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TUK WINTER OK THE HEART.
l.n it never tome upon you. Live so that fj o‘M* 0 ‘ M *
angels may protect you from this terrible evil—the
\> inter Os 111. heart. -LetaochiUint? influence freeze
up the fountains of *yoPflJ BU ' l ,m PP ,ncER in its
depths; no cold burthen settld over its withered
hopes, like -non on the faded flower*, no rude Masts
■•I discontent moan and shriek through its desolated
chambers.
Vour life-path may lead you through trials, which
mi i time seemed utterly to impede your progress,
and shut out the very light of heaven from your
•uixfoiis gaze. Penury may take the place of easej
rind plenty; your luxurious room may be changed j
for an Immble one—the soft couch for a straw pallet i
- the rich viands for the coarse Ibod of the poor.
Summer friends may forsake you, and the unpilying
world pass you, with scarcely a look or word of com
passion.
You may bo forced to toil wearily, steadily on, to
i mn a livelihood; you may encounter fraud and the
b.’i a avarice that would extort the last farthing, till
you well nigh turn in disgust from your fellow
beings, Death may sever the dear ties that hind
you tu earth and leave you in tearful darkness.—
That noble, manly boy, the sole hope of your dedi
ning years, may be taken from you while your spirit
r-liugs to him with a wild tenacity, which even the
shadow of the tomb cannot wholly subdue.
Hut amid all these sorrows, do not come to the
i oneluxion that nobody was ever so deeply afflicted I
a you are, and abandon every anticipation of “bet- J
ter days” in the unknown future. Do not lose your I
faith in human excellence, because your confidence i
has sometimes been betrayed, nor believe that I
friendship is only a delusion, and love a bright plum- 1
turn which glides away from your grasp. I
Do nnl think that you arc fated to be miserable i
In cause yon are disappointed in your expectations, |
and baffled in ymr pursuits. Do not declare that, i
Dud has forsaken you when your way is hedged i
ul,mil with thorns, or repine sinfully when he calls ‘
your dear ones to the land beyond the grave. Keep i
■i holy trust in heaven through every trial; hear ad- <
versify with fortitude, and look upward in hours of ;
temptation and suffering. When your locks are ‘
while, your eyes dim, and your limbs weary; when |
your steps falter on the verge of death’s gloomy i
vale, still retain the freshness and buoyancy of spirit ‘
which will shield you from the winter of the heart, t
HOME,
\ Home I it is the bright, blessed, adorable phan
tom, which sits highest on the sunny horizon that
ginleth life! When shall it bo reached? When
shall it cease to be a glittering dav-dreatn, and be
come fully and fairly yours.
It is not the house, though that may have its
charms; nor the fields, carefully tilled, and streaked
with your own foot paths; nor the trees, though
their shadows l>o to you like that of a great rock in
h weary land; nor yet is it the fire side, with its
sweet blaze play; nor the pictures, which tell you of
loved ones; nor the cherished books*, but, more far
i ban all these—it is the presence! The Lares of
your worship are there: the altar of your confidence
is there; the end of your faith is there; and adorning
it all, and sending your blood in passionate (low, is
the exlaey of the conviction that there, at least, von
are beloved, that there you are understood; that 1
there your errors will meet ever with the gentlest
forgiveness; that there your troubles will be smiled |
away; that there you may unbnrthou your soul, j
fcarles: of harsh, unsympathising cars; and that i
there you may bo entirely and joyfully—yourself!
There may be tie iso of coarse mould—and 1 havo
. eeii such even in the disguise of women—who will i
reckon these feelings, puling sentiment. God pity
them! as they have need of pity.
That image by the Are-side—calm, loving, joyful,
is there still; it goes not, however my spirit tosses
because my wish, and every will, keep it there,
unerring.
lho tire shows through the seryevt, veHow and
warm as a Ivarvesa sum It h; m its best age. and
ib It, age i- Heneit, of „ Jhckefor.
( KYJ IfIIITTK.S OP (OSTI.HF..
