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VOL. XVIII
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Atlanta, July 3d, 1852.
My dear Sisters:- 1 deeply regret
that l have been providentially preven
ted from meeting with you for some
time past. But although absent in
i,odv 1 have ever been present in spirit,
participating in those joyous re-nuions
of out order where sisterly love abounds.
What a noble cause, my sisters, is
ours —the cause ot humanity—the
muse of heaven. Intemperance has
cursed our glorious country for ages
past, and hurried mill.iions to their final
resting place—the grave. But hope
Juts arisen upon mankind—hope that
promises the emancipation of mankind
from the thraldom ol Intemperance.—
The Suns of Temperance, Riohabites,
Templars, and Cadets of Temperance,
have oanded thems and ves together and,
are waging an orgatized warfare upon j
the monster —the destroyer, and his I
host. Victory after victory has cov-!
ered their cause with glr.ry, but now a
portentous cairn that seems like the
lethargy of death has crept upon them.
But the temperance army are quarter
ing upon anew and final battle ground.
Soon the battle will be raging around
us—that final battle in which the de
stroyer must conquer or die. Let u>
then, my sisters, cheer the temperance
army—let us inspire them with Iresh
enthusiasm for the contest—let us go ,
forth, while the battle rages hold up :
our hands as did Aaron and Hus, that
the hosts of temperance may prevail.
Many of our own sex point the finger
of scorn at us and say that we are out
of our place—out of the sphere in which
Heaven designed us to move. They
will tell us too that it was a noble trail
in the charter ofthose Christian women
of old that they labored with Paul m ex
tend the gospel of Christ. Ours is u
cause like theirs, we labor with the’
temperance brethren for the triumph of
the temperance reform—one of the
Christian graces—yet the trait which
ennobled woman in the days of Paul—
the refinement of the age reviles us u
sin. The hearts ofthose who revile us
are cold and callous —those who sym
pathise w'th wretchedness and want
cannot revile us, for their hearts feel
like ours—are touched with the same
sympathies —and are moved by the
same compassions. Then my sisters,
let us go on fearless of their frowns, for
we must and will do good; stronger are
those who are for us than ttiose who are
against us. It is in vain we plant aid
prune, if God with withholds the in
crease. Then let us pray that Heaven
may guard and guide to triumph the
cause of temperance —to a triumph
* final and glorious over tlie destroyer of
our race —the author of mise'y, wretch
edness and crime. And w hen this glo
rious triumph shall have been achieved
we may confidently hope for the re-1
demotion of the world from the domin
ion and power ol sin. My sisters, may
God prosper you each indivir!ually-our
order—and the great cause ot temper
ance, is the prayer of
l ours, in V. L- & T.
M. E. LANE.
Forgiveness is the fragrance ol the
.rose when trampled upon.
The Liquor Traffic, Wo 3.
Mr. Editor: —Those who are op
; posed to the action taken by the State
j Temperance Convention, at its last ses
sion, upon Uro. King’s resolutions, may
he divided into two general classes—
The first class comprises those who are
not the friends of ihe Temperance
Reform, who always hare been, and
always will be, opposed to Legislative
action, or any other action, that would
he likely lo promote the cause of Tem
perance. With tliis class, and its sub.
divisions, (which arc numerous) I do
not deal. The second class is made up
of those friends of temperance, who
fear to take any step in this direction,
test the prejudices and fears of the peo
ple should be excited, and the progress
hi tiio cause he checked. T his lust
named class would really rejoice to
have the traffic prohibited by legisla
tive enactment, hut they are afraid
that wo are too weak just now lo suc
ceed, and they, the re lb re, think it b st
to use “moral suasion,” until the minds
of the people shall lie prepared for leg
islation. Now, my doctrine is, that the
i best way to effect any thing which you
wish to accomplish is, to place the goal
j before you, and march straight up to it
i —announce your principles, inscribe
theta, upon your banners, and give
j them to the breeze—let it be distinctly
! understood, whut you wish to accom
plish, and how you mean to do it, and
j meet the issue openly and fearlessly.
