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122 .T SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE TO CANADA MS COVERED AT NIAGARA FALLS. gentleman who arrived yesterday from the great h r of the world, Niagara, gave us the following “Ijition of how (hoy manage matters in that lo y. When in company with a few friends a t time since, lie put up at one of the principal Is on the American side. After their names had t duly registered, a general voyage, of discovery instituted for the har, hut not discovering a igc of that ancient institution, they applied to book-keeper, who referred them to a gentleman | iding by. This gentleman being informed of ir wants, told them that in consequence of the to Liquor l aw, Hoarder./ could be furnished up that side of the cataract, but that lie would ac npany them into Canada, where they eould get at they called for “Good God!” ejaculated our informant, “my phy i;m has ordered me to take a stimulant two or ire times a day, and is it possible that I must id- emigrate into a monarchial government every ne I have to take physic?” ‘nh,” smilingly replied the other, “we have a w short underground cut to t'auada—follow me;” id hereupon he led them to a flight, of steps, which aving descended, they traversed a passage for a lort distance, and then suddenly emerged into a catand handsomely fitted up bur room, where, in rystal founts, sparkled in all their various hues, the ■('bidden fluids, so recently ostracised by the Scions if the Umpire State. behind the bar were the Gannyinedrs of this sub en ancun retreat, who were discovered to be as au iilit in concocting “cobblers” and “juleps,” as if they officiated above ground. “You no doubt, gentlemen, remarked the conduc tor, after they had taken a drink all round, “have hoard of the itnd< rground railroad to Canada. We .•all this the spiritual avenue to the same place.” Our informant adds that during their stay, the part}’ made frequent acquaintance with the spirits, by means of that shortcut into Canada. BROILED .MACKEREL. I'lio following good Atopy is fold of a member of f (ingress trout Ohio : i be venerable oencrul H—was for several con . (entire years returned to Congress; and us the ho tels nuft hoarding-houses in Washington city in those j lay'--, were nil on a par, or rather below par, the ! .nembers wore in the habit of occupying, year after j .ear, the same rooms. The table of Gen. It V | • eit'ding-houso (which was kept by a widow lady ; and her two daughters) was regularly furnished | .viih .tereotyped dinners, and at one ciul of the j inhte always appeared a broiled mackerel. Gen. ! tt whose, seat was near the fish, bad Razed so j livi|iient.ly upon it, (for it never was touched except | by the cook,) that he knew it all “by heart.” Now, if the distinguished representative had any ! one peculiar virtue, it was an affectionate desire to I make every person and every creature around him happy. In the course of time. Congress adjourned, and Gen. 11 paid his bill to tin widow, and got ready to start for home. The stage stooil at the iionr, and the old gentleman, showing the goodness • a his heart took the widow by the band, and press ,ng it, hade her farewell; than kissing the daughters, aid he would like to see them in Ohio, and furnish them with good husbands, e. Hut even this is not all; the black boys, who stood along the walls, were not forgotten, and grinned as he handed each a sil vei dollar. \s he passed around the breakfast table, which was rot yet “cleared otf,” he saw his old friend the mackerel. The tears came into his eyes, and rais ing it by the Uiil with his finger, parted with it. say- j log; “Well, good bye my old boy; you and 1 have served a long campaign together; but (wiping bis I eyes) 1 suppose we shall meet again next winter! Good-bye!” flic old gentleman rapidly left the house, ami jumping into the stage, rattled otf, and j fortunately for hi- ears, the widow never saw him I again. THE IVOKKI.VU OF rows. Why should not cow> work for their living, asi “'<•!. as other female animal and human?. \\>| were visiting a friend the other day, who owns ai email ‘ rm ami manages it well; and, in the course! o our observations abou bis premises, he called our i attention to a large calf, the largest one w c ever saw i at the early age of two days old. It was beauty. ! \\ e wanted also to see the vow that produced such .mil. He h >;v<d her to us. Sin* was a good-con ditioned cow, but only of the ordinary size. He! ;ben remarked that the cow lielonged to a yoke of j s , which, with two other cows, yoked, had done alibi*, form-work for several years past- battling *> .'*i, drawing sunn . ploughing green -ward, har-’ rowing the ground, hauling manure, ,W. ,le. They 1 .