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nd the Spirit be not then', and if the Mcrifko off it i
wart be not there, the building has no S OT H- ,c j
inure. of * *oi must have a glory beyond what Solo-,
non’.: .-mining workmen ran giro it, even the I ord .
od, who is “the glory thereof.” j
©£fo.
the impndenre of one Wriggles, who
thus singeth:
This longing after beauty,
This sighing after curls,
This chasing after fashion,
Wherever fashion whirls,
And all that sort of thing, - |
\[ay do for thore that like them
For those devoid of taste,
For those who I,niter diamond', otl
For diamonds made of paste.
And other blockheads.
But to a wife who truly lov.-s,
Whn'd he what she appears,
Who’d spread the sunshine round th, man
I hat keeps away her tears.
And brings her ‘tater home
We'd whisper softly in her ear,
We’d grave it on her heart,
That knowing well to fry a steak.
Meats sentiment and art
A darned night!
THE HIWHUK IV SICKNESS.
In no situation, and under no circumstances, does
the female character appear to such advantage as
when watching beside the bed of sickness. The
chamber of disease may, Indeed, he said to he wo
man's home. We there behold her in her loveliest,
most attractive point of view—firm, without being
harsh; tender, yet not weak; active, yet quiet; gen
tle, patient, uncomplaining, vigilant. Every sympa
thetic feeling, that so peculiarly graces the feminine
character, is there called forth; while the native
strength of mind, w hich has hitherto slumbered in
inactivity, is roused to its fullest energy. With noise- J
leas step she moves about the chamber of the inva- j
lid-—her listening ear ever ready to catch the slight- i
.*t murmur; her quick, kind glance, to interpret the j
miuttered wish, and supply the half formed want. ,
She smooths with careful hand the uneasy pillow
whib supports the aching head, or with cool hand
i.oothes the fevered brow, or proffers (p the glazed
and parching lips the grateful draught, happy if she
meet one kind glance in payment of her labor of love.
IK-re, too, is the low whispered voice, which breathes
oflife and hope—of health instore for happy days
to come; or tells of better and of heavenly rest, !
where neither sorrow nor disease can come -where
the dark power of death no more shall have domin
ion over the frail, suffering, perishable clay. Through
the dim, silent watches of the night, w hen all around
are hushed in sleep, it is here to keep lone vigils, and
to hold communion with her God, and silently lift up
her heart in fervent prayer, for the prolongment of
a life for which she cheerfully sacrifices her own
And even when exhausted nature sinks to brief re
pose, forgetfulness is denied Even in sleep she
‘• ms awake to this ora- great object of bet- cate -
She starts and rises from her slumbers, raises her
•trooping head, watches with dreamy eye the face
du loves, then ‘ink-, again to rest, to stan with e\.
•'! • hime of clock or distant sound, which formerly
had passed unh**atd, or only nerved as a Itillub-i to
tit r Sweet sleep.
V I'll AFTER 0\ IftUSEkETPI vt>.
1 never could see the reason why our smart hou e
kt'epers must ot necessity he Xantippes. I oneo had
tin misfortune to he domesticated during the sum
mer months w ltl one of this genus.
I .hould Ith( to have seen the adventurous spider
that would have d*ied to ply his ( tinning trade in
Mts Carrot’s premised Nobody w.v allowed to
ie. p after daylight hem-ath roof. Kven her old
rooster t row id an hour earlier than the rest of the
neighltors.
“Go ah.-a.Tt,” w.v wr.llen ..n.r.-iy room. Ink
about the establishment
.She gave h.-i ).unhand his hr. ukfast, buttoned him
up in his ov. renal, and put him ...it of the front door
with his tare tow r.h the store in le.-. time than l
hat.- taken to tell it Then she snatches up the six
little Carrot', and scrubs their feces up and down,
without regard to feelings or pug noses, till they
1 hine like a row ofntilkpans.
i lear the track, was In r motto on washing and
uomiig daj She in ter di. w i long hr. alh till the
wash tubs were turned bottom upward again, and
• very article of wearing apparel prinklod, folded,
ironed so replseed on the backs of their respective
owner; It gave in- a stitch in the side to look at
her
A to her “cleanin’ days,” 1 never had the courage
t- witness on.-. 1 used to lie under tfi,- .-.ppletreo in i
tb. orchard (ill she - tltro*.. \ whole platoon of |
ol.li.rs would not have frightened me as much ns !
the virago and her mop.
