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you may. How then can we account
fir its presence iv.nongst u> ?—well,
here's a true exposition of the cn^: —
when man made* it, it is make—-when
man drinks it, he is cursed when man
troubles it not, the evil stops ; so man
is, must be held responsible for ils con
tinuance; therefore, it is his duly to
fight against it in evorv shape and form,
“while the lamp of life cotitirim s to
hum,” and never, no “never, grow wea
ry in well doin';.”
Yours to serve.
HANNIBAL.
Washington Cos., Ga.
I'm llt r Temperance Danner
Dear Banner : —l have fully made
up my mind to introduce myself to you
this evening. I; is somewhat out of or
der, hut let the privileges of this year
be my excuse. I think you are a
great favorite with the ladies, nnd there,
fore presume on your good grains for a
kind reception.
It would he unnatural for a lady to
shoulder a musket, or grasp the sword;
hut she may, (with your consent) wield
the pen with all her In hie strength, to
aid the cause ol (ii cdpm, or retard tin
progress of a greater tyrant than with
which our fore-lather* ever contended.
I am pained to *<•<• his powt r displayed
on all public occasions. Many, very
many of the noblest work oft!/.is crea
tion still how to his sceptre, nnd wal
low in the mud and mire to acknowl
edge their allegiance. Brave sons of
freedom, that would grapple with a for
eign foe, find drain out their lives with
the heart’s rich drops for ltbeny, will
yet be calm under the dreadful power
that is filling our land with orphans,
prisons with victims, usy I urns with ma
niacs, hospitals with diseases, happy
families with woe and misery. Mow
long will in Ahe the case ! Husbands,
Jot the fluttering wives arouse you to
throw oil his yoke. Fathers, give him
no quarters, for the sake of your fami
lies ; brothers, yield not to his subtle
sway, remember, if you do, it will bring
your dear parents sorrowing to the
grave.
i anticipate the time when the wui]-
ingsoflii. destructive bondage will no
longer be home oil the air; win it the
thought will no longer intrude on the
fond mother, perhaps | am raising my
daughters to be sacrificed at Ids shrine,
or my sons to serve him that witi en
slave both soul and bo lv, and drug with
strongest chains down to darkest ruin’s
vaults. Wives, mothers, and sisters,
he faithful in your intercessions—the
tHigel ol mercy is hovering over us,
and erelong, the bravo sons Holumbia
will uuito in one faithful hand to drive
the tyrant to his own dominions, never
again to appear on all our happy land.
CHARLOTTE.
Seclusion, Feb. 11th, 185“.
• I
Judge Allison of Penn, on the Maine
Liquor Law
(In the Ist insl., the February Term
of the Court of (dyer and Terminer j
commenced at Philadelphia—Judge
Allison presiding. His charge to the
Grand Jury is an ablo one, and will In
road with great interest, as i: takes high ‘
and strong ground in favor of the Maine
Temperance Law. The following are
his remarks:—
“Your selection Irom the body of
your fellow citizens, and the mainten
ance of this Court, are two of the ex
pedients to which soi i: ly resorts for its
own protection against the many and
varied evils which flow from tho vices
or weaknesses of our nature; and many
of the wrongs which are perpetrated
uguinst the persons and property ol
others are induced by circumstances!
nnd temptations, which prove too pow- 1
orful tor the firmness and virtue of tho!
offender. It therefore follows that one
of’ the most eject uni means of diminish
ing crime, is to remove, to as great an
extent as possible, the causes amt in
ducements which lead to ils commission.
“And vet it cannot he denied, that in
stead of acting upon litis evident truth,
society fails, in -some instances, in the
discharge of duties which it owes to
its individual members to protect them,
ns far as it can, against their own
frailties and follies; and under the pre
text of restraining and contruling an
admitted evil, that bus become hoarv
with age, and powerful because ol the
numbers of its victims, and the st rength j
of the fetters with which it has hound !
them, has been permitted to grow with
our growth, protected and delendoil by
our laws, — 1 refer to the tradio in in
toxicating liquors; and 1 do so in thi
connection, because 1 look upon it as
towering above and overshadowin'; all
other causes w hich lead to open an.l
flagrant violations of the laws; a traf
fic, destructive us it is to the w ell-being
of society, and to the etui far w hich
government was instituted, has vet
thrown around it, by the will of the peo
pie of Pennsylvania, the sanction and
protection of legislative enactment.
