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For the Temperance Banner. Dear Bro. Branlly: —ln my poregri mtiorig round tho world I have thought proper for onoe to write you a lew lines, on the e(Fools produced by tern-, peranoe men, apd temperance efforts in various parts of our beloved country. And here permit ino to suv, that our sue. cess, under God, depends upon the ac tions of temperance rm*n of every sta tion and rank. Ar. orator may arise and by the, magic of his eloquence, car ry Ills ntnlietioe to any point tic wishes; yet it will soon be discovered that all, or nearly all, acted Irotn the impulse of the moment, and as soon us the intense feeling subsided, all again relapsed into farmer indilforenco and ajislhy. But take a man who has ever on hand a kind word on the subject of temperance, and who lives strictly and constantly on the principle of total abstinence, and lie u ill accomplish nine thin anyone orator yon may select, for his work will abide. He may not s.riii to*be doing inudi. Hut the s'quel w ill provothut, this min’s labors were not in vain. 1 make the above remarks, not because 1 1 wish to dfSjV me w ith public sp. iking mi the subject; by n i means ; but I would have every temp rune ■ man, and temperance lady, recollect they have nn important station, and if they fill it well, they may do much good. I will prove my position by a c.v, in point: Two years ago, (here was no such thing in the south-eastern part ol Butts county, as a tcnijiei'emce organi zation of any kind; there was a little! chestnut-poll cabin within half tnilc of! tile Factory, Called “Bussum Troll.”| (Horrible name.) ‘I bis little depot on ‘ llie road to perdition, was erected lor, the purpose of taking in tfn- few dim ■< ol'tlio operatives, and binding them still stronger in poverty and ignorance; a portion of the professors loved the stuff themselves, and others wo re inactive, consoling themselves with the oomfortn. j ble opinion that the cluircli was sulli-j cient, and that God in bis g , ,r) provi dence would remove the evil when it j suited him. Ii so happened that a few others were there, who believed tliut i God’s time to remove the evil, this! neoursol evil, Ind already come. Ho', that he intended to remove it, (ns he; does all his work,) by ins'.nifnentality. They went to work, with faith in God, and n firm reliance upon his blessed j promises. Tiiey made no great speech 1 es, nor had they uny Mights of oratory, but they pointed to the destitute wife— : the ragged children—the broken con-! stitution—the corrupted morals, all of ! which had been brought übout by this fell-destroyer of our race; and lastly,’ though not least, they pointed to the’ mangled corpse of the poor man, who! returning Irotn his labor, to bis lather’s j bouse, called n moment to rest, and was brutally murdered by an intoxicated relative. I'heso Were the arguments used, an 1 do you not think they were ! successful? had they not been, God; would have been slack concerning Ids promises. Hot be is not slack, and the [ ciiunge proves his promise true. Now there is u |] uirisliiug Division , there, with thirty prompt members,; •some 18 or 20 have been added to the j church. A Sabbath school Ims been I established with prospects of usefulness. 1 I have taken some labor to learn the! history of this little band, neglected un i uuthooght of as they Imvc been,j umi in its embrace 1 find’ a mm much | fumed Ibr drinking, lighting, and dead ly opposition to the Sons; now be is a member and a firm friend of the cause.,'’ He rends the Bum *r, and pays foi it in advance. A firm mid steady walk—:i quiet tongue, and a faithful heart, won i this man as it has many others. An oilier member of that Division, a year ago, lived in a different part of “the ’ county, and when a lecture on temper- 1 atioe wits spoken of in the church, lie 1 1 opposed it (lor hu was a member of! a Missionary Baptist Church,) and said, j 1 “the whole affair, in liis opinion, came j 1 from the devil, awl would return there,’' , i lie ton is there, cheek by jowl with sev era! old temperance uien, who have ; 1 borne the burthen and beat of the day. When inquired of, lie sits he sees noth-1 ing sinful in its sttucturo or organiza tion. j 1 A Son of Temperance? nn 1 his wife are now living quietly and happily in j the liousti once called Possum Troll, i where degradation and ruin were dealt iut by the gill and half pint. Now when liquor is needed Jor medicinal or! sacramental purposes, it has to bes nt | for some eight or ten miles. This sure ly is a change. But 1 have only hinted i at some of tho most apparent; it would require a perfect knowledge ofthe past and present history of the place to know all the blessings which have flowed out of the labors cf temperance men at that place, and yet you hear no eccentric de- 1 nunciations against liquor there. You do not hear whole evenings spoilt in fool ish and angry discussions. But the large inaj iriiv of those who profess tern perance principles, are truly temper unco men, and they t xhibit their ac tions in Lave, Purity A Fidelity. 