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Ffir the Temperance Banner.
Temperance and Legislation.
Bro. Brant/ if :—ln your Banner oL
Feb. 2Stli, you nsk, “is there no reme
dy for the evils of intemperance ?” 1
have thought much upon this subject,!
and though I will not say that I have 1
found the remedy, yet I will, in all hu- ’
utility, venture to propose, what 1 think
may beono. 1 wish that 1 had the j
time to write at large upon the subject, ,
but have not, and must content myself
with proposing my plan to tho consol
ation and discussion o( the friends of
temperance.
I propose legislation, hut not such
legislation os has been effected in Maine,!
for 1 do not believe that the moral sense
of the people of this State would sus- ;
tain such a law; and we need laws, J
which are adapted to the moral tone ol
those who are to be. protected by them,
or they will never be enforced.
There are several points to ho kept
in view, in passing alaw upon this sub- i
ject.
It should be as little objectionable as
possible, to every class of the com
munity ; for in this is our only
hope of passing it or of sustaining it,
when paused. To,this end, it must, Ist,
not amount to nil absolute prohibition,
for such a law would not he supported
by hundreds of temperance men, who
think men should have the privilege if
they desire it, of becoming drunkards.”
(2.) It must not bo made an ele
ment of political strife, nor associated
with party (pies i his. ii ought never,
for moral and political reasons, to be
brought into general elections, unless
the people were unival.sally prepared to
demand legislative interference.
(3.) Consequently, it should he made
partial in its operation ; putting the
question in such form, as that every
community may decide for itself, wheth
er the traffic shall lie tolerated or not,
und so brought before the citizens nt> to
uvoicl if possible tho exciting contest of
a public election.
(4.) It should be left to such com
munity to regulate all the details of the
business, unTrr micli sanctions as shall
secure justice to all parties.
Now, Sir, if the law, which I shall j
presently propose, will do all these
things, why should not the temperance
men of the State, ask it from the next
legislature? Or if it can so In; modi
fied us to effect these purposes, per
haps you will find an answar to the
question which you proposed, und I sat
down to answer.
But to my plan. It is u simple one.
I would have every man, who wishes
to keep a retail shop, bar, Arc., to sell
liquor by the drink or to be drank on
his premises,—l would have every such
mm, to carry the Grand Jury of his
county, a certificate signed by a respec
lablo number of the propertv holders of
the Militia District, in which he wishes \
to set up his shop, certifying that he is
an American citizen, of good general
character, who, it is believed, will not
sell liquor to minors or negroes, not nl
low gaining, rioting or drunkenness up
on his premie s.
If the Grand Jury •re satisfied with
this representation, it shall have tho op. j
tiott to recommend by public present- ‘
incut to the Judge of the Superior Court, j
that suit! applicant ‘ “owed to retail
liquor within tho District named in the
application. Thereupon the Judge shall
order the Clerk to issue the license (not
transferable,) and this may continue in
force, either for one year, or until the
Grand Jury see lit to require that he
close his establishment, I'm such reasons
us appear to them good. I would have’
nothing except court fees paid for li
cense, and heavy penalties assigned to 1
retailers without such license us the
law allows.
This imho outline of the laws, which
1 would propose ; in some points it may
be improved, but these aro its general
features.
It is democratic—-it leaves the matter
to tho people. It is adapted to the mor
al sense of counties and neighborhoods
—•where the community wishes grog
shops, it can have them; where it does
not, they will he banished, nnd one
man will not have it in his power to de
fy the moral sense of his neighborhood.
Where the people wish them under re
strain!, they cun select tho citizens, to
whom to trust the management of these
engines of evil. If all the counties of
the State are not prepared for such a
law, it may be enacted for such coun
ties as ask for it, and win its way grad
ually, w hen its utility has been proven.
And this perhaps would he the wisest
method of introducing it. Let active
friends of temperance in such counties
as are strong in moral power on the
subject, canvass the enmities, get up pe
titions to the Legislature to pass the
law for their own counties ; get their
Grand Juries to recommend it also; dis.
cuss the subject, and prepare for u mor
ul regeneration ofour beloved State, du
ring the next year, by the delivery of
those communities, wlio wish it, from a
bondage uuder which the present li
cense laws compels them to groan with
out any, the very least, opportunitv of
relieving themselves.
