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so..tn.ii iiia, lim membership of tiir m:iill
fellowship church invited the Rev. Dr.
Lovick Peace* (now residing in Siivan.
nail,) to deliver a temperance lecture
in their church, which he did on Fri
,iav, tin’ Mill of thin month. The wen
tin'i was very unfavorable, but not
u i:li.*' Hiding, a vpty respectable audi
eiu “ asseinliled. The l)r. arrived and
toooU the stand ; by looking around he
saw that the major part of his audience
was composed ot sunburnt faces; he,
therefore, thought it best to talk plain,
which he did, for the address was the
plainest and at the same time one of the
best 1 have ever heard, in relation to
the merits of the address it is enough in
tho place for me to say that, though the
l)r. spoke for about two hours, I am
confident tho patience of no single in
dividual was wearied, on the contrary,
they were anxious 10 hear him farther.
At the closu of the address he gave no
tice that lie would preach at the same
place on the following day. A large
audience having assembled,lie preached
a regular temperance sermon, the
principal theme being the contrary
bearings of temperance and its opposite
on man, both physically and morally.
The sermon was eipjal to the address
both ii style und mutter. At the close
of the services a pledge was presented
for signatures, with a view to the erec
tion of a temperance society on the
Washingtonian pi an, severul gentlemen
assigned ; it was then tendered to the
ladies, unruly nil the eldeily ladies sub
scribed, and 1 believe all of the young
ones. The doctor, during his address
advised the young ladies, to subscribe
to the pledge, and thereby say to those
deluded young men who iliink it alike
liiauly and genteel to indulge, that they ‘
need not come to Va n house, and 1
was pleased to see that they took the
advice.
As in my opinion, temperance need
but to be advocated lo be admired, and 1
us this meeting ull'mird its opposera an j
opportunity to hear of its ineiits, und ns |
a society lias been formed numbering in I
its ranks, men, yea, und women, of the i
most uullinchirig energy, 1 have reason
lo believe that the impetus thus given ‘
to the cause will not slacken, but that !
it will continue lo advance, until the’
whole neighborhood, if not the county I
generally, will be found rnurching un
der the proud banner of temperance. i
BRYAN.
Glauk, Oglethorpe Cos., Ga. j
Bro. Hanncr :—At a recent meeting t
of Sons of Temperance, of Glade Divis
ion, No. 14/i, it was resolved, that the ;
proceedings of their celebration, on the j
7th ofSeptember lust, be written (amen- I
ded,) and sent to the Banner lor pubti- I
cation.
Pursuant of the said resolution, wo
the undersigned were appointed to give j
a brief account ol said celebration.— ‘
Though the day was unfavorable—tre- ‘
qitunt showers—yet at an curly;
hour there as*a numerous attendance !
from the vicinity—several Divisions j
were honorably represented. At about
It) o’clock, A. M., the Division met!
and initiated two, after which the pro-!
cession wu9 formed, and mulched in j
profound silence to the stand. Hro.
Butler ottered up a brief and appropria-’
ted prayer ; Bio. Henry Kinnebrew, I
on the part of the Division, then ad. j
dressed the audience in u few anima- 1
ted, excellent remarks. Next the Rev.
Tyler took the stand, and after select- 1
ing from the Lord’s prayer, •‘Deliver;
us from evil,” did eloquent battle in
the cause of temperance, for half an
hour ; at which time ho was interrupt
ed by a sudden full of rain. The au
dience then repaired tothe Hall, where
Mr. Tyler concluded his address.—
Welhink much good will result from lu.s
remarks, since his application of the
injunction so particularly applies to the j
present state of intemperance.
The substantial and abundant dinner
furnished by the ladies of the neighbor-;
hood was then despatched, afterward!
the audience again repaired to the
Hall, ami Rev. Bro. I’. p. Butler de- i
livered an admirable address of one I
hoar’s length. The general edict oL
the celebration on the minds of the com
munity was good, an J we trust will bo
lasting. And what is particularly
sheering, we have lieurd of one grocery
keeper who has determined to abandon
the traffic. We feel it our duty to i
state there was a numerous attendance
of ladies; this is encouraging to every j
soldier in the temperance reform, when
he reflects that woman has ever been
identified with every thing good in ac
tion or impulse.
