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\1 \r is .1 line 29, 1 8"!. Dear lira, 11 rant'y : Tho following is a comieiisxl n! the action of the National Division at tho last sea sion : Rule VII. Constitution of Grand I>i visi >ns nm-'i'il and l>v adding after tho in itials “G. VV. I’.” the following “ r roon his juiis Hot ion r tin Grand Division, or hi case of’liis inability or death ” Art. IX tita;. 3d. amended by ad din.; after “f< nty-one years of age, ’ the following. < xcept by dispensation from tim Grand Divisiol, provided, never thcless, that no person elevated to the ; office of VV. P. hy such dispensation, shall he elected a representative to a 1 (fraud Division, and that no Grand Division shall have the right or authori ty to grant n dispensation under this act except to Divisions located in colleges or institutions of learning.” The term “disability” occurring in See. 3: Art. VI. constitute Subordi nate Divisions, “is not intended to ap 1 pi V to disqualification for one particular, occupation, while the individual is ca pable of earning a livelihood by other lawful means.” Art. X. (Constitutions Subordinate Divisions refer ted to a committee ot tliroc with instructions to report anew article at next sessi >n —committee Jljns. Litton ot Ti nnessce, Goodwin of Indi- ! ana, and Williford of Georgia. “A Grund Division may dispense with the. ceremonies of initiation, ex cept tho obligation, and section in the charge of the. 0. VV. I*, immediately proceeding it, with the consent of two thirds of the members present.” “A committee was appointed to pre pare u digest of all tho resolutions und decisions of the National Division.” A committee was appointed to pro- j pose for and adopt anew ritual, and j tjjt 1000 placed at disposal ofsuidconi miltec. Committee, representatives Carey of Ohio, Eginton of Kentucky, and Oliver : ofN. Y. | The following points were decided oil appeal casco : “The fear of sickness can never jus tify a member in the use of alcoholic j liquors as u beverage.” “A My-Luw declaring that members | in arrears for dues shall not be entitled to the pa t-words, is constitutional.” (Thisdicisi m reverses the uction ot G- D. of Georgia at iL.s annual session, Oc tober 1851.) The next session of the Grand Divis ion is to he field at Cliicoga, on the 2nd Wednesday in June J 853. The principles of the “Maine Liq uor Law” were agreed to by the Na tion Division, und recommended to be made the object of all true Teiuperuuoe men. Yours fraternally, W.S. WILLIFORD, P. G. VV.P. Mr. Editor: —The temperance cause from its very infancy, has met with op position of the most violent character f rom the good people of this and some of the adjoining countios. So exaspera ted were some, that every thing either written or spoken, which tended to. wards the side of temperance, was Ho tiouced immediately, without allowing its friends a hearing. And sir, strange it may seem, hut still true, that the most weighty opposition and the hardest to be overcome, was exeroised from the church. It was almost (and measura bly is yet) impossible to obtain permis sion to hold a temperance meeting in the majority of the churches, especially in that denomination termed “llurd shells.” (Still, notwithstanding, the obstacles in the way, the temperance causo is, I (latter myself, decidedly on rising i ground. There are but few meetings i held or speeches made. Still it is not ’ unfrequent that we hear men, and gen- J orally men of respectability, declare themselves in favor of total abstinence, 1 and express their determination to ah- ’ stain from the uso of liquors altogether. 1 And sonic few instances lli iro are where the poor abandoned drunkard lias by a long and fierce con diet with a depraved appetite, boon redeemed to virtue, to bis family, and to himself; and cer tainly no temperance man, after seeing ilia grateful tears of joy from the now! happy wife and children, at the resto ration of a husband and lather from the fiend, could ever slacken in his oxer. t ons lor the cause. It gives mi ne small degree of satisfaction to think that the ladies, who are indirectly tin chief sufferers by intemperance, are with us to a ma\. Their influence, as all are free to admit, is immense, ami if exerted strenuously on our side, will toll ami that loudly. No lady should, link hor destiny with a man who drinks at alt ; for if he only indulges occa sionally, the chances are against him. He may become a drunkard ; and sin would willingly bear the misery ami heart-breaking anguish of that pitiable, unlorlunate, the drunkard s wife. 1 could furnish some amusing, and to my mind, ridiculous instances ot oppo. sition to temperance by the rummies of these poets, but w ill defi-r them until my next. 1 remain yours. 