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IiiaSICAL.
I For tht Organ.
vHogansville Ga. April 7th, ’54.
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P*T says— ‘ Man was
than the angels,” and
sister! in that of man’s
with a body of humanity.
Bbs differs man and angel. Then
nothing to prevent man from be-
hound to give God praise in
• jdtf > * s jfitticelar. Man is so clmely relat
-10 i*. 8 PP eßrs almost impos*
sidlc for him to avoid giving God praise ;
ffyM yet many do tytef neglecting to sing His
* praise.
Mania blessed above and beyond every
creature of earth. The great one grants
and gives to man gilts which he bestows
upon no other creature on earth ; hence
it is that cultivation and praise are enjoin’
ed more upon nr.an than any other crea’
ture nf earth. Mankind is blessed with
vaiious gifts; some the gifts of doctrine,
some the gifts of prayer and exhortation,
&c. In these gilts all are not biessed
alike,, neither are they gifted alike in mu
sic; yet all intellectual beings have a
gift toeing', and in other points they have
not a gilt. So.! e I know are ready to
deny the doctrirife that all intelligent
minds can sing; ‘none will do this but
those who have neglected their talent;
others dare not doit, horn the fact, that
cultivation has enlarged their talent; it
is by this act that talents ot every kind
are made to grow This is another rea
son why I believe so strong in man's
using and exercising this gilt —God has
given it to him to cultivate and to im~
prove, in older that man may make wor
ld.ip more acceptable in his sight; then
it is a gift of worship.
Vocal music should be cultivated by
man because it is a general thing,
and an important one. It is so general
aod common, that every person enjoys it
to some ex'ent; if they do not sing them
selves, they delight to hear others sing,—
none but what delight in come variety of
music ; some delight in vocal while oth
era are pleased with instrumental music ;
some in sacred, while others adore glee
mu>ic ; it is more natural with mankind
than any other gilt which man is blessed
with. Go to the child, and there you
may perceive the talent of music. Those
who have been close observers ot child
ren. know this to If* §?Tact; every child
can vary the lone of invoice, and were
children taken pains with and properly
instructed, there would be as many to
aing as there ia to talk. Jt ia only by in>
f RIL H POLITICS 4 TO ART, SCIENCE, EDUCATION) MORALITY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SACBED NIUSIC.
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struction that children learn to talk and
to atticulate and were the same care ta
ken in learning children to sing as there
is to talk, 1 doubt not success to nearly
all. But here is where the great diffi
culty lies ; it is neglected too n uch and
too long, and when it is thus omitted, it
is like acquainting an adult person with
the soupds of a different language from
I his own : and thus it is that so many are
void ol music at the present day.
I would here say to all parents, includ
ing myself, let us begin anew in training
qp pur urchins, by imparting to them a
hthirik. in a few years, we can have mu
sic ringing in God's sanctuary, where it
known at the present. This
l|iust be attributed, to some extent, to the
nang&tGful neglect of the church in refus
ing to encourage this generqus enterprise.
Vocal music is said to improve the voice
and give variety of tone ; then, should it
not be valued and practiced for those
great properties? All delight in a varie
ly of tones and smoothness of voice.
Again, it is acknowledged that music is
improving to the mind,—yes, music
opens to the mind many pleasing and
useful thoughts, and disperses often
glooms and sorrows from the mind.—
j Music carries something in it of a sooth-
I ing nature ; it is also productive of good,
; and frequently creates attachment and
affection, which no other subject hardly
ever does. Then every young lady and
gentleman should strive to be singers.—
What is more delightful than to hear
brothers and sisters, during leisure hours,
affectionately unite their voices in a con
cord of sweet sounds, to the honor and
praise of their Maker?
Georgia Boy.
[From the Reformer.]
TEIPERARCE
I We propose from time to time, discus
sing this great question, which is now
agitating almost every State in the Union,
and upon which agitation will not ‘'.ease
in our opinion, nor should it, until the ty
rant alcohol is dethroned, and shall no
longer hold dominion over his lallen, un
fortunate and degraded victims. Total
1 abstinence is our only safe and snre
ground. So long as alcohol shall be free
ly sold under the panoply of law, so long
will there be moderate drinkers, so long
as there are moderate drinkers, so long
will there be drunkards, and so long as
there are drunkards, so long will there be
sorrowing, suffering wires, widows and
orphans.
There is no middle ground on which
to stand. The use of alcoholic liquors is
an unmitigated evil socially, morally and
politically, it yields no benefits, it confers
no blessings it has no object but the use.
less consumption of a very large share of
the most nutritious food, in poisonous
drinks.
