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158 SJKSecsttmtesu* ScrecCton*. non w af, MiPPr. , „i]| g ;, P yon tw oor three good mien, which may he , you to become happier than you would be with out knowing them ; but hh to being completely Up that you ran never bo till you get to Heaven. ‘ The first is, ‘‘Try your best to mak e others hap fly ” <q was never happy,” Haiti a certain king, “till I began to take pleasure in the welfare of iny peo ; but ever since then, in the darkest day, I have had sunshine in my heart” Mv second rule is, “Jte content with little. I here ure many good reasons for this rule. h\ e deserve but little, we require but little, and ‘'better is little, w : th the fear rfOnd, than great treasures, and trou ble therewith.” Two men were determined to be rich, but they vet about it in different ways ; for the one strove to raise up bis means to bis desires, while the other did his host to bring down his desires to his means. The result was, the one who coveted much always repining, while ho who desired but little whs always contented. Mv third rule is, “Look on the sunny sido of things. Look up with hopeful eyes, Though all things seem forlorn; The sun that sets to-night will rise Again to-morrow morn. The skipping lamb, the singing lark and the leap ing fish tel! us that happiness is not confined to one place, God, in his goodness, has spread it abroad on tb 1 ’ earth, in the air and in ttio waters. Two aged women lived in the same cottage. One was al ways fearing a storm, and the other was id ways look ing fir sunshine. Hardly need 1 say which it was wore a forbidding frown, or which it was whose fare was lighted up with joy. fOUHTSDIP BY LIGHTNINU. We find in the Albany Argus, of August 15th, the following story of a courtship and engagement by telegraph, which is rather “even,” even in this rapid age: Soino time sinec, a >oung this city entered the Morse telegraph office, end requested to be im ‘meted in such of the mysteries of telegraph ing as the operators could or would inform him-- such ns would not interfere with the secrets of the ellicc. The obliging operator proceeded to do so, and in the course of bis instructions explained to the ft- man tl ■ m<itiun oiiera/tdi of writing. It should be known that at one of the stations, west, of tills city, in quite a small but enterprising village, a fe male the school mistress of the village—-is the opc ratoral the telegraph station. While the operator in ibis city was going through liis explanations, the office called Albany, and made a business enquiry, to which an answer was returned by the Albany operator, who, in a profes sional manner, inquired the name of the anxious in quirer, Mid ‘u-nt it, with the gentleman’s compliments ti, her ofli e (which the female bad charge of,! Miss (’ (we mean the operator) replied roturn i : - their compliments, and gave the weather, at The gentleman was “immensely” delighted with the idea of inlet rognting ft person, and that pri se:, , female, one hundred and fifty miles distant, and iln ugh the kindness of the operator addressed sev •. il interogatories toiler, all of wifi,’h were answered in a most gratifying manner. Tbo novice in tele piling was delighted, not to soy enchanted He cal’ and again the next day, and persuaded the opera tor in again summons the office. Again (fid ho enjoy a most delightful teto-a-teto— think of a tete-ateto one hundred and fifty miles re moved ‘ with his charming inconito, for the novice all ahsorhed in Miss C ,as the sequel will I'Tove. For several days did he call and hold eon 'er-with tiie office nnd its very obliging ope rator, each day becoming more and more interested. The subject of discourse was materially changed, in somueh that the Albany operator began to feel in rather a “peculiar predicament,” he being a sort of medium through whiehtwo lovers w ere holding com munication. To be brief, the novice continued to p ”'’ 1,1 !! s ! I ’’’ two weeks, each day growing more int’ rested, tiil at last he put the question, direct and plump, “will you marry me?” The telegraph never hesitate*, it is a fast institution, and those who are renn ted with it become “last.” as if by inhibition. U( lady consented, and the novice, a few days after, “, nt ,0 • claimed his hride, and was married.