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about whose spire, crowned with the con* stellat on of tho cross, no meaner birds than missioned angels hover; whose org* n * ic music is the various stops of endless changes loathed through by endless good; whose choristers are elect spirits of all time, that sing serene and shining a3 morn ing stars, the. ever renewed mystery oi Creative Power. * ‘ MY HUSBAHD-T SKETCH, “My husband"is ao’ strange man,— To think how he could have grown so pro voked about such a little thing a3 that scarlet scarf. Well, there is no use in try ing to drive him, I’ve settled that in my mind. But he can bo coaxed; can’t he though; and from this time shan’t 1 know how to manage him? Still there is no de nyino, Mr. is a strange man. “Yon see, it was this morning at break fast, I said to him, Henry, I must have one of these ten dollar scarfs at Stewart’s.- They are perfectly charming, and will cor respond so nicely with my maroon velvet cloak. I want to go this morning and get one, before they are gone.” “Ten dollars don’t grow on every bush, Adeline, and just now times are pretty bad, you know,” he answered in a dry, careless kind of atone which irritated me greatly. Beside that, I knew he could af ford to get me the scarf just as well as not, only my manner of requesting it did not 6uit his lordship. “Gentlemen who can afford to buy satin vests at ten dollars apiece can have no mo tive but penuriousness for objecting to give their wives as much for a scarf,” I retorted, glancing at the money which a moment before he had laid by my plate, requesting me to procure one for him; he always trusts me in these matters. I spoke angrily, ami should have been sorry for it the next mo ment, if lie had not answered: “Y. n will then charge it to my pennri onsness, I suppose, when I tell you that yon cannot have another ten dollars.” “Well, then, I will take this and get a scarf. You can do without the vest this, fall,” and I took up the bill and left the room, for he did not answer me. I need it, and must have it, was my mental observation as I washed m} r tear swollen eves and adjusted my hair for a walk on Inroad way; out all the while there was a whispering at my heart: Do not bny it. Go and buy a vest for your husband; and at last that inner voice triumphed. I went down to the tailor’s, bought the vest and brought it home. “Here, it is, Henry; I selected the color that I thought would suit you beat. Isn’t it rich?” I said as 1 unfolded the vest after dinner, for somehow my pride was all gone. I had felt so much happier since the scarf had been given up. lie did not answer me but there was such a look of tenderness filling his dark eyes as his lips fell on my forehead, that it was as much as I could do to keep from crying outright. But the cream of the story is not told -At night when he came home to tea he threw a little bundle into my lap. J opened it, and there was the scarlet scarf, the very one I had set my heart on at Ste wart’s yesterday. “Oh, Henry!” I said, looking up and try ing to thank him, but my lips trembled, and the tears dashed over the eyelashes, and he drew my head to his heart and smoothed down my curls, and murmured tho old loving words in my ear, while I cried there a long time, but my tears were such sweet ones. He is a strange man, mv husband, hut lie is a noble one, too, only he is a little hard to find out sometimes; and it seems to me that my heart says it more earnest ly to-night than it ever did before. God bless him! ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN FLAG. The following, by the profound “Squosh,” of Californio, was “studdid up whilst settin onto the Piazzv sense. watchin of tho Ame rican Flag waivin from the top of the liber ty poal, and a tutcinn off of fire crackers now and then. 1 Who can read it without imagining himself standing in his revolution ary sire’s regimentals, signing the Declara tion of Independence, or contemplating the taking and sacking of tho British capital, single-handed ? O, mitey vag! O, booteous peese of kloth! Maid up of red and white and blue stripes And stars painted on both sides— At! hale! Agin Tit. settin in thi umbrnjug Shadder, and admirin thi grandjer, And suck in into ry chist the gentle zeffers Tisat ar holdin yu out veil n> onto St rate. Grate flag! when I shot Mi ize and look at ye, and think Flow an v. hen yu ‘.-os Hu!.-, and not mutch Bigger than a small peese of kloth, and Almost as tender as a fihete of paper, yu \V. s harried all thru the reyolushun- Ary wor, and have sum few times since Held up your hen vith JitfFult/, and Ilow tr-■m.