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handl'd justice 1 I leave the decision of this question with you distiller, you wholesaler or re tiiler, you drinker, moderate or excessive. To decide it in the affirmative, as every reasoning mind must decide it, is to return a verdict of guilty against every one at all concerned in the manu facture, sale, or drinking of alcololic liquors, in any and every form and degree. The inference is too startling but yet inevitable. Put the ninth proposition and this inference together, and say what they deserve by what they do in shortening human life, me And ail for money. Suppose you alcohol ma kers and venders should set up a dollar as a shoot ing mark, but directly within the range and reach of yotir balls, there are multitudes of drink ers. You one and all keep fireing at the dollar, but shooting down the drinkers, each shot tell ing upon their very life’s You see them tall, but keep on fireing. Are you innocent ? If not, what is your crime"! Ask the bereaved wives and children of your victims. Ask your own consciences what you are by what you do, or at least help dol Now God has established a universal, an invariable, and an inevitable con nection between the manufacturing and drinking of alcoholic stimulants on the one hand, and the kindling ofthe animal p lesions and the shorten ing of human life on the other, precisely the same connection which we have supposed bet ween your fireing at the dollar and shooting down the men. Now put this and that together and draw yous ownffonclusions. True, you fire at the dollar, but your every penetrates the very vitals/if drinkers. This is indeed thrusting the cold llcel into the very vitals ofthe manu facturers and venders, but it is the naked steel of truth, sharpened by the laws of nature, anil thrust home by the strong arm of fact and reason. Dr. Sewall’a Prints o! the Human Stomach. The general interest excited at the present time in these prints, can lie traced only to their inhe rent value and the certain overthrow of the fash ionable drinking usages, provided they can be suitably and fully presented to the public eye.— Their history and character are well known to most ot our readers. Manv years ago a distin guished physician in Now \ork said to Mr. Dcl • avan: “ (jet a drawing of the human stomach, as affected by intoxicating drinks, and exhibit it to the world, and your work is done up.” In his correspondence with Dr. Thomas Sewall, of Washington, about two years since, he ascer tained that his intention had been directed for a bout thirty years to diseases occasioned by the use of intoxicating, liquors, and that during his dissections he had caused drawings to be made of the human stomach in the successive stages of the disease thus induced, which drawings were at his disposal. As these were only of the drunk ard's stomach and of the stomach after death by delirium tremens, Chancellor Walworth suggest ed the addition of the stomach of the tenqierate drinker, and afterwards Dr. Nett mentioned that of the stomach in its natural and healthy state, desirable as a standard with which the others might be compared. This was furnished by Dr. Horner, of Philadelphia No sooner was the se ries completed and presented to the public with Dr. Sewull’s explanatory lectures, than they at tracted the attention of some of the first medical gentlemen of the country, who expressed their full and decided approbation of them as correct and most powerful in their appeal to the human heart. Said Professor Horner, of Philadelphia, who furnished the drawing for the healthy stom ach : “ 1 have looked carefully into your work on the Pathology of the stomach as influenced by al coholic drinks and think very highly of the fideli ty with which you have portrayed it characters. 1 trust that the very general and just extension of it, indicated by the magnitude ol'its editions, will add another check to the many now existing a gainst the cause of intemperance. 1, of course, cannot feel less than highly gratified at your con sidering any poor contribution of my own to med ical science, as worthy a place in your excellent production.” Said Dr. Mott, of New York:— “ I thank you for the pamphlet and letter of my worthy and much esteemed friend, Dr. Sewall. it contains an admirable and faithful delineation of the appearances of the stomach of the drunk ard, such as 1 have myself frequently witnessed. They are true to the death. You could not have resorted to a more forcible and impressive illus tration of the fatal effects of this sad and destruc tive vice, than is here exhibited on so vital an or gan as the stomach.** Said Dr. Warren, of Boston : “ Nothing can be better adapted to operate on the minds of the unfortunate victims of intemper ance, than your excellent representations of the drunkard's storaaeh. I have long desired that the public could see in their true colors the physi cal changes wrought by alcohol on the human body. The yivjd pictures ot Professors Horner and Sewall, have fully accomplished my wish.” Soon after their completion, the prints were exhibited in transparencies once, and again in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at Washington, before large assemblies of strangers, citizens, "and members of Congress, making a deep impression upon all who saw them, and eliciting resolutions in favor of their being con stantly and publicly exhibited throughout the land. First on a small side, about the natural size of the human stomach, and then a* colossals, nine times the natural size, in transparencies and on thick pasteboard, they have now been ex hibited in a large number of. cities, towns and villages, and everywhere with great effect. Some time during the last year, Mr. Delavan, fruitful in projects for advancing the cause oftemperance, conceived the plan of placing a copy ofthe small, or natural size engravings in every district school in the State of New York, that they might be seen and understood by each and all of the 10, 000 children in those places of instruction. The project at once met the approbation of Samuel Young, Esq., Superintendentof Common Schools and of other distinguished gentlemen, and by the liberality of several individuals, there is a pros pect of its speedy and full accomplishment.