1 have lately understood that only two have been dismissed from the Division, one of them has again petitioned for ad mittance, and greut hopes are entertain ed that the other soon will. Here, sir. you will permit mo to suv. that too little attention has been paid, by thus.’ having the means, to opera lives in a factory. 1 hear them spoken of in such manner as to lead persons to suppose that they are far inform! in principle, talent uud energy from the balance of our race. Tltis is illiberal, l uujust, and unkind, it is true that ma-. OiKiAN OF THE KOKS OK TKMFKKANCK AJVU M ATE TEMFEKAiNCK CON VEJVTIQN , uy of these families have been brought to their present condition by improper -j.conduct; but should this debar the l Christian or philanthropist horn linkin ‘ an efibi't for their reformation ? in k, --j not ; and il’our brethren in temperanc i and religion tyould pay morn attention . i to the poor ofourmvn country, whether • operatives in a factory or not, thirv • w ould be more sure to hear the welcome i plaudit, “Well done good and faithful • servant.” . * „ „ ! Perhaps I have said enough. But fearing that the only point i have been ’ aiming at may not he understood by all, ” I will state it thus; Temperance men, if prudent an I true, can convert the world on that subject. Trace out your failures, and nine tenths of tbcin lie nt tin: door of temperance men themselves. What a lesson this! Will our breth ren lay it to heart, and with renewed - zm! engage in this blessed cause?— For the pres ml brother, adieu, CO wiopoliti :. For the Temperance Banner, Strolling cm 1 ssly along the shore iof a bright sen, my attention was ar ri sted by the appearance ol two beau ! tiful barques just setting out for the pert of happiness. Two forms appear ed and o fib red to bj their guides. As it was all important they wore accepted; on Was all mirth and glee, full of joy !on hope, and her laughing eye seemed io say, tlie e i guide find u nearer way into port. Her name was Pleasure. The j | oilier not !< ss heautfiul, but of 4 diller-, out cast—thought sat on her calm brow; J I but a (silm, sweet smile played over a ! healthful, cheerful countoneanee, that \ 1 plainly sjiokn I am no deceiver, —her j mime was Temperance. Kacli name j appeared in full on the vessels designa- 1 ! ted its tie j-r charges. i lie gale fresh n and j the sails expan | ded, and joyfully onward they moved; deliglilfuily 1 watched them dunce over I j l lie bright Waves which looked as if they j never, wen- rough; but this s"u is dubi-. j-ius and interspersed with many, very ; many dangers. While alternately watching the la vored voyagers, i: appeared thatPlcas ure was outstriping Temperance, and ever and uuou sounds of merriment would ring out over the calm waters, us she bounded away. On a second look, it was evident that Temperance j was not loosing gnund, but was only ; steering into a different channel.— I i There were no outbursts of pleasure heard from her; no sounds of bolster ! 00s mi tli ; hut care was a stranger, and fear had no place with them. Rocks ! and bars would appear to imped-,- their . course. Pleasure speed On as if all npuouseiqus ol any dangers, Temner ! iiitce gliding more coticiouslv. The sky become overcast with clouds ami the waves run high, and that bright ! sea assumed another aspect, for adverse winds had risen. Pleasure took no note | of thorn ; she only dashed on more rap -111 y, reckless of danger. Temperance 1 threw out her anchor and calmly and 1 sali-ly awaited a fair wind, and tiro ; storm passed, leaving no visible mark, but all was serene and quiet us before. Looking a In ad, 1 saw u fearful whirl pool, called dissipation, immediately in | the channel chosen by Pleasure; but on she speed as if in haste to reach it. On,on and us she Hears the fatal pool, darker grows the clouds, and thunders mutter! , Round and round she whirls, for, unper eeived the drift has caught her ! Near er, more near to the center ut every I turn; then bleak umi bare stands tlm rook dishonor, ut the sight of w'liieh Pleasure lectured her daughter, Intake bur place, for she must