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Fur ttys Temperance Banrirr.
!lo 10.
It h&t also been ascertained, by o,\.
pci invent in ifr twing blood from th
nrin of a drunkard, and applying a,
lighted match thereto tli -t it biirncil
with a blue flam for a citain finglh]
of time. The newspapers cpnlain fre
quonily Mtyrming statements of drurk
ard.i having been burned ty di-ath, by
spontaneous combustion. And Wlint !
inuat have been the situation of the
daunkard, whoso blond burned after be
ing drawn from bis nnn, if his breath
had oomo in contact with the same
match. His breath must also ’have i
been so impregnated with the liquor at
tiie same time, that had the match come
in contact with it, no means yet known i
could have prevented the total con
sumption of his body. We read of ma
ny instances of the combustion of
drunkards, even where it was not known
that any mutch had b unapplied. Can
we wonder that while a liquid (ire D
thus traversing the whole system, and
s'Virohing the fiuesl tissues of the hu
man frame, that delicate sensibility
should bn lost ? Willi it scorpion like j
alcohol, stinging the brain and firing
the whole nervous system, need we be 1
surprised that the unfoiluna’o victim of
iliis cursed poison are frequently ini. ;
peied to nets of madiH ss and di sp< ra
lion? Would it not be strange indeed
if the fires which thus smoulder in the |
system, should never biing the misera
ble sufferer to commit deeds of the j
darkest die, and urge him ( irward in j
the maddening course of crime,
“How long shall virtue languish,
Ifow long shall folly reign;
While many a heart with anguish,
is weeping o'er the slain 1
How long shall dissipation,
Her deadly waters pour,
Thoughout tli ii tavored nation;
Her million* to devour.”
Whnt is it tlmt sups the morals of
youth ? kills the germ of generous nin-i
lotion ? desolates the domestic hearth ?
renders families fatherless, digs dislion-1
ored graves? The great crime of
drunkenness! Wlmt makes u mnnj
•shuned by the relatives who love him ? j
Contemned by the cotemporaries who 1
outstripped him? reviled by the very I
wretches who betrayed him ? Drunk- 1
enness ! Wlmt (ills our asylums with I ’
lunatics? Our ponds and rivers with j
suicides? Our jails with thieves and
murderers? And the streets of out
towns and cities with infamy? Tliei
same destructive vice! Drunkenness ?|
l trust from wlmt is known of tiio
shocking results of tho intemperate use
of intoxieutuig liquors, uud the warn
ings which are so fiequtmlly given,
that tho philanthropists and friends of
temperance will wake up in tho might
of their reason, and strive by all proper
means and influence to decrease this
desolating evil, until the “blue flume”
which has arisen from tho blood of a
fellow being, light tho inebriate back
to tiie paths ol’ temperance, and serve
us u beacon light to those who would
avoid the horrible and miserable etui of
the drunkard, lie who by precept,
whether or written, shall succeed in
rendering ‘drunkenness detestable, as it
deserves to be, in the eves of all, nfaii i
sobriety and inviolable virtue through
out tho land, will confer on his own unci
succeeding generations—a gilt beyond ’
all price.
E.
l’At.MKTroj (!u., 23 April, 02.
Wo a.
Dear Banner :—1 was met at Opeli
ka on the Montgomery , nd conveyed tie
Salem by that noble, talented youth,
Zebulon T. -Miirphey, and arrived in’
Salem in the evening', entertained at bis
lather’s house. The Bill of April ush
ered in gay mid beautiful, amidst the
odour of spiing and west singing of
birds. At an early hour the members
ofCrescent Division vveie seen collect
ing ut the l)i\ ision room together vvith
hrethren from neighboring divisions.—
The maidens and matrons also assem
bled preparatory for forming i ito line
with the sons. At 111 o’clock the large
procession moves to the church. What
a host of ladies, tastefully adorning
their persons, while tho Cadets bring
up the rear, beautiful, tho sight of
which would make (J;o genius of Cold :
w ater cry for joy !