— 1 ne parties are now residents of this city. THE I.KIJIOV OF HONOR. N..p< Aain used to say “That of all the orders that ‘* ‘ “ ,,r created, either in ancient or modern t mc\ there is not one that has been of such udiunt io us t.Minders as the f.egion of Honor. It is my lat, tiw.n’i and my masterpiece. No one now or in fut u c days, can dispute my right to the glory of tcundmg it. lam indebted to it for more than half of mv victories.” Napokon stated what was perfectly true. The , o’ obtaining the cross has been the parent of in* ••".bide acts of valor, many of which are atill un known to the world. Here is one among others, a ‘•(,. ovc drcM he used to take particular delight in relating: 111 the course of the night which preceded the bat "f A UKteriitr, one of my brigadiers wagered his ” at. i with one of In* comrades that he would gain ti* ‘ ross of Honor the following day. In fact in a 1,1 ‘'haw against a very superior force, he pen* *” ’ 'be enemy’s squadrons, kill'd five men with ‘-’ u 1 and and carried off a standard. He was ” e l with blood, especially on bis face, the only ‘’'’ :'■ tof whicJ > bis eyes. As lie was rc g ‘• Ins regiment the Emperor met him and bRIU t A ■..( >:av. do,,* enough for once, tnv friend, go and get your wounds dressed.’’ 5 U cul'Zl'a ’rn’ v' V ‘ ,, r‘ C hisf,ce wi,l ‘tbefiaghe bad •’ m ‘ !’ v• to the Emperor h';jv°Tl" l ’’ ir ’ • (, bit I,t of your enemioa.” ‘"'•ffbt.'dai tb.* answer, said , 1 ‘ ‘* ‘ ‘ vjr (quirtenMiterJ IVi; r > theC,.awf lo ir. ‘* 1 ia tot. affair V ** h ' B WiU ‘ whom he hail bASSS; arrived wounded by a pistol shot, which had been fired at him by a General officer, whom he brought as prison or to the Emperor. “Another Cross of Honor,” said Napoleon, laugh ing. “If things go on in this way, 1 shall either have to suppress the Order, or decorate the whole army.” I gobCca’ GVtte. MELODY l-OK MIMA. Minna's hand is soft arid fair, Happy he who gains tho treasure; Minna’s lip is red and rare, None have sipped its dewy pleasure. As her step, amid tho dances, Now recodes and now advances; Through the waltzer’s winding way Minna w ins tho palm of praise Minna's brow is marble’s hue, Ne’er may error soil its whiteness; Minna’s eye is ocean’s blue, Ne’er may sorrow dim its brightness. When the eye of Minna slumbers, Love should breathe hi* deepest numbers; Bolder noises then should cease Minna dreams the dream of peace. —Jioston Pont. MECHANICS’ HIVES. Sjicrtking of the niiddlii ranks of (if*-, a g-vsi writer observes:—"There wc behold a woman in all her glory ; not a doll to carry silks and jewels; not a puppet to bo flattered by profane adoration, rever enced to-day, discarded to-morrow; always jostled out of tho place which nature and society would as sign her, by sensuality or by contempt; admired,, but not respected— desired, but rmt esteemed; ruling by passion, not affection; imparting her weakness, not her constancy, t*> the sex she would exalt; the source and mirror of vanity. We see her as a wife, partaking the care-* and cheering the anxiety of a husband, dividing his toils by her diligence, spread ing cheerfulness around her for his sake, sharing the decent refinements of the world w ithout being vain of them, placing all her joys and her happiness in tlie man she loves. Asa mother, wo find her the affectionate, the ardent instructress of the children whom .she hrn tended mure their infancy, trained them np to thought mul virtue, to piety and benevo lence; addressing them as rational beings and pre paring them to become men and women in their turn. Mechanics’ daughters make the lest uivis in the world. ’ <•♦*- - THE MINISTRY OF WON.Iff. Not equal to man in rude strength of hone and muscle—not equal in steady grasp of tbo intellect-- but in fineness of tact in the capacity of quiet en durance, and uncomplaining suffering, how natch his’ superior! She has not, she cannot write a poom like Milton, but she can live out, as Lady Franklin did, an epic of nobler elevation. She cannot paint such as manly genius can do, but she can all unob served of tho world, paint upon her soul the immortal virtues of