away to a smooth, r sea. Haggard and black wus her uppetirance, and to mock at, calamity was her employ, for the cur rent had taken the vessel under full control —now dashing on, she nears the rock, and one loud, long crash tells her course is ruin, and down to ruin sinks the barque that chose Pleasure for her guide. The sea was again calm ; the sky bright. Temperance again set sail, and 11s she glided onward in tier smooth channel, the port appeared full in view, and Perseverance come to the assistance of Temperance, uud soon 1 saw them sali-ly* landed in the port of happiness. Health, peace, plenty, and) a host of other lovely daughters of Fein-; p -rnue came I nth to welcome them into the city. And the-joyful train | awoke me and lo it was a dream. CHARLOTTE. Seclusion, April sth, 1852. What is a Gentleman. Theodore Parker—a man famed in Boston —delivered a lecture last week in New A ork on the“‘True and false l-lca ot a Gentleman.” The lecture was no doubt interesting, but not by ) any means novel. In another column, \ in the absence of more interesting mat-1 ter, wo give an extract ot the report of! it, and may say. wha, we think gives a better idea of ihe character described by Mr. Parker that a gentleman is noth ing more or less (ban one in whom the selfish propensities are subordinate— (>ne who fills the measure of his ow n character, w ithout giving offence to the individuality ofauy other person. In tellect is not essential to it, nor is intel lectual culture. These ornament and | make more conspicuous the qualities of -a gentleman, and nothing more. To! be a gentleman, in a better sense, is! incompatible with no honest pursuit. A hod-carrier may not be a gentleman 1 for a ball-room; but skill in a bull-room - , is not sufficient of’ any native gentility —for what man can fail to acquire that, 1 skill, ifhe apply himself to it l t ; Tiif popular idea of a gentleman n r i one who makes Ida change acquain tance pleased with them Ives—wine ■ hn skill to discover and gratify their van;; ies. Gentlemen of this kin I may be 1 mide ry re Jdy. Many of th 1, famous rugu s who infest society arc ; of t nis class of gentlemen. J hoy’ may - have neith -r honor nor morality, nor courage. Charles, the second was a / gentleman in the popular acceptance u right mot ul gentleman—but be pos t ses.v'd mainly on good nature; on which 1 was superimposed a host of externals , which exaggerated that little virtue —if; , it be a virtue. 1, ird Chesterfield was ( : a gentleman; but see how artificial, and, , • wo may say base, a man he was. IBs 1 art of gentility was mere craft—the . rogue’s art and to bis exposition of bis . art, is now owing, in a very great mcas- I ure, the popular ideas of what consti ! tutes a gentleman. ! No man can tell a gentle ti in of tie. Parker sort by intercom Las 1 lor fashionable assemblies. Th ;b- s! test is a daily intimate, domiciliary inter course. Look, too, how diverse arc tii inoas- ; ures of gentility. In all class- s there j is some standard of this character, and not one is entirely compatible an other. The reason of this is, that each set has some pecu iuiity, an i the man who h.-st conforms to that is the best gentleman. Tiie gentleman of the j clergy is riot the gentleman of the stage, j Tno one is a grave, internal, ‘‘subject j live” person. The other a gay, exter , mil, and “objective” person. Tne for mer witli ihe latter would be pronoun j cod a bore. Au conlraire, tho other ; Would be Called profane, or loose, or j frivolous. Jf’then there really be any individual standard,, of what is called gentleman, w here is it to he found. But tho term is used generally by lexicographers to mean nothing of any moral note. In certain countries a I min of elevated station is a gentleman, ! unless lie be the greatest sort of rascal, j and as filthy and as rough as a pig. In j this country the term is applied to men who ure educated and wcil-bred—a de finition Which might inclu le forgers, thieves and other scoundrels. To be a genii ■man of this sort, is to possess! little in livi lual merit, for one may owe all of it tb his parents or tho dancing! master. Then lore Barker has attempted to de fine something of a higher order than I this, and to make a gentleman essential ly a man ol honor, morality and self- i respect; but in bis own person he him-! self is excluded from the condition—j lor, while doubtless a very courteous, moral, and it may bo religious individual | in his association with bis fellows, be is a rude, Intolerant animal that would ü buse a slaveholder like a liisherman, and simply because such a