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£l)f Zxmts iifr %m\md ~c6IPMBUs7 GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY MOItNING, MARCH 1, 1853. TELEGRAPHIC. Telegraphed Expressly for the Times & Sentinel. Mobile, March 1. Cotton. —Our Cotton market is stiff’, tales to-day amount to 2500. We quote Middling Fair 9 3-4 ; Good Middling 9to 9 1-4 ; Middling 8 5-8 ; Good Ordinary 8 34; Ordinary 7 1-2 to Bc. The Mails. The Western Mail failed entirely, yesterday, beyond Montgomery. We have not ascertained the cause. The Atlanta Convention. We publish to day in full the proceedings of the Anti- Liquor Law Convention, which assembled in Atlanta on the 22d February. Two hundred and forty-eight delegates were in attendance, and forty-five counties were represented. The friends of the movement do not design to mix it up with politics ; the convention resolved to petition the next Legislature to refer the whole matter to the people, and allow each county in the State to determine for itself, whether liquor shall be sold within its limits. The right of the people to petition the Legislature in respect to all matters which affect their interests, will not be denied b}T any sane man in this country ; and there can be no controversy upon this point, either among politicians or editors. Nor do we see any well grounded objection to a reference of the question of license or no license to the people. If the petition for this purpose is signed by a majority of the voters of Georgia, we do not see how any Legislator, be he tem perance man or anti-temperance man, can refuse to concede to the people the guardianship of their own liberties. A refusal to do so would imply a distrust of their capacity for self-government—a concession which no man can make who is at heart a Republican. We therefore commend the action of the Atlanta convention, as wise, judicious, and prudent. They have adopted the only course which is free from objec tion by which the sense of the community on this vi tally important question can be fairly ascertained. The simple question made by them, is this: shall the sense of the people be taken on the liquor traffic ? For this proposition the liquor seller may with propriety vote. The question of license or no license is not involved in it. There is, therefore, no necessity now to discuss it. We will reserve what we have to say in reference to it until the time comes when the people shall be called on to express an authoritative decision upon it. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. The Interior ot Africa—Air. Bowen. It may not be generally konwu that the Southern Baptist Missionary Board has a Missionary station in the interior of Africa, twelve days’ journey from the coast, upon the banks of the Niger. The mission was established by Rev. Mr. Bowen, who has spent two or three years in the work, and is now in America, engaged in a praiseworthy effort to enlarge the mission. He will return to Africa in the fall, and hopes to take out with him five more Missionaries. Our esteemed Inend, Rev. Sanders Dennard, of Barbour county, Ala bama, has resolved to devote his life to this good work, and will return with Rev. Mr. Bowen. We were very much instructed and entertained by a discourse delivered upon the subject of this mission on Sunday night, 27th inst., in the Baptist Church, in in th s city, by Rev. Mr. Bowen; and ns the facts sui ted may bi as new to our readers as they are to us, we propose to give an abstract of his remarks- The Interior of Africa is a high rolling prairie coun- , try, abundantly watered, produces corn, potatoes and the tropical fruits in great profusion, and is as healthy as any other region in the same latitude The people are generally farmers, and cultivate the soil with some success with the hoe ; though numbers of them are mechanics, such as Tailors, Shoemakers, Blacksmiths, Weavers, &c. They wear sh es, panta loons and tunics; are remarkably honest and humane, and treat their women with consideration. They live in houses constructed upon the plan of those so fre quent