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which are such a father, and such chil
dren, the former the cruel author of the
most aggravated sufferings of the latter,
whom God had designed he should pro
tect, cherish and bless with a father’s
blessing. And after executing this part
of the pictorial group, with a celerity that
left little time for reflection on the man
ner in which the work was done, and not
much less for brushing away the tears
that would start unbidden, he proceeded
to other moral combinations, and threw
such a sunshine over the picture, as soon
dried up those decoy symbols of inward
emotion. He in fact led the sensibili
ties offinto a region, where he took the
liberty of shaking them with such fits of
laughter, as seemed almost to awaken a
doubt of the identity of the man, who had
swung through the whole octave of hu
man emotion, with a versatility of con
ception and a rapidity of execution truly
surprising. There sat grave divines—
astute lawyers—acute physicians—cal
culating merchants—young and eager
clerks—dignified matrons-beautiful maid
ens—stern fathers, and fond mothers—
garrulous boys, and sprightly girls—plain
mechanics, and rough water-mcn--gen
teel wine-drinkers and shabby tipplers,—
and if there be any other condition of hu
manity, it had its representatives,--all
under the spell of this young charmer,
who charmed so wisely ; alternately ele
vated by the grand, thrilled with the hor
rible, dissolved with the tender, enchanted
with the beautiful, and all this without a
plan or a purpose on the part of the speak
er, except to try to rescue the fallen from
the pit and the mire of intemperance,
and invigorate the principles of those u’ho
stand on firm ground. His testimony is
that of a deep and bitter sufferer under
this wo. The sentiments he utters come
from the depths of a heart once riven
with the reiterated shocks of adversity,
but now bound up with the gentle heal
ing hand of the Comforter. At the con
clusion of his address on Wednesday
evening, some eighty or more new pledges
were volunteered, and a general demand
was made for a re-appearance of the fa
vorite on some evening after he shall
have finished his engagements in Wash
ington. Thither he returned on Thurs
day, and continues his labors nightly
through the week, and on Sabbath and
Monday. On Thursday he will return to
this place, and whatever he the price of
admission, the crowd will fill the Hall.
The Alexandrians insist on the privi
lege of paying in something else besides
empty applause of this young David
whom God has raised up to meet the Go
liah of Intemperance. The expenses of
such a mission must necessarily be con
siderable. Little probably has been con
tributed out of Boston, New York and
Philadelphia, while all should bear some
part in sustaining the cause. Mr. Gough
speaks warmly of his adopted State, Mas
sachusetts, and recounts many interest
ing portions of the history of intemper
ance in that intelligent and patriotic
commonwealth. I love too, to hear him
speak of his mother, so poor, yet so pi
ous: a wandering exile in this world,
yet engraving unalterable truths and tin
dying recollections on the memory’s
heart of her fond and only son ; himself
launched on the rough sea of this world
unprotected and unprovisioned, driven
about by its storms, finally stranded on
the rocks of intemperance, and at the
last gasp of his fevered and fitful life,
snatched as if by miracle from the jaws
of an untimely grave and the horrors of
a miserable suicide. It is a fine picture
thus far developed in the character of
this youth, that the excess of his popu
larity does not seem to have impaired
that inward sense of humiliation in the
review of his past life, which along with
his gratitude for redeeming mercy he ex
pects to carry with him to the repose of
the grave. A natural sense of propriety,
refined and exalted by divine grace, pre
serves him from those ways and man
ners which have seriously crippled, if
they have not destroyed the influence of
the Washingtonian reformers with puh.
lie assemblies. The most fastidious in
a highly polished community have exhi
bited few, if any symptoms of complaint
either as to matter or manner in John B.
Gough, while his open, generous, manly
eloquence has made its way deep into
Southern hearts, and from my knowledge
of the people of Richmond, whither he ;
goes next week, “I will underwrite” that <
he will electrify them to a degree. He i
delayed his journey to Richmond under i
advisement of Mr. Marsh and others, to i
meet the great inaugural influx, now
rushing from all quarters. Three times i
as many are seen outside the churches
in Washington in which he speaks as |
can get in. On Thursday evening he i
was hoisted in at the window of a church i
in Ninth street. In Washington he can
now speak in a sense to tho whole na
tion. Let all Christians pray for his sue- I
cess. J. N. D. I
. }
Thomas Wightman, Esq., has presented to the 1
“Charleston Total Abstinence Society,” a port- <
-tai»ofthe Hon. J. B. O’Neal!
■r
Edgefield District.