— Through the donations of some individuals, cop ies ofthe Colossal Stomachs have also been hung in the public buildings and places of resort in Al bany and New York, where they may constantly meet the eves of thousands. In a letter to Mr. Delavan, Major General Scott, ofthe army, writes: — “ If the platrscould be obtained for the several military posts, they could not fail powerfully to aid the cause of temperance, and thereby greatly help the discipline of the army. Possibly the Sec retary of War may be able to procure the plates in question for the army: if not, I suggest a cir cular from this office to the councils of the ad ministration, recommending the purchase &c., out ofthe respective post-funds. The poet-fund* arc, it is true, but ‘ scanty,’ but I think it will be in the power ot some of the larger posts to make the acquisition in the course ofthe year. I shall watch over their ability to do so with solicitude, and not neglect any opportunity that may oiler, to get for the use of the army as many copies of the plates as practicable. “ I am happy to find you yet persevering in the groat practical and moral reform to which you nave devoted so many years. The results at home and abroad have already been greater than the most sanguine had twenty years ago antici pated.” Extending his benevolent designs to the sea men on the ocean, canals and lakes, Mr. Dela van, suggested to several merchants and ship owners in our city in December last, the impor tance of placing the drawings on boatd of all ships and canal boats, provideJ the means could be obtained; expressing his belief that could it be done, it would occasion the saving of an hun dred fold the amount ofproperty which it would ever cost. It was at once suggested by some in dividuals that an application be made by Presi dents of Marine insurance Companies, mer chants, and ship-owners, to the Legislature, for an appropriation ofthree thousands dollars from the Passengers' Fund, a fund raised for the ben efit of seamen by the payment of one dollar by every emigiant and every seaman coming into the port, and now amounting to upwards of 100,- 000 dollars, to effect this object. The memorial for this object was inserted in our last. Petitions to the same effect have been presented from sev eral individual* long engaged in the navigation ofthe Hudson River, the Erie Canal, and the western lakes, from the Executive Committee of the American Temperance Union, from the Washington Temperance Societies of Albany and Troy, and other public bodies. These peti tions have been referred to committees. In the House the committee have reported favorably for the petitioners, expressing a confidence that it would be a work of great benefit, resulting in the saving of a great amount of properly "and life, but in the Senate the report has been adverse to the prayer of the petitioners, on the ground that the prints are not correct representations, that legis lation in favor of temperance has not hiihcrto proved favorable, and that the constitutionality ofthe passenger fund is contested. ( The objection of the committee of the Senate, it is believed, will be fully obviated, and the grant it is hoped will be made.— Jour. T. Union. From the S. C. Temperance Advocate. The Temperance Society for Females. Although a female, I have lately become a member of the Temperance Society. I hail some strong debate with myself, before I resolved on this, All the pride of my sex, at first, revolted from it. I said, indignantly, what, a Lady bind herself not to drink spirits! No, I am proud to think it has never been the vice of woman. It were quite useless for her to obligate herself not to do, that which she has never done, nor ever expects to do. To join a Temperance Society, would be throwing out direct insinuation, that ne cessity existed for it. I may not thus tacitly slan der my sex. I will not join the Temperance So ciety. It would be at once spoiling the whole af fair, and completely subverting its usefulness, for Ladies to intermeddle with it, at all. It would throw an air of ridicule over the cause, in the eyes of many well judging gentlemen, even a mong my own acquaintance. Man shrinks from woman, being a co-worker with him in any matter of notoriety; and most wise, was the Apostle’s injunction “that women keep silence in the congregation.” But pride and prejudice suggested many of thfsc thoughts, or rather prevented my duly and maturely podering the subject, at all. My heart however, had always been interested deeply, in Temperance Societies, as far as gentlemen were concerned. I had, alas, been witness of too much of the sin and misery, arising from intemperance, ever to look on it but with abhorrence, and ear nestly and anxiously desire the day, when it would be utterly banished the