* rki il a* kindly, and wort actively, than oxen, ami i appeared in as good plight, and produced as good l , alvc -. and gv, a- much milk as any In/v cows, that did not work. He i> quite so,*,* that a small farmer, who has no , >;/ heavy work U>do-such as logging, >v had much better keep tom cows, and teach them to work, than to keep two cows only and one >*ke of oxen. The expense is less; he will get more milk, and will be able to perform is much w,.rk Os course, if he works his cows, he will give them i vtrrt keeping; and this- will enable them to giv.- j uiucli milk, whilst they work, a> less wel I-fed and 1 more idle cows will give. The females of our own s|>’ ‘ie* work, end some of them work as hard as 1 men; the females, too. of the hors, genus, equal ; ‘heir mat. !i he other >e\ in the service of mau; ] V\V, should not cow. s also be made to per- j ” ittMidi operations as may be consistent w ith their j tealth and UmYuUhss in other respects’ .r's , li ‘i'nl inltiliiji i.on. t sr \ centl.-tnau l-.arding at one of our hotels— | ,1 j 6 ’ I '■‘•‘•hueys, who can find no-, Bong r., good h .re, -aa at W.” reside— postered i aIH annoyed at the unceasing sneers „, (1 of ! iLnl i n"’ Z* *5* ” accordingly in -9 *: * Z .„ r: ,i f : r iu " nhp^^ ■ everybody he met there. The lend better than in the United States? “>es, I have,” answered the American, looking hard at the cockneys, “I have seen letter Englishmen in land than 1 ever saw in the United States After! this “finisher” the annoyance ceased. | EXCUSE FOR MATRIMONY. “There is,” says Rev. Charles Kingsley, in Black wood, “some excuse to he made for girls who enter j (into matrimony purely from interested motives.— Many of the poor things know perfectly well that, t unless they marry and effect, a settlement for life, j they may be loti in utter indigence; for papa is terri bly extravagant, drowned in debt, and unable to face his bills at Tiristmas. < (thers are not happy under the paternal roof, from which they would be glad to escape on almost any condition. Others are weak in volition, or have been so educated in the article of duty that they dare not express repug nance to anv proposals which may have found favor in the eyes of their mammas. Yet every one of these may have her secret attachment. Always in the background there appears the vision of that slim and curl} youth who danced the polka so delight fully, and whose attentions at the pic-nic were so marked and gratifying. But, then, Clara is pain fully aware that the annual income of unhappy .lu lius is short of one hundred pounds, and that lie has no prospect of making any more. If, indeed, it were five hundred pounds! Rut the age of fairies is gone; and Julius is a man without expectations, and, what is worse, without the ordinary average of brains. So poor Clara, with a heavy sigh, takes farewell ot her day-dreams; and in duo course of time appears, covered with lace, at the, hymeneal altar, to give her troth to a coarse, elderly savage, w ith sandy whiskers, who has cleared an enormous fortune by a successful, speculation in cotton. As for men who marry solely for money, w e cannot find terms strong enough in which to express our con tempt ’] hey, at all events, have no excuse to prof fer for an act of base hypocrisy and degrading sel fishness it fortune by inheritance has been denied them, they can exert their brains; if brains are wanting they have hands, and can work for their daily bread. The sense of independence is among the first of the manly virtues, and the being who barters it tor gold is shortly and emphatieallv a serf.” \ NEW-7.EALA.NP <*LADY.” A young gentleman who left I’reston, in England, above four years ago, thus writes home from Waji danui, in New Zealand, to a friend : “Needlewomen are much wanted in a double capacity; in the first and most important as wives, in the second as dress makers, etc. All young men should marry before emigrating. Many who come out here form matri monial connections with the natives. My partner is ’ a native, and, though faultless in form, bur oomplex- I ion i not more fair than black- in plain language, j she is a woman of color, the exact shade approach* j ing much nearer to polished brown paper or ma- I hogany than anything else I can remember. She j cannot speak English, and is much addicted to what | you would call smoking, hut what she elegantly terms lai tupelu- Vnglioe, food'tobacco. Her hair bangs in negligent gracefulness, and is of a beauti ful and brilliant black. Her eyes arc brown, her person tall and erect, and her carriage faultless and ius dignified as that of any European. From one | ear is suspended a shark’s tooth, and the other is I embellished with a bit of colored worsted. Her feet were never tortured by shoes, nor concealed by stockings; they are as free as when nature formed j them. She swims to perfection, can manage a conoe I in a sea that would appal a London waterman, and jis such an adept at catching fish that Tzaak Walton I would have shrunk in competition with her. I have I been induced to make these remarks, as they will apply to the whole native race. European women ! ;irt ‘ scarce that English and .Maui connections arc | ! little noticed. Iho practice is common; and the dark complexions, naked feet, and bvi tuprhi