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wore etnplov .•(!. It is ulfirmed • . it, in
the summer time, the men engaged a-
Ktrikers to* the forge, who drink large. 1
Jy of water, tire more active, can do!
more work, and are more healthy than,
thos'who make um of fermented liq
ors. Among agriculturalists where
li -ts liave been made bv •electing equal i
number* from tiie ranks of teetotalism
nttil moderate drinking for the purpose
ot trying the comparative ability of the j
tw o class’ s to endure protracted labor, I
in every instance, the former have come,
o.r i ictm ions. Or. Franklin ndduces 1
) i own testimnt)v from experience and [
observation, in confirmation of the above i
fails, while he was employed os printer j
in a London establishment.
‘l'lte “American aquatic” whodrank!
nothing hut water, was regarded by his!
brother pressman ns a prodigy of pltye. i
ical power and endurance. At inter !
vals during the day, each of tin n con-1
su tued porter to the amount of five pints,
and were fur inferior to him in point of
strength.
1 might go into h mil and tveary your
patience, by mu rating the results of ex
periments rnndo in almost every vatic. |
1y of employment where the uniform
deduction has Mien made, that the ns ■
of ferment'd liquors is positively de
bilitating to the physical energies of
man, but I conceive this to be unueccs-1
sary.
That alcohol i a heat producing
agent, the experience and observation j
of almost everyone, a fiord utnplu testi-1
monv ; but us a protective against c >ll,
it is at b ast questionable whether it’
possess- s any nul and permanent ud- j
vantage over many perfectly safe and j
nutritious substitutes. You will re-1
member tliut its modus operandi is by
direct imbibition into the blood, and l>y j
the impression which it makes upon the j
the nerves. Its influence, must there- |
lore ho transitory, requiring a rcpcli-j
lion of the doses, and thereby the* risk j
ol intoxication is incurred. In propor
tion to the degree of excitement pro
duced w ill there be a corresponding dc
presssion , increased sensibility to cold
must therefore follow tho subsidence of
the impression made L>v a single [iota
lion. Hot codec and tea arc much to
be preferred, being equally as prompt!
in imparting vvarmili to the body, and
their influence is much more nroirac
ted. The ingestion of solid food, and
fat meats, keeps up u regular supply of
beat, for it is, during the process of di
gesiion becoming ussitnilaled to the ani
mal tissues, imparting warmth to the
body and strength, to die muscles and
bones. In excessively cold countries,
Lapland for instunce, you will see the
inhabitant feasting upon a dinner of
train oil and tallow candles. Disgust
ing us this repast may appear toils, he
nevertheless, enjoys it, ibr the exci ss
lve deinund made upon his blood for
those materials which aid in resisting
the cxcrnul temperature, sharpens Ins
appetite, and even affords him trans
porting pleasure. Experience Inis tes
ted the inadequacy of alcoholic prejt.n-u- ]
lions toafibid him substantial comfort,
llul it is asserted, that, in hot climates
where the system becomes enervated j
under the influence of continued and el
evated atmospheric heat, some stimulus ’
is necessary to give an uppclilo for
food, and to buicc up the relaxed ijbro.
Nature in all her works is beauteous still,
lithe healthy man will herd her admo
nitions lie will generally pin sue the
right course. It is a well established
fact that the inhabitants of nut climates
require less food, particularly of u stim
ulating quality, limn loose inhabiting
cold regions, for the very obvious reus,
son that there is much less fuel required.
As has bet u ulicudy remarked, a good
portion of our uliment, during me win
ter, is exhausted in maintaining the uut
urul temperature of tho body; during
the summer, too surrounding uir being!
heated, the demand made by the respi-1
ratory system is withdrawn, and food of
that kind and quality is called lor which
supplies the natural waste of the tis
sues. ihe hard laboring man will
perceive very little ditlbruieo in his
appetite, fur the processs of combustion
is continuing at u rapid rate, und lie
would soon be .consumed did not the
amount of surplus heat find exit in the
form of watery vapor from the lungs,
and through tile skill in copious torn ills
of pcrsplruiion. It is the man of srdui
lory habits, accustomed to much intel
lectual exertion, who is most frequent
ly troubled with a disgust lor loud.—
‘“A crop of comfort immediately before
dn m.r is solicited lo spur up the lan
guid stomach and stimulate the droop
ing energies; but ut such times, in,
individual pursuing an occupation
wherein there is comparatively a pus
sive condition of the muscles, nature is
competent to dispose of hut little food
und her demands are made occordingiy.