We learn from a highly respected
and intelligent correspondent at Edge
field C. H., that during the session of the
Court for March Term, Granville Hoard
was convicted on the testimony of a sin
gle witness, of retailing spirituous liquors
in the town of Edgefield in 1844. His
able counsel took occasion to adduce the
authority of Daniel Webster, in a recent
j case tried before the United States Court,
I involving the constitutionality of the
law passed by Massachusetts, and known
as the 28 gallon law. This law was af
firmed to be unconstitutional, inasmuch
as it conflicted with the United States
law for regulating trade and commerce.
This objection, we rejoice to learn, was
overruled by his Honor Judge Frost,
who said that it was impossible for the
the General Government to enact any
law that would interfere with, or prevent
■ the police regulations of this State, hav
ing for their object the niaintainance of
■ j peace, sobriety and good order of society.
—Temp Advocate.
License Laws in New York. —There
, is a Bill before the Legislature of New
| York, modifying the license laws in that
State. It submits to the decision of the
people whether license shall be granted.
If the people decide against licensing,
. I none are to be granted—and penalties
I now provided by law are to be enforced
; j upon those who sell or dispose of intoxi
j eating liquors. Although several years
, j behind the times, it is encouraging to see
i! the Empire State beginning to move in
this cause. — Mass. Standard.
I
Pram the Banner.
i
’Tis a True Fact,
That a man, somewhere in Georgia,
not long since, went before a magistrate,
1 and, in the presence of Almighty God,
swore that if ever his hands raised ano
ther drop of ardent spirits to his lips, he
hoped they might fall palsied to his side,
never to be used again by him. Since
that time he has been seen in a public
1 bar-room drinking, hut does not raise the
1; liquor to his lips with his own hands; the
| heartless and daring bar-keeper does it
for him. Let that bar-keeper beware,
lest his own hands Fall palsied by his side.
B. R. S.
A highly valued citizen of Cincinnati,
| informed us a few days since, that he
, had the names of all the liquor sellers
; who had carried on tho business in two
| streets of our city for fifteen years.—
. There were 07 in all. Os this number
50 of them have died, and 40 of them
died drunk! Oh, who will peril his life
in this dangerous traffic ? To say noth
ing of the calamities brought upon those
who patronize the soul-destroying busi
ness, a man’s own welfare for time and
eternity, are jeopardized by engaging in
it. Very few are able to withstand the
fascinations which the continued pres
ence of the tempter presents. Tho facts
above stated, may be rather remarkable.
So large a proportion, perhaps is not
usual. This may be accounted for in
part, by their being the lower class of
dealers, and in the most intemperate part
of the city. It will be found, however,
upon examination, that the proportion of
liquor dealers destroyed by their own
business, is fearfully great. More than
two-thirds of all who arc engaged for a
O O
series of years in this traffic, die drunk
ards ! And by far a larger portion die
insolvent.
Another fact is, that they have a lar
ger representation in our prisons, than
any other class of citizens. Seventy
six in the penitentiary of Connecticut,
and one hundred and fifty in the Ohio
State prison, who have occupied the un
enviable position of standing behind the
bar. Truly, “ the way of transgressors
is hard.”— Ohio Organ.
From the American Temp. Union.
Progress of Temperance Abroad.
Poland.—“ The Temperance Socie
ties have been spreading very rapidly in
that part of Poland in which their exist
ence is tolerated, viz. the Duchy of Po
sen, Galicia, and the Republic of Cra
cow. Recent accounts from Cracow an
nounce the most beneficial results from
this new movement. In the country , ill
ness and mortality have sensibly decreas
ed, notwithstanding the very wet autumn
we have had this year. In one parish,
the population of which amounts to G,-
000, only four persons died, and these
were children, during the two worst
months in autumn.
“ The profits from distilleries have been
greatly diminished, but the health and
morality of the people have been mate
rially improved.
Holland.—The Temperance Socie
ties are stated to be now established in
from forty to fifty towns in Holland,
with the approval of government. In
Rotterdam, it is said, there are five hun
drod adherents of total abstinence.—
The merit of such self-denial is aug-
merited by the consideration, that j
throughout Holland the best gin and
brandy are to be had at eighteen pence
a bottle.— Chamber's Journal.
Ibkland.—Mr. R. G. Mason lately
received a letter from the Apostle of
Temperance, from which we have been
permitted to make the following interest*
ing extract
“ Our cause is steadily progressing in
this country, notwithstanding the trou
blesome times upon whsch we are fallen.
There are over fine millions of telotalcrs,
and the proportion of back-sliders is not.
one in five hundred. The whole of the ri
sing generation are being educated in
the strictest habits of temperance ; and,
in a few years, drunkenness will be as a
thing passed away, never to return. The
violent opposition we had to encounter
has ceased. Time has proved the sin
gle-mindedness of the permanent promo
ters of this sacred cause, and shown that
it was not tainted by religious or political
sectarianism.”