land: and, always had 1 wished “God-speed” to every Temperance Society, which 1 knew was about to be organized. I had always been in the practice of attending all public meetings of this kind, and had oiven them all the approval and countenapee which I deemed it proper in me to give. , But on one evening, I was invited to attend a Temperance Meeting, which was to have some what a different bearing from those to which 1 had been accastomed, in as much as it was for the ex press purpose of enrolling/enia/es among its mem bers. I went, not however with the intention of adding my name to the list, but merely, to hear and know all I could, respecting a subject to me so deeply interesting. Several Speeches were made, quite complimen- : tary to “the ladies,” and, here, 1 would venture j to remark, upon the injudicious, and I might say . foolish practice, of alluding to the ladies, in j speeches and addresses, as if they were the mere puppets and playthings of society, and not des tined thereto hold a dignified awl elevated station, and to wield an important and mighty influence in eveTy grade and hearing of it. but things to be coaxed, and complimented, and flattered, and fed on sugar-plums. I believe that every sensible, and well informed lemale will ever recoil from these fulsome flatteries, these nonsensical, and, as if intended to lie, farcical appeals to her heart and understanding. But the paper for Signatures, was now hand ed round. I refused my name. This, among my friends, aware of my deep interest in the subject, created some surprise. I, however, quite recon ciled it to myself—but, let me acknowledge, that were easy, at the time, being considerably piqued about the “ mirthful mood” exhibited on the oc casion, deeming that they were converting too much into a light pleasantry that which I judged to be a matter serious and important—the exer tions of female influence. At length, however, when the list had nearly gone the rounds, Prof. H. arose, and addressed, especially, the female part ofthc audience. He addressed them solemn ly, seriously, and respectfully; no interlarding, out-of-place compliment, nor inconvenient cotn inon-pluce—all was plain, practical, and folly to the point. He spoke to them as thinking, intel ligent beings. He set before them the importance of therr in fine ace, in the character of sisters, wives, and mothers. The weight of therr exam ple, in avoiding “the very appearance »f evil,” in taking a firm, open and decided stand against the common enemy. He said, if it were merely hut to embrace an opportunity stronger than a nother, of evincing their abhorrence of intoxica ting drink, to join the Temperance Society— that those gentlemen who might refrain from be coming members ofit, because ladies were, would, if they possessed nut that excuse, seek out some other, equally flimsy, to join it; that female influ ence had already, in a degree, been exerted, and had already done no small things for the Society. That a lady would then be totally absolved from ever keeping it in her house—nor accused of lack of hospitality or niggardliness, lor the not proffering it to her visitors, or setting it before her guests, when it is known that she is principled against it—that she has openly set her tace a guinst the slightest use of it, far less abuse; that she may not connive at its being touched, tasted or handled. When men come to understand this to be a pervading principle among iemalcs, [ they would feel very much discountenanced in ! going in direct opposition, and would feel a back wardness and shyness to indulge in that, which so many of the most amiable and virtuous of so ciety, openly condemned as criminal, and, above all, deprecated in a partner /or life. By this, or neatly such reasoning, did the Professor, in a calm, lucid, and very concise manner, set before the assembly the importance of temalc influence in the Temperance Cause. I could not resist ar guments so cogent and clear: it was much that my own reflections had brought to me before, not so connectedly, tangibly, as now; now. without fear of acting wrongfully or imprudently, I could bring all to a practical issue. I did so—l joined the Temperance Society. Woman as I am, 1 feel that I may be “strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might,” to do something in order to promote this, His own be nevolent scheme for ameliorating the condition of his erring creatures—and, 1 feel that 1 can be accessory to this, in no way so effectually, as by taking the Pledge, and thereby inducing others to follow ray example, and this I have done, in ac cordance, I verily believe, with all true delicacy and womanly propriety. Temperina. Columbia, S. C. What you and I say. You say, you are a temperate man, and you do not seo why you should join a Temperance So ciety. I say, you are the very man who should join a Temperance Society ; for you have not injured your character, and destroyed your influence by drunkenness. Temperate men are the men wo want. You say you can do as much good out of the society as in it, and probably a good deal more. I say, you do not know this. You have tried what you canMo without joining a society; and unless you do join and use the same degree of effort you do now, you are by no means a compe tent judge in this matter. You take a thing for granted, which you have no evidence is true. You say, a little beer, wine, or spirit, does you good—you have used it so many years, and it has not hurt you, and you feel the better for its use. I say, you do not know whether this is true or not; for "as you have always used spirits, or wine, or beer, you do not know how you would feel at this time if you had never used it; and as to your feeling better for its use, you cannot tell that from experience. Leave off its use six months or a year, and then you can judge better. You say, you do not fear becoming intemper ate; you can control your appetite; drink, or let it alone, just as you please. 