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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 - PET FIELD, MARCH 13, IS5‘. 1 e oNOTlCE.—Subscribers recei. ving their papers wilh n straight black J mark, ore thereby notified that they are ’ jn arrears. One mark indicates one j dollar due; two, that two, &c. Please __ 3 remit the amount at once by mail, with. s out waiting for other opportunity. 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.