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this branch of the church by the misconduct of some of its members in relation to this subject, awakened its fears. In 1830, or 1831, some eminent Methodist ministers, followed by many of their laity, joined with characteristic energy in the warfare against strong drink, and no denomination has since done more efficient service to the cause. Members both clerical and lay, of the other leading churches, were tardier; and the Episcopalians, until very recently, were behind all. The reasons of these differences are manifest, and need not be explained.

In 1832 and 1833, no prominent occurrence connected with our subject is to be noted. Generally speaking, however, the progress of the Reform was visible; though with occasional remissions, and even relapses, such as have repeatedly attended its course. In those years, some powerful writings in support of it were introduced amongst us. One of these was the Fourth Annual Report of the American Temperance Society, a well-written pamphlet of 110 pages, crowded with striking facts, and cogent arguments; and another was a small work entitled "Temperance Tales," by Lucius M. Sargent, a Boston lawyer, containing some interesting and happily conceived narratives, at once humorous and pathetic, and written in a style of composition singularly racy and beautiful, and altogether well calculated to produce a deep and salutary impression.

The Virginia Temperance Society had now transferred its annual meetings to Richmond; and in February 1834, it published an invitation to the various local societies of the State to meet in Convention at the metropolis. But the Young Men's Temperance Society of Frederick County, having issued a proposal that such a convention should be held at Charlottesville, in the fall, this proposal was seconded by the Executive Committee of the State Society. Accordingly, the first Temperance Convention of Virginia,

assembled at Charlottesville, on the 30th of October, 1834, and sat three days, adjourning finally on the 3rd of November.

In this Convention were 180 members delegates from Temperance Societies in 38 counties, all of them cis-Alleghaney, niue lying in the great Valley, and 29 in Eastern Virginia. The nine were Alleghaney, Augusta, Bath, Berkeley, Botetourt, Frederick, Hampshire, Rockingham, and Shenandoah.

Of the members, 37 were ministers of the Gospel, and 18 physicians. Among these were several eminent men who have since died: we may name, more particularly, the Rev. Conrad Speece, D. D., Jonathan P. Cushing, President of Hampden Sidney College, Hugh Nelson, and Thomas Walker Gilmer. The Rev. Justin Edwards, of Massachusetts, one of the ablest and most untiring pioneers of the reformation; and Edward C Delavan, of New York, who has given many thousands of dollars, and years of patient labor to the cause; attended the Convention as invited guests.

General John H. Cocke, of Fluvanna, was Chosen President; and ten Vice-Presidents were appointed. Hugh Nelson, Thomas W. Gilmer, Jonathan P Cushing, Conrad Speece, Rev. Edward Wadsworth, Rev. J. B. Jeter, of Lancaster, Col. Samuel Blackwell, of Northumberland, Dr. Joseph B. Anderson, of Amelia, Dr. J. W. R. Dunbar, of Frederick, and Nathaniel C. Crenshaw, of Hanover.

The Convention, proceeding to business, adopted 33 Resolutions, bearing, directly or indirectly, upon the use of distilled spirits; declaring the opinion that to make, or sell them, was morally wrong,-earnestly approving the stand taken by physicians in favor of the Temperance cause-invoking the continued co-operation of the ladies in that cause-commending the owners and masters of

ships for sailing them with no spirits on board, so that more than a thousand vessels were navigating the ocean without them-pronouncing the pledge of total abstinence from ardent spirits an indispensable feature of the Temperance Reform, &c., &c. It could not, however, be brought to resolve or declare against wine, or other liquors, in any manner or form whatever.

Under one of the resolutions of the body, the President and three other members were appointed a committee to prepare and publish an Address to the People of Virginia. This paper, which appeared accordingly soon afterwards, set forth a strong array of facts and reasonings to show the necessity of reform in the drinking habits of the country; and displayed the happy effects which had already flowed from the movement, in glowing terms.