faith and piety, and have a purer madonna than Raphael ever painted, impressed upon her heart. A’ hich is greater,-—the one who express es what others have done,or he who does it himself? - INTERESTING TO THE LADIES. A now material for dresses has made its appear ance ;ri h ranee, and is attracting general attention. The Haris Bulletin of Fashion says: “It is made from a plant which grows luxuriantly in tho South of France and Germany, the fibre of which is of so ex quisite a fineness that one thread measuring one mile in length weighed less than one grains. A complete dress for August, made for the Empress Eugenie, with double skirt ami all the appurtenances, weighed less than ono ounce 1 It is firm and wonderfully strong, and proves cheaper in the end than any oth er lintcjial for the ladies yet known.” The ladies on this side of the water will Is- impatient to see some of this material. TAKING .V POSITION. Joe Dovetail bad a w ife, a strong-minded wife.— She looked upon Joe as a sort of necessary evil, treat ing him very much as the lady did her husband on the North l iver steamboat who ventured to object to some of her arrangements for travel, when she shut him up suddenly by telling him in the hearing of a dozen passengers: “Why, what is it to you? It I had known you were going to net so, I would not have brought you along.” llut Joe and Mrs. Dovetail never traveled. They wen- always at home, though Joe was rarely seen there or elsewhere. She had long trained him to the habit of retiring under the bed when company called, and sO familiar was he with that retreat, it was a question whether in default of personal service, a warning to militia training would hold him unless left under the bod; aa being hi* last usual place of abode. During the stay of Mrs. Dovetail's friend*, he occasionally thrust out his head like a turtle, but one glance of the loving eye* of his spouse would send him under, with cold shivers rushing upon hi* hark. One day, as she ws hob-nobbing over the fire with a friend and social glass, Joe thrust out his figure-head, and defied the shake* and frowns of hi* wife, till growing valiently desperate, he sang out: “My dear, you may shake your head just aa much as you pleas.*, but I tell you, ita long as 1 have got the *}‘irU o f a I will peep.” WRINKLES. It is said to have been satisfactorily demonstrated, that every time a wife scolds her husband, she adds a termite in hrrj / It j, thought the announce- i ment of this tact wit! have a most salutary effect, cs- ’ pseially us it is understood that every time a wife j smiles upon her husband it will rector. on* or - the old ! wrinkle*/ tF”Mrv Pepper got the better of the i*hilo#ophcr, j the other day, in arguing the question whether wo -1 uicu or men talk the most “You say a woman can ‘ talk a niau almost to death,” said Mrs. P., -but I'd like to know if Sam-on didn't jaw a thousand Philia -1 tines to death >” The philosopher gave in, and that very evening presented Mrs. P. with a ticket to a * strawberry festival, where that respectable lady got • j into seventeen sharp dispute and emceed hrrLlf’ , i amasutg'.y. the temperance banner. C|e temperance banner. PENFIELD, GEORGIA. Saturday Morning, October 6, 1855. toh oovt KMm, B. H. OVERBY, 09 KIT.TON. DON’T BEAD THIS. Ah money U getting more plentiful throughout the country, we sincerely trust our delinquent subscri bers w ill send us a little. We are sending each sub scriber's bill enclosed in his paper, and beg of him to give it due attention. HONS OF TEMPERANCE I Read the communication of that whole-souled Pro hibitionist, Joseph Grisham, and don’t forget to act accordingly. COl JtY ELECTION. By reference to the county returns, it will !*;< seen that the entire- American Ticket has been elected.— Overby received a Vetter vote in the county than we expected he would, taking everything into console ration. Party spirit has been very high during the eanva-.