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Albans, Georgia:
. FRIDAY, JESE 21, 18J3.
FOR (JOVEItNOH,
vusenri, v.
fcr Wo find in the Savannah Daily Courier
of the 22J imL a letter from F. P. Holcomb
Esq., in answer to our notice in the last Patri
ot of bis report of the surrey Tor the Savan
nah at)d Albany Railroad.
The letter is written in the right spirit, and
we shall take pleasure in publishing it next week,
with some comments. ^
Ct^Thsc^prospect for crops iu this section
continuesTair—sonio rain this week—weather
fine—country healthy. . 1
(ttT^We'ire indebted to Hon. R. Toorbs, for
.valuable Public Documents.
■ 03^ The Southern Recorder came to us last
w«ek, printed on new and handsome types.
(15" The Ccorsia Courier, a Whig paper,
edited by B. T. & W. P. Castellaw, Esqrs., was
issued in this place last week. The ty pographi
cal appearance of the paper is very good; and
we are gratified to find that the editors take
firm gmobd in favor of the interest of the sec
tion in which they nre located. In politics they
.oppose any reorganization of the Union party,
or any chtfngS of ,nanje, or principles fertile
Whig parr ‘
Temperance.
An address will' be delivered' before Eureka
Division, No. 16; Sons of Temperance, at the
Baptist Church on the 4th of July at 8 o'clock,
P. M. 'Die citizens generally, and the ladies
particularly, are invited to attend.
ties of Camden, Chatham, Laurens,- Irwin, Tel
fair, and Emanuel, believing that there is not
sufficient time left for holding a regular District
Congressional Convention, have published a
card in the Macon Telegraph reco'rnmfemling to
the Democratic Party of the Flrtt District to
give their united support to James lu Sewabd,
Esq.,.of Thomas county. /
(ttT Sa$ accWbts of the. prospect for corn
and rottnn-efops come to us from almost every
part ofthrrand*the-adjomitig State?,
In Alabama, it is said, whole fields of corn
are dried 4jv«nd Trifmany parts of Georgia it is-
not much better..
2*.-:. . • J »
C^T* Wfi aro i gratified to learn that Hon. D.
J. Bau3£V hits^been ro nominated for Congress
in the Third Congressional District. He is a
sterling Democrat and an able man.
Long* Esq., has been nominated
by a meeting in Clinch county, as a candidate
for Cotigress in tho First District.
0$T The rapid, increase of property in this
part of the country, is shown hy the fact that
the State tax for tho Albany Militia district of
Baker county excedob four thousand dollars for
the presenfcyear. A few years ago, the whole
fax of Baktr county, was not one-fourth part
of tha^sum.
The. expeiidtiuie for railroads the past
year in the United States, is estimated at $b0,«
000.000. This sum is not only available in
good paying stocks, to those who furnished if,
but according to the estimate of eminent men,
the re^l estate in the neighborhood jif these
roads has been increased in value, in the nggre*
grate, five times the cost of the roads; equal to
$300,000,000!
OC^. We learn from the Washington Union
that four surveying expeditions under the com
round of experienced officers, has already been
placed in the field, by the Secretary of War,
under an act of the Inst Congress, with a view
to selecting tho best route for. a railroad b.c^-
sessions. It is said that theso’expeditions w ill
explore tho whole of our western territory.
0^7"It is estimated that there will he some
twenty-three millions in the U. S. Treasury on
the firat July, and some fifty millions at the end
of the fiscal year. The receipts of revenue in
New York fo'r May, was 81.534,700, against
$3,225,000 for May 1852—being an increase
of $1,270,700.
0^* We have received a pamphlet copy of
Mr. Holcomb’s Re|>ortof the survey of the Sa
vannah and Albany Railroad, accompanied with
a good lithographed map of a part of Georgia,
Florida, and Alabama, opou which the survey,
with the proposed extension to the Gulf is
drawn.
Let ihose who may see that map, and who
feel a sufficient interest in the subject, draw' a
line from Savannah to Mobile across it, and they
will find that the line runs through Albany;
showing that the charter for the Savannah and
Albany road, fixes the route on the air line.
Fonrth of July— Public Meeting.
It will be seen by the published proceedings,
that committees will report to a meeting of citi
zens to ft>e held to morrow night, preparatory
to’the celebration of onr country's Independence.
Let there be a full attendance.