Instead of sw allow ing fire at such tunes
you must pour on water. At such an hour
as y ou are in the habit \ isttiug the ule or
porter cusk, wake up your sleeping
muscles in performing feats of activity
upon the vaulting polo and gymnastic
rings, und then indulge in tile glorious
luxurious of the bathing house, and in
stead ut experiencing temporary iiiiari
tyjuid all increased relish tur the temp
!mg wands of the table, whereby your
stomach is impelled to receive ‘double
Hi ill! ch food us It can digest with com
fori, inducing a sensation of heaviness
and stupidity after dinner, there will bo
an electrifying influence imparted to
the muscular fibre, a moderate increase
of your appetite, an elasticity of step
and of feeling that ullbrds life and vigor
to the digestive apparatus, and ease and
comfort to the soul.
OKU AN OF IUK SONS OK TEMPERANCE AND STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
It; . Liebig, than w nolil 1 coul ! not
cite higher until n iiy, thus discourses .
‘'Tho Knglishm n. in .! iiitaicu sees with
; regret the disappearance of his appetite
previously the source of frequently re
curring enj- -in *nf ; an 1 lie succ Is
‘by the use of coyeima pepper, and the
! most powerful sfi.mduns in i maiding
himself to take as much fond m he was
accustom’ il to at houi ■- lint the whole
lof tho carbon thus introluued info t L
I system is not consumed; tho temp n
. turn of the air is too high, and the op
-1 pressivo heat does not allow him to in
|on ase the number of respirations by
] active exercise, and thus to proportion
j the waste to the amount oI food taken ;
Mis -ase of some kind necessarily en
’ sues.” Dr. John. Fo-bes, one of the
ablest contributors to tncbicG science
jin England, declares, that while sta
| tinned, s.-veral years since, at the West
! ladfs, among die Korop -ail inhabi'ants
living there, the uverug nnuul mortal
■ ity was one in three. I > pan inquiry lie
j found their habits exii. ni dy intomper.
jute, few gelling up in the morning with.
I out taking their gla.-.s of wine sangnree,
! to be continued during the day at inter*
i vals, and concluding at night with bran
dy. lie further slates that according
to the report til the Inspctor General of
.j the Army at Bengal, tor the first six
I months, liidß, “the average (iuilv per
i cent ago ol sick belonging to the Tem
| peranee Society (shout one third oftlto
i whole strength) was only three and two-
I thrds, wliilo the daily percentage
! amongst the remainder was ten and one
, fifth, liven this result does not give
: the moot favorable view of the case, lor
! many mt n joined the temperance Socie
jty whose constitutions were ruined by
i previous dissipation, and such were hit*
I hituul tenants of the hu-pilal until iu
! vulided.”
I think that we have established the
fact that alcoholic drinks tin not possess
liny eligible properties as a tonic, a re
lirgermit, or u heat sustaining agent in
the economy of a healthy individual.
Its inordinate use predisposes, und in
thousands of instances induces diseases
ol different organs and structures.•—
liio meebaiiism ot the human franio is
so complex, yet so complete in ull of its
arrangements, ‘-xhibiliiig such beauti
ful harmony and consent in the move
meins of its different parts, that at the
same time that we adore Me wisdom and
beneficence of the Divine Architect we
Wonder that it can be maintained in mo
tion, Ibr three score years and ten, un
der an observance of the most rigid
rules ot health. The stomach receives
food through tiie mouth, imp reduces it
to a proper consistence whereby the
muss cun bo conveyed in the form of a i
milky flood through another set of ves
sels to the veins which contain blood
that lias been deprived of its nutritious
properties, und by them to bo conduc
ted through the heart to tin; lungs, iiy
the latter organ, the venous blood com
) mingling with Me chyle is submitted to
the action ot the oxygen of the air, de
prived ot its carbon or poisonous quuli-
I ty, and is vivified N; prepared, through
the medium of ihe heart and arterial
i tubes, to be conducted to every par*, of
i iln* body for the purpose of supplying
;the waste ol the tissues. Again, we
; have other organs lor purifying thu
I (flood, and iamoving from the system
’ these exorementiiious substances noj
j longer needed in the economy ; such
are the liver, the skin, the lungs, and
j the kidneys. You will readily per
!ci ive then that any agent the tendency
|of which is to interrupt this nice coun-
J terpoise between the assimilating and
; the depurating organs, must necessarily
derange operations ol the whole nut.