Arriving at the church, prayer by 1
that noble old veteran “Son” and Min
ister. 11 v. Reuben Thornton. After
which .Miss ITxonu Masters appeared
ut behalf of the ladies—-beautiful, tal
ented, devoted. H r head adorned
vv itii spring fl mers, looking, lor all the
world, like the embodiment of female
iunocr.lv Bel i, sensible, mid elo
quently did she defend our eau.se, and
the order to which she belonged.
1 have a copy of her speech ami feel
halt inclined to give you a copy, but
you have so many applicatiot sos a
similar kind. I lorla-ar—l lollowed, and
us usual, to the best and uty abilities, did
justice to our old toe, ami in defence of
the cause “ol all mankind-” The
maidcus and matrons met m the eve
ning. They admitted a lew gentlemen,
myself among them We
witnessed the initiation m about fifty
ladies. I t'-ll you B. it was u lovely,
sight—l lud lather luce ther and wit- ’
iiessed that lovely scone, than to have
been at the Presidents levee; 1 was
elected an Itoiioraiv member, however,-
enough lor one day. And here lot me
say to the .ladles ol Alabama and (.leor
gja, if ihey w ish to brit g all their gra
ces, to a sweet, Eva |y, shining locus,
get np Unions of die Daughters, and 1
maidens and inutrou’s associations, and ]
old ah by seen uie q larters.
OUCAN OF TIIE SO.NS OF TF.M FFIiAM’F AM) STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
Salem! lovely Salem! thou art now |
worthy of thy name—peacir.
And now for the result cf all these
temperance associations. The citiz-rts
i>( Salem pt iiitonc-d tin* L* gtslnture
leave it to tlm voters, dupery-or no
doggery, and no doggery wav jjocled,
the town < ’iineflwi ie limn authoriz’ and
to u-itify’ oh! alclvy to vantneftr* in ten
day. . S'i doggery triumphed, und tin;
old luinee leaves !
When will the Georgia Legisluture
i 1 avo t,i a dovVu-trodden people the
same privilege in towns] cities, districts
or counties? 1 have n copy of the Bulem
Law and if it did not burden you, would
i send a copy for publication. fJaEm is
-i highly l.ivored place, they have u
Baptist and Methodist (Jlmrch, and line
i seminaries.
Tho male ia charge of young Purk,
modest, talented, pious, the son of. the
lamented Park tminerly ofGreeneville
The female in cliui i- of Mr. If I : r
1 iH'S.s, ihb jfenth man an . • cholur a- i-.i.-d
by Mrs. Masters in v. .min gr-• cm
binud female talents “I >h> li'.-l oijt-r,
and uncouipri > ■< devn:, mto tiie tem
perance cause.
() wiien will ■) ■ hah-v ill flays com
when retail simps shall ho hatiiMic.d
i from our land! I fin-got to moiftmii
tlii’ Division in l at night, and quit” a :
number were mil ted. Yeti have ut j
Salem quite a nob! - agent, a strong j
ti mperauce man, but has nui yet put on I
j Tlto collar- .Mom anon.
In E. P. cY F.
I). P. J ,).\ : iwS’.
Salem, Ala., April 26th, 1832.
Bro. Brant ly :—lt may not be unin-j
terestiiiEto the numerous liiend.s of;
O f
it iiipnrunce, (the readers of the Banner)
I to lieaf of the prosperity oftlie cause in
: iliis pint ofour State.
W e have had of late a glimpse of
i that great millennium of temperance, J
wliicli has been long and ardently look-,
ed liir. Unde Dabney was vvith us on j
the 9th inst., and like an angid of mer
cy, he lias “troubled the waters” of
I public sentiment, and many uro rally- ,
.mg around our glorious Banner. The
night he was with us we initiated ton y
! silica Jje 101 l wo have initiated as many
more, und have several petitions for our
next meeting. What do von think!
one ol the grocery keepers lias sent in
his petition, and the other takes his exit
this evening. Tho ciii/a ns of this
place petitioned the Legislature to em
power inlendent und councrimvn to
I cause tin 1 liquor tralliic to be stopped
in our village; they granted the peti
tion, und the good people of Salem have
pronounced king ulehy’sdoom by say
ing, iltjiarl from our midst yo worker
of iniquity! you have too long been
permitted to rille tlie joys of woman,
i and blast the I,ur prospects of many un
j unwary youths, who unsuspectingly
trusted to your insidious smile, hence
forth and forever ddpait ! !
