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■ ■ ■■ _ r is -rink,) who sternly reprove* him of’ V*in'.ity and imposes the fine of 1 one dollar in i c ordain o with ‘.lie laws i! \ i': iii'a. Anri whr n the poor fellow ,■ lft Suite jovvid’ I drinking , min li.at tin*. *••*! to sell iju r>', i f . lieci’s ‘to drink, he in gravely- > ■ nil ii Hip State also provided for h* piiii,sti'ient ii he drank u certain] ii ,nii\. Tins coni.>ims to reason u*!t.i s vi* ll^ 'i ll Or. The State in this, c ii -1 tii*- conduct o! ft hunter, who j first rammed a shot in the touch hole of iiis gun nod then broke it against tree because it iiiism and (ire. And so ( with every species of crime. Ifsomc j poir fellow while in the delirium of, drunkenness, pul #urll■ his luiiiil and* slew his fellow ~,an, it could not be I plead in bur of punishment, Hint lie oh luined his liquor at a legal dram shop, , hut liis drunkenness was considered un aggravation of tiie off* nee. As the le giiimato and inevitable result of the license system, or of the tradio which countenance*, the land was fill id wkh pa up. rs. They became su'd), according to law.. Bui another law, taxed the so. rand itulus'riou* of the ca.rioHinily, i 1 with tins funds thus obtained homr s were ■■reels I in which these fruits of the license law were kept mid fed, at the public expense. Was. this the ta ifi ction of human rea son ? What was it but frightening the hare and then shooting her because she ran. It is said, that a young lawyer who had settled in the interior of Texas,; found himself in a starving - condition 1 for want of clients. A farmer canto ] to towtj and left Ids horse and cart in j the rear of a merchants store and near un open cellar in which goods were j stored. This limb of the law determin 1 ed to get himself into business, and in j pursuance of u rapidly formed plan, j backed Rfo horse into the cellar and put sundry articles of merchandise | into the cart. Soon theta uAcr, the far mer returned, and after n long time dis- I covered the whereabouts of his proper-] ty. It ended in u quarrel between ! himself and the merchant and a pr.se cation by each. One suing lor ties- , pass, the other pros, cutinn lor larceny. Our lawyer reaped the advantage . Our liquor legislation has been based ! on analogous principles. Is it ra tional? The radical error in all past legisla-; tion, hus been the futile attempt to res train, ruther than destroy. A stagnant pool is in the midst of a populous city, sending forth its miasmic influence and j .sowing thickly the seeds of disease and 1 death. The governors ofthe city cull the Physicians to counsel and set them ‘< earnestly to work, devising remedies! for the fevers preying upon the-inhabit ants, instead of promptly causing the waters to bo drained, and the pool filled up. Who would not cry out against such folly and disregard of the health and live* of the people. Yet this has been the constant tendency of nil our liquor legislation. Its absurdity I is without parallt!.—An. Era. For the ‘Tetnperunee Banner. Uncle Ben —Jackson boro Division is i still alive tr)ing to do buttle for the good cause, its roll has diminished somooflate, it is true, but every bona fide member must be consoled by ill.’ reflection that the chaff lias blown n way and left the simon pure oats. Circum stuneed us each individual member now is, the Division labors under embarrass. ments of nil ordinary character. They are to a man, trustees tor, or otherwisi interested in a certain institution tin teaching the young idea, &e. &e.