Mere is i;y part of our costume, either mule or
female, which has not already passed, from one ex
treme of absurdity to another, and been, most ad
mired at it highest, point Coats have been worn
with voluminous skirts dangling about the wearer's
msl-,ami with scanty laj.pels descending six inches
Mow tho-waist. Coat sleeves at one time fitted
skin-tight; and more than onco have been so w „le ss
to MVeep the ground. Flapped waistcoatwhich in
the time Os George I reached newly to the stock
mg. Were oou cut so short, :ts to Ik: nearer the arm
-1 ‘* l ‘gh. The close-fitting, tightly
trapped in)*#* eomra ~ ludicrously enough with
the trunk hose of tl.o sixteenth century, stufled out
“ ,tU “ w “ r s,x l*° l, uds of bran, to such an extent
‘bat a-n llarlclan manuscript tells us, alterations
,la ' l *” ‘’ the Parliament House, so M to
attord additional acconitnodation for the meiulicrs’
*> at It is related that a fast man of the time, on
to conclude a visit of ceremony, bad the mis
-1 u tmie to damage bis notlier integuments by a pro
tHiding nail in bis chair, so that by the time ho
gained tbe door the escape of brim was go rapid a.s
< u,VI ‘ l lapse. It may have been that similar
mi* t.p caused tbe substition of wool or hair for
‘o.m which afterwards became common.
l shrewd devil.
In Afghanistan, a country abounding in legends,
there is U,w to the effect that Satan entered into a
- l wul, the poop), to teach them cultivate I
2'IT < fr “ ilS ’ U “ P"**** to
1 .between them. The Urgain I wing nW(lo
’ ' ,Ml P> ri'*>v4 by the la)Kir of the m-onlo *
Satan produced bis seed, which in doe course chJ
V rT i , 7 s ’ •* wr vegetable* the I
\’ 01 W ‘V cl * ,M * “' VV> th ” ”* >uni! AVhen the I
’ po--.k p aee, the [osipß. ~ |h| , r
look that winch wu aixwc the i
si
“i then lots, upon which Satan with. n .
-
’ *7 , were to Uk, all tl'ie produce lx-
This tinu- the davit had sown wheat I
nothing
JuabtcV (SMu>,
1 - - •
! For the Banner.
. poi-l L.Ut gallantry.
, Ladies always feel grateful flu-gallantry -hut stop
I l inn t tell you what I mean. Vou need not think
i you are a great beau, because you can be so nssid-
I nous in your rum fdimen lory visits; ottering your
services on nil occasions; w ben you feel assured they
, will not be required; making yourself generally use
ful, or pouring out an effusion of nonsense in the
ears of every “adorable divine,” whom chance may
(throw in your pathway. We don’t expect you —
yes, we do, for ithas become rustmoary uow-a-days,
i but, we do not aa/it you continually at our elbows
saying “soft tilings,” (for they are the offspring of
lender minds; just as if we were recently eloped from
the moon ; could dine from “mashed turnips,” or
sup from honey dew. Tie more sensible, for some of
us can talk of things sub tantial, even should it be of
the “growing craps,’’ “hard rains,” or the “price of
bacon.” Do not waste your gallantry. No lady
cares to have you make an exhibition of your predi
lection for her, especially iu the presence of the com
pany who may be convened at some social gather
ing. Do not, lor peace’s sake, monopolize as though
you were the best of the crowd. You should not
take too long n promenade, fearing some other ac
quaintance may step in. We dislike monotony.
“Variety is the spice of our lives.” Never be in a
hurry to get. to the table, become .jealous, because
you can’t go with (he one you wish. Your labor is
lost, for you get no thanks for it. Above all things
else, never become so polite as to wish to “relieve” a
lady of her fan—she knows best how to use it, but
hates to deny you. She does not care to have you
put the corners unlhoughted/y between your tobac
coedlips as she may sometime use it when she would
prefer it to be free from all disagreeable odors. Never
use cloves or orris root, tobacco or—whisky. Tie
sober, be temperate, and then, mat/ be, “you will do.”