Africa. —We have found Temperance
Societies to be what a person at one of
our stations called them—John the Bap
tist. They are sent to prepare the way
ot the Lord. Our missionaries have
found them to be the most valuable aux
iliaries in promoting the cause of God we
ever had in A(Yica. We have Temper
ance Societies at each of our stations,
and I believe there are very few of our
people who do not conform to their rules.
At Ivat River there arc 1400 staunch tc
totalers. At Liberia one-fifth of the
whole population are members of Tem
perance Societies, and the state of mor
als is emphatically of a high order; Sab
bath.breaking, drunkenness, quarrelling,
and profanity, are vices almost unknown
in that colony.
Tac Broken Thread.
The following is by “Old Humphrey.”
Is it not beautiful ?
It is a bad sign when age is too proud
to learn a useful lesson from childhood.
| If in my walks and friendly cottage calls,
| I can do any good to others, I am thank
| lul but the amount of my services is very ,
small. Often, however, does it occur,
that when 1 do no good to others, 1 get
good to myself!
This morning a little child, at a house
where I called, came weeping to her
mother in great grief. She had been
sitting very quietly for some time, on a
little stool, sewing at a little piece ofelean
rag for practice. When 1 inquired the
cause of her troubla, is was a broken
thread ; the poor girl teemed overwhelm
ed with the conviction that her work was
at an end.
“Did you think, lotc, I could not fas- j
ten it on again? ’ asked the mother, wi- J
ping away the streaming tears. “Yes,”
sobbed the child. “O! but I can though
in a minute,” said the mother. “See,
love! see.”
Dear little child, thought I to myself,
thy grief and thy simplicity are just like
mine. How often and how long have I
set weeping and sobbing with, as it were,
a broken thread in my hand, not consider
ing how easy it would be to my heaven
ly Father to fasten all the broken threads,
and to heal all the broken hearts of his
children.
Burial o/ a Poet. —The obsequies of
the renowned poet KrylotT, (Russian)
were conducted lately with great pomp
at St. Petersburg. He was 83 years
old. His body was placed in a coffin of
great splendor, enveloped in the national
costume, and wearing on his brow the |
laurel crown of gold, awarded to the poet
by the Imperial Academy of Arts, on the
fiftieth anniversary of the publication of
his first poem; and on its breast a rich
boquet ot flowers sent by the Empress.
The solemn pageant was attended by
30,000 persons including all the wealth
and wisdom of the Russian Capital, and
followed by 500 equipages, among which
were three,bclonging to the Emperor.—
His remains were deposited by the Impe
rial hands in their lowly resting place,
over which a sumptuous sarcophagus
was to be erected to his memory.
Promotion of Printers.—Pennsylva
nia appears to place a high estimation
on the services of printers, who are al
ways in the line of promotion. Gen.
Cameron, the new Senator from that
State served a regular apprenticeship to
the business. There are also seven prin
ters in the field in Philadelphia, as can
didates for Aldermen, at the approaching
election. Having all worked laborious
ly at different cases, they will be able to
distribute justice with patience, and nev
er be “out of sorts.”
Private Mails. —The new Post Office
Law will go into effect on the Ist of July
next. Until that time the law in regard
to private mails remains unchanged.
Death has nothing terrible in it but,
what fife bath made so.
AUGUSTA MARKET:
COTTON.—We have had a brisk de
mand for this article through the past
; week, prices of all descriptions have been
| fully sustained ; we quote extremes ofthc
market, 4| to GJ, principal sales from 5£
| to S^.
BAGGING.—There is but little doing
in our market for this article, though we
have no change to note in prices.
GROCERIES.—Our market for these
articles remain at our last quotations,
with but a very limited demand.
List of Payments to the Washingtonian.
The following persons have paid their subscrip-
I tion to July 20, 1845:
Dr. P. F. Eve, Jas. H. Carter, Rev. Wm. T.
Brnntly 3 copies, Rev. F. R. Goulding, Geo. W.
I Lamar.
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
Daily Hamburg Journal.
npilE growing prosperity of Hamburg,
I and the increased facilities for mail trans
portation liy Rail Roads and Stages to all sec
tion of our country, induce the Editor of the
Hamburg Journal, to emerge from a Weekly, and
spread out to his patrons a Daily Paper. The
Editor deems it useless to set forth any proof why
time has brought around an event which lie is
rejoiced to say, warrants him in publishing a
Daily Journal. The evidence is boldly present
ed in the increased trade, and unsurpassed advan
tages of Hamburg.