— Yclept Ilasoom Academy, in the hulls of which they hold their meetings, when they do meet. Now certain Divines and sotno who are not Divines, (mem bers of course of sui-.l Division) have become imbued with the ideu that ‘•lias corn” is destined to lie tlie seal oi mod ern learning and literature, tbut it will soon throw Vale and Oxford in the shade and leave the Athens and the Alexandria of tho olden time no where I on tho list; acting in obedience to this | wild notion the for<st i. falling at. mi l. the axe and the suw cease only with the I token of midnight, while teachers are! being brought from afar and costly ap paratus marshalled to develop the in- j fuel genius of Sem en which has here- 1 tofore wasted its sweetness on the do- j aert uir. Now for the application—the embar- ! rassments above alluded to are the**', | this Bascom school house, or ruther that j whole attention which is paid to it bv I the Division, to the neglect of the Di vision, they are unwaiily stabbing their once cherished s veietv to tit * very vitals by giving all their attention to Buscom.! ‘i’o be brief, Uncle Ben, Jacksonboro Division, No. ”i)U, has nearly gone down; or, to use tho language of an “Esq.” who, if he is not expelled from the Division, one to be, its sun now lingers obscured * otels low upon the western skies m ig forth ou casionallv n pale ... *tiroy u* it’ to sttrset witties'-s to n- e xit be hin 1 the pt.li < i .. .. el Vi ■■ ! isi ii have _ue d.-wit la tore lids, but ihoWUtH* of Jills.*,!'. r.> is novel’ in ll e ext rein. ; 1 who or. cedent ii lie* history i.t tie orJ r. Divisions have did by tiie it turn id its lllCinbor* to iheit vv,flowing in the mire or by the’ riegdg.-ici-or indifference ot tlio me tri be Ni ,vi m nil Jacksnifboro. “Bas oo.n,” “Basconi,” wi(l be its death. ! . think it will t** Bevt for bros. Quin and ■ ■ likitu to do the honor* of us burial. Little B< n ought not be allowed to suv a wool, aud the old man must be lie let till the ceremonies are all concluded. SAMUEL. ORGAN Os THE SONS Os TE>II>KKANCE ANj>_STATK TK.MfItKANCf CONVENTION RuCKKEaVILLK, <il.,S pt- 8, ].)-. Benj. Brant/y, Em/, — Sir— Inclosed : you find a one dollar bill which will pay , fir the Baum r auoth* r your. 1 sli u.d 1 have sent it sootier hutpreosure ol bu aineM caused forgetfu'hi s- I huve bren ! afraid of the.“) black murk* but lints far 1 have avoided i . ui. I still like to read ill,. Bi,nner. Although our Division has! I ceased to meet, lam still •'ion of Temperance, ’arid an ndvocm of Legis ] lativo inter|K)silioit in im.< way we can i get it. I stand pledgt 1 ■> utter prohi- j ] bit ion. We have had one ofthe most ih struc-; : live freshets in our county that ever . visitt and any people ; but one mill left in ! a condition to grind; the Elbert Tacto- Iry swept off un i utt*■ 1 1 y destroyed. i j Crops of corn ami cotton injured incal- I oiilaLlv, and in some instances almost j wholy destroy* I. < >ur large creeks were j I raised to tho le tot iron. <ls to 1J j feet above c i ‘ a tide. Savannah River ive *.! ‘ ‘oint o fei t higher , ] than the freshet ol 1%40. Although, we 1 have simtuuied hudi great losses in our I crops, it has had the fleet of swi eping i from the shores oi the Savannah River every pest house or doggery, one of] i vbich could be found at every terry, fishing place and landing on the River, ■ lof any note, located for the benefit of, 1 1 he South Carolina trade, from whom ] ] thoy received almost their entire sup- j port. This spe.,k.s well for the South |Carolinians, but much more for the] Georgian.'. The laws of South Caro-] i ]ina prohibiting the* sale of liquor in n i profitable way, tlio Georgian, like the j ) successful angler, knows well the bait! at which tlie hungry sucker will bite, ] i and with a hook that novel (ails to heard j i they have taken many a biped whose j floundering* have not been able lo tear i asunder the meshes ol the net thus thrown around them- I will close this epistle, I did not in tend to vviite more at the outset than to notify you ofthe transmit ofthe dollar bill, but when 1 get upon the subject of ! Temperance 1 cantiot st-*p without say i ing something. You will excuse hie and I shall remain us ever, yours, J. li. M. BARRETT. Third Anniversary Candler Divis ion, No. 209, Sos T- Bra. Brunity —The 2bth July, 1832, i was the third Anniversary of our Di ! vision. And we had the best time yet. j | We organized a Division here in the ! sth district of Carroll, three years ago | m one ofthe most dissipated settlements j | the county uliurds. it is now one of, i the best. We will gjve the many Ran- j j tier readers a sketch of the proceedings \ jof the day. We met ut the Division at i !'J o’clock, A. M., formed procession at j 11, accompanied by the Sons and Ca- ] dels of Carrollton and Villa Rica.