This, permit uie to say, in my humble
opinion, ought not to be-—it is wrong in
principle, and most destructive iu re
sults
“Government, instead of granting a
license to poison the sources of power,
till our prisons and alms houses with
inmates, inoculate the community with
every species of immorality, and ren
der worse titan desolate, thousands of
our domestic circles, ought rather to
meet this monster vice with a spirit of
most resoluti antagonism, and by strin
gent, salutary enactments, place i;
without and beyond the pale of the
law,
“I cannot well conceive in wiut re
Oil CUAiN OF THE SO AS OF TEMPERANCE AND STATE TKM FEU AN CK CON V ENT lON
spect a heavier curse could be indicted !
on the inhabitants of the city and ;
j county of Philadelphia than tho system j
of legalizing tho salo of intoxicating!
drinks now in force among us. The
flimsy pretext thrown around the traf- 1
fie, ns its justification, prior to the act
of 18-18, is not now even attempted to
he set up; and to thousands possessing
not the slightest degree of responsibility,
j many of whom are not even citizens of
our Commonwealth,’ nd a still greater
i number of whom, by education and
j habit, are far removed from all sym
pathy w-ith us, is granted an authority
to spread pauperism and crime in our
midst, with an unsparing hand.
“ I he experience of the past demon
strates that the law is inefficient and
powerless to regulate the traffic, so long
as it tolerates and approves its exis
t'-nc ; and we are compelled to adopt
i the alternative, of either p- rmitting the
. uncontrolled sale of liquors a liver
age, to which the present ?:\ ■ ,i is till
approximation, or to invoke the powf rs
1 - of Government, the strong arm of con
stitutional authority, in aid of its entire
abrogation. With this issue thus pre- 1
‘isented to us, we ought not to hesitate,
for every day’s observation presents to
I j us evidence of tho rapid and fearful in-’
; ■ <• reuse of the number es places for th“
‘ j saie ofliquoritj the city and county of
Philadelphia. We are in danger of be- j
in;; overwhelmed; and with a full sense
;of the importance and responsibility of I
■ tli proposition ! have shadowed firth
’ in these observations, 1 rt pectfully
■ I heg leave to ask for ii your favoruhle
I I consideration, and to recommend it as
1 eminently worthy of an endorsement at
r the hands of who .e approval will carry i
> with it weight nnd influence.
“1 lie .State of Maine has already
made an experiment, in passing and
enforcing a law upon this subject, of
- the most stringent character, and
’ with tiio mo t happy effect; the chief
1 virtue of which results from the prompt
■ seizure, forfeitures, and destruction of
’ the contraband liquor; the right, upon
- information, to make search for it, and
’ the imposition of heavy penalties, by
line and imprisonment, with other pro
visions which serve to invest it with
1 ’ great efficacy and power. I can sic
no good reason why the people of Penn
sylvania should hesitate in relation to
the passage of a law analogous in prin
ciple to tire Maine enactment. No one
can doubt our want of it, and no one
ought toquesliun the right and duty of
our citizens thus to protect.
A Cat in thi-: Meal. —Two barrels
marked “new corn meat” came into
the depot in this city liy Carp -I’.ler’c
express, directed to no one. Marshal
Jones, liuppcuing to lie round, thought
;it looked like a suspicious heap. “It
mav lie meal,’ said lie, “but there can
be no harm hi examine into it. Ac
cordingly, ho waited upon the express
man and took the barrels into his own
custody. On opening them, each one
j contained another barrel, surrounded
by u little “new corn meal ‘ —one of
; tliern full ol rum, and the other fulJ of
brandy. As they were directed to no
body, nobody bus lost any thing. [ l;/-
1 gusla [Maine) Farmer. ]
‘ 1 am glad said a reverend missiona
ry to an Indian chief, ‘that you do not
i drink rum; but it grieves me to find that
j poor people use so much of it.”
“ Ah yes,” said the red man, anil he
; fixed his impressivu eye upon the
; preacher, which communicated the re
proof before he uttered it, “we Indians
use a great deal of rum, but tee do not
m al.e it.”
j A Good Dog.—The Washington
I I'elegrnph tolls the following good
j story :
“ A little girl, the daughter of a gen
tleman with whom we are acquainted,
was sent a few days since, to a neigh
hiring house for a garment that had
been left there by her mother. The
two houses were within view of each
other, a common intervening. On en
tering the garden of the house to w hich i
she had been sent, she was attacked 1
by three dogs, and thrown down; her ]
clothes were torn, and one of tho uni- j
mals took her by the foot. At her own
home there w as a big,good natnred dog, |
who had never before manifested any !
