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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!