The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-15
july 6-law4w
HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING.
3. WICKLIFFE,
Postmaster General.

| THO THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON
Il IL is general known 10 our pl iianthrophic
citizens that the Fnemcn's Vigilant Total Abs-
hence Soceiy have been induced 10 commence the
erection Of Hail. TO suhserve the purposes and csu.e
Of lie erance and hat to enable them TO do il the
Scchty have deerm ned app cal TO The rympathies
and hberaIty Of their fellow-clzens and
| Subscriptions of stock. The venerable john p Van
NEss, Esq ms made them most liberal donation Of
alot subject only to the following restrictions which
VIII forever secure il as the grand rllying point in
this c y OF the TEMPERANCE forces:
Extracts from Gen Van .NsSs Letter Of June l3, I843
viii proceed TO specify such intended 'exc.u-
sions' a occur to me, viz: A warehouse store or
factory for trade, &c. house Of entertainment or
tavern; assembly.rooms; theatre; odeon; a mu-
SCUM; printing establishment; a college or uni
yersy for gDera instruction science private resi-
dencc or Residences necessary for the safety OF
comfortable maintenance Of the holdings or as use
iu M nor Gppendages To forward most ad
by lretunnR. discoursing, cxhortng, teaching and
incuicaing The Temperance doctrine and creed even
church, for conclusive reasons that will doubtless
strike You.
propose that in Of a diversion Of the proper
ty from 'ts inteded and legitimate deslinati,n the
fof " 10 rtrerf, &c Now In such rertrsisn do not
mean 10 include the buildings improvements erect
I'd or made by tie Society; but ii the contingency
should ever unfortunately occur, (Which God fnbd y
from any uptowsrd Cause whatever that the conten.-
pa'ed establishment as great Temperance Hall or
Rend' zrous, shall be determined by those " bo
may have the legal posscssory ripirt to be o,her-
wise appropriate and used shall that event ex-
pect The ground To revert that is the ms itu ion
may, wnlin say one year, remove or dispose Of The
buildings OF hey may IL more t. their interest die
pose OF the JOINT property, rcserng yielding 10 me
only the fair price AT the time Of The erouod-apart
from the buildlngs-soch price as IL would be worth
IN case there were NJ building thereon"
Al MEETING Of the Stock Committee on Monday
evening July TO- in order carry out the object. Of
The Society, the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted
Whereas the Stock Committee Of the Freeman.
Viriisnt Total Abstinence S,ci.ty being convinced
that the ci zens Of Wsshine'oi are f,vorsbIy dis
posed TO the cause Of Total abstinence and that thew
would freely contribute for The erection of Tcm,ef
snce Hal, II called upon therefore
ht'ofred, That proper application g NJ AIDE (, the
c''izens and that an authorized Agent be spt;p,eJ
TO wan upon them and solicit subscriptions OF s,,ck
and donations.
Resoired, That Auousrus r. CUNNINGHAM he and
ne Is hereby appointed said Agent and he !. hereby
AUTHORIZED and empowered 10 receive and receip, far
subscriptions Of stock, and ACCEPT donation. To he
applied TO The erection Of The contemplated Tempe
rance Hall IN the city If Washington.
Resoirtd, That he above resolutions be published
IN al the papers OF the city.
true copy from the minutes.
DARIUS CLAGETT, Chairman
Te'te: Y X. Orrurr, Secretary.
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