It is good that our minds sboald, nt least once
a year, be drawn to the. contemplation of the
cost of our present privileges, that wo tuay the
better appreciate (heir value; it is good that the
men and women of the revolution should be
brought. to .guild, end that their virtues,-their
patriotism, and their sacrifices, be remembered
with gratitude, .arid treasured as examples; and
it is good too, that.we should have a day of an
qual political reckoning with ourselVes,' from'
which we may, in nautical phrase, take a new
tfepftrtufo on the' voyage oyer tbe^octen of
Time. r - - *
The Liquor Lair.
The third article of our series is crowded over
to next week:
Our correspondent, “An Advocate of the
Liquor Law,’-* says some good things in favor
of teioperancd. ' But he seems to have forgotten,
or perhaps he has not understood the question
under discus&ion, which is involved in the pro
posed Atlanta Liquor Law. Have the Legis
lature or a majority of the people, a right to pro
hibit the traffic in any article of drink or diet
which is innocently and harmlessly used by some,
because others eat or drink more than they should
do, of that article ? If they have the right in
one tiling, why not in every thing ?
Arthur’s Home Magazine.
We have received this excellent Family Mag*
azine, and gladly add it to our list of exchanges.
It is edited by T. S. Arthur, whose writings are
always characterized by mo nil beauty and gdod
sense. It is illustrated by a fine steel plate and
several wood engravings. Price $2, or four;
copied for 90. Address T. S. Arthur & Co.,
Philadelphia.
First Congressional District.
opening of the campaign. Men may err once
The delegates at Milledgeville from the coon- c ‘an hTv^n'df^itch shelter* " wTarcaufftor-
rUiaihnm i.HiirptiH' Trwin. lei- ,
ized to state distinctly, that Judge Johnson is no
more is believer in Spiritual Ruppings, than the
Editor of the Republican is the author of the
famous aHicle entitled ‘Spring.* Let his cpi-
derntfi open and deceive the truth! If Judge
Johnson had ever givdh his sanction to the mis
erable folly knovfn as Spiritual Rappings, we
should be among the first to warn the people of
Georgia against his aberration. We repeat au
thoritatively that there is no truth whatever in
the charge. Let the decency party take notice
accordingly l-^-Geo. Telegraph.
and he would not take it until recommended.
Notiike many in this day, ho was unwilling to
be his own physician. Paul would not recom
mend anything that he thought evil would re
sult from it, neither did he intend for it to be
taken as a beverage, for, says Paul, “If meat
make my brother, to offend,* I will eat no meat
while the world standelb, lest I make my bro
ther to offend.” “It is good neither to cat meat
nor to drink trine nor anything wherebyThy
brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made
weak.** Ail these.you say Paul considered as
“good creatures of God.” So you see by your i \ Jefferson—A R Wright, E B Hook.
'***••* «'iinciss vou are condemned. I.«ur«na--J R fWhmn.
The Temperance Banner.
A correspondent of the Temperance Banner,
writing from Albany, refers, to onr remarks on
the subject of the* Atlanta Liquor Law, in this
place,on a recent occasion, and says:—
“He affirmed and reiterated the. assertion that
the best men are found among tho intemperate,
and the meanest of men among the sober!*—
yet professed to be a friend of temperance/*
This is calculated to create a very emjheoua
impression of what wP did say, and: may be
characterized as one of those garbled and un
fair reports which are sometimes furnished to
partisan newspapers.
What we.said on* this'subject, was in an
swer to the assertion of the Liquor Law advo
cates, that nearly all the crimes and evils of
men are attributable to the use of spirituous
liquors:—we denied this, and attributed evils
and crimes to the source pointed out by the
Bible, viz: the corruptions of the human heart;
and as an illustration, we stated that some of
tho best men, as righteous Lott, and Noah, who
were the favorites of God, were among the in
temperate; and some of the worst and meanest
men, as Judas Iscariot, and Hainan, both curs
ed of God, were among the solier. Our ob
ject was simply to illustrate the truth of the ;
<£ommunications;
\^f^\T^^rrespondenri^^ Patriot.]
Pine Hill, (Texas.) May 24, 1853.
3fr. Editor : There came off a duel this even-,
ing at a place called “the'Seven Boilers,” in this
State between S. P. Odom, Esq., formerly of
Georgia, and A. W. HoJf^M. D., of Oregon,
which U supposed it will terminate iiytlie death ofj
both. They both received mortal wounds at the
first fire. The difficulty grew out of some hoast-
r remarks of the latter.
For the interest and satisfaction of the nu
merous friends of the former, please give this a
place in your paper. A. W. Walpool, m. i».