On tin- 24th, Bro. S. M. II iwlett dc
■ liveied an address to a vary large uu
dienec. How rich was the gi mu! ll ivv
of eloquence and wit, which sputklid
. in every sentence uttered by taospeak
or; when wo tliini. of a description,
“discouraged fancy drops In a- pencil
umlsiv-, ’tis no use.” U e cun only I
say, tint all who wish something rich, |
rare, and racy, let Bro. Hewlett know I
. “
ii, ami il he dors not make you a Ban ‘
iof i t-mpeiunce, ’tis because you was
one iiolore. We have a llounsl.ing so- |
i ciety of the matrons and maidens ol 1
temperance in our village ; some nine- .
ty in number. The ladies have boldly ;
’ enlisted under our banner, and we j
think ol nothing but success. The la-1
dies are very anxious that uncle Dab-
I uey should visit us again.
About the 4lh of July we have mi- 1
| other celebration, can't uncle Dabney j
I be with us, or Bro. Hewlett. We think
one more celebration of the triumphs ot
temperance m our vicinity, and waj eon j
sing tim requiem of king alchy.
Bo mote it be, i>i li. P. vY I’.
iSALMI.
y.u.tiM, Ala., April 20th, Hsg.
Mr. Editor :—The Rev. 1). P. Jones |
having been previous invited, addressed 1
1 the citizens of our place on the Uth inst.
The day was pleasant, and the lame i
l of this worthy apostle of temperance. I
having preceded him, large companies
thronged m at an eaily hour, longing!
vvith eager expectancy to listen to his
moving oratory, and to catch a glimpse
;j of his handsome lace. Plic audience’
was attentive, the speaker in flue health
! und spirits; and as the liuitof his la-j
hors, lit petitions were handed in, ot
whom ten w'ere initiated that cv-oniug.
Others have stuco petitioned, and!
among them a quandom dramseller, i
In tho afternoon Undo Dubuevad.j
dressed the order of the Matrons and
Maidens of Salem, an institution re-;
oently founded at Selma, this State, I
aud oue which promises much of good i
to the. cause.
At night Uncle Dabney met vv itli us!
iu the Division, made two speeches, and
uttered sentiments, whose pith ami pun- ]
gciicy was felt, ami we trust w ill lougi
be cherished, by all present.
Our village has long been noted far \
its decided position, in favor of temper-!
, ance and morals generally, our Di
vision now numbers near one hundred!
and lilty members, most of them true ;
; and tried. Tho corporate limits ot
‘our village lias recently been extended 1
and a provision made, it the citizens so
declared, to interdict the sale of ardent
spirits w ithin its hounds.
Yesterday the election vv as held and!
all weie unanimous tor us uUilLion. !
iSuitgng now remains tv mar our I
growth and prosperity, already every]
! branch of trade and industry is thriving;
’ good schools are established with supc
! rior educational facilities, ut. : ‘- 0 com
pletely are we under the benignant
isway Ot enterpri/Ch progress, and lent
; perance, that every thing is ominous
i of still greater prosperity,
i Yours in L. P. vY j-’.
P.
Bro. Bnmliij : Much grutili ‘ w
U ut the recital oftlie fallowing true
| story thut 1 heal'd liom an eye wUin .-s,
; (an awn aunt of mine.) At a meeting
!of the Sous of Temperance in Bat ii,
; AUbamu—ut least at un address deli v
ered by Bro. Dabney, the Bons told a
retail grocery keeper if he would join
their core they would huv him out;
lie gave a ready consent and said that
he would do it any how, but the liquor
he had vvus li is all ; they bought imri
out, and he is now one oftlie Sms.