-njus vu ar now, i feel Jest MR if i shut 1 bust tnd fl- ad round, and want To git down off of the sense, cod git shot, Or st.. v, d, or hit on the bed v. ith a stick of YAx'd, or hung, for-mi kuntry. Prodijus banner! Wouldn’t f smile to seo A Chinaman, or a sruau! urmatcher'ized Forriner uiidc-rbuk to pull yu down! It’s* Chut; man, J wnd siai him, and kut Off Hs kev, -nidi e it ofl’io h iiin.f! I- hue i ; see a slit tore in y<, or toe s kredjus Hand -ofb ft hut tin yu up int bullit- Paiem.', i’.i hrase tr.i b:-k agiu a waul (or a li<y..<f% or a tense, or a b •}*.:, as it mile tie,) An<J fife, and strike, and skrafeh, and Kick, and bite, and tar- mi hiose, and L.*o7. mi hat. and git hit in the i, and On mi k-*r, (hard,) and nkrost tho smaul of Mi bak, and faul row n, and git up Agin, ar.d kontinue the struggle for half or Thre quori- rs of an hour, or until I got Severely wounded. Terri lick emblem! How proud yu look., And how ahniiy sassy yu waiv round, Snappin, and craekin, and skarin of horses; I spoze yure almost tarin to git into a Fite with gumbody, and satisfying your kar- Niverous dispersition by eatin up a hole nashwn. Grate flag! I dont no whitch mailtr me feel the Most patri lick—yu or the forth of July; Yu aint maid of the same kind of stuff, aitho Yu ar about the same age, and ar both Sublime and terrible to koi(template. But I must Vlose, and waiv mi last adoo, However try in to :ui fec-lins it may be, And g ; down oll'of the sense, for already the Sharp pints of the pickits begins to stick mo, And unlit me skriuge and in ten about, And thratsa t# tare mi kloia, and naik m heliar. For the Temperance Crusader. I am Weary, I’m wearied of mockery, wearied of Earth, I’m wearied at pleasures which fade at their birth, Of falsehood, of finding that friends are unknown, Regretting their absence —in sadness I mourn. T’m wearied of home, of iny childhood and friends, Nought, sweet solace to my wearied heart sends, For O! thus in sorrow, all joyousness flown, I stand in dejection, deserted, alone. I lament that ray heart is so crushed In its youth, No hand of affection my sorrows to soothe — No sweet ray of hope to direct me appears, Alas, I’m unhappy for one of my years. I’m wearied of those who tell me I’m lov’d, I’m wearied of knowing how hcfirtless they prove, I’m wearied of tumult, confusion and strife, I’m wearied of all, aye, I'm leearied of life. I would not begin my existence anew, No sympathy here, no friends fond and true, My only desire, nought else do I crave, But calmly and sweetly to lie down in the grave. ANNA. Greenesboro, December 4, 1855. For the Temperance Crusader. ANOTHER “WILD CAT” DETECTED. Messrs. Editors. —l have before me tho last Banner, containing an article, bearing the signature “A Student” concerning the late presentation to Prof Mel!, which de serves a reply on account of some misstate ments and a few ambiguous sentences pur nsely designed to create a false impression. lave no desire to make your columns the medium of a discussion between “Student” and myself, for I detest newspaper contro versies; but since he has brought forward charges, and grave charges too, against a number of students of which I am one, there can be no impropriety in attempting a de fense. x\nd here I will state that I was in every meeting of the students on the sub ject of the presentation, and the remarks be low I kn<’VC to be true. The prime object of the writer is (Ist.) to prevent a portion of his fellow-students from being misrepresented—(2d.) to disabuse the public mind—truly philanthropic. The ac complishment of the former is attempted by asserting that the twenty-nine students, who adopted the resolutions and made the presen tation, did not ail “bear a proportional part m the necessary expense” for the cane.— Here is his point —that all those of the twen ty-nine who ‘contributed nothing but their* naines and presence’ (eleven in number he says) are misrepresented. Now, who told him that these eleven were misreprerented? Not one of them did. Then how does lie know it? Unless they came to him individ ually and told him so, he has no grounds to sustain his remark. Probably ‘many think’ (one of ills grand sources, of knowledge) these eleven are misrepresented, But what matters it to T or any one else whether eighteen or ten or one, paid tor tho cane— so he or they did'nt lose by it. All who did not pay are. misr< presented. Wei! suppose we had found the cane or had come bv it in some manner so it would not have been any expense to us, and then pre sented it Prof. Mell. Reasoning according to S’s logic we cannot avoid the conclusion that, in this case, the whole twenty-nine would have been misrepresented. Reduc tio ad ahsurdam et contemptam. But I deny that there were eleven or any number above this, who have not contributed pecuniarily. There, sir, is proof positive that your verac ity is slightly below par. There are five who have not appropriated money towards the purchase of the cane and in justification •of their course there ia this reason. The order for the cane had been sent when they signed the resolutions and consequently their money was unnecessary. They de sired to participate in our meetings—said the resolutions were expressive of theirsen timenta and declared themselves willing to adopt them and suffer the consequences.