in Mexico, which sometimes are large enough to contain one hundred inmates. Their cities are large and regularly built, some of them are four by two and a half miles in extent, and contain 60 to 100,000 in habitants. The country is govern ‘d by a King, whose authority is limited by a council of 70 elders, without whose concurrence he can exercise no authority ; crimes are punished by courts of justice and every specific crime has a specific punishment attached. No man, however, can be punished without the consent of the pa triarch of his family. The people believe in one God, and some of them worship him alone, though the national worship is di rected to inferior deities both benign and malignant. The public mind is open to the reception of truth ; the missionary is cordially received by the people, and he is not hindered in his labors by the government. W e do not know ot a more favorable missionary field than that now being opened on the waters of the Niger, and we congratulate the Southern Baptist church upon the success of their enterprise, and hope the necessary aid will be promptly given to Rev. Mr. Bowen to enable him to place his mission on a firm basis. We understand that Yarriba is the chief city of the country above described, and that the population of the Slate is over 600,000. Pu fling. lhe careful reader of the public prints cannot fail to have noticed the unmeasured terms of praise which are applied alike to all things which fall under the Editorial eye. Mr. reminds one editor of Forrest ; Mrs. B. is su perior to Jenny Lind ; C***'s Patent pills are a rover e,£u remedy for all the ills that flesh is heir to; the In fant Drummer is the eighth wonder of the world ! This extravagant tone of oommendation defeats the very end it aims at—it can confer no honor—it makes au edito rial notice valueless. Iliese remarks have been suggested by the Editorial notices which have been called out by the Westminster Renew for January—a work which we have heretofore had occasion to notice, and condemn for its abolitionism. Almost every paper in the South has noticed it editorial ly, and but two that we know of have branded it, though it contains an attack upon us and our institutions as ma lignant as ever was conceived in the pestiferous heart and head of a fanatical Abolitionist. e c..n onl) account for this undistingoishing and mrJul praise of a bad book upon the supposition that they clip their editorial notices of books from Northern papers, or copy the pud which accompanies the wor!> reviewed, as was done to our knowledge iu the case of Webster and Hayne’s speeches. We hope our breth ren of the press will not think us in a bad humor at the present writing. We desire simply to call their atten tion to a crying evil, in the hope that it will be correct ed ; and if not, then to warn the public against a practice which is discreditable to the southern press and highly injurious to southern interests. Air. Lester and the Vespucci Portrait. Amerigo Vespucci, the descendant of the great Ad miral after whom this continent was named, has charg ed C. Edwards Lester with a fraudulent attempt to sell the only portrait in existence of his renowned ancestor, which he deposited in his hands for the purpose of having it placed in the Senate of the United States. It appears from the correspondence published in the New York Tribune on the subject, that the V espucci family are now residents of Florence, in limited eiicurn stances; that they desire to remove to the United States ; and gave the picture to Mr. Lester, to be pre sented to the Senate in the hope that that body would make some provision for the family woithy of the emi nent services of their illustrious progenitor. Probably Mr. Lester may explain his conduct satis faetorily. The correspondence as it now stands rep resents him in a very unenviable light. Test Trip of the Ericsson. In the trip from New York to Washington, the Ca loric ship Ericsson encountered two gales and a heavy sea, and though she pitched her bowsprit under water, with her leeguard immersed, her engines