— j With the band of music in front and a long train of ladies in the rear, we marched to tiie stand prepared tor the occasion. Services were commenced with prayer by brother Bryce. We i then had a most beautiful speech from ! brother James Baskin in Ids usual mild i manner--followed by brother W. F. S. i Powell, who well entertained the peo | pie for near an hour—did honor to him self and the cause for which he contend ed. Taking intermission, ala dinner, met at the stand again. Called tor vol t unteers to speak in favor or against our order, when ftieud Tliomu-C jimer took ] ] tiie* stand in btdiult of our order anti i make a big To nperum <■ speech, much | to the surprise of those list* ning to hear j something against us. Mr. Conner I would do to take along if he would ! wear tho haute.*. N<> person would’ speak ugainst our order. Out W. P , Rev. David Stripling, made u-- a short, though very appropriate speech. Our speakers of lit * day met it considerable - applause for the able manner in which, they labored. After the speaking was over, bro. Shivers, marshal oftlm day, | took the stand in order to got the feel- ! ings of the people that were present up-! on that all-important question of putting | down the liquor tratlic. Ile desired all j in favor of its being put down, by a vote j ofthe people, taken by districts, to rise! to thru’ feet; many rose—when he do-J sired those in tavor of the retail system ]as it now stands, to liso, not one of a j [ very large audience was in favor of it. ] 1 Our marshal said unanimous vote in fa- j vor of nulling down old king alkvV reign. We would ft turn our thanks to the ; ! members of the llanJ ut ■Carrollton—l YheV made their own arrangements, ! come to our Division, played for us through the day, did not charge us a j dime. We also return our thanks to, the speakers of the day, w ith the mar- { slinl, and the people in general who at- i ! tended on the ceeasion. There-wore ! present a number of people, and there | ’ was no. confusion umong any ol them, j Uncle Ben, our motto in these digginsl is to roll on the Temperance bull, and; use the best means lo accomplish the ( gtpat end. You will give these lines a place in I the Temperance Banner and let is read me know that Candler Division is yeti alive und on tiie gaining ground. Most. all of our opposers have give up that we are right, save the old Isliiuaelites * and they are running. A. J. ADERHOLD, , J. L. BABKIN, v Com. J. W. CAKUOLL, Croakers about the “Maine Law,” 1 will bear in mind, says the Portland ’ Argus:—“There was no/ a single com- . mtlnlUt tue iC'it.:h house during the night :of the ladepeudciice celebration—an, event unheard of since we were a city, and long before Sept. 4th, 1832. Decision ot Hobah Division cn the Liquor Traffic- We, the members of Ilobali Division, believe that the ttadic in intoxicating drink - is an evil in this otherwise hap py lotirl that hus no parallel. W e lur- liter believe it to be the legitimate buM- ( n* ss ot all Gnvernmsnts to guard well the intt-restsof the governed, and a.-the truflio genders more strife, maki s more pauper*, kills rnore men, distresses more women and keeps more children from ] obtaining an education and proper train ing than any other evil, if not more than all the remaining evils put together, we further believe that a large percent.of ] the enormous tax that we now are pay ] ing i.-, the fruits of the tratiiu. There ! fore, Kesohed, That we will heartily co operate with those who go for reform, | and if we are not mistaken our District will go two-thirds for it. 2nd. Resolved. , That Hobah will hear i her part ofthe expense ot sending out me or two lecturers to plead for ri form. fled. Resolved, That the menib ii it Ilobali will not patronize any store, gro cery, grogshop, or doggery, where no y can find places to trade cleai of the bite t ruin. ’ _ 4th. Resolved, That Hobah Division lias drawn the sword and thrown away ] the scabbard, and if it is tint victory or death, it shall be victory or will fig lit ! till death. Resolved unanimously, That brother ! .las. Tinley, our R. S., he requested to send these resolutions to tlie