8. 11. S. , Bryan county, Ga. License Laws —The subjoined ex tract from u sermon by the liev. Albert Barnes, puts in very strong relief the uurso of legal sanctions. The other I day, we met a man all of whose convic tions are ill opposition to his business; but.who persists therein merely because the law encourages him therein. The love of money is the controlling motive that prompts his cautinuauca in the <>i;an ok the sons of temkekanck and state temfkkance convention. trallio, and ho seeks t > silence the chiding* of conscience by sheltering himself behind the act of Legislature. While it is true that law is of no avail without the concurrence of public opin-n ion, yet there are many persons, who a!ways coincide with the statu!’- book, lie it right or wrong. If the in v t>e confirmable with truth, so are their opinions and vice versa. But to the e*t rac!: — Era. “■An evil always becomes wot so by being sustained by the lans of the |.m,j. It is much to have the sanctions of law, and the moral force of law , in favor of! any course of human conduct. In the 1 estimation of many persons, to make a thing legal is to make it morally right, and employment which is legal is pur- j sued bv them with few rebukes of con science, and with little disturbance from uny reference to a higher than human authority.—Moreover, tlm. fact does much to deter otlu rs from j endeavoring to turn the public indigna tion against it. It is an unwelcome thing for a goo I m m ever to set himself against tin* laws of the land, and to do- ( ! nomico that as wrong which they 1 affirm Ih he rigtht. It is a virtue to be law.loving, and law abiding; and it is a principle ulnili uny pood citizen cher! lies to do what lie can to give ! additional force to the nutlwrity of law, ! and not to lend tin.* Sanction of his name ‘ to that w liicli would weaken its moral power, lienee such men aro often slow and reluctant in attacking that, I which i.s an undoubted evil, for the at- ; tack srtons to he made upon the legal | fabric as such, and to do just so much to weaken the authority of law. The good are deleted from opposing it, for they do not wish to seem arrayed against i the laws. The bad are confirmed in l their course, for they’ f el that they are 1 sustained ov the laws of the land, and for them that is enough. They can claim, too, some popular sympathy ‘ when they are denounced fir doing { that which is legal. They cun pursue their course in spite ot’ nil that others can do. Thus the evil grows in strength by all the boldness given to ilium by the sanction of ih ■: laws, and by all tlm nduotunee of the friends id reform to denounce that as wrong which the law uflirms to be right. Nodical Calieses- Mr. Editor: —Again am (culled up on to give iny old friend, “Medicus’’ a passing notice. In my last I bad hut j little ray on the subject—utxl shall not I have in nc Ilian a large volume this lime. 1 make a few remarks and return—l claim the attention of tho “people a lit tle while. In his first letter I left a little tinno-! tieed, and now I proceed to take it up. Ha says “there are hundreds of men in our State, who are wholly unreliable practitioners of medicine, who can nev er bring uny thing hut odium upon the profession, by the most inexcusable ig norance of tho first rudiments of medi suieiiee—an I yet some of these men succeed ustomsiiingly, while the man of ; science lingers and perishes for putrou , age and patients. This looks like , ihey “know no more about tlm prac tice of medicine tiiuuthe valuable ani mal from w hose buck their parchment i orignully came.” Does it not l T ins is for every man, woman und child, to say*. There must he a reform—und ! how is lo Like place ?—I see no other i way only through the people by the in struction of “Medicus.” Let this re form taka place ; I look with an uux , ions eye for the glorious lime. in his last lecture: “1 am sorry to set* some id your correspondents uctuu j ateil hy passion and not reason.” 