Those engaged in its manufacture and
sale, are 10-ing their time and labor, with
out producing any thing to increase our
wealth, but in producing an agent of cor
ruption and evil, with which to filch from
labor her pittance, for that which has no
real value. Those who are engaged in the
unholy traffic, are but the ministers of
the most inexoiable appetite, and worst
passions which incite the human breast.
II they really administered to our pleas
ures, and beguiled us of our time only, it
would not be so bad. But they do more,
they beguile us of our time, our money,
and self respect, and too often it is feared,
of our integrity.
For those who stand behiftd a decora*
Hamilton, Ga. Wednesday, Hlay 3, 1854*
ted counter, surrounded with tumblers
anybodies, which th<?y ever and anon
pokft at their customers and then return
tdPifs place,*for the sake of five cent
pieces anil dime’s, we have but a feeling
Truncnitigated pity. We desire to call
names, nor heap upon them any
epithets’ 1 . The fact's in the case renderj
their positiou sufficiently humiliating. /
But, says the grog vender, our busine®
is respectable. We pay a license, We
are protected by law. Oh jesl thatAa*
too true, if you were not prntecteckbjr
; law, the business would soon become so
odious that you w uld not engage in it ;
land society would not tolerate it But
let us inquire into that kind of protection
which the- law throws around you, and
that kind of respectability which it con
fers upon you. Is it not to say the least,
a little ambiguous in its nature ? Did
you ever make the inquiry of yourself—
why do I want a license ? Does the far*
mer, the mechanic, or merchant have to
obtain a license, before they can engage
in their business Oh no! If we who
are opposed to grog shops, call them by
that name, we are abusing say
you. What says the law? T| law
which prohibits you, it callsyduj|flfce of
business ‘ tippling houses,’ aigflffp law
af 1839, was passed *to prevjyjHbe odi;
ous vice of drunkenness.’ YeSfLegi*-
lalors by preventing tbe sale oWvinoUs
and spiritous liquors in ‘tippling houses,’
without a license, at least seemVYo .]>
pose that ‘the tippling houses’ do con
tribute to this odious vice, and can
contributing to ‘an odious vice,’ ‘either
with or without a license, be very res
pectful.
But first, before you can get a licence,
you must procure a written cecomrreola
tion of five freeholders, of your neighbor*
hood. Why do you want this? Hit
not because there was a suspicion in the
mind of the law makers, that good citi
zens would not engage in this business,
and that the bad would. Do those en
gaged in any other business, have to,ob
tain a certificate of character before tliey
can begin? But you have something
more to do. You must give a bond in
the sum of one thousand dollars, condi
tioned that you will keep orderly l; a‘nd
well conducted houses, and will notfper
mit any riotous or disorderly conduct; or
any gaming in or about the * *
What other business or ocofftation has
to give such bond? And wrap’do you
have to da it ? It is a presumption
because you retail vinous and: spirituous]
liquors, that you will keep a ‘ riotous ana
disorderly house,’ unless restrained byj
vour bond. Aye, you have tq be bounij
not to permit • any gaming.’ Why ? y
it*not because the grogshop is the plaep
usually selected for this unholy bqsinesp
Yes, in plain language, that is the reascn.
It is because the drinking of spiritous aid
vinous Liquors incites to riotous aad qs
orderlv conduct, and to gambling, tiat
you have to give a bond.
The law, then, at least, does not mike
your business so very respectable./ It
binds you in heavy penalties whico it
does not do in any other business. But
it is lamentably true that the law fails in
its object always. Who ever heard of
an orderly tippling house? And who
does not know that gamin? is carried on
in almost every one of them, notwith
standing the bond ? Who does not know
) that it is in these places that the young
!men of our cities and villages to
play at cards, dice and billiards, for drink,
until they at last become confirmed gam*
biers? Our statue makes ihe playing of
“ any game of cards, dice, billiards, or
other game of hazard, or address for mo
ney or other valuable thing,” a crime,
punishable by fine, &c. Under this law,
the playing for liquor is a fcrime, if liquor
is a valuable thing. If it ts not, then those
that play pay their money for naught.*
Against this whole system we intend
to fight the good fight ntil we conquer.
The time, thank God, is at hand. The
people in this free country have begun to
think, and it is only necessary for them
to see the evil, and they will remedy it*.
