Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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