-v, anil the consequence was that Overby lost both American aud Anti-American votes. We know in our town and the vicinity, many staunch Prohi bitionists, that did not vote for Overby, who. under other circumstance.', would Vie sure to vote in favor of Prohibition. it nvii be inquirixt, what arc ,rc. to evfns-t at the hand* of iHir RepresentativesV’ We answer, if wc have been informed correctly, the cause of Prohibi tion will not (suffer in the hands of our Representa tive". Hc, however, place very iittio reliance on what we hear about such things, anil shall wait pa tiently to mv our ‘‘Uv-tify their faith by their works.’’ -‘By tlmir works -.hail ye know them.” In the mean while, the friends of the cause; should go to work with renewts] energy, to accom plish the great work which has been so nobly com menced in our county and Stale. VVe have now the foundation siont-s laid, on a firm and solid basis.— Let us go on with the building—i-aise it .-lory, by story, until the beautiful Temple of Prohibition, shall stand as a place of refuge for the suffering thousands in our land. I*.-t no friend of the cause 1-e dis couraged. but let U-* nil go diligently to work, and j that immediately. * ELECTION RETURNS. We. have not received much satisfactory informa tion from different portions of the State, and think it unnecessary to publish the returns we have, since they may be very inaccurate. Hut from all wo can gather, we think there is a itrong probability that Orcrby trill not got ruem than te~t or Ucoho tfum txand majority, in the popular into. But we will speak more fully next week, when we get full returns. TUE USIVERSALHT AKTIfIK, We art sorry to hour that some of our county sub scriber* are condemning u* for u little article pub lished in our lust issue, calling on the Uniu-rsulists to abandon Andrews, and support Overby. We at tached no importance to the article in any way, and were surprised to hoar that any one had taken ex ceptions at it. W e ore not responsible for the views of our correspondent,;, and hope persons, on reading our paper, will distinguish editorials from communi cations, and credit accordingly. (Some considered the article spoken of, an editorial.) W e have endea vored during the campaign to stand aloof from both the political parties, and in no editorial have we spo ken of one without the other. Verbvm natwpienti. Fruiu ll.c Augusta CuantitutiuaaUst * Republic. TO LICENSED RETAILERS. Gentlemen? —The following resolution was unani roously passed by the City Council, at a meeting held i on the 26th of Sept.: Rewired, That His Honor the Mayor he instructed to request the Bar-Room keepers tc have their Bar- Rooms closed on the first Monday in October next, being election day. In accordance with the above resolution, I now earnestly request that you comply with the unani mous wish, and clot** your Bar-Rooms on Monday next, and thereby lend your aid to promote the good order so much to he desired. The a hove resolution and the consequent request an* at the instance of both political parties. It is hojved and believed that all will close on that day. Respectfully, Wm". E. Dkari.vg, Mayor C. A. Why this request of the City Council, that the Bar keepers close their Bar-Rooms on the first Monday in October? The Mayor give* the answer. Because they (the Bar-keepers) would “thereby lend their aid to promote the good order so much to Ih> desired.” On reading this action of the City Council of Augus ta, we could not avoid thinking, that, if order was j promoted by closing the grog-shops for one day, it would be promoted in tin same way, by closing them j everyday. If riots, disorder, and confusion will bo j prevented, by closing up Bar-Room* on one day, why ; might we not very naturally conclude, that the same result* would follow, if they were closed two or three, days, or altogether? If this be a just conclusion,! and none will question it, would it not be a wise, just, and philanthropic policy, to put an end to a vast amount of disorder, strife, quarreling, lighting, and almost every specie* of vice and immorality, by closing up Bar-Rooms and Liquor-Shops- If tLe i friends of Prohibition in the State of Georgia, will unite in ibeir efforts and ilo their dutv to themselves * i and their country, thr time is not far distant, when our ciluuii* will not be subjected to the degradation | of what they have a clear and indmpuUr- I hU right to demand. * 1 CHARMING GAME. The following old fashioned English