— Thus they have done, and ‘S’ says they are misreprerented. “G most lame and impo tent conclusion” But there is another feature in this sub ject of contribution. If ‘S’ ever did sub scribe anyt!#ng for tho cane he, yea he, did | not subscribe a proportional part. “Those who live in glass houses,” &c. It he never did subscribe surely ht is not misrepresent ed. Probably some oft hat. overwhelming ‘ma jority’ are misrepresented. They are, but in a very different manner from what he would suspect Several of them are Prof. Mell s personal friends and disapprove, not of the. spirit of the resolutions, but of their publication. 1 state, upon authority, that, a sufficient, number of this class can be found, together with the twenty-nine before men tioned, to constitute a majority of the stu dents then in College. If, Sir, you think otherwise, I challenge you to procure a ma jority of the students then in College, who object to the spirit, of our resolutions. He says ‘the resolutions were thought by many to have proceeded from the pen of a •ut zen.’ Well, Mr. *B’ as far as the act of the mind is concerned, it is the opinion of many that your article is rather illegitimate; that is, a citizen wrote it ami you adopted it. We suppose this is not so—however pretty strong circumstantial evidence to the con trary. As to the origin of the resolutions, i assert, they were drawn up by a student.— But who thought they were the production of a citizen? 1 admit that some who were * conscientiously opposed to the whole pre sentation, 1 ’ but who afterwards contributed the enormous sum of twenty-five cents in or der to speak, vote, etc , again t thorn, might have thought they weie the production of a citizen. But fortunately there were no! many of this class. ‘S’ says the ‘bnfiled minority’ presented the cane in opposition to three-fourths of the students in College. This statement brings his veracity to a very considerable discount, for it is false for two reasons (Ist.) All of the fifty-six (save one) who signed the orig inal subscription were in favor of presenting i the cane, and (2d.) the buffed minority out numbered sixteen or eighteen or one-fourth of the students in College. (Something pu trid in Denmark.) Here ia another heavy draw: ‘They (the minority) induced by various means as many as possible to sign the original resolu tions on the condition that all such signers should pay nothing towards the purchase of the cane. (Stock is extremely low and t’would be advisable for ‘B’ to stop payment.) (Ist.) All #f that five made objections to signing because they could not pay anything, (2d.) some refused on this ground, and (3d.) some subscribed after the order had been sent. This puts the above quotation in bad order. (Query) Wonder if, ‘S’s conscience is’nt bad? To that sentence in which he inti mates that some signed the resolutions on account of the supper which was given, there are two answers equally strong aud conclusive. (Ist.) It was not known to any of us that a supper would be given and con sequently none joined for that reason, and (2d.) the remark is extremely little. Thus much to enable all, who have deposits in the Bank of ‘S’s veracity, to know that it has failed. (Thi3 failure is no humbug, its real.) j ‘To disabuse the public mind.’ The pub- j lie mind is abused in this respect and in this j only. They will look upon all who did not sign the resolutions as unfavorable to Prof Mell, whereas the fact is as I stated before, a large majority of the students are in favor of the sentiment of the resolutions and disap prove only of their publication or of the manner of making the presentation. Thus the public mind has been abused, 1 might sav I wrote this piece to disabuse the public mind, but 1 can’t conceive that the public’s intellect has sustained any very material inju ry from ‘S’s remarks—at any rate they will scarcely sue him for damage ;. In my hum ble opinion the greatest injury done is on his inner man for violating the ninth command ment. He says the resolutions were intended to create a diversion in favor of Prof. Mell. — To counteract this tendency, and, as I have shown, to create a diversion against him, lie wrote his piece. But I’ll not be so illiberal in my judgment—so probably he intended his article as a joke. And now, Mess s. Editors, with