On the 24t*> ot this month the Dan. h
lci>. of i'empeiutico have a colehiatioo,
ami quite un a i >ay will be made and all
■ iliosa who i.uve exerted liiein
*at i v . ill t.,. f, loiinut, cause cuti but
1 n .ij; in bouiiibul and glorious rewind
at seeing then lao-.is h iug crovv;.(-d
wtilt sugii inumf-i ,ijoc< v. Oa the
‘- 41i iiio liquor L ugiit ol ill gi ci, j
i who Jolti id tin’ll- cou.m; and is Doww il- j
j ling to throw in his ov. r_, ciErt lor the
| advanceiiK nt und oftheteni
| perance cause, is to b ; poured cut in
the middle of the stn ela- ‘Pirns will
j oo set ii in the noble village ol Balem, a
complete iimiiijih ol tim frith. It hors,
; me good to my very soul, Bio. Bruutlv,
to see sue.i maiiih .stations among u pop
uluce. They that are instrumental in
doing good know where there is u iv. 1
vvuial tin- beyond uny thing that caith
can bestow. Bo let the goo I people ol
Balem rejoico and he glad, a lew more!
bi'i echos iu the vv .ill tlf; surrounds
king alcohol, and he will s-c his situu- j
tion und knowing it to be liazardqus,
will retreat a little farther; push on him
friends, and nxu him out. Thy are I ;
showering too many inissils upon him
iu Maine for him to lust long. He,
tried to work upon their sympathies, 1
and because lie knew there were aboli
tionists among them he blacked himself,
hut this was Du go, they smelt the
mouse, lie then went in among them ,
as if dead in a colliu, but the people
who were accustomed to people shrovv
ded in white suspected him because lie
was shrouded m black. They soon
however, got the gentleman, and with
out allowing the burial rights, -.pill him
right there. It is Yankee against Yan
kee—but so far the Yankee with tin
tail, thut is the Yankee Bon ot Temper
ance, is too smart fir the Yankee toper.
1 m a Iriciidol tho ten j). ranee cause.
Columbus, Muscogee Cos., Via.
Libektv Countv, li a .
Mr. Editor: —Perhaps a few erratic
thoughts submitted to your colum’iis
from this remote part of the Stale, will!
be interesting as well us entertaining
to your numerous subscribers, csp-.-.
cially those in this vmimiy U'itii mi
ordinary exert.on ol my drowsy powers
ol intellect, which have, tor a Uriel
spaco of time, lain dormant, do I as
pi re to the arduous task of preparing
this sanguine production with all its i|.
laudable merits, for a favorable recep
tion among all who may chance to pe-,
ruse ii; hoping that ii may in some
slight degree, impede the progress and
cuervute the power ot the most formid
able tyrant that ever invaded a free
country. It is a pleasing thought to;
the good man to contemplate the rapid
progress ihu cause of temperance is
making in our heaven favored republic;
bringing freedom to those who rigorous
ly serve under the heavy yoke of alco
holic deception, and enlightening the
minds of those who love tm ir dianis
more than their own sou/, tiie grog-shop
more than their country, vY reveling in
the halls of buoebus than tueiv ido l.—
But for tear that your patience, or that
ol the readers ot the Banner, will not.
run parallel lo the length of my pream
ble ; and as it is not my intention to
expatiate on the evils of intemperance, j
or oili r encomiums on the valor of
those who have volunteered iu the
cause of freedom, 1 will desist, and
given brief account of the progress of
truth, and the prospect of victory among
tho sons of our much loved soil, enjov
ing the propitious breezes and w ashed
by the angry billows of the broad At
lantic.
Liberty county has always been eei
ebruted lor its literary und religious in- 1
stitutious, the number of its learned
men, ami for the morality, temperance,
und refinement of us inhabitants. l'ais
description and character which, so tai
ns our observation extends, we are com
pelled to say, is comparatively true, m-v.
ertlieiess, cannot bo applied to ecery
community, family and individual com.
pris and within its limits. Ttmugii wo
have hearts a.s noble as ever throbbed in |
a laud ot Ireedom, and sous us bravo 1
as ever marched under the victorious!