game, which j held its ow n up to a late j*eriod, was thus performed: | A gentleman put the end of a coil of string into his ’ mouth, gallantly presenting the other end to a select ! young lady; the duty of both -was to absorb the j string with their lip*, uil by degree* they approached i each other, as if attracted by magnetic influence, nnd a kiss, if one could be accomplished, in spite of the j mutual impediment, concluded the affair. Pleasant game! Delightful amusement! Exciting absorption! Strong attra-tion’ Charming conclusion! Moot gloriou* consummation! Just think of iti- Silontly and slowly, hut surely, threading your way, like a slow match, to that sweet percussion, which precedes that most musical of sounds, labial ef/do tion! 1 ndor the influence of stringent measures, drawn irresistibly to the conclusion of such a pleas ant j/uco, Swallowing the only impediment that keeps you from perfect bliss —eatiny your nay to gloiy ! But why waste time talking about it? Give us a string! We are in for ono end—who’ll take tho other? Don't alt speak at once 1 Can’t but two play at a time! We arc ready for a game! Who‘ll absorb the other end? * COMPLIMENTARY Tt> OCR PERSONAL APPEARANCE. It has? been a source of considerable astonishment to us (and our sweetheart) to learn in these latter days, that the impression has been made upon the minds of a eery Uivye majority of our acquaintances that we arc monstrous homily in personal appear ance. imr only consolation is, the huge inconsis tency (in our opinion; between these impressions and those made upon our mind, by our mirror. It may be that our “glass” is cracked, and fails to show up our correct physiognomy; we will examine it “af ter a whilo” and see, but don’t think it is. How such an impression should have gotten abroad, particular ly among the “Fairer Sex,” we are unable to conjec ture, but imagine us compressing ourself into a “quart pot,” or drawing up by the side of a “com mon sixe pumpkin,” when on one occasion having made the same exclamation in tin- presence of it [-ar ty of young Ladies, one of them, in a giggling humor and with it grunt, let ofF in reply, “A'A / I reckon they must of seed you.” But •ayli/u'n.i ! rcor r li*jihle~ -below we give n copy of ft printed circular received a few days since, noti fying ih that we had been promoted to an honorable body styling itself the “ Vgly Club.” We feel some what complimented, ‘‘in a horn” and return our thanks. Picked orum lillihulero ecriyg ttdu m fun nib uc — which literally translated, me-aneth, An isolated member of the /dint species with his caudal appurtenance tonsorially diminished, is >y no means comely to look upon: BUMPER HOTEL, PORT HUDSON,) ABOVH THU HIIX. { To the Anight ‘Vthe Wnful Countenance, Greeting: It affords mo much pleasure* to give you Official in formation of the fact, that the “UGLY CLUB,” (in full meeting assembled.) have elected you a member of the “Hard Favored Fraternity,” and. as merit is over modest, you may perhaps marvel at the high honor conferred upon your Deformed Highness, blit if you will consult your mirror, or some candid friend, j you will be convinced that your “ugliness” is of such j an unequivocal and exalted character as to preclude j j ail possibility of your election being contested, and j j flatly entitles you to a Diploma from the Club ; for, j ; without playing the Courtier or the Aristarchus, we j j unhesitatingly pronounce you the rival cT Hudibras! and ,-Esop in point of—UGLINESS. Prince Harry was Jean; Falstaff was fat; Thireitesj was hunchbacked ; and Siaukenbeuii* was renowned ! for the eminent miscalculation which Nature made ■ of hi* nose—hut it remained for you to unite all spe-i cies of DEroHMirv, and to stand forth the Prince of j “UGLY FELLOWS.” Tn truth, you belong to that j class of individual* who seem to have come into the \ world “in masquerade,” and were Congress to enact a Law, granting a pension to the ugliest man in the Nation, YOU could justly claim the benefit of the Statute, inasmuch as Nature seems to have intended you a* a burlesque upon the species. We hope you will pardon our enthusiasm, when speaking of your personal endowments, for our honorable body can but