Temper ance Banner and request their publica- ] tion, | So you will see by our action at our) ] last meeting that all the Sons are not i pledged to perpetuate the liquor traffic, ] and wo arc glad to inform you that ! many of our former opposers are not;] and it seems lo me, brother Brantlv, that I should not glory in being a Son I if i was pledged to sustain the traffic.; But some persons have strange notions jof propriety. Your Taylor Cos. corn s-! ] pondeut reminds me of the advice I re ! ceived for my safity when approaching a house where there was a large dog] famous to biter. When l:e was ccmirig i far in advance of iris owners, with ap- i 1 parent determination to bite me, they |h ollovved, “ throw down your stick, I throw down your stick, or lie will bite I you.” But it happened that I -new | more about the tender mercies ofthe ; dog than to take sueli advice. A t the ’ proper time, I used it for rnv safety, j and was nut deceived in its use. But ! it appears that some professed temper | once men iiave thrown down their stick i and are pledged to take it up no more, j If i am not mistaken, they will find that j the tender mercies of the doggeries are cruel. JAMES TINLEY, R. S “lfyou can’t keep awake,” said a preacher to one of bis hearers, “when you feel drowsy, why don't you take a pinch of snuff?” Tliesnrpvvd reply was—“tiie snull should he put in the sermon.” If a shilling’s worth of beef come to nine-pence, what will a peck of apples come to? Answer —eight pie-pans and a stewing kettle. SUNS OF TEMPERANCE j P!ci:;c of (lie Son* of TViiipe !•; **•**.- 1. without reserve, solemnly pledge | my honor as a man that l will neither make,buy, j sell nor use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or Mult l.iquors, \V r ine or Cider. Officers of (lie Urand Division. G. L. MVlkskey, G. W. I*. Monroe. .I.Piv uaki), G. W. A. Forsyth. A'. S. Williford, G. Scribe, Macon, ri. < Guanniss, G. Treasurer, „ .1. ri. Evans, G. Chaplain, „ i I). E. Blount, G-Conductor, Clinton, j 1.1. D. llavis, G.Sen. Houston, Cos. CADETS OF TEMPERANCE. i— —— —, FLIIDGB. No member shall make, buy, sell or use |as a beverage,any spirituous or maltliqnors I wine or eider. Officer* of (lie Grant! Section. J. W. Besson, G. P. Macon. I!. Burton, G. A. P. Poudtowu. L. C. tiiMSON, G. B. &T. Atlanta. Rev. J. S. Wu.son, G. C. Decatur, ri, M. 11. Byrd, G.G. Oxford. \V. 1* Kinu, G. W. Thomistou. :_■ • - “ I _ I. O. of Rectabile*. Officer* of Georgia Dish Tent, No. 38,loca ’ ted at Washington, Wilkes Co.,Gu.: : John K. Smith. B- P- G. K. Washington, 0. K. ilanleiter, D. C. R. Atlanta, * Rev. G.G. Noriuan,D. 1). R- Washington A. 11. Sneed, 1). R. ri. „ iK. H AJ'Neai, D. F. ri. „ ri, F. Carrington, I). T. ■C. W. Hancock, D. L. „ Keeb a bile'* Pledge. 1 hereby declare, that 1 will abstain from all intoxicating liquors,and will not give, uor offer 1 them to others, except in religious ordinances, or when prescribed, in good faith, by a inedi cal practitioner ; 1 will not engage in the traf tic of them, and in all suitable ways will dis .nit-nance tlie us,, suis and manufacture oi them ; and to the utmost of my power, 1 will enoeavor to spread the principles of abstinence ■ <*ni ait imuxieatinglnjßors. mans MBL . iXFIBIbB, IS, lifts. Clack Tltirks. We shall omit the hlaeh mark system for the present. We intend to take another taek where accounts have stood two years and upwards. Tii necessity for Legislative interference. That Intemperance is an evil productive ofthe most disastrous effects —the cruel and unsparing foe to domestic peace and happi- ] in.—? —a deadly bane to the well-being arid j prosperity of communities —the fruitful and prolific parent of that mass ot vice and itn- . morality and crime, and pauperism which so I I deeply afflicts the nation—are propositions ] ; which have long since been practically dein-! ! onstrated to public observation. So fright- ] jfu) have been its ravages, and so terrible i ..lid appalling its devastations, that the pub- ] ! tic mind for a series of years has been in- j ] ten.