Before the despersion of the audi
ence the Washingtonians —(a Society
of that name recently established here,)
handed round their pledge, and many
names were added, and now it numbers
104 members, and it is still cn the
qui vive. It is our impression that tem
perance is on the inarch in this part of!
the country. “Once upon a time” it
was dangerous to preach cold water and
total abstinence here, ami a malignity
small and contemptible has existed
since the origin, and up to this time
agaiast temperance. But thanks to the
influential and religious men of this
section, they have rallied around the
cause ofsobriety, and the Glade once
a plague spot, can boast of as good, or
derly, sober society as any section of
middle Georgia, and it is evident the
opposition just now ul'.uded to has, in
great measure, and being lived down.
Submitted to in L. P. dk F.
R. R. HAYNES. )
1. H. TILLER, S Com.
H. KENNEBREW, )
Anxiety is the poison of life.
oiu;a.n ok the sons ok it.mi'krax<t anu STATE TEMPERANCE CONVKN-nON
Dear Banner -•—Some time ago, I
promised to post your renders, us to
ihestute of Brunswick Division. At
present, I will only redeem mv promise
in part, reserving for u future commu
nication the history of the Division and
some reflections on the necessity for
legislation against iiiternperuoce.
This Division wasins'iiutsd at Bruns
wick, Ga.. in June 1800. And, al
though it has steadily received acces
sion, it has been forced, from time to
time to lop oil* the unfruitful branches.
It is still a flourishing Division und ex
erts a healthy influence over this com
munity and a considerable portion of
the county ; indeed it has quite a uunt
berol friends and well-wishers in near
!ly the whole county, so much so, that
l am inclined to believe we could vote
old iduhy down, if “liquor or no liquor”
were made the test question here.
Deeds have been recently perpetrated
here, which would tend to hasten sucit
a decision. 1 will record them merely
to show what imperious necessity ex
ists for legislation, apart from tlie ordi
nary evils of intemperance. In June
last, two of our citizens in the country
had been taking a littlo spree, ut a
j friend’s house; while on their return
i homeward they hatched up u small
qcirrcl about nothing, (the very
material all drunkard’s quarrels are
j based on.) The quarrel ended in a
| small battle, during which one of the
| parlies inflicted a mortal wound upon
| the other with a knife. The parties,
as I learn, were oosom friends, and per.
haps would have remained so and avoid
-1 ed iln-ir mutual calamities, if grog had
j not robbed them of reason. The mur
: dercr is a fugitive from justice. The
murdered man, about eight months ago,
j applied for admission into our Division,
Ins application was favorably received,
but like many others addicted lo the
“maddening” howl, who deserve our
sympathy, he could not command suf
ficient firmness to place his foot upon
the monster’s neck and renounce tho
debasing associations of tho tippling
house. Thus perished a noble-minded
man, who once occupied a prominent
position in society. As long us the
present statutory regulations exist, the
State becomes particeps criminis in eve
ry murder that is committed directly
or indirectly through intemperance.—
The State does not tacitly permit, but
actually authorises incarnate demons to
vend the “deadly poison,” knowing full
well the evil consequences that are cer
tainly to follow the traffic. As long
as the State protects and fosters intem
perance, she ought not to punish the
crimes which the inteinperute perpet
uate; and to ho consistent she ought to
abolish capital punishment, sell the
buildings of her Penitentiary, and re
ward the drunken villain—incendiary,
assassinator, &c., for carrying out in i
detail the provisions which our provi
dent legislators have made for his “sen
sual” benefit. Instead, however, of
protecting those whom she has made!
criminals, we find ample provision
made for their commitments, prosecu
tion, conviction, condemnation and
death. Consistency ! thou art a jewel!