I other positive qualities than a good ap- 1
; petite. But he seemed to have appro- I
bended the danger the child was ap
proaching; his eyes had followed her,
, and, with tho first intima 1 ion of the at
tack, he bounded forward, reached the
scene of action in time to rescue the ,
child, and sent her assailants how ling.
As site entered the holts ■, he forced his
way in beside her; A when the lady at
tempted to hand her tile article tiuwhioh
she had been sent, he sprang between j
them, and in no other way could the i
child procure it than by taking it up i
from where it hud been laid utter the
family had left the room. When she -
departed, the dog took 1 1 is position be- ,
tween her and ull possible assailants;
and as she emerged from the premises, .
lie look his place behind her, and fol
lowed slow lv, and with a defiant air, !
until she had regained her ow n home,
when he threw himself down at the thres
hold, w ith his face tow ards the theatre
id Ins late exploit, and relapsed into his
accustomed reverie.” ; |
i
Judge Allison, of Philadelphia, has t
charged the Grand Jury in favor of the i
Maine Liquor Law.
M l.y ‘s it easier to be u clergvman ‘
* titan a physician ? Because it is easier t
to preach than to practice’ /
Aunt Kelt's Ideas of Matrimony.
I Now, girls, sail Aunt lletty, put
‘down your embroidery I worsted
! work, do something s- u -ibl ‘, and stop
building air-cn.sfle.- and t - .ingot 1 jv
<;rs and honey m ions; .: makes me
| sick, it is perfectly a minion: !- Love
■lis a farce—m it.im -ay ■ a humbug;
1 husbands arc and mu sfic Napoleons, Ne
roes, Alexanders, sigbin.i f>r other
hearts to conquer, after t,y arc sure
of yours. The h iney-m ioo is as short
lived as a Lucifer match; aft r that
you may wear your wed li.ig dress at
the wash tub, and your uight-capto
meeting, nnd your husband would’nt
know it. You may pick tip your own
| poclu-t hankerchief, help yourself to
! a chair, and split your gown across the
j back, reaching over the table, trying to
1 get a piece of butter, while lie is laying
in his breakfast, as if it were the last
1 meal ho expected to eat this side of Jor
dan; wl.en lie is through he will aid your
digestion, (while you are sipping your
, first cup of coffee,) by inquiring what
j you’ll have for dinner, whether the cold
lamb was all ate yesterday, if the char
-1 coal is out, and what you g ive for the
last green tea you bought. Then he
gets up from the table, lights his cigar
! with tho last evening’s paper, that you
- have not hud a chance t - ad; gives
1 two or three whiffs of smoke, sure to j
j give you a It -ad ache i >r the forenoon;
j and just as his coat tail is vanishing
i through the door, opologiz > for not do
i ing that errand for you yesterday—j
thinks it doubtful if ho can to-day —“so !
pressed with business.” I fear of him
at clevi n o’clock, t aking an ice cream j
with some ladies at A inton’s, while you
! are at home, new lining his old coat
! sieves. Children by the cars all day,
can’t get out to U-k- the air, fecis as cra
zy us a fly in a drum; husband cotnes
; home at night, nods a “how dy’e do Fan”
; boxes Charley’s ears, stand little, Fan-1
‘j ny up in the corner, sits down in the
easiest chair, in tho warmest corner,
puts bis feet up over tne great, shutting
out all the fire, while the baby’s little
pug nose grows blue with cold; reads
the newspaper ull to himself, solaces
lii.s inner man with a hot cup of tea,
and just as you are laboring under the
hallucination that he will ask you to
take a mouthful of fresh air with iiim,
he puts on his dressing gown and
I slippers, and lx gins to reckon up the
| family expenses, after which he lies
down upon the sofa, and you keep
time with yottr needle while he snores
till nine o’clock. Next morning, ask
him to leave you a little money, he
looks at you as ifto be sure you are in
your right mind, draws a siglt long
enough and strong enough to inflate a
nair of bellows, and asks you what
you want with it, an ! “if half a dollar
won’t do.” (jrrfoious King! as if ail
those little, shoes anil stockings, and
pinafores, and petticoats couiJ be had
fbr “half a dollar.” Balia .v, girls ! sot
your affections on cats, pootlb s, parrots,
or lap dogs—but let matrimony alone.