1 should be glad to write more upon
the subject, but must content myself, for
the present, with penning these* hurried
paragraphs, hoping that this notice of
the subject will oall alien lion and elicit
discussion, until something be done
wor thy of the great subject.
1 would only.ndd that I have consul
ted th,, eot the most eminent Jurists in
our State >i)mnthe plan, and tltey think
that if it is adoptisl, it will work well.
ORGAN OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE AND STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
As to its constitutionality, there is no
question.
In conclusion, 1 would beg of von,
sir, if you approve the plan, to keep
it constantly before your readers until
they understand It fully, and you will
very much oblige,
Your co-lalrnrer.
MOW. 11. MY Kits.
Macon, March 31, 1852.
Pa duetto, Cm., 2d March, 1852.
Dear Banner :—ln looking over my ap
pointments as published in tlm Banner of
the I sec I have (or you one.)
and 1 suppose you did not, committed some
egregious blunders; 1 sin sure 1 was sober,
what a pity I did not consult our Almanac.
In some places the diy of the week was
wrong, in others the day of the month. I
I.asten to send yon, as I now think, a cor
rect list, which please publish at quick as
I possible: —
Liberty Hill, Wednesday 31st or March.
Jtoanoak, Thursday, Ist Apr 1.
Fredonia, Friday, 2 “
West Point, Saturday 3 “
Salem, Ala., Friday ’ 9
W lucoochee Valley, Saturday 10 April, j
Mechaniesville, Monday 12 April.
Berlin, Tuesday, 13 “
Rising Hope, Wednesday 14 “
Wliitcsville, Thursday 15 “
Hopewell, Friday 16 “
VVhite Sulphur Springs, Sat. 17 April.
From thence if I ran, and aui spared, will
go by way of Midville, on iny way to New
uan. I would observe that the above is as
I correct as i can make it. And here suffer
trie to ash the pardon of all the above Divis
. ions lor making such, almost unpardonable
mistakes, 1 fear it will exert an influence
not for the best on the various meetings.—
\et il the brethreri will be industrious it
uny all got slrait yet.
Be pleased, if posssible, get t1i1.4 in the
very next Banner.
Truly &c.
1). P.JOVES.
Will any oilier papers correct wno may
have published the first list.
N EKIHBORHOOD OF CasSVILLE, >
4th March, 1852. y
Dear Bra. Brantly,— The winter months
: having closed, and 1 hope the most of the
bad weather, 1 begin to feel like en
tering upon regular labor in tin- temper
ance field, and therefore wish you to pub
lish in your Banner the following list of
1 limes and places at which I propose to de
liver temperance! lectures, viz:—
Ist. On Monday the Istli instant, at Shef
field Division Room, in Newton—2nd, at
Macedonia,sometimes called Wayath’s court
ground, oil Tuesday the. lfitli—3d. At Cen
terville, near Walton, Wednesday, the 17th.
Itli. At Social Circle on Thursday, the 18th.
nth. In Jasper comity, at Sand Town, on
Saturday 20,Ii—Otli. At Midway, meeting
house, Sunday the 21st.— 7th. At Shady
Dale, on Hednesnday tho 22d.
In Morgan county, Bth, at Union meet
ing-house, o'.i Wednesday the 24th— 9th.
At Bethlehem Division, on Friday the 26th.
lOt li. At High Shoals Factory, on Saturday
the 1271 h.
Dear Brother, —Please give the foregoing
ten appointments a couple of insertions in
your paper as early as you can, so that no
tice may be given.
I expect to return to Atlanta next week;
when I get there, I intend to send you three
, communications, which I should like to see
published in the order that they are num
bered.
I have made n couple of speeches in this
county; I was at the organization (if a Di
vision last week ill Kingston. I have three
j appointments here, to which 1 shall attend
before I return to Atlanta.
\ our humble brother in 1,. P. &. F.
LEWIS RENEAU-
Aukiidern, Ml. Fes. 25,1852.