You should have seen her in her glory on her “ha
hing d)*, | u . r s| wves rolled ti|> to (lie artniuis, ‘
along check apron swathed aromnl her bolster-like
hgiire, the great oven glowing, bitting and spark-!
~!*• in a manner very st.ggoMive ton buy sinner
‘* my * ell Thl ’ >''terminable row- „f greased pk !
plate*, the pans of ‘rough and ready/ gingerbread.!
pork and W. N in an state of 1
!ST: “ J and |
thought the latter would -raise, ’ she it her shin, i j
uurched up within kiss.ug disu, t !
-,7?■ i h ” “.M. L a2d
I I thoug ht die lonlud like a „„ M
The way , m .„ M d„:r,
* y'r. P~UM, coueiiucd
her that I was no longer skeptical on that point
v,i J ’ v’ 8 *“ in winding up
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3- ocV included. 1 rotn that time until Mondav
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PENFIELD, GEORGIA
. xSaiiirda) Morninii. August 25, J 855. j
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I oil ftOVIJKNOII,
B. 11. 0Y E R BY,
OK FULTON.
mr We acknowledge- the reception of $lO, from 1
F. Daniel, for papers scot to his address
uV till: V AND THE lO.VsTJTI’TIU.VUIVJ.
Wo do not know when we have been more amus-1
o<l, than while wo were reading an editorial com- :
men! in the Constitutionalist A Republic, upon an]
answer made by Mr. Overby to a question propound- i
ed to him while speaking in Waynesboro. The j
question was, “What would ho do if elected Govern-!
or, and Congress should refuse to admit Kansas into|
the Union, because she was a slave State?” Mr. j
Overby answered an follows:
“He had not thought much about the matter be-1
fore —but if lie were elected Governor, and this eon-1
lingerie) were io happen, hr j'miht try and do the -
efry hrnt he coo/./, under all the rirrumntanres. He !
would pray to God for assistance—ho would consult ’
the old men of both parlies—he would not consult!
young men; and by the light of the counsel which j
he should receive, he would endeavor to do the host)
he could.”
The Editor then makes the following comment: j
“Prayer is a good thing in its place, and is very j
appropriate in a time of political peril. Hut the eon- 1
tingem-y above suggested, would involve a state of!
facts past praying lor. At least, the people of Geor- j
gia will need a Governor who has some definite opin- 1
ions, and will he prepared for some definite course of
action, ft will be a time when the counsel and the!
services of ti e young men, as well as the old, will j
be desirable.”
When we first read the account of the meeting in j
Waynesboro, we were struck with the similarity he-;
tween it, and an account given in the New Testa- 1
ment. It commences thus: ‘‘Then went the Phari
sees and took, counsel how they might entangle him
in his talk. And they sent unto him their disciples
with the Herodians, saying, .Master, we know that
thou ,ot true, and teachest the way of God in truth,
neither carest thou for any man : for thou regardest
not the person of men.” This is the way the politi
cians talked at first aliout Overby. But this account
goes on to say, after the Pharisees had asked a ques
tion, “hut. Jesus perceived their wickedness and said,
Why tempt ye me, ye hyjairrites That last ord,
“hypocrites,” is remarkably suggestive in this con
nection, and Overby could very appropriately have
asked his inquisitors the same question. We learn
that after Jesus had answered their questions j
“when they had heard these words they marveled, j
‘andleft him, and went their way,” and, we have noj
j doubt, told a good many lies about the way the (pies-1
J lions were answered, thus making another point, of j
! similarity between Pharisees and Politicians.