! it we are wioug, give our adversaries
j the opportunity to prove it; if we are
right, ii t us vindicate and maintain our
j principles in the face of the world.—
| Mow, 1 would ask, are the minds of the
| people to bt* prepared lor legislation
ujiuii ibis subject, unless the issue is
j presented ? And who will present the
i issue, but the friends of temperance ?
j LOveiy one, who thinks upouthe matter
at all, will admit that our triumph will
j not be complete and permanent, until
j tlie grog-shop, with its train of attend
| aut evils and vices, shall be banished
j from the laud ; and vet the Host ot
! Flournoy’s petition rises up before them,
and will not “down at their bidding.”
It is evident that something more
t an “moral suasion” is necessary to
accomplish the great end in view. We
have bec-n using that tor years, and vve
’ intend siiii t > use it, as faithfully, as
| unremittingly as ever; but if small
anas will not dislodge the enemy from
! nis entrenchments, vve must brinir the
! artillery to our aid—vve have picked oil
i the stragglers, and driven in the out
j posts, no to ue must storm the castle. —
Let every temperance man look around
him, and see how much he is likely’ to
accomplish by “moral suasion” alone—
Must take a glance over your whole
neighborhood, and see if you can find a
j single individual, who lias not been iu
| vited, persuaded, and importuned 10
i join someone of the various temper*
j ance organizations of the day, and help
this great movement onwaid. Canyon
find one, uno is yet unenlightened up
on the evils of intemperance l 1 ven
ture the assertion that you cannot.—
You have used paisuusive arguments
until you canuot find any one to use
them upon ; you have worked up all
the material, and left yoursek compar
: atively out ot employment. The can
| sequence is, you have become some
: what cureless; you do not attend your
; Division room as punctually and as
| constantly us you used to do, because
|it is seldom you have any one to ini
! liate, and you liud the meetings rather
| dull. In the meantime, your enemies
; been vigilant and active, and the first
thing you know, some member of your
i Division is reported for violating Arti
'ole 2d. He had oecome careless, like
yourself; his old appetites had nut
j been completely subdued, and the
means of their gratification being con
stantly within Ins reach, at every cross
road and country village, in an unguar
ded moment, he yielded to temptation
<sz fell. The same thing occurs with an
i othei and another, uutii the number of
I expulsions exceeds the number of ini
tiations, and the cause is reported as
being in a declining condition in youri
neighborhood.
The reason is obvious: you were ac
tive and zealous so long as you had op
-1 position ; hut you have used the same
! arguments upon the aaine men, until
they are com meed or silenced, and you
arc tired of it; and the natural couse-1
quenco is, you have relaxed your ef
forts, until you find that the current is
carrying you downwards. And yet
there are some men, honest, true-heart. !
eu tempi ranee men too, who use this
i state of things as an argument against
i taking any step forward, lest it should
accelerate our speed backwards.
Now, so far as my observation has
extended, I have found this to he true,
viz : that the temperance reformation 1
uniformly made the greatest progress,!
precisely when it has encountered ti n :
greatest opposition- Trace the whole
history of the temperance movement I
f. im its first inception onward, and the
periodic reflux of the tide has always!
occurred when the opposing forces have j
PENFIELD, GA. SEPTEMBER 1, 1852.
been driven backward, and the friends
of the cause have rested on their arms,
thinking the battle almost over, and the
victory certain. Then the enemy be
gins to employ strategy —not daring to
venture an open attack, he hovers round
the outskirts of’ our camp, cuts off the
! stragglers, occasionally surprises a
| sleeping sentinel, sometimes entices a
! raw recruit to desert, and intercepts
. the small parties of re-inlbrcements
that would, but lor his watchfulness,
j have joined us. What should be our
’cause ? We have found that in a fair
fi>; 111 and an open field, we are invaria
i bly victorious ; nor have we ever failed
. entirely to carry his entrenchments by
j storm, whenever we have attached
them vigorously, nqiwithsiai.ding we
j may have been several times repulsed.
Our policy then should be to act al
j ways as the attacking party, never per
| mit ourselves to be thrown upon the de
| tensive, hut to “cary the war into the
I enemy’s country,” never consider the
; victory complete, so long as a single
j strong hold remains in his possession.