‘ 'stars and stripes,” and daughters as j
fair as ever graced the ‘-home of't:ie
brace. \ et we have those also who.
from a want of consideration uud decis
ion of character, have perverted their
taste, blunted their intellect, and len-
Jered themselves obnoxious to the soci
ety ol’ the good, and great, front the un
restrained use of alcohol. We have
those, who, to gratify the raving desires
of their adamantine hearts vvith lucre,
deul out copiously to deluded vict.ms, ’
the devil’s bait, thcause of s ,rrow, tin;
presage ot poverty, the emblem ol do- 1
>paif, the beverage of death!
Tins state ol at fairs, vve are happy to 1
]snv. exists to a very limit a extent in
our county. The Sons, the honored
S ;is of Temperance are exerting them-;
• ivfs to conciliate the views of the
pr< herd to the plans now in opera
li-mto fescue the inexperienced and re- i
c im live iur-bii..te. .May they coritin
n . may they prosper; may they suc
e-ed in tli laudable enterprise! ‘Pile
lord r >.-f the .Sons it Temperance is com
oaraiivc-ly new among us ; cousequent
v our numbers are few. We have,
however, three Divisions, und about fif
t\ members in all. There seems ;o be .
e iiisiderablc prejudice against us, even ,
i among sober, pious men ; but vve tliini; \
if vve could procure tiie services of one
i oftlie celebrated State Lecturers, this j
would be to some extent removed. We
hope the time will speedily come, when
: lie deleterious elleots of alcohol will no!
lunger ho fell or feared, and the “glori
ous” Grorifia “Liquor Law” will be
enacted to the groat joy of our fraternal
band. For this cause, Mr. Editor,
send us on your noble Banner, fraught:
with convincing arguments to unbe-1
livers, and love to all mankind.
With m.uiv wish°s for your prosper- ]
ity and thut of ad true friends to the I
cause of love,
1 subscribe myself
ALPHA.
Hiiie-ville, da., April 18,
Cure for Cancer.
A Mr. Benson of Franklin Coufiiy,
jViiii., has been cured of cancer by the
following means. 11c procured u.peck
of cleaned oak bark by first cutting ;
oil’the rough outside, and put it into i
aves.-el containing about two gallons
■t water, which he boiled over a slow j
fire'until the ooze became quite strong,]
when he strained it through a cloth to
remove all tiie particles of the bark,
tiie ; lie again pul it into a clean vessel, 1
and simmered it over a slow lire, till ;
it came to the consistency oftnolus- i
s’s, when it is lit for use. It is then
spread upon a piece of silk, or other !
.soft rag, and applied to the diseased !
part. He used about two plasters each j
week, until the cancer was removed i
and the wound healed. He says it is |
not painful, but believes it an infallible
remedy. At all events, he feels such !
lively gratitude lor his own deliverance j
from so fatal a disease, that he desires |
to let all known the means by which lie !
lull Vos he has bten rescued from the!
hands of death.
A remarkable case of dropsy is men- 1
tinned by the Boston papers. A Mrs.
Fairbanks, of Sterling, had nineteen!
tappings performed upon her during
the space of five years, had 397.) lbs.
of w ater taken from her chest. Mrs. |
Fairbanks is 49 years of age, of slight
frame and her weight when in general!
good health never exceeded 110 lbs.
i Borne years since she buried a sister,.
and last week, a son, both of whom died
of dropsy.
Curiosities. —A plate of butler from
• In- cream of a joke.’
The original brush used in painting
the ‘signs of the times.’
Mrs. Huldah Spaulding died in the
| city of Oswego, N. Y., on the Btli uit,
aged one hundred and ten years.
SONS OF TEMPER AN Hi).
