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RESOLUTIONS. , 1st. That Intemperance is the fruitful source of crime, disease and poverty, and ought to be deprecated by every individual professing Christianity. 2nd. That it is painful to observe the extent of Intemperance, from the use of ardent spirits, in this Regiment. 3rd.— That Intemperance has been diminished in other Corps by the formation of Temperance Societijes, and that ecjual success might reasonably be expected to attend the adoption of similar measures in the 2'ith Regiment. , 4,th. That a few of the friends of Temperance do form themselves into a Committee, and endeavour, by every means in their power, both by advice and example, to show, and if possible to convince, their fe'low Soldiers of the dangerous and pernicious effects attend- ant upon the use of ardent spirits. 5th. — That the Committee do consist of four persons, whose d-sity it will be to collect all the information possible, relative to the great object of the Society. •"" > 6th. — That the Committee do prepare an Address to their fell:yw Soldiers, explaining their views, and adopt Regulations for their fa-: tdre guidance. _ Z' y. ADDRESS. Fellow Soldiers, — We appeal to your own observation of what is passing around you for the motives which have led us to this stcj), the solo object of which, is to endeavour to arrest the evils which result from the immoderate use of intoxicating and poisonous liquors. We ask of you whether Intemperance has not more than main- tained its ground? whether every effort for checking it has not prov- ed insufficient ? How much time is lost, what contaminating company is kept, what riot, disorder, and moral and physical degradation are occa- sioned in consequence of an indulgence in this vice of Intemperance ? Have we not had sufficient examples to convince us of its perni- aous effects? Non-Commissioned Officers reduced to the Ranks, l.^ id Privates brought to the " Halberts," or immured in a cold and ],Q^ Tifortless cell—for what ? Offences all originating in that one crime gf ^ Drunkenness. * \ Mai ^y ^^ y^" ^^^^® ^^^^^ *^^^^ truths, we doubt not, rise from your • 1^ jjg iL ^ tl^e morning, resort to the Canteen, (or else where,) and there m allow, some one, others two, and many three, glasses of that deadly vt ^«'"'^"> which, (as some of you term it,) sets you up for the morniuff- again, about 12 o'clock, the false cravings of nature de- mand the d'raught should be renewed, another glass, or perhaps tivo, ^re taken tt> prepare the stomach for dinner; and, in the evening • it is renewed' with aS much vigour as the husbandman gathers in his ■••'vuirvpst befor-e the threatended storm: at length Tattoo closes the '■'sS, and thus the "Habitual Drunkard" ends his day. WeVemerabcra mair in Limerick, and so do many of you whom ^we new address, who w^as smothered m his bed while under the influ- ence '^f' liquor. :vS/«also recollect another unfortunate being in the same place, ••V/Vo committed suicide, (by shooting himself,) while labouring under • \ '■ &e horrors of Brmkenmns. vri ha fir in O ra fo d< di c< ti P 1. W T ^ WL .y^ JHs.w-^.:rV:SilidiU 1- ■• * ■ ' Thero was also another case very similar in Dublin, where a man was choaked while in a state of intoxication. Another case of a like nature occurred in this Barrack, of a man having been suflfocated in his bed from smoaking— the bedding caught fire, and the unfortunate man was hurried into eternity ; he, no doubt, was in a state of inebriation at the t'me. Two other awful cases of a similar description recently occurred in the 79th Regiment, at York, Upper-Canada, from Drunkenness :— On6 man had the misfortune to get ' tipsey,' and in returnmg to Bar- racks lost his Avay ; he however crawled into a hmekiln, and wheu found the following morning, was so much frozen that it was consi- dered necessary to amputate one of his legs ;— the other went to bed drunk, and in the morning was found, to the no small surprise of his comrades, suffocated. These and many other cases of frequent occurrence might be men- tioned, all which tend to prove the dreadful consequences of Intem- perance. We heir of you most earnestly to consider to what a pitch Drunk- enness has arrived, and what may be its results, if no further means are used, no other efforts made, to avert the growing evil. The awful, but just sentence, awarded by a General Court Martial last year, on a Private of the 32nd Regiment, and a recent Coroner's Inquest in the Twenty Fourth, are authentic records of the victims of Intemperance,— victims that were imperceptibly led on from one excess to another, till at length its effects, in the former case, have been, open defiance of the Laws of God and Man ; and in the latter, it is to be feared, everlasting misery. The horrors of a Drunkard's death beggars description. Need we point to yonder grave, just closed over the remains of one who weiit from the cup of excess to almost instant death ?