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lias thus given us a start that .cl >'i wo
ol I alcohol will never ho ah!a t<j uver
tak o.
The good olh cts of the or h r are
distinctly visible in our community, and
many, no doubt, will long live* to blcv>
the daV when this < f nod cause was suc
cessfully planted among u .
This division *• porinam ntly ‘ ited;
wo have a splendid new !i ill, built and
paid for, mid export to hn\ an anuivor.
sary celebration before long, when we
will hope to greet the mend ers of our
great fratomul band, mid Sl.mi others of
the groat temperance army, who mny
bo convenient at our festive board.
In bchnlfof Antioch Division.
Yours in L. P. A l - '.
NATHAN IMF. BOOTH.
FtOBT. EBERII ART.
Ivlhert county, July 8, 1852.
Liberty Hill, Ga., July 7, ’52.
Bro. 13 rant Iy :—I drop you u few
fines ti> inform you, and the numerous
readers of the Banner, that w o are still
in the land id’ the living, and getting
on at a tolerably slow, hut a tolerably
sure stop. Wo hud a “Turn out” on
Saturday last. Wo hud a fine lime of
it too. There was once a time when
temperance could claim but a very few
followers in these “diggins ;” hut I uni
exceedingly glad to say thut that time
is past. We have now more speakers
on the side of the good oil cause of tem
perance in and about this place than
there formerly W'erc temperance men.
As 1 said before, we had a ‘fly round’
on the 3d, and it was thought for a while
that wo would not he able to get an ora
tor on that day, but we did. The Rev,
.1. I'. N. Ifuddlesten gave us a splendid
speech. The members of the Division
formed a procession at half-past 10
o’clock, and marched from the Division
room up to our little village, from thence
back tu the church, where, alter u loin
perance song and prayer by the chap
lain, the Declaration of Independence
was read by T. If. Settle, after which
Rev. J. I''. N. Huddleston, gave us a
“No. 1 letter A” temperance speech.
After lie closed his remarks, some ol i
the other brethren were loudly called;
for who responded to their respective i
names. 1 began to think that nearly
all of the Division had turned speakers;
and I begin to think that wu can hereaf
ter, if we can get no help from the “big
bug,’, defend too cause of temperance
very well, so far as this vicinity is con
cerned—ns we huve dried up the “dog
gery” entirely that used to deal out the
•‘poison’ by the half-pint.
On the night of the 25th of June last,
father Reneau gave us aeupitul speech.
Wo hail quite a small crowd out to hear
him, hut lie did not do liku a certain
‘chap’ once did who came here to give
us a speech. When this ‘chap’ come,
there was a tolerable crowd assembled
to hear him, and I never saw a crowd
so sadly disappointed in my life. All
were disappointed us all expected to
hear a great speech from the “great
temperance orator but sir, we have
some members belonging to our Divis
ion who can lay him in the sliude at all
such i (Torts as the one at this place. I
inferred from his effort here, that lie
•spoke according to the crowd he had to
hear him, if a large crowd, lie made a
god speech, and “vice versa.” Not
so with father Reneau, if the crowd is
small, his speech is sure to bo good,
which I think is llm wav to do business.
Hut J am spinning this longer thurt l i
at first intended. There is but one [
thing that hinders our Division from
prospering, and that is the members, or
a purt of them, ure too negligent about
paying up their weekly dues, and 1
hope that each one who rends this, will
come fjrwurd and place himself in good
standing. That is, come and pay up
and stay so; l say this out of no ill will
towards uuy person whatever. 1 hope
the members, not only uftliis (Mlood
worth Division, No. 1 ) Division, hut
of each Division in the “Umpire Slate
of the South,” will protit by the above
suggestions, and 1 hope they will also,
pay for the Danner in advance ; then
they can sleep sound, and cool, these
short nights. I shall have to fork up
myself before long, or I shall be a little ‘
behind the times. Do as \nu may j
think best with this.
Yours in L. I’. & F
HOD SHOR TANARUS, j.-.
-
Lebanon,, July, l ltli, HK. !
