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• cinm/row c. in. ill so.<rHie -Uiie, The pn.aiug ni'.meim any. As leoglbnin, shadows she me-i'l Pr.*"l .im the t c*.fi'*>fi dny, Shat in might dwell aloof From created things, And lenrh that wisdom from above, Whence true contentmeot springs. IiiaSICAL. I For tht Organ. vHogansville Ga. April 7th, ’54. ■P^tNTENDENT, —While bless* piivileges of enjoying Ikonth. ( April,] I feel an in* ■ on ject ca ut4 In re* uld tal his 1 pr.iiive |rt of praver fe “ high W ‘!U ---w ,; |K fha: ‘0 J -\n true fomiec- 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. WHITE, SUPERINTEDEJST. ] 11E OR e AN. •. lit, Av .i . • ‘ ‘ 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^