It is the hardest way on earth to get a
living—you never know when your
work is done. Think of carrying eight
or nine children through tlie measles,
chicken pox, thrash, mumps, and scar
let fever, some of them, twice over; it
makes my sides ache to think of it.
Oh, you may scrimp and save, and
twist and turn, and dig and delve, and
economize, and die, and your husband
will marry again, take what you have
saved to dress his second wife with,
and she will take your portrait for a
(ire-board, and—but what’s the use of
talking? I’ll warrant every one of
you will try it the first chance you
get; there’s a sort ofa bewitchment
about it somehow. 1 w ish one half of
the world were not idiots, and ’totber
half fools, I do. Odear!
[Olive Branch.
Single Blessedness. —Sheet Iron
quilts—blue noses—frosty rooms—ice
in the pitcher—unrcgeneraled linen—
heel-less socks—coffee sweetened with
icicles—gutta-percha biscuits—flabby
stoak—dull razors—corns —coughs and
cliolics—rhubarb—aloes—misery,
Bah.
Matrimony. —Hot buckwheat cakes
l —warm beds—comfortable slippers—
j smoking cotfee-round arms—red lips
i —(ahem!) etc., etc., —shirts exulting in
! buttons—redeemed stockings—boot
jacks—happiness, &c.
———
XTRAVA GAN L A XT R A 0!! D IN AI!V .
Charles X., x-king of France, was xtrav
agunily xtollcd, but is exceeding! v xe
creted. Uexhibitcd xtraorilinary xoel
, lence in xigoney; he was xctnplary in
xternals, but xtrinsic on xaminution; he j
was xactio under xhortation, extreme
in .vehement, and, xtraordinarv iu xtrm
jore xpression. lie was xputnated for!
! his Ncesses: and, to xpiate his xtrava
-1 ganee, xiled and xpiated in exile.
Blue stockings. —This term, as most
ol our readers are probably aware, is
applied to literary ladies. It was orig
inally conferred upon a society of liter-1
ary persons of both sexes. One of the
most active promoters of the society was
Siiilingtleet, a naturalist and miscella
neous writer, who always wore blue
worsted stockings, and hence the name.
J'lie society existed in 17(H). The’
beautiful und fascinating Mrs. Jerning
hatn is said to have worn them at the
conversaziones of lady Montague, and
tli is peculiarly fastened the name upon
accomplished women.
“ A patriot is easily made,” savs
W alpole; “It is but the refusal of an un
reasonable request, and upstarts a j>a
triot.
lons of temperance.
Pledge of file Sons of Tempe
ra nee.—l, without reserve, solemnly pledge
■ my honor as a man that I will neither make, buy,
sell nor use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or
Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of flic Grmid Division-
G. L. M’Cleskey, G. W. P. Monroe.
J. S. Pisokard, G. W. A. Forsyth, j
YV. S. Williford, G. Scribe, Macon. ,
E. C. Granniss, G. Treasurer, „
J. E. Evans, G. Chaplain, „
I). E. Blount, G- Conductor, Clinton. >
J. D. Ha vis, G. Sen. Houston, Cos.
—— 1
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.
P I. EDGE.
No member shall make, buy, sell or use ;
las a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors,
j wine or cider.
Officers of flic Grand Section.
.1. YV. Benson, G. P. Macon,
jB. Burton, G. A. P. Pondtown.
! !,. C. Simson, G. S. &T. Atlanta,
i Rev. J. 8. YVilson, G. C. Decatur,
i S. M. H. Byrd, G. G. Oxford,
j YV. P King, G. VV. Thoinaston.
E. O. of Rccliabites.
Officers of Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 28, loca
ted at Washington, YVilkes Co.,Ga.:
Washington, Rev. G. G. Norman, D. P. C. R.
„ J. D. Burdett, L>. C. R.
; Atlanta, C. li. Hanleiter, D. D. R.
| Washington, John R. Smith, D. R. S.
~ George Dyson, D. F. S.
~ St. John Moore, D. Tres.
~ R. 11. Lynn, D, Levite.
Kceliabite’s Pledge.
I hereby declare, that I will abstain from all
intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor offer
them to others, except in religious ordinances,
■ or when prescribed, in good faith, by a medi
: cal practitioner ; I will not engage in the traf
fic of them, and in all suitable ways will dis
countenance the use, sale and manufacture of
them ; and to the utmost of my power, I will
endeavor to spread the principles of abstinence
from all intoxicating liquors.