Now the grog-shop is tiie great ral
! lying point for the forces of king Alco
hol, and the head quarters of the old
king himself, llei o lie marshals his
forces, arranges his plans, prepares his
weapons ; and lienee he sends forth Ins
scouting parties, and his trained bands,
j I'liis is the point to bo attacked—de
stroy that, and you crush his power;
let it remain, and all your efforts will
secure hut a partial triumph.
i’hose who have been for any length
of time, connected with this temperance
movement, can appreciate the full force
ot what i have said. Take a single
example:—Here is a man, who has
been for years the slave of his vitiated
appetite ; he has sacrificed every thing,
home, family, comfort, happiness, char
acter, and peace ol mind, for tho grati
fication of his insatiate thirst for drink;
and the thirst has increased bv being
gratified, until, if 30U should place the
interests ot this life, and the hope of the
life to come, in the one scale, and this
single appetite in the other, it would
outweigh them. He has sunk gradu
ally, but surely from a respectable po
sition in society, step by step, until lie
has reached the lowest passible position
in the scale. I'heSonsol Temperance
‘find him in the gutter; the priest and
i | the levite have passed him by ; lie is
| j comparatively young in years, but he
has outlived every thing worth livin'*
■ for; ho has no care fur the present, no
i hope for the future ; lie has lost the re-
I sped of others, he cannot respect him
i self; they find him helpless and liope
i less, and like the good iiamaritmi, they
! bind up his wounds, place him upon
| Ins feel again, and help him to stand—
| they encourage him to believe that lie
j L yet a inari, that ilia power of a virtu.
| ous will is almost irresistible—they
teach him to respect himself, and assist
him to regain the respect of others—
they “extend to him a brother’s hand,
and a welcome;” and step
by stop, he rises to the position he fi.riii
j ‘‘By occupied ; ho can walk forth, erect
as a watt among men, with the proud
{consciousness that he is no loim-or the!
abject thing he was. The metamor-1
phosis seems to oe o mplete, and yet his i
old appetites struggle occasionally sor 1
the mastery, and sometimes almost ov-1
erbotne him ; but he has too keen a re-!
membrance ofthe condition from which’
he bus beeii rescued, to yield to their
promptings. He controls them until he ;
becomes conscious ofpower, and don-j
fiderit of ids strength, lie relaxes’
somewhat of the sternness of his pur.;
pose; lie has no ne. and to be always so’
watchful and so careful, for has he not’
j convinced the world and hims If that |
|be has within himself the strength of!
j charade) to subdue his irregular up.
petite*.:’ The gr g shop stands invi-i
; Uugly open at every turn, at every ,
. cross-road, in every village, and his old :
! friend, the grog, seller, seems really so!
’ glad to see him, and so much rejoiced j
ut the change that has been wrought’
| in him, tliut he cannot find it in ‘his’
I heart to resist lho repeated friendly in. i
[ vital ions, to “walk in.” There urea
mood many of his old boon companions,
; who welcome him cordially, and re
| ioicc that he is not so straight-laced, as
: to think the grocery beneath his notice;
the grog-seller admires his iudepend!
once, as a man who dares to think for
| himself, and not to be governed by oth
er men s prejudices and notions; and’
‘bey separate with a mutual good un-j
lerstandiiig. He goes again—and a
'min ; and at last, bis especial friend,
j ‘be grog-seller, lias secured another
customer. He would have kicked him
away from his door, when tie had spent
; lus just dime for di ink—perhaps he did
do it—but now lie has credit again, and
hi; custom is worth securing. Alas!;
• ‘ or human nature! What is’the reme j
\ <\y ■ Remove thn grog-shop. Banish
| from our midst those moral sinks, in
which ail that is “pure, lovely, and
of good report,” are so often and so ir.
reineuiably plunged ; and let not man
be permitted to pander to the baser ap
petites of man, and make gain of his
bro.iier’s ruin. RUsTICU.S.
Uro. lirantly :—There have been a
good many communications in the
Banner this summer from Houston ;
and, as all desiring it, seem to have
hud it fair showing of hands, perhaps it
may not be amiss for “Somebody Else”
to make a tew remarks, concerning
this indirect method ot promoting the
great cause in which we are engaged.