Col. Tift :—I see in your paper of tho 10th
that you commenced a series of articles on the
proposed “Liquor Law.” And as yon have
said, “it is a question about which no one cun
he indifferent, and concerning which, no one
should he neutral, T am in hopes you will not
consider me presumptuous in giving my opi lion,
however feeble if may be, on this question. It
is a subject on which all should take a deep in
terest, as on its success dejieuds the happiness
for time ami for eternity. *di can but ex
press my regret that you, Col.; should be found
arrayed against this great cause,—“the cause
of all mankind,”—-more especially after you
have witnessed the blighting effects of the retail
system in your own little place. It is useless
to refer to them, they stand a living monument
to testify to the evih of this system.
Yet, notwithstanding you have these facts
staring you in the face, you have levelled your
artillery against that law, that has for its object
the abolishment of the * stall system, and not
only professes, but has for its object the moral
reformation of society.
You make an attempt to sustain yourself from
the Bible; and while at one time yon tell us
Harris—F Hargett, J N Ramsay.
Heard—S T Strickland.
Henry— H H‘Glenn, R M Stell.
Houston-—E J McCehee, VV Herrington t
A Pringle, J H Powers.
Irwin—Geo' Wilcox, W S Moore.
Jackson—J Flanagan, W C Miller, RJ p« r h
B White. ; * ' ' **•«
Jasper—C E F W Campbell,! H ShropgJjfo
G D Lamar, J L Standifer, C D Bostick. 1
Jones—E Singleton^ W S Mougbon, 1 a
Walker, J Roberts.
But how are the passages in the Bible to he
reconciled f In one place, we are recommend
ed, when speaking of wine, to drink of it
“abundantly,” and in others not “to look upon it
In a certain state. “Look not upon the tcine
whtJn it is red, when it giveth its color in the
enp” Is this the wino that we are to drink of
u dbUhdanlly ?** “At last it biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder'* Are we to drink
abundantly of that wine that bites like-a ser-
pant and brings like an adder ? Are we to drink
abundantly of tnat wiue that is a mocker!—
Surely not. The only way they can be recon
ciled is by supposing that there \Vere two kinds
of wine in use in that day—one the pure blood
of the grape, the unintoxicating wine—the oth
er the fermented juice of the grape, the intoxi
cating wine,—and I think this a very reasonable
'conclusion.
But were we to admit that the wine recom
mended by the apostles were intoxicating, that
would not justify us in using this! miserable com
pound of chemicals, now ended wine, that has
very little, if any, of the juice of the grape in it;
hut when soured, made into wine by adding
Sugar of Lead, Litharge, &c.,—the former of
which, very injurious when administered in
small doses
» While you admit that notwithstanding the
Bible sanctions the innocent and proper use of
wine, it denounces severe penalties against the
drunkenness and all intemperance, and classes
drunkenness to be a bar to entrance into the
Kingdom of Heaven, yoo uphold the motlerale
use of it, which is the cause of many being
barred out of the Kingdom of Heaven. H%»w
inconsistent; how little feeling for your fellow
poor ma
i justify hiinteff iu hi
Bible, that evils proeeed "out of the heart" by the quotati'M, "Let the po oriliaI1 rf.iuk
and not from that which “goeth into the mouth ” and forget his sorrows,” at another, you admit
Iron for the Brnnswich Road.
Mr. Foote ha? disposed of Bonds of the Bruns
wick and Florida Railroad Company at par in
Europe for iron, and shipments of rails from
Liverpool to Brunswick is to commence iomie-
diately. This secures the completion of the
Brunswick road.
State Democratic t onvention—Nomina
tion for Governor.
We publish the proceedings of the Conven
tion which nominated Hoii.Hersciiel V. John
son, for. Governor. The Convention adopted
the creed and principles of the Democratic par-
ty, under which the Democracy of the Union,
with Franklin Pierce as the standard-bearer have
to recently triumphed. The Conversion has done
4veH, No political event has occurred since the
election of President Pierce, which lias given us
such unalloyed satisfaction as tho nomination of
H. V. Johnson for Governor. He is one of the
ablest and one of the purest men iu the State.
Of sueh a man every citizen may justly feel proud.
He has ever been a Democrat in its true sense
—a supporter of the political equality and rights
of the people, together with the rights of the
States and the Union of the States formed by
the Constitution. With such a man for our can-
didate, and with such principles to battle for, in
tho coming contest, every Democrat will do his
duty and victory is certain.