Brunswick Sept. 1852.
No 2.
A voice to the Young.
Come with mo to the house of festivi- j
ty. See that young man, of graceful;
form and noble brow, lead forth the j
lovely bride. The light of love is in!
her eye; happiness is an atmosphere
around her; and her heart is brilliant
as a “palace lighted up for a festival.”
Hear him swear in the presence of!
Heaven, to be her protector and friend! I
Mark the smiles of youtlif il expecta-!
tions, and the gratulations of the aged !
And you look, you say : —“Sooner shall
the rose grow poisonous than he!”
Leave them for five short years— ,
until five links of time have been added i
to the chain of Eternity. Return! ap- 1
proach the dwelling ! How changed!
1 liu home ot Love lias become the
abode of sorrow. The merry laugh is
heard no more! The sweet song of
the cheerful wife has been hushed in I
anguish! The tones of the p'ano have
given place to the wailings of the starv
ing child. Already the first-born—
live (luxen-haired daughter—the idol of
happier days, sleeps in the grave.—
i There is the care-worn wife. Agony
land despair is her portion ; hope has
‘bushed i's whisperings, and the gay;
I visions of bliss have passed away tor-;
: ever. And where is the cause ol her I
j woo ? Bathed in drunken pollution—
racked with delirium—fired with thej
j fever of death, there he lies ! There j
; is the husband of happier hours, and !
| the wife of innocence and love. She
kneels at his bedside ! But the Spirit
!of God moves not on the heart of a
! drunken man. “No drunkard shall
I inherit the kingdom of God,” 1. Cor. 6
10. “liew ure of tippling in its first be
ginnings.” ALPHA TAU.
[circular.]
To the Friends o Temperance in’
the State of Alabama
i The Grand Division of th# Sons of
Temperance, at its lute Semi Annual
i Session, held at Decatur, resolved to
call a Convention to meet at Salem, on
; the 24th of November next; *®r the
purpose of consulting as to the best
means for promoting the Tetr.peranoe
’ reformat; n; and appointed a commit
j tee to issue a call and urge upon all
! the friends of the cause, in every part
1 of the State, to meet in Convention, and
aid, by their counsel and co operation,
,in exterminating the great eul of In.
temperance from the land. j
The time has .come, in the history of
this reformation, w hen its friends should
act in concert and have a distinct and
perfect understanding as to the object
to be accomplished, and the mode and <
mariner of accomplishing it. Union of
’ effort and harmony of sentiment arei
necessary, aye, indispthsable, to the j
successful prosecution of any important
enterprise, hut more especially are|
they necessary to the success of a ref- •
orination, which has for its object the!
i extirpation of a fashionable vice which
has entailed untold evils upon society ,
’ and inflicted incalculable injury upon
’ the human race. Through the unti
ring efforts ot the friends of Temper
ance, the public mind has ut length,
been made to apprehend the vast meg
j nitude of this crying evil; and it is be
lieved the people, in their sovereign ca
pacity, are prepared to affirm any wise
and judicious system of operations that
muy be recommended to stay its dire
ano fatal ravages.
At this time, of all others, it is pecu
liarly fitting and proper that the friends
1 of Temperance, of every order and de
nomination, should meet in Convention,
and devise and set oil foot a plan of op
eration, suited to the demands of the
1 age. Let there be, then, u grand rally
jof the friends of Temperance in the
city of Selma, on the 24th of Nnvoin
: her. Let them come from all parts of
• the State. Let the North and the
South, the East and the West, be rep
: resented there by full delegations of
i the wisest, best and most ptudent citi
| zens. Let every organization—wheth
er Temple, Division, Rechabite, Absti
I nence Society, or whether else—be
j there by its delegates to take part in tbe
proceedings and deliberations of the
Convention. In short, let all the
friends of Temperance in the State see j
to it, that every county is represented,.