Daughters of Teinporanice.
The Officers elected fbr the ensuing year
are—
Mrs L. M. Hoyt, of Atlanta, G. P. S.
„ E. Reid, „ Griffin, G. 8. A.
„M. A. Osslin, „ Atlanta, G. S. S.
„ C. Taylor, „ Griffin, G. S. T.
„ M.E Brewer,,, „ G.S. Con.
„M. E. Lane, „ Atlanta, G. 8. Chap.
„ E. Irvine, „ Greenville, G. S. Sen.
„ M. OgilbV, „ Atlanta, P. G. P. 8.
Tho Semi Annual Session of the Grand
Union, will beheld in Atlanta,on the Fourth
Wednesday in April, 1852.
GriUiil Union Daiijliters of
Temperance. Mate of Ga.,
Is ready to grant Charters to ladies wish- j
ing to unite their efforts to carry out the j
principles of total abstinence. Form of ap-;
! plication for a Charter which must be signed j
i by eleven or more ladies.
“The undersigned, inhabitants of ;
| believing the Order of the Daughters of!
i Temperance a field in which ladies might j
; with safety labor with success for the lauda
! ble purpose of banishing intemperance from J
I our laud, respectfully petition the Grand
I Union to grant them a Charter to open a
’ new Union to be called Union No.
‘!
; , and under your jurisdiction. We
pledge ourselves as ladies to be governed by
.; lie Rules and usages of said Grand Union.
Enclosed is the Charter Fee, $5.”
Applications fbr Charters, or letters en
business, must be addressed (post paid) to:
Mrs. M. A. OSLIN.G. S. 8.
Atlanta, Ga.
For House Keepers.
Hasty Pudding. —Boil water, a !
quart, three pints, or two quarts, accor- !
ding to tho size of your family; sift your
meal, stir five or six spoonfuls of it
thoroughly into a bowl of water; when
\ the water boils, pour into it the con
! tents of the bowl; stir it well and let it
boil up thick; put in salt to suit your
’ own taste, then stand over the kettle, 1
and sprinkle in meal, handful after t
handful, stirring it very thoroughly all 1
the time, and letting it boil between i
whiles. When it is so thick that you
stir it with ditticnlty.it is about right.—
It takes about half an hour’s cooking.
Eat it with milk or molasses. Either
Indian meal or rye meal may he used.
If the system is in a restricted state,
nothing can be better than rye hasty
pudding and West India molasses.
This diet would save many a one the
horrors of dispe.psia.
The Virtue of Sage. This valuable
herb was held in such high esteem by
the ancients, that they have left us a
Latin verse, which signifies, “Why -
should a man die when he has sage in his
garden ?” It is reckoned admirable
us u cordial, and to sweeten and cleanse
the blood. It is good in nervous cases, ‘
and is given in fevers, with a view of, ’
prompt perspiration. With the addi- !
tion of a little lemon juice, it is very :
grateful and cooling; some choose to )
take it dry, alleging that the surface of 1
the leaves of green sage abound with c
animalcules’ which are very visible *
through a microscope; and so there are 1
in many articles of common food; but r ’
we may be assured, even if this be the!' l
case, that as they are nourished with
the sage, that they are of no harm, and :
at n!l events, a little hot water will des- ti
troy them. j,
THE MIMB.
i*S:N I I S!i-2>. FIiU. 28) 1852,
OiT NOTlCE. —Subscribers recei
ving their papers with a straight black
mark, are thereby notified that they are
in arrears. One mark indicates one
dollar due; two, that two, &c. Please
remit the amount at once by mail, with
out wailing for other opportunity.
ji-jiy- 0 YVe are careful to have all our ac-
I countscorrect. Should an error, however,
| be discovered, we will cheerfully correct it,
and be thankful to the friend who may point
! it out.
Fort Mitchell, Ala. Feb. 19,1852 -
i Iknj. Brandy , Bsq., Dear Sir:—Enclo
< sed 1 send you three dollars to pay my ar
; rears to the Banner, and for my subscription
j another year. I was not aware till yonr
last number reached me, that I was so much
;in your debt. I hope that others may take
j the hint, as I have done, and send you that
j which is as essential to the existence and
| subsistence of printers as of other people.
Very respectfully yours,
J. W. FLOURNOY.
How pleasant it is to have transac
i lions with a sensible and gentlemanly man!