Pledge of the Sous of Tempe
ra itee.— I, without reserve, solemnly pledge
my honor as a mail that I will netthermake,buy,
s’ .1 nor use, as a beverage , any Spirituous or
.Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of tiic Urtiuil l)i vision.
Ci. L. M‘< ’i.f.skey, G. \V. P. Monroe.
.1. S. Pin’ Kard, G. W. A. Forsyth.
W. S. Williford, G. Scribe, Macon.
E. (lit anniss, G. Treasurer, „
.). E. Evans, G. Chaplain, „
r>. E I.lount, G. Corduetor, Clinton.
.1. I). 11 avis, G. Sen. Houston, Cos.
■E. KS - -itgMMMmamuLLmiiiaraM
CADETS of tempekaxce.
PIiHOOE.
No member shall make, buy, sell or use
as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors,
wine or eider.
Officers of the Grand Section.
J. VV. Hunson, G. P. Macon.
15. Burton, G. A. P. Pondtown.
1,. C. Simson, G. S. &T. Atlanta.
Uev. J. S. Wilson, G. C. Decatur.
S. M. H. BVrd, G. G. Oxford.
VV. P Kind, G. VV. Thomnston.
E. O. of fteeliubites.
Olivers ol Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 23, loca
ted at Washington, Wi.kes Co.,Ga.:
V\ ashington, Rev.G.t,. Norman, D. P. C. R.
.. J D. llurdett, L). C. R.
Atlanta, C. R Hanleiter, D. D. R.
Washington, John R. Smith, 1). R. S.
George Dyson, L>. F. S.
„ St. John Aloore, D. Tres.
.. R- H. Lynn, D, Levite.
itee liabite’- Pledge.
1 hereby declare, that 1 will abstain from all
intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor offer
tnem to others, except in religious ordinances,
or when ; i scribed, in g,,ud faith, by a medi
i a. pracuiiuuer ; 1 will not engage ill tne traf
tic of them, and m all suitable ways will dis
countenance the use, sale and manufacture ot
: them ; onj to the utmost of tny power, I will
endeavor to spread tlie principles of abstinence
■ out at. .n\ xtcatmg liquors.
im MIWM
PEYFIULD, IU AY 8, 1852.
i Set notice. —Subscribers recei
ving their papers wi;h a straight black
mark, are thereby notified that they are
in arrears. One mark indicates one
dollar due; two, that two, &c. r/e.ase
remit the amount at once by mail, with
! out waiting for other opportunity.
To CorrenpoiideHlti.
“A Student,” in reply to “Civis,” will ap-1
pear in our next.
Several articles on hand shall have an ear
ly insertion.
Cti-nud Division.
The Secii-annuul session ot the G. D. of]
| the Sons of Temperance of the State of j
Georgia, was held in Savannah, on the 28:h I
! and 29tli ult. There were upwards of for- !
Ity Representatives in attendance; and, for j
the first lime, all the officers were at their I
j posts. The usual business of a serai-tHinual
! session was transacted with a good degree ]
of harmony.
A resolution was passed referring to the j
! .Subordinate Divisions the question of the I
| expediency and practicability of erecting a 1
! permanent Temperance Hall, tor the ses- !
• ions of the Grand Division.
On Wednesday evening a procession was ,
formed of tße Officer* and Representatives
, oftlie G. 1).,n150 Toonahovvi and Yamassee
! Divisions, and the Cold Water Army, and !
j lead by a fine band of music, ir arched to the ;
First baptist Church, where they were ad-!
] dressed by the Rev. Dr. I’rERCE.
Upon the return oftlie procession, the j
! Cold Water Army was addressed by the I
I Rev. Joseph Grisham, and responded to!
by Mr. George W. Garmahy. The speak
ing at tiie Church and Division room was
well received, and u'e trust the good cause
in Savannah will henceforth be onward. |
The €iiy of Savumistli.
Though a citizen of Georgia nearly thir
ty-five years, the recent session of the G.