Brother II. —A few weeks since I came
■ “ vi r in Alabama, for the purpose of seeing
lioiv the cause prospered there, and when I
arrived in the State, I was informed the
Grand Division ot Alabama had appointed
ilie Rev. Mr. Perham, of Selma, and myself
|as Grand Lecturers for the State. 1 made
j my appointments for Alabama, and as Co
’ lumbusand Aberdeen in this Stale were im
portont places, 1 concluded to give them a
call. 1 had the largest church here filled to
overflowing last night, and will again to.
night. There is a general awakening in fa
vor of the cause. The Sons are toiling no.
blv and are anxious for every movement
which they think will accomplish good.—
I'hcy are about starting a Temple of Honor
here, and they are quite numerous in Alaba
ma. I shall ho home in Georgia in a few
weeks, in the meantime, as I have been
invited, 1 shall speak at Mobile, New-Or
■ leans, Baton Rouge, Matches, Vicksburg
and Memphis. Please send your paper to
me at Montgomery, for a few weeks.
Thine in 1.. P. & F.
S. M. HEWLETT.
The Bite of a Drunkard. —The
Baltimore Clipper says that Mr. Hiram
\\ ilcox, ot Dayton, Ohio, in assisting,
about two weeks ago, to take a drum,
ken loafer to jail, was bit by him on one
ot his lingers. 110 paid but little atten
tion to it, until a few days subsequent
it became swollen and painful, with
every appearance of erysipelas. The
ordinary remedies in such cases were
applied, hut the inflammation spread rn-
I'idly from the hand to the arm, ami ‘
finally to the body, growing worse, un
til mortification put an end to his life.
In North Waterford, Maine, a man
who had a Temperance vvifo got drunk
the other day. The woman, having the i
right of search without a warrant, made
search and found about six quarts of.
rum. an 1 gave it to mother earth to j
drink without judge or jury.
Holidays in Rhode Island. —The’
Legislature ot Rhode islaud, at its late j
session, passed an act legalizing the!
fourth of July, Christmas, Thanksgiv
ing <ly. and Fas! days, either National
or State, and New Year’s day, as holi
days, and making all business paper
tailing due and payable on either of!
thusc days, payable on the dav next pie
i vious.
80NS OFTEMPtHtAHyB.
Pledge of the komi of Temp©*
I'.'inci'.-1, without reserve, solemnlv pledge
, my honor as a man that 1 will neither make, buy,
: sell nor use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or
Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of (lie Grand Division,
G. L. M’Cleskey, G. VV. P. Monroe.
J. S. Pinckard, G. W. A. Forsyth.
W. S. Williford, G. Scribe, Macon,
iE. C. Granniss, G. Treasurer, „
.f. E. Evans, G. Chaplain, „
| D. E. Blount, G. Conductor, Clinton.
J, D. llavis, G. Sen. Houston, Cos.
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.
PLUBCE.
No member shall make, buy, sell or use
!as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors,
wine or cider.
Officer's of (lift Lraiid Section.
J. W. Benson, G. P. Macon.
B. Burton, G. A. P. Pondtovvn.
L, C. Si.uson, (J. S. &, T. Atlanta.
1 Rev. J. S. Wilson, G. (J. Decatur.
S. M. H. Bvbp, G. G. Oxford.
W. P King, G. W. Thomaston. J
. . 1 ■ . “ -li'-'SI 1 .. i :
1. O. of R;<:lial>it<;s.
Officers of Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 28, loca
ted at Washington, Wilkes Cos ,Ga.:
Washington, Rev. O.G. Norman, D. P. C. R.
„ A. 1). Burdetl, D. C. R.
Atlanta, C. R. flanleiter, L>. D. R.
Washington, John R. Smith, D. R. S.
„ George Dyson, D. F. S.
~ St John Moore, D. Tres,
„ R. H. Lynn, D, Levite.
Kediabite’s Pltulge.
I hereby declare, that I will abstain from all
intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor ofTer
them to others, except in religious ordinances,
or when prescribed, in good faith, by a medi
cal practitioner ; I will not enghge 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.
L . ‘ 111 1 “■ i _
Daughter* of Temperance.
The Officers elected for the ensuing year
are—
Mrs L. M. Hoyt, of Atlanta, G. PS.