1 nev er was actuated by passion; but by mv . philanthropic Codings. And as to reas lonl do not whether 1 did or not. This I in “Medicus” is like ills pot calling ket- I tie blackface : “1 am not to be intimida ted by such a display of fire-arms. 1 ! do not know vvbui lie means by this, as ! I have never used them l am very sorry if I said any thing : that will not comport with the strictest l laws of truth, but still if 1 did, I hope* the “veteran 1 will correct it, us I did not want to deceive any man, woman or child. I, t him go before -‘people, the j sovereigns, the bum’ and sinew ’of the land in ins irue colors, ami before twelve months roll round, these little I “petty lagers’’ will bo us head us a dead as a hammer, lie wants a fair an I honorable discussion ; ibis has nev er been refused him, if n has, it never i was by me. 1 now consider lam act mg as an instrument tar tiro people to 1 getgcncial information for them inrough “M-'dicus. tv> l waul him to proceed 1 I like a mull. l,d him goon and tell, : how “doctors are made,” —a pity lie I did not do il m lus lust, it would hav e helped him a little. ‘‘We know how to meet utilise”— as 1 esjKcttd — ltaubed 1 before he teas spurred. “We are an old veteran, our knife is whettled and . we are willing and waiting tor the con flict.” Mr. Editor, “1 beg leave to lie excused,” us 1 mini little dubious of’ a I knife, whether tt is in the shape of a 1 sword or tongue. I did not want to “alarm” the mull nor “agitate” him ei ther—nor do 1 w ant him to alarm me. Hie reform musi take place by a calm discussion >V exp sine of the abuses of college faculties in the secular press, : by telling the people how doctors are made. 1 hope lie will expose the col leges too openly, if he does they will 1 hate it. It seems that Modictis is a teacher for the people. 1 hope him good luck, lie need not tell them to go and read a host of Medical Journals, they are not going to doit, lie must tell tln-iu what these Journals sav—us for myself I can no ‘ s:l - ‘ even what the veteran would s <‘) • s he has placed himself >” }• waV 0,1 he people, he must “administer to ‘ |( .ir | Hauls” the best lie can. Also iia .must not usp so many ‘big words” as th*re are several men, wo- , men and children that i 1 not kr, >w ‘’bull they mean; he i.s wiiting lor the peo-j pie, there use no lecjinicalities. To Medicus— 1 bid y>u unwell, ho i ping you “God’s spent in >° lir g rea L ana glorious cause. j To Givis—••Be up and a doing, | •‘don’t he bashful,” wc would all like to hear from your noble self. And to Student —I leave this with you, stand up to ttie heroes like a man, I and if they are too hard on you, I will I . .. , . • J) j give em gomo punkma. Gentlemen arid Editor, adieu. SECOND COURSE STUDENT. Medical Colleges June 10, 1852. Mr. Editor: I see in your papt ra; ; controversy lias been gotten up by one j I “Civis” between “M (liens ’ and a j “Second Cour.-.o Student.' 1 If what lias already appeared is a fair specimen of what is to come, I think it had us well bo stopped, as 1 urn inclined to think no one will be profiled. The Professors in our Colleges examine men before they turn them out to paclice medicine, and they are the proper jud ges, or ought to he, whether men are qualified to practice medicine or not — and I think Georgia can Ixiust of her Medical College, for the Piolussors of the Augusta College are not inferior to those of any other institution of the kind, nor do l suppose they are inferior lo Medic us lumself, hut if lie reuly does know so much more about what it does take to make a doctor than those professors who have tfe* Colleges in charge, lie hail better try to gel a pro fessorship himself, in some of the Col leges, possibly his extraordinary quid- j ities would bo better appreciated then! tiiey will bespread out in the Banner. A word to (second Course Student. My dear young friend, I am no doctor, nor do I pretend to know much about what it takes lo make one, but I ven ture to assert that a close application of your time to your books, from now un til you have to be examined, will do more to prepare you for that examina tion, than all Medicus has written or will write, for I have no idea lh<t the old gentleman (Medicus) or iiis compo sition will be called for at that trying time, but the professors will examine you, not Medicus, and if you are lacking tney will he very apt to find it out, without Medicus’ help. Mr. Editor, will you give the above a place in your paper and oblige Yours Truly, B. L. BERK!NS. Cure for sSnakk-hites. —We find the following communication in the Southern Cultivator, and give it to our readers, as it mav possibly be of ser vice. “Messrs. Editors: As 1 hold it to be the duty ol any one possessing a knowledge of any thing which may be ot utility to a fellow.being, to impart the s.iuii , l oiler through