one believes • bat slavery is not a great crime—an olFetice against heaven. Bill a man might as well attempt to ‘ catch u sunbeam with a pincers as to say any thing positively descriptive of tire character in hand. Something, i however, may be said to elevate the , common standard of that character, and iuduce people to think of what consti tutes degrees of merit in relation to ii, and for this reason (not the accuracy of the definition) we’in,ike the extract from Mr. Barker’s lecture. —Mobile Tribune. Real Greatness. lie who possesses the divine powers’ of the sop I, is a great being, be bis place where it may. You may clothe •him with rags, chain him to slavish; tasks—but lie is still great. You may shut him out of your houses, but God opens to him heavenly mansions. if makes no show indeed in the streets of a splendid city, but a clear thought, aj pure affection, a resolute act, of a vir tuous life, will have a dignity of quite another kind, and far higher than accu mulation of brick and granite, of plas ter and stucco, however cunningly put together, or though stretching far be yond our sight. Nor is this all. Real greatness has nothing to do with a man’s sphere, it does not lie in the magni tude ol his own outward agency in the extent of the effects which it produces. Berhaps the greatest men in our city at ; this moment, are buried in obscurity, j Otandt-ur of character is wholly in the j force of thought, moral principle-anil love, and this may be found in the hum blest condition of life. A man brought up to an obscure trade, and hemmed in by the wants of a growing family,! may in this narrow sphere perceive more clearly, discriminate more keenly, j weigh evidence more wisely, seize on 1 the right means more decisively, have! more of mind in ditiionlty, than another 1 ; w]k> has accumulated vast stores of i knowledge by laborious study, and he, bus more of intellectual greatness. Ma ny a man who has gone but a few, miles from home, understands human j nature belter, detects motives, A; weighs’ character more sagaciously, than an other who has traveled over the known world, and makes n name by his re ports of ditferent countries. It is the toroe of thought which measures intel lectual, and so it is the force of princi- i pie that measures moral greatness, that highest of human endowments, that brightest manifesto of the Divinity.— The greatest man is he who chooses! the right with invincible resolution, who resists the sore temptations from with in and without, who bears th* most! heavy burdens cheerfully, who is calm est in storms and most fearless under menace uni frowns, whoso reliance on truth, 011 virtue, on God, is most unfal tering—and is this a greatness which is ‘ a;it to make n show, or which is most likely to abound in conspicuo us station? —[ II ;.t. /•’. ( Planning. Hindoo Letters.—ln external np j a ranees and construction of expres sions. a Hindoo letter is worthy of no tice. Jt is written on a plain leaf, with ari iron stile, four to six inches long, and sharp-pointed at the end. In wri ting, neither chair nor table is needed, the leaf being supported on the middle finger of the left hand, nnd kept steady with the thumb and forefinger. The ’1 light band does not, as with us, move along the surface, but after finishing a few words, the writer fixes the point of the iron in the last letter, and pushes tho leaf from right to left, so that he may finish his lino. This becomes so easy by long practice, that one often sees a Hindoo writing, as he walks the street. As this speoies of penmanship is but a kind of faint engraving, the I strokes of which are indistinct, they j in ike the character 1 >gible by besmear ing tlve leaf w ith uri ink-like fluid. A I letter is generally finished on a single j leaf, which is tin n enveloped in a sec | ond, whereon is written.the address. In j communicating 111 •• decease of a rela- j ! five, the custom is to singe the point of ihe leaf upon which the utTlicting news is written. When a superior writes to an inferior, lie puts his own name be fore that of the person to whom lie w sitea, and the reverse when he writes to a superior. A debating society out somewhere near sunset, lately discussed ibis ques tion: 11 Is a swine six months ofd a pig or a hog ?” The question was argued l at great length and with “inarkod abili ty,” but the arguments on both sides were so nearly equal in point of force and ingenuity that the President was called upon to decide the question, which he did in the following words: “It's the opinion of the chair, gentlemen, that, the animal's a good size chunk of a shoal.” If Mr. Rowland Hills gives each of his children half a-sovereigu, why is he like the rising sun ? Because lie ‘tips the little hills with gold.’ •’ - 1 ffTf. - 1 ->• ’ |P|l| ‘f g* •••* *, v’ ! V£. SONS OF TEMPERANCE. of the Sons of Tompc- ‘ I’JHICO.— I, witlioutreserve, solemnD pledge ‘ my honor as a man that I will neither make, buy, j sell nor use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider. Officers of tlio Grand I>ivision, G.L. M'Ceeskev, Ci. XV. P. Monroe. J. S. Pinckaud, G. YV. A. Forsyth. W. 8. YVit.lifOrd, G. Scribe, Macon. K. C. (JitANNiss, CL Treasurer, „ J. li. Lvans, G. Chaplain, „ 1). 11. Blount, CL Cor due. tor, Clinton. , J. 1). llavis, CL Sen. Houston, Cos. Office of the Grand Division. ) Macon, 20tli March, 1852. ( ‘ The Semi-Annual Session of the Grand 1 Division of the State of Georgia, will be held in the city of Savannah, commencing! on Wednesday the 28th April. It is earnestly hoped that there will be a | full attendance of Officers and representa tives, as much important business will be presented for action. By Order W.S. WILLIFORD, G. S. CADETS OF TEMPERANCE. I>LCDG£. No member shall make, buy, sell or use as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or eider. Officers of Hie Grand Section. J. YV. Benson, G. P. Macon. B. Burton, CL A. B. Bondtown. 1.. C. 81x1 son, G, S. &. T. Atlanta. Rev. J. S. YYBlson, G. C. Deeatur. 8. M. 11. Byrd, G. CL Oxford. Y\ r . B King, Ci. YV. Thomaston. I. O. of Reeliubitcs. Officers of Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 28, loca ted at Washington, YViikes Cos ,Ga.: Washington, Rev.G. G. Norman, D. P. C. R. „ J. D. Burden, D. C. R. : Atlanta, C. R. Hanleiter, D. D. R. Washington, John R. Smith, D. R. S. „ George Dyson, D. F. S. „ St. John Moore, D. Ties, „ R. 11. Lynn, D, Levite. ltccliabitcN Pledge. I hereby declare, that I will abstain from all intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor offer them to odiers, except in religious ordinances, | or when prescribed, in good faith, by a medi- I eal practitioner ; 1 will not engage in the traf ’ tic 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. . Daughter* of Temperance. l'lie Officers elected for tho ensuing year i are— Mrs L. M. Hoyt, of Atlanta, G. B. S. „E. Reid, „ Gridin, G. S. A. >1 M. A. Osslin, „ Atlanta, G. S. 8. t C. Taylor, ~ Griffin, G. 8. T. „ M.E Brewer, „ „ G. S. <’on. I „M h. Lane, ~ Atlanta, G. 8. Chap.! „ L. Irvine, „ Green-Mile, CL S. Sen. i .. M. Ooiuiy, Atlanta, B- G. P. S.! Tiie Semi Annual Session of tins Grand j l ,iioa, will ho hide in Atlanta,on the Fourth , Wednesday in April, 1852. Ym limp. PRIfI'ICLD, APRIL It, 1§59. OCr NOTICE - —Subscribers recei- 1 vitig their papers with a Btraight black | mark, arc thereby notified that they are !in arrears. One mark indicates one | dollar due; two, that two, dee. Please 1 1 remit the amount at once by mail, with j out waiting for other opportunity. To Correspondents. “My Landlady,” by “Althonso,” is n , graphic picture,—perhaps rather too faith fully delineated for its publication to have a beneficial effect. The Address and Response on the deliv ery of a Bible nt the anniversary celebration of Pine Hill Division, are on band, and if our space will allow, may be published. jJSF” Our venerable friend, Mr. Thomp son Moore, of Orrsville, Gwinnett county, now in the 81st year of his age, forwarded us last week advance pay for the Banner, to April Ist, 1853. Mr. Moore lias been a 1 Subscriber to the Banner from the publien cation of the first No., and lias never failed | to pay his Subscription in advance. Grand Division. Tiie semi-annual Session of the G. D. will assemble in Savannah, on the 28th inst. A kind Providence permitting, we will be present. YVe hope our Subscribers will avail themselves of the opportunity of ma king payments by their Representatives, ; I who may be in attendance. i Stale Temperance Convention. 