-* ly aroused to a sense of its alarming j magnitude, and actively engaged in devising j j and applying the means for its correction.; Actuated by the promptings of a generous ] ’ solicitu le ill li. half ot the best interests ot humanity, and impelled by noble and laud able zeal for the cause of public virtue, the good, the benevolent and philanthropic have toiled and struggled with unremitting i perseverance in their endeavors to arrest : the progress of this destructive evil. Bve ! ry scheme which appeared available in its removal—every plan which seemed to ! promise even a partial success* —every iti j struiaeutality which was tikely to prove j effectual in staying its murderous career, ] have been alternately adopted and put into I energetic operation. The most carefully projected and systematised efforts, have ] been directed with unrelenting vigor to i wards its final suppression. The press, i that powerful engine by which public send i incut in this country is so much influenced, has been levied on, and made in a manner , tributary to the accomplishment of this j great end. The principle of total absti nence, ineoporated and embodied in fie in- j peranee associations, lias been again and j again invoked in furtherance of this grand j enterprise. These organizations have been established not only in our more populous eilies, But in almost every lowa and village and hamlet of our wide-spread and exten sive country. Popoular lecturers, in many eases eminently qualified for the task, sup ported either by private liberality, or out of j the resources of these collective bodies, have 1 been sent into every district and neighbor- j hood, commissioned and deputed to urge tlie claims of tiie ‘Temperance Reform upon the people, and to plead with the wretched and outcast victims of this vice, and rescue them, if practicable from its deadening etn ! brace. Faithful to the important trust com- J I milted to them, these champions of reform i have sounded far and wide the note of warning and alarm, urging and entreating the unfortunate inebriate by the blessings of sobriety and by the woes of the wine-cup to renounce and abjure his allegiance to the accursed tyranny. Yea, even the Pulpit, the sacred desk has been enlisted, and the ministers of the Gospel, with all the solem nities of their holy office lo impress and en force their exhortation, have made it not un frequently the text and theme of their most earnest appeals. In fine, every means by which the influence of example, or the pow er of moral suasion could be exerted, have been employed for the overthrow and ex termination of this monster evil. ‘The re sult only proves the i..sufficiency of this whole class of instrumentalities, and indi cates the imperious necessity for more vigorous and efficient, measures. Far be it from us, indeed, to deny that much good lias been accomplished—that many permanent and lasting reformations have been achieved—that many an iinpover : islicd drunkard lias been reclaimed from a i life of a degradation and misery, and saved j from a dentil of dark and hopeless despair. I We rejoice to bear testimony to 1 iie fact that through the medium and agency of these ‘Temperance Societies many a lost wanderer from the paths of virtue hus been restored—many a sorrowing heart been cheered and revived, and many a desecra ted hearth-stone, once shrouded in gloom, been made lo smile in the light of anew hope, and to echo with the song of anew j joy. Denounced, proscribed, and stigma tized as they have been by those who were ! unwilling to mu l end, r their boasted privi lieges to unite and co-operate with them, I these institutions have fully vindicated the ] benevolence of their design, and established ! their title to the public approbation. For one, we bid them a sincere and hearty God- I speed in their noble and glorious enterprise, j I They are embarked ina career of honorable usefulness und disinterested philanthropy which challenges the warm admiration and sympathy ofthe patriot, the Christian, and I well-wisher to his kinds. But awarding to these associations the full measure of praise which rightly belongs Ito them, we repeat it, tlie results of their I labors only serve satisfactorily to demon-j j strate their inadequacy effectually to expel ] j and