Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-14
For the AdaertiSer.
~ THE BUTTON sTIR-UP. -

vsrtiser, by The Hon. E. Noge, presdenl
of the Anti. Bachelor, Anti-Cld Maid. An
li-Tobacco, Anli-Liquor, Anil Tourneure,
Anti Tight -Lacing and Anti Et-ce,era So
ciety, call meeting was held in that large
and beautiful brick building, (just opposite
1'ourneure bend, in Julip Sreet,) com
monty known as "Od Maids Hail." on
Saturday evening last, The 9th inst.
The Members being o. X. (all come,)
the Hon. E Nogg was conducted to the
Chair. and Dr.. r. T. Tobacco appointed
Secretary.
The meeting being thus organized, the
President rose and said,
Gentlemen Of The Society-Business Of
no ordinary moment is The occasion of our
assembling al this time. Having received
communications from several of the mem
bers of this Society,"" Hhe most respecta-
ble and highly honorable body, in the
known world, y informing me OF a most
grossly insulting publication in that scrap
of thumb-paper, called 1.-The Bachelors
Button" in the form of challenge 10 this
honorable body, for purposes therein con-
tanned.
Now, Gentlemen. you will be the better
judges Of this insulting nature, of such
daring insolence, when | read you the
aforesaid publication from this piece o a
paper, which hold in my hand,-(here
MIR. w. B. Corset rose and said, 81 beg
your lIonor's pardon for this interruption.
hui if am not much mistaken, "that piece
Of paper" which you hold, is 1.-The Bach
elor's Button" entire, 20. X. said the
President, you are right. Sir. believe it
is, what there is of ii; and enough too, such
as it is. Well, as before said, having
received the aforesaid information, tho't
proper. by virtue Of The power vested in
me by our Constitution, to convote your
honorable body, and lay helore you Ibis
important. but pitiable document. QIerc
the President read to Ile Society, The cha.
leuse from the Bu,,on,) and continued
The object o. Our present convocalion, is
to deliberate upon this important matter,
aud decide what is most cxpcdicrt 10 be
done.
Mai. Boltlc-ncck rose and said, I con-
fess, Mr.. President, that while YOU were
reading that insoIen, challenge, from Tom
ThumL's papcr,' felt my blood boil with
iadigna'ion-my liver swelled with the
bittcresl inveclives-and my whole frame
seemed to burn with scorn and contempt
for that pusi'animous little thumb paper,
(called ",he Button,') and The insigniG-
cant Club that pretend to its publication
My feelings are scarcely under my con-
lrol. cannot dare 10 give u,lerancc to
the few remarks which feel it my duty
to make on this occasion. We are called
upon Sir, you will perceive. to enter into
"publc discussion" with set of crusty,
dry-boned, SOUR, as-a-muffiu Old Bach
elors-the veriest pests which were ever
inflicted upon any community. And not
only so, butwiIh the most unparalleled ar
rogancc they assume TO themselves, the
authority Of calling us to account, to an-
swer to them, (blast their old ry-bones,)
why we have had the audaciry 10 set our.
selves up in opposition TO them, &c. Now,
MIR. President, | have always considered
our Society The most respectable. the most
efficient, the most phiIantropic, the great
est aud best Society in The world, and the
cause in which we have embarked-(that
of pursing The world Of such nuisances as
"OId Bachelors. ")-ihe most audablc that
ever engaged the energies Of man. lap
peal to the host Of unfortunate. hopeless
and rejected "Old Maids" for the truth.
justice and propre,y Of what say. ! beg
leave to offer the following resolution =
Rcsclued, That a Committee Of three
be appointed TO select one of our number.
who shall be charged with the duty of
meeting any 6 ''old bachelors" Of Athens,
on midway ground (Goat Island,) and in
llictng on them that punishment which
their ,emcrity so richly deserves.
Dr.. Bolus rose and said, Mr.. P.:-fIenl,
beg leave TO oppose that Resolution Hem,
as believe that the members Of our So
cieiy have TOO much spirit, to condescend
to waste their powder. soil their hands, or
stain sword, in the blood of "a bache-
lor."
After much discussion, great confusion
and some disorder, The question was pu,