A short time before the meeting of the Convention in Charlottesville, a newspaper, called "The Temperance Pioneer," had been established in Winchester, by the Young Men's Temperance Society of Frederick. During the Convention, this paper was transferred to the Executive Committee of the State Society, who transferred its publication to Richmond, and new-named it "The Southern Temperance Star." It was now published monthly in eight quarto pages, through the year 1835, and then ceased. It contained many things of great pith; but was edited and printed in so shabby a manner that it produced but little effect. N. R.

[To be continued.]

PRIDE AND HUMILITY.

I never yet found pride in a noble nature, nor humility

in an unworthy mind.-Owen Feltham.

COLONEL WILLIAM CABELL.

[We are indebted to our esteemed correspondent, N. F. Cabell, Esq, of Nelson, for a second communication relating to this distinguished patriot, containing some slight corrections and further particulars, which we add here to our former notice of him, with great pleasure.]

According to a record now before me, Col. William Cabell was born (not in 1727-30, but) in May 1729-30,-a mode of statement which refers to the old manner of noting both the legal and historical years, which formerly prevailed, that is, as we should now say, in 1730.

The Convention which appointed him a member of the Committee of Safety was that which formed the first Constitution of Virginia;-or rather preceded it, the Constitution having been enacted in 1776, though the members who composed both bodies were nearly the same.

In alluding to the co-operation of relatives with his ef forts in the cause of Independence, mention was made generally of his "brothers." of his "brothers." And as the reference was more especially to two of them who were nearer to him in age than the one there named, to avoid both confusion and injustice, some farther mention of these and other members of his family seems to be required.

Dr. William Cabell emigrated from Wiltshire, England, to this State in the first quarter of the last century. After remaining some years in lower Virginia, he advanced farther into the interior; acquired a large body of lands on both banks of James River, in what are now the counties of Nelson and Buckingham: settled in the former county near Swan reek, on the Estate now known as Liberty Hall: became the founder of the family which in this country bears his name, and died in 1774, in his 87th year.

Tradition reports that he was a man of learning and science, distinguished in his profession, and enterprising and active withal that he was moreover of liberal principles in politics, and alive to the rights and interests of the Colony. He early impressed on his sons the importance of a regard to the public welfare; and that they might be qualified to discharge their duties as citizens, he gave them

such opportunities of education as the country then afforded; a lesson and an example, which, it is believed, have not been wholly lost on his descendants of later generations.

Besides an only daughter, who married a Mr. Horsley, he left four sons, and to one of these, as so many branches from the original stock, are persons of his name in the habit of tracing their lineage. Of his sons, the eldest was the subject of our sketch, and hence, in public documents of an earlier date than 1774, he is recognized as Wm. Cabell, Jr.

The second and third sons were Joseph and John Cabell. Both of these gentlemen were members of the Convention, as they had been of previous Assemblies; the former as the colleague of his brother William in 1774, -the latter as the Delegate from Buckingham in 1775. And it is to them, I presume, that R. H. Lee refers, when, in his letter to Col. Wm. Cabell, heretofore published by you, he speaks of those of his [Col. C's] family with whom he had served in the Assembly.

Col. Nicholas Cabell, born in 1750, was much younger than either of his brothers, and at that time could scarcely have acquired an influence commensurate with theirs. He, however, commanded a company in General Lafayette's Contingent of troops at Jamestown, was ever afterwards an ardent Republican, became popular as such, and served during several terms in the Senate of Virginia.

Col. William Cabell married Margaret, the daughter of Mr. Samuel Jordan who resided on James River, near the Seven Islands. In naming some of his children, I inadvertently gave Landon the precedence in age of his brother William. The third daughter, long since deceased, was the wife of a gentleman who still survives; but the lady referred to as "still living" is his grand-daughter.

Of Col. C.-as of other men of mark-there were long current in this region, anecdotes indicative of the more striking traits of his character, and of the respect his fellow citizens bore him; but some of these are too nearly associated with private individuals, or relations, and others at this day have scarcely sufficient point or novelty to interest the public.

The Journals of the Colonial Assembly, if within our

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