the columns of your valuable paper, a remedy for a snake-bite, which an eminent phys ician, Dr. W. H. Whitaker, informs me, is never-failing—one which may be relied on as certainly successful. It is tbe tincture of lobelia, either herb or seeds. As soon ns possible after the wound is indicted, bandage as tight ly as possible the limb above the wound to prevent the circulation of blond be. low; then commence giving the tinc ture m doses ot a tablespoon or w ine glass full, every few minutes, until co pious vomitings ensue, at which time tin* bandage may be loos°d, and the vomiting kept up by repeating the dose of giving warm water. When the pa tient begins to recover, tho stomach should bo kept slightly uauseated for one or two days hy the lobelia, after which tunics should be given. It would probably be well to apply strong spirits of hartshorn, or what is termed by druggists treble aqua ammonia, to the wound. Truth. “Mobile, Ala., June, 1852. Tomato Fis. — The follow! ig is the j method of preserving tomatoes in Ber-j muda, and thereby maoufteturing a: sweet preserve something like fi“s: ••Take six pounds of sugar to one j peck (or sixteen pounds) of the fruit, J scald and remove the skin of the fruit in the usual way, cook them over afire, i their own juice being sufficient without the addition of water until the sugar! penetrates And they are clarified, they , ure then shaken, spread on dishes,> flattened, and dried in the sun. A small quantity of the syrup should bei occasionally sprinkled over them whilst j drying after which pack them down in boxes, treating each layer with powder, j ed sugar. The syrup is alterwards concentrated ane aottled for use. They keep from year to year, and retain their i flavor surprisingly, which is nearly j that of tho best quality of fresh figs. The pear shaped or single tomatoes an swer the purpose best. Ordinary brown sugar may lie used, a largo portion of winch is retained in the syrup.—Scien tific American. The tongue was intended for a di vine organ, but the devil often plays upon it. 1 be vicious reproving vice is the ra | ven chiding blackness. Money is a useful servant but a ty. ! rnnnicttt master. Affecting Incident.-An aged moth ei—a woman of seventy years —left her home iri the Emerald Isle, some leu weeks ago, to seek the abode of her ichildren, who are now residents at. Louisville. After a tedious passage, j and the trouble incident to a long jour i ney, she reach litis city from New Or leans on Monday night, on board the Alexander Scott, and soon she was sur rounded by her children. Her son was 1 the first to see her, and he hastened to inform his sister to their mother’s arri val. Tiiey met—the mother and the ! daughter—in one long embrace, which | only ended as the infirm mother sank : with excitement to the floor. Site had i swooned away, in tho rapturous enjoy - j merit of beholding once more a dauglt ! ter so long lost. She pronounced a - blessing oil her children and fainted a way. Whenever restored to consci- ; j otlsnees, the sight of her children and the pleasing recollection of their pres i encc would everoome hr-r w itb f moli n. j and again she would faint in their a ms. i Physicians were called to her aid but I they could afford no -li l. I'or l“o days site continued in this condition, ; | until worn out by fatigue and excite i ment, exhausted nature gave way, ant. the mother now “sle< ps well” in the green earth of her new made home. — Louisville, Ky , Democrat. Sir Isaac Newton in the true spirit of humility, spoke of himself, at the close of his life, as a “child who had j spent time in gathering pebbles on the I | shore, while the ocean lay untruversed.’ It is said the Mozart, just before he died, j exclaimed, “Now 1 begin lo see what i might be done in music.” Pedanty crams our heads with learn ed lumber, and takes our brains out to | make room for it. “sons of temperance. Pledge of lite Sous of Tem;e -ranee.—l, without reserve, solemnly pledge in y honor as a man that I will neither make, buy, sell nor use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or j Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider. Officers of (Tie Grand fiti vision, G. L. M’Cleskey, G. W. P. Monroe. J . S. Pinokard, G. W. A. Forsyth. W. S. Williford, G. Scribe, Macon. E. C. Granniss, G. Treasurer, „ J. E. Evans, G. Chaplain, „ 1). E. Blount, G- Corductor, Clinton. J. D. Ha vis, G. Sen. Houston, Cos. Office of the Grand Division, ) xMaeon, June 30, 1852. £ To the IT. P's. and 11. .S’s. of Subordinate Divisions. Brethren: Such irregularity having occurred of late in the mails, I am induced to make the fol lowing suggestions as a Bating of unneces sary delay : Ist. That you will endeavor to forward your Quarterly Returns as soon after the close of the quarter as possible. 