The next thing that engaged mu- attention, in the I
editorial comment, was the dimming ignorance of’
politician; in reference to the efficacy of prayer. We j
did not know before, ihai any “contingency ciaild i
involve a slate of feels past prating for.” We were}
under the impression, that in all circumstances, I
when all other means had tailed, prayer was the last;
resorr. We have alway, thought that “it is never j
too hill to pray , ’ and when human agency can ac
complish the least, then is tin* greatest necessity
for pi A) er. But we are now blessed with a “new
light on the “efficacy ot prayer, and following the
guidance ot this light, we would recommend praying
people to quit spending their breath so foolishly,
and in any emergency relv upon Johnson and the
Democratic party to bring them through safely, lit
ordinary case - , w hen there is nothing mueh u( stake,
{the oi/ivif.io* at fAe.mii/, „r noon thing at that *,:rti \
we suppose there will he no objection to prayer, but!
when important interests arc concerned, (the election I
tg tioh mar,jar iimtniici) it would be better to “pay
tour vows to Johnson and worship the Democracy
\\ here is the agent of the Tract Society?
But the most lamentable part of this comment is i
the - CHreel) concealed sneer -it Mr Overby's reli
gion. What was there in Mr. Overby’s answer to!
(-all forth a sneer? Is it weakness in a man to call j
I tor aid, in any trial, upon Him who holds the “storing J
jin his fists,” and the “waters of the ocean in his|
j j mint zltit is weak, George Washington vvnsj
i weak, for he prayed tor the success of tin .American I
arm. If it is weak, then thousands of the best, no- ■
•'lest and wisest men that have ever lived and tiles- j
ed the hitman race, have been weak. It this is eon-i
j eidered i- an evidence of weakness in onr candidate,
then we, in company with thousands of Christians i
, and patriots in Georgia, rejoice that Overby is weak.
; YYe rejoice that one man can be tbund, who can l
ja candidate, and not sell liimseil, body .and soul, to
the Pi nice ot Darkness —• w ho has the inor.il heloism,
Mo acknowledge in a public speech the God that
! made him, and invoke his assistance. We know’
that a prayer from a candidate for Governor would j
ho an unusual oeeurrenee a curiosity, in the courts (
of heaven, hut angels w ill rejoice at this manly avow-
I °* our candidate, and found upon it the hope that
there i- at. least one candidate lor Governor, who has
; prospects of Heaven, and is striving to avoid that
I plat e to whirl) niosi partisan editors go ; and devils
‘j wiU ‘ ccnhle when they hear of ar, li V iou* candidate,
: for fear that some wonderful improvement in the hu-,
man race, is about to deprive them of what they
j thought was secure -their entailed heritage of of
i hce-seeking demagogues and small-lry politicians.
‘1 emperauee Ih inocrate! t'hrisUan Democrats! do
i you think that it is any objection to Mr. Overby that
i heht * praying man? Will it make him a worse
1 Governor of Georgia because he acknowledges his
! dependence upon the Gnat and All-wise Governor
> ot the I inverse >
fllK OOIRSE OF I“OLITICH\S,
j The course of the politicians in Georgia reminds
L ua Os an anecdote, tliat we have never seen in print
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THE TEMPERANCE BANNER.
and a sheep’’ head, while she went to church neat
by. Soon after she arrived at the church and during
tike sermon, the little boy came running up hastily,
and whispered to his mother, who was sitiing near
tin door, “Mammy, the sheep head’s butting the
dumplings out.” The old lady not wishing the in
formation known to the congregation, winked at the
boy to hush, lie not understanding the signs, whis
pered a little louder, “Mammy, the sheep head’s but
ting the dumplings on*The old lady repeated her
nign.i, but the boy not appreciating her sensibility,
and tearing the los of his dinner, exclaimed in an
audible voice, ‘T'ome, Mammy, there’s no use wink
ing or blinking, for I tell you the sheep head in hat
ting the dumplings out.”
So, at first the people whispered to the politicians
that these prohibitionists were doing harm, but the
leaders knew that silenee was the best remedy, so
they rritiM and hi inlet/ at the movement. But
when we nominated a candidate, and he was endors
ed by another convention, and is growing more pop
ular daily, the papers and politicians are getting
alarmed about the loaves and fishes, and cry out
loudly, it is no use to “wink or blink,” for these fel
lows will take off votes, arid Overby will interfere
with our candidates. We have no doubt, that either
party would be w illing lo give us our measures ao,r,
| if we would give them their man. *
POLITICAL (PINES.
It has been a mooted question tor a long Lime,
whether the “ man made the crisis, or the crisis
made the man.” However, this question may be de
cided, it is very generally conceded that political cri
ses are always made by politicians. But if there is
any doubt as to the truth of the proposition, we
would have only to refer to the history of our own
State for the past few months, to become, thoroughly
convinced.