This is not oil, but enough, for 1/ you wish to know
more, hr a Caudle, worry a Caudle, and act the
Caudle—but you must not infringe on her rights—
you must not lecture on loud laughing. Say not a
word about the cost of that ice-cream—or those su
gar-plums—but ‘fork up like a clever fellow’— put on
a satisfied air; bow most graciously and simper out
“I am sorry but I urn —am compelled to be present
at the meeting of the “Knights,” as wc are to initi
ate . FIDELIA FEW.
THE TrTe*H IFE.
She is no true wife who sustains not her husband
in the day of calamity; who Is not, when the wot Id’s
great frown makes the heart chill with anguish, his
guardian angel, growing brighter and more beauti
ful as misfortunes crowd along his path. Thou is
the time for trial ol her gentleness; then is the time
for testing whether the sweetness of her temper
beams only with a transient light, and, like the
steady glory of the morning star, shines as brightly
under lhe clouds, lias she smiles just as charming?
Does she say, “Affliction cannot touch our purity,
ami should not quench our love?” Does she try by
happy little inventions to lilt from his sensitive spirit
the burden of thought?
I hero are wives—-no, there are beings—who,
whtn dark hours route, fall to repining and upbraid
ing; thus adding to outside anxiety the harrowing
scenes of domestic strife, as if all the blame iu the
woild would make one hair white or black, or
j change the decree gone litrih. Such know not that
our darkness is Heaven’s light—our trials are but
steps in a golden ladder, by which, if we right as
cend, we may at last gain that eternal light, and
bathe forever in its fullness and beauty.
“Is that all ?” and the gentle face of the wife
beamed with joy. Her husband had been on the
vetge ot distraction—all bis earthly possessions were
gone, and ho (eared the result of her knowledge, she
had been sm tenderly cared for all her life! But,
sajs I ring’s tieuutiful story a “friend advised him to
gite not sleep to his eyes nor slumber lo his eyelids
until, he had unfolded to her all his hapless case.”
And that was her answer, with the smile of an
angel ‘ls that alt f ‘ 1 feared by your sadness it
was worse. Let these things be taken; all this
splendor, let it go* I care not for it; 1 only care for
my husband's love and confidence. You shall for
get in my affection that you ever were in prosperity;
only stiff love me, and I will aid you to hoar these
litite reverses with cheerfulness.”
Sli)l love her! slu- a man must reverence, ay, and
hken her to the very ungels, for such :t woman is a
living revelation of Heaven.
THE LAI GIJ OF tVOMAN.
A woman has no natural gift more bewitching
than a sweet laugh. It is like the sweet sound of
flutes on the water. It leaps from her heart in a
clear, sparkling rill; and the heart that hears ft feels
as it bathed in the cool, exhilarating spring. Have
vou ever pursued an unseen fugitive through trees;
led on by a fairy laugh, now here, now there, now
lost, now found’ AVc have; and wc are pursuing
that wandering voice this day- sometimes it
comes to us in the nddvt of care, or sorrow, or irk
some business; nn3 then wo turn away and listen,
and hear it ringing through the ro<*n like a silver
bell, with [Ha\*r to scare away ihe ill spirits of the
mmd. How much we owe to that sweet laugh! It
tm ns tjio (arose into poetry; it flings showers of sun
sbinevacr the darksome wood in which wc are trav
'bihj. it touches w ith light even our sleep, which is
numoie the image of death, hut i-. consumed with
> r sms that me the shadows of tmniortalitv.
beautiful extract.
’ “ It' o -me 1 blessed my needle for rescuing
, • from the temptations which assail tho other sex’
right and innocent impkM>nt, whether plied
1 over tastctnl luxuries m - - ..
.muns, oi gamaag the poor pittance
j of a day, thou art equally tho friend of her whose
; visions tend to wander amid the regions of higher
attractions and of her whose thoughts are pinned
j'fownt.. the tread mill .ff thy minute progress.—
!S” from cl,,hs midnight revels, a,„id
minor Uessings of woman's lot. ,hon shall not
>h. f0rg0,,,.,,’ SHU oome, and let , hv fairv wand
!.crr:r *”***•*• * i^-
, , gn • M,,! >ovc iMicowncionslv under
—ww
the temperance banner.
the watching by the sick bed of one who has here
tofore toiled for her; still soothe the long, dreary mo
ments of faithful love; and though a tear sometimes
fall on thy point, it shall not gather the rust of de
spair since employment is thy dower.
