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AUGUST 111, IS ID, OiSf 6Voi£li>W;*. It was proposed to the friends of'.he Banner ’ ami of the Temperance cause, that if they would increase the list of paijifg subscribers to Jitc j thousand, the Banner would immediately lie is- ! sued tceeklv, instead of semi-monthly, at the then price of One Dollar per annum. Our second proposition was to delim/nent j Subscribers .-—that ijf at.i, in arrears wnqld pay | up. we would not wait lor the five thousand pat- ; rons, but would eopimetiee n weekly publica tion, believing oof list would be increased to any desirable exient. Neither of our propositions have been cbm-’ plied with, and yet wo have commenced the weekly publication of the Banner. All Mr ex penses have been greatly increased, and is it too much for us to ask our delinquent Subscribers to forward the amounts due us, without further de lay ! We rely upon an increased circulation and prompt payments to sustain us. Friends of the Temperance cause and of the Banner, shall we :>e disappointed ! NOW is the time to pay us, and NOW is the time to increase the circulation of tlie Banner-. Family Groctries. Our renders who trade to Augusta, and wish to supply themselves with good articles in the (irocery line, are referred to the advertisement of Messrs, [land &, Fleming, on our last page. HANtufc Fleming sell uo ardent spirits, and are consistent Temperance men. Ought not tem perance men to remember them in laying in their supplies of family articles 1 Advertising. Some of the Warehouse and Commission Merchants in Augusta and Savannah, and oar worthy friend I.awson, of Griffin, have favored us with advertisements in reference to the busi ness of the ensuing season. We have hitherto rather avoided than sought advertising custom. We shall in future, in aid of bur attempt to pub lish the Banner weekly, at an unusually low price, seek a portion of advertising custom, to aid in sustaining us. The Banner lias a circu-’ lation ofmore thaii FOUR THOUSAND cop ies, and the list is daily increasing. There is no paper in CeoTgia, oili-ring [Uetufr Tiutuee meats for a liberal advertising patronage than the Temperance Banker. Savanna 3i. The Georgian of 2d ult. says: “It will be seen by reference to the report of the Sexton, for the week ending July 31st, that our city is ex ceedingly lieailhy. Out of a population of 15,000, only 10 deaths of all classes and ages have taken place, and all the whites were non. residents. Health of August a. The inhabitants ofoUr city, (says the Repub lic, of Aug. 411i,) as well as those visitors who at present are sojourning among us, are in the enjoyment of fine health. During the, month of July, including burials from all causes, In this city, the interments were thirty: Sew Post Office*. Anew Post Office has been established in Wilkinson county, Go., to he called “ Milton,” and Jacob Deese, Esq., appointed Postmaster. The new office is on the Central Road, about midway between the 15th and liith stations. Anew Post Office has been established in Cherokee county, five miles south of Canton, on the Marietta road, by the name of Val ances, and Samuel Hill house appointed Postmaster. Geefne County, Aug. 2. Dear Sir: —l hope you will not be offended because of the present I Send you. The boy will hand you a Musk Melon, measuring 23J inches in length, 26$ inches in ciroumferenoe, and weighing 21 pounds. Can any of the members of the Jefterson Agricultural Society rival this! Editors have many tilings ,to coin, plain of justly, but I hope you will not complain of this melon. Yours truly. A, GREENE. O’ Complain and be offended No indeed. We would not be offended at half a dozen such presents. We have tried the quality of the ar ticle, in a way not liable to mistake, and pro nounce it superior. Brother G. can have some, but not quite all of dip seed.—Ed. Banner. ORGAN OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE AND STATE CONVENTION. To Correspondents* We hope our friends will duly appreciate our situation, and not become impatient for the pub lication of their favors. We are nearly through j with the publication of the Addressed and Re i spouses on hand, and suppose, for a time, at 1 least, that no others will he offered. We shall J be able, in a little time, to close up ha est favors. Uiiul suppose we will then be able in our weekly j issue, to,keep pace with the favors of our rcs | peoted correspondents. In rhe time we [•respectfully recommend to them to keep in re- j J membrance the following article: ! -Short chatter for j .V contemporary lays down the follow-! ing pithy- code of newspaper bv-laws. i They-are the host we have, ever seen, drawn’ tip: 1. -Be brief. This is the age of tele graphs and stenography. 2t Re pointed. Don’t write all around a subject without hitting it. 3. State facts, don’t stop to moralize, it’sdrdwsy business. Let the-reader do his own dreaming. 4. Eschew prefaces. Plunge at once into your subject, lik a swimmer in cold water. 