so that the Convention may be an able, j
dignified, and talented body, whose pro- :
ceedings shall command the respect of j
all the people.
file citizens, with a liberality char
acteristic of their beautiful and flour
ishing city, have issued a cordial invi
tation, end offered the hospitulities of
Selma to all who desire to attend the
Convention. Under these circumstan
ces, may not the Grand Division confi
dently hope to meet a host of friends:
and co-laborers at the Selina Conven-!
tion ? s
Friends of Temperance ! let not our
fond expectations be disappointed, but
let us rally to the council house w ith our I
banners proudly “streaming over us,” i
and one time at least, consult together j
for the promotion of the peace, huppi- j
ness and prosperity of our common race
and country.
R. 11. POWELL, G. W. P.
A. F. PFISTER,
E. M HASTINGS,
B. S. 8188, i
W. B. HARALSON,
J. H. CAMPBELL,
W. S. BURR,
Com. on the part of the Grand bivision, I
S. of T. of Alabama.
All the papers published in the
State, and the “Temperance Banner,”
of Georgia, are respectfully requested
to copy the ahova circular.
Sept. 24, 1852.
~SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Pledge of tlie Sous of Tempe
rjlltce.—l. without reserve, solemnly pledge
my honor as a man that I will neither make,buy,
sell nor use, as a beverage , any Spirituous or
Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
Officers of tlic Griuul Division.
G. L. M’Cleskey, G. W. P. Monroe.
J. S. Pinckarp, G. W. A. Forsyth.
W. S. Williford, G. Scribe, Macon.
E. C. Granniss, G. Treasurer, „
J. E. F.vans, G. Chaplain, „
D. E. Blount, G. Conductor, Clinton.
J. D. Havis, G. Sen. Houston, Cos.
CADETS OF TEMPERANCE.
PLEDGE.
No member shall make, Guy,-sell or use
as a beverage,any spirituous or malt liquors
j wine or cider.
Officers of tlie Grand Section.
J. W. Benson, G. P. Macon.
B. 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.
ivy. P Kino, G. W. Thomuston.
1. O. of Kecliabites.
Officer* of Georgia Dist. Tent, No. 28, loca
ted at Washington, Wilkes Co.,Ga.:
j John R. Smith, D. P. C. R. Washington,
;C. It Hanleiter, D. C.R. Atlanta,
; Rev.G. G. Norman,O. D. R. Washington
i A. 11. Sneed, D R- S. „
E. H. O’Neal, D. F. S.
L. F. Carrington, D. T.
C. W Hancock. D. L. „
Itrvliubite's Fledge.
| I hereby.declare, that I will abstain from all
intoxicating liquors, and will not give, nor offer
them to others, except in religious ordinances,
or when prescribed, in good faith,by a medi
cal practitioner ; I will not engage iu the traf
fic of them, and in all suitable ways will dia
cuunteiißwee the use, sale and manufacture ot
them ; ard to the utmost of nv power, I will
1 ! endeavor to t-preed the principles of abs*>*tence
1 from all intoxicating liquors
wmm,.
PE AFIELD, OCT. 9, t*s9.
To Correspondent*.
“A Trip up the Hudson,” and “I want a
Husband,” shall appear next week.
J-gs” We received this week a list of five
new Subscribers from Spring Place, Mur
ray County.
O. D. of Georgia.
We deem it not amiss again to remind the
Order, that the annual session of the Grand
Division of the S. of T. of Georgia, will
meet in Macon on the 4th Wednesday in
this month. We look to this meeting as
one of the most importances that has ever
occurred in the history of the Order in our
State. The condition of the Order, as well
as the crisis in the Reform itself, renders
the ensuing session of more than ordinary
importance. A full representation from all
the Subordinate Divisions in the State, is
called for; and we trust the number of rep
resentatives will exceed any thing hitherto
witnessed at our annual sessions. Come,
friends, and let us reason together; and let
the measures adopted at the annual session
of the G. D. of Georgia, be worthy the Or
der, and worthy the cause we hava united
to perpetuate.