Cjjf Ccinpfrmiff fanner.
PENFIELD, GEORGIA.
Saturday Mamins, July 21, 1855.
roit nuvr.HKOR,
B. 11. OVER BY,
OF FULTON.
GRAND DIVISION -QUARTERLY MEETING.
The members of the Grand Division will )>enr in
mind that a Quarterly Meeting will he held in Allan
ta.on the last Wednesday (25th) in this month.
A PROHIBITION MASS MEETING
Will be held in Atlanta on Wednesday, the 22d
day of August, to which all are invited. The most
distinguished speakers in the United States will be
present. Come one, come all.
t. D. P. JONES, Ch. Com.
-d
TO THE FRIENDS 01 TEMPERANCE.
Mr. Overby’s nomination has been confirmed by
the Stale Temperance Convention. There is no
longer any doubt about his running. The question
now suggests itself to every thinking man, shall I
throw away my vote by easting it for Mr. Overby ?
You will not throw it away. There are about
100,000 voters in the State. There are some where
in the neighborhood of 40,000 Know Nothings.-
The Democrats say that Overby will beat Andrews.
We do not pretend to say precisely, how many
Know Nothings, or Democrats, or Prohibitionists
there are in Georgia; but this much we can say: in
all probability there will be no election by the peo
ple. In this case it will go into the Legislature.—
Twenty-five good men and true, can do what they
please in the Legislature. They can sit quietly
down, and get just such legislation as they wish.—
Let them only be firm and they can dictate who
shall be Governor. They can say to the two par
ties: gentlemen, whichever one of you w ill guaran
tee to us our measures, shall have our votes Ibr your
man. This course of conduct would bring politi
cians to a juster appreciation of our cause, and force
them to the. performance of at least one patriotic act.
Let every Temperance man, then, vote for Overby,
and give him the largest number of votes possible.
Let us all go to work in the counties to elect Tem
perance men to the Legislature. If we are unable
to elect Prohibitionists by ourselves, let us aid in the
election of such candidates belonging to other par
ties whether they he Know Nothings or Democrats,
as will pledge themselves to support our measures.
If we cannot do this, let us rim Prohibition candi
dates, although we are sure of defeat. If we ac
complish nothing else by this course, we will form
an organization, around which as a nucleus temper
ance men can gather, and we can use the organiza
tion as an auxiliary to aid us in cultivating public
opinion, and in advancing the interests of our cause
in a variety of ways.
Let no Temperance man tail to east his vote for
Overby. Let not. party feeling, or a prospect, of
party triumph deter you from giving your vote for
your own candidate, the exponent of your princi
ples—the man who nobly dared to espouse the
cause of what he knew to he the weak side. No
candidate can have equal claims upon temperance
men with B. 11. Overby. This much is settled, that
every man who is a prohibitionist on principle, is
hound to vote for Overby. There is no other issue
before the people of Georgia that can claim prece
dence of the issue, grog-shops or no grog-shops,
presented by our candidate. If this is true, and
every man must admit it, no Prohibitionist can con
sistently vote for any one else but the nominee of
the Prohibition Convention.
The duty then of our friends in the State, is to
exert themselves to elect Overby; glee him terry
rote that iri eon, and vote for no one else for Gover
nor, w hatever his principles may be. In the coun
ties we should elect our own men, if we can; but if
we cannot, we should give that party its wen that
will agree to give us our meamres. If neither party
will do this, why, we must nominate our own candi
dates, and run them, although we may know that de
feat is inevitable; for although our men may not get
into office, our principles will gel into the minds of
the people, and he silently working out a success,
which sooner or later, will lie manifested.
If the true and tried friends of the cause in Geor
gia, will act upon some such [dan as this, we will
have the legislation we desire, at the next session of’
our Legislature. Friends! think of these things,
and act true to yourselves and your cause. *
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
We were present at the meeting of this body in
Marietta. A full account of the proceedings will he
found in this week’s paper, to which we refer our
readers.