performed with the utmost regularity, the wheels making six and a half turns in a minute, with entire uniformity. The engines were worked 73 hours without being stopped for a moment, or requiring the slightest adjustment. Only one fireman was on duty, at a time, during the whole trip. The consumption of fuel was under five tons in 24 hours. Capt. Sands, of the Navy, who was on board, is delighted with the result : and it is the opin ion of many, that the principle of the new motor is now ‘‘a demonstrated reality.” Election for Alderman. At an election held in this city on the Ist inst., to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of O. P- Danforth, Thomas W. Schoonmaker was elected. The vote stood : T. W. Schoonmaker, - - - 147 Dr. T. Stewart, .... 85 Joseph Kyle, -3 Alastodon Cotton. We learn from the Constitutionalist , that 84 bales of degenerated Mastodon cotton, from the plantation of Geo. MeCalla, Abbeville Dist., S, C., was sold in the Augusta market last week for eleven cents. Gen. Bonham. j We learn from the Greenville Patriot , that the Presi dent has conferred upon this gallant soldier and accomplished gentleman the consulship to Liverpool. Brunswick and Florida Rail Road.— Thomas coun |ty has subscribed $95,000 to this road. The Watch ‘ man thinks the county may be set down for $2 0,000. North Carolina Senator.—The Raleigh (N. C.) | Standard states on the best authority that Gov. Reid has made no appointment of a Senator to succeed Mr. Mangum. ANTI-LIQUOR TRAFFIC CONVENTION. Atlanta, ©a., Tuesday, Feb. ‘2*2d, 1853. FIRST DAY’S SESSION. Pursuant to notice, “The Convention for the | restriction of the Liquor traffic” met in this city, j at 10 o’clock, A. M. The Convention was called to order by W* S. | Williford, of Bibb, on whose motion, Col. John B. Walker, of Morgan, was invited to take the i Chair,for the purposeof temporary organization | of the Convention. , Col. Walker having taken the Chair, at his re quest an appropriate prayer wasjoffered, by the Rev. Dr Lovick Pierce, of Muscogee. On motion of Dabney P Jones, of Coweta, W. S. Williford was requested to act as Secretary. On motion, the Secretary was requested to call the roll of counties, and enroll the names of | delegates, which being done, the following per sons reported their names from the counties an nexed. LIST OF DELEGATES: Baldwin ; James C. Whitaker, S. G. Daniel, C. R. Jewett, G. Macauley. Bibb ; T. A. Brewer, W. S. Williford, S.Land rum, E. H. Myers, JamesTinlay, L. F. W. An drews, A. Cook. Butts ; L. M. Wilson, H. L. Nasworthy, F. M. Britton. j Campbell ; Edward Dean, James Rainwater, Solomon Zellers, C. B Mayfield. Carroll ; D. H Witcher, L. H. Davis, James Baskins, H. H* Johnson, F, D. Palmer. Cass ; R. C. Word, G. W. Kelley, M. A. Higgs. Chatham ; M. Luf burrow, T. W. Lane, C H Duryee, Wm King, Chattooga ; Edwin Jones, J T Finley, j Cherokee ; B H Brewster, Rob’t Hijlhouse, i Joseph Grisham. j Clarke ; John H Lowe, Sr, D W Elder, J P j Holloway, A Woodson, John Moore, John H i Grogan, J C Johnson, Cobb ; J Jones, David Ardis. W J Griffis, G Tennent, W T Skelton, A R White, J W Mur phy, L Simpson, H M Hammett, W P Ander son, E T Hudson, J F Arnold, J L Hendry, J L Rogers, J R Sanges, C A Full wood, B King, Job Rainwater, L P Rainwater. A D Gentry, Wm Sampler, Coireta ; D P Jones, J E Robinson, M W Cole, W B Pinson, E D McKinley, C P Rainey Thomas S Collier, Benj Leigh, J V Davis, T L Banks, W J Arnold, P H Skean, A C Russel, W E Talbot, R D Cole, G P Rucker, G C ; Clarke, J G Clarke, J P Taylor, A W Ogilvie, W M Whatley, J E Conyers, J C Mixon, Thomas F Rainy, T S Wright, James Davis, D WC Wence, E'Stafford. DeKalb ; H H Dean, J Norcross, W G For syth, A B Forsyth, Charles D Parr, J N Cra ven, W H Robert, W H Evans, I O McDaniel, J M Born, D Hooke, A G Brewer, W T Bell, R E Oslin, W L Born, J L King, W H Clarke, ; Andrew Wells, Lewis Renneau, Russell Ren 1 neau, J Wells, Thomas Haines, C H Strong, John T Wilson, H F Buchanan, Thomas, D | Emanuel, G G Smith, C H C Willingham. Elbert ; Robert Hester. Fayette ; L L Landrum, J S Shelb