„ E. Reid, „ Griffin, G. S. A.
„M. A. Osslin, „ Atlanta, G. S. S.
„ C. Taylor, „ Griffin, G. ST.
„ M.E Brewer, „ „ G.S.Con.
„M. E. Lane, „ Atlanta, G. S. Chap.
„E. Irvine, „ Greenville, G. S. Sen.
„M. OoILTiY, „ Atlanta, P. O. P. S.
Tho Semi Ajmual Session of the Grani
Union, will beheld in Atlanta,on theFourtn
Wednesday in April, 1852.
■
Grand luion Dang liters of!
Tcinperaiiec. State of Ga.,
Is ready lo grant Charters to ladies wish-]
ing to unite their efforts to carry out the
principles of total abstinence. Form of ap.
plication for a Charter which must be signed
by eleven or more ladies.
“The undersigned, inhabitants of
believing the Ordur of the Daughters of
Temperance a held in which ladies might
with satety labor w itli success for the lauda
ble purpose of banishing intemperance from
our land, respectfully petition the Grand
Union to grant them a Charter to open a
new Union to be called Union No.
edge ourselves as ladies lo be governed by .
e Rules and Usages of said Grand Union.
Enclosed is tlie Charter Fee, $5.”
Applications tor Charters, or letters on
business, must be addressed (post paid) to
Mrs. M. A. OSLIN.G. S. S. j
Atlanta, Ga.
The Ladies of Maine.
The young ladies of Damariscotta,
in the Stale of Maine, have recently
formed themselves into a soeietv for
mutual improvement and protection;
j among the resolutions adopted at a reg
lar meeting, vve find the following;—
“That we will receive the attentions
;ofno so styled ‘young gentleman’ who
! has not learned some business or en
gaged in some steady employment for
a livelihood, for it is apprehended that
after the bird is caught, it may starve
| in the cage.
“That we will promise marriage to
I no young man who is in the habit of
I tippling, for we are assured his wife
will come to want, and his children go 1
barefoot.
“That vve will marry no voting man
who is not a patron of his neighborhood
paper, for vve have not only strong
evidence of his want of intelligence, I
hut will prove too stingy to provide for
! his family, educate his children, or en
| courage institutions of learning in his
vicinity.”
Mr. Pick will write a whole column
’ in praise of the young ladies of Maine.!
What would we not give to know such
young ladies! A monument in Parisian
marble ought to beerecied in Augusta,
as a memento ol such good sense.
That’s the way to make the boys be
j lmve.--.iV. V. Pick.
she Ladies’ Mass Meeting in Phila
delphia. Feb. 7th, in favor of the Maine
Liquor Law, was an immense and en
thusiastic assemblage. The Chinese
Museum was filled to overflowing.
A man often regrets that he did
sjieak on certain occasions; very sel-.
dom that he did not speak
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.
The Sparrow-
It was in the depth of winter, at the
time wfien want and distress among the
poor were very great in all parts of the
country. Near a certain forest there
stood a little cottage, where Joseph and
Anna, and their eight children lived;
and love, and industry, and gentle, pi
ous minds, were to be found there also.
The children, however, did not look
merry, und happy as formerly, but sor
rowful Their parents had
been many days without work or wa
ges, and all their industry could not
procure food their children.
One Sunday morning, Anna called
her little ones together, arid said, ‘come
und divide the lust morsel of bread we
have left. I know not where we shall
find any more, or how we can obtain
any help.’
The children eagerly took the bread
and divided it, but begged that their fa- J
ther and mother would take a share— j
‘VVe. shall feel less hungry,’ they said,
‘if you will eat um too.’
Many tears were shed while the last
morsels of bread were eaten; only one
little boy still smiled, and was too young
to know anything of their distress, or to
fear for the future. But should we not
all strive to trust the future, like little
children, to our Father’e care?
The morning was bright and clear;
and little Elizabeth, as she ale her por
tion opened the door and went out. It
was bitterly cold; but she thought it
! pleasant as she looked at the pure blue
sky, and the trees in the forest, all white
and glittering in their dress of snow.