ichinery. i will remark that tins waste
I of the tissues which is constantly going
oil, it permitted to accumulate in the
j system, becomes reabsorbed into tho cir
| dilution, und tho must deleterious con
sequences ensue. Inns, if the urinary
| secretion ho lately arrested, for twenty,
lour hours the brain becomes as certain
|iy poisoned us it tlio individual had
been attempting to commit suicide by
the use ol laudanum. We have already
j said that the immoderate us ■ of a eu
liolic drinks loads the circulating lluid
with un excess of carbon ; the lungs are
called upon to purify it ; being imposed
upon, it invokes the aid of i:s co-lubors,
j the skin, the liver, and the kidneys,!
j u d by their united efforts, for the time,!
tln> poison is expelled; they are called I
upou again euduguin, and each sue- j
j Deeding ctfort leaves them more ttiui
more debilitated. \\ hut is the result ! 1
.Nature increases their capacity bv uug
uiunting then volume, constant irrita- j
; don inducts changes of structure;
lienee, in tin liter, wo have sometimes
excessive enlargement of this visous,
cancerous degeneration, where heredi- ;
tuiy transmission tutors its develop-i
meut, and dropsy, tt ith ull of us terrible |
concomitants. 1 1 the main tve have j
epilepsy, paralyses, convulsions, und i
idiocy; in tho lungs, congestion, und
| tubercular consumption ; m tho skin, 1
j cutaneous diseases, carbuncle, anti
j sometimes cancer, und in the kidneys,
albuminuria, calculous concretion, tatty i
degeneration, excessive enlargement of 1
the organ, accompanied usually by u
disease called uiabeles mellitus, w here
in uil the loud received is converted in.!
i to a sucohuririe lluid, and the poor uni
: mal s life is actually drained away
horn this source. Hut die most revolt
ing condition to which the human sys
tem can be brought is tlini which pre
disposes to its spontaneous combustion.
Instances ot such u termination of lite .
are so well authenticated that we are*
| obliged to give credence to such reports !
as are found recorded upon the pages i
joi history. Among the number of ca
•se.s tlie circumstances ol widen have i
been detailed 1 will crave youi u -
diligence while I give you u tram ‘ip
fro.n the record of two of them : “An
ne N lis, wifely a wine mil portei j
merchant, living in South Frederick
street, Dublin, let in her liusbun I w’h>
had been out at a party, bet ween twelve i
and one o'clock, on Saturday night, i
After some altercation b jtween tli am
had i iken place, h >!h h neg in a state
of intoxication, Mr. Nebs went up s'a ■
to bed, but in a few minutes, came down .
to request*iiis wife to accompany him, 1
lan invitation which she positively de
■ dined; upon which lie took with him j
j her candle, observing, that if she was
I determined to set up she should do so |
in tiie dark. .Next morning, the maid
servant having pened tiie windows ol
i the hack parlor observed something in j
the arm chair in which Mrs. Nells usu-{
ally set, whieii she ut first si ; ht, imag
in’ and to have b en put tin re by yoan.;-
Neils, WiiO at the instaO , Ult.r and the j
room |jr toe purpose f flight rung l> r.
Upon examination, however, n turned
out to he the remains oi lie: mistress,j
! who was found m tho fallowing state.’