the hope that further misrep resentations will terminate, I arn truly yours J. A. H. - For the Temperance Crusader, DISAPPOINTMENT. “OI often in life is the long looked for mo ment of joy, alloyed, by bitter disappointment.” Who has not. realized the truth of the above quotation, and how few are the days at the close of which we can say, I have this day met with no disappointment. We pass along life’s journey from childhood to old age. ever looking forward to some brighter day some joy. which the future is promising, and scare a day passes through the whole jour ney, in which wo have not had the long looked for moment of joy, alloyed by bitter disappointment. Even childhood’s bright, balmy days, are not free from those vexa tions, how often have we, in those sun ny days, looked forward with all a child’s eagerness to some promised pleasure, some great holydav in which we were to have so much joy,—in anticipation—all was to be gaycty, and pleasure : perhaps we had planned a little excursion, in which our little school mates were to join us, and we. were to have oh 1 such a bright day: we would roam o’er hill and daie and gather the brightest flowers, and the sweet est berries. The long looked for day dawns; little eves are wide awake and dancing with anticipated pleasure: we rush to the window to see if our day is to be a bright one, but alas i for the fallacy of human expectations; dark clouds obscure the bright sky, and ever and anon, Old Jupiter, hurls his thunder-bolt along, causing tho little heart to tremble with fear, and then to swell with grief; those little “windows of the soul,” which were dancing so merrily, are now blinded by the bitter tears that are mingling with the rain drops. With darkened brows and murmur ing lips we turn away and weep bitterly.— For the “long looked for moment of joy has been alloyed by bitter disappointment.” Years pass on, but experience has failed to teach us. that life’s hopes are as fleeting as they are vain; we are still looking for ward to some bright day. Perhaps Mis a friend we expect to meet, one of those child hood friends which we have not seen for years; how fondly we look forward to the happy meeting! and how often in imagina tion we clasp the loving hand; and in the fullness of affection we rush to meet our long absent friend lor whom Ihe heart has yearned so often, but alas 1 we pause, and learn the sad truth I hat constancy is not alike the gift of all; the friend of our fended love has forgotten us, and our glad welcome is met by the cold gnzo of a stranger. We venture a gentle reminder, by allusion to the hnppv days gone by, in which we were all, in ail, to each other, “ah ! yes, they do remember something .about it.” But we turn away, sickened with grief and disap pointment, for we see too plainly that change, that chilling, sickening thing has with its “mildew breath,” blighted our hopes, and caused the friend of our childhood to repay our constancy with neglect and forgetful ness. Again, we have a friend, a very dear friend, one whom we know to be ail con stancy and truth; we know that he cannot change, and in the full confidence of love re turned. and appreciated, we are exquisitely, supremely happy—we give ourselves up to the delicious delusion of loving and being loved: we think this is one thing we were not disappointed in. Oh ! how bright life seemed then—we knew that here, we should not meet with inconstancy, and in our blind ness. forgot that ought else could afilict. With fond anticipations we looked for ward to many such bright days in the future. Ah ! but there is a thing more chilling than inconstancy. Heath has been preferred by some to inconstancy. But give me every thing before death—though 1 may suffer from them, I can bear neglect, scorn, and in difference, but not death. Oh, not that cold chilling tlnng—oh, to have death rob us of the “long looked for moment of joy,” to sec the friend whom nought else could change, a victim ol “nature’s dreaded foe.” To seo the thing we love die, and become food for wor ins; “To see it die nnd go wo know not whore, To lio in cold obstruction rind to rot. This sensible, warm, Motion, to becotno a knceded clod.” ’Tis needless to dwell on the disappoint ments which death brings, for who does no; know enough of them, from sad experience? And yet, in this busy, bustling life, we forget that there is such a thing as death ; day by day are we beguiled by expectation, and the morrow, which promises most happi ness, often brings most sorrow ; but ’tis true, as another writer has said, “that life’s illusions are all that enables us to surmount its obstacles, and to endure its disappoint ments. Where, then, shall we turn for comfort, seeing that life is so full of grief and trials ? Where, but to the great source of every joy; where, but to Him who hath said, “come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy la den, and I will give you rest.” CLARA CLIFTON. Pine Grove, Dec. 10. e.r <%'twreL****** A BILL TO BE ENTITLED An Act to prohibit the retailing of spiritu ous or fermentc ‘• liquors without license, to prescribe the manner in which license may be obtained, aud also the terms and conditions; to punish those who may re tail without license; to prohibit retailing on certain days and to certain persons; and to prohibit the sale or furnishing of spirituous or fermented liquors to slaves or free persons of color, and also to pro hibit the employment of such persons in any retail shop, and also to prevent their carrying or having such liquors on board Rail-road cars, and for other purpose*, the General Assembly do enact as fol ! lows: Sec. Ist. It shall not bo lawful for any ; person or persons to seli spirituous or fer mented liquors in any quantities less than one quart without a license for that pur pose. Sec. 2nd. The power of granting such li cense shall lie in the Inferior Courts of the respective counties, except where the same now is, or may be hereafter vested by law in the corporate authorities of cities and towns. See. 3d. When the power of granting li censes is in the Inferior Court, they shall have the power of granting the same upon ! such terms and conditions, or at such rates |as they may think proper; and when the ! power of granting licenses is in the corpo | rate authorities of cities and towns, they I -shall have the like powers in relation to the ; same. See. 4th. When the power to grant ll .cvnse ns aforesaid, is in t he Inferior Courts, any person desirous of obtaining.license shall apply to the Inferior Court of the county in which he wishes fco retail as aforesaid, when said Court is in session; aud upon his complying with the terms and conditions, and paying the rate or tax that may be fixed and prescribed by said Inferior Court, and also complying with the subsequent provisions of this act, said Inferior Court shall cause their clerk to is sue a license to such applicant, authorizing him to sell spirituous and fermented li quors at one place only in said county, and which place shall be designated in said li cense; and which license shall be of force for one year from the granting of the same, and no longer; and shall sot be assignable | or transferable, so as to authorize any oth er person to retail by viitue of the same. Sec. sth. When the power to grant such licenses is in the corporate authorities of cities or towns, the person desirous of ob turning such license, shall apply to said authorities when in session, and upon the applicant complying with the terms and conditions and paying the rate or tax, and complying with tho subsequent provisions of this act, said corporate authorities shall issue to such applicant a license to retail for one year at one place within the corpo rate limits of such town or city, and which license shall not 1> transferable, so as to authorize any other person to retail by vir tue of t he same. Sec. 6th. N > license shall be granted to any copartnership or firm, but when a number of persons apply for a license as a copartnership or firm, the license shall bo granted to them as individuals, and by their individual names. bee. Vtii. Wh ere such application is made to the Inferior Court of any county, such Inferior court before granting such b . use shall take bond with good security, from such applicant in the sum of on ill’ 11-; in i dollars, conditioned that he nor any other person employed by him about ids retail shop with ids knowledge or con sent. will sell to or furnish any slave or fr -o person of color, with any spirituous or fermented liquors, in any quantity what ever; and if hiring the continuance of such license, tho person or persons to whom the fume is granted, or any person in ids or their employ as aforesaid, with his or their knowledge or consent as aforesaid, shall furnish or sell to any slave or free person of color, any spirirituous or fermented li qnors in any quantities whatever, it shall be a violation of the condition of said bond, and the same shall he forfeited; which said bond shall he payable to the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, and their successors, and shall he filed in the office oi said Court, and recorded on the minutes of said Court. Sec. Bth. When tho application for li ! cense shall be made to tiie corporate an ; thoritii-s of any city or town, the appli cants shall, in all respects, comply with the provisions of the preceding section, aud the bond in that case shall he made payable to the Mayor or Chief Magistrate of such town or city; and