revert with pleasure to that period when the Spirit of Defer ( ity came rushing upon the wings of the roaring tempest, munificently showering Hail- ! stone* of Ugliness upon your Ancestors—wringing the nose of one to, the left -the other to the right, and twisting into a thousand shapes “the human face divine.” But why multiply words'? for your ugliness is of so inconsiderable a nature, that an attempt to prove its existence would be to point at yonder .Sun, and then say, “fit. smses.” We therefore bid you adieu, with the request that you will favor us with your fictcre, inasmuch as the j portrait of your disproportion would serve as a crowning ornament to our splendid Hall. With much respect, we remain, In the Bond of Ugliness, P. PONDING, Secretary Ugly t'lub. Bv order of D. MOTT Alt, President. To John H. Seals, Esq., Penfteld, Ga. OUR BOOR TABLE. Southern Medical and Surgical Journal, edited by L. A. Dugas, M. I>., and Henry Itossignol, M. IX, Augusta. Ga., i* before us. It i* full of matter inter esting to the profession, and should receive from them a liberal patronage Black irr-od'n Edinburgh Magazine. —The Septem ber number of this famous magazine is punctually 1 on our table. We have read with pleasure the ar- j tide. Note* on Panada and tho North-west States of! America, and a spicy and, we think in the main,; ju*t review of Tennyson’s poem, Maud. Published bv Leonard Scott A Cos., 79 Fulton .street, N. Y. Graham'* American Monthly, with its readable 1 tale* and decidedly well-filled editorial table, is, a* it! always is, when the time comes, on our table. A | glance at it* contents ha* induced us to promise our selves a spare evening, when we will look, through it at our leisure. Published by Abraham H. See, Philadelphia, Utl Chestnut-street. . ertn* *(! per annum. Southern t’ultieator, devoted exclusively to the improvement of Southern Agriculture, is at hand.— j This is an able agricultural journal, and should be j liberally patronized by all farmers who desire to “till j the soil intelligently.” W. S. Jones, Publisher, Au-! gits to, Ga.; Daniel Lee and D. Redmond, Editors. Moronic Signet and Journal, devoted to Frec-Ma- i scnry. Scieiv-i. and General Lib rature, is edited bv ‘ Smiiuel Lawrence, and published at Marietta, Ga.—! It is interesting to tin general reader, as well as to j the member* of the craft. • HOLD HIM! A writer in the Dubuque (Town) Tribune indulges ‘< in the following rhapsody over a certain dancing girl in that village, named *-allie St. Clair: “Her voluptuous form is the fittest setting for her diamond soul. Inspiration quivers down her anow- ; white arm*, and tremble* on her finger ends; p**-’ sion wrestles in her shivering knees, and shudders through her fainting limb* Her soul flickers in ‘ every accent and looms up in every pantomime.” ■■<■ {y*"i introduce a bill for the destruction of w orm-, as the woodpecker said in a stump speech.! ELECTION RETURNS. ‘ The follow mg is the result of the eWtioo holt , i this county on Monday last: 1,1 for oovrrnor, Andrews, K. N., : : : : ; : . Johnson, lYmu, : : : : : ; : Overby, Tem., 4,1 ! : 160 - roR CONGRESS. i Foster, K. N., ; t . j Stephens, Idem., _ _ * * 3-G STATE SENATE. j Cone, K. N., . j Hall, Anti-K. N., : : : . - . ’ . . ‘ ‘ : I Ws BKPRKSENTAT IVES. Lewis, K. N., r- v- ■•••:: 810 Dawson, K. N., : : : j ; ; . . . j Newsom, Anti-K. N., No Removal, , “” Removal, to Atlanta, ; ; : . t ‘ ( to Macon, to Savannah, : : : • • .< tu Augusta, j FASHIONABLE LIKE AND BEAUTIFUL HOMEY IV OTAHEITK. | Ttie IHI m ” f lhe World translate* them j I<min X **•■!’ ,rom * <<-rmaa Journal. It is all about manners, dress, beautiful women, and life j n ( Htt heite. Hauser the violinist, writes: “The people of this island arc exceedingly attractive—fresh, viv*- ci..us', clear and healthy r.s the sir they breathe.