1). was the occasion of our debut in the
Commercial Emporium of the Empire State
ot the South. We reached the City on
Tuesday morning, at 2 o’clock, and after j
three or four hours attempt at sleep, we !
left our room, and were soon in the streets,;
seeing what was to be seen. A copious i
l-ain had fallen the day previous. The sky |
was Clear, and sol was in full splendor. A j
gentle sea breeze prevailed, and the green I
grass of the squares and walks between the
double rows of tiie water oak and china {
trees which shade several of tiie broadest 1
streets,conspired to render the new element ]
to us, picturesque and delightful.
From what data vve had formed ourpre-;
vious notions of Savannah, vve are at some !
j loss to determine ; but certain vve are that j
so changed were our conceptions of the
place, that it was difficult for us to realize |
the fact that we were in Savannah.
During our three days stay, the intervals)
from our duties in the Division room, were I
chiefly employed in inspecting as much oi l
the City and its attractions and improve- j
merits, as hurried moments would permit, i
The kind attention of Mr. Thompson, Editor I
of the “Morning News,” and Mr. King, as-i
forded us facilities to gratify this curiosity, l
for which vve return them our grateful ac
i knovvlcdgeanents.
A marked feature in our sea port is the!
j astonishing rapidity with vv Inch it is ex- j
| tending its limits and filling up its area with I
! elegant and durable brick edifices. South !
i Broad-street, which was once its Southern I
j boundary, and was only a few years ago the j
line of its suburb, will soon be the central j
: thoroughfare of the City.
| The Park, called “Forsyth Place,” is a j
large and beautiful tract of ground fronting i
; Bull-street. It is thickly grown with na
tive pines, showing that it was but recently
! surveyed from the primitive woods, and is
enclosed vvith a handsome iron rail in a.
The native pine is a peculiar feature of
i this beautiful square, and should not be* eii- ;
j tirely sacrificed.
The beautiful small Squares, or Plazers, j
with their majestic shade trees and green ;
turf carpets, are among the most novel sea- j
lures of Savannah, for which the citizens,!
especially tho juvenile portion, who occupy
1 them as play grounds, should be prolbuad-
Ily grateful to the founders of the City. At
| this season, they are truly an ornament to j
the City, and in the sultry months they
must boas grateful to the pent up citizens as
are the oases of the desert to the fainting j
traveller.
In tiie midst of the City, extensive im
provements are going on. Several splendid
public* edifices have recently been built,
among which vve may mention the new
Cmsuhii House, a handsome granite fire
proof building on the Bay,and the St. An
drews Hall, on Broughton-street, one of
the most elegant and commodious public
halls in the South.
The new Stores on Broughton-street and
other per, ions of the City, are both spacious
and elegant—some with granite and some
with iron fronts.
The Gis Works are the handsomest
works oftlie kind vve have ever seen, and
what is not the ease elsewhere, are orna
mental as well as highly beneficial to the
city.
The construction of works for supplying
the city with water from the river, is just
1 about being commenced The present
pump water is not pleasant to the taste of
: strangers, but is, we believe, healthy. The
citizens make no objection to it, though the
desire of a more bountiful supply from the
river, is very general.
The Depot of the Central Rail Rond, is ‘
! one of the largest establishments of the kind
l in the eohntry. Large additions are being,
made to it for the accommodation of tlm i M .
creasing business of the road.
We visited the Steam Ship Florida, oftlie
New York and Savannah Line. g| le j s
noble specimen of naval architecture, and
we are told she is one of the first vessels 1
ailoat.
The business connected with the shin,
ping is conducted chiefly undur the Bluff
where all is bustle, activity, a n( j to
us) confusion. ‘The port presented
an animated appearance. Vessels es all
classes were lying at the wharves, discharo.
ing or loading, and (lie steamboats passing
to and from, indicated the extent of tho rivl
er business with the interior, in which sev
eral fine steamboats are engaged.
‘The increase in travelling by way of Sa
vannah, is unprecedented ; and to meet the
wants of sojourners, a large Hotel lias re
cently been built; and the site and plan of
another; of immense dimensions, have bee n
fixed, and it will be speedily erected.