The Whig press, beading a faction whose
principle* abd policy have been repeatedly con
demned and repudiated by the peo|de, will re
sort to every expedient to create dissentions
among ns—to divide and conquer. Knowing
their ar ts,—as we love our country, prize our
principles, and value our liberties—let us avoid
the snares that will be laid for us; let the end—
the good of our country—be always up{>ermost
in our minds, and we shall secure that harmony
The appendix to tho report contains several P e *. .. .. . . .
. rt r , , i of feeling and action, which in such a cause,
very important papers, extracted from various! .
* * 1 ' . , „ ., ' are the guarantees of success,
sources, demonstrating the favorable effect of > m
such a road upon the country through which it
would pass, and the extraordinary value of the
stock as an investment for capital.
a
O^The Savannah Courier, in noticing Mr.
• ! IIt>lcombVletter says:
**ilt will be seen that Mr. Holcomb is in favor qf<
^ibe cheapest and most direct route, always tak
ing-into consideration the difficulties and facili
ties-of the engineering; while Col. Tift sets up
hia*own opinions against the instruments and
against the investigations of professional men.
He seems to have taken it for granted that the
Vklbau-y route is tbe cheapest, and most direct;
-Mod ia oQwilling to acknowledge his mistake,
even when a corps of scientific engineers have
prorea iim to be mistake!).”
We do not suppose that tbe Editor of the
Courier intends to misrepresent us, but ho is
mistaken.
1st. Mr. Ylolcomb says “I agree with Col.
Tift most fully that the ultimate destination of
tho work should be Mobile;” now if the Editor
will take Mr. Holcomb’s map, which accompa
nies his recent report, and draw'a straight line
from Savannah tn Mobile, it will pass through
Albany.’ UVe are in favor of the direct line.
2d. -No “instrumental” examination of the
Altamaba river has been made above Beard’s
Bluff, Which is some 20 tiilles below the direct
lute; and We have it from'what we deem good
authority,(hat a better and cheaper crossing can
bu bad above “Five Mile Creek” than at any
point below.
. Sd. The direct route hasTiot been surveyed ;
we have not therefore set up our opinion against
iqftromfent!^or against lh? investigations Of
professional qjeti/,’ ^ * .
dire&Snsr be survey^, audif the.
trolpmr 4 tab# fW cheapest
.**4 best, we will readily.change osrepihioTr. -v;
.ices;-. r. • i v rs so gf!E|
Whig Complaints.
Some of tbe Whig papers are censuring tbe
President for sending troops to protect our citi
zens on the frontier of our new Mexican terri.
ritory, fearing that it may cause a war with
Mexico. --
Mexico has sent an army of 1000 men to
that frontier to take forcible possession of the
territory in dispute. Now, let us understand
these *Vhig complaints. Do you say that the
Wwident ought to abandon whatever territory
the Mexican army may claim on that frontier,
and leave our citizens there defenceless, lest an
attempt to defend them might produce war with
Mexico? Will some of the complainants answer?
A war with Mexico will be avoided if possi
ble; but President Pierce will protect the poor
est man which our flag; covers with the whole
power of the government, if necessary, against
the injustice of Mexico, or any other natforn—
That is tbe kind of man we want-^eool, delibe
rate, firm—socking peace by all honorable means
—accepting war when it san only be avoided,
by submitting (o injustice or disgrace. 1
(Mat xv.—7. to 19.)
“Ye hypocrites, well did Esaius prophesy of
you saying, this people drawetli nigh unto me
with their mouth, and honoureth me with their
lips; but their heart is far from me. But in
vain d« they worship me, teaching for doctrines
the commandments of men.
And he called the multitude and said unto
them, Hear and understand: Not that which
gneth into the mouth defileth a man; but that
which comoth out of the mouth, this defileth a
man.
Then came his disciples, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended
after they heard this saying ?
But he answered and said, Every plant which
my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be
rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind
leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blii^d, both shall fall into the ditch.
•iiicii rtiiswricu rtnei amt aaiu utiro him, de
clare unto us this parable.
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without un
derstanding ? Do not ye yet understand,
that whatever entered* iu at the mouth go-
eth into the belly, and is cast out into the
draught? But those things which proceed out
of the rnouth come from the heart; and they
defile the man. For out of the heart proceed
evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,
thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
The Temperance Banner says :—
“The course of the Albany patriot for some
time has not been unobserved by us. Party is
everything with the Patriot, and in the eager
expeeiation to make capital out of the present
tetn|>eraiice movement, the Editor has no doubt
become bewildered. In no other way can we
account for the hallucinations which have made
their np|rear«iuce recently in that quarter.”