he | come as familiar as possible. MARA REDMOND. ; Man Redmond was tin- dnughtci of a patriot somewhat distinguished among his neighbors in : I lulndelphia. Many of her relatives were loyalists; | and she w as called among them “the little black eyed ‘ rebel.” -Shi was accustomed to assist several persons I “ ,lo3u hllsh; ‘"' l!J ‘n the American army, to pro j cure intelligence. The despatches w ere usually sent j from their friends by a bov, who carried themstitch ,ed in the back of his coat. He came into the city bringing provisions to market. One morning, when there was some reason to fear he was suspected, and his movements watched by the enemy, Mary under*! took to get the papers in safety from him. She i ; “ <nt a* usual, to the market, and in a pretended game of romps threw her shaw l ove the boy’s head and tints secured the prize. She hastened with the papers to her anxious friends who read them by stealth after the windows had been carefully closed. W hen the news came of Burgoyne’s surrender, and I the whig women were secretly rejoicing, thespright ’ ■>’ B'ri, not dairing to giv< vent openly to her exul tation, put her head tip the chimney ami gave a shout for Gates. PARIS HOWrTS. Bonnets are at the present moment prettier, by l'* r , than they have yet been seen. Madame Lnure i has realty surpassed herself in her paiile dc Hz and! v<r unn velvet, these bonnets have a cachet dc • isnncti.Mi \\\\u \ k lionu others vhu possess; they are j stnnd hut not hanging down behind. Across tlio passe ts laid a.tarretiere of verbena colored velvet, ! cded ° n 1 ‘ l ,h " r su,c “ >*l*ok lace. Another jar ! rC,U ' re f t, ‘’ s;mK ’ *>•’ cwwe*! “ver the pass, a little ; nearer the crow n. On one side close to the brim is | placed a tuft ot scarlet verbena, which creeps over , , the edge to the inside, where ,t extends amid blonde j and quilhug down the side of the f, e. Nothing ; was ever invent,si more elegant than this bonnet | it has l.ecn made in all colors with every other de scr.pt,on oi (lower, but still retains its name of the chapeau v.-rveu*. I.eghorn bonnets have been ;zr '=>■■ “... .s. 1 nm.t vc r.,m,. a trn,< lues bchmd. Some ladies . J’ “* thur warlrobe complete w ithout a Leg- : THE TEMPERANCE BANNER. are beheld, even though not strictly, the fashion. ‘ This year they arc mostly trimmed with daisies and ! small field flow ers, with tendrills of long grass which ! reach to the shoulder, but on one ride only. This j fashion has already crept to the chapeaux d’etoffe, but is not so pretty nor in such good taste as when applied to Leghorn. Madame Noel has brought out a very pretty bonnet, which she calls cerlotte la reine. The foods is of sky blue velvet, and the passe of paille dc riz, round which a wreath of rosea ! pompons creep most gracefully, ending in a bunch of larger roses with long tendrills falling over the t hevolet behind. C|t Cemptranct fanner. PENFIELD, GEOBGIA. Saturday Morning, August t, 1855. FOR GOVERNOR, B. H. OVERBY, or Fn/rov. OUR PAPER FOR THE CAMPAIGN. The order for 50 copies of the Banner, to be .sent to Taylor’s Creek, has been received, and the papers sent. We will scud 50 copies for two months for *IO.OO. A\ e think it would be an excellent plan for the friends of Temperance throughout the State, to fol low the example of our friends at Taylor’s Creek. Our paper is the cheapest temperance paper in the State. We have already sent on for mate rial to enlarge, and in a month wc will issue the largest sheet for a dollar, published in the South.— Friends! we appeal to you. to aid us in circulating Temperance documents among the people. Our ex penses will be increased, our subscription list ought to be hociii-f.I). This could easily be done, if each subscriber would get another. Don’t think we are speaking to vour neighbor, but take our appeal to yourself, and get os one or more subscribers. Our enemies will do aJI they can agaist u.s—in fact they are doing it—what oioht our emend* to do? if you, friends, do not aid us in extending our circu lation, and thus increase our influence and useful ness, who will ? Think of these things and make a little effort, for our paper among your friends. If you cannot send but one, be sure you send that one. We cannot close without returning our thanks to many friends, who have sent us subscribers. We are. rejoiced that there arc some who do not forget us. Our list has been and is increasing rapidly, but so also arc our expenses, and to meet this additional outlay, we must have our list doubled. Shall we ask in vain? BANNER EXTRA—ADDRESS'. AV e give notice that we sow have ready for cir culation 5,000 copies of the Address by the Com mittee, appointed by the Atlanta Convention, and would call upon our friends to aid us in distributing them among the people. It is desirable that every family should have a copy. I the money forwarded by K. Palmer for numbers I of the Address ban not been received. -THE PEVIL AND THE CANDIDATE.” Vi e would direct the attention of our readers to this