The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-07-17
GHLYIMPORTANT AND INTERESTING


ITO THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON
i Ii is generally known TO our pbiIanlhrophic
citizens that the Frcemen's VigiIant Total Abs,-
hence Society have been induced 10 commence the
erection of Hall to sabscrve the purposes md cause
Of enI erance, and that to enable them to do il the
Society have determined to app cal TO the sympathies
and hberaty of heir feow-citzens for donations and
subscriptions Of stock. The venerable JOHN p. VAN
NESS, Esq, has made them most liberal donation of
lot subject only to the following restrictions, which
will forever secure it tho grand raying point in
this city Of the Temperance forces:
Extracts from Gen. Yam Neas Letter Of June H. l643.
" l will proceed to specify such intended excu-
sops a. occur to me, viz: A warehouse, store, or
factory, for trade, &c. house OF entertainment
tavern; assembly rooms; theatre; an odeon mu-
scum; printing establishment; q college, or uni
versity for neral instruction private resi-
dence or residences not necessary for the safety
comfortable maintenance Of the buildings, or ~ use
full minor nppendages to forward most ageousy
by lrciunng. discoursing, exhortng, teaching, and
Inculcanng the Temperance doctrine and creed;
church, for conclusive that will doubtless
strike you.
al propose that in Of diversion Of the proper
ty from ts intended and legitimate destination tho
lot IS 10 revert, &C. Nov, IN such reperssn do not
mean To include the buildings improvements erect
ed or made by the Society bu, il the contingency
should ever unfortunately occur (Which God forbid y
from any untoward cause whatever, that the conten
plated establishment, as great Temperance Hall
Rendezvous, shall be determined by those who
may have the legal possessory right to be other
wise appropriated and used, shall in that event.
pect the ground only revert that IT, the ms u ion
may, within say one year, remove dispose Of he
building; hey may, il more to their interest dis
pose OF the joint property reserving yielding
only the fair price at the time Of the ground-apart
from the buildngs-such price il would be worth
in there were no building thereon"
| Al meeting Of the Stock Committee on Monday
evening" July TO- in order to carry the objects Of
the Society, the following preamble and resolutions
were adoped
| Whereas. the Stock Committee Of the Freems n .
! Vigant Total Abstinence Society being convinced
that The cit zeDs of Washington f.vorably dis
posed the Of Total Abstinence and that they
would freely contribute for the erection Of Temper
ance Hall, if called upon therefore,
Resolved, That proper application be made t. tho
citizens and that authorized Agent be appointed
to wait upon them and solicit subscriptions Of stock
and donations.
Resolved That AUGUSTUS F. CUNNINGHAM be and
he is hereby appointed said Agent and he is hereby
authorized and empowered 10 receive and receipt for
subscriptions Of stock, and accept donations tn he
| applied TO the erection Of the contemplated Tempe
rance Hall in the city Of Washington.
Resolved That the above resolutions be published
| in all the papers OF the city.
A true copy from the minutes.
DARIUS CLAGETT Chairman.
Teste; u. X. Orrurr Secretary.
| In accordance with the above re.olut;ons a,J an