It it sometimes much easier to denounce an
opponent than to answer his arguments. But
is it right, on a subject of so much importance
as the proposed Atlanta Liquor Law? Is it
charitable, to impugn our motives? Does the
Banner intend to say, that this is a “party”
question, a whig measure, which we are oppos
ing ? If not, what point is there to the above
paragraph ? ' *
We can assure the Banner that the only “capi
tal” we expect to make out of this liquor law
question, is the consciousness of having defend
ed truth, and the true princifiles of our govern-
meat, in the face of opposition and misrepre
sentation, without other personal reward or
hope thereof.
If the Banner will publish tho series of arti
cles which we are now writing on this subject,
we will publish the answers of the Batioer.—
This will give to the readers of both papers
a chanco to see both-skies.
Will the Banner publish this article and thus
place «s right before its readers ?
But you may say you nre not your “brother's
keejier.” You are, to a certain extent, his
keejier. That influence you exert upon your
fellow man by your example; for, by the use of
spirituous liquors, you cause your brother to
offend. Why not follow the noble exaoiple
and teaching of Paul, that if the moderate use
• »f spirituous liquors, should cause any of my
fellow beings to bo deceived, ir> thinking that
hat “the Bible classes druiikness amongst the 1 1 am ah,e to keep from becoming intempnrate.
worst of crimes, and declares it to be a bar to |ney can do likewise, I will use it no more ns
entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven.” Tin's
may seem to be consistent to you, Col., but for
the life of me I cannot see it How truly if
may lie said that “a drowning man will catch
at a stiaw.” It may he, however* owing to my
dull comprehension.
That “the proper use of spirituous liquors is
not an offence against God,” none will deny;
but that they have their proper use as a beverage
is neither “consistent wiih reason, nor the expe
rience of mankind.”
That the use of spirituous liquors to excess,
is injurious you do not deny. Then if it is tak
en iu moderate doses for any length erf time, • it
it must also injure the system* for this re’aSoir:
if any stimulent is taken into the stomach, it
produces an unnatural state of the system, by
an increased circulation of blood. Thus you
,cu><» then (Lot iliu cvrttt» Imo been highly or
frequently stimulated, when the stimulant be
gins to die away, there is a desire for a renewal
of the stimulant. Stimulants are injurious again
from this fact, that it increases tbe upetite, and
causes it to desire, and the stomach to digest
more than is necessary to supply tho wants of
tho body. Then our knowledge of the action
of stimulants would lead us to the conrlusl
that when the habit of employing them have
been established, and tbe stomach has come ...
rely, as it were, upon the foreign aid thev afford, } 0
. * .. . . ? . , • tor the dinner, c<
long as I live. This would be carrying out the
teaching of Paul.
With these considerations then, we do not
believe, nor do we admit it to be a fact “that nil
free white citizens may use wine or other alco
holic drinks temperately* without interfering
with the rights of others, and without violating
any civil, moral or religious obligation.”
Having already extended these remarks to a
greater length than I iutended^I will stop, hop
ing that in your next, you will discuss the point
at issue i hot whether a man has h right to drink,
or the law a right to prevent him, but whether
it is constitutional, right and proper ftf prohibit
thd traffic in spirituous liquors.
AN ADVOCATE OF THE LIQUOR LAW.
Laurens—J R Cochran.
. Ue-J P Cock, A E Harris.
Liberty—E Daitiel, R Harris.
Lumpkin—W M Vamum.
Macon—P M Huson, J A Hunter, W111^
lis, T S Swearingen, R II D Sorrel.
Marion—T Oliver.'
Monroe—J H Josey,T B Williams, J Ltnuf
A Haney, Z E Harman.
Merriwether—W H F Hall, D C Gresham,8
Darden.
Morgan—T J Barney, T P Saffold, Geo It
Jessup.
Murray—J Edmonson, S L Stow, J Morn*
McIntosh—C Spaulding, W J Dun woody.
Muscogee—J F Bozeman, J Quinn,TLocnn, '
M Torrance, A J Robinson.
Newton—T F Jones, il A Troutman, LQ
C Lamar. *
Oglethorpe—P M Stephens, A W Jackson,
Paulding—L M Matthews. G Gray.
Polk—J M Ware, T C Bonner.
Pike~J Neal, TS M Bloodworth.
Pulaski-J-E Pollock, G W Jordon.