er. diualc this tearful evil frem our bor i dors. Despite-all their persevering endeuv- | * rs, and..;i their untiring exertions, they ‘ have signally failed to shake the dominion ! j and overthrow tiie reign of this Belial of] darkness. The-frightful demon still stalks, ] with unblushing front unfettered through j j our midst, scattering ruin, desolation, and j death in his track. This bitter fountain i ; still sending out its poisonous waters in eo ■ pious streams to blight, and scathe and waste tlie land. The wild and tnmuTons roar of unholy revelry siiil res- tin is t ; t our ear: the profane and revolting orgies ioftliebacchan.nl are yet ■ ,-tcd—lawless violence still shocks u* .urbulcnt scenes of riot and bloodshed —the drunk ard’s grave continues hourly to open—the ] tear of widowed affection to fall, and the | wail of orphan sorrow to be poured. In view of tli is melancholy condition of things, with intemperance yet rite in the land, the grave and absorbing question presses itself upon us, what remedy shall next be applied? All the ordinary instrumentalities having proved unavailing to stay the march of this unsparing destroyer; what untried expedi* erit still remains to which we may resort, and which will be likely to effect the final extermination ol lids withering e\i! This is an enquiry pregnant with moment-1 ’ ous consequences, and deserving ol the j ! most serious consideration. We affirm that there is one, and in our ; opinion, only one effectual remedy against ! tlie prevalence of this blasting curse. Let ’ the axe be laid at the root of this deadly | upas. Seal up the fountains whence these pernicious waters issue. Patriotism, do ] in'_\stic quietude and happiness, public vir- ] lire, and all the best and highest interests of society cry out trumpet-tongued, let the ] strong arm of the law be interposed to save ; us from the cruel inflictions of this relent j less scourge. Let its imposing edicts be j invoked in behalf of the lives and morals of ’ the community, its well-being and its peace. ] Let the Legislature raise its authoritative ] voice, and by a stern, uncompromising en actment interdict the traffic in spirituous liquors. Let the law-making power brand it as a penal offence on the part ol’ the citi zen to vend intoxicating drinks as a bever age. It is worse than useless longer to disguise and cloak this matter. An imperi ous necessity calls aloud for prohibitory leg islation on this subject. We are the advo cates of moral suasion whenever and wher ever it can be employed with the hope of success, but the history of the past assures us too sadly ofits utter impotence to work i out the needed Reform. We would rather ] persuade than constrain, we would rather! | importune than coerce, but his unyielding) I obstinacy admonishes us, that if we would , j triumph over the adversary, We must pro- ’ ; pare for vigorous warfare, and contend with j weapons of a sterner metal. Never will ] ] this stigma be effaced, never will this re j proach be removed from our character as a j people, until those haunts of vice, which iu i’est our communities and demoralize the public nanners, the bar-room and the dratn- I shop, are closed up by tlie hand of power. Go to the vender of ardent spirits and tell him of his responsibility in this work of de | struetion—enlarge to him on that enor-1 I tnous accumulation of evil he is contributing * to swell—picture to him the indignation ; j and resentment ot tlie uptight and virtuous i lie is daily calling down upon his head—re-1 mind him, if you will,of the startling penal- 1 lies which Heaven lias denounced against his unholy pursuit. Alas ! it is ail of no ; | avail; avarice, the love of gain, the passion ; for thrift have conquered conscience, and ! extinguished every pure and generous im pulse. Unsoftened by your appeals, and unmoved by your warnings, you will find \ him siill proffering the poisonous chalice to j the quivering lips oi his victim, and cooly j ] counting his profits over the melancholy . ruin of humanity. This emissary of perdi i tion, this ally and confederate of death, with ■: a sordid cupidity will still drive his uuhul • lowed trade, even though