A few months ago and our people were getting a
long “ pretty much after the sarin- old fashion," —
in fact manifesting considerable indifference as to
the state of Polities—such an indifference as always
proves destructive- to the. hopes of office-seekers, —
when suddenly the tocsin of alarm was sounded—an
“awful crisis” was upon us before we were fairly
awake. We were told if the “honest yeomanry”—
the “ bone and sinew,” did not arouse themselves
from their position of false Security, that otir country
was in danger, that the fatholics had stolen our life
boat, and the pesky foreigners- were “ Imring holes”
in the bottom of the old ship of State. Some of the
crew on board of this excellent old vessel, who had
never witnessed a Pol it Ira! Storm, were terribly
frightened, and began to swear and prat at a terri
ble rate. But the officers who had been managing
the old eraft for the past two years, and were fa
miliar with such storms, told the passengers that it
was all a false alarm—that these fellows who were
getting up this storm were simply wreckers, who de
sired to plunder the ship, and that every patriot was
in duty bound to keep them off
Now amidst all the noise and excitement which
each party is condemning in unmeasured terms the
policy of the other—when every stump orator is
constructing a “ man of straw,” to be demolished
with a “ flourish of trumpets,"—and waving of hats,
and stamping of feet—-when so much bad English is
employed in “piling up the agony” about the “aw
ful crisis” that is now- threatening our beloved coun
try, it I .-hooves thinking men ot all parties to inquire
into th. sc- things, and find out the true state of af
fairs. Are the Catholics about to destroy the gov
ernment 1 ’ Is there half the danger that Know No
thing leaders pretend? Arc the Democrats right,
when they tell us that the Know Nothings will do
us loon- harm than foreigners and Catholics combin
ed ? Now every thinking man knows that all these
points are exaggerated, that each party misrepre
sents and vilifies the other, that the interest mani
fested by leaders of the questions of the day is most
ly pretended, and that the zeal and enthusiasm em
ployed in stump speeches is gotten up for political
purposes.
If these things are so, (and every candid man will
admit it,; where is the itense of all this excitement,
that not only doe 1 not profit, the people, but is fie, i
dodlv injurious in many respects ? What reason is
there in thus growing excited over imaginary evils,
when real evils stare ns in the face? While we are
fighting these political phantoms the monster In
temperance stalks through the land, unrestrained,
unmolested— the most relentlots foe to human happi
ness that has ever v sis; cd. While we are carrying
on this sham fight against enemies, of straw, con
structed by politicians to irritate the public mind,
Alcohol Is doing its work of death and destruction
upon helpless women and children. While we arc
running after political leaders, and preparing to meet
“awful crises, ” this demon enters our homes, and
desolates our hearthstones. How long will it be be
fore the people will see the folly of their eour.-e, and
turn their attention to this great eat evil that curses
our race? *
t NKH IYV K.VFIO.V.
We had the pleasure, a few days since, of seeing]
the model of a “Brace Measure, ” invented by Rev.
J- W . Reid, of f'hilomaih. It is a sliding scale ap-!
plied Cos the common Square, and is employed to dc-.
termine the proper angles for tilting up hraees, raft- !
ers, Ac. Kvery mechanic who has seen it speaks of]
it in the highest terms, as a useful invention. .Mr. ]
Reid has had it patented, and will supply all those
wishing to purchase, with iron or brass “Brace]
Measures.” at reasonable prices, lie has been of
fered, we understand, !#lo,otH> for his right, but re
fuses to sell. It will probably he worth much more i
to him Let every Mechanic try one ot Reid’s Brace. !
Measures. *
IMPROVE* PLOWS.
W'e have seen a Plow made by Noah Warlick, of
La bayou*. Ala., and since we are not a judge of such
things, cn only say, that several experienced, prac
tical farmers, who have railed at our office to see it.
have pronounced it the very thing—a decides! im
provement on the old plans of making that useful im
plement. Any one wishing to see this Plow can do
! s.) by calling at our office.
Speaking of this plow reminds us of Blake's plow,
tliat went without man or horse. IVe have seen this
1 itl°.* tJVoperation frequently, and can say with truth
Oxford,Ga.,Btp. J, iSS4. - % t || -
plow can be constructed, whirl, will do good work
without man or horse, Ik can become convinced, bv
passing the plantation of Blake, the inventor, where
he v, ill probably Urn. Rlaki plow ing a steer.
m it Took table.