We led home, we confess, with “fear and tremb- ■
ling” for the results of that Convention; hut the
event proved that there was no cause. It had been
whispered that an effort would be made to withdraw
Mr. O’s. name as a candidate, and we knew if it
should lw done, that the cause of Prohibition would
be too dead for any hope of resurrection. But hap
pily for our cause, the result was very different. In
stead of being brought down, Mr. Overby was con- I
firmed by another convention, by a vote of four to j
one We never have, in all our life, witnessed such
intense feelings of pleasure—such lioisterous indica
tions of enthnsiastical approval as were exhibited
when this vote was passed. Young men just conse
crating themselves to the great and glorious work,
sedate, middle-aged men, dignified ministers of the
gospel, old tnen with white heads and trembling
■ voices, all signified their full and hearty assent to
the resolution, with rapturous shouts and long con
tinued applause; and we could plainly see in the
countenances of those old veterans in the temper
ance cause, those who have lal*ored long and faith
fully without reward or the hope of reward, that
; from the depths of their hearts, they “thanked God
! and look courage.”
A- to our own feelings, we never hate felt so
| deep y the grandeur and dignity of our cause; never
i have had such a strong and settled conviction of its
l truths, never felt o sure of its ultimate success, as
we did when wc looked around upon the applaud
| ing crowd and observed the character of those who
; arc the warmest friends of our cause. There could
•be seen the grey-headed fathers of our State, who
, have witnessed for years the terrific ravages of the
’ liquor traffic, and their presence it self testified to
i the magnitude of the evil. There were hone.il, in
telligent, patriotic farmers, who hud left their homes
and firms, to aid with their counsel, and speak a
good word for the eause of hiiinanily. There were
zealous, useful, fit it lif ill ministers of the gospel, who
went up to aid in removing the greatest obstacle to
Christianity, that has ever impeded its progress.—
And on every man's countenance was written ilie
fixed and settled determination, never to cease his
j efforts, until success had been accomplished. In
every flashing eye, on every determined brow, in
every heartfelt shout of applause, there was inspired
prophecy of a glorious victory that w ill he achieved.
.The trembling voire of grey-headed wisdom will
not plead in vain, the earnest prayer of Christian
j men will move the Christian’s God, the tears of suf
i fi ring women and children have been bottled up in
remembrance of their injuries, and as “vials of fierce
wrath” will they be poured upon the head ol the
fell destroyer! Let us be encouraged then, patriots,
philanthropists and Christians, to renew our zeal, lo
strengthen our energies, to redouble our efforts in
I the great cause of Truth, of Justice, of Religion of
j Humanity! *
1
THE MEETING ON SATURDAY.
Without any design of committing ourself either
j lo the Know Nothing or Anti-Know Nothing parties,
! and notwithstanding our paper is exclusively a Tem
perance sheet, we nevertheless feel at liberty lo
comment upon a speech on any subject which may
he delivered in our village.
We had the [deasure on Saturday morning last, of
listening to the Hon. Frank Cone, on the “stump,”
defending the principles of the American party. He
! made an open, fair, and perfectly honest speech, and
we must say, to his credit, that he far surpassed our
expectations. IJe didn’t appear to he so much out
of his element as some of our cotemporaries would
have the people believe, and by no means so much
so as we had expected to find him, and we are forced
to conclude that other sheets in noticing his effoits
in Augusta, did hirn great injustice. AYe believe in
giving every man his dues. His speech in our town
on Saturday last, was an able and conclusive one; he
took no position which he did not clearly establish,
! and did it with plain and stubborn facts; and so
much so, that there was no room for equivocation.—
Many of those who are opposed to the order, were
highly pleased with his speech, and indeed offered
no objections tv it. He took up some of the sec
tions of their platform, and discussed some of the
objections urged against his party in an able man
ner. It may have been an extra effort on the part
of the Judge, but at any rate he made an able
defence of his principles. He had more animation
about him than usual, and displayed more integ
rity than he gets credit for generally. He offered
an intluential argument in favor of his party, by
slating that they would, if in power, undertake the
simplification of the laws of the State, which is in
deed an important and necessary item. The party
that gets into power, let it be which it may, should
consider this [mint. Judge Cone’s speech was very
creditable and the American party should feel proud
of him.