J S L Holiday, C G Murphy, V A Gaskilb Robert Murphy, L G Ship, John Murphy. Floyd : H B Ransom, A M LauK Forsyth-, Noah Strong, Arthur Irwin, H D Bell G N Lester. Greene ; Hinto-n Crawford, H Safford, V D Grisham B Brantley. Gwinnett', James Flowers, John Mills, Jr., j Thomas McGuire, J C Patterson, G Anderson, i Hancock ; B T Harris. Harris ; James G Cotton, b M Mosely, Wm Worrill, J E Borders, John J Little. Henry ; W W Cochran, D L Gordon, W L Darby, D L Duffy, L T Doyal. > Houston ; Howell Cobb, Samuel P elder R e ntz, J W Oslin, J C Harris, C West. Jasper ; WN T Kirkpatrick, S C TaTmage. Jefferson ; Charles R Moore. Liberty ; E Q Andrews. Lumpkin ; Lewis W Quilian, Wm Swift, Geo Bright, Benj Martin. Meriwether ; Isaac C Bell, W D Matthews. Monroe ; E G Cabaniss, Win. S. Norman, D Sanford. Morgan ;John B Walker, Bi\l Pee]lies, John Robson, Rob t Harris, Wm Woods, Joel C Bar nett, L G Anderson, T J Burney, A Atkin son. Murray ; W B Brown, J A R Hanks, E M Galt, Thomas Cleveland, J A W Johnson, Muscogee ; L M Biggers, James E Evans, L Pierce. Newton; Allen Turner, McKendry Tucker, A Means, Newnan Baker, W J Sasnett, John A Harper, A G Hulsey, A T White, F H Gay, L L Wittich. Oglethorpe ; Mial Smith, M L Rains, D T Gil lum, Sylvanus Bell, John H Tiller. Polk ; Charles H Wood, J M Wood. Spaulding ; W J Keith, J V Jackson, J H Campbell, J C Simmons, Wm Freeman, C W C Wright, Thomas II Bra y, Josiah Allen, J E. Numally, A M Moore, J E Johnson. Stewart. ; W H Clark. Sumter ; John S Hames, P A Strobe], Taliaferro; James F Read, Jackson Henry J Chapman. Talnall ; Josiah Sikes, Asbury ‘Pippins. Troup ; T F Montgomery, I 6 Palmer, Early Baker. Twiggs ; M Wilder. Walton ; X H Crawley, D Crenshaw. Washington ; M C Smith, Henry Wood, Wm I F Purnell, S A H J ones. Whiff eld ; F W McCurdy, Thomas T Chris tian, W C McGaughy, James A Paxon, W H Stancell, Wilkes ; C W Key, G F Buchanan, C W i Hancock. On motion of E G Cabanis, ofMonroe, all | persons present who were not regular delegates but volunteer representatives from particular sections and neighboihoods, were invited to en j roll their names, and take their seats in Conven tion. | The Resolution was adopted, and several gen tlemen enrolled their names in accordance there with. On motion of E II Myers, of Bibb, a Com mittee consisting of one from each Congres sional District, was nominated to select officers for the permanent organization of the Conven tion. The following gentlemen composed said Committe, viz.: M Luffburrow, of Chatham ; D P Jones, of Coweta ; T J Burney, of Morgan ; Charles West, of Houston; John Jones, otj Cobb , Robt. Hester, of Elbert ; E H Myers, of Bibb ; and John H Lowe, of Clark. Said Committee having consulted together a few moments, reported the following officers: For President, Col. JNO B WALKER, of Morgan. Vice Presidents. | Ist District, Wm King, Chatham. 2d “ Howell Cobb, of Houston. 3d “ E G Cabannis, of Monroe. 4th “ J E Robinson, of Coweta. sth “ Barrington King, of Cobb, 6th “ John C Johnson, of Clarke. 7th “ 1 hos J Burney, of Morgan. Bth “ Robt. Hester, of Elbert. Secretaries. Wm S Williford, of Bibb, Thos W Lane, ofChatbam. Those Vice Presidents who were also upon the appointing Committee, were appointed of fleers of the Convention, by a majority of said Committee. Col. Walker accepted the Presidency of the Convention in a few appropriate and graceful re marks, setting forth the great purposes for which this Convention had assembled, and concluded by announcing the Convention as ready for busi ness. On motion, it was. Resolved, That reporters for the press, if any are present, desirous of reporting the proceed ings of this Convention, he invited to seats near the ‘ ecretary’s Chair. Several gentlemen of the press presented themselves under this resolution. On motion, it was next Resolved, That no member of this Conven tion be allowed to speak oftener than twice on the same subject, or longer than ten minutes at any one time. On motion of Mr. Myers, of Bibb, it was Resolved , That a Committee of eleven be ap pointed who shall be charged with