The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-17
WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY.

MASHINdlON TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY.
The annual meeting Of The Washington
Temperance Society, was held az lhs
Court House in this place on Saiurda,
evening last. The following genilemeu
were elected officers Cor the ensuing year:
Thomas Clancy, President.
Dennis Hearth. lst Vice President.
Charles L. Cooley, % Wire President.
I.emuel Lynch. Treasurer. $500
Edwin A. Heart. Secretary.
William J. Bingham, Corresponding
Secretary.
WIN. ii. Brown, Andrew Mickle. and
Walter A. Norwood, Standing Commit
Zee.
The Rev. Lewis Wiley being present.
II the request &c the President, favored
the Socieiy with an address.
The Rev. Robert Burwell. I.emuel
Lynch, Walter A. Norwood, James NJ.
Palmer, Thomas Anderson, ST., and Ed.
win A. Heart. together with the Presi-
dent and Vice Presidents of the Society,
were appointed delegates 10 the State
Convention, to meet in Raleigh ON the
10Th Of December next.
The Society lhen adjourned To meet on
Wednesday evening. The 30lh Of Norem.
Der; and the standing committee were re
quested 10 procure a speaker for the &C.
easion.
Itmay nOibe amiss 10 accompany these
proceedings with . few remarks on the
present condition Of The Society. The
impression has gone abroad that the e.
fort made in this place in behalf Of Ten.
perance has been entirely abortive; and
/, Is TO be feared that the enemies Of the
cause have endcavored tn strengthen this
impression as the means Of justifying their
opposition. Ii is true that al the outset
the prospect was bright one, and our
success was much beyond the eIpeesa-
tons Of the most sanguine advocates Of
temperance; the cause seemed 10 be car
rying every thing before il. IL is also
true that in short time some fell of from
our ranks; and though from time we had
some aecessions, yet the deserters out.
numbered them. But notwithstanding
the ardour OF " FIRST love" has worn off
with many. aud some have left US, there
is much 10 cheer the heart OF the philan- |
thropist, and urge him on in the good
work. After striking from the list those
who have broken their pledge, the sOci-
ETY. numbers seUentyfhree adult male
mtm6srs; and these, too, Of such stern
stuff as will enable them 10 hold up the
credit Of the Society. We may reason
ably expect, then, tiat the next twelve
months will witness an increase in our
number. Such as were attracted by the
novelty Of the movement, and either had
no earnest desire for reform, or had not
firmness enough TO bear them out, have
had their curiosity gra,ifcd and have left
us. We may now look for some perma.
nent fruit.
II there are any friends Of the cause
who have become lukewarm in conse.
quence Of the deseriions since our COM
mcnccmcn,, we desire such calmly TO ex.
anime the matter, aud ask themselves if
some good has not been accomplished.
We grant that there has moi been so much
done as we expected, but still something
has been done. II one man has been
snatched from a drunkard's grave, was
not that worth all our efforts! And have
we not reason TO believe that more than
one has been rescued! In addition 10 this,
we have the influence and example Of Sc
venty-.hree men pledged in behalf Of the
cause. Let us then be true 10 ourselves,
and the Society will prosper. Rewards
are not promised TO those who grow wea'
ry in we'll doing, but only to those who
hold out faithful 10 the end.
The Great Western, from Liverpool, .
arrived at New York on Saturday the 9th
inst, Among the passengers is M. Pa
gcot, Minister FROM France, 10 succeed
Nj. Bacourt, the late Minister, who was :