As she stood, she heard a faint chirping
sound; and, looking about, she saw a
little bird upon the ground. It seemed
almost dead, as if with hunger, and could
not move its wearied wings. It was
trying in vain to free itself from the
cold, deep snow.
‘Boor little bird!’ said the little girl,
‘are you cold and hungry too!’ She
took it up and ptessed it to her face ten
derly, trying to warm it. She fed it
with her last crumbs of bread, and then
carefully carried it into the house.—
‘See mother,’ said she, ‘this poor little
bird must not die of hunger and cold. 1
found it shivering in the snow.’
Then a bright thought of hope, like a
gleam of light, came into her mother’s
heart; and with a glad and trusting
, look she said, ‘not a sparrow falls to the
ground without our Father.-’ I believe
the words of our Saviour. All the
hairs of our head are numbered. Shall
1 be so sad and anxious, since he cares
for the birds? Children let us pray to
him.’
She knelt down with her children,
who all repeated her words, as she
prayed that her heavenly Father would
give them day by day their daily bread.
Then she rose up and said, ‘Let us
take comfort and wait for help. Our
Father knoweth the things we need be
| fore we ask him.’
She had scarcely said these words
j when her husband came in; and direot
-Ily following him, came a rich gentle
man, who lived not far distant. He
was rich in lands and possessions, and
rich, too, in charity.
‘ God comfort you T he said as he
came in, the help of man is not sufli
jcient.—Why, Joseph, did you not tell
rne of such need as I see is among you?
! 1 am alone and have abundance which
God has.intrusted to me. 1 was coming
from church, and still thinking of words
i had heard there, how weought to love
j and help each other, as 1 was passing
S near this cottage, I saw your little child,
| half clothed and pale with hunger, how
she cared fora little bird, and gave it her
(last crumb of bread; and I took it as a
; sign to myself what I ought to do. 1
hastened home, and made still greater
haste to return, and overtook her father
j at the door, and could see ho‘v heavy his
heart was with care. And, now, little
one, come here; come, and i will repay
you for what you did for the bird.’ And
lie took from the folds of his cloak a bas
ket filled with bread, and cheese, and
fruit of defFerent kinds; and giving it to
Elizabeth he said, ‘Now, divide these.’
How her bright eyes sparkled with
delight. How the children rejoiced !
j and all began to partake of the food
j which the little girl rejoiced to give.
I ‘Ah! see,’ said Anna, ‘how God has
j heard out prayers.’
Tears filled the eyes of the good man.
‘Listen,’ said he to Joseph : ‘1 will give
you work from this time on my lands;
| and just remember, when you are in
need, I have enough for you.’ And
then he hastened from the door, leaving
behind the sound of thanks and joyful
weeping.
From that time the cottage beside the
lorest was never empty of food, though
want still lay heavily on the country
around. The gentle little Elizabeth!
j nursed her bird till spring returned, and !
1 then set free the little messenger, which
had seemed to bring them tidings that I
! their help was at hand.
‘Flv away now,’ said Anna; ‘you
brought us a happy promise, and wpll :
|it was fulfilled. O my children! for- {
get it not. Every word of our Saviour ;
is truth indeed.’— German book for Chil
dren.
A short Story with a Moral.- -A ‘
young Y ankee had formed an attach
ment for a daughter of a rich farmer,
and agreeing with the “bonnie lassie,”
went to the old man to ask consent, and ;
during the ceremony, which was an’
awkward one with Jonathan, he whit-j
tied away at a stick. The old man
watched the movement of the knife, at
the same time continued to talk on the
prospects of his future son-in-law, as he
supposed, until the stick was dwindled
down to nought. He then spoke as fol
lows;
“You have a fine property, you have
steady habits, good enough looking; but
you can’t have my daughter! Had
you made something, no matter what,
pf the stick you have whittled away,
you could have had her; as it is, you
cannot, your property would go as the
stick did, little by little, untill all is
gone, and your family reduced to want.
I have read your true character, you
have my answer.”
Young Man, Stop!
