
'"'h SAFE hc, aud - hereby pledged lot the punctul
pay h'ui OF The interest ond redemption Of stock
! AppTov'i,Juy u, ISL
I'll" undersigned, Secretary OF the Treasury, will IL
pursuance ui the provisions ut said prom
al TIE Treasury, until the <Gih instant inclusive Tor u
subscription ui one million 81 dollars pau of the nt,
lowest rate Of interest Tor which specie OF the notes
sp",c'l1ynE banks par Will bC placed 10 the credit
Iur treasurer OF TIE United Stat,s i such rpoztnfrs
may ne I'c l'ied 10y The Secretary Boston New YORK
o uT Phi'Iirl.Hii.
srockSi ,inscrbcI on tho books Of the Department
ann ''ihca's Issued i"ri" thus agreed Tor. on ,vi
,"nc" Of Go" tHpo.ifr NJ rho money a. pr,,. ,l We
bearing tn'"rsi from The date o ,l-pbs- AMI ire
dc'Wlh'r before CO., 3's December 1871 AMI all SIC
'cr 'i of tNr book, uuirr the PROPOSALS received fl
ms I"tNDn'l the "a W bear the nf
puI h's'l 'nr - I'ss sum than Sitpyyi be cunSrr,
iF'h-''Ts Viii D" made so INC Treasury
sur Ter ui c'rHf a'"s yiiuaIr ~ name thr
s,'N .t"'g."r "yir1nEnu- The Ccr.ihcar O., tc Regis
lI OF l'' if''tF ~ tfii. F't Il special .utpg-gurcH
t"t""n eiicsi 10y N.~v Public ot the cI,fs or rour
OF record under their p,t.vC seals w ci-.z ,grs,
S"0A -A -hui Goo i' Iau.a IS rTuUTrlu OF bod, no.
INC Transfers Will ir made upon sp,,i o enforcement
OF h' prnprI uIs"iH ui ur CuTpuTai,u under tie Cuo
Tho transfer hoosa viii lc l1s.I f,r ha.,p ,v,rrc
i..'liy " Register 90 tc Treasury before he close ~
we "".Es 81 TIE Cui Of tc quarter frun any p.rsau if
whose udmc stock stnis that tS dividend ui interest D,
p'l al bosom, New Work, rha1r'I H' Baltimore NV
,h VIII Toe WAic accordingly. Otherwise, the guartcri,
: "l'''s. Will be payable Ut the Treasury.
,, I. EWING,
| d" =" fH Secretary 81 Treasury.