it should depopu late society, and consign myriads to the shades of external night. Go tell the miserable drunkard of the dis grace and infamy ho is heaping upon his name—speak to him of tlie pain and an guish he is wantonly inflicting upon those whose happiness has been committed to his protecting care—sketch to him the prospect of an early and untimely end, a blackened memory behind him, and tin awful eternity before, —alas! it is a trite and oft-told sto ry. He has heard it, until its sound has’ grown familiar to his ear, and enslaved by appetite, reckless of the forfeiture of all, ho turns with eager, insatiable desire to tiie foaming cup. All experience indisputably proves that as long as this traffic is tolerated—as long as society will tamely submitto its eiioulu tion in their midst, so long will Intemperance with all its dire concomitants, continue to prevail. It was the wise remark of ttie cel ebrated Fisher Ames, that ‘‘one fact was worth more than two theories.” The ex-! periment has been amply and abundantly ] tested. Reason, argument, remonstrance, ] all the resources of moral suasion have been ! exhausted, and yet the evil rages not only ] unsubdued, but almost unabated. A friend at Raytown forwarded us this week,a list of five new Subscribers. Our best w ishes to the friends at Raytow n. A respected correspodent, of Murray county, sends us the following:—‘ i was j very much disgusted tiie other day on entering the suburbs of the refined city of Atlanta, at seeing a stout young man lying by the road side, drunk. 1 first came up with his hat lying in the road, then w ith Ids vest. Ilis shirt had been off', as he had i it on with the baek part before. His face I I was badly bruised. 1 tell you what lie] j looked bad enough. 1 thought it told a bad ; ] tale on the temperance folks about Atlanta.” I The Advertisement of Fruit fi'rees j and Seed Grains, by the Executors of the] j late Augustin Green, Esq., is worth the at-; j iention of all house-keepers, owning a few i acres of land. See Advertising columns. Moral Heroism: an Oration delivered before the Ciceronian and Phidelta S-riclies of M rear l nisersily, on Commencement Day, July 28th, 1832. By John A’. WaddeL,, D. D., Pnf. Ancient Literature L niesrsi'n of Mississippi. The above is the title oI a pamphlet jrin-; tod :it the Baninr < )ffi,e e*ul>lic Sentiment. The attention of our readers and of tlie friends of reform throughout the State, is invited to the following extracts from tho Presentments of the Grand Jury of Floyd county, at the August term ofthe Superior Court. It is stated that there was but one Son of Temperance upon the Jury, and the Presentments were passed unanimously.— This is confirmation of our often-expressed opinion, that, the people of the State, irre spective of their connexion with temper ance associations, are in great numbers, op ! posed to tlie Liquor traffic. We believe | the day is not distant, when the people of (Georgia will require at the hands of the j law-makers, that alcohol, as a beverage, shall be an outlaw. But let the Present ments speak sot themselves—here they are:— The number of the presentments which it has been the duty of this body to fill out, and the mass of evidence which hus come | before us, argues a very loose state of pub lic morals, and we would earnestly request tiie various officers who have in charge tht preservation of the pence and good order of the community be urged to extra vigilence in bringing to light tlie various haunts of Gamblers which are known to exist in the County—to take measures to liave punished offenders against the laws ofthe. State, and endeavor to check the excessive immorality w hicli is countenanced by a certain class in ! our midst. inasmuch ns we believe that nearly all the offences committed against the laws of llie State are, in a great measure, caused by the sale and use of intoxicating drinks, the traffic in them is socially and morally inju rious to the community, as well as danger ous and prejudicial to the order and peace of society. It furnishes our County jail, as well as the State Prison, with wretched in mates, supplies Alms-houses, and demands tin use