the duty of reporting to this Convention a plan for se curing from the next General Assembly of the State of Georgia, the passage of a law which, in the very best practicable manner, will give the control of the traffic in spiritous liquors to those whose interests are most affected thereby ; and that delegates who may have prepared plans of action, be invited to submit them to said Committee. The Chair assisted by the Vice Presidents, appointed the following Committee, under Mr. Myers’ resolution, viz. : Messrs. Myers, of Bibb, Chairman, Pierce, of Muscogee, Woods, ot Morgan, Felder of Houston, Key, of Wilkes, Hanks of Murray, Norcross, of DeKalb, Gresham, of Cherokee, McKinly, of Coweta, Jones, of Cobb, and Duryee, of Chatham. On motion, the Convention then adjourned to 1 1-2 o’clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention assembled, pursuant to ad journment, at 1 12 o’clock, P. M., and the Committee of eleven, through their Chairman, Mr. Myers, of Bibb, submitted the Report which they had prepared. On motion, it was Resolved , That the Convention consider the , Report item by item. The afternoon was occupied in the discus sion of the first clause of the Report, which reads as follows : Resolved , Is/. That in the view of this Con vention, the profligacy and moral and politic al evils originating in the illy-regulated traf fic in spiritous liquors, make it the duty of the citizens of the State of Georgia to petition the next General Assembly of the State.— First —To pass a law embracing all necessa ry regulations for authorizing the legal voters of each county to decide by vote whether re tail traffic in spiritous liquois may be allowed, or shall be prohibited, within their respective j counties. The clause was adopted. On motion, the Convention adjourned to 9 o’clock, A. M., on Wednesday morning SECOND DAY’S SESSION. Feb. 23d. At 9 o’clock, A. M., the Convention re-as ! sembled, and was opened with prayer, by the Rev. Joseph Gresham of Cherokee. The unfinished portion of the report of the committee of Eleven was then taken up, and after a very free discussion, and the adoption of some minor amendments and additions, was finally adopted as follows : Secondly. —To make effective the popular voice thus expressed, and to extirpate the re- I tail traffic, however it may be disguised, by ordaining that no traffic Jin spiritous liquors I shall be allowed, except with licensing and that no license shall be issued, until the license power shall be satisfied that a majority of the legal voters within the Militia District where | the traffic is allowed, consent to such traffic. Thirdly. —To pass a law, guarded by such provisions, and enforced by such penalties, as shall preserve it from evasion or unpunished violation, and secure fully the objects in view, of protecting the people against the evils of the retail traffic in spirituous liquors: Resolved , 2d. That a committee of three be appointed, to prepare a Memorial, embracing the above views, to be signed by the President, Vice Presidents, and Secretaries of this Con vention, to be presented to the Legislature of the State, at its next session. Resolved , 3d. That to carry out the objects of this convention, Ist. A general committee of one member from each county in the State, be appointed, who shall be charged with the duty of provi ding, in whatever way may’seem best, for the circulation of the petition in their respective counties. 2d. That a Central Committee of seven be appointed, whose office shall be at Macon, which committee shall be charged with the du ty of printing the petitions, and furnishing them to the County Committee-men. 3d. That said Central Committee be empow ered to fill all vacancies in its own body, or in the General Committee. 