>S.ie was seated m tiie chair ut n dist
ance from tli-: lire which appeared to
have burned out, with her beau leaning
on her iig.it timid, uud leaning behind
against I lie wall, ihe trunk of the
body Has burned to a cinder, as also
! Wiu clothes which inv, stud it ; hut the
pelvic legion, tin; lower and upper ex
-11 cun Ur.*, uni so on port ions ol tier dress
j as covered those pails sustained no in
jury. lb r face had a seoiehed appear
ance, hut her hair and the papers that
i she hud put into it, entirely escaped,
i The buck and seat of the chair hud not
suffered, hut its arms were charred oi
the inner voile where in contact witi
! tiie body ; with this exception the corn
j busliou hud not extended to surrounding
j objects. Idle room was filled with a
penetrating and offensive odor which
was still perceptible after the 1 ipse of
several days I'ms woman was about
4b years of age, oi low statute, had rath
er a tendency to corpulency, and was
it confirmed drunkard. (Cyclopedia
pract. med.) The case of a Mrs. lVa
cockeis ieluted, “whosebody was found
- burning with tire, ami red as copper,
having droppeJ down from tiie 101 l
j winch was on lire. Un un exuininu
j lion ol tiie loti a lurge hole was discov
j ered, the size of ihe body, burned
| through tin) boards mid ceding. Tiie
lire having been quenched, an exami
nation was made by what means iliu
body bad taken tiro, hut no cause could
be found. There -was no caudle or
Caudle-stick near the place, no tire in
the grate but wtmt was raked m the
ashes, us is the manner of preserving
lire at night; tiie room was examined
and nothing had taken tire hut tliut
part of the Hour through which she had
•alien. Mrs. I’euuooK was about (i;t
years of age, und was m the habtLoi m
dulgmg most immoderately in intoxica
ting liquors.”
Here men, among many others, is a
i detailed accuunt ol two cases where the
I body hud become so saturated with llte
I alcoholic poison us by a. strange, uinl to
; us inexplicable concurrence of causes
lo produce the spontaneous production
i oi lire, whereby portions of the bud)
i were entirely consumed. We are alow
i in believing such statements, but iu
i stances have occurred in tins country
sustained so strongly by reliable testi
mony tuat we are obliged to acknowl
edge our faith, und deem it perhaps the
pun of wisdom to accord vvitn the pious
verdict ot an inquest made by u jury
composed of clergymen and utters, .vno
s;.t in judgment upon a certain ease,
•"liiat tno deceased came to his death
by the visitation of tied’sjudgment up
on a persevering and daring sinner.”
Such being the fearful influence ol
alcoholic drinks in inducing disease and
death, we nevertheless, must accord to
it great po.ver, in certain diseased con
ditions ot the body, under wise Uirec
don, in restoring to tile and health. In
: certain forms ol continued lever, or ini
extensive suppurations, where the di
gestive organs have become so enfeebled
I as to be incapable of acting upon solid
substances, or oleaginous preparations,
and the actual temperature of the body
is becoming lowered lor the want of an
| adequate supply of fuel to maintain the
animal heat, alcohol, by the facility i
with which it is received into tiie sjs-’
nun is preferable to all known stimu- 1
iaots. kso also in exhausting hmnor- ’
rliages, or excessive nervous prostra-1
lion, arising from blows, fails, extensive
(burns or extreme solar heat. We j
“"gilt enumerate individual diseases I
wtn re under our own observation, lives
tiuve been saved by tiie timely and ap
■ propriate administration of some form >f
I alcoholic drinks, und where no other
i “gent could have supplied its place, but
j worm of time will not permit us to pur
sue the subject any farther.