Bro. Brant/y :—l have been reflect-)
ing on this mode which appears to bo j
fashionable of anonymous writers —and |
the mote 1 think upon the subject the!
more firmly 1 believe it wrong. Win
should a writer conceal his true name,;
it ho is not ashamed of it or afraid to j
sustain what he writes? Ifthere is any j
influence in a name let that influence!
go with it. It he intends t<> slander
any one, the publisher of such prints!
should rule it out. ilow many inno
cent persons, from public suspicion,!
have had to bear the guilt ot those who,
have come out under false colors, many
pieces are good and would do good it
the proper name were set forth. I rec
ollect well the experience of a Minister
who had written un anonymous piece,
and although ail ho had written was
the truth, and no one was implicated—
afterwards he began to reflect. What
have 1 done ‘? I have forged a name,
this looks like theft, and 1 have said to
the wot Id this is a name, which is not the
truth. Now for the future if 1 write I
give ihy own name, or 1 will not write
This sort of tricking may do for politi
cians or wicked p pie, but it will not
do for honest and sincere Christians. —
Now whether this Minister was right oi
wrong, your readers may judge. Sup
OIIGAK OK Til K SONS OK TKMKKKANCIJ AjNU STATE TKVO’K.KANCE CONVENTION,
‘pose for instance, itiivt anonymous wri
• ler should put forth a piece and siy the
Ms thoilist Dhhurcli tolerated dress ind
! jewelry, fee., hv the discipline, and
; sio ll himself a Methodist, or that the
Baptist tolerated r.■taking, and signed
| himself a Baptist, and people lipgan
i with tlvir sunnis-'s, and at lasi they
cii u! ‘ I til ■ ipini si I hat < )!d I 11
Brandy or J. (.’ Po-m II wi re the au
! thors, arid all the time liie. writer was
kept dark, i tell you, true yoke fellow
wo would not stand it. But w would
‘j feel like old Deacon v ~ a sjitof don’t
I know koirislinrss all over m . And
some religious prints are at this now—
I mid some innocent persons have to bear
| the sins of those who have done the
work. I say let every man who is worth
a name, and it his name is worth a place
in print, come out boldly like a man
; and stand up to what he writes in his
own true character. Ido not design to
| persecute any one nor injure the feel,
irias of one soul; my remarks are for
n t ‘ * ...
general application. lam satisfied that
, many good and honest men, like the
Minister I referred to, have this tiling
I without mature reflection, and like
I him, I hope, they will do it no more.
I Can it be possible that a temper ance
man or a Christian is afraid the vvoild
will know him us such, which makes
him conceal his name. If so, shame
| upon him. Now iffemales write anon
ymously, an excuse may bo offered;
they are timid and dread criticism
I and enough to know it is a female—but
most of this distinguished class give
their true names, and if they give their
names let all the rest follow.suit. Some
I will tell you that one reason why we
I have anonymous writers is, they are
J not apt to be replied to. They ought
not to he replied to, and if this was regu
! larly attended to, it would soon cease
iWo should calculate upon observation
and experience, and if the good which
results from anonymous publi
cations exceeds the evil, then proceed.
If not, abandon it forever.
Yours io L. I*. & F.
J. PO3TELL.
The following would eli'ec! a cure,
and I give you an instance which has
j been frequently tried and always work
ed well:
Old Mrs. 11. was always telling some
tale in the village where she lived, and
slandering soul” of the members ol'the
church, but always gave no author
hut she heard it on a certain occasion ;
she told one of the members another hud
been drunk hut he must keep it u se
cret : No madam, said he, you luve
come to the wrong shop this time.—
Please take your seat here until 1 send
for Dr. If , whom you have slan
dered, and you must tell him face to
face what you are now saying behind
his back; she wept and cried, and
promised never to do so again, and the
village hud peace, lie would have re
ported her to the Pastor of the church,
had she not acknowledged her fault and
amended her course. Now after these
anonymous writers have written all
they intend writing, let the Editors just
anouiieo their names without further de
lay, and is over ; and just let ev
ry ohi istiun church adopt the rule which
the little pious shoe-maker took with the
old Editress, Mrs. II , who hailed
I IVo til I,outer’s Hill, near the dark cor
ner, and it will result in peace, as it al
ways has whenever it was tried.
* J. P.
Legislation and non legislation.
“Coining events east their shadows be fora.”
Mr. Editor :—As natural as it is for
Titan to tinge the Eastern horizon, diur
nally, with his glossy hues, before pre
senting his lovely, golden form, so nat
ural it is for events to present some
glimmering portentous fore-shadowings
of their approach. Seeing some (right
mug shadows, that have been brooding
over tiie tempeiancu cause, which will
soon fall or rise, I wish to utter a few
words through the ever pleasant col
umns of your esteemed paper.