Putnam—A O Mosely, W A Reid, L J Stew,
art, j Adams. •}
Randolph—S P Allison, S A Smith, M D j
Hendrix.
Rirhrrtmid—£j Gardner, Jr.
Stewart—J A Tucker, D G Rogers. j
Sumter—J P Guerry, J S Fish, W M Brady
Spaulding—H Varner, S C Mitchell. f
Talbot—W A Daniel, A G Perryman, E W
Pou.
Taliaferro—M Griffin ti A. Williams, W Befl.-
Taylor—Jesse Teunison.
Telfair—VI G Wilcox.
Troup—J A Russell, J A Lane, F A Husoi*
S F Culberson, T D Harris.
Twiggs—Dr. Gibson, H Faulk, WSKeBj.'
Upson—-T A D Weaver, P M Smith*.
Warren—W H Hubarf, \ A Wicker.
Widker—Vlichacl Di< ks<>n t Jno Caldwell.
Walton—J Hillyer, W S Ivey, H L Williams.
J Still * )
Washington—Sam*! Robinson, R VV Flour
noy, 8 B Crafto'i, R L Warihen.
Wayne—S O’Bryan, R R Richard.
VV'dtfleld—O H Kenan, C IJibberts, BR
Sapp.
Wilkinson—A E Cochran, J F Burney, Jtf
Taylor, B O’Bannon.
On motion of R J Cowart of Chorokee, »
committee of one from each judicial circuit, war
appointed to select officers for the convention.
Which committee consisted as follows:
From Blue Ridge Circuit, R J Cowart, Clmi’u.
Tbe Illustrated Family Friend.
tVe observe that one half interest iu this ex
cellent family paper, i, offered for isle.
To a gentleman of literary taste, or to .a bu
siness man with a Moderate capital the Friend
presents an opportunity for ti hunt advantageous
investment. For particulars address, 8,; A
God man, Esq, Columbians. C-
Georgiai jlome Gazelle. v
- James M.' Smythe, Esq., the able senior of
the Georgia Home Gazette published at Angus,
ta", .offers his half interest intliat excellent family
<S>* ■
“Bat this is not the only charge we have to
prefer against the Southern Rights candidate.
We understand that he is a “spirit rapper, a ta
ble turner,*’ and a believer generally in spiritual
manifestations and mediums. Now, if the con
vention desired to saddle tho State with a ‘rap
ping* Governor, it should have advertised to
that effeot, and given Andrew. Jackson .Davit,
and James Partridge, Esq., and other crazy
men and women at the Ncsth, who believe in
this ghostly doctrine, a chance for the nomina
tion. Judge Johnson would have done wetl
enough hs a candidate in New England or New
York, where these lunatics mostly abound, but
to expert the sober, old fashioned people of
Georgia to elect a man who pretends that he
ean call “apitita front the vastly deep,” is mad
ness of the wildest, kind.
To .imnehide,' Judge Johnson is a,violet,
vindictive politician—an opponent of the Coin,
promise, and a supporter of McDonald—and is
understood to be a rapper,-and a believer in
spiritual manifestations, and other like heresies.
Do the people of Georgia desire to havo such a
matt rtlo over them P*
We find the.above in the Savannah Republi
can. It is illustrative of the party which claims
all the decency in the laud.' ~ > V
• ' The abattrdtlslider'thu* bitterly perpetrated,
may asSreU be nailed id the COBUter-at tbe vety
its power of performing its duly without such
aid must lie impaired; for instance—you see a
mail that has been in the habit of taking his
glass before breakfast, does not have any a pe
tite for his breakfast without it, for the reason
that bis stomach had become to rely upon thi*>
artificial aid. &o it is in the case of sleep —
When a person h ts been in the habit of takio-
narcotics to produce sleep, they cannot do with
out it. So with a man that has been accustom
ed to using stimulants, (alcoholic,) he cannot
discontinue their use without a temporary loss
of apetile, and digestive powers, >o with any
medicine if its use is unnecessarily continued
the part upon which it acts becomes dependant
upon that medicine for action. Besides, Col.
your advocating the moderate u$e of spirituous
liquura, is about as consistent as if you advocat
ed the moderate use of opium. Place a mail
on one grain of opium a day, ami b«»w long
will it effect him? It will soon lose its effect
and coiiFeqoently the dose would have to be
increased. So with the person that romcuces
on one drink a day,*he will soon have to
take two, and the drink increased, for the rea
son that the quantity taken at first failed Vo
have the desired effect, ami consequently it had
to be increased, and hence the reason that
men become drunkards, they all set nut like
yoursdl on moderate drinking, but ended in con
firmed intemperance. And though you may
have resolution, and self-deniauce enough to
keep from Irecoming intemperate, many others
who thought they could do so, have falleu a
victim to the intoxicating cup.