I have endeavored to boa close ob
server of the effects produced on the
public mind by these “paper bullets,”
and think t can safely say, that but lit
tle good has been accomplished ; by
no means as much as might have been
produced, by pursuing u different
course. I might, perhaps, except one
‘fair friend, “Anna I'ruuo whose]
1 com m. iioations were quit > appropriate,
ami no doubt had their designed effect,
in rousing the inactive, and strengthen
jinglho active. Though she was not
I wholly free from mistakes and miseon-
11 ’options, common to all; but the spirit
, “ till which she evidently wrote, and
I care taken to state her views clearly
jami forcibly, were truly commendable,
j Is it not a grtut satisfaction to know,
lihai “ladies” -are always the firm ad
; vocates of tempt'ranee and moral reform?
indeed it is J and a fact that ought to
cause many of us to blush, and prompt
us to renew our covenant, swearing
eternal allegiance. Sue certainly de
|serves much credit for the masterly
manner in which she speaks of the
cause generally, and of “Tallulah” in
particular; audit is greatly to be re
gretted, that there are so few actuated
with tho same praiseworthy zeal.
But, Bro. Brutitly, I dislike this ex
cessive scribbling on mutters that have
little to do with the true interests and j
designs of our order. If wo would be I
true to our obligation, in word and I
deed, we must, not only gird on the ar- i
mor of “Love,” but must also fight the ‘
good “fight of faith,” in tho most effect- i
uai manner. The fact is, wo must not
only tell when, how, ahd where to act,
j but must go out into the fields, and com
pel men by our example, to believe
that we are beacon lights to warn others
of the dangerous whirlpools, that are so
thickly scattered over the ocean of life.
ft is indeed true, and no one regrets
it more than myself, that there are three
j dram-shops “in a prosperous condition,
jin Fort Valley; ’ uml this fact alone,
ought to unite all temperance men,
a I,After Sons or not, in striving to ex ir
eise these infernal dens of shame. 1
say “prosperous,” one would suppose
them to be in a Ii >urisliiiig condition,
or their “enterprising proprietors”!
would not keep them open. To say j
the least, they are patronized by men j
of all shades ofcharacter, and are fa-,
vorite resorts for all the filth and scum j
ol the co nuiutwty. But how cun we j
effect this desirable object, unless vve
act us well as talk ? lam a Sou of}
Temperance, and always expect to he;
ami lam certain that if my quondam
brethren would put their shoulders to
the wheel and push, instead ofoalling
on Hercules, our grog-shops would soon
he among the things that were; and in
stead of seeing the poor drunkards
staggering in ourstre<-ts, and making
night hideous wit it their bacchanalian
revels, Lovo, Purity and Fidelity would!
reign in every heart.
j What good can I,or anyone, accotn-
I pltsh by occcasionully writing an arti
j cle for the Banner, unless we enter the
! breach, sword in hand, au l become em
j phatically working Sons ? Wo may
j suggest thisor that method, mi'ir a good
| deal of wholesome advic**, un i after all,
; by our “masterly in mtivity, ’ we veri
ty the truth of the oi l proverb, “that it
•is easier to preach than practice.”—
There is no doubt’ hut that my f’uir
friend, “Anna Frances,” is doing all
one of her sex could, to help roll on the
.temoerance had; and for one, I oart
say, God sp ed. 1 might advise her to
spend her days in “bits-; and singleness,”
• rather than many a man who would
j not “take the pledge,” and simply for
; this reason : a young man who will not
, pledge himself to be temperate, arid use
his utmost endeavors to promote the
sacred cause, ought never to be joined
heart and hand with one, his superior in
every thing that refines and softens his
very existence.
I said that advice might he given ori
matrimonial points, but having had no
experience with the “lights and shad,
ows” of married life, and believing also,
’ that she is abundantly capable of judg
ing for herself, 1 will have nothing more
to say on that subject.
But Brethren of Tallulah, can we
as Christians and patriots, “cling to the
delusive phantom of hope, until our
enemy shall have bound us hand and
foot ?” What is it that is forging
chains for the immortal mind, sending
i forth men to scatter the seeds of death,
i where there should he a harvest of free
demand glory ! What was it thai
hurled from its lofty pedestal, the blur
im* genius of Bvr-m ana Burns, crush
mg with poisonous pang the orntiaii
imaginations of poetic fancy, and render
ing desolate u wealth at beauty, grand
eur, and passion 7 The glittering wine
cud’ • • - ’ iijali'd their lamp of life ;
mid they hud reach 11 the 40th I
era ol man’s allotted tlnee-score and
ten. Brethren, vve must gird up the !
| >oins of our conduct, strive manfully 1
> against the swelling tiije of intemper- !
unce. Too many efus are only Sons ]
nominally, having but little of that spir-,
it, possessed by the founders of the in
stitution, and not enough to make usol
any avail. To such I would s iv, arise!