I.iti/ihait/h .i, n\ Any one desiring inlbnna
tion about thi. r'toellent ljuartc-ily, can obtain ii by
referring to the advertisement of Scott’s li-publtra
tions, on our 4th page.
Arthur'* JJniiii Uagarim. This Monthly needs
no word of commendation to those w ho are at all no
qualified with American Authors. It is published
in Philadelphia, by ‘I S. \rtlmr ,v Go., at *?•_’ a vom
it’ advance, 4 copies tor one year Send and get it.
IJtHley'n Ltlilf/'n haul,- The f ‘Rsket says, “Gndev’s
Book comprehends every tiling that the most I'astidi
ous lady could desire except a husband.” This “*(•-
rious exception ought he obviated, bv sending
to some joint Inal, ing bachelor editor, and gel Godov
and a weekly paper besides. Wt will send tlt.- Ban
ner and the Lady’s Book for
PE\FIELD HOTEL.
Bv reference to the advertisement, ii will be seen
that Mrs. Stow has consented to open her house for
the accommodation of the traveling public. Our
‘Town will have now, what it has been needing for
| several months—a good Hotel. Those desiring to
visit our place, can now come, with a certainty of ex
cellent accommodations at Mrs. Slow’s House, loca
ted in the central, business part of Town. It is en
tirely unnecessary for us to recommend the house to
those \\ ho know it. To those who have not tried it,
we would say try it, and you will find it one of the
hefd Hotels in the up-country. We speak knowing
ly in this, matter —we try it three times :t day.
EDITOR 11L TORRESPOiVDF.SCK.
Catoosa Si-hinos, Aug. 17th.
In or s tee,l- Having been detained at this place,
by uncontrollable circumstances, mueh longer than I
had anticipated, and being loathe lo leave so de
lightful a retreat any way, I give you a short
communication from the Springs. I write, simply
to relieve myself from the merited censure which
would fall upon me for the notice I made of the par
ty at this place, had it been made under the pres
ent circumstances. There have been accessions to
the female ranks since I last wrote, which, hadl neg
leetctl to mention, (as I did, from the fact that they
were not here,) would have been sufficient ground
upon which to charge me with inability to judge of
female excellence. There are several others whom
I neglected to mention from the fact that l was not
acquainted with them, and I make it a feature in my
nature never to judge of a person, whether in appear
ance or ability before forming their acquaintance, tor
my good old <1 mint-Mother used to teach me that
old proverb that “ pre-tty in an pre-tty doe* } n and it
has become so far interwoven in my nature as to
control me in forming an opinion of the human spe
cies. I arn not one of your weak-minded, frail spec
imens of mortality, bowing the knee of humility,
and “ humble supplication,” before the shrine of
*- beauty,” and sacrificing upon its altar, talent, ’
knowledge, and intfuenee, and 1 may say, eauc nf \
soul.
I very reluctantly admit, however, that beauty 1
wields the sword of power in this our day. The la-!
dy of symmetrical features, bewitching eye.-, raven j
hair, and a nice set of teeth, attracts, and fastens the j
adoration of “ Voting Americans,” with double the!
force that magnatized steel does sic.-l shavings, when !
a De Staol, a t.’aroline Lee Hentz, or a t ‘orrinne in :
genius, are passed as common place women. Oh!:
what an error! Let me sit before a lady for whom 1
nature has not done much in legat'd to personal ap- 1
pearance, and listen to rich sentiments gushing forth
from that homely mouth, see hrillianey of intelleet
illuminating the feature of that <igh/ face, and spark
ling from those eyes, though the rays from them
may cross each other, (cross eym,) see native-born
genius actuating the mind to noble and dignified
themes, and she at once becomes a “paragon of per
fection,’’ assuming the appearance of a ministering j
angel sent to gladden the hearts of men. Lotus;
see exhibitions of that subduing love which God has j
implanted in her bosom to east man’s remembrance !
into a forgetfulness of woman’s first great frailty, i
and we then, and not till then, yield ourself to the |
influence of her charms. But yon perceive, no doubt, ;
that 1 am digressing from my prime topic, but this J
popular folly so engrosses nty mind (hat I might j
dwell upon it until 1 tilled a volume.