Temperance Convention In Al- I
abania.
j The call af the Grand Division of Ala- j
j bama, for a Convention of all the friends of j
| Temperance in the State, at Selma, on the
24th November, indicates a feeling of inter- ;
: est in the present state’of the Reform, which
augurs well, and we wish the spirit exhibit
ed in thecal), could be felt in our State.—
That the friends of the Temperance Re
form in Alabama, are alive to the impor
tance of more decisive action than has hith
erto been taken, there can he no question;
and we trust that temperance men in Geor
gia may profit by giving attention to the
reasons assigned for the proposed Conven
in Alabama.
We very cheerfully give place to
tho communication of Mr. Thaddeus Oli
ver, as i! purports to be a reply to an arti
cle published a few weeks back in the Ban
ner. We do not intend to interfere with
our correspondents, farther than we consid
er the interests of the Banner and the taste
of our readers demand. With this under
standing, we feel at liberty to say, that Mr.
O.’s communication, in our judgment, has
very little to do with any question now op
en for discussion through the columns of
the Banner. We must further say, that
Mr. O. appears to have very little acquain
tance with the doings of the State Temper
ance Convention of Georgia, or with its
membership. Judge L. was not at the Con
vention in Newnan; neither was that body
“a Convention of the S. ofT.” AS. of T.
attending a Convention, and the body itself
being “a Convention of the S. of T.” to us
! are tilings widely differell*.
j We publish below the Resolutions as
! passed by the Convention, upon the sub
i ject of legislation upon the liquor traffic,
land if Mr. Oliver,or any other person, will
| take up the resolutions, and show, or at-
I tempt to show, that they are not founded
I upon the principles of truth and right, our
! columns shall be open wide ; but a mere
i bandying of epithets will not find admit
i tance, and to this rule we call the atten
} tion of Mr. Patillo, should he deem a re
j ply to Mr. O. necessary.
Resolved, That the traffic in intoxicating
i drinks as a beverage is an immorality and
! public grievance.
| Resolved, That it is a just and wise exer
’ cise 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 interest toward the duty
and benefit of a legal prohibition ot the Liq
uor-traffic.
No enterprise that has ever been set on
foot Inis more professed friends, than the
temperance reform. The moderate drinker
and the drunkard proclaim it a good thing,
and are ready to give their advice how it
should be carried forward. The distiller,
the doggery keeper,and the wholesale deal
er praise it, and say it has done good, that
they are in favor of it, or at least not oppos
ed to it; and to show the great interest they
feel for its welfare, aro very anxious that
“moral suasion” should be exclusively re
sorted to, to insure its success. Surely,
when every body speaks well of it, and are
so ready to give advice as to how it may be
promoted, the cause ought to prosper, and
one would think, drinking and drunkards
would soon be unknown.
Among the host of advisers, an honorable
Judge of the Superior Court in Delaware,
in a charge to the Grand Jury of one of the
counties, some time ago, thought it incum
bent upon him to do bis part. A writer in
the Philadelphia Standard noticed the charge
to the Jury, soon after its delivery, as fol
lows :
“The learned Judge says that ‘intemper
ance is the prominent cause of most of the
i misery that exists in our society and the
j most fruitful source of crime.’ That ‘more
! than all other causes, this counteracts ora is
j sion to preserve the peace of society.’
He here bears testimony to the evils of
1 intemperance and tells us, also, of the good
1 that lias been done, and then gives, as usual,
advice in the premises. That in his “opin
ion, the remedy tor this evil is beyond the
. reach of legislation.’ That ‘it depends on
I moral force, public sentiment—a wholesome
general feeling, which none so well as the
Grand Jury can disseminate.”