5. If you have written a sentence that you think particularly line, draw yotir pen through it. A pot child is al ways the worst in the family. ,6. Condense. Make sure that you really have an idea, and then record it in the shortest possible terms. We want thoughts in their quintessence. 7. When your article is complete, strike out nine-tenths of the adjective,s, Tile English is a strong language, but won’t bear too much “ reducing.” 8. Avoid all high flown language. The plainest Anglo-Saxon words are the best. Never use stilts when legs will do as well. 9. Make your sentences short.— Every period is a milestone, at which the reader may halt, and rest himself. 10. Write legibly. Fat her Mathew is coming. The question has been asked us repeatedly, will Father Mathew visit Georgia ? .With great pleusure we spread before our readers the follow •’"•g .mua Athens, August dtlt/iSTh” Dear Sir, —Knowing the anxiety felt l>y thou sands to iearn whether our Stale would be hon ored by a visit from Father Mathew, I hasten to send you a copy of his reply to the invitation of the State Temperance Convention, communica ted through me as its organ. Yours truly, JOSEPH HENRY LUMPKIN. Boston, 25th July, 1849. Mi) Dear Friend, —l,am grateful for the kind sentiments conveyed in j'our esteemed letter. To have the pleasure ofenjoying the personal ac quaintance ofsov.ealous and distinguished a fel low-laborer in the cause qf Temperance, is to me, aq additional inducement to visit Georgia ; besides, I feci highly complimented by the invi- : totioli through you, of my friends, and shall, j God willing, avail myself of the privilege of. meeting them at Augusra, as soon -as prior en- , gagemoiits will permit. At a fntnre period I | hope to be able to give timely information of the j time that I cau have this gratification.’ j Presenting mysinceie acknowledgements to • the members of your society, and with respect- j ful compliments to your family, I am in haste, Dear Mr. Lumpkin, yours devotedly, THEOBALD MATHEW. Hon. Joseph Henry Lumpkin, Athens, Fa. Quite Auturai. We were recently told of an individual who had long been a slave to his appetite, and had fallen very low from liis habits of drinking. He possessed some redeeming traits’ of character, and the Sons persuaded him that there was a chance for his rescue. This was good news to the old man, but he had little faithfn thescheme. However, he consented to join the. Division, and was present at the appointed time. The breth ren were all at their posts, and were prepared to go through the forms of initiation in the most imposing manner. At n particular point in the ceremony, the old man’s feelings got the maste ry of him, and with both hands uplifted, lie cri ed’ out, “ Farewell whiskey !” to the no small amusement and gratification of all present.— Well done, Juniper, a noble work lies before you. Fatliev Mathew at lto.stwu. Father Mathew has gone to work in good j earnest in Boston. A record of his progress is j daily given and is of great interest. On the 27 th j of July, lie administered the pledge ill Fanuel j Hall to about 1,300 journeymen tailors, who : marched in*i body to receive it from his hand. - Fanuel Hall is the chief point of hi* operations and he is daily met by great crowds. The llall was opened on Saturday the 28th j nit., and the Courier states that the scene was : very imposing. “ Father Mathew does not [speak rostrum, but stands in the midst I of the group, who are on their knees around him. - After a shoft speech, explanatory of the impor- ’ \ tance of tile act lie is “about to perform: he ad ministers the pledge, and speaks in this strain : “Come up, my friends, and take the pledge ; you will never regret it. There is no cholera in it—there is no headache in it—but it is tile enemy of both these complaints. Fathers, come here and spt an example to your children—sons, take the .first step to eminence.” Alter short addresses delivered in a winning tone, the fol lowing pledge, is administered, the, multitudes repeating In concert the words as they drop from the Apostle’s lips “ I promise, with Divine assistance, to ab stain front all intoxicating liquors, coidiuls, ci der, and fruit liquors, Und to prevent, as much ns possible, intemperance in others, by advice and by example.” Father Mathew then makes tile sign of the cross on the forehead of each, and those who de sire a me dal and card arc supplied by his Sec retary. The cost of the medal is twenty-five cents, but those who cannot a fiord to pay this sum, arc furnished gratuitously. Among the incidents op Saturday, the follow- , frig is mentioned by the Chronotype. A care worn woman, yet young, with two children by her side, plainly but neatly dressed, came into ; the circle, kneeled, and by the movement ofher lips engaged in prayer. She then rose and beckoned a forlorn-looking man, wrecked by in temperance—he rejected the invitation. She again kneeled, again prayed, and ugnin urged her unhappy partner into the circle.