It is not to be presumed that 1 will
commence at the beginning of the tem
perance reformation, and note her vari
ous stops her rises and hills to this day,
time and space would not permit. Rut
1 hope \ou will indulge with me while
1 lav before the min is of your numer
ous readers, s mio steps which have
been taken by temperance people, in >
re fort uce to the subject ot legislation. j
Go back w ith mo, if you please, to the i
decline and downfall of that good old
noble pledge, to which first the Sons of
freedom enrolled their names. See that
banner which once was fluttering tri
umphantly in the breeze, fall crushed
to earth. The old pledge would not do,
we must have something new. But
jwo still hope and adhere to the old
! adage, like truth, “though crushed to
I earth, it will rise again.” See the
| new order Sous ot Temperance) in
j all its beauty and strength arise. See
jibe sun of Temperance dawning upon
anew horiz >n, and beaming exuberant.
Ily amid a radiant era. See those ban
! ners decked w ith beautiful rosettes, em
’ bin/ >m-1 with L >ve, Purity A: Fidelity,
; let loose to the howling winds. See
j the car of temperance rolling on, and
1 giving a welcome whistle to many an
i inebriate's ear. Sue temperance men,
here and there, upon the stump, plead,
j ing and avow ing the principles of moral
suasion, and disclaiming those of legis
lation. Do you deny it? If so, I up.
1 neal to the majority of the true and no
biediearted Sms of Georgia. 1 appeal
to those old venerable sires, who have
I stood in the midst of the temperance
buttle, and shielded with moral suasion
tile body of many an unhappy being,
j from t;.* cull', and b! nvs of inlempt r
ance. Was not all this mention*! above, J
and were not the principles which y>u
then, and have the last 3 r r 4 v< ir '>
professed, sufficient to carry tti’t m
peranee wheel w ith sulfieient velocity .
It s: ?ms to me that the temperance,
cause, for tho last five years, save the
lust, under the influence us moral sua- j
siori, has prospered and progressed as j
fust as canid fie expected by candid thin
king minds. Yet another breeze is afloat
Moral suasion is grinned at, and like
the I iiiigc* before the autumnal breeze,
is lastly lading away. What did the
| people tell the Sons of Temperance
three or four years ago? 1 ney told
i hem if they ever obtained the majority
they would carrv it into the legislature.
No, no, the Sous would exclaim, you
are false prophets, no such an idea hov
ers in our minds. No weapon, save
that of moral suasion, can ever be eflec
. tual in battling against the foe, intem
perance. But the truth of tho matter
is, legislation was not popular at that
time. As the clouds float the way, the
breeze goes ; so men endeavor to keep
on the side of public opinion.
Follow on the course of events. See
the temperance cause flourishing in all
her beauty or magnificence, until about
the dawn of the year 1851. During this
year a deafening blow was stricken,and
the tower of temperance, like tho torest
oak before the howling storm, realed to
and fro from its very foundation. Many
of ;he .Sons commenced agitating the
subject of legislation, and while this has
been increasing, temperance has been
declining. Follow on, we see temper
ance rather on the decline, until the
meeting of the State Temperance Con
vention, which took place in Newnan,
Coweta county, on the June 30th.
“Words once uttered can never be
recalled,” butmay be forgotten, lit re
wo see a resolution brought up, advising
the legislature to legislate outlie traffic
of ardent spirits. It passed the house
almost unanimously.
Sons, who but a few months ago, en
tirely disclaimed the subject, now avow
it. Mirabile dictu. We cannot hut
think this will be the fatul stroke with
temperance. We think this act to be a
brooding shadow to foretell its final
death, lor if the agitation of the subject
caused her to grow sick and weary,
what will it do when put into effect?—
Answer ye who wish it so. Answer ye
raging hand of warriors, who have
fought so nobly vvilli mild and gentle
weapons, against that direful loe, intem
perance.
But wc hope it will have a better
termination, and that tho banuerof tem
perance will long wave over the soil of
America to protect her sons from drunk
enness, and her daughters from shame
and abuse.
Yrurs, &c.
J. II.T.
Paris, Coweta Cos., July 1 Ith, 1852.
“Another scientific wonder! Truth
stranger than fiction.”