The DAILY JOURNAL will he issued on
or about the 15th oft his month, at §5 per annum,
on a medium sheet. The Weekly Journal will
be continued at $2 per annum ; which by this ar
rangement, will contain much more reading mat
ter than heretofore.
Our friends generally, and those interested in
the welfare of Hamburg, are solicited to aid us in
j our undertaking. April 5
BRICK FOR SALE.
'jUIIE subscribe]; is making brick in
JL Burke county-, near the Old Church Lot
Persons wanting brick can have them at six dol
lars per thousand, at the kiln. The brick to be
delivered by the first day of July. If not conve
nient to haul them at tile time of the delivery,
they will he ) iled up where the purchasers can
haul them at their leisure. .All orders must be
left by the lirst day of June, either at the Brick
Yard, or at the Store of Mr. Freeman W. Lacy,
j in Waynesboro’.
Also, 200,000 Brick for sale in Augusta, and
25,000 at Spirit Creek, on the Savannah road.
S. L BASSFORD.
Aoril sth, 1845 38 4t
J* LEACHED WINTER OlL—War
ranted Pure Sperm —l,ooo Gallons, in
tierces and barrels, a very superior article for fine
machinery, and for family use. For sale low, al
wholesale and retail.
Also, good SUMMER LAMP OIL, jfl 00
a gallon, by
IIAVILAND, RISLEY, & Cu.
July 20 1 ts
e JOSEPH E. MARSHALL,
Successor to
Thomas I. Wray,
At his old and well known stand,
above McGran’s corner, Augusta,
Ga., wholesale and retail Dealerin
Selected FAMILY Dltl/GS
AMt MEDICINES. (Bull’s)
Gold Foil and Leaf—Perfumery,
Brushes, Paints, Oils, Dye-Stufis.
Window and Sky Light Glass,
&c.&c^
CHEMrCALS prepared at shortest notice.
August 17 5 tJ2O
c-vxxfht*, WM. HAINES, Jr. (Successor
YSTIj t 0 Garvin & Haines,) Wholesale and
retail Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye-Stuffs, Per
fumery, Surgical Instruments, &c. &e., has now
on hand a select assortment of the above articles,
for sale at low prices and on moderate terms.—
All orders executed with neatness and despatch.
WM. HAINES, Jr.
No. 232 Broad-street, Augusta.
July 20 1 ts
I |UNIIAM & BLEAKLEY, Augusta,
Ga. has now on hand, and will continue to
receive during the Fall season, a choice and well
selected assortment of Paper, Books and Fancy
Stationary, which will be sold to Printers, Mer
chants and the citizens generally, at a small per
eentage on New York cost. Cash customers
will receive fair value for their money, by giving
us a call. [July 20 Ily
\l/TNDOW GLASS.—3OO Boxes of
** Window Glass, assorted sizes. For sale
very cheap. WM. LIAINEfe, Jr.
July 20 __ 1
TATATER COLOURS.—A choice as
sortment of Water Colours, in small
boxes, suitable for children. For sole by
July 20 1] WM. HAINES, Jr.
TIJV v.
r |' IN.NER’S Work of eery (iescri ption
made to order, at short notice, such as
Bathing Tubs,
Factory Cans,
Cylenders,
Oil Stands, (from 1 up to 100 gallons,)
Patent Coftee Pots, of all sizes, to suit ho
tels or private families.
O’ All the above mentioned articles made o
Doublo Tin.
A regular assortment of TIN WARE kept
constantly on hand, to suit merchants or pedlers.
All kinds of ROOFING and GUTTERS
made and repaired low for cash.
The above business superintended by
E. E. SCOFIELD,
Next doer above the Insurance Bank,
Broad-street, Augusta.
S-pi. 21 10 tt <
&C.&C
AUGUSTA PRICES 5 ss
CURRE | I £
Ciitmit CoMtcm tFmit, !.