Mr. Billups, of Athens, being present, was called
upon, and responded in a few short, appropriate, and
argumentative remarks.
WHO*'IT I
We understand that one of the candidates for
Governor is in favor of a law prohibiting stump
speaking. Wc are strong friends of prohibition,
but isn’t that going a “ little, too far t” Is it alto
gether Would it not he infring
ing the freedom of speech '< We hope that the can
didates will not get too accommodating. We fear
that the Temperance men, when they get a few
more votes on (heir side, will have to holdback the
politicians, to keep them from prohibiting every
thing. *
PATRIOTISM AND RUSTUTB.
We publish an article in this issue from Rustieus
in answer to Patriotism. We do this in justice to
Judge Andrews. Both of the writers are good Tem
perance men, and if (hey send us any more articles,
had better write them with a more direct reference
to the interests ol our cause, if they wish them pub
lished. *
A GOoi**OTEL.
If you like attentive servants, accommodating
■ proprietors, good fare, clean beds in cool rooms, a
good Hotel convenient to the Railroad, that docs not
stink with whisky, and located in a most delightful
town, we would recommend you to try the Fletcher
House in Marietta. We speak knowingly in this
matter —we have tried it.
MELANCHOLY DEATH.
We regret to h-ain that Mr. (’arson was found dead
on the road leading from Penfield to Greeneslvoro,
on last Friday night. The deceased was a peaceable,
orderly citizen, hut unfortunately was addicted to
habits of intemperance, which no doubt hastened his
end. He was an excellent man, and at one time re
presented some of the upper counties in our State
Legislature. This man was on the Grand Jury last
March, and made a speech in favor of a recommen
dation to prohibit the retail Traffic. He acknowl
edged his intemperate habits, but said he could not
govern h'rs appetite for liquor. He wanted help to
aid him in becoming a tnan again. llow many mis
erable victims of this soul destroying habit would re
joice at the passage of a prohibitory law which would
remove temptation out of their way. How long
shall the monster Intemperance scourge the land?
How long shall he continue to blight the fairest pros
pects for usefulness ? How long will it he before the
people shall rise up to “avenge themselves of their
adversary?” The sad revelations of every day call
[ loudly for Prohibition. *
POPULAR GALLANTRY.
! V\ e would refer gallants to Fidelia’s article on this
| subject, t oiQinenccmenl is coming on, and gallan
try will he “*ll the rage.” Be sure you don't vie
jUte the “prim proprieties.” Take Fidelia’s piece
i along in your pocket, and follow its directions. *
those floht'rs'and peaches.
>\ e would say something about those beautiful
flowers and luscious peaches, for which we are in
debted to some of (he ladies, were it not for the feel
: mgs of our neighbor, the Index. It isn’t every man
that receives presents from the ladies, and wc con
sider it the “refinement of enmity,” for a man who
does get such things, to parade his good luck before
the eyes of a man who is not so fortunate. VYe
shall not forget soon, how vexed our neighbor was,
because we mentioned the watermelons and toasting
ears we had on the 4th. We arc determined to “live
in peace,” if possible, “with all mankind,”and there
fore will not mention the flowers or the pearhe.-.. *
PIANOS! PIANOS I
” There s music in the sighing of a reed,
1 here's music in the gushing of a rill;
There's music in all things;”
Hut wore t specially will it be found in Cotlln's
Pianos. Sec his advertisement in this paper, Grit
his establishment near the United States Hot I, and
you will find there,
“Songs and quavers, roaring, humming,
Guitars and every other sort of strumming.”
