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desperation, aided by two 44 pounders,
and manned by the most skilful gunners
in the army oi’the Old Prince (1 mean
two distillers) yet our friend and broth
er A., with the assistance of his friend,
Mr. N., made such havoc at every
charge that the enemy cried out for
quarters, and of their main gunners
came at the close ol’ the battle, und
“ upon his knees sued for pence,” as my
friend A. informed me. And brother
A. says he never means to quit the field
until all the magazines of the enemy are
blown up and their cannon spiked.—
such men with tho help of God can do
all things in the way of temperance re
form.
I am doing almdst nothing to what I
feel 1 ought to do. I have put my fig
ures for October to 300 Divisions; mark j
that. Well, can't we do it ? I say yes.
“We are able.” Let every Deputy in
the State say, I will, by the help of
God, organize two more Divisions by
next October, and the thing is done. I
will answer for Old Pike. Deputies
what say you—uncle Den, what say !
you. I know you say “go it.” Will I
you make the banter. Ob if all our
Deputies possessed the zeal of many
others 1 might mention—we would not
only have 300 Divisions by next Oc
tober, but the strong holds of Old
Prince would he torn down and the
principlesof Temperance, benevolence I
and brotherly love would reign in its |
stead,
Yours in L. P. & F.
P, A. L. I
Postm.i. Division No. 08, S. ofT. (
Vienna, July 11th, 184!). j
Bro. Brandy —Agreeablo to previous
appointment, our Division met . at the
Division Room, on Sunday tiie 27ili of
May last, at il o'clock A. M., and after
the necessary arrangements; the Divis
ion formed a procession and marched,
in full regalia, to the Methodist church,
where we found waiting our arrival, a
large congregation of people. After
prayer by the llcv. John K. Morse, the
Chaplain of Posted Division, Miss I).
C. M. T. Ellis carpe forward-and deli v-j
erdrffi beautiful and appropriate ad
dress. .on the preweiitation of the itoly
Bible, (one of the best of gifts) to the
Division, which was received and re
spontfed to by our worthy brother John
C. Moungor, tho D. G. W. P. tor this
District, in behalf of the Division. The
Division will no doubt procure copies
of the addresses soon, and forward to
you for publication in your very valua
ble paper.
Our Division will celebrate their An- [
niversary, the 18th of August next, — i
All the surrounding Divisions will bo!
invited to participate with us, and we;
cordially invite any and every Sow of j
Temperance who chn, to bo with ns on i
that ocqrtsioiv; and 4nost especially do |
we invite o'ur much esteemed and very I
worthy brother the’ Rev. Dabney P. i
Jones. Our Division is rapidly inmvas-!
ing, arid the cry is, stijl they come.— -I
There are now, as you know, four Di
visions of the Sons of T. jn Dooly, and i
a petition for the fifth one, just sent off.
The success of the Temperance cause j
in Dooly, for the last’ twelve months, ;
(all things considered) is without a par-j
ullel. The history of the Temperance
enterprize in this county, is soon to be j
furnished you for publication.
UREKA. j
For the Temperance Banner.
Dense Division No. Si S. of T. ( j
Black Springs, July 14, 184!). ) !
Brother Brandy —Believing that it j
will be encouraging to our friends to !
hear of the interest which is taken in \
the cause of Temperance in this vicin- j
Uy, the undersigned take pleasure in {
ORGAN OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE AND STATE CONVENTION.
performing the duty .which lids been as
signed them, of briefly communicating
to you tho proceedings pn theday of the
celebration of the •first Anniversary of
our Division, on the 23d of June.
‘Pne il ay was fine—Garniajiy, Har
mony, Saudersvilleand Lee Reaves Di
visions were assembled. We-met in
our Division Room at half past 9 o’clock,
and after having several initiations, a
procession was formed under the direc
tion of brother John C. F. Clark,.-which
proceeded to the church, where we,were
agreeably entertained by mi address
from D. ,G. W. P. Olney Eld ridge, of
Milledgeville. We have evidence of
the good effect of this address on the
community, by the voluntary offering
of new reoruitsm the cause. After the
Oration, we retired, in order,-to the ta
ble; where, together with the Ladles
and Gentlemen present, partook of plain,
though substantial Barbecue prepared
for the occasion. All went o*f harmo
niously—the utmost good feeling pre
vailing. We were cheered bv the pre
j sence of a large collection of Ladies ;
; and we must'say, that their presence,
their smiles and their influence, gave
new action to life, and animated to the
strongest hopes of success. The, <! Old
Prince” quails when the Ladies smile
on a Son of Temperance; and no doubt
hut pur prese.nt prosperity, in a great
I degree, is owing to their influence.