And now, si,ms ot Temperance, have
1 endeavored, according to the bv.it of
my feeble ability to expose a few rays
ral light upon a subject of vast imp.ir.
lance and absorbing interest. Desti
lute ot the ornate style, and fanciful im
ilgery, or the logical accuracy and flow
mg diction of the accomplished orator,
j yet the burthen of my thoughts has
been to develop facts, as they exist up
!ou rational principles. The moral as-
I Pot of intemperance has been exhibited
i to you ut times, and in ways innumer
able. Ihe Watchman upon Zion’s
lull, his soul transported with divine
1 breathings, has portrayed in words that
burn, tne eternal wreck of the immortal
spirit upon this merciless rock. The
! painter w ith pencilUngs of fire has
(drawn out upon the wall images as ol
life, exhibiting the gurgling life stream
flowing from the foundation opened by
the thirsty knife of the demented fa
father; or the uoulterable anguish of
the mother’s as she beholds the infant
of her bosom impoverished by hunger,
fi le, and sicken, and die ;or the hoary
. icks, and bending form mi l tottering
steps, and imbecile gaze of the maniac
; ,s in the ravings of his delirium he
stands a living monument of his own fol
ly. The philanthropist has told you ot
me ravages of disease in ull its protean
i forms, the consequence of vice and in
i iquity ; he has opened tho prison doors,
! and exposed to your view thenumber-
J less victims of the rum-seller; or he
has pointed you to the dangling corpse
|of the culprit, as suspended from the
! tree, and tossed to and fro by the winds
!it sings its own direful requiem. But
what of all this ? Intemperance stalks
abroad throughout the land, and bids
I defiance to ull laws both human and
‘divine; but Sons of Temperance
awake, arise, gird on your armor and
jto the battle haste. Tue conquest Joes
j not always belong to the swiit or to the
! strong. A consciousness ol right can ms
j with it a power mat must eventually
overcome all obstuchs; tiien with truth
! as your helmet, and hope as your polar
star, unfurl your banner to the breeze;
! sustained by the holy piinciplesof Love,
I Purity & Fidelity, with unfaltering step
1 march on, mid the gaUs of triumph will
! ultimately open to your reception. —
! Like the triumphant warrior from the
j fields of carnage, it may not be your
! glory to have your temples adorned
’ with chaplets of flowers, or have your
[ deeds of prowess engraven upon Egyp
tian obelisks,or towering monuments, or
tables of marble, but your glory will
shine in living characters, exhibiting a
nation’s greatness and a world redeem
ed, and millions yet unborn will rise
up and call you blessed.
For the Temperance Banner.
Wo. 1.
Dear Utvle Ben: —What can the
matter be? The S. of T. in Fort Val
ley have been expecting to see for some
time past, the charges made by “Anna
Frances,” refuted through the columns
ol the Banner. 1 have been informed
that u defence was sent to your office, \
but that you thought it rather 100 salty j
and declined publishing it. Well, now
Uncle lieu, my opinion on the subject!
is, that “Anna Frances” ought to re- (
cuivc from the hands of some friend of j
Old Tallulah a decent currying over.
1 have concluded to undertake that
tusk myself. lam not u member of
the Division and from the very nature
of the Institution never can be bv, (for
they exclude the ladies) yet 1 am a
warm friend to the Temperance lie
form, and have been for several years,
and though 1 dislike very much in a
general way for Ladies to trouble the
press—yet 1 have coino to the cuticiu
siun this one time, lo give “Anna Fran
ces” a raking over. You may think
that I have commenced at a late hour
to review No. 1, 2&i 3. Well so it is,
but 1 have come to the conclusion but
tur once than never, 1 am the friend of
dl Temperance associations, especially
of “Old Tallulah” und her faithful
members. This being my position, 1
should prove recreant to the cause ot
temperance, to keep silence and let
“Anna Frances” thus publicly and ma
liciously attack the Division and the
Interest of our community. She de
serves a passing notice, at least enough
to let her know that “OM Tallulah” is
apprised of her whereabouts. If we
j we do not pay a little attention her, she
might become offended and not write
lor us any more. lam fully satisfied
that 1 know from what quarter she
hails, and such another spattering as
she will get for her portion before 1
write No. 1,2& 3, woman never gave
woman. Ho keep cool my dear and
(don’t be offended, for 1 do not mean to
| hurt thee, neither do 1 wish to offend
I thee, but I intend to hold thee right un-
I easy lor the time to come, (ie) when
ever you misrepresent Old Tallulah
and the Doggeries in Fort Valley.
