The Washingtonian., 1845-07-12
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THE BALL IN MoTIoN--An interesting temperance
meeting was held at Fairfax Chapel in the county Of
Fairfax, Virginia, on Sunday last AMAzI PoE Esq
was called to the Chair and -PooR, Esq, appointed
Secretary. Addresses were delivered by Rev Will
LIAM c. LIPsCoMB, Rev. c. A DAVIS, and Messrs.
CAMMACK and THOMSON. Torty-four persons signed
the pledge, and Committee was appointed to prepare
Constitution and nominate Officers Another meet
ing is to be held at the same place on Sabbath the
Goth inst, at O'clock P. NJ How many of our friends
from Alexandria, Georgetown, and the City, can make
it convenient to attend? Cannot our eenterprising
friends who have the matter in charge make arrange
ments to have the Temperance Car on the ground 7
We submit this for their consideration, and friends
in Fairfax need not be astonshed to find noble dele
CATION present. to aid them in their good work.
Success to this new enterprise.
party of the city teetotalers visited Georgetown
last Sunday afternoon, and assisted brethren there
! in the good cause. meeting held in Parrots
woods, and II signed the pledge. We would thank
our friends in Georgetown if they would send us a
short notice of their different meetings. engage
ments such that we cannot attend them.
! A meeting also held on Sunday afternoon,
across the Eastern Branch, by our friends from the
Navy iard-see communication.
On Sunday evening listened to a very good
Sermon Temperance, by the Rev. J. G.. SMITH,
at the Presbyterian church, 9Th street. We of the
opinion that The clergy of this city far behind the
times. We very seldom hear of sermons on this sub
ject and when preached they are too much guarded
there is n fear of touching the prominent root-the
TRAFFIC. The clergy Of New York, we believe it is,
have formed themselves into society, without respect
to creed and are zealously cooperating with the tee
total mass in carrying this work. We want to see
clergy take the stand in the street, market-honse
or other place, side by side with SAVAGE, WHIPPLE,
CAMMACK, and others, and there debate the subject
before the people, in order that they may be informed
that teetoasm is necessary for the salvation OF both
Church and State. 1t is time they had come out and
taken more prominent part in this great work. We
consider it to be their special duty On referring to
our Local Directory find that there are 90 churches
in this city, consequently there that number of
preachers, at least. Out of this number we have
FOUR as subscribers to this paper. Is this right?
On Monday evening portion of the Freemen's
Vigilant Total Abstinence Society held street meet
ing in the First Ward, by invitation from residents of
that part of the city. The meeting was we'll attended,
and IS signatures obtained to the pledge.
On Tuesday evening, the stated meeting of the
above Society, at the Club House, was well attended
The singing this evening wasvery good Mr.. LEONARD
Of Ohio, delivered an interesting and instructive lee
ture on the history of lntemperance. signed.
On Wednesday evening the Potomac T. Society
held their stated weekly meeting at the school house,
Maryland avenue. The meeting was well attended.
Messrs Beck and Edmondston related parts Of their
experience, and gentleman from the first ward favor
ed the audience with an excellent address, The latter
gentleman is new hand, in this region at least and
we consider his reasoning powers first rate We are
much in want Of speakers, and we hope he will he
constant attendant at different meetings. The pre-
sdent OF this society," L. Smith, esq., also addressed
the meeting, and several songs were sung altogether
This was good meeting, but-no signers.
Another meeting was held on Thursday evening in |
the First Ward, opposite the Union Engine House
The meeting was addressed by the indomitable
SAVAGE, Rev. c. A. DAVIS, Rev Mr. Brown, and The
whole -souled CAMMAcK, who closed the proceedings
with one Of his irresistible appeals. The way the
signcrs came up at this meeting will shake Old Alky
in this Ward. 32 signed the pledge on this occasion
A few more meetings of this sort, and the Ward is
redeemed. The fremen and others, in this Ward
intend to establish next week. teetotal society for
this part Of the city, Go ahead, the day your own
JOSH and Co. don't care-no, not they.
RUNAWAY NEGRoEs.--A large party of runaway
negroes passed through this city last Tuesday morning
before daylight, armed with clubs scythes, &c They
took the Frederick road until they arrived at Cubtown
where they were overiaken by the sheriff of Mont
gomery and posse Of citizens he had summoned to
aid him. When commanded to surrender, they re-
fused, and showed fight. One of them snapped pis-
to three tunes at one Of the ctzens, who then shot
his assailant, wounding h',o severely hey resisted
unni elgnt were wounded Seventeen were then
y saP'u'eu' - with the wounded placed in Rockville
JUL curing Tuesday night six more were captured
and confined. On Thursday morning they were
brought into the city and secured in jail,