li is successors in office, and shall he filed in his office, and recorded on the minutes of the proceedings kept by the corporate authorities of such t<wn or city. Sec. Ot.h. Said applicant before such li cense is granted, shall also make oath in writing, that they will not, during the con tinuance of said license, sell to and furnish any slave or free person of color, with any spirituous or fermented liquors, nor author ize or permit any person in his employ, or under his control, to do the same; and any person taking such oath and violating the same, shall be guilty of false swearing, and shall be indicted for the same, and on con viction, shall be punished by confinement at hard labor in tho Penitentiary of this State for any timo not leas than two, and not more than live years. Sec. 10th. Upon a breach of the condi tion of said bond as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the owner of the slave, or the guardian of the free person of color, to whjbm the liquor was sold or furnished as afojesaid, to comment suit upon said bond in the name of the obligees of the game, for the use of such owner or guardian of free person of color, and upon proof that the condition of said bond has been broken ns aforesaid, there shall he judgment against the obligor of said bond for the full amount of the penalty of the same, and when such judgment is collected, one-half of the same shall be paid to the owner of the slave or guardian of the tree person of color us afore said, and the other half shall be paid to the Ordinary of the county for the use of the Poor School Fund. Sec. lith. It the owner of the slave or guardian of the free person of color, to whom the liquor may be. sold or furnished as aforesaid, shall neglect to sue upon said bond for the space of three months, after having knowledge that the same has been sold or furnished ns aforesaid, it shall then be lawful for any other person to sue upon said bond, and judgment shall be had in the Kamo way as is prescribed in the pre vious section of this act, and the amount recovered shall be paid one-half to the person for whose use the suit Is brought; and the other halt* to the Ordinary of the county, for the use of the Poor School Fund. Sec. 12th. One or more recoveries upon said bond shall be no payment or satisfac tion of said bond, but the same maybe sued on as aforesaid, as often as there is a breach of the condition of the same, and a copy of said bond certified by the Clerk of the Inferior Court, or by the Mayor or Chief Magistrate of any town or city, (as the case may be) shall he competent evi videnee in all the courts of this State. See. 13th. Jf any licensed retailer or any other person shall furnish or sell to any slave or free person of color, spirituous or fermented liquors in any quantity what ever, except in the presence of the owner or person having the control of such slave or the guardian of such free person of color, and by his or her consent, such person shall I>o guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be indicted for the same and on conviction shall be punished by fine and imprison ment in the common jail of the county, the fine not to be less than two hundred dol lars, nor to exceed one thousand dollars, and the imprisonment not to be less than two months, nor to exceed six months; and if the person eo convicted shall be a li censed retailer, his license shall be for feited, and he shall be forever afterwards incapable of having a license. Sec. 14th. If any free white person shall sell to or furnish any other free white per son with spirituous or fermented liquors, knowing that such free white person is buying or procuring the same for the pur pose of selling or furnishing the same to any slave or slaves, or free persons oi color, In violation of the provisions of this act, such person shall be subject to indictment and punishment, as provided in the previ ous section of this act. Sec. 15th. If any licensed retailer shall keep open his retail shop on any Sunday, i or on any of the days of the General Eioe i tion in October and January, or on the day for the election for Electors for Presi dent, or shall, on any of these days, sell to or furnish any person whatever, with any spirituous or fermented liquor, each per j son shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and j shall be indicted for the same, and on oon | viction, shall be punished by fine and im { prisournenf, or both; the fine not to be less than one hundred, nor more than three hundred dollars; and tin-, imprisonment not to be less than twenty, nor exceeding sixty days. See. K>th. If any person shall sell to any minor, or to any student belonging to : any of the incorporated colleges of this I State, any spirituous or