The moderate use of alcohol also effects the
nervous system, this is not denied; and that it
increases the circulation, is another undisputed
fact. But you may say that this moderate ac
tion upon these parts do not materially injure
the system, in proportion as it would if carried
to excess. As a large dose of poison effects the
system immediately, a small dose is not with
out effect
Nature has done everything for the support
of (he system, and if any of its functions be
come deranged, and stimulants are necessary to
restore them to their proper state, as soon as
this is done, a continuance or increase of those
stimulants must injure those parts. With these
facts then before me. I can but arrive at the
conclusion that it is neither consistent with rea
son, nor the experience of any w*ho have tested
it, to use spirituous liquors as a beverage, your
assertions notwithstanding to the contrary.
You contend that it is justifiable to use spiritu.
ous liquors, or trine as a beverage, because it
was sanctioned in the old and new Testament
You say it was in some instances made a re
ward of righteousness. So was it used as a
Fourth of July-Public Mcclirig,
Albany, Ga., June 22d, 1S53.
At a meeting of the citizens of Albany to
make arrangements for celebrating the 4th jnly,
Col. N. Tift was called to the chair, and J. S.
Moremen, sec’y. Il was moved that ti commit
tee of eii»ht be appointed to select an Orator
and Reader; the following gentlemen were ap
pointed: Y G. Rust, R. K. Hines,jr„ Win. E.
Smith, C. VV. Raw son. Dr. F. C. Lunday, L. P.
D. Warren, W. M. Slaughter, E. A. Roberts,
nmittee of five were appointed to arrange
consisting of H. C Alexander, J.
L. Ryingtoii, !J. VV Harrison, E. Richardson,
F. O. Welch, and «m motion, Col. N. Tift was
added. The meeting adjourned to meet again
the City Council Room on Saturday evening
next, nt o’clock, at which tine the commit
•a will report. N. TIF F, Chiti'n.
J. S. MOUKMKN, Ser’y.
A Atkinson
R VV Flournoy,
W H Hubert,
W S Moore,
E VV Morris,
Thos P Saffold,
Z E Harman,
James Dean,
F T Cullens, ,
T Lomax,
Thos M Griffin,
W Shropshire,
d returned, reported
gentlemen us ofiimi
type to foreshow the destruction of all uations
(Jer: 25.)
Paul,, you say, recommended it to ti weak
brother, as a “wholesome leverage.**. In this
you are mistaken.' It is true -that Paul recom
mended it to .or weak bwthfcr; but he did it as a
a medicine. Timothy's? strength was failing
hlt|i,and hc was aboutJo by a loss <o his churchy
Democratic Slate Convention.
Milledgeville, Ga , June 15, 1853.
The D legates appointed to the Democratic
Stato Convention to nominate a candidate for
Governor assembled in tin* Representative Hall
to «tny nt l| o’vloek, A. M.
For ihe purpose of organizing tho Convention,
On motion of Thos. M. Griffin, of the county
of Coweta, Hon. Unlit. Me Millin, of Habersham,
was called to the Chair, and Arthur Hood, and
C. Morton, requested to act as Secretaries
On motion of R W Flournoy, of Washington,
a call of the Counties whs made, whereupon the
following Delegates enrolled their names and
took their seats:
Baldwin—Samuel McComb, W T William
son, Wm McKinley, Wn» Steele.
Baker—M Chastain, B O Keaton.
B*bb—J Dean, P Tracy, H K Green, R A
Smith, J J Carey.
Butts—G Hendrick, B W Collier, E Varner,
S H Saunders.
Burke—R R Lawson, E Watkins, W Walker.
Camden—A S Atkinson, J C Smith.
Campbell—R O Beavers, L B Watts.
Carroll—H P Wooten, ’H ‘ F Merrill, A J
Boggiss.
Cass—G P Hamilton, B H Leake.
Chatham—T Purse, G P Harrison, J M Mil-
len, L S D’Lyon.
Chattooga—W Shropshire, L W Crook.
Cherokee—J E Brown, W J Williford, G
McIntyre, R J Cowart.
Clarke—W L Mitchell.
Coweta—T M Griffin. S W Lee, J J Collier,
H G Tench.