Uncle Ben : —Truly we live in an
age of improvement ; and in a land
where the blazing light of science is
continually revealing to us same of the j
hidden treasures of this sublunary!
world! Space lias almost been annihi
lated by the mighty power of steam —
time itself is almost outstripped bv the;
subtle fluid which streaks aloim the
telegraphic wire ! Rut these are but
poor indications of the triumphs of sci
ence, and of the spirit of the age, when
compared to a recent discovery, by vir
tue of which, spirits, genuine and ardent, i
can be manufactured and sold at the
“exceedingly low price” of 120 cents
per gallon! Why sir, up here in i
Cherokee comity, where I have the lion- j
or to reside, there is a man travelling
about with receipts to sell, by which,
tho “good critter” can be made at a’
trijling expense, and at any little branch
w tiatever! I have not made any par
ticular enquiry concerning the glorious
compound in question, as l am not in
clined logo into this praiseworthy spec
ulation myself but 1 have received the
inlorinatiou from reliable sources, that
the ingredients or constituent parts of
this blessed elixir, may be carried in
tho pocket, like tobacco, and all that is
necessary to make good licker with a
“tine bead,” is to mix them with water,
and 1 liavetl been informed by w itnesses’
w hose veracity 1 cannot doubt lor a mo
ment, and who have seen the ex peri
inent tried, and who lusted the result,
that excellent rum, gin, whiskey, die., i
can actually be made in this way ;
and in order to prove to mo the efficacy
of this “scientific wonder,” a friend of
mine told me that lie saw a neighbor ofi
his “dead-drunk” at the court-ground
on last Saturday, whose curiosity had
led him to test the virtues of this “won
der-working” discovery. The “happy
influence’’ which it exerted upon him
would be “proof positive” it: any court
of justice, that the article is really
“genuine and no humbug ” would’nt it ?
1 have not yet learned who the enter,
prising inventor is, but if l were allowed
to express publicly my private opinion,
i w ould say the devil himself is! his
“satanio majesty,” and nobody else!
At least he mast have suggested the
most important ideas, w hich led to its
discovery, and it would take twenty
lawyers, (well paid) to convince me to
the contrary. Any how, if 1 were a
“li bof the bar” 1 would advocate the
claims of his majesty, to the sole right
!of the invention, as Sam Slick says,
“free gratis for nothing.” And I do
hope that someone of his agents here,
will take the casein hand, and endeav
or to secure the “patent right’ for the
old fellow, for 1 am in favor of “letting
the devil luvi i- lue.” 1 have heard
several express the opinion that this is
i “favorable opportunity” to make mon
ey. Well, I hope that those who
dogo into the speculation with the ex
pectation of making gain, or for any
other ronsideration whatever, uny
speedily realize ampin fortunes —of the
feminine gender, singular number, that
is, miss-fortunes.
Thus, uncle Ben, you learn that this
beautiful, and otherwise, highly fa
vored part of our State is doubly cursed
with the bane of life. The nauseous
fumes of alcoholic drinks, are mingled
with our mountain breezes. Many a
grass-grown grave can I find where
sleeps the victim of intemperance, and
i many, alas, can I find among the liv
j ing who are hastening to the drunkard’s
doom ! Will not the day arrive ere
long, when
I b
j The source of misery and crime,
! In ancient and in modern time:
: Thu source of anger, some •of
! The source which blights ihe aml ol iit.*,
; ‘l’ho source of bitterness an.l wn.
The source from wli ne • no nunj ni il >w,
1 Shall cease its poD >t w i.vs sp
And number millions with the dead •
■The drunkard, win iutn struggled long
; In alchy’s iron clutch ■ ■*, strong,
1 Who would, but cannot flee the bowl,
Which kills his body—drowns h;s smil ;
j Who soon must mingle with the clay,
! Bids us to take the foe a way !
’ The good, the noble, and the great,
The pride and glory us our Slate,
( With patriotic voices say,
1 ‘The vile temptation takeaway! ’
I*. 11. BREWSTER.