fermented liquors, j without the consent of the father or guar j dian of such minor, or student; or if euch i student is over the age of twenty-one years, ! without the consent of the President of j >uch College, the person so offending shall jhe guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall h* i indicted; and on conviction, shall he pun i ishod as is prescribed in the previous see tion of this act. See. .17-th. if any conductor, engineer, baggage-master, or other employee on any train of kail-road cars, rh di permit an\ slave or free person of color, to have or bring on board said ears any spirtki no- or fermented liquors, the person so otrbnhiuir shall ho indicted for a misdemeanor, aim on conviction, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment in the common jail of tin county, or both, the fine not to be Ess than one hundred, nor exceeding three fiuudiv ‘ dollars; and the imprisonmentnot.less th: n twenty, nor exceeding sixty days, and the fact that anv slave or free person of eoloi is in possession of such liquor on board said cars, shall he presumptive evidence against the conductor, that such possession was by his permission. See. 18t.li. If any licensed retailer shall have or employ about his retail shop, any slave or free person of color, in mixing or furnishing liquors to the customers of said shop, or shall otherwise give the control of tiie liquors in said simp to such slave or free person of color, the person so offend ing shall he indicted for a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall he subject to he pun ished as is provided in the proceeding section of t his act, and each day such slave or tree person of color shall he so employ ed, shali constitute an actual offline. See. 19th. If any slave or free? person of color shall lie seen or found in any retail shop after nine o’clock tit: night, or before daylight in the morning, or on a Sunday, it shall be presumptive evidence that said retailer has violated the provisions of t.lu loth section of this act. Sec. 20th. If any person shall sell spirit uous or fermented liquors in any quantitv less than one quart, without a license as aforesaid, such person shall be indicted for a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be punished by tine or imprisonment; the line not less than fifty, nor more than two hun dred dollars; and the imprisonment not less than thirty, nor more than ninety days. bee. 21st. All laws in conflict with this law are hereby repealed, and this act shall commence and be of force from and after the first day of June next; and the provi sions of it shall be given specially in charge to the Grand Juries by all the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State. C|e Centjjenmce Ctusakr. PENFIELD, GEOKGIA. Saturday Morning, J imssary 12, 1850. Apology. We beg leave to state to ouflßßnds the cause cf our being a week behind. Wc lS\e been vAwd up to our “scalp'’ by the failure, which originaod from the delay of our type from New Yorkk They were orch red some six weeks since, nod rcAgUflS on hist week, we trust, none have been made GuSy ’ by our non-appearance. % Liberal Offer. Any person sending us five new compann-d with the “rhino,” shall be entitleimo extra copy of the Crusader for one year. Orders for ; our Paper must invariably be accompanied tvitn the cash to receive attention. 1 Our Spirit-Now Paper—Anil Attire Course. | f’ kh one year’s experience in Editorial tribula* i lions, and with a soul gladdening, a-i the bow of ! promissory success is seen arching our future oath wav, we again present ns to our numerous patrons an 1 friends, and with extended hand and the compli ments of the season, happily renew the pleasant con versation which has been suspended fora “few days.” Our Editorial experience has been profitable, and we shall use it to advantage in the management of a public Journal : and in this article, our introduction for the year, we shall lav down the course which we intend to pursue—and just hero request our readers to mark it. We commence the Now Year with an energy that shall not flag, and a determination that no disastor can thwart; wo are imbued with the firmness of a pious Obadiah which the wickedness cf Ahab’s court could not contaminate. It is true, we have a formidable, yet noble work boi ore us—the reformation of our beloved land—but, we fear not; we falter not! Mountain barriers -may litt up tnc-ir rugged fronts in our course, but with a s.isa.. band of tuithful followers, we shall press on ward, trusting in Ilim who sitteth upon the “circle of the Universe, until every opposition shall be sab* deed, an i every contending foe acknowledge our power. Hannibal, with his army, stood at the base ment of the Alps, beyond whose