4th. That all the petitions designed to go to the Legislature, be as soon as filled up, forward ed to the Central Committee, attested by the County Committee-man, to be consolidated, and prepared for presentation to the Legislature; and that said Central Committee be instructed to have a day appointed, if possible, when this consolidated petition of the citizens of Georgia may be presented to the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the State; that they announce the day, and make and give publicity to all nec essary arrangements for enabling all the pe titioners, and other persons interested, who may so elect, to join in the ceremony of presentation, that a grand demonstration may be made on that occasion. On motion, the Report was then taken up as a whole, and unanimously adopted. The following resolution was offered by Dr. Pierce, of Muscogee, and adopted : Resolved , That the petition provided for in the Report of the Committee of eleven, be pre sented only to the voters of Georgia for signa ture. Mr. Williford, of Bibb, offered the following Resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the Central Committee be requested to prepare a petition, to be circulated among the women of Georgia, for their signa tures, and that the petition, when signed, be dis posed of in the same manner as the petition of the voters. On motion, the officers of the Convention were appointed a Committee to nominate the “Central Committee.” The following gentlemen weie appointed a Committee to draft a Memorial to the Legisla ture, to be signed by the officers of this Con vention : Messrs. Myers of Bibb, Duryee of Chatham, and Pierce of Muscogee. TheCommitteenominatedjthe following as the Central Committee, which was approved : W S Williford, of Bibb, Chairman. E G Cabaniss of Monroe, Charles West, of Houston, E H Myers, of Bibb, Wm King, of Chatham, Charles Collins, of Bibb, Peter Solomon, “ The following appointments were then made for the General Committee of one from each county : Baldwin ; N C Barnett, Milledgeville. Bibb; G W Adams, Macon. Butts; L M Wilson, Seven Islands. Campbell ; Edwin Dean, County Line. Carroll; F D Palmer, Carrollton. Cass ; G W Kelly, Cassville, Chatham ; Wm King, Savannah. Chattooga ; .T T Finley, Chattoogaville. Cherokee; Joseph Grisham, Canton. Cobb ; Barrington King, Roswell. Coweta ; E D McKinley, Newnan. Clark ; J H Lowe. Sr., Scull Shoals. DcKalb; John T Wilson, Atlanta. Elbert; Robert Hester, Elberton. Fayette ; Dr J S Holliday, Fayetteville. Floyd ; J W M Berrien, Rome. Forsyth ; Geo N Lester, Gumming. Greene ; Benj Brantley, Penfield. Gwinnett ; JN Glenn, Lawrenceville. Hancock ; Thomas M T urner, Sparta. Harris; John J Little, Whitesville. Henry ; L T Doyal, McDonough. Houston ; John Ragan, Perrv. Jasper; Thomas J Smith, Monticello. Jefferson; B S Carswell, Louisville. Liberty ; W E W Quarterman, Hinesville. Lumpkin ; Robert H Moore, Dahlonega. Meriwether; L M Adams, Greenville. Monroe ; I) 6’andford, Forsyth. Morgan ; Robert A Prior, Madison. Murray ; J A W Johnson, Spring Place. Muscogee ; John A Urquhart, Columbus. Newton ; John J Floyd, Covington. Oglethorpe ; Mia I Smith, St. Peter. Polk ; J M Wood, CecUi I Spaulding; Win Freeman, Griffin Stewart; CS Gaulding, Lumpkin.’ Sumter : A A Robinson, Americu. Taliaferro ; Felix Moore, Cravvfordvili Tat nail ; Simon C Smith, Reidsvill “ Troup ; A B Fannin, LaGrauge. * Twiggs; M Wilder, Jeffersonville Walton ; D H Walker, Monroe. Washington ;SAH Jones, Sanclersvili Whitfield; W C McGaughy, R e( j Wilkes; G G Norman, Washing Baker ; Lott Warren, Albany* ° Bryan ; H A Smith, Savannah. Bulloch; Wm Williams, Armenia. Burke ; J oseph A Shewmake, Alexander Camden ; G W Long, St. Mary’s. Clinch. Columbia; E E Jones, Wrightsboro Crawford ; H Steel, Knoxville. Dade; Matthews. Decatur; C J Mulkey, Bainbridge. Dooly ; J C Posted, Pindartown. Early ; James P Holmes, Ft, Gaines. Effingham; Wm D Bussey, Springfield Emanuel ; J Flanders, Spier’s Turn Out Franklin; J Hargrove, Carnesville. . Gilmer ; James Simmons, Marble Head. Glynn ; A Scranton, Brunswick. Gordon; Wm M Peeples, Calhoun. Habersham ; G D Philips, Clarkesville. Hall; E M Johnson, Gainesville. Heard ; J D Watson, Franklin, Irwin ; George Wilcox. Jackson ; R J William, Jefferson. Jones ; D E Blunt, Clinton. Laurens ; J T Linder, Dublin, Lee ; Eason Smith, Starkesville. Lincoln ; Benj Bently, Lincoluton. Lowndes ; B Z Gaulding, Troupville. Macon ; Capt. John Lamar, Ft. Valley, Madison ; S Groves, Damelsville. Mclntosh ; Alex. Mitchell, Darien. Marion ; W R Singleton, Pondtown. Montgomery ; J Quarterman, Mt. Vernon. Pike ; P N Maddox, Zebu lon. Pulaski ; PF D Scarborough, Hawkinsvilk I Putnam ; Dr Joel Branham, Eatonton. Rabun ; P Bronson, Clayton. Randolph ; Col. D Ividdoo, Cuthbeit 2 Richmond; Dr W S Jones, Augusta. Taibot ; Henry Leonard, Center P. 0. Taylor; James May, Butler. Telfair. Thomas ; J T Hays, Thomasville. Union ; Goodman Hughes, Blairsville. Upson; Wm A Cobb, Thomaston. Walker; J H Gamble, LaFayette. Ware. Warren ; R E McGinty, Double Wells. Wayne; Elias Fort, Waynesville. Wilkinson ; G B Burney, Irwinton. Mr. Strong of Forsyth, offered the following, I which was adopted: Resolved, That this Convention views with I pride the patriotic and philanthropic course of I those public papers in Georgia which have (a-1 ken a position against the liquor traffic. On motion, the Convention adjourned until2l o’clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The first business in order was the reading oil ! the Memorial of the Committee of three. M* j I Myers of Bibb read th ae n t as follows | MEMORIAL. Po the Senate and House of Representative! of the State of Georgia, in general assembly| | met : The Citizens of the State of Georgia, who feel I that the Traffic in Spiritous Liquors as novval-l lowed, is destructive of the best interests, moral, I social and political, of a free people, having met I in General Committee, would respectfully pro-1 ; sent to your honorable body : That by the present License system our tel-1 low-citizens are into habits which re-1 j suit in vice, poverty, degradation and crime; un-l fit them for the discharge of domestic, social or I political duties ; entail upon their Families a fieri-1 tage of woe, and curse their country with the i rule of fallen freemen. Our children are early seduced to a course ol intemperance which blasts all our hopes, and i destroys all their prospects for life. Our Slaves are corrupted, their health destroy-1 ed, their morals depraved and their value de-j preciated. Neighbors and friends are embroil- i i ed in teuds, and peaceable neighborhoods made to witness revolting scenes of strife and bloodshed Life and property are rendered insecure by the drunken carelessness of those to whom they i are entrusted. Pauperism of every form s rendered family , to a people blessed of God with the means ol honorable independence above any other peop on earth. Taxes are levied upon the sober, the indus- j trious, the economical, to support in drunken ness, indolence and waste a large portion ot tk j population, or to pay the expenses of pauperise or crime, resulting from the reckless improve j dence or ungoverned passions of the intempe rate. The purity of our popular representative government is tarnished, and the entire syste is endangered, since the grog-shop has becom the centre of power to unscrupulous dema gogues. These and numberless other evils your me morialists would present as originating in the j present system of Licensing the Traffic in Spi r< i itous Liquors, I Your Memorialists would further present tby! they believe that the time has fully come, win l the sovereign people of the State of Georgia de mand that such change as your wisdom may devise be made in the entire system, and they would therefore respectfully pray your honorahi body— First, To pass a law embracing all necessary regulation for authorizing the legal voters, each county, to decide by vote whether reta traffic in ardent spirits may be allowed or shou be prohibited within their respective county Second, To make effective the popular v<m< thus expressed, and to extirpate the Retail j ra tic however it may be disguised, by ordaunng that no Traffic in Spiritous Liquors shall be a. lowed except with Licenses; and that no 1 cense shall be issued until the licensing is satisfied that a majority of the legal within the Militia District where the traffic ‘ allowed, consent to such traffic. *