BauoNg, Hcinp yard 17 2fT
Tow.. 4ii » t; ]g
Gunny. 4.. “ 2*2 gj
8af1ß0pß..,. lb. 6$ 10
BacoS* Hog rotmU ., 4 .. * 4 “ 6 7
Haaia. .44. .1. “ 71 81
Shoulders 14 4 “ 5$ Gj
SlllCS ..44.4444444 “ G$ 1
Beef, Smoked.. “
Bitter, Goshen “ 18 20
North Carolina.., “ 12 18
Country “ 20 25
Coffee, Green prime Cuba. “ 8 9
Ordinary to good.. “ 7 0
St. Domingo “79
Bio “ 71 91
Laguira “ 7* 91
Porto Rico “ 7l 91
Java “ 14 15
Mocha “ 18 *2O
Candles, Sperm “ 33 3“s
Tallow, Georgia. “ 12} 18$
do. Northern. “ i 1G 18
■ Cheese, American... 4 .... “ i 9 jo
English “ ;
Crackers, Augusta made.. “ ! 9 12i
Northern “ 1
Cigars, Spanish. M. jls 00 20 00
American “ , 500 12 00
Corn hush. 45 SGI
Fodder cwt 75 • 87
1 Fisu, Herrings box 76 100
Mackerel, No. 1.... bid. U’> 00 15 00
do. No. 2.... “ 11 00 13 00
do. No. 3.... “ 800 11 00
' Flour, Canal “ GSO 700
Baltimore “ GOO GSO
Western “ 575 625
Country “ |4 50 500
' Feathers lb. 25 28
Ginger “ 10 15
Gunpower, Dupont’s fff. . keg 600 28 00
B asting “ 4002 G 27
Glass, 10*12 box 300 450
8* 10 “ 225 350
1 Iron, Russia cwt. 450 500
Swedes, assorted.... “ 450 550
Hoop “ 700 500
Sheet “ 700 800
Nail Rods “ 700 BCO
Lead, Bar lb. 6 800
Sheet “
Leather, Sole “ 23
Upper side 1 50 200
Calf Skins doz. 18 00 3G 00
Lard lb. 7i 10
Molasses, N. Orleans.... gal. 33 37
Havana “ 31 35
English Island.. “
Nails lb. 5 6
Oils, Lamp gal. 1 1 15 125
Linseed “ 100 125
Tanners “ I GO 75
Oats hush.| .35 40
Peas “ 50 GQ
Paints, Red Lead lb. 12>, 15
White Lead keg 200 250
Spanish Brown... lb. 4 12$
5 ellow Ochre “ 5 8
Pepper, Black “ 12$ 18
Raisins, Malaga box 200 250
iVI uscatel “ 200 225
Bloom “
Rice, Prime cwt. 350 500
Inferior to good “ 250 400
Sugars, New Orleans lb. G 8
Havana white.... “ 11 12$
do. brown.... “78
Muscovado “ 7$ 9
St. Croix “ 9$ 11
Porto Rico "79
Lump “ 12 14
Loaf » 13 15
Double refined.... " 14 17
Spice “ 15 18|
Soap, American, No. 1.... “ G{ 9
do. No. 2.... “ 5 7
Salt, Liverpool ground... bush. 40 45
do. do sack 1 37$ 1 G 2
Steel, German lb, 15 1G
Blistered “ 8 12$
Shot, all sizes bag 150 200
Tobacco, N. Carolina lb. 8 15
Virginia “ 15 50
Twine “ 25 33
Tea, Bohea “ G2s 87$
Souchong “ GO 75
Hyson " 80 125
Gunpowder " 100 125
EXCHANGE TABLE. —Specie Basil.
Corrected Br Jons G. Winter.
Augusta Notes.
Mechanics’ Bank par.
Brunswick Bank “
Bank of Augusta "
Augusta Insurance & Banking Co “
Branch Georgia Rail Road “
Branch State of Georgia “
Savannah Notes.
State Bank ‘
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank “
Planters’ Bank “
Central Rail Road Bank 3 dir
Country Notes.
State Bank Branch, Macon par
Other Branches State Bank “
.Milledgeville Bank “
Georgia Rail Road Bank, Athens “
City Council of Augusta “
Ruckersvillc Bank “
Branch Marine & Fire Insurance Bank “
St. Mary’s Bank “
Central Bank “
Bank of Hawkinsville 5 dis.
Merchant's Bank, Macon 5 "
City Council of Columbus 25 “
City Council of Milledgeville No sale.
City Council of Macon “ “
Insurance Bank ot Columbus, Macon.. " “
Commercial Bank. Macon No circulation.
Monroe Rail Road Bank Broke
Exchange Bank of Brunswick “
Phoenix Bank, Columbus “
Bank of Darien and Branches “
Chattahoochic R, R. and Banking Co.. “
Wextern Bank ot Georgia “
Bank of Columbus “
Planters & Mechanics Bank Columbus “
Bank of Ocmulgee “
Georgia 6 pr. ct. Bonds for specie, 92
Georgiaßpr.ct. Bonds, 102
South Carolina Notes.
Charleston Banks par.
Bank of Hamburg “
Country Banks “
Alabama Notes 8 dia.
Checks.
New York Sight par.
Boston “
Philadelphia **
Baltimore “
Lexington “
Richmond, Va “
Savannah....: “
Charleston