In order to refute the charges that
have been made, let facts be submitted
that cannot be contradicted by “Anna
Francis’” herself. 1 will begin by say.
ing that 1 called on an old member ol
I fulluiah Division and he gave mo the
’ following history:
“ Tallulah Division was organized
Out. ISIS. She bail but few members
; to commence with, and those faithful
j few Inid the strongest kind ol opposition,
■ not only individuals who were out and
out opposed to the temperance cause,
but unfortunately, they had such ene
mies us “Anna Frances” to contend
against, and l may add that such ene
mies as these have continued to grope
about our community in public and pri
vate and have tried by all possible se
cret means to slander the members of
the Division, and injure the temper
ance reform in our Community. Hut
notwithstanding all these dniiculties,
Oid i uiluluh has marched onward with
tirm and steady pace, and to day she
stands on surer footing than she ever
has. One hundred uud thirty have
been initiated into the Division,’ some
few deaths have occured among her
members. Some expulsions for nun
payment of dues, and eight or ten for
violating Art. 2nd. The Division now
numbers Sixty-three members and a
meeting seldom passes but one or two
ate initiated. She has always been able
to pay all demands against her T. Her
1 tunds amount at this time to more than
$-'OO. ihe Division meets every
Monday evening and is well attended.”
1 could write much more on this sub
ject, but the above is enough. In the
the face of all the above and a good
deal more of the same sort, “Anna
Frances” has the audacity to state in
No. 1. that “Old Tallulah” is at this
time at mo t extinct. Well, now Uncle j
Ben, one of two things irresistably ;
force themselves upon the reader after
j perusing tiie foregoing part of this ar
uule. “Anna Frances” has either
willfully or maliciously misrepresented
j the condition of Old Tallulah, or else,
she was wholly ignorant. In either
j case she deserves to be both censured
j and pitied—which premise she will as- j
; stiiue, 1 leave her to determine liereat- ,
i ter, for in either case she is evidently |
jin a predicament. She reminds me ol (
i the man who became intoxicated with
! tiie fumes ol Brandy—and seizing hold
jof a post to support his reeling curpo
! rusity, broke ibrth in the following son
’ sible soliloquy:—Says he if 1 stand
j l,hie) here 1 cant (hie) stand it, and it
1 let go (hie) 1 uuiit stand. 1 leave my
i eatJeii iu iiiun'j liio uj>p*ictition
Toe avowed u</j *cl tiiai “Anna I* run
| oes” seems to have had in view in all
i ner No’s., seems to be misrepresentu
i lion, and i flunk sue must leel confident
- i.i ner opinion Liial sue has succeeded
I beyond tier most sanguine expectation.
1 Every one who is familiar with tliedog
! genes and the true condition of the Di
! vision here, will bear mu out in the
j uoove assertion ; our enemies being
(judge, they have pronounced her gutl
! D'-
Nut being content with gross misrep
resentation oi iue Division, she pounces
upon the doggeries and slanders them
at an awful rate; at least the grocery
keepers say so. Sue says there are ut
this time three doggeries in a prosper-
I uus condition in Fort Valley. Well
! now, uncle Ben, tliut is u nice tale in
! deed to be circulated throughout tiie
length and breadth of Georgia, tiiat u
Temperance Village, with not more
than 501) inhabitants, and about two
thirds of them ladies, is sustaining and
j keeping in successlul operation three of
the devil’s stew-pots. Now the aoove
is grossly untrue, and Anna Frances
knows it. The true history of tiie dog
shops is as follows: Bouie two vears
ago some of tiie enemies of Fort Valley
and the temperance cause,(belonging to
the same school of Anna Frances) influ
enced a woriny man in all respects, save
one, to open a doggery here, assuring
him mat lie could muite a torture in u !
little iess than no time—now comes the;
| correction 1 wish to make. ‘Tie firs, j
I year lie received so little patronage teat!
jne closed his doors more than two-1
j thirds of iiis time, and went to work tor!
a living—lie gave the trariiica fair test, j
but soon found it wuuld’iil pay —so lie j
j sold out and quite the business.
