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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