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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.