You, young man, on the way to ball
alley, or billiard room, with a cigar in
your mouth and an appetite formint ju
lep—stop a moment. Are you not in a
dangerous wav ? Will you, by them
become more moral, more virtuous or
more intelligent ? If not, stop where
i you are, we beseech you. You have
nobleness of heart, perhaps a generous
disposition. —You may do good to those
about you, if you will. Your example,
if it be such as will lead to virtue, will
draw others after you, or ifitleadto
vice or error, will also, and more read
ily, lure others in the way of evil.
Then young man, stop and think up
on vour course! Where is it leading?
if to had habits and low associates, stop
instantly. Stand firm. Take not an
other step in the dangerous way. but
turn back while you have the power,
and seek the wav of virtue, the ways of
intelligence, and you may do good in
vour day and generation, and may be
esteemed by those who enjoy your ac
quaintance. — Man. Mirror.
Rich. —The Manchester Messenger
is responsible for the following good
story. It is a decided “eleven strike,”
and nearly knocked out the props from
under us:—
“On a winter night, a few years
since, I was riding through the little
town of Lowell, Maine. My route lay
along upon a high ridge of land between
Cold Stream Pond and the Passadun
keag Stream. The lare full moon was
just rising at the horizon, looking larger
than ever. The sleighing was excel
lent, and my horse, as if charmed by
the scene, was trotting olf at a brisk
rate, when from some cause, lie sudden
ly stopped. On looking for it, Idiseov
ered a horse and sleigh driverless. In
the sleigh was a mysterious looking jug,
sole master of the premises; and upon
looking for the driver, I found that in
dividual by the roadside—the jug evi
dently master of him as well as of the
sleigh. He was muttering something
about thundering cold fire, and blam
ing an imaginary John for not putting
on more wood.
Coining nearer him, 1 found that he
was sitting upon the snow, with his feet
through the fence, warming them.
If you would relish your food, labor
for it; if you would enjoy your raiment,
pay for it before you wear it; if you
would sleep soundly take a clear con
science to bed with you.
When does a man degrade himself
©
to the position of a bad chimney ?
When he smokes.
Lovely. —An interrogatory of silver
sweetness, and an answer of diamond
beauty, are contained in the following
method of “getting to go home with
her;”
The moon shines bright;
Can i go home with vou to night?
Answer;
The stars da too;
( don’t case if you do.
Hunting the Hyena in Algiers. —
The Arabs have a most singular way
of catching hyenas—one that almost
equals tho wolf-taking exploils of Gen
| eral Putnam himself. We find the fol
lowing account credited to the Paris
Constilutionel, the editor of which ob
tained it in a letter from a French officer
in Algiers:
“ A short time since the Comman
dant ifthe battalion of Turcos, or native
soldiers, was informed that a female
hyena hud been seen in the neighbour
hood of Mostaganetn, near Mazagran,
and that she had taken refuge in a cave
j about one hundred yards in depth. Or
ders were immediately given to care
fully guard the entrance to the cave.
Two Turcos, provided vvitli a simple
cord and a small chain, went into the
leave, without weapons,and merely car
rying a candle, and in about an hour,
j to the great astonishment of the specta
tors, an enormous hyena appeared,
muzzled, and allowing itself to be led
along with the docility of a sheep.
“ According to the account given by
the Arabs, the animal, dazzled by the
light of the candle, allows itself to be
handled and caressed like a young dog,
and during this time the hunter takes
care to muzzle it, and thus prevents the
possibility of its doing any mischief.
Two soldiers were, however, two days
after, seriously wounded by one of these
animals, which suddenly resumed its
ferocity, and, after biting through the
muzzle, took to flight, after knocking
down its two assailants. It is impossi
ble for any thing to equal the courage
and temerity shown by the natives in
these sports.”
The Number of volumes, including
pamphlets, sold by the Harpers, of New
York, is said to be two millions. The
cost of paper in this establishment, per
annum, is §150,000.
: TOE MNNEB.
and
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i ggp’ We trust our subscribers will put us
to no further trouble in regard to our ac
counts. It will cost more labor and ex.
ponse to make out and transmit our ac
counts in a different form, than we can af.
ford. The terms of subscription, are One
Dollar per annum, in advance. Time terms
have not been complied with by a large num
ber of Subscribers, and we are now com
pelled to press payments. We ask for
nothing but our just dues, and these we
MUST have.
