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For the Temperance Crusader* HELP FOR UNCLE DABNEY, Messrs. Editors —We learn that there is ■iflaove with the Counties of Fulton and ■Mon oe, to do something for Uucle Dabney ■Jones, worthy of themselves— worthy of ■Uncle Dabney, and worthy of the'cause in I which he expended his time and talent s, and |by the neglect of his individual interest, al most ruined himself. Coweta knows Uncle Dabney, and Coweta is determined not to be outstripped in any move that will advance his interest, and place him on an elevation where he is desirous to stand. The friends of politicians frequently step forward and relieve them, when they have spent their time in the service of their coun try, and why not the friends of Temperance relieve Uncle Dabney’s liabilities. We would be glad for Fulton or Monroe to make their proposition through the Cru sader, for Coweta believes, that Georgia as a State, would be glad to participate in such a noble eause. What! let Uncle Dabney be driven to the wall, while his voice, full of eloquence, is still ringing over hill and dale, plain and valley, from the mountain to the seaboard, —ringing too, in behalf of your wives and daughters, widows and orphans. Yea, in behalf of virtue, innocence, morals, religion and bleeding humanity. Make your proposition, gentlemen. Coweta is ready and anxious to respond to your call. Coweta. Newnan, Feb. 11, 1856. For the’ Temperance Crusader. A PROPOSITION-READ IT. Messrs , Editors— Some fifteen or twen ty years ago, when the fiiends ofTempei ance were few and far between, humble as I then was, I felt it to be my duty to do all that I could, both by speaking and writing, to promote that cause, But fortunately I soon felt relieved, by ma-. ny of the best speakers and writers in Georgia coining to the rescue. I con sequently laid aside my pen never to be re sumed again—l then thought —but, alas ! I find that I was mistaken. Passing over the events that have occurred, many of which have been delightful and glorious, from that time, to the present which mos tly concerns me, what do they portend but evil and only evil still ? Cast your eyes where you will, since the campaign of ’55 in Georgia, and what do you see but de spondency and inertness, among the friends of Temperance, and,renewed efforts and zeal among its adversaries —doggeries mul tiplying—those who were once washed, like the sow returning to her wallowing in the mire ; many young men joining the bot tle regiment, some of whose sires have grown gray in the cause of Temperance ; the bottle carried to meeting and every where else; corrupting the youth of our country, as well as the negroes; many of our important outposts taken; our once happy community thwarted with a fiery deluge; the hydra headed monster march ing without obstruction, and with impuni ty through our land and no hand to stay the mighty torrent, or check the monster, until methinks I almost see the evil angel with his seventh vial of darkness, ready to pour it out upon the earth ; and like one of the plauges of Pharaoh—the evil beast coming up into our chambers, ovens and kneading troughs. Am I mistaken? Am I deluded? I hope I am. Well, you have noticed some of the evils, now give us the remedy. I will do so pro vided the head and heart of the body polit ic is not too sick and faint If there is mor al virtue in Georgia, if the friends of Tem perance will be true to themselves. I had thought that moral suasion was the remedy; was honest in my belief; had, however, a good many hard struggles with conscience, but last year, tho’ kept out of the campaign, for which I feel truly sorry ; bnt I was not quite satisfied. My views have since changed and by the help of God, from this, the 21st day of January 1856, forth, sink or swim, rise or fall, survive or perish, I take my position with the gallant band of prohi bitionists in Georgia, and though I come late, they shall not be ashamed of me. I will try to make up for delinquencies. I “take no step backwards.” Henceforth, I shall preach law as well as gospel. Prenvs ing, that my position is understood, I dismiss myself. There can beo mistake, no alternative: the battle between doggeries and Temper ance, has to be fought on Georgia’s soil; the issue is already made ; we shall hold our legislators accountable for wholesome and moral laws. But before we accomplish our object much is to be done; in the first place, let us look to God, for as certain as he rules supreme, our demands are right. Much, I repeat, will have to be done ; much wri ting, much preaching, much praying, much sacrifice# and perhaps thousands of dollars to be spent; but what of that? The gold and silver belongs to God. We shall have to throw scorching, blistering, burning, his sing, hot balls into the Sevastopol of the enemy $ scatter periodicals and tracts, al most without number, to disseminate knowl edge, and if need be, our money must flow like water. We must have a living,burning oracle in our State, ’ which must be well rewarded. I only object to Bro. Grisham’s proposition, from the fact, that he and nine teen others all the burden to bear, which is riot fair play. 1 would be willing to be one of 60 to pay Rev. Mr. Overby, three thousand dollars to lecture in the State, the present year ; but that would not be fair, th<jpigh i will do my duty ‘.according to my ability. An early Convention of the friends of Temperance, I regard indispensible.. . i must close at present, by saying to you Messrs. Editors, that I am well pleased with the cognomen of your paper, the Cru sader ; it is very significant; also your de- Jermination, never to quit the field, until .the victory is won. To epeourage you a little; although I was credited by Bro. Brantly, tilj the end of the war, and have been an honorary subscriber for the last ten years, vet I feel unworthy of that honor, and un willing to have you labor for nothing.