Smyrna times., 1858-06-03

vor of thorough execution of the law against
drinking and other kindred houses"
6. The Mayor and Aldermen shall be nomi-
mated by convention Of five from each ward,
and the delegates TO said convention shall be
chosen at ward meetings holden on the Monday
evening following the State election; provided,
however, that no person shall be elected dele
gate or nominated for office who has not signed
this constitution, or given other satisfactory APP
proval of this object.
I. Our members shall be enlisted in the
street, counting room, workshop, or elsewhere
by presenting this constitution for SIInaturGs-
each member being committee for that pur-
pose.
>. Our officers shall be a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer, but they
shall have no power Whatever beyond the dutlc>
always required Of such officers, except to cal,
meetings, appoint committees not otherwise
chosen, and TO correspond with similar or9ani.
Eat ons in other cities.
In order to bring these papers before the
meeting for discussion, Mr.. Gushing moved
their adoption.
They were then discussed by Il. X. Potter,
Rev. Mr. Mckurdy, WIN. Adams, Jr., Mr.. Bon
well, c. +. Potter, M!cha Dyer, and others. all
Of whom advocated the adoption of the plan,
and expressed the confident belief that it could
be successfully carried out.
The address and constitution were then un-
anlmonsly adopted, and 10000 copies ordered
to be printed.
KEEP YOUR Eye on YOUR NGIGHBoRs Fake
care OF them. Don't let them stir without
watching. They may do something wrong ii
you do. To be sure you never knew them to
do anything very bad, but it may be on your ac-
count they have not. Perhaps If it had not
been for your kind care, they might have dis
graccd themselves and families, a long time
ago. Therefore don't relax any effort to keep
them where they ought to be; never mind your
own business, that will take care of Itself
There is man passing alonT--hc is looking
over the tcncG-bc suspicious OF him, perhap-
he contempldVes stealing something some Of
these dark nights; there's no knowing what
queer tancies he may have got in his head II
you see any symptoms of any one passing oul
the path of duty, tell every one else you can
sec, and be particular to see great many. II
is a good way to circulate such things and
though it may not benefit yourself, or any one
else particularly, il will be something important
about some one else. Do keep something going
silence is a dreadful thing; though 1t is sand
there was silence in Heaven for the space OF
half an hour, don't let any such thing occur on
earth; it would be too much like Heaven for
the inhabitants of this mundane sphere. If, at-
ter all your watchful care, you can't see any
thing out of the way i'll any one, you may be
sure it is not because they have not done any
thing bad; perhaps, IN an ungarded moment,
you lost sight of thCm--throw out hints, they
are no better than they should be---that you
should not wonder if people found out what they
were at:er awhile, and then they may not carry
their heads so high. Keep it a going, aud some
one will take the hint and begin to help you
after awhIe--thcn there Will be- music, and
/ everything will work to charm.