2d. That when you do not receive the I*. W. and Ex. within a reasonable time af ter the Returns has been sent to this Office, you will write and inform me of the fact of its having been sent, so that if the Return lias been receiv ed by me and the P. W. miscarried, 1 may immediately send another. (Returns are always aeknowled the day they are received by me. 3d. To state distinctly on tho Return the Post-Office, at which you receive your let ters. Jilt. To fill up ci ref ally the blanks in the heading of returns with tuo name and num ber of your Division. sth. When orders for cards or other ar ticles are sent to this office, write out the order fully on a seperate piece of paper, from the Return or letters of general im portance. bib. Prepay your postage. A compliance w ith the above will save the Divisions you represent, much annoy- j mice and unneeesary delay, and enable this ! office to be more prompt in its duties. j Yours fraternally, VV. S. WILLIFORD, G. S. CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.’ . PLEDGE. No member shall make, buy, sell or use,! |as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors, j ’ wine or eider. - ■- Officers of llie Lira ml Section. J. W. Benson, G. P. Macon.’ :B. Burton, G. A. P. Pondtown. E. C. Simson, G. S. &T. Atlanta, j Hev. J. S. \V ilson, G. C. Decatur. S. M. H. Byrd, G. G. Oxford. l jW. P Kino, G. W. Thomaston. 1. O. of ltccliabitcs. Officers of Georgia Disk Tent, No. 2k, loca ted at Washington, Wilkes Go.,Ga.: j Washington, Rev.G.G. Norman, D. P. C. R. i Washington, John R. Smith, D. C. R. Atlanta, C. R. llanieiter, D. D, R. - Washington, A. il. Sneed, I) R. S. „ L. F. Carrington, D. F. S. .! ~ St. John Moore, L>. Tree. Atlanta, R. H. Lynn, D. Levite. Itecliubite's Fledge. I 1 hereby declare, that I will abstain from all ! intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor offer them to others, except in religious ordinances, i or when prescribed, in good faith, by a medi cal practitioner ; 1 will not engage in the traf fic of them, and in ail suitable ways will dis ; countenance the use, sale and manufacture ol them ; and to the utmost ol my power. 1 will endeavor to spread the principles of abstinence 1 from all intoxicating liquors TOE MIMSB. PLYFIELD, JULY 10, 1852. OO” NOTICE- —Subscribers recei ving their papers with a straight black mark,are thereby notified that they are ; in arrears. One mark indicates one dollar due; two, that two, &c. Please remit the amount at once by mad, with out waiting for other opportunity. 1 mercer University Commence ment. As the literary Anniversaries ofonr Col- 1 leges draw near, curiosity is felt by the pub-; 1 lie to know what exercises may be expected j ! and who are to be the actors in the scenes ; To gratify this curiosity so far as Mercer University is concerned, we make the fol • lowing announcement. On Sunday the 25th inst. the Commence ment Sermon will he preached by Rev. N. G Foster id Madison. In the evening of sanicd. y. a sermon on the subject of Mis dons will he preached hy appointment of ■•Tin- Young Ali n's Missionary Society ot Mercer U liversity” hy Rev. J. G. Binney, fast or of the Bqiii-t Church in Augusta! and formerly Mission iry to Burtnah. On Monday 2(itli the prize declamation of I select members of the Sophomore Class, j On Tuesday 27ili, the Junior Exhibition; I and in the afternoon an oration before the Alumni Society by Prof. 11. M. Holtzclaw. On Wednesday iSfilf, Commencement day. In the Afternoon an oration will be delivered before the Literary Societies by Rev. Dr. John N. Waddel, Professor in the University of Mississippi. This gentleman is a son of the late venerable Dr. Moses Waddel, formerly President ot Franklin College, and instructor of almost every dis tinguished man in his day, in So. Ca. and Georgia. Judging from the character of the distin guished gentlemen who are to take part in the exercises, there is reason to expect an interesting commencement. I udepciidence. The Anniversary of our National Imlc | pendence was celebrated in our Village on .Monday tho sth inst. A procession of stu dents &, citizens was formed at half past 10 o’clock, under the direction of'Maj. R. L. M’VVhortsr, and marched to the College Chapel, w here a large concourse