- Their noble exj.rvssion rerninds.one of the Caucasian race. I hey go almost naked and are much tattooed. On festivals, however, no one dares to appear in the presence of the Queen without a shirt or over gitr incut. ‘I ho young people, particularly the young women, lire of uncommon beauty, and pure and beau tiful as the Kden that surrounds them. Os Kuropeoa vices they know nothing. As soon as I arrived, I ; was taken to the police. They had no conception of ■ n artist or of cmcrrls. and I was accordingly taken t-i tho Governor, and ordered not to spf*ko word on the way. My nankeen trousers, my coat anil my hat, excited a great sen.sation and loud cries. The Governor received me with French politeness and promised me his patronage. I have not yet seen the ; Queen. She has just given hirlh to a princess and only goes out to church. On Sunday and Monday military music i- played and the boatt ntonde goto walk. There is nothing more funny than these half naked, halt tattooed pcojde. I was inritod to the. Governor’s, where the richest fruits of the island and European dishes w ere served. The wife of the Gov ernor plays the piano and is the only person on the island who ha* this instrument. She sang several | French romance*. A missionary, whoisalsoou organ list, visits me daily. A stile missionaries hare a priut , ing office, my fir.it programme is now being priuted ! in it, anil w ill have a chance, therefore, of figuring in j the island's annals of civilization. (SDteftgtoftL ; Xor the Banner. SONS OK TEMPERANCE, j To the rescue. Meet, organize—Elect Represent atives to the Grand Division, to meet in Macou the 4th Wednesday, 24th inst. Much important Lu.vness to he done. The change of location from Mucon to Atlanta. Election of Grand Officers. Election of Representatives to the N. A. Division to meet at Lexington next June. Election j and support of a Lecturer, art some of the matters | which will require action—send your athole-wuled Overby men. Let us shew the Whisky Demagogues and Antechambers of Hell men, that we live to eon ! quer! The Sons, as now authorized to organize and act, is better calculated to carry on the Temperance reform than any other. Will you “eotne up to the | help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the | mighty. Your* in L. P. A F., JOSEPH GRISHAM. | Canton, Ga., Oct. 1. For the Banner. Mcoemi Editor a—My attention was arrested by the following advertisement of a New York Firm; TURK oils or COGNIAC, WINE AND RUM, With directions, For sale by A. A 8., New York. Perhaps, Mr. Editor, you can inform me what id the nature of the article* thus offered for sale. I must confess, that my knowledge of chemistry does not enable me to comprehend the composition of tho “Oil of Cogniac.” Doubtless, it is some vile admix : tore suggested by the Arch Enemy of man, to draw | the drunkard more rapidly to the pit. Who can con j ceivc the character of the poisonous preparations, ! which these men call oils of Brandy, Wine and Rum? j Notice, also, in small print the emphatic “ with di i reetietm.” With directions for what ? With direc tion*, which shall triable each abandoned Grocery | keeper to make something; tho appearance*, and I perhaps tho taste of which, is like Brandy, Wine and Rum ; and thus hasten their customer* in their down ward eour-o to perdition. Well may the inebriate stop and ponder hi* path. When he puts the cup to his lip* he little dream* whata poisonous draught he i* about to swallow —a draught, which though not so rapid in its action, will be a* suroly fatal as a dose of arsenic or prussic acid. If the Inspired Penman thought it necessary to j warn his fellow-man, to “Look not upon the wine ! when it is red, when it giveth it* color in the cup, j when h tnoveth itself aright,” because “At last it j biteth like a serpent, ami stingeth like an adder,” how much more should wu admonish frail mortal* of 1 <ur day, that their cup, though beautiful to the sight, 1 is filled with worse than the venom of the serpent Messr-. Editor*, I enclose the advertisement allu de*! to, that you may, if you so desire, keep it as an additional proof of the depravity of those who trade . in intoxicating drinks. H i:h host w ishes for the ad vonctment of the cause, I am, yours truly. A SUBSCRIBER. Madison, Ga Vor th*B&no*r. CORRECTION. Afever*. Edi ?->r<, —l see from two communications in your paper of the 18th August and 15th Septem ber, two articles relative to the bar-rooms of this place being opened for the sol* of liquor on the day Mr, Overby address'd the people in this place, after October