After enumerating the many crimes that
are punishable by indictment and enforcing
1 upon the Grand Jury their duty faithfully to
present,&c., lie tells them Ibat the “most
fruitful source of crime,” i- to be corrected)
by “moral force.” This is sai.l to be un ng
oi improvement, and the idea of a Grand
Jury operating hv moral suasion, i- r rtain
!ly in its character progressive and has tin
merit, at least, of originality; it never occur
red to Coke, Hale, or any of the learned ju
rists who have lived before. Verily, moral
suasion is becoming a poweffa! agent in
| these our days, when it is to be tile correc
tor and only “remedy” for the “rohst fruitful
’ source of crime,” and for that evil which
i ra orc than all others, counteracts the judi
cious efforts of the civil magistrate to pre
serve the peace of society.
The judge is in favor of the gallons for
murder, the pillory for counterfeiting! the
whipping post for stealing, fine and impris
| onrnent for fighting, and moral suasion for
j rumselling, the “fruitful source of these
j crimes.” °Doeshe not know as well as lie
knows he is in existence, that moral suasion
is as ineffectual to prevent rum-selling, as it
| would be to prevent murder, counterfeiting,
! stealing or fighting? Can he fail to see this?
i Then why say the “remedy depends on
moral force?” Why should moral force
! alone be relied upon to correct this great
j crime and legal restriction applied to the
i others? The amount of drinking and con
sequently of drunkenness, in every eommu
| nity. is in proportion to the number ot places
! at which liquor is vended. This is matter
;of universal observation. Will the Judge
venture the asseriion that proper legislation
I would hot check the sale by lessening the
i number of venders? Is there a man in the
State who will say this? If legislation
| would he so very inoperative, why is it that
• venders are so generally opposed to it?
| But if, in the language of the Judge, in
i temperance he the “prominent-cause of most
of the misery that exists in our society,”
’ what a fearful amount of moral responsibili
i iy must rest upon him and upon all especi
ally who have influence, to make sacrifices
I and to use untiring exertion to relieve socie
ty from such an evil. He says “a great deal
lias been done.” But how much “moral
force,” in illation to the matter, has he ex
erted? Does lie pretend to go near a tem
perance meeting? and ean lie say that lie
has even given up the use of that which
“biteth like a serpant and slingeth like an
adder?” If he meant to aid the cause in the
charge to the Grand Jury, alas, such aid as
that charge to the venders, society may well
ask to be delivered from. He may expect
his charge, as was the opinion of the Court
on the license question, to be kept for sale
in bar-rooms and grogeries. It strikes deep
ly at the very measure and the only meas
ure, that ever ean or will protect society
from this “prominent cause of most of the
misery” that exists in it.
He, nor any other man, will pretend to
say, that counterfeiting and stealing are the
“prominent cause of most of the misery that
exists in our society;” why then did he not,
in the same charge, advocate the principles
that law against counterfeiting and stealing
should he repealed and those crimes left to
be corrected by a “wholesome general feel
ing” and that the Grand Juries hereafter,
should “disseminate” that feeling? Such a
charge would have been highly popular vvi.h
counterfeiters and thieves, hut not more so,
than the charge delivered will be with the
venders of intoxicating drinks.”
Cass County.
The Grand Jury of Cass County, for the j
2nd week of Sept. Term of tile Superior
Court, made the following Presentments, j
The Presentments of the first week, we ‘
have not seen, but suppose they were equal
ly condemnatory of the License System , I
“To the sentiments contained in the re
port of Inst week, relative to intemperance,
We hesitate not to give our hearty approval.
Nor do we refrain from adding our unqua
lified opposition to the license law, so long
disgracing our statute books, and to the re
tail of ardent spirits in any manner, save tor
mechanical or medical purposes. As an oo
occupation, it is wholly uncalled for by any
necessily of man or society, and there is no
moral standard by which to vindicate the i
business of the grog dealer. Jt does not
; return a valuable consideration to tile buyer, !
! but gives him that which is exceedingly del- j
! rimental to himself and society. It does 1
; not promote the welfare of the community,
j but is the unquestionable source of about
j nine-tenths of ail the crime that is commit
| tod, and of the expense and litigation grow
| ing out of it. It occasions pauperism and
misery; makes widows and orphans; cor
rupts the morals and enfeebles the intellect.
