The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-11-11

ll.elf basiness transactions. iOTEned olsss
Temperance S0cieiy. mamsed ard sdop-
I'D Constitution u general principles
f0r is government. and asa b0Ed az union
snd correspondence between Auxiliary
SocieiieS throughout The Stale. and eleried
officers Tor ihe ensuing year. The fol-
lowing Is list oftlle officers elected, VIZ:
John Phifer, esq. Of csbarrus county.
President.
Rev. Samuel Wait. President Of Wake
Forest College, Isl Vice President.
Bythan Bryan, esq. d Johnson, I'd n.
Pre- idenf.
Alexander Anderson. esq. Of Whining
ION. 3D. v. President.
Gen. Alfred Dockery, Of Richmond,
9Th ". President.
John A. Mebane. NJ. ID. Of Guillord.
5lh " president.
Jonathan White, Of PasquoiaHk, OH
". President.
Rev. Bennett. Blake, Of Wake county,
Corresponding Secretary.
Rev. Dury Lacey, Of Raleigh, Record
ing Secreiary.
Jesse Brown, ESQ. Of Raleigh. Treasur-
er; aRd
VIM. Hill. VIM. Peek, Charles Dewey,
John Primrose and Thomas J. Lemay,
esqrs. Executive Committee.
Various subjects which came before
the Convention, were discussed with
much spirit and ability, and noiwiths;and-
ing The diversity Of sentiment and opin-
ion expressed among some Of them, there
was in no instance The least exhibition Of
unkind feeling. but only yieing with
each other in zeal 10 advance the great
raasc.
On Tuesday evening another public
meeting was held. and the Church, though
The iargcs, IN the City, va. crowded ai an
early hour. The meeting was addressed
BY the venerable and eloquent DIR. Capers.
Of South Carolina, in the very hsppiest
style and manner. Mr.. Carey, Of Balii-
more, was then called out, and after .
succinct reorganization Of the principles Of
the Washington Temperance Society,
which had been more fully. made known
the day before, he gave detailed account
Of his experience as Drunsard Tor The
last l2 years, and the means Of his reior-
nation. II is impossible TO describe the
intensity Of feeling exhibited BY The audi
ence in several parts Of his simple and
affecting narrative. The effect upon the
immense mass was sometimes overwhelm-
ing. 1.-THE power which Mr.. Carey ex-
ercises over an audience, does not arise
from any Of those qualifications so general
ly admired in a public speaker-such as
a fine voice, commanding person, good
gcsture--a smooth ilouso f language,
lively Observation-Disclosures conception,
or any such thing. No-nnbody would
call him an orator in the common under
standing OF the term. lie is man Of
good sound sense and a plain English
education. How then can he enchain the
attention Of a large intelligent audience!
We answer in ono breath, and that too
in the language of the Scripture" lie
speaks that which he knows, and iestiiics
that which he has seem" With the most
unaffected m0desty-ilIe most artless SIM
plicity and sincerity, he tells the plain story
Of his life. No aitemptai effeci-no ar.s
to entrap-no appeal to the sympathies-.
he presents an array of facts-of truth;
which ono would say any other man Of
the same intelligence andexpeFicnce might
do Just as well, provided his heart was as
deeply interested. lie offered, N closing
his narrative, the pledge Of the Washing
ton S,ciety Of Baltimore, to be subscribed
BY any persons present, and notwithstand-
ing the lateness of the hour, the names of
rs. IAN ominous number where the spirit
of freedom and independence IS at work.
were subscribed, During this intensely
interesting scene, kfor there was perfect
sweep on that class of,he community who
had all along stood aloof from the efforts
ofTemperance. Reform on thelold.system)
short and stirring Addresses were made
by Rev. Mr.. Deems, Agent Of the Ameri-
can Bible Society, Rev. Mr.. Bryant, and
several others. Subscriptions (ihe num-
Der wc.have not heardl were alsovmade
to the old pledge ofthe Raleigh City Ten
perance Society.
Another meeting, for gentlemen only,
was held ION Wednesday night last in The
Town Hall, William Hill, Esq. in the
Chair. Short Addresses were made BY
various individuals who were called on to
do so. and among them, hys several Of
those who had joined but the night be-
fire. About fifty new subscriptions were
made. Acommittee offre were appoint
ed TO draft constitution on the principles
OF the Washington Society Of Baltimore,
and to report on Friday evening, when an
organization Of new society in town
will take place by the election Of officers.
This will be done in the town hall, where
all are invited To attend.
When the thought was first suggested
Of calling this convention, in the Raleigh
Temperance Society, il was 'dons with
fear and trembling. From the known ap-
athy on The subject Of temperance that
existed in all this region of country, and