If you dislike to give the price say with Dryden,
(lice me some music.”
our^booTtable.
tlodcy's Lady's Bool. —There is no use for us to
say one word in favor of Godey. Every man, wo
man, and child, that has ever read an American news
paper, Knows that he publishes the best magazine
for the Ladies, that is, ever has, or ever will he pub
lished, while he lives. Everybody knows, also, that
he has been puffed, til) he manifest his full share, at
least, of that peculiar weakness called vanitv.
Peterson's Ladies’ National Mag<izine.^- r i\\e
great difference between Peterson and other Month
lies for the ladies, is that it is one dollar cheaper,
and but little, if at all, inferior in the very liest of
our Magazines.
Soil of the South. —This month’s Journal, devo
ted to Agriculture and Horticulture, edited by the
.Messrs. Chambers and C. A. Peabody, Columbus,
Ga., recommends itself to farmers and gardeners.
It is published at the low price of #I.OO per annum.
Each Number is worth the price of it for a year.
Med teal Colley e of Georgia. —The twenty-fourth
course of Lectures in this College, will commence
on the first Monday in November next, with a gene
ral introductory by Professor J. A. Eve.
“As usual with Temperance Conventions, there
was great excitement, disorder, and much angry de
bate.”—Atlanta Intelligencer.
As usual with party papers, there is a good
deal of exaggeration, some misrepresentation and
but precious little truth in the above remark. *
jypThe following we take from a private
letter:
“Mr. Overby recently made a speech in Sanders
ville to quite a large auditory, and everybody, drink
ers and anti-drinkers, appeared perfectly delighted
with the man, and nearly every person, even inclu
ding whisky-suckers, that I heard express their in
tention said they were determined to vote for him.
Overby will gain thousands of voles in Georgia, by
taking the field extensively, that he otherwise would
miss, as his eause is not well understood, and the
Temperance move would he benefited beyond the
most sanguine anticipations. He is the tnan for the
times and no mistake.
STATE TEMPERANCE CONTENTION.
This body assembled in Marietta, on Wednesday,
11th inst., at 10 1-2 o’clock, A. M.
The President called the meeting to order. Pray
er by Dr. Boring.
After some remarks from the President, on the im
portance of the meeting and the necessity of moder
ation in its deliberations, he announced that the Con
vention was ready for business.
Mr. Brantly inquired about the rule for represen
tation. After some remarks Mr. G. B. Haygood
moved to ( nroll the names of appointed delegates. -
Mr. Duryee offered an amendment, whirh was not
accepted. The names of delegates were enrolled.
G. N. Lester offered the following Resolution,
amended by Haygood:
tlesolred, That the names of all pledged Temper
anre men and Prohibitionists present, be enrolled as
members of this Convention, and that the Delegates
from the several counties be entitled, on all questions
that may come before the Convention, to cart the
number of votes that the counties which they repre
sent are entitled to upon joint ballot in the Legisla
ture.
Whirh was passed unanimously.
Mr. Haygood moved the appointment of a Com
mittee to prepare business for the Convention. Af
ter several propositions and some debate, it was de
termined that each Congressional representation
should select among themselves one man for that
Committee. The Committee consisted of A. H. Shu
ford, from the sth ; E. Palmer, from the Bth ; G. B.
Haygood, from the 4th ; J. T. Thweatt, from the -Id;
G. \Y. Garmany, from the Ist; J. S. Peterson, Irom
the lith ; and G. J. Pearce, from the 7th.
This Committee having retired, it was moved that
the Chair appoint a Committee of five to nominate
officers for the ensuing year. The following were
appointed ; C. 11. Duryee, D. Hook, E. Palmer, J. f>.
Peterson and E. A. Steed.
It was then moved that a Committee of Arrange
ments consisting of three should be appointed by the
Chair. The following gentlemen were appointed :
G. N. Lester, F. M. Haygood, and A. E. Marshall.
The Treasurer’s report was then read, from which
it appears that the Convention was indebted to Mr.
Brantly #40.75 for printing. Mr. Garmany moved
the appointment of a Committee of five to take up
collection to pay the debt, which was done. The
Committee consisted of Garmany, Gresham, Jones.
Lester and Norcros^.
A motion was made by Dr. Hook to invite the la
dies to be present at our meeting. It was then
July