• Ladies of Georgia! Do you want
. sober f 1 ushands ? Encourage the Sons.
I Do you want sober sons ( Attend out
j public assemblages and smile approb'a
! tion. Do you want drunken husbands?
j Oppose the Sons. Do you wish to raise
up a set of drunken children ? Encour
age the use of strong drink and you
have them.
FRED. A. BUTTS,)
LEWIS PARKER, n \
J. M. HALL, Coih ’
J. R. GUNN, J
- A /.I
July. 2(}th, 184^.
Bro. Rrantly —l embrace the present
opportunity; of giving you an account of
Bethlehem Division
Morgan county, which wus qmartjlSfcl
on the • 12tlf of May last, by brethe
Johrrr W. Porter, D. G. W. P. of this
District. Tim Oftiers installed were
R. A. Prior, W. P. j Rev. J. J. Lou
dennilk, \Y r . A.; Col. J. 11. Bostwick,
iR. S.; John Sturge, F. S.; I)r. L. G.
Anderson, TA NARUS.; G. .1. H. Prior, C.; F.
W. Prior, A. C.; John B. Shields, I’.
S. ; Augustus Brazwell, O. S. Since,
our organization Mb.have received sev
en members and now have sever! peti
; tions in to join us. Ours I consider a
iSpartan Baud, though small in number!
| they are nil true to their post arid pledge, j
• and though in the midst of opposition 1
j we, hope at last, by the means of Love,
: Purity and Fidelity, to let our light so
j shine tiiat others, jes, many'others will
’ join in wijh us in this glorious reforma
tion which seems to be ori the wings of
| the win,d that is not confined alone to;
| this Continent, but is extending the!
| broad Nations of the earth.
God grant speedily the. time when In
-1 temperance shall he unknown in the
1 land—when King Alcohol shall be com -
j pletely subdued, never to reign over its
i subjects again. And now my brother,
; in order that my letter be not’ too, long,
1 close the same by forwarding you en
j closed five dollars for the Banner, which
i direct us follows: 1 copy to David A.
i Crockett, 1 to Felix W. Prior, 1 to Rob
iort R. E. Prior, 1 to Joseph A. Long, l
Madison, Morgun county, and 1 to Jus.
! O. A. Radford, Rehobothville, Morgan
l county. Wo hail with the visit of the!
i Banner weekly, and for one 1 intend
I Using my best efforts to sustain the pa
j per weekly by extending its circulation.
You shall hear from us again soon with
the names of more subscribers and the
money for the Banner.
R. A. PRIOR.
! Irwinton, June 16th, 1949. !
I'. Bro. Brahlly , —Allow me to join in
j the general chorus which is going up
| from every town, village, and hamlet,
;in our whole country, in attesting the
onward progress and triumphant march
! ol'mmperanee reform.
Y esterdiiy was a proud day for the
friends of total abstinence at this place.
The Division of the “Sons” had its first
demonstration, since its organization, on
yesterday. No public dinner, or other
like-inducement was given, to call the
! multitude together; and notwithstanding
the busy season of the year and the ex
traordinary push among the farming
community since the late rains; our
! streets were literally crowded at an
l early hour.
The Division met at ten o’clock, A.
M. in the Division Room, and after or-j
ganizing, repaired at half after ten in
procession, under direction of Bro. J. F.
Burney, Marshal of the day, to the front
oi Bro. C. C. Beall’s residence, where
the ladies had assembled—there formed
a circle for the purpose of receiving a
beautiful banner, presented by Miss M.
E. Burney, who accompanied it with
ail address to the Sons, given in a lofty,
graceful and easy style, mingled with
just enough embarrassment to make it
intensely interesting.
She was Responded to by the W. 11.,I 1 .,
D. C. W, Chandler, in behalf of the
Division, in a style equally felicitous.
Os the beauty and excellence of these
addresses in themselves, I need say
nothing, as a copy of them will he sent j
you by order of the Division for publi
cation.
After receiving the banner and
“spreading its brigffolds to the breeze,
the procession Re-formed—the sclipol
children, ladies and cilizeris joining—
and proceeded again to the Court House,
whore a stage’ was prepared. That
spacious building was iii a few moments
crowded to overflowing. As soon ns
all Were seated, who could get seats,
and the crowd become still, Bro. W. A.,,
A. E. Cochran, after a few introducto
ry remarks, introduced Bro. C. W.
Lime of Gglethorpo University, who
rivefetUthe IffeMhless attention of the
forge audience ‘for more than an hour
with one of the most chaste, clasic and
logical addresses which it lias been my
fortune to listen to for many a ypar; lie
addressed men’s reason and convinced
their judgiiicnt.