It would,comparatively, be easy with us to
work hard all our life, and be poor at last,
to serve such a subscriber as J. W. Flour
noy.
ltcvercud .1. St. Kendrick of
Charleston.
The numerous friends of this gentleman
in Geo. will regret to learn that his health
I is quite imperfect, and that he has been
j obliged to visit Cuba, seeking restoration
i May his useful life be preserved.
JSgf” Our correspondent, “Charlotte,”
vve thrice welcome to our columns. We
hope the good example may be followed
and that in future our columns may be en
! riched by the productions of many of the
I fair daughters of Georgia.
We trust the extract from the charge of
j Judge Allison, of Penn., to she Grand Jury,
j upon a recent occasion, will be attentively
read.
The Ylaiiie Law.
‘j The passage of the Maine liquor law has
been the occasion of great commotion in
the Northern States. The opposers of the
law and the enemies of temperance general
ly, have resorted to every device to thwart
its friends and render its provisions inopera
. five. But its friends have stood firm; the
law has bean enforced and so far, appears to
have accomplished all that its advocates de
sired in the suppression of intoxication, and
the banishment of drain-sops. An effort
has been made in the Maine Legislature to
repeal the law, and signally failed. There
jis indeed a marked singularity in regard to
-'all legislation that affects tho consumption
|of ardent spirits nnd the men who live on
j its traffic. Laws on other subjects may be
j passed and however opposed, arc allowed
‘to have a fair trial. But whenever Legisla
! tion bears upon the sovereignty of thedram
! seller, no quarter is given by the enemy.—
: Their cry is still “arise and slay,” “pull down
I and destroy.” We are glad that there is
! a prospect of a fair trial of the experiment
j in Maine.
In Massachusetts petitions, signed by
j one hundred and thirty thousand persons 4
have been presented to the Legislature
praying the enactment of a law similar to
that of Maine. In New York also petitions
of the same purport, and signed by two
hundred thousand persons, have been sent
to the Legislature. These facts are indica
tive not merely of the interest which the peo
ple are taking in this matter, for which we
commend them, but also of a degree of hur
ry and excitement for which we commend
them not. If the Maine law produce the
benefits which its friends claim for it, (and
of thi i the proof so far has attended its en
forcement,) there will be every reason for
urging its enactment, not merely in New
York and Mass., but wherever there is
drunkenness enough to mourn over, and
public spirit, and public virtue enough to
devise and execute a remedy.
We would say then, let Maine try her ex
periment. It may fail: We hope it will
not. If it does, however, the very failure
tray indicate the true remedy. Her experi
ment may succeed. There will be time,
enough to follow it. Even if successful, it
may be imperfect and important improve
ments muy be suggested.
Os one thing vve are certain. Whatever
law may be enacted to remove the shame,
the curse and the evils of drunkenness, it
will meet the most strenuous, untiring and
vindictive opposition. Such laws therefore
to be effectual, must find a support in the
good will of the people, and in the resolute
law-abiding priniciple which is the surest
pillar of a free government, and of a stable
and prosperous commonwealth. „
To disseminate correct views on all mor
al questions which come within the range
of our discussion, has ever been our obiect.
To the bearings of intemperance upon the ‘
welfare of a people, our labors have been
more particularly directed. Wearepersua- |
ded that no evils affect our State in its sep- ]
arate or social condition, which are se de- ]
structive of morals, intelligence, property ,
and life itself as those which flow from the
use of ardent spirits, restricted as that use
is by public sentiment, a moral tone of so
ciety, and the suasion which has been exer
ted by the temperance reform. Yet behold s
the evils, which still exist. Is there no t
•etnedy ? Are we slow to discover, or re- *
uctant to supply it?
Which can smell a rat thn quickest, \
he man who knows the most, or the ‘
nan who has the most nose ?
Temperance I*ic
The Daughters and other Ladies, frie ni )|®
!to the Temperance Reform, gave a
did Pic Nie, in Atlanta, on the
’ 21st inst. Dr. I). Hook and the n
Jones made addresses upon t|, e H
which were well received by a larg? a .)■
cnee. The eatables, &e. were in profile ‘ H
anil prepared in the best style. It H
suitable celebration of Washington's li * I
Day, and we have no doubt that the can* I
of Temperance in Atlanta will be pron*. * T
by the occasion. The Ladies of Atlanta I
warm-hearti din the Temperance I
tion, know their rights, and are detertnjjJ B
to maintain them. May success att en j ■
all their efforts. ■
No liiippiucMs without love.