- He yield- i edi, nildvthere with clasped hands and tearful ■ eyes, she heard her husband respond to the hope ful, words of the pledge—a pledge that, if kept, sacred, will introduce the sunshine of life again into the heart, and make her domestic circle glad with the blessings and abundance that temperaihc never fails to secure. •On -Ctijiasy Fauier ifruuiiw.,**.,., , . ; .. Cathedral, addressed several Sabbath Schools, and gave the pledge to about4,ooo persons. What dues it mean ! An individual who had unfortunately contrac ted a love for the ardent, recently joined a Di vision of the Sons, and lias been a sober man mid attending to his business ever since. He has a wife, und mother, and sister, who all have seen the sad effects of drunkenness upon him. lu . deed, so desperate were his habits before joining the Sons, that his wife and the others mention- | ed, have all seen him laboring under mania-a- \ potU iu tlih e instances. He is now sober and I reformed. But here comes the strange part of ■ ! this story: Ilis wife and the others mentioned,! \ are ult violently opposed to his belonging to the | Solis; and lie has been so harrassed by them as jto force him to apply,for a dismissal from the > Order. liis wife was heard to say, that “ she had lather lie had spent 2 dollars in a grogshop, ! than as fee to join the Sons.” Some persons imagine that she wishes her husband to kill him self drinking, that she may try her hand in get ting nifc ther, but think she had Bitter be content,’ as there might be some doubt as to any other person taking a fancy to her. AckiiowlcdgcineiiH. Hr’ Received from Rev. S. G. Bragg, Five Dollars, for the use of Rev. D P. Jones, State Lecturer—an offering from Toonahowi Divis ion, No. 2, Savannah. Tiiis liolice should have been made earlier. i I?. We acknowledge,also, the receipt of Six Dollars, from Uncle Dabney Division, and Five Dollars from Oak Hill Division--in all sll—r for t)ie use of bro. Leonard, ot Baldwin county: which sums have been forwarded to him by pri vate Conveyance. ~A ‘ > , . ______ . t The Richmond Whig announces dhe death of Chapman Johnson, u distin guished citizen of Virginia. | Cliui’eli Discipline. • At a conference meeting ou the first Saturday i in this month, a member from his seat, said: i “ Brethren, 1 was very mad and go: drunk,” — ! stating the time. —■“ I went into the house, i [meaning the grogshop,] and reckon I got drunk ; there, but don’t know—l was very mad.” The I Pastor asked him to rise from his seat and make ! his statement; and the delinquent repeated the | samp words. He had made liis “confession,” : and a brother moved that lie be excused. The motion was seconded, and unanimously adopt ed. We shall make no comments on this case We believe the facts staled are strictly true. Hayneville, July 16, 18-19. - Bro. Brant fy—Allow me to inform you that in consequence ot the great excitement in our community in regard to the fatal disease of the small pox in Mawkinsville, ive have postponed our celebration indefinitely. But we still solicit the services of brother, Jones at Hayneville at some convenient opportu nity, and request him to intone us, through your columns, wljen he can In; with us, on the cause of temperance. — We. are advancing our list of members, and hope to improve more rapidly—to Orodibc all tbe praise. Yourob’t servant, D. 11. RHODES, R. S. Among the deaths in New York by the cholera, is that of a man who. posi tively drank seventy-two bottles of brandy in thirty days, and is known to , have frequentl y taken twelve mint juleps before dinner. ! The public debt of France is rapidly increasing. It is already fifteen hun dred millions of dollars. Four thousand people out of a popu lation of 40,000, died at Limerick, in tone month, of the cholera, i Three newspapers arc now published at St. Paul’s, the capital of the new and thriving territory of Minesota. Ico water und ice cream, says the Pittsburgh Chronicle, are said to he very engender dturrhtna than tlie free use of fruits and vegetables. Wo mention the fact because a highly intelligent physi cian suggested to us the propriety of do ing so, especially at this time.— Ex. State. University.—Augustus R. Longstreet, LL.D., has been called to the Presidency, of the State University at Oxford,’ Mississippi. We doubt not that the selection is a mo*st excellent ! one, ! j Movement of ,T'oor.s. —We learn [that orders were received from Wash ington by Major Loud, the commander iof the post at SaVumiah, yesterday morning, to have thd” command in readi ness to move at a moment's warning to Florida. We understand likewise that every thing is in readiness for a prompt’ movement. This order was given up-1 on the first despatches received ot Wash ington—when the second despatches . are received, the orders will he prompt ly a march.— Savh. Geor. The Etub’ette of Sneezing.—An amusing account of the ceremonies at tending the sneezing of a king of Mo- , nomotupa shows what a national thing may he the sneoze'Of despotism. Those who arc near liis person when this hup pens salute him in so loutl a tone that.', persons in tlie ante-chamber hear it, • ■ mid join in the accldmation. In the ad joining apartment',they do the same, till the noise reaches the street, and be comes propagated throughout the city, —when the King of Seminar sneezes! his courties immediately turn their backs on hint, and give a loud slup on, their right thigh. 133