Columbia—T E Beall, T M Watson, J (I
Stockton.
Cobb—S Lawrence, J O Gartrell, A Maner.
Crawford—T C Howard, U Steele.
Dade—B Easley.
Decatur—T G Arnett
DeKaib—J J Whitakdi? A‘Nelson.
Dooly—J J Collier, E Butts. J C Mounger.
Early—B H Robinson.*F T Cullens.
Elbert—W T Vanduzer, W Teasly.
Emanuel—E Swain.
Fayette—J J Whitaker, J F Johnson.
Franklin—W Turk, J H Patrick, E W Morris;
Floyd—James Spurlock, J W M Berien.
Forsyth—S Strickland, G N Lester, JL F
Wilcox. : , . t ;•
Gordon—Geo Lumpkia, J D Phillips, J C
Longstreet. •
Gwinnett—H P Thomas, K T Terrill.
Eastern
“ Middle
“ Northern “
“ Southern “
u Western “
“ Cemulgee “
« Flint
“ Macon u
S. Western “
if Chattahoochee “
“ Coweta “
“ Cherokee, “
Who having retired a
the names of the followiii,
of the donvenlion :
For President,
hon. Thomas j. bukney, 6f Mor g ,m
For Vice Presidents,
Hod. O H Ken art of Whitfield, Gen’l S stiff
Robinson of Washington, Hon Thos Purue of
Chatham,.Capt Geo VVileoX of Irwin. Col John
A Tucker of Stewart, Hon Henry P VVootteif
of Carrol!.
For Secretaries;
A C Mortoti of YIus<*ogot», A Hood of Gordon,
Which sele**ri‘»n was unanimously confirmed
by the convention.
Ujwm motion of James Gardner, Jr, of Rich*
nond, a committee Of three, consisting of (lard-
ner of Richmond, Spaulding of McIntosh, and
Varntnn of l.nmpkin, were appointed to inform
the President of his selection and conduct him
to his
'The President on taking the clmir, addressed
the convention, thanking them for the honor
conferred upon him, and congratulating tbs
Democracy of the Slate upon the favorable rift
eumstnnees which surrounded their union, and
urging npou iili the harmony ami good feeling
which should characterize Democrats as a body.
'The resolution adopted hy the State Demo
cratic Convention of 1849, was on moti<
M r Bryan of VV ay tie, adopted. 11 is as follows
Resolved, That we recommend that the basis
of representation iu future Conventions be out
for each county for Senator, and two for eseh
Representative, to be estimated according to
the present basis of representation in the Legis*
latnre.”
On motion of Mr. Hillyer of Walton, tbs
delegates in this Convention froth counties not
fully represented were authorized to cast tbo
full vote to which such counties were entitled
under the preceding resolution.
Mr. Ilanison of Chatham, offered the follow*
ing resolution: .
Resolved, 'Hint a majority of all the vote#
cast by the Convention, shall be requisite, fiw*
tho nomination of a candidate for Governor.
To which Mr. Lomax of Muscogee, offersd
the following as a substitute:
Resolved, That it shall require a vote of tw^,
thirds of the entire Convention to nominate |
candidate of the party for Governor.
After a discussion participated, in by Messrs
Flournoy,Gardner, Hillyer,Howard, MeMfc
and others, the resolution offered by Mr. Har*
rison was withdrawn, anil the substitute offered-
by Mr. Lomax presented as an original resolu*,
lution, and carried by a large majority. i
On motion the Convention then proceeded to
ballot for a candidate for Governor Up 08 ’
counting out the votes the following was the.
result-:
HmheI;Y£ Johnson received 129 votes. f
Hetiry G. Lamar received 79 votes. -
Hugh A, Harp Ison received 7 j votes.
Hinpn Wprner received 24 votes.
Henry R. Jackson received three votes,
one vote blank—no one having received two*
thirds of the votes cast, the Convention p^'
ceeded to tho 2nd Ballot, Urith the folIowfoS
son; Sanford’
^Habefsham—Robt McMillan.
result:
llcrshel V. Johnson, received 103 votes.
Hugh A. Haralson, received 77 votes.
Henry G. Lamar, received 51 votes.
Hiram Warner, received 10 votes.
; Hall—J Gray • Henry R. Jaskeon, received 5 votes, and E-
Hancock—l -h Wynn, H J rainy, M John- Starnes 3 votes,
ion. E H Sanfnrd. • n ..
Upon motion tho Convention then adjourn^
to 3 o’clock, P. M.