Bhuke oil the dust of indolence, and
unite yourself to a cause that commends
itself to the spiritual and temporal wel
lareof every son and daughter of sutler,
ing humanity.
Brethren, all—let us work! Our
mission is holy and needs strong arms
1 and brave hearts. “In God wo trust,
and he will speed its progress till it shall
j have done its perfect work.”
SOMEBODY ELSE.
Fort Valley, Ga., Aug. *2lst, 185“.
j Uro. lirantly: I have noticed for
| the last few months, that there are mil
,ny advocates for putting down liquor
jby law. And it appears that there is a
variety of plans suggested by the ad
vocates of this measure. Now Ido not
claim to be a prophet, nor do I think
myself capable of “pointing out” a
more excellent way, than any other
Son ol Temperance has done ; but 1 i
will venture the assertion, that if some
of the plans proposed, aro agitated to n j
great extent, uml an attempt is made, |
by the advocates of this measure, to
carry their designs into execution, that j
• the noble structure of temperance will |
j totter arid fall to the ground.
It does appear to me, that this thing
I Legislation should he handled with the
I greatest degree of precaution, and that
j the 80ns should not rush on in madness,
j to the final ruin of this beloved institu
jtion. The only correct criterion by
| which to judge the future, is by the
past. Just here 1 would ask, whut
does the past history of temperance so
cieties teach ?
If vve will but look back a few short
years, vve can bee a temper unce soeio
ty numbering its thousands, bidding
fair at one time to drive this demon of
darkness from our land, and consign
him a place in tho domains from
whence he sprang. But ulus! ‘just as
the cedar began to tower,” and bid fair I
to shelter all mankind with its branches,
the hugo axe of Legislation was raised;
the fatal blow was struck, and the tree
of Temperance was laid low in the
dust. Judging then from the past.it
does appear to me that vve should not
rush madly on, when the rock on which
former societies were wrecked in full
view before us. The fatality of Legis
lation is fresh in tho memory of all;
and the ritul stab that was then given i,
still felt, and lias kept many good and j
useful men from uniting themselves
with the order.
[ The work of temperance, like every
tiling else, great or good , is compelled
to have time to accomplish its noble
ends. And if there should be un at
tempt made, to do in a day, vvliat it
should properly require years to do;
such an attempt will not only prove
nboilive, but ruinous.
‘i'liis measure would meet with oppo
sition from every quarter. There are
I Divisions with which I am well ac
j quainted, that have passed resolutions
i of the si ranges*- character, against car
i rying this t ing beforo u Legislative
’ body ; while there are almost an innu.
1 merable number us the most respectable
Sons, that have pledged their sacred
honors, never to acquiesce in a move of
this kind. It is true, that it may be
thought by the advocates of Legislation,
that this was an unnecessary pledge;
but I am inclined to the opinion, that
the propriety of such a pledge will not
be denied, when we properly consider
the subject.
When the Sons first, sprung up, ma
ny that were the advocates of temper
ance, withheld their co-operation, as
signing ns their reason, (and a good one
too) tfiat the Sons intended Legislation
so soon as it could he done with any cer
tainty of success. Legislation was then
opposed ny almost every one, and the
wisest and best men whose names have
been associated witli trie order, stood in
opposition to this measure. All these
things then, properly considered, it
would appear to any candid, sober,
thinking mind, that those who have
made such assertion, would be to say
the least of it, preaching a cheat, if not
telling a positive falsehood.
As for ihe Sons in this portion of
Georgia, I think lean say, without ox
ageration, that four-fifths would disap
prove, and fail u> acquiesce in any |
such amove. The public mind is not)
prepared for a move of this kind ; and i
wherever it is generally agitated by the
Sons, then it is that our beloved order
will sink into insignificance, and its
broad branches that hitherto sheltered
so many from the evils of intemper
ance, will wither and die ; and leave
perfectly exposed to the fell-destroyer
many that have been reclaimed. lam
aware of the fact, that some of the ad
vocates of Legislation are ready to
taunt those opposed to this measure,
with being cowardly, liquor-loversy
N.C., ike. Rut so long as men regard
their solemn words, und sacred honors,
and pursue a course of consisency, just
so long there will be found opposition
to this measure.