article on our first page. Read it carefully; it will pay you well for your trouble. There are also several communications under the original head, that our readers would do well to examine with care. Let all our friends lead, reflect, and /><- sure to cirrvl'itt. A single stray Banner m*,y intiuence somebody’s vote. “A FRIEND OK*EMPKRANtE.” A writer in the Chronicle >i Sentinel, with the above signature, has condensed in a very short com munication, a remarkable amount of nonsense, and in the conclusion, having asked a silly question, says, “wc pause for a reply.” If he were to pause until wc thought his article in itself merited a reply, ho would make a period, a full stop, an “awful pause;” but since he has had the brass to say’ boldly, what oihers secretly think and cautiously insinuate, we think it necessary to notice some of his remarks. lie thinks it “strange that the Prohibitionists are about to erect a barrier against the triumphant me <v* °f the American Party, by pressing Overby upon the friends of Temperance.” “Are about to erect a barrier!” SVe have not hemal of any such move ment. We do not oppose the American Party. We nominated Overby for Governor before that party made a nomination, and if any one is to blame, it cannot be the Temperance men. We would have : been glad if they could have supported Overby; but ; it seems they refused to do so. AVo do not think it would be altogether to ask Mr. Overby to come down tor the accommodation of those who manifest so little regard for its and our candidate, as to make such a foolish, unreasonable request We would LT'r to accommodate, hut hope you will excuse us. | This promising “friend of Temperance,” thinks I we ought to go for the American Party, because ■ they go in for putting down bribery and corruption. That these things ought to t*e put down, we think would be pretty generally admitted, but we do not i think that because the American Party disapproves of ! these things, it follows necessarily that they will go j for prohibitory legislation. If the American Party t ; is so friendly to Temperance ns some of its members j : pretend, why was there nothing said in their plat-! | form alamt prohibition ? Now the truth of the mat ter is just this: the American party, as a party, is not friendly to the Temperance cause, and for the consolation of niembers belonging to that pnrtv we w ill add, that wo have just ns little confidence in the Detnoerats ns we have in them. We trust nei i thcr of them as parties; but at the same time we ! hope that there are many men belonging to both of the-* parties who will not allow a feeling of party j • s l’> r 't to place, them in a position antagonistic to the i best interests of society, who will not allow them- ! selves to be the dupes of party leaders; who will re-1 tuse to be gulled by blood and thunder harangues on sb rreotyped . rise#, that have been used for the ! Mmc purpose, until they have grown stale and dis gusting men who will think for themselves and ““^reordinglv —lovers of thoir race who will favor the cause of humanity. This Ls all we hope for from the two political parties. To hope more would be absurd, ridiculous and foolish, with our experience in this matter. But the most amusing part of this communion- j tion is, that the author signs himself “A Friend of Temperance.” Now it does seem to u.s from the tenor of this article, that he is a friend of the Ameri can Party. A friend, of Temperance indeed! Just such friends as he is, have done more to oppose the progress of our cause than the combined attacks of all our open, undisguised enemies. We have no pa tience with Judas kisses—no sort of love for those who use the mask of friendship to employ success fully the assassin’s dagger—not the most remote idea of affiliating with any political party, which mani-; Tests the affection of a pickpocket, to rob us of our votes. From all such friends as this “ friend of Temperance ,” may the “good Lord deliver us,” and all Temperance men; and every prohibitionist we be lieve will respond with a hearty amen ! * MR* OVERBY. We are requested by the friends of onr cause, to invite Mr. Overby to address the citizens of Warren county, at Mt. Gilead Camp Ground on the 15th of August STOP MY PAPER I—CONSISTENCY I Messrs. Editors: —F.nclosod I send you *2.00 fer the Banner. Ido not know how much J am due you, but when my time is out, you may stop mv paper. 1 ain a temperance man, but lam in favor of J udge Andrews for governor. I am in favor of the American Party. Ido not believe honestly Mr. Overby will get ten votes in our county. 1 think for the good of the cause, and for the respect 1 have for Mr. Overby, it would be advisable for him to withdraw. I have been a reader and subscriber of the Banner for some time; at least, before it was printed at Penfield, and I do not wish to take it if it is going to abuse my principles. I have known Judge Andrews for a great while, and I view him as a gentleman and a just Judge, Yours respectfully, Flovd County, Ga., July 20th, 1855. Messrs. Editors :—Enclosed is the sum of $2.00, the amount due for the Temperance Banner, —it may be discontinued. 