It is the parent of a large portion of disease;
and often furnishes the most troublesome
obstacle to its successful treatment. It de
stroys gentleness, generates brutality, and
converts the amiable citizen into the lawless
madman. It ruins reputation, destroys con
fidence in human integrity, and occasions
pecuniary embarrassment. It peoples our
prisons, poor-houses and asylums. It is
the tool of tho aspiring demagogue to de
fraud the people of their votes—thus im
pairing the elective franchise, and convert
ing into the merest burlesque and shame
the boasted privilege of choosing our rulers.
It not unfrequently infests the bar, the bench
and the Jury, and thereby perverts the ad
ministration of justice. It reaches our leg
islative assemblies, invades the pulpit, and
desecrates the altars of Christianity. It en
snares the youth of the country, encourages
dissipation, and opposes education. It
makes annually in the United Slates 300,000
! drunkards—of whom 75,000 are criminals,
’ 6CO insane, 200,000 paupers, and 30,000 of
; whom find a drunkard’s grave—noitomen-
: tion the incalculable evil growing out of it
1 to the families of the victims, and the litiga
tion and taxation, all of which is borne by
the sober &. industrious citizen. It costs the
country annually $100,000,000, for which
there is no compensation but poverty, want,
curses, loathsomenesss and tears. The
amount of money thus annually expended,
is probably more than sufficient to defray
the expenses of government of every State
* in the Union, to relieve the people of all tax
| ation, and furnish an antpie fund for theed
! ueation of every poor child in the land.—
For these considerations, not less true than
startling, and for numerous others that
might be mentioned, we earnestly request
our representatives in the next Legislature
to promote the passage of an act submitting
to a vote of the people the question, whether
or not il be their will to have a law enacted
suppressing the retail of spirituous lii/uors
in this State 1 This question, it dlscouuec-
I ted with all political contests, and left to the
; calm, sober and unbiassed expression of
1 public sentiment, we confidently believe
will be decided in the affirmative, and the
j -trong arm of the law, in obedience to pop
; ular will, can then Ik-justly exercised in tlie
suppressing of litis “iniquitous and destroy
ing business.”
Harriot County.
At the Sept. Term <i Harris Superior
f'mirr, the following Presentin'ut was
made hy the Grand Jury. We think the •
Jury could have, with great propriety, gone
a little farther, and recommended that the
whole system of “tippling shops” should be
dispen sod with.
While the law tolerates grogshops and
white men visit them, “the negroes” will also
be found there. —“Like master, like man.”
“While we congratulate our fellow citi
zens upon the high state ot public morals
generally, we feel called upon to present
tippling shops as a public grievance, as it is
deplorable to witness the evil effects of these
shops, especially in that of selling or furnish,
ing our negro population with intoxicating
liquors. We ask, and do most earnestly
ami sincerely desire all good citizens to use
their utmost endeavors to put down this un
lawful traffic. We recommend the Magis
trates of each district to keep out an efficient
patrol of good and discreet citizens.”
A. E. Brown.
We received a letter this week, from Mr.
N. E. Brown, enclosing sl, and requesting
us to credit him for Subscription to th
Banner, from Sept. 1,1852, to Sept. 1, 1853.
Mr. Brown dated his letter in Burke Coun
ty, but mentioned no Post-Office. We
have examined every Post-Office in Burke
county, and cannot find Mr. Brown’s name
oil our Books.—Some explanation is nec
essary.
At the late Election for Intendunt nnd
Wardens of Greenville, S. C., the Anti-Li
cense Ticket was successful by an average
vote of nearly double that of the opposing
Ticket. Three eheers for Greenville!
A correspondent informs us that Bro.