1 The last Wednesday in June is the stated | period ibr the annual meeting of the State Temperance Convention of Georgia. It will be held this year, with our friends, at Newnan. As yet we have heard of no pre parations for the occasion. YY 7 ho is lo be the Orator, is not announced. The time is short—friends, be up and doing. Small I*ox. Our friends at Public Square and the vi cinity of Bethesda Church, are in some commotion in relation lo Ihe above disease. Our fellow-citizen. E. Sparks Hunter, Esq. | whoso death is noticed in another part of our 1 paper, it is now discovered, died of Small ‘ Box. lie had not long returned from the ciiy of New-York, where lie had been to purchase goods, and where, no doubt, the disease was contracted. During his afflic- , tion, Mr. Hunter was visited by anost of his 1 neighbors; & we learn that some seventeen or eighteen persons are now down with the 1 disease—among them the names of Augus tin Greene, Reuben Benne'.t and wife, Richard Harris, William Heard and Miss YVatts are mentioned. This information tvas received on Wednesday. .... —i Tcmprauce Essays. The above caption is the title of a course i IOF LECTURES ON THE CLAIMS OF TEMPER ANCE, delivered in Charleston, 8. C., before 1 j the total abstinence society of that city, by ; I fourteen of its members, during the. last year, 1851. YVe have seen this work, but have not, as yet, examined all the essays.- The introductory lecture, by the Hon. James Tupfek, is truly the research of a great mind. Ilis subject is the history of the Temperance Reformation. A tlietn". very appropriate for tiie introduction of such a work. He has not confined himself to this country, but lias extended his researches to other sections of the globe; rehearsing the progress of temperar.ee from its earliest in fancy up to the present time; showing that the next and sure step to-stop the progress of intemperance which has so long cursed and blighted ilie fair prospects of our favor ed country, is legislation on the subject. YVe leave this lecture and others to make a few extracts from the seventh in order, which is addressed to Christians, by the Rev. J. It. Kendrick, Pastor of the first Baptist Church. This gentleman says:— : “YVhut most of all settles my mind upon the sinfulness of using intoxicating liquors, whether distilled or fermented, with the . most cautious moderation, is the almost ; necessary connection between present tern ! perance and ultimate excess. Drunken ness, on all hands, is admitted to be a sin, a foul stain and blasting reproach upon the . Christian character and name. The word . of God denounces’ and excludes the drunk • ard from heaven. A pious drunkard—a drunken Christian! How revolting and impossible even the conception ! The Bi ble does not tolerate the monstrous para dox,” t We make one more extract from the same writer. He says: “When I see a professor of religion issuing from a bar room, or if, when I meet him, his breath is redolent of the fumes of brandy, I cannot help experiencing a diminished regard for his Christian cha-aeter. If my confidence in 1 his piety is not completely shaken, I am at r i least filled with painful apprehensions re - speeding bis probable course. And he too averting bis taee, when lie speaks to me, or . J pulling his perfumed handkerchief from his ■ pocket and covering his mouth, shows, in ‘ these slight circumstances, his own shame ot consciousness of wrong doing. ‘Ho drinks!—fatal words, when uttered by the irreligious, respecting a professed Christian. I ‘He drinks!’—this is nearly tantamount to ; a sentence of condemnation upon his piety, j ‘He drinks L’—this is as much as to say, let | him put out the beam out of his own eye before lie undertakes to admonish me; let ! the physician look to lus own disease.” limits will not permit us to notice I these essays iurther. \Y u recommend j them to tiie friends of temperance, and hope j I that they will secure them forthwith.— i . Bound volumes mty be obtained at the I store ol George Barks A Cos., 255 King Bt., | Charleston. 8. C. The Heavenly Recognition, an Earnestffa Scriptural discussion of the question. ]} Rev. H. Harbkough, Philadelphia, Lind. say df Blakeslon. Every one who has lost a friend, will thank the author of this book for its cons® ling Laws ot a future reunion and mutual recognition in the life to eoine. We know ot no work in which the subject is so f u i| v and forcibly presented and so full of satis fuo'.ion to the hopes and aspirations of the mourne? yearning to meet a lost loved one above. Catechism< af Familiar Things—by Emily E. VVidlamhnt Philadelphia, Lindsey & Illakeston. In this book is collected- a- large amount of useful information in regard to common things, such as our food, clothing, habita tions, bodily constitution, metals and other subjects of every day not.ee, which is pre. seated in a condensed and pleasing style We commend it to parents and teachers- Philadelphia as it is in 1852, by R, A Smith, Lindsey St Blakeslon, publishers. A guide book to Philadelphia, containing a map of the city, a description of its moßt important public Institution s & public buil ding’s with illustrative wood engravino- s 0 f the same. Like the other publications of this house, it is elegantly got up in its me chanical