of the fair had already assembled. After prayer by Prof. Mell, the Declara tion of Independence was read in an impres- hive manner by Mr. Abner Wynn, of the Ciceronian Society. Before reading lie made a short but appropriate address. An ora tion was then delivered by Mr. Daniel Walker, of the Phi Delta Society. Liber ty, he remarked, does not consist in being restrained by no law, but in submission to such restraints as preserve to each individu al bis just rights. After a few preliminary 1 remarks he proceeded to the discussion of ; his subject, viz:—the elements of a free I state. These he defined to be, Ist. the ac countability of the rulers to the people; 2nd equality in the exercise of the elective fran ! ehise; 3d. the eligibility of all competent clt : izer.sto all offices; 4th. freedom of thought, [ embracing freedom of the press and freedom l of conscience. For the maintenance ot J these principles, there must be intelligence j and public virtue, and public virtue must i be founded on private virtue, and the latter must be derived from the dissemination and universal adoption of the principles and truths of the Bible. The Biblo then must be tbe corner stone upon which is raised the enduring edifice of Free Government. The propositions of the Orator were happi ly elucidated and forcibly argued. The ad dress was well written and well delivered. The audience retired, pleased with the exer cises to which tiiey had listened, and we trust grateful to that kind Providence, which, through wars of blood and storms of dissension, had preserved for them a Free j Government, based upon the intelligence j j and vi: tuo which the Bible inculcates and | produces. Such institutions w ell deserve I ! the affection es all who enjoy them, and j i their hearty response to the prayer of Path- t j eu Paul, Esto perpetua. Dr. Stevens’ Essay. In consequence of a multiplicity of on-: gagements, we were not able last week to j call attention to this very able and interest-. ing document, published in our last number, j We hope that its leng*h has deterred none of our readers from its thorough perusal, but if any lias neglected to read it, we would ! I urge upon him even now to recur to the ; paper and give the essay a thorough exaini- 1 i nation. We believe the author has presen t ted clearly the true nature and described ■ tiie effects of alcoholic beverages. Tem i perance men are unjustly assailed when it is charged that they war against any ofi I God’s creatures, or of Ilis good creatures. To understand the nature of any creature, | and to use it according to that nature for i the good of man, individually and collective-j | ly, is not to war against God, Man, or Urea-, j ture, but to promote the glory of the first, and the welfare of the second by using the third according to the benevolent intent of! the Creator. That Alcohol is a most val uable medicine and wlu-n used medically accomplishes great good, none can deny.— When used otherwise, that it is liabh to great abuse, and does infinite mischief, is equally clear. “The “Temperance man” is he who is really temperate, not by using “a little” habitually, but by taking it as a med icine when physical disease renders the med icine necessary. But instead of our crude remarks, let the thousands of our readers attend to the teachings of the Essay. \ woman in politics is l.kr- a mon key in a china shop; slu- can do no good, j and may do great deal of harm Temperaucc U©nv ll t io jr~ r7 ~ The State Temperance Convention Georgia, assembled at the Baptist <_'h “ in Newnan, on the 30lh ult. | n ti lt , wl of the President, William King, E U '’ Savannah, was temporarily called’ to < 'ii°’ j chair. John W. Burke was requested I !,’ ’ act as Secretary, and W. VV. Thomas, | sistant Secretary. The meeting was ope m ,'j l,y prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Alexander. After enrolling the names of the D. l. j gates, Gen. William Ezzard, of Decatur was chosen President. The Convention’ | immediately entered upon the business of ; the session, and continued until l :l ; c . I Tuesday afternoon. We regret to state that, owing to SCVtr# 1 affliction, the Convention was deprived of th e , services of the Rev. John E. Dawson, as t]„. anual orator. His place was supplied Mr. Charles H. Duryee, of Savannah who delivered an Address at the stand pm.’ pared for the occasion, to an audience, vv l; suppose, of at least two thousand persons Mr. Duryee i.s a pleasant speaker, and ac ’ quitted himself satisfactorily to his lurir D and