During this year Mere hwve been ;
! two outer devil stew-pots, established in i
(Fort Valley, but on a pigmy .ftjetie, i
can assure, and be U sniu to the credit
jot our village and community, tiiat
tilty receive very poor encouragement,
j One of the men tried the traffic uwntle,
j a.id became so digested witn the busi
ness Mat he sold out und went home to
Ins farm—-fully determined uever to re
tail ardent spirits again, (may u long
life and happy be ins.) ills successor
m oihcc says Ins calling is a low one,
but yet for liitliy lucre s sake iie ooa
j linues to ileal out tile poisoning polatio i
j to tiio molly gang that throngs his room, j
; Tie proprietor of the other establish i
mem lias become disgusted with Me’
business, and is watmnng every chance !
to sell out. l\vo of our grocery men;
are good citizens, save tins one thin-* ; I
tiio oiiiei seems to lour not ilio iuivs ol i
God or iiiu.il —l came Mis eotiolu.-nou i
ironi tiie fact tie will sell to negroes witii (
i out an order, and tliaL he frequently j
I keeps open houses on iSaOUaiu—but !
j these two last mentioned evils w ill tie j
remedied soon. Now uncle Ben, I anil
ol tne opinion that every one who may !
chance to read this article will assume j
tiie same premises 1 md, viz : that “An
na Frauces” is wholly ignorant ol tne I
stale of matters in Fort Valley—or else I
wilfully misrepresents her suuject. lr;
ignorance is her sublet luge, then is she
to be censured by every otto for at- ‘
tempting to enlighten Me readers of the i
Banner on a suoject, about which site I
was wholly in the dark. If she has j
1 wilfully misrepresented Me Division and !
1 doggeries, why Men she deserves to ;
; have a monument of sand erected to tier j
| memory.
its passing that one of mv sex
should so far forget the noble end for!
which the buns are laboring, as Anna !
bus done. One of the avowed objects
‘ot Uie boils, is to ameliorate the coudi
-1 turn of woman. ’ Fis for us they labor,
uud yet m the very midst of tueir en
: deavors to elevate our condition in life
and place us m that exalted sphere, in
which civilized nations have permitted
ua to move ; in die face of all this, “An
na Fiances,” from her secret induin ‘
I P lace i pounces upon old Tallulah uua ;
( groceries ana gives them tho most i
utiinercilul lambasting, tier prolific tan
cy couid invent. Now iny dear sister, I
l ljr 1 know tnee well) what dost thou
’ mean f Wnat toe has ruffl and thy
smooth, calm temper, tor we hud even
been wont to look upon thee, as being
harmless as the dove, and gentle as the
lamb; 1 expected- better tilings than
tins from thee ; 1 think you are unkind,
uncharitable, and with all, an open and
avowed enemy to the temperance cause,
and m addition lo Hus, a sworn ide to
Hie prosperity ot a village that never
did thee harm. Them's my seiitniimts
uncle Hen, and knowing my Uc.ir sister
‘A tin i as well us 1 <Jo, i o \o uie.u
itiu. to the letter. Icuniol for tne tile oi
\me divine.w in she su suddeiilv beco lies
ruffled with un institution that never
done her harm. VVhat motive can she
have in view for attacking old Tallulah,
as she has done ; 1 am apprized of the
fact, that tiie Division lias its failings,
but 1 do not think it the unstable, fi uc .
turning ilung ‘Anna’ would have the
readers of the Banner; she has, 1 pre
sume her difficulties, in common, with
oilier institutions; I know the finger
of scorn and the slanderer’s tongue have
been busy, and many other things too
tedious to mention, have been thrown
in)iier path, but triumphantly over every
obstacle, she has continued to progress.
1 sincerely hope that such friends as
“Anna Frances” are scattered over this
laud like angel’s visits, few and far he
tween; 1 believe if her example was to
be imitated by the ladies of Fort Valley
uud vicinity, that a withering curse
and blighting mildew would be show
ered upon the long cherished hopes of
eld Tallulah, ami ull her past luburs
would have been spent in vain, but for
one I uppiehend ne such state of ulfuirs,
lor the lubies of our community are
temperance folks, und while they au
prove the temperance cause, und cheer
by their smiles and influence, the elici ts
of the Sons, who labor for their good,
the cause will he onward, and victory
will yet Lie engraven upon their tri-col
| ered banner. Woman hath a potent
j influence—and how fearful her respon
sibility if she wield it improperly—but
enough, 1 have already lengthened my
tale too long. One more item and
i have done lor the present.