These engines of evil will be closed by
the mandate of law. Drunkard maker*
will assume their proper place in society,
and not long be tolerated pub
lic re|JPPJrhere our young man are vi
tiated and rttorals corrupted by licensed
I d/am seller*. “ There's a good time com>
if Evidence.
n/ A large dfine dealer residing in Lon
fdon on his death-bed being in
great distress of mind, acknowledged to
his friends that his agony was occasioned
by the nature ol the business he had fol
lowed for years. He stated that it had
been his habit *to purchase all the sour
wines he could, and by making use of su
gar oflead, and oilier deleterious sub
stances, restore the, wine to a palatable
taite| He said he did not doubt he had
been the means of destroying hundreds
of |ives, as he had from time to time no
ticed the injurious effect of his mixtures,
orn those who drank them. He had seen
inftaaices of this kind where the uncon
scious Victims of his cupidity, after wast
ing and declining for years, despite the
fbest judical advice, went to their graves
‘poisoned by the Adulterated Wines !
ThijVman died rich, but alas, what leg*
acy dm he” leave Tor his children ! Wealth
by deceit, and that not of a harm
less,rout fatal nature.
Present dealers in intoxicating poisons!
—you have got to die too. Do you not
see how the wine fabricator whose con*
session is recorded above, on his death-*
bed felt the deepest remorse for what he
had done ? Fly, then, from a traffic so
horrible! You all know your drinks are
shamefully adulterated by the most fatal
drugs. You know they are poisoning
and demoralizing to all who drink them.
Law-makers, is it not time you should
put your seal of condemnation on a traffic
so wicked ? If you do not, but permit
this crying sin to go on, are you not par
ties in the terrible guilt incurred?
Scott's Weck/y Paper, j
FARMERS.
Farmers who are intelligent and in
dustrious and have their work proper
’ ly gfranged can have more leisure than
most others, and they can have leisure
genera lly when called upon, to receive
and entertain their friends, to attend
to the calls of benevolence and philan
thropy in any proper calls of society,
the Lawyer, the physician, the
merchant and others, mifst be at
post attending to their business, j I
calls of their friends must necessfl
be neglected. The warm hospi*
of the farmer has long been not
fle#oocan have
to carry him from plane to
duty or inclination may
If he be a lover of fine
tunny is much greater so
in the country, as fresh sl
can seldom be obtained urn
The strawberry is Hindi
first plucked from the jfl
berry and blackberry
of their flavor, gooseb
when fresh from the buifl
ous cherries gain nothing*
being transput ted ; and v*
that fully appreciates the ■ ••
ous peach, who has not eat*
from the tree ? The
that fully ripen on the tree 9
from those which are pluckApgl*!
left to ripen afterwards, as scm
ibe known as the same varieuß
bunch of grapes fresh from
is worth several such as are broß*®pH!
market. Summer apples, too are*
the best to ripen on the trees.
The farmer s more mdeprridarMpkx®
can raise any kind of fruit and vesW
hies he may wish, while the
dependant on what he can find in the
market, which is generally supplied aft
l ter the fanner* have retained what
Arranged for the Organ, by L. P.Breedlove.
[ VOL. 3—NO. 11.
they wish to use themselves end is
necessarily often defective and very
uncertain.
The farmer, too, living on his broad
domain, may think what he pleases,
and speak his thoughts freely, without
fear of losing his custom or business,
while the lawyer must please His cli*
ents, right or wrong; the physician
panders toiplease his employers and
patients ; the merchant and mechanic
are dependent upon their customers.
New England Cultivator.
•LEAN ON ME%ND I’LL BE STRONG.*”
An aged an<| infirm man was pain*
fully pic king his way along the icy
side walks,theiher day, accompanied
by a fair young girl, with whom life’s
June was not yet* She was doing
what she could to aid him in his peril*
ous journey, and it was a beautiful
sight'to see. How many times such as
grotipiug of youth and age has been
likened to a vine, clinging to a
smitten oak, and sustain it while it
clings, or wreathing a broken ruin in
summer like a brave,
young the borders
The aid th<SJ Pfirl.could jive,
was trail indeed, antWhe old man said,
‘Lean on me, and I’ll’ get along. 1 —
Wasn’t there a plaintive touch of true
philosophy in that, ‘Lean on me, and
-be strong ?’ Isn't it true, the world
over—exemplified every day in the
struggles and frailties and triumphs,that
make up the sum of human Kfe?
It would make the burden of a song;
or the text of a sermon. Lay a weight
on the falling arch, and it stands strong
again.! Purpose new obligations upon
the faltering spirit, and its latent power
is developed, and it nobly sustains
them all, for the truth and the words
nrc, ‘Lean on me, and I’ll be strong.’
Extreme Test,— lf you wiskio as
certain the temper Asa young\ady
look, at her nails, and the tips of \er
gloves. If they are jagged and
bitten, you may be sure'she is peevish,
irritable, quarrelsome, aud too ready
to show her teeth at the smallest pro
vocation. This is an infallable test that
every young lady carries
; ‘ 1 most
the sfS^