execution. My Little Geography, by Mrs L. C. Juthill, Lindsey St Blakeslon, publishers. The capital feature of this book, is at ’ the close of each chapter, the charming lit tle verses, which in the simplest language give a full summary of its contents, which by the aid ot the rhymes is so impresive upon the memory as not to be forgotten- Tlii -t is the very best first book upon Geo graphy we are acquainted-with. All the above works can be obtained! through YV. N. YVhite St Brother, Ath ens, Ga. The following article is copied into the Banner, by the request of our eotempora ry. The “Southern Era,” is published, at Richmond, Va. and has performed good service in the temperance cause. It is a sheet not far differing in size from the Tem perance Banner; and to enable the propri etor to continue its publication, it has been found necessary to increase the price of. Subscription from, one to two dollars per annum. Sew Pronpectus of Southern Lra. As heretofore, the Fra will be a Literary Companion for the social circle, devoted to whatever ministers to human progress hud human happiness. To make it all that can be desired no pains will be spared, and in return its proprietor expects tne following rates ot eompi nsation ; One copy one year, $3 Ten copies one year, 15 And any larger number in the same pro portion. Or, lie will furnish a copy of the Era and Sartun s, Graham s, Goiiey’s or Harper’s Magazine for four dollars, —the subscription invariably in aavai.ee. Tile following rules will guide oar settle ments with our present subscribers: 1 Those whose subscriptions have been paid in advance vvi.i Oe eliarged nothing addition al. 2. I'liose whose U rtu Ii s expired, but-- who have not paid w ili be charged at ad vanced rates. 3. All wiio-e sauseripiion expires subsequently, at 83. To take ef fect from dale of present issue. Remarks. —ln making the above an nouncement, it is due to us and our read ers, that we give tiie r, asons which have led. to a change so serious. It.certainly has not been agreeable to us. Did our circumstan ces permit, it would have been more pleas ant to continue the old rates and pay tiie expenses without tile aid of the public, but unless some benevolent personage would pay the printer and paper manufacturer, this could not be done, in short, we have raised, the price, because, at tire ioriuer rates, the’ enterprise could not he sustained with profit to ourselves nor credit to-the literature of. the Slate. For months past we have been urged to this step, not only by the ousness tiiat the price was a starving oiw,, but also by judicious friends, who insisted that “the laborer was worthy of his hire.” At length, we have reluctantly done what, ought long since to have been consumma ted. Now what shall be the result? YVe. shall infallibly lose many of our present readers. They will not submit to the pro posed increase, even if. the paper perish, YVe Live but a word for such. “VVe are sorry to part with you, but, it’yommust go,, good bye. Let us part in friendship.” But may we not hope, that there are warm hearted friends who will not only cheerful ly pay the amount, but will exert themselves to obtain other readers to occupy the places made vacant by desertions? All over the State are individuals who are personal triends, as well as triends to our enterprise. Many ot these have made magnificent prota ses. Now is the time for their fulfiliment “A triend in need is a friend indeed.” YVe shall see who they are. Berhaps this is not the place to speak of. what we intend to do; but we must be aL. lowed to say at least this much this week wherein we have heretofore done badly, we will’ strive to do well 1 and wherein we have done well, we will do belter. YVhat more could we say ? Only this—thatif properly sus tained, no individual will regret the addi tional charge, for we will make the paper, doubly valuable. Why. is a dull razor like a good team of, horses? Because it pulls. Why is Becatur (Ga.) likely to become one of the most popular towns in the frlfcate with the Ladies? Because it is noted foip match making. Danburg, April 4, 1852. I am happy to inform you that the pros pects of Concord Division, No. 79, are more flattering now than they have been for a long time. YY’e have bad. the pleasure re cently of receiving back into the fold sever al of our lost brethren, besides several new. members, and the brethren seemed to be re -1 vived, and much feeling and anxiety is felt ! by them -fora continuation of, the progress of the temperance c aise in this vicinity. Respeetfullv your brother in L. F. &. F. M. S. ANTHONY.