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132 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.