respectable audience. ” p Ah the Minutes of the Convention will soon appear in the Banm-r, and nlso j n i pamphlet form, we shall not attempt to p re . | sent an account of all its transactions. | The great business of the session, was | the resolutions offered upon the liquor traf. I fic. The resolutions declared the traffic ip. ardent spirits, as a beverage, to be an evil and disreputable, and that it would be a w ise exercise of legislative authority to pro hibit it. These resolutions will be publish ed with the Minutes of the Convention, as soon as the Secretaries can prepare them for the press, and all our readers will have an opportunity to see them in their proper form. These resolutions called forth an anima ted discussion ; and after motions to post pone them indefinitely and to the nextses. sion of lie Convention, were negatived, they were passed by a very large majority. The action of the Convention upon this subject, we consider the dawn of anew and bright era in the Temperance Reformation in our Stale. The ‘-Rubicon is passed,” and we hail the event as auspicious of the final overthrow of Frinee Alcohol in the “Em pire State of the South.” We know that many good temperance men entertain fears upon tins subject, and predid injury to the cause. But the day has too far advanced and the flood of light that is now let in upon the suDjeet, di-sipytest'll fear from onr bosom. Thousands upon thousand* of the citizens of Georgia, who have no connexion with any tempera nee or ganization whatevi r, we have no doubt, will approbate the proceedings of the Conven. tion, and will rally to the standard. Tem perance men themselves will find that pub lic sentiment in Georgia i.s far in advance ot any step yet taken by them; and party demagogues will reckon without their host. The citizens of Newnan manifested every disposition to accommodate the Delegates, and so far as our knowledge extends, all were pleased. We hope the occasion will result in good to them; and indeed the fruits were manifest before the Delegates left. Early on Friday morning a number of the Delegates and citizens assembled at the Church, and a list of seventeen names were procured among the Ladies, to estab lish a Union of the Daughters of Temper ance. Some twelve or fifteen boys enrolled their names for a Section of Cadets; and a Total Abstinence Society for all ages and sexes, was formed. If we are not greatly deceived, the old Prince will have hard werk to maintain a foot-hold in Newimn any length of time. The next session of the Convention is to beheld in Atlanta, on the last Wednesday in June. On our way to the Convention, we spent an evening in A Linta. In passing alo/<£ one of the streets of that place, just ahead of us an old man, with grey head and tot tering frame, was thrust out of the door of a doggery establishment, and his hat and handkerchief thrown af.er him. The poor old man turned to the door and bantered the keepi r and any persons concerned in throwing him out, to come into the street, as ho could whip him or any of his friends concerned in the afl'air. The old man had spent his last dime, and of course the dog gery-keeper had no use for him. But wo forbear to make further remark. Longevity. In these days, we are very rarely called upon to notice the death of one who has ! lived a century. Though such are like Angel’s vi>its, “few and far between;” yet ! they do occur sometimes. Such a case ; was brought to our knowledge a few days i ago. A negro woman named Nan, died at the residence of Henry Britain, Esq. in ■ Oglethorpe County, on the 15th of May, 1852, at the advanced age of 108 years. She was bora in the State of Maryland, and i carried from thence to Virginia, when a small girl; she was brought t Georgia about the year 1800, and has resided in Ogle | thorpe County, from that time till herdeath. | Nan was the property of the sune family i and the descendants of the same family du ring her life. She was for a half century a consistent member of the Baptist Church. Such length of days rarely occur, and 1 when they do, whether in the person of master or servant, we should notice tho . fact. There is a fragrant blossom which maketh glad tho garden of tho heart. Its root lieth deep. It is delicate yet ‘ lasting, ns ill** lilac crocus of autumn. ! Lnveltu. ss and thought are the dews tlia’ water it morn and even. Memory ami absence cli nsh i; as the b.lrny hreuthmgs “f the a.iutji. Its sun is the , brightness f affection, and it blooim-th jin the border.- o( imp’ . T UTTER.