Duggak, a lecturer from Tennessee, ad
dressed a large audience at Spring Place, on
the 28th ult. The rumseller came in fora
large share in the address, and was roughly
handled. At night, three petitions were re
ceived by Cohutta Division, ami two were
initiated.
Extract dated,
Monroe, Walton Co.,Ga., Sept. 28, ‘52.
Temperance costs its friends much toil
and effort—some money and a good deal of
persecution, falsely for their zeal in this
good work.
Tiie world is totally depraved—morally
blind to its own best interests, and upon no
: moral reform is it more miserably ignorant
and wrong than upon the subject of total
abstinence from all intoxicating beverages,
Let every friend of sobriety, however,
adopt the motto, “.\il desperandum ,” and
the next generation will reap a far greater
harvest than we w ho are but pioneers in this
glorious cause.
Thanks be unto Heaven, tho Tem
perance cause is making a deep impression
upon the the moral sensibiiilics of the
yuuuger portion of society.
CHARLES 11. DAVIS.
Barnesville, Division, )
No. 249,. S. ofT. (
Uocle Dabney, — Rev. Sir: —We hereby
tender you an invitation to ourvill.ige, to ad
d;esses on the subject of temperance. Please
notify us several days previous to the one
you may set. Because that “iniquity doth
abound,” by which we mean cidur-presses,
eidar-bnrrels, and their elder brethren , “the
love ot many seems to have waxed cold”
and we think that a lit le stimulus , under
existing circumstances, would not. beinUiu
perate.
We indulge the hope that you will favor
us soon as you please.
Yours in L. I*. & F.
A. P. TURNER, J
F. N. BARNES, VCotu
W.C. HOLMES, )
Philadelphia Sept. 29,1852.
Mr. Editor :—During the last few weeks
I have received numerous invitations from
Georgia to make addresses upon the claims
of the lYmporance Reform. We are in tho
midst ol a mighty up teaval of the morul
elements upou that subject; and I am not
surprised that a deep interest is felt thete
about an agency so well calculated to ac
celerate the growing importance of that en
terprising State.
Having been a planter for more than six *
years in Florida, and having therefore nee
esartly passed through many different por
tions ot Georgia and made the acquaintance
ot many of her distinguished citizens, I have
been more than desirous to visit that por
tion of our moral vineyard. You will there
fore confer a favor upon an humble mem
her of the National Division by notifying
! tbe brethren, who have already applied or
who may wish to apply far my services,
through your excellent paper, that I shall
labor, during the month of November, in
! Western North Carolina, and afterward in
Georgia. State to them that moreover,
j that James M. Edney, the Editor of the
! Ashville Messenger, at Ashville, N. C., is
1 entrusted with the making of my appoint
ments; and that any further applications
j for my services may be made to him. Mr.
i Edney has received numerous applications,
j from South- Western Virginia and East
I Tennessee, of a similar import, but as I pre
ferto go fartherSuuthduring the months of
December and January, I have requested’
; him to refuse them.
¥SUrs, &e.
PHILIP S. WHITE:
Augusta, Oct. 3d, 1852,
Bro. Urantly, — Sir:—*. The following is’
a list ot the Officers installed on Saturday
night, tbe 2d inst.. of Augusta Division,-
No. 7, S. of T , for the present ukiurte r,
In L. P. &. F.
j A MEMBER?.
Garey F. Parish, W. p. ; William
riterman, W. A ; John G. Coffin, R. S.;
Charles T. Rich, A. R. S.; L. Lataste, F.
| I Geo. Crump. TA NARUS.; David M Wood, C.;
Charles M’A Ulster, A. C.; A. Graves, I.
S., George F. Adams. O. S.; David Wood;
P. W. p.
Augusta Division meets on Saturday
nights at Masonic Hull, second floor, com
’ tneiicing at 7 o’clock, P. M.
EST Since my last report to you I wish to
h-t you know, that Ijaltersted> Division, of
ihi city, is not in existence.
lhe most effectual way to secure
happiness t-j ours.-Iwsfa is to onfer it’
upon • lit r-