Some months ago Jenny Lind was visit J
ing a lady in the vicinity of New
When the illustrious lady entered the room I
to which she was invited, her attentionwa I
immediately arrested by an infant sleeping I
in the cradle which was placed beside the I
mother. Stooping down, she
kiss upon the little innocent, and then
turning to the mother, with her eyes fi|| t( j
with tears, she remarked: “You must be
happy; you have something to love, and
something for which to live.” How deeply
Jenny felt the meaning of what she ex
pressed, may be inferred from the fact, that
she has recently found it essential to H er
happiness, to have some object upon
to bestow her affections. She is married,
The trutli i-qitisnot possible for any one
man or woman, to be happy without some
thing to love. The experiment, whereverit
has been tried, has resulted in failure. In th#
person of the Sweedish singer, it was tried
under most favorable circumstances. She had
a reputation wide as the civilized A’orld;
she had the means of amassing a fortune
large enough to satisfy avarice itself; she
had influence superior to that which is pos
sessed by most of the Queens of the earth.
Wherever she went she was flattered, ea
reswed, and compliment'd iu every possible
way; and notwithstanding ull, she confesses
that there is something wanting to complete
her happiness. It hath been ordained by
the being who constructed our bodies and
gave to these moral natures their various
capabilities, that the exercise of an affec.
tiouate, benevolent temper, be an indispen.
sable eonilidon of real happiness. He who
lias never truly .oveil any object, lias never
known the highest enjoyment of which his
nature is capable. He who cherishes love
towards his fellow-men, who
one great object of bis life to exhibit Tins
love in efforts to improve their condition,
to make them vvise,better,and happier, may
fail in every attempt ; his most earnest and
well directed exertions may appear to be
fruitless, but he himself cannot lose his re
ward. By a law as fixed and unvarying in
its operations as that which attracts bodies
to tile centre ot the. earth, his very temper
and efforts must be to him the spring of a
pure and enlarged gratification.
The incident reported of the fair Swede,
reminds us of a like incident which Allison)
the historian, records of Bonaparte. This
celebrated conqueror is said to have assured
Josephine in the days of their union, that
alter all the honors nnd pleasures which he
might be supposed to derive from his re
nowned victories, there was no happiness
comparable to that which he experienced in
her society. It seems then, by the conces
sion ot two ot the most celebrated charac
ters of modern times, that precisely that
happiness which the benevolent Creatorhas
made most accessible, is superior to that
which comes from every other source. Not
one in a million can be such a singer as
Jenny Lind, and secure such applauses.-
Not one a thousand millions can be such a
conqueror as Napoleon. But all who choose
and who will employ the proper means, may
secure that happiness which the French he
ro, and which the great singer have
to he superior to any tiling else whientt.)t
world can bestow. All who will may love
some worthy object or objects, and conse
quently all who will may be happy.
Distress iu S'hilitiiclpliia.
We presume that the poor population of
Philadelphia is as well, it not better provi
ded for, than the same class in any of our
large cities. Yet there have been some dis
closures made of late which shows that there
is a frightful amount ot suffering even in
that city. One editor states that there are
not less that five thousand persons living in
cellars or miserable hovels, for which they
pay a rent ot ten cents a day. Manv of
these creatures, unable to pay the rent, are
frequently turned out of doors. Others
are found in starving circumstances ; others
are frozen to death, and multitudes die for
the want of proper attention in sickness.
YVe are thankful that we have no such
scenes amongst us. We would suggest to
some of our Northern friends whether it
would not be better fbr them to direct their
attention to the relief of these mendicants,
rather than to expend their sympathies in
behalf of our slaves who are infinitely bet
ter off than the miserable white paupers who
swarm in their cities.
gaiF” All correspondents are respectfully
•equested to address me at “Round Hill
’ost Office, Chambers county,” instead of
Lovina, Randolph county; as we have
tewly established office at this plaee.
J. C. HOLMAN.
Feb. 16th, 1852.
A Pretty Phrase.—LordErskine,
ipeaking ot animals, hesitating to call
hem brutes, hit upon that happy, phrase
—‘“.he mute creation.”
It is singular how pious fresh clothes
nake people. For a month after Mrs.
Smithers gets a new mantilla, she in at
church three times a day.