Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-09


and the matter, they thought, was settled. But
! shortly after, McnschikoR made q new demand,
| which no alarmed the Turkish Secretary Of State,
that he sought tho French and English ambassa-
dors, who advised him to refuse compliance, wbich
| he did.
Upon It's refusal, the P,ince went home, and
Nesselrode informed Turkey that they should take
possession ofcertan provinces, to secure what they
| had asked, but that they should not declare war
Turkey threw herself ON the protection of her ady-
sers England thought II was not best to consider
this act as declaration Of war and then Xnfhnd
and France tried to settle the difficulty ~ dipl0
macy, and wisely removed the site of ncSoti&ton
| to Vienna. Here al one time matters wcfo nearly
arranged The /" Vienna Note" was At Agst ac-
ccptcd by Turkey, but afterwards at tho instiga-
tion Of her advisers, she demanded the interpola.
ton Of few words, which would change the face
Of things materially, and which demand Russia
would not accedc to. We sec the consequence.
The Doctor then related the history Of the war,
thus far, in avery graphic manner. 1a4
] He thought that England and France had az
sumed great responsibilities, In bringing the matter
to this condition. but accounted for it by the ev!
| dent desire of France to be at the head of the
Latin Church, and be considered its protector; and
that England saw with envy the rising power tf
Russia, and feared that, in the end, she might dir
| pute her power IN India,
There was very large and attentive audience
present, and everything passed off satisfactorily
/ j. Atkyn self. Examining society.
! Among the many societies established in our
country to extend the principles OF Christianity,
and to improve the morals Of the people at large,
it isa subject Of real regret that while so audabc
| zeal s manifested, and SO much pains taken to re-
| move the mote out Of our neighbors eye, there
should be no society formed, no pains hken to
| induce men to cast the beam out oftheir own or,
| in other words, society whose end and aim should
be to examine our own hearts and lives and see IL
we ourselves are not guilty Of some habits and
vices that need reform, which arc equally as bad Us
4 those which we are so ready to discover In our
| neighbors.
4 This Society il would seem, ought TO take the
lead Of all others, and il should be the first object
OF our exertions to suppress the vices and ollies
Of mankind "Physician, heal fhyseif" il an az
monition coming from the highest authority, ard
is as applicable to the Scribes and Pharsces now,
as it was 1900 years ago,
4 Did the members Of our popular societies, as well
as others, take half the pains to examine themselves
and correct their own faults that they do to hunt
up and expose the faults and folles of Others how
much more like Christians would they act! How
much more happy and pcaceabc would be the con
dition of every community and neghborhoodi
Aud were Society for SeEexamination once in
stituted, In this or nny other place, and made ps
popular as our temperance societies, and many
others now are how much less running to and fro,
of numbers standing at the Of the Streets
thanking God that they are NOT like other mer,"
should we then behold.
THE CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE /. This Society shall be known by tic
name Of the ~. AtNyn Self Examining Society
and shall be composed Of members Of both sexes
whose heads and hearts are capable Of moral In.
provement
ART q The object Of this Society shall be, while
we may see all others faults, to feel and correct
our own TO suppress NIL manner of deceit and
| hypocrisy, SANDER and defamation backbting and
evil speaking, with all that tends to injure or de-
fraud our neghbor, either Of his property or his
/ character s, --f ,.ss~
ART 8. This Society shall be independent of all
other societies; each member shall be vested with
full powers and privileges to attend 10 his
ccrns, and he shall make It his duty TO mind bis
| own business, and Let others alone. And no Pres
/ idcnts Vice Presidents Secretaries Spies Inforn-
ers Committees nor delegates shall ever be chosen
by the Society, to watch over the conduct Of oth.
ers, or make report Of their noighbors misdoings,
until such a work Of charity shall have begun ut
home.
| Anr. 4. There shall be no public or private
meetings Of this Society, ON any appointed days. 10
| manage their concerns, or hear lectures delivered
before IT, but IL shall be the duty OF every member
10 meet himself alone every day, and listen TO the
/ lecture Of his own conscience.
Arr 5. No money shall be raised from time 10
time for funds 10 support this Society nor TO cii
culate selfexamning tracts, or to pay ministers or
lawyers, for delivering addresses to convince us
how much easier il is to examine others than II s
TO examine ourselves
Arr, o. Every member of the Society shall pay
due regard 10 temperance, IN eating, drinking and
everything else But he shall be his own judge
| what he shall eat and what he shall drink, and
wherewithal he shall be clothed while gluttony,
drunkenness, and tight lscing shall be left to tho
cravings Of conscience and consumption which,
with all popular reproach they deserve, without
the benefit of clergy, or the votes or lectures OF
the Temperance Society
ART. 4. Everything shah be called by ts right
name men shall not put bitter for sweet, nor sweet
for bitter; nor call for beer when they mean rum
nor for cider or wine when they mean brandy or
gin. And no inn-keeper shall put new vino into
old bottles Of French brandy for the use Of his
temperance customers and no grocer or merchant
shall sell preparations of wbiskey for Malaga or,
Madeira wine, or st. Croix rum.
ART =. Every member OF this Society shall be
allowed 70 drink tea or coffee, cold water or hot
water, butter-milk or lemonade as suits him best,
OF TO chew or 10 smoke tobacco, or take snuF,
when not offensive 10 the company he Is in, with
out being accommodated from good society, or
1 to the buffeting Of cold water Pharisecs.
AKr. 0. No member Of this society shall ever set
himself np above his fellows, establish his own
character and consequence by backening His ncgll-
bor's name, thinking TO make his own appear the
winter; but IL shall be the duty Of every one to
examine their own hearts and dispositions and set
double guard against the sims that most easily
besct themselves.
1 Arr 10. This Society shall form no Christian
Society In politics, and political party under the
name Of the ,. ArKyS SelfExamining Society. 1t
| shall have nothing TO do with Masonry or Anti
Masonry, Colonization Anti-Slavery, Missionary,
| Bible or Tract Societies, rs being In any manner
connected with IL; nor shall any religious Greed,
| Test or Inquiston, Council or Synod, ever be cs-
tabishcd or countcnanccd by this Society: but
every member shall enjoy his own religion, and
allow TO all Others the same liberty he claims for
himself, without being pointed at as q hcrctic or
branded as an infdcl.
ART. IL. Good society shall not be exclusively
formed out OF the aristocracy Of wealth. nor out of
the popularity Of swindling spcculators of civil
religious professions. 1t shall include the poor who
are honest, intelligent, and industrious, well us
i the rich. ar s4E