— You all know it. Should any of vou who hear these truths live in the mar,iier we have endeavored to describe, we think you will join us, when«\v8 say, it is high time to discontinue such a practice, which, if pe raevpred in, must sooner or later, bring you to an untimely end. v._ y Fsssr WM'V^UL^. f,. Let us now, one and all, with ono consent, cease to do evil, and learn to do well,— lot Intemperate habits be discontinued, and then, instead of havinjr many Drunkards in oiu- Corps, we shall be found a Repmcnt of sober, etticient and well conducted Soldiers. Conceiv- ing that there is no better mode of obtaining these desirable ends, than the one which is about to be submitted to your consideration, the Committee be-r to call your most serious attention to the expediency of forminj,'- amongst ourselves a Temperance Society. Resolved IsT.—That it is expedient to form a Temperance Soci- ety in this Regiment. 2.ND.— That the following be adopted as the Constitution of the Society : — PREAMBLE. ' We, the Committee, considering Intemperance one of the most deadly curses inflicted upon the human race, menacing and threaten- ing to undermine the Discipline and Suhordiiirtion of '^the Regiment; and being fully assured that the common and falsely styled Temperate drinking, is the source and fountain-head from which all the streams of Intemperance flow, and wishing to co-operate in the exertions mak- ing by our Commanding Officer for the suppression of the evil, by a corresponding effort on our part, do therefore adopt the followuig Regulations :— . . REGULATIONS. 1st. — That this Society be denominated the Temperance Society OF His Majesty's 24th Regiment of Foot. './ 2nd.— That the Officers of this Society be elected annually, and ' shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary, who will act as a Committee of Managers. 3»d/^That a Monthly Meeting of the Committee be held, for the pur^se of conducting the affairs of the Society. ; '4tS. — That in order to defray the expenses incurred in obtaining ','FH«tiDg, and diffusing information on the subject of Intemperance, li j^ i^^jXr V \ Km a sum not loss than two pence per niontli be subscribed by each Mem- ber, ' * 5th.-~To prevent any misconstruction beinjf put on the appropri- ation ot the funds raised by contribution, the Committee wish it to be clearly understood, that they will bo a])plied to no other purpose than that mentioned in Rej;:ulation No. 4. 6th.— That a Book be kept by the Treasurer, and produced at each Monthly Meeting, in which shall be entered all sums received and expended on account of the Society. 7th.— That every individual wishing to join the Society, be pro- • posed by a Member of the Committee. 8th.— That no person l)e proposed and admitted at the same Meet- ing. 9th.— That subscribing to the following ^ -? .oi\, be sufficient to constitute a Member ; but that any violr expulsion from the Society. ?of) will lead to 10th.— That any Member be at liberty to \ ^ the Soci- ety, on making known his wish, in writing, to ... tar^^ ; but it must be distinctly understood, than in so doing, they can have no claim on the Committee. DECLARATION. " We, whose names are hereunto affixed, (believing that Intempe- rance and its attendant evils are promoted by existing habits a^d'- opinions in regard to the use of intoxicaling liquors, and that dec!-*, sive measures for effecting a reformation are indispensable,) do volun- tarily agree to abstain entirely from the use of aiient spirits, jezjcept (when recommended by the Surgeon) for medical purposcjSS'' and although the moderate use of other liquors are not prohibited; vet, as the promotion of Temperance in every form is the specific dlj^^n of the Society, it is to be clearly understood that excess in th^s*^./»e- cessarijy excludes from Membership." •.«' ;; y sj y. \---U^\LJiJJ IJUSJL^ V^-^g^ COMMITTEE. ' ■ ■ ' , Sergeant Major James Gov, President. Color Serfreant William O'Buikn, Vice President. Serg^eant William Mekry, Trcasnrer. - .——___ John Potts, Secretary. At a Meetinfr of tho Comraitteo held on the 23rd April, 1832, it was unanimously Resolved a.s follows .-- 1st.— That fifty copies of the Address, &c. be printed for circulation. 2nd.— That the first Monthly Meeting of this Society be held on Monday, the 21st day of May next. 3rd — That three Members of the Committee do constitute a Quo- rum, ^ » ' ' X it on