To return to the ladies at the Springs. After wri I
ting my first article, many excellent ladies were add- j
ed to the party. Old ’Tennessee furnished many ;
more, specimens ho deserve all the praise, honor, t
and glory that fallen Woman is entitled to; among |
them is Miss Spence, Mis- Ghildreth, and .Miss Bang, :
(she is a Hang-\\\> lady ) from Murfreesboro; Miss
Chedam, Miss Foul, and the Misses Morgan, of
Nashville, all of whum we consider in all candor su- j
perior anti elegant ladies. Many more delightful i
young ladies from ditl’erent porticos of our State have
arrived since I last w rote —as they are ah well know n
j in Georgia, we will simply give their initials; among j
i them are Miss I)., Miss I'., Miss ('., Miss B. and Miss)
i S., of Macon, all of whom art- worthy of all admira-
I tion, and inferior to none. We hate to see the time I
j come for us to leave, for it is seldom we ever meet
i with such an elegant, genteel, and social set of peo
ple We can but say in conclusion that the Catoosa
Springs is a nice place, or in other words, a e-rent
I country. Your sincere friend,
JOHN* 11. SKAI.S.
Kingston, Aug. “Ist. i
1 left the Springs on Sunday morning last, and |
stopped in Calhoun until Monday evening, expecting,
to address the citizens of that place on Temperance,
but finding they had an interesting revival going on ;
in their midst, 1 was afraid some might consider a ,
Speech an intrusion upon their religious exercises, !
consequently I abandoned the idea. 1 found several
strong Temperance nten in Calhoun, who seem to be
very anxious for Overby to succeed ; he will unques
tionably get a good many votes in the county.—
Many of the citizens seemed anxious to hear an ad
dress on Temperance. lamon my wav to Rome.
J. H. .S.
We once knew of a fellow who fancied that
he was a jackass. The beauty of it was. he wasn't
’ much mistaken.
l'l Chicago Journal thus dis.-ourswlh on th,-
Chanl:lr bn- im-.-s ot ‘ifitin-, and w. say mom i,i
hi I * XL, \nthitiij in it’.—
XoriiKi. in ii. f.n i \ ear's bird- no*!• and quit
rt-l-qtiarried filbert* nre nos the only thing'’ in tftr
world ol which ii may In- irnli aid “nothing in it. 1,
A coquette s In-Mi l, anil a bfudieliiG home, a candi
date’- eiirdialily, and a Shvlo. k\ smile- of all these
, iii.ay it • alely Ite pM-iliealed, there nothing in i|.
Nothing in ii, iin-i he ha id, iia- he glances ovei
| <he column- of the daily, and -ees nothing of -.took
o’ exchange no hint v\ hereby he can make cent per
1 cent -no competitor bankrupt.
“Nothing in it,” exclaims the politician, when he
vainly seeks a leader on tin- “State of the Country,”
or the latest card, or the newest, candidate.
“Nothing in it,” murmurs the maiden, when the
• poet s corner is filled up with the rhetoric of pork ;
land llis “marriage head” i crowded out t.\ -'fane)
’ goods at cost.”
| “Nothing in it,” spelts the mourner, as she look:
j over the pages so lull of life and human interests •
tin tribute to “'Nelly who died yesterday—no plaint
j for Jenny w ho languishes to-day
Nothing in fi, laughs the hridc, as her eyes
I dance o\ei tin- columns ; the capitals look liki bride.*-
. maids, the italics an- wullzer, the paragraphs ari
j pauses to the. tune, and she is too happy to read,
i So amid tin to all, the poor Kditor has a thankless
j time ot it. “J le.no /VX-i/’i- pronounced against him
:hy those he respects and those lie loves. ’Tis anat -
, row n! random—a leap in the dark, and when the
: last “prod is read, and the sheets are fluttering like
! auo an leaves upon the press, and he reviews his la
itoo is constrained to say with the rest of the
i world “there’s nothing in it.”