The Recording Scribe of Sparta Di
| vision, No. 30, S. of TANARUS., bogs leave to
offer the following as his report for the
second Quarter, ending June 29th,
1852:
The members of this Division have
every reason for expressions of thank
fulness tn view of tlie continued pros
j perity of this Division; for while we
know that ma ty Divisions in this State
j have risen up, and flourished, and have
! now become extinct, we still are pursu- j
I ing the even tenor of our way. For al- j
i though numerically, we seem not to
! lie advancing, yet, as far as the materi
al is concerned of which our Division is
at present composed, we may say that
we are strong. For we are now made
up of men who are faithful and tried ;
having lopped off almost to a man, the
dead branches; we may yet be consid
dred as green and flourishing. It is
true we are riot acting as strongly on
the aggressive as we could wish—not 1
entering the enemies ranks and pushing ;
forward our conquests, yet still we are 1
holding up constantly a barrier bv !
which thS floods of intemperance and
vice are held in check. And if even
this much can bf, and has been accom
plished, ought we not to be still further
encouraged to action ? Still stimulated
to discharge to the utmost of our abili
ty, the solemn obligations which rest
ripon us as Sous of Temperance.—
Brethren let us go forward in the dis
charge ot these duties, we have nothing
to fear, and every thing to hope—we
have every motive to move and prompt
|us in this great euuse. Where shall
|we look for motives ? or rather where
I shall we not look for them? We sec the
condition of many of our acquaintances
and friends around us, held fast in!
the chains of this monster. We have
seeu the broken-hearted and desolate
condition of many a tender and alfec
tionate and mother—the forlorn j
an I pitiable state of many helpless or-j
phans—the totl overthrow of many a I
mighty intellect. And if we turn from
this world to that which is to come, we
find that even (leaven from above,
stoops to plead and expostulates with us,
and assures us that no drunkard can in
herit that kingdom ; even 1 lei! from be
neath, awaits to meet them at their
coming, and says, this is your eternal j
abode. Are not these motives ofsuffi- j
eient weight to move us to action ? Let j
us persue our onward course .vith fresh |
vigor, and a new-born zeal, and be j
found constantly at our post, sounding
the alarm to those whom we may see in
danger; encouraging the weak, stimu
lating the strong, and by our conduct
exemplifying the three grand principles
upon which our order is based : Love,
Purity & Fidelity.
May love to God he shed abroad in
all our hearts, and then will that same
love show itself in our conduct to our
; fellow.men. May we bo men of clean
hands and pure hearts, then shall purity
mark our entire conduct, and if these
be in us and abound, we cannot then
but be faithful in the discharge of all
the obligations that rest upon us as
| Christians, and Sons of Temperance.
The following statement will exhibit
tha condition of the Division for the
past Quarter :
6 initiations; 1 reinstatement; 3
charges for violation of pledge ; 1 ex
pulson ; 1 resignation ; 3 withdrawals.
All of which is respectfully subiriited.
THOMAS T. WINDSOR, R. S.
Sparta, July 10, 1832.
Mr. Editor : —By a vote of Sparta
Division, No. 30, it is made my duty to
send the above repott to you tor publi
i cation. One remark contained in it, I
’ am happy to say, does not now so fully’
! obtain as when it was written, l refer to
what he says in reference to our failure
I to enter the enemies’ ranks. At our
last meeting three old customers offered
themselves as candidates, and the cry
is “still they come.”
Yours in L. P. & F.
li. M. TENDED TUN, R. S.
“Wood is the thing after all,” as the
man with the oak b g said when the
mad dog bit it.
Illustrating A Head-
The following nneelote of a legal
oen'leman of Missouri, was cop e I
many years ago, from a newspaper
of that State. There is a racy fresh
ness about it that is quite delight-
Being once opposed to Mr. © ,
then lately a member ot Congress, he
remarked as follows to the jury, upon
some point of disagreement between;
, them:— , ;
“Here my brothei Sand l dtiior
materially. Now tf ii-> after all is uat-j
urul.—Men seldom see tilings in tli“
same light; arid they may disagree in
opinion upon the simplest principles of
the law, and that very honestly; while |
at the same time, neither perhaps can j
conceive any earthly reason why they j
1 should. And this is merely because!
they lool; at different sides of the subject j
and do not view it in all its bearings.
* N ,w let us suppose, for the sake I
f iliiiMia: i,>ll, tli it t man should come
into (ais v>j it i'm) n, and boldly assert.
tilt mvh iidii'i’ rs s head” (he re j
he laid* bis hand v. ry familiarly upon j
the large “chuckle-head” of his oppo
! iicn!) “is a squash! I, m the other hand, |
should iiidiuuiin, and perhaps with
equal confidence, that it was a head.