This Inis been tiuly said to be the
age of wonders ; and when the future
historian shall inscribe the doing of
Fort Valley one item that will stand
conspicuously pre-eminent above all the
rest, will be tiie fact, tiiat one of Hous
ton’s fair daughters in the middie of the
lt);h century publicly Ns openly ,tnrougn
Me columns ol a temperance paper, op
posed ihe etfn'is of old Tallulah ,o ame
liorate the endifion ol her sex. YVhat
kind of ladies will futuie generations
be constrained to sav we bad union;* us.
l leave my dear sister ‘Anna’ to answer
the lust iu iu.
1 i conclusion. I will simply add, from
tin oi si information obtained, that old
Tallulah is suit a.ive, and 1 may aid
in a flourishing condition. 1 tnieiluin
no teais anoui ner luiuro destiny, for
while such men us Austin, Miller,
Andi'isju, Bryce, Vinson, Ddrsey,llur
lis, and lio.-t ut outers too tedi ms to
in union, keep their heads above old
“Terra Fiiuu, sue is compelled to
flourish like a green biy. ‘Then onward
Mou generous bind, let not Menu-,
puiatioii ofeneniit s impede thy progress.
Ouwurd, unJ woman’s smiles shall
cneer \ou, and woman s heart shall
bless. Act well your part, and the
great temperance ridorin, and mothers
yet unborn, will leach ;htir prattling
infants tu lisp v\ iih fond delight the name
ot old Tallulah. t? > mote It be. More
anon. ANNA BELLA.
Fort Valley, lloustm omu.y, Gu.
At a tea-table, on Sunday evening,,
the debris of a pot of beaus appeared
among the edibh's. When the hostess’
enquired of W., “Will you have some
beaus/” the harden *d sinner replied,
i\ >t i B on ! ’ — Boston Bust.
loss OF rUI’ERASCE,
PBc,ige of UtcSoiiK of Tcmpc
l"U;e.--l, without reserve, solemnly pledge
my honor as a man that I will neither make,buy,”
sell nor use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or
Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of l!e firmtd Division.*
L. L. H Clf.skev, G. W. P. Monroe.
■I.S. I’iNCKARD, G. W. A. Forsyth,
W. S. V\ ii.uford, G. Scribe, Macon.
K. G. Gkanniss, G. Treasurer, „
J. Lk Evans, G. Chaplain, „
I). L. Blount, G. Coi ductor, Clinton.
J. D. Davis, (J. Sen. Houston, Cos.
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.
I’l.yDiiE.
N'l member shall make, buy, sell or use, -
;as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors,
wine or cider.
Officers of Hie Grand Section.
J. W. Benson, G. I*. Macon,
B. Burton, Ci. A. P. Pondtown.
L. C. StMsoN, G. S. &T. Atlanta,
tr a J L b ’„ VVILSOS > GG - Decatur.
! uVY; IJviU> ’ GG - Oxford.
\.l King, G. \V. Thomaston..
*• of Uvcluibites.
Officers of Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 28, loca
ted at and ashtngton, Wiikes Co.,Ga.:
Washington, Rev. G. G. Norman, D. P. C. R.
tt ashington, John R. Smith, D. C. R.
Atlanta-, C. R. Hanleiter, D. D. R.
Washington, A. H. Sneed-, D R. S.
L. F. Carrington, D. F. S.
St. John Moore, i). Tres.
Atlanta, R. H. Lynn, D. Levite.
Rcclnibite’s Dlcdgc.
1 hereby declare, that I will abstain from al!,
intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor offer
them to others, except in religious ordinances
or Wiien prescribed, m good faith, by a medi- ‘
ea 1 practitioner ; I will not engage i.i the traf
, he ol them, and ni all suitable ways will dis
countenance the use, sate and manufacture o*
the,,l ; and lo tile utmost of my power I will
endeavor to spread the principles of abstinent V
iroui ail intoxicating honors