of Asylums, it engenders contro versies, fosters quarrels, and cherishes riots, < It encourages and gives succor to gaming ! iiutises. it contemns law, spurns order, and ] loves mobs. It crowds the Penitentiary, : and furnishes victims for the scaffold. It is I the life blood of tlie gambler. It creates a large amount of expense to tlie Statu unnu i .illy tor tlie prosecution of crimes. It is tho ; prop of the nighway-uian, and the support ,of the midnight incendiary. It countenan ces the liar,respects the thief and esteems tlie blasphemer. It violates obligation, rever ences fraud and honors infamy. It incites and nerves the Assassin to butcher his vie lim. It corrupts elections, pollutes our in stitutions, and endangers our government, it is the voluntary cause of persona! suffer ing, domestic wickedness, pauperism and ei line. It is a great moral and political wrong upon tlie community, and an immor al, as well as injurious business, which i ought to be by all men abandoned, by law j prohibited, and if necessary, by lawful means | sup* ressed, that those laws of the State, j Which authorises the granting licenses to I sell intoxicating drinks tend as naturally to | corrupt the public morals as would laws to j license gaining bouses, counterfeiting or j brothels; those law sale radically defective |in cause tin y have attempted lo regulate : vviialshoulu Lie prolii jittd, hut that ail such laws ought to be displaced by tlie enaet ] iiieiit ol just and impartial prohibitory stnt j utes, Una those Who remain ignorant of i these tilings, or who neglect to institute i some suitable and t tiirieul efforts tor the removal ol Liicse evils, are guilty of neg lecting a duly which they owe to their I neighbors, to their country, to posterity, to religion and to God. We would therefore recommend, that the subject be brought before the next Legis lature, by each voter endorsing on his tick et, license or no license, so that the matter may be tested in our county and the sub ject presented to the Legislature for action. A. L. Reeves, Foreman, j V\ :n. K. Posey. Joimatlmn Blackwelß i■)• M. Bridges, Eli Harden, G- M. Batter, Thomas Lumpkin, ; E. P. Ware, W. li. Hickey, i C. IS. Shields, J. M. Lister, K. Montgomery, Willis Warren, W. K. Ault, ‘ Sami. W. Stafford, J. D. Dickerson, i).Sale Jones, Archibald Duv Jonas King, Benjamin Garrett, J. B. Mays. August zB, 18b2. A groat Tviiiperunct mass* mooting. There will he a Temperance mass-meet ing held in the city of Atlanta on Thursday and Friday the 23d and 24th of September. The difl'crenl Temperance orders, its friends and lore alike are cordially invited to come and participate with us in the great Temper ance movement. We intend to make a grand rally to the Temperance standard, and wc want ad that can, to come and aid us in this glorious cause. We hope to see the ladies in attendance to the stand. id. E. liOY E I'T, j Commmittee L. C. SIMPSON, V of L>. EMANUEL. ) Arrangements. Atlanta, Sep*. 10,1892. The Sulior ain ate Unions tliroughout the State will please elect their P. S.’s and I*. P. S.'s, Representatives to the Annual Ses sion of the Grand Union of Ga., to beheldin : the city of Atlanta on Wednesday the 6th of ; October next. Delegates coming to said meeting will please stop at the Temperance Hotel, where a committee ot ladies will wait on therrij and assign them their homes daring the Session. IV'e cordially invite all who are entitled to seats in the Grand Union, to come. M. A. OSLIN.G.S. S. The October Term of Gretne county Su perior Court was held the present week.— We heard of no business of more than an. ordinary character coining before the Court.. Rev. George White delivered an Ad-. dress in the College Chapel, on the evening ot the 9th inst., on the Revolutionary His tory of Georgia. There was a good attend ance of the citizens of the village and viciai ty- Near sixty names were placed to the Subscription list of Mr. Whites’ new work, which evinced the opinion entertained of the enterprise. The temperance men of Alexandria, Va., have resolved to throw to the breeze a:wf never strike their colors until the Maine liquor law sh ill be the glory ofth’ ir State-