~A letter writer furnishes the following sketch:
“Wehave now,” said he, “been married about?')
years, and have been blessed with seven children :
five of which we have been pained to put in the
ground—the death of four we bore with fortitude,
and consoled ourselves with knowing that we had
done all w ithin our power to make them happy when
well, and relieve them w hen sick. But the wav in
which the other was made ill causes mo mueh sor
row, and although ( had been in the habit nf taking
a ‘lrani occasionally’, and keeping it about me, that
event w ill forovorafter bar the entrance of that peai’i
destroving monster into my dwelling to beguile,
sting, ancl poison my children, and carry me with
remorse to my grave for setting them the example.
I returned in the evening from the city of Houston
with a load of groceries for Dr. . who, after I
told him that my dram lmd been taken regularly out
ot one of hi> barrels through it quill, replied, very
well, open it and let u,-. all have a social suck. My
little boy standing by, hearing the conversation, and
not being asked to drink, thought, 1 suppose, he
would not be slighted, and when we had stepped
aside, went to the barrel and drank as much of the
poison as he could hold. Finding him, soon after,
perfectly prostrated, J laid him in my wagon nml
asked him some questions, blit he only looked up and
unconsciously smiled. 1 asked if he had not been
drinking that mean stuff in the barrel, but his breath
only answered in the affirmative, and his counte
nance seemed to say, ‘but it i- nothing more than t
saw you do.’ The physician told me to carry him
home, and alter he had gone the regular course of a
drunken man, he .-opposed that would be all of it
But it did not appear so; he was delirious that night,
but I soothed my wife by telling her that 1 thought
he would vomit soon, and ‘that w ill be all of it;’ but
I was mistaken, thu next morning violent spasms
came on, and before the Doctor could be had, a mile
and a hall being (he. dustance to Iti.s office, my littic
boy had sunk into his final repose. And with him
only, this was ‘all of it,’ for that undying hatred will
ever dwell in my bosom for that accursed demon
which is chc-ri.-heil in the laps of so many families;
blinding the older who lead the younger ones to de
struction, and which is peopling the blackest regions
of darkness.” And Tte closed his narrative with
something of a sigh w hich seemed to say, May God
arrest, the destroyer in his wide career.
Yours, rio. G. i’ i‘
I ruin the Savannah Journal and Courier.
MR OVERBY \T IRVVTYTO.V.
j .Mrssu-. Lnirni : -As you s. cm to i titeriain a
j charitable inclination towards vonr patron- and cor
respondent-; by publishing such matters of interei.t
jas may he rniurnimicated to you, 1 have thought
| that :t line from our section would not be wholly tin-
I interesting.
To-day, Mr. Overby, the temperance candidate for
Governor, addressed quite, a concourse of the citi
zens of our village and country, and the impression
made by hi- arguments were favorable beyond aIL
reasonable conception.- It was remarked by a Web
jfer Whig- Constitutional Union Southern Rights
• —-Johnson Democrat, “That the only means of go
lfing around Overby’s speech, is to shut both eye
and jump over.’ This, indeed, a great many will
do lor tin- purpose of holding on to old party name.-
! and old affiliations. This, indeed, many will do, con
-1 trarv to the dictati sos patriotism, of Christianity, of
justice, and of right. Yes, many, indeed, will jump
over —may even consign a much loved son to a pr
mature if not an ignominious death, and cause the
hearts of helple-- innocence to bleed at every pore
It would be out of place to recapitulate the many
occurrences of this kind, as I am satisfied that there
iis not a man in Georgia that can trace his lineage
back for a few generations and find that he has not
■ been injured in some- way ot other by liquor. Mr
Overby desired if there wa.- a man before him who
: had never been injured bv it that ho might rise to hi
’ feel—he waited (o see him —had yet to see the first
! one. Not one rose He said he had made eighty
speeches during this canvass —had addressed the
i citizens of more than sixty counties in Georgia—ka -
put file same question on every occasion and not one
j man had ever arose t<> hi.- feet. Tliis is truly r
; frightful reflection, and seems to in* to adduce argil
inent sufficient of itself to enlist the feelings and sup
port Os every lover of progression, of morality, and.
of sobriety. And when we arc reminded of the few
—the precious few—who have been benefited t>y
]the existence of liquor shops, the inducements 1,,r
abolishing tin present buckeye system are vastly in
creased.
! N*o man, I presume, w ill say that he has beet)
August