Now here would be ditf rence— doubt
less an holiest dub re nee —of opinion, j
We might argue about it till doomsday,]
! and never agree. You often see men j
I arguing upon subjects jti-,t as empty
: and i rifling as tlu>! But a third per.
son coming in, and I joking at the neck
and shoulders that support it, would
say at once that I had reason on my
side; for if it was not a head, it at least
occupies the place of one—it stood
where a head ought to be.”
All this was uttered in the gravest
and most solemn manner imaginable,
and the effect was irresistibly ludic
rous.
Wine Measure.— Three spoonfuls j
jof brandy make ono cocktail—three
I cocktails one go —three goes one spree
three sprees a muss with the night
police—three musses with the night
police, one visit to the Penitentiary.
Cut it out and paste it in your hat.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Pledge of the Sons of Tempe
rance.—l, without reserve, solemnly pledge
my honor as a manthat I will neither make, buy,
sell nor use, as a beverage , any Spirituous or
Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of the Grand Div ision.
G. L. M’Cleskev, G. W. P. Monroe.
J. S. Pinckard, G. W. A. Forsyth.
W. S. Williford, G. Scribe, Macon.
E. C. Gkasniss, G. Treasurer, „
J. E. Evans, G. Chaplain, „
D. E. Blount, G. Cord actor, Clinton.
J. D. 11a vis, G. Sen. Houston, Cos.
Office of G. W. P., Macon, Ga., >
July 13th, 1352. (
To the D. G. W. P's.
Dear Bro’s :
If any Division in your county should for
feit or surrender its charter, you will olease
take charge of the charter, private books,
cards, &c., (being careful to get them all
in poessession,) and report the failure of the
Division to the Grand Scribe, Williford at
Macon.
Also, should any brothers (of a Div Lion
having failed,) desire to obtain Clearance
I Cards, report the names of such, as you
i can vouch for, to our G. S., and lie will send
! you their cards.
| The B. B’s. Private Cards, &c., you ean
i retain in your hands until the next Session
! of the Grand Divi-ion in October, and then
take or send them down to the otlice of our
G. IS., ut Macon, by some of our members,
as it will save a considerable amount ot j
postage which the G. I), will have to pay j
when sent by the mail.
Your strict attention to the duties ot
Deputy, will greatly advance the interest of
our order, and much oblige,
Yours in L. P. & F.
G. L. M’CLESKY, G. W. P.
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.!
PLUDGB.
No member shall make, buy, sell or use,
as a beverage,any spirituous or mult liquors,
wine or cider.
Officers of tile Orautl Section.
J. W. Benson, G. P. Macon.
LI. Burton, G. A. P. Pondtown.
LC. Simson, G. S. &T. Atlanta.
Rev. J. S. Wilson, G. C. Decatur.
S. M. H. Byrd, G. G. Oxford.
W. P King, G. W. Thomaston.
1. O. of K&ccliubitcs.
Officers of Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 28, loca
ted at Washington, Wilkes Co.,Ua.:
Washington, Rev. G. G. Norman, D. P. C. R.
Washington, John R. Smith, D. C. R.
Atlanta, C. It. Hanleiter, D. D. R.
Washington, A. H. Sneed, D R. S.
l.. F. Carrington, D. F. IS.
St. John Moore, D. Tres.
j Atlanta, R. H. Lynn, D, Levite.
ttccliablte’a fledge.
I hereby declare, that I will abstain from all
I intoxicating liquors,and will not give, nor otter
them to others, except in religious ordinances,
or when prescribed, in good faith, by a medi
-5 cal practitioner ; I will not engage in the traf
fic of them, and in all suitable ways will dis
j countenance the use, sale and manufacture ol
lliem ; and lo the utmost of my power, 1 will
endeavor to spread the principles of abstinence
j from all intoxicating liquors.
TOffiJAOTttT
PiIADIILD, JULY 8|7 lMa
OCT NOTlCE.—Subscribers recej*
ring their papers with a straight black
mark, are thereby notified that they ar o
in airears. One mark indicates one
dollar due; two, that two, &c. Please
remit the amount at once by mail, with
out waiting for other opportunity.
tUf Tho Commencement Oration
fore the two litem ry Societies of Mercer
University, Penfi. Id, Ga., will bo delivered
on tlie last Wednesday in July next, by
Prof. John N. Waddell of Miss., an lion,
orary member of the Phi Delta Society.
ifctf” The Anniversary Sermon before
the “Young Men’s Missionary Society” 0 f
Mercer University, will bo deliveied on
Sabbath evening, July 25th, by the Rev J
G. Binney, if Augusta.
Legislatoii.