The march of Savannah is onward—May
her advance in temperance and sound mor
als, equal her growth in population and com
mercial prosperity.
A Subscriber in Tappali county, Jfiss.
writes us:—“The cause of temperance lias
recently taken an onward movement in this
part of Mississippi. Borne of the most
prominent men of our country, are in favor
of legislation on the subject. I have no
doubt but it will be the test question at our
next Election for the Legislature in this
county. I send you anew Subscriber in
payment of the interest on the amount due
you for tiie time 1 have failed to pay. Cred
it me vvith the enclosed amount, and con
sider me a lifetime Subscriber to the Tem
perance Banner.”
P. rsons at a distance should fe I no appro
liensious of contracting Small Pox by a visit
to our section of the State. Unless an in
dividual rush into the houses of one or two
families in the neighborhood of Public
Square, 10 or 12 miles distant, there is no
danger whatever. We saw a young lady
in Savannah last week, who had arranged
to atten 1 tile Fe nde Cos legj at
Greenesboro’, but was awaiting further ac
counts. There has been but one case in the
village, and there is less danger in Greenes
boro’ than in Savannah.
Tiie following report will show the condi
tion of things iu the region’ Where Small
Pox has existed:—
Small Pox;
The Small Pox in the vicinity of Public 1 ’
Square, is subsiding. Tiie old cases are
convalescing.—VVitTiin the last week, six’
eases have occurred in the family of Mrs.
Hunter, ail of which are the mildest form of
Yarioliod, except one, which may be term
ed confluent. Exposed families are protec-’
ted by vaccination and guards.
V . R. THORNTON.-
Chair’ll of Coni:
Union Point, May 3d, 18.32.
Within the last thirty days, the rum
traffic lias killed ut least five men in
Rhode Island. And yet vve must not
spill a quart of liquor held contrary to
law, lest we interfere with somebody’s
birthrights. The rummies want us to
believe that men are born with a jug in
one bund and a license in the other,
vvith the right to drink and sell till
dooins-ilay, hut nobody is born with the
-light to live.— ’ Temperance Advocate.
Maine. —While the (fiction of Mr.-
Do v s opponent >sno proof oftlie unpop
ulurity ot his pet law, his defeat was
; undoubtedly secured by a coalition
, formed between a politic al parly and
the Dogeryites. It sets uneasily on
! the stomach of his friends, and while
I one cannot but sympathize with them
iie cannot but laugh. Let them be con
] soled. 1 nis reverse will eventuate in
the establishment of the principles of
; their law
l he Boston Bee has discovered some
grass from the “path of rectitude.”
M e tear t.nat patli must be sadly over
j grown vvith grass, it is so little trav.
, ejled in.
Dkatii IN A Cave.—Oil the 6th of
March, Benjamin Manly, an old and
respectable citizen nt Jefferson county,
1 ennessee, accompanied by his little
son and stepdaughter, went into acave,
in the neighborhood of his residence, to
piocure seed potatoes. The neighbors
usually kept their potatoes during the
“inter in caves. The party were
struck with what isterined -‘the damp,’*
winch killed the liule boy, and came
near killing the old man and girl. An
na Manly went in and carried her fath
|er out, and then the gii 1 and boy. The
i old man and girl have recovered from
effects of “the damp.”
Mr. Manly had his neighbor Ham
mond's boys, and William Tucker and’
; James i” razier arrested for having left
a lire in tile cave, which collected a
•Mump, ’ and thus caused the death’
!of the boy. The trial took place be
(lore Esq. Bethel, ot'New-market, and
more- liiun 2d witnesses were examined;
Those arrested were all cleared except
f‘lazier, who was bound over for trial
at court. He is only about sixteen years
’ of age.
Old Stories Made New.—The frost
be came enamored of the rose, and
said:
“Wilt thou ?”
And the rose wilted.
“Come buy my flowers,” cried the
little (lower girl to some fine ladies;
and the ladies went by.
Why are drunkard’s faces like the
engraving in a London newspaper ? J
Because they are illustrations of
punch!