He was followed by Bro. Jas. S.
Hook of Sandersville, in a speech of an
hour, full'of beauty anil eloquence, his i
reasoning was clear and cogorit, his iiria-!
gery chaste and beautiful, and it was
i delivered in that lofty and commanding
j style of oratory, for which this young
! gentleman’ is so fist and’ so justly ‘be
coming distinguished. Oh! I love this
extemporaneous speaking, it fledges the
free pinions of ‘the mind, and pours
forth those pure sentiments, which flow
out from the very soul, from the inspir
ations of the moment.
At this hour an intermission was’
had to half after two. Punctually at
the time, the house again was crowded;
we seemed to have lost none of our au
dience, and the people none of their, in
terest in the cause.
The meeting was then addressed by
the Rev. Jesse H. Campbell. This gen
tleman as yoq and most of your readers
know, is an old campaigner, he has
fought the old tyrant hard for the last
twenty years with the odds against him;
but unconquerable in the right cause, he
| has gone on till the old felJow is beating
; his retreat, and I assure you, parson C.
j pursues him like one knowing how to
appreciate a conquest. His speech was.
full of good sense and fine humor, and
took the true ground, that “the love of
the cretur” was the basis of all opposi
tion. At the conclusion of this speech,
tjie people dispersed in good order and
in good spirits and apparently w.ell
j pleased. In a word the day passed off in
: ey: ry respect as a “Son” could wish.
And notwithstanding the fierce opposi
tion which the Sons have heretofore met
in this county, I heard no word uttered
against them. But the “galled jmle
ainees.” I understand the “old grog
map” was out upon the Sons this mor
ning, heavy down, with the old hack
neyed tufie of “Guardians for free.
:nen,”'&e.
There is hut one-grog seller in our
village, arid I pray heaven to convince
him of the error of Ins .wdlL 1 think In’
has as good cause for quitting just now,
as any man living. , A brighter day is
dawtriiig upon temperance in this region
of the State.
The speakers and the Sons may con
gratulate themselves upon the sheaves
which have been brought in from the
harvest of yesterday.
At our regular meeting this evening,
our table was loaded with petitions for
membership, some, of them “hard old
eases;” and T hdar of many more who
have determined to. abandon the “ere
tut.” God speed the Cause!
You re in L. I’. & F.
WILKINSON.
-"’'• -• ■ •
Franklin, Macon co'., N. C., )
July 12th, 1849. )
Editor of the Banner—Dear Sir —L
j enclose you one Dollar, my subscription
to the Banner for the present volume.
I have taken the Banner for several
years and it interests me more andmore
j every year.
The old North State has at last waked
up on the subject of Temperance. Ma
con Division No. 46 S. of T. was organ
ized a few weeks ago even in this little
place, in the'far west end of the State.
We had stnne difficulty to get the re
quisite number of names to form a Di
vision. But We are rising gradually.
Oil the 4th, though a small hand, we
occupied a conspicuous place in the pro
cession, and as a part of the celebration
ceremonies the Ladies presented a bead.,
tit'ul Banner to our Division, accompa
nied With an appropriate address by Mrs.
Alary .1 • SUc-r, which was received by
the YV. I’., Dr. YVoodpiu, and respond.
ed to by him in a handsome manner. ,
We now number about twenty-five, and
our number is increasing weekly.
With much-respect, 1 am,
in L. F. & F., yourobt. &e.
J. R. SILER.
The Temperance movement in New
| York. —Father, Mathew is said to have
’ administered the pledge to more than
9,090 persons during his short stay in
Brooklyn, lie commenced his work in
New Y ork on I'hursday morning, wjien
thousands pressed round him to receive
the pledge at his hands. The’Tribune
says that in the course of the day the
I worthy father addressed the people who,
were corning and going several times,
and related many anecdotes, religious
and humorous, all tending to enlighten
his hearers, or hearing sonde point to the
Temperance question.
Pledging. —“ You complain of my
taking the pledge,” said a reclaimed
man in Kent, to an anti-teetotal acquain
tance.. “Strong drink occasioned me
to have more to do with, pledging than
ever teetotalism has. When I.was a
consumer of strong drink, I pledged my
eoat, l pledged my bed, I pledged, in
short everything that was plecjgable,
and was losing every hope and blessing’
u bon teetotal truth met me and convinc
ed me of my folly. Then i. pledged
myself, and by-so doirig soon got my
other tilings out of pledge, and got more
than iny former property about me.
The first commencement at the Catho
lic College of the Holy Cross, Worces
ter, Mass, took place on the 20th inst.
Father Mathew was present.