The following are the Resolutions passed
by the Temperance Convention, at its ie.
cent Session, in r< lation to Legislation o
suppress the Liquor Traffic:—
Resolved, That the traffic in intoxicating
drinks as a beverage is an immorality and
public grievance.
Resolved, That it is a just and wise exer-
vise of Legislative power, to prohibit the
trade in intoxicating drinks.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the advo
cates of good order and national prosperity,
to awaken a public i iterest toward the duly
and benefit of a legal prohibition of the •
Liquor-traffic.
The Temperance Banner.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the State Temperance Convention, in
relation to the Banner. Will the friends of
the Temperance Reform in Georgia, pay
respi ct to them?
Resolved, In view of the great pecuniary
loss which Bro. Brantly lias sustained in
conducting the Temperance Banner, by tho
failure of many to p y their Subscriptions,
t lml eaeli Division of the Sons of Temper
. .nice in tois State be recommended to Sub
scribe for not less than five copies of tho
j Temperance Banner, to be gratuitously dis
tributed; where in their judgment they w ill
be most useful.
2d, Resolvetl, Tli it each W. P. of every
Division in this State be requested to act as
agent for the Banner during the term of his
continuance in office, using Ins best cftbris
to induce every member of his
subscribe for the paper, ami forward the
Subscription money in advance.
Resolved, That every Temperance man
ought to take the Temperance Banner, and
that all who are in arrears should pay up ;
; and that in \ iew of the great good iis circu
i iathni is calculated to accomplish, we the
j members of ibis Convention will use all pru
i dent means to promote its circulation.
New Subscribers.
Our excellent Agent at Elberton, Robert
Hester, Esq. forwarded us last week
list of Ten new Subscribers to the Banner
—-ail to be forwarded to Elberton Post Of
fice. Will not our Agents and friends else
where make an effort to add new names to
our list? Friends of the Temperance cause,
you may do much good in this way.
2-fT” Some of the friends of the Banner
send us Subscribers, without the money,
urge us to forward it on, and when the
times get better, the money will be paid. It
ought to be borne in mind that our weekly
expenditures are very heavy; and that eve
ry, name added to our list, increases onr ex
penses. It certainly cannot be a very hard
matter for a friend of the Temperance
cause to raise One. Dollar a year, to pay for
the Banner, We have to laise about Sixty
Dollars a week.
Asitiite'! agitate!
In this country where reforms are etjfc
ted by the demands of public opinion, those
who would accomplish any important ob
ject must keep tlie matter in constant agi
tation. A few years since some half dozen
persons had their attention drawn to the
enormous postage rates which people were
obliged to pay for the transmission of letters.
They began to w rite, and to speak, and to
agitate. Soon the attention of others was
excited. In a short time a million ton nes
were crying out for reform in this partk
kir. The newspaper press took up the
sound, public meetings were called, peti
tions were poured in upon Congress from
- every direction. The result was that post
age was soon reduced from twenty
live to ten cents, and from twelve and a half
to five cents. But this reduction, though
great, w-as not enough. The agitation w-as
renewed, and the consequence is that, we
ean now send a letter to New York for
about one eighth of the sum which it would
have cost ten years ago.
Now- if our friends wish to effect a refor- ■
mation in the present iniquitous license sys
tem in our State, they must agitate. It is
true we have not so popular atheme as tho
postage case. Here every man was taxed,
clearly and directly taxed and needed no
argument to convince him that a reduction
ut postage would be attended with great
benefit. But with regard to the license
laws, though men ure just as certainly taxed
tor the support of the liquor-traffic as
the postage ot their letters, yet as the mon
ey is not paid directly to the liquor-vender
or his agents, they persuade themselves
that they are not taxed. But this is a delu
sion. A man gets drunk, and commits
some outrage which obliges the officer to ar
rest him, the attorney-general of the circuit
to piosi-eute him, the court to try him and
to send him finally to the penitentiary, for it
number ol years, or to confine him in tho
county jail for a number of months. To dm
all this, costs money. The officer whO-.ar
resti and him must he paid, the attorney who