1 am one of many, who are anxious, for the suc cess of the Temperance cause, to see a coalitiou be tween the temperance party, and the American Party, l’hc candidate of the American party’ was formerly an able and successful lecturer on the sub ject of Temperance. Tn him both causes might bo united and thus secure success; otherwise the de feat of the temperance cause is inevitable. Mr. Overby has certainly been badly advised. I regret the present state of things, as I feel desirous for the success of both causes, and they could, by a coali tion be so easily accomplished, without anv compro mise of principle on either side. Such a sacrifice for principle on the part of Mr. Overby, would win for him many triends, and w r ould probably hereafter secure his elevation. Gordon County, Ga., July 21, 1855. |J3F”“O consistency! thou art a jewel!” It is with deep and sorrowing regret that we are favored with, and compelled to peruse such communications as the above; men professing to he Temperance men, and at the same time cherishing such sentiments, sounds in our ears like grand inconsistency. You are not Temperance men gentlemen, but Know Nothings, devoted to the success of your party— bowing the knee of submission to the rod of Judge Andrews—submerging Temperance and all of its holy attributes beneath the corruptions of party, and party strife. The friendship so honestly expressed towards Mr. Overby, by these men, savors to much of the “bait” of familiarity used by the adept in the art of finger ing other men’s pockets. If you are Temperance men, and have such profound respect for the Tem perance nominee, you are under obligations, in order to maintain your principles, to support him—acts and faith must co-operate, to produce conviction. AVhat do these men expect to accomplish by writing to ns such communications? Do they expect to get Overby down? If so, they are wofully mistaken. Politicians may sneer, and swear, and sweat, and treat to free liquors, hut such tricks cannot avert the overthrow of the temple of blood, nor influence the suffrage of principled men. Pretending Temper ance men may discontinue their Banners, because it does not support Judge Andrews, and because it abuses their principles, but Overby is not coming down; he is “fixed,” and you might as well attempt to avert the angry storm by nailing the ten com mandments to the mast-head of a ship, as to get him to withdraw. Ol ; R BOOK TABLK. Arthur's Home Magazine. —This ever welcome monthly for August is upon our table. Arthur’s n;imc upon a book is a guarantee of good taste and reilnernent. We would not hesitate to place in a la,i t’s hands, any of Arthur’s works. We read his pajiitr every week for a year, and do not recollect a single violation of good taste. Ikrvham'* .Magazine. —This popular American Monthfy is on our table, and as usual, is full of good things. One copy, one year, in advence, $3.00; two copies SK>.OP; five copies, and one to the agent or getter up of the club, $lO. Address, A. H. Lee, 100 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. The American Edition of Blackwood's Magazine. This excellent, far-famed Magazine is published by Leonard Scott A Cos., 70 Fulton-st, entrance 34 Gold street. New York. It and any one of the four Re views can be had for $5.00. Oghthorpe Unirerrity .Magazine. —This is the last number that will appear under the editorial management of the old Editors. The new Editors will now take the chair editorial. We bid farewell j to the old ones, and welcome in the new ones. UarfH e'e Story Book. —No. 9 of this excellent ! monthly is before us. Address, Harper A Brothers, ’ Kranklin Square, New York. I Madison Female College. —We have received a’ j Catalogue of this flowing Institution. The total] i number of pupils is 180. The course of study in- j I dieted bv the catalogue i.> thorough, and the Col-! 1 lege is under the management of an able corps of ! teachers. The Escaped Xun. —We acknowledge the recep tion of this work, which pretends to expose the secrets of Nunneries. Not being much acquainted with convent life, we can t speak as to the truth oi the work; but this much we can safely say, the work will be apt to sell pretty well, on account of the anti catholic feeling now prevalent in our country. It can be obtained from DcWitt <fc Davenport, 16b and 162 Nassau street, New Y'ork. Southern Cultivator. —This ably conducted agri cultural journal is before us. We need liqt speak of its merits. All intelligent farmers ought to knovr more about it than we do. It is published in An gusta, at *I.OO and edited by Prof. Lee and D. JLd rnond. WHOSE FAULT IS IT l We have been annoyed no little lately, with com plaints about the irregularity in the reception of our paper. Who is to blame? The papers are sent from this office regularly. Wc are not in fault— However much our subscribers may be annoyed b\ this irregularity, they cannot regret it more than we do. If any one will tel! us who ought to bear ihe blame, we will take the responsibility to “lay it on to him.” - 11 - RASCALLY! Some contemptible dealer in small rascality im posed upon us, by sending us a notice of the marri age of C. L. Redwine and Miss Charity Orr. We have searched in vain for the manuscript. It had, as we thought, a responsible name, and as a matter of course we published it. The man that would do such a trick is none too good to steal. We earnest ly hope that he may be discovered and receive the horse-whipping that such petty meanness so richly merits. A LETTER. The following is a copy of a letter found in our neighboring village, and written by a “youngster” from the North. We publish it simply to show the feelings entertained towards us by many of our Northern brethren. When any of us start North we had better keep our eyes open, or else, as our young friend says, they will “fix” us : Greensboro', Ga., April 22d, 1855. Bear Cousin :—l received yours kind letter .some time sinch hut have not been able to answer it be fore for which I seal very sorrey and I ask your par don for not answering you other one but if you new how I was situated you would look over hit and forgii me for I hav know other time but Sun day and so you see I am improving this oppertuneity it is one of thoes lovely day which makes us think of our Creature for all nature looks gay the Flower are all in bloom and the Birds are filling the air with their melodies strains and it is verey warm and has been for some time the Thcmometer has stood at 97 in the shad I call that pretty worm for this time of the year I think soe at least but 1 am en* joying myself very well for their a great maney young Ladies hear of whome acquaintances f have termed which makes more pleasant for mec- but then that know inducement for me to stay South for wee have better and finenor ones at home I like the South on some accounts very well wee have fine wether hear and that is about all and another tiling they are down on all the yankies for that is what they call all of us and we have to be verv careful! what we sav for their was a young man hear from the other day and he happen to sav some thing they did’nt like and they black hime and then ride him on a rail and abused hiru worse than a dog I seen that with my own eyes they have no princi pal about them I wish 1 could git one of them home wee would fix him so you had better stay at home for I shall start in about a month but shall goe round by the west soe you can expect mee soon but you must rite to me soon. Yours Cousin, G. W. CONE. For the Banner. RUM, PURITY AND PATRIOTISM. Messrs. Editors—l have thought for some time that I would take your valuable paper, but have de ferred it until now. But as the great cause of Pro hibition is now before the people of Georgia for their investigation, and as I learned that yon were among its warmest friends and gave the cause your hearty support through the Banner, my desire to read your paper increased, knowing that its columns alwayr contain valuable information. Messrs. Editors, permit me to say to you that tin idea of a prohibitory law with me is by’ no meon c a new one ; it is not a mere creature of the imagir.i tion, it is something real and of vast importance to any people, among whom the ravages of intemper ance have been so .abundant as among- us, the petquC of Georgia. As to the importance of and necessity for such a law in Georgia, no reasonable man who has investigated the subject at all, can, for a moment, doubt. But alas! where are to be found many who, but a few months ago, professed to be the warm friends and strong advocates of prohibition? It was thought by many of its friends and even hoped for by some that the Great American, or more properly, the Great Know Nothing party would incorporate it into their principles, or at least throw around it their support. Rut have they done it ? Will they do it ? Ac cording to present appearances there is no reason to hope for it. But what is their excuse ? Oh ! say they, our candidate, Judge Andrews, is a great cham pion of temperance, and has been for many year*.— So has Governor Johnson, but where is he now? !> reports be true that are current in this part of Geor gia, I should think that if he were called upon to prove his faith by his works, that he would be found exceedingly unsound in his faith. But to the great pretensions of the great American party to temperance and the cause of prohibition.- Arc they sincere ? Are they really prohibitionist at heart ? Why sir, upon the very same principle that the American party are prohibitionists the P e ’ * would be a Christian. Where have we Bnv assurance that they are the true friends of the cause ? If they arc its friends • truth, why are they not in deed? A’ hy do they r.o. espouse the cause? Why do they hold it at arm length, and try to evade the issue by all their hvp critical pretensions. Is this not the case? - ‘ August