Be ye also ready.
By the permission of Infinite Wisdom
and Goodness we “mourn with those that
mourn,” and we are now called to oiler our
sympathy to neighbors and friends. In the
course of last night (Tuesday) two
have occured beneath the roof ot our fellow
citizen, VV'ra. B. Johnson. The one his
daughter, Mrs. Semanthe Harris wife of
Mr. W. M. Harris, teacher of the preparato
ry school in this place; the other, her cousin,
Miss Elizabeth Hammond, of Woodstock.
Mrs. Harris has been afflicted for some
weeks, and was supposed to be better,
when ten or twelve days ago her cousin
came to keep her company. The latter was
however very soon attacked by fever of the
brain; Mrs. 11. in consequence became worse,
and they are now keeping company in the
tomb. Both in the bloom of youth, they
have been called into the presence of the
Lord. As they were lovely in their lives,
so in death they have not been divided.
The attention of our readers is re
spectfully invited to the communication of
Prest. Myers, in another column. W* are
so much pleased to introduce the writer to
our readers, that we feel backward in sta- “
ting that we do not concur in his views.—
But the letter of the Dr. will occasion reflec
tion and investigation, and in this way,
have no doubt but it will be productrvevtKA
good. It is likewise, “a sign of the times,”
and is evidence, that the sentiment of our
temperance friends in Georgia is getting to
the right point.
Atlanta.
Mr. C. D. Parr is authorized to reeeive
subscriptions and collect arrears for the
Banner. Our subscribers in Atlanta, will
oblige us by handing over amounts due to
Mr. Parr.
Rev. D. P. Jones.
In the appointments of Rev. D. P. Jones,
published week before lasi, some errors oc
curred. Tite friends at the different places
of appointment will please notice particu
larly the eoirections in anoiher column.
Uncle Dabney has kindly consented
to receive subscript oils and dues for the
Banner at his different uppoitnmcats. Our
friends arc requested to remember this.
‘i’ry It again.
In printing a speech, a few undicr- b ek,
a mistake occurred in a Ln'in phrase. A
correspondent ■•• ailed our attention to it, and
an effort was made to correct it, but the last
error was at least as b..d as the first. But
we have always heard that there’s “luck
the third time.” So instead of “ scraper,”
read “semper;” thus, “ semper fidelis, sem
per pafatas.”
After all, the mistake is not worse
the celebrated “ Erratum in our last,” by
the English printer—viz: For her Grace
the Duke of Bedford, read Ms Grace the
Dutchess of Bedford.
Wlio reads au American Book?’
Not more than a generation ago, this was’
the taunting question of the great autocrat’
of English literature. We are reminded of
tlie question and of the great change which
time has wrought, by falling in with a Ca
talogue of John Chapman, an extensive
Bookseller and publisher 142 Strand, Lon
don. Among inducements to trade with
him, he prints prominently the announce
ment
Books imported from America every
MONTH.
Rumor says, if 1 remember her voice cor--
rectly, that there is not a single grog-shop’
in Montgomery county; and that not a sin
gle criminal case has been called at any one’
of the last three or four Courts. What-
County besides, in Georgia, can surpass, or’
even equal this? Well done for Montgom
ery! Will not some— all the Counties in-
Georgia, some of which are more highly fla
vored in other respects, strive to emulate
her in this glory ? for indeed, Mr. Editor, it
is glory. D.
Lowndesboro’, Ai,a., March 1, 1842.
Mr. Editor: —Will someone of your
many readers of the Temperance Banner be
so kind as to reconcile the following Scrip
tures, (viz:) Ist. Kings, 7 ch. 15 verse. 2nd.
Kings, 25 ch. 17 verse. Jeremiah, 3d. ch.
21 verse, 2nd. Chronicles, 3d. ch. 15 verse,,
LOWNDES..
A Lady Preacher. —Miss Antion
etteL. Brown was introduced by Rev-
Theodore Parker to his congregation,,
in Boston, on Sunday, and she perform-,
ed the service by prayer, and the
preaching of a sermon from, chapter
14 of 1 Corinthians, 34, 35. She is ai
graduate of Oberfin University, 21
years old, and rather good looking.