In conclusion, I would say, that I
am proud to hear the name of a Son of
lem pe ranee ; and to know that lain
engaged in a most noble cause—a cause
too on which ! can invoke Heaven’s
richest blessings, with ull tho sincerity
of a Christian’s heart; but never can I
so long as 1 uin guided by reasau and
toe great love I owe to the order, go in
tor agitating this thing before a Legisla
tivo body. TAYLOR CO.
How it Works
1’ ron, all parts of Massachusets vve’
! continue to receive cheering testimony
.ol the success of tho glorious Maine
Law. Most of tho small towns, villa
ges, and rural parishes, iiave at once,
j and without strife, abandoned the open
sale of intoxicating drinks. In many
jol the cities and large towns, the same
j lesil ‘ t has been achieved, and hitherto,
| without conflict or open resistance. In
! S(,mc l, f the cities the work is yet to be
: done; but public opinion, confirmed Ly
1 the successful execution of the law, wiil
render it comparatively easy to en
force it in any place within the Com
mon. wealth, even in Boston itself. In
Bulem, it is said, the Law is working
admit ably. 1 fie watch houso is be
coming almost useless, and Ihe crimin
al business in the Police Court has fal
len oil very much since tho law wont,
into effect.
In Cambridge, tho Mayor said he
should see tho law strictly enforced,
and that Lite rum-sellets would find no l
favor whatever at his hands. It is also
stuted,' that whereas previously to the
operation of the law, there had been
some twenty or thirty races on the trot
ting course every pleasant Sabbath, to
gether with the open sale of various in
toxica ting liquors, now thero is not only
no selling of such liquors, but also no
racing on the course.
In New.Bedford, the liquor-dealers
culled a meeting to consider their griev
ances, which hud u singular termina
tion. Ihe City Hall was crowded, a
series of reslotions was introduced in
substance as follows: Legislatures aro
hound to enact luvvs against vice of ev
ery kind, that tho Massachusetts Legis
lature at its lust session enacted a law
adapted to remove the grievous evils of
drum-selling -that it was the duty of
the citizens to sustain the city author
ities in enforcing the law~that it is im
portani to have authentic information
respecting the effects of tho operation
of the law in Nevv-Bedford, and that,
therefore, tho city authorities should be’
(and are, requested to publish monthly
I reports of tho arrests, commitments, and
, °J her doi g* of the Courts. These res
! olutions were adopted unanimously, no
jono voting opposition. Tho meeting
continued in session only about ten
minutes, and broke up amid enthusiastic,
cheers for the Massachusetts Anti-Li.
quor Law.
1 lie Northampton Courier states that
active efforts are making there to break
up drinking places. ‘The Courier
says :
On Saturday, John M a bar’s promi-
I ses, at the‘Hive,’were searched. A
jug filled with liquor was fourd secret
ed in the garret, and a smaller quanti.
ty was found below. Mahar was sum
moned to appear to answer to the charge
of violating the law, hut lie refused °to
come. Tne luw does not compel him
|to appear, but his continued refusal fs
! evidence that he lias sold.”
lu 1 ievidence the work of seizin**
j and destroying the enemy is going on
I prosperously. The Providence Jour,
j md, oil the other hand, says: “The
j police have instructions to arrest and
bring in all persons found drunk in the
streets; and during the last fortnight
they have arrested but ton, being less
than a sixth of the usual number.”
N. Y. Organ.
The Art oy Thinking. —One oftho
bent modes ot improving the art of think
ing is to think over some subject be
fore you read upon it, and then observe
after what manner lias oocured to the
of some great master; you will then ob
serve what you have omitted and what’
you have exceeded; arid by this pro
cess you will insensibly catoh the man
ner in which a great mind views a
I great question. It is right to study,
j not only to think, when an extraordi.
; nary incident provokes you to think, but
from time to time *.<> review what has
passed, to dwell upon it, and to ms
what trains ol thought voluntarily pivif.
ent themselves to your mind. It 13 a
most supet ior habit in some minds lo
refer all the particular truths which
strike them to other truths more general,
*0 that the particular truth at once*
leads to the general truth. This kind
of understanding has an immense an I
decided superiority over those confused
heads in which one fact is piled uno:i
another w ithout any attempt at classi
fication or arrangement. —Sidney Smith 1
NO. 36.