1 say, that all the drunkards that have ever lived, if questioned, would have made the same declarations. But did they escajie !—Why do you drink any 1 Do you not love it! If not, why drink ! And if you love liquor a little bow, will you love it the less the longer you use it'l You say, you despise drunkards, and abhor drunkenness. 1 say, so do drunkards despise drunkards, and you cannot affront one mure than to call him a drunkard. But does he fly from the cup 1 You say, Temperance Societies are sectari an political, money-making--you will not join-- them. 1 say, you have no evidence to support any such charges ; while we have “ a great cloud of witnesses to disprove them. Are not men ot all sects members ? How, then, can the societies be sectarian 1 Are not men of all parties members 1 How, then, can they be polit ical ! As to their being “money-making,” you do not believe it, for if you did you would soon join them for that very reason. You say, swell and snch members of the socie ty drink behind the door- keep their jug in the hollow stump, nr concealed in the barn, and you will not join a set of hypocrites. 1 say, how do you know this 1 Did yen ever see them drink behind the door 1 Did you ever find the jug in the hollow slump l 11 not, how did you find them out l . Some one told you. Did he see the drinking er find the jug! No, no, somebody told him. So then, Mr. Somebody is the accuser, but nobody ever saw the thing! All have heard of it, and away too at a distance— Land’s End or John o’Groat's or somewhere. Is this evidence 1 But suppose it is all trhe,just as you state it, what then! Will you take m> bank notes because there are counter feits? Are there not hypoeiitee, false preten ders in the church, or in the political party to which you belong ? You say, you do no not see any necessity of forming societies; let each one use liis influence by himself, and work as hard as he pleases in his own way, to promote temperance, but form no societies, no combinations. 1 say, is that the way you g» to work whom you wish to accomplish any important object which you cannot well do alone! When you raise a building for instance, how do you pro ceed ! Do you net call into opeiation a combi nation of skill and labor ! Or it an invading ar my should appear on the borders of our coun try, and threaten the destruction of our homes and liberties, would you go out single han ded and alone to drive them from our shores ! You say, thera is no use of signing a pledge you can keep from drinking without signing as well as with. You will not be bound 1 say, the fathers of the American Revolution thought there was need of a pledge when they signed the Declaration of Independence, and yet the fetters they threw off were only those of po litical bondage. Intoxicating drink binds the body and the soul. If you cannot keep from drinking without signing a pledge, it is time you had signed it, and the sooner you do it, and the more strictly you adhere to it, the better it will be for you and your friends, and your country. And as to being bound, did you never sign a pro missory note ! Did you never join a church ! Did you never serve as a juror ! Did you never testily as a witness! You say, you are a friend of temperance. 1 say, how do you show your friendship ? The enemies of the cause rank you with them- - selves, for they say, if he was not for us, he ■ certainly would show himself against us. All you say and do, as long as your name is not to . the pledge, goes for nothing; is accounted as a mere sham; and your name is used at the tav - - cm and the beer-shop over the liottle, as an ad vocate for drinking. This is a mortifying truth,. 1 know, but it is a truth which cannot be dis proved. You say, you would join if you thought you could do any good by such means. 1 say, try and see. You cannot tell till you do. You say, you cannot join our society, because our pledge prohibits the use of feimented as well as distilled liquors. 1 say, it is useless to make such a distinction, because the drunkard cannot be reclaimed upon such a plan, nor can the chief object of the Tem perance Reformation —the preservation of the sober part of the community—be effectually ac complished thereby. Look at the result ot the two plans. Which has reclaimed the most drunkards? Now, friend, what say you 1 You say, well, come, 1 will join Your society, and throw away all my excuses. 'I eetotal has effected the most good. 1 say, now you do right, and act like a man who loves his country and his fellow men. Notices of Whiskey Sales. The Cincinnati Chronicle, one of the best commercial papers of the West, refuses now to take any notice of the selling rates of Whiskey and other liquors. This is rather a damper, poor old alcohol! Who will do him reverence, when our daily papers refuse to speak of him at all. — The Washingtonian <s• Geniue. It is expected of every Washingtonian that he should do his duty. You have enlisted as a sol dier in the great Cold Water Army. Guard well your post. Let no insiduous foe take you by suprise. Your enemies are all around you. Take heed lest they suprise you-