snow-capped sum mit were the trophies which were to crown his tri u,ni:n:,! My into the Capital of the mistress of the worM, his energy was indomitable, and with a deter mination that coukl not be staved, ho triumphed over eve ry obstacle, and soon his troops were thundering !ai the gates of imperial .dome. Napoleon encoun | L-rcd the same difficulties, but with a zeal sufficient | to remove a mountain, he drew his heavy cannon], up j those precipitous heights, and ere long the victorious eagles of France were floating over the plaint of Egypt. Wc have mountain heights to scalo, but they fiu.di not deter us from our purpose ; let us briftg volleys cf argument, and pointed appeals, to bear upon tiie ‘walk of stone'* which separate us from our enemies, nnd ere long the whited banners of our tri nmphal Crusade, shall wave in splendor over the Se • bastopol of Liquordom. Wo are fired wkbtewzaal/ : in the cause of Temperance, and our enerjPUßfll be spent m farthering its healing influences througS% cut our country ; we shall struggle bravely, an* when toe last bat ; io snail be fought, we hope to in abl , like the Homan of old, to mount the eminent! and exclaim, “1 have dene my duty.” \ Me greet oar friends with anew paper, new in variety of particulars; and wo have gone to the ext expense of enlarging and making these changes in or 'Mr to present to tho public a sheet worthy in every respect of consideration; and wo feel assured it will 1 acceptable to every individual who manifests any disposition to peruse a public Journal. We shall do all in onr power to issue a worthy sheet, nnd will kavo if to a generous and appreciating populuß to award to us that degree of patronage and encourage ment which they may deem merit and. In the year just p&*od wo learned tho truth of tho wiving, “it is impossible to pleas© ai!,” hut it lias been a source of gratification to m in tho meantime, to know that when we have faded to please some, offers have cncourqyd us with approving congrat ulations. In future, hows ver, we shall bo guilty nn dor no circumstances whatever of making anv such efforts; we shall end avor to do tho best we can for our ni nd, acting always under a self-consciousness of rectitude, at dah mid any of them etc find cause to complain of our course, wo p- lito y request them, in the b st of humor to keep it to ihemulm. Vr'e shall conduct an independent ad fearless siwf t. but shall exercise courtesy towards a!!, end pry due reyard to tango go t emanly element# of character which should a actenzo th© intercourse |of fellow-nv n with each offer. ! TANARUS) c Crus’dor is a Tan; e ar.co Paper, and will ey -• b;., t)niu-i on. u.iudni tr-atior?, but wo shad v serve ’ 1 “ privilege of expressing our views and sentiments upon any and a!) questions that may arise. Reap AXl'r MEMORIZE THE ABOVE ! To tiie Readers of tiie Crusader. * In entering upon our duties, our feelings prompt, : no loss than custom requires us, to spy a word to | you respecting our “objects, aims, and* principles*” Wc shall make no fulsome pr mi-cs of affording an inf. resting Paper, or of pleasing even body ; quite willing that you hope small things of us a’ first, il wo van tcol tho confident assurance that you will bo agreeably disappointed. We will simply promise in all eases to make the extent of our efforts the limit of our abilities, remembering that “W ho does the best his circumstance allows, Pn-s well, acts nobly, angels can no more.” Me rejoice that wo are connected with a Paper the avowed object of which is the promotion of vir tue and morality ; that we are called on pub! cly to C ‘n'end for principles which wo have always advo vated, ‘o plead for a cause, th ■ ini rest of which wo i.avo over had at heart. We skill endeavor to k< ep .steadily in view that great principle, for which tho “iJanner” has fought, from the time cf its hiith the present day. Wc shall mkc TeuqM*!! E S watchword, and Reform, our motto, aid press ze?M ou !y forward to the accomplishment of these create ends. It is not entirely upon its Editors tha, our Paper depends for its efficacy .as an instrument of good. A great obligation rests upon them; but much is ex pected from its friends and patrons. We would ear- j uostly solicit all the friends of the cause to come up to our assistance in the great work in which we are i engaged. Making it the exponent of your opinions, rally to Us support, and determine that it shall be a powerful instrument of good. Let each of its friend# strive to give currency to its sentiments, and dissem inate its principles ; and though it be but as a pebble thrown upon the ocean, the circles of its influence will continue to widen and increase, until they ex tend to the utmost bounds of our State. L, LINCOLN YEAZSYi