— Enclosed you will find $2 00 subscription for the years ’55-’6. Your friend and most humble serv’t, H. Phinazee. Forsyth Ga., Jan. 21, 1856. For the Temperance Crusader. THE SNAKES AGAIN. Messrs. Editors— My appeal for Snakes has called forth a letter to me, from an in telligent correspondent, in Forsyth, Ga., in which he desires to call my attention to an “inaccuracy in the classification of harmless and poisonous snakes, and three omissions.” He will please pardon the insertion hei*e of a portion of his letter, as it will better ac complish the object sought by him, and en able me to make a few remarks on the sub ject, more intelligiby to your readers. Os the Snakes supposed to be omitted, he speaks as follows: “7'Ae Cotton Mouth ” is a snake most vil lainously poisonous and very common in the mountainous parts of Georgia, and takes its name from its exceedingly white mouth, which it opens on the approach of anything as a decoy. The Copperhead is a dull, phlegmatic little terror, that inhabits the dry parts of swamp land, and thick undergrowth. The Black Spreading Adder is a rusty, hiss ing monster, having movable and very long fangs, for the length and size of his-body— most deadly and virulently poisonous, and eqp be easily made to bite and kill itself. “I have for a long time taken an interest in assorting out dangerous and harmless snakes, and, from personal observation, know these suggestions to be true, and some of your readers may be tempted into too close proximity to those you have omitted.” The Cotton Mouth we have never seen, but know only from the vague accounts of those who have been familiar with it in Lou isiana and Texas. We had supposed it con fined to the Southwestern States. It is ve ry common there in swamps and more dreaded than the Rattlesnake or Moccasin. Since receiving the letter of our correspon dent, we have learned from a young ge. ale man from Walker county, Ga., that a snake of this name is said to occur in that region. He bad never seen it, and from the charac ter of his informants, could not say how much reliance was to be placed in the re port. From the known familiarity of our cor respondent with the snake tribe, and from the above report we are prepared to believe that another poisonous snake should be add ed to our list. In the very complete catalogue of ser pents by Baird and Girard, a Highland Moccasin is described under the name“Tox lcophis Atrofuscus,” “upper lip white, ter minating near the tip in gray ; throat mark ed with black and white, the latter color predominating.” This is found in Tennes see. In the list of Reptiles appended to Sitgreaves’ Expedition to the Zuni and Col orado Rivers, it is said to be “very abundant about all the creeks and tributaries of the Arkansas.” It is nowhere called Cotton Mouth, but the above certainly establishes the existence of a poisonous snake, resem bling it, both in the West and in a State im mediately bordering on Georgia. Will not some of our mountain friends of this State enlighten us on this point ? The Copperhead of our correspondent is only another name for the Highland Moc casin or Rattle Snake’s Pilot, mentioned in our list The Black Adder we cannot mrke out. — Common names are applied with very little discrimination, and sometimes to several snakes very different in character. Again the color of snakes varies considerably with age, health, habits, &c. Our correspondent says further, “There is a sort of spreading adder, of a pided col or, entirely harmless, and never grows more than eight or ten inches in length—the poi sonous adder is black, and at full growth,., is fourteen inches long.’’ The three adders of Georgia are usually described under the names Heterodon Platy rhinos, Heterodon Niger, and Heterodon fSimus. H. Platyrhinos is the “pided” adder of our correspondent. It ho ever grows, in this neighborhood, to a larger size than that men tioned by him. I have one, in alcohol, which must measure two and a half feet in length, and is very thick and stout. H. Niger, or Black Adder, is black, and grows here, to, two feet in length. I have two specimens, w T hich certainly have no . fangs. H. Simus, I take to be the Hog-nose, found in Jefferson, Houston, and the lower, pine counties generally. It resembles the ground rattlesnake, is very spiteful and repu ted poisonous. I have never examined its mouth, but it was a source of much amuse ment to mischievous boys in our early days, and I never knew an accident to happen from such sport. The “Black Adder” can be neither of these, and does not correspond with any Southern snakes, heretofore described. It must be either new or some common snake, with great irregularity of color. Cannot some of your readers help to solve the 4 difficulty? Communications may be ad dressed to Dennis, Penfield, Ga., care Tem perance Crusader, or to the Editors of the Crusader, directly. With many thanks to our corresjf'mdent, I am, Messrs. Editors, Yours, very truly, Dennis. Penfield, Feb. 18, 1856. For the Temperance Crusader. So you have taken down the old Banner, knowlm’T* turne d Crusader; well I don’t know but what you are right, in fact I al yoU ar t ; y ° U are still going to cai ry the Banner, but that is not enough for you ; you are going to fight too-welf God bless you, and may you meet with success lis a glorious war, although you need not expect to win the plaudits of the multi tude, and there are, I am sorry to say but few of those called great, upon earth, to smile upon your efforts. It is true, you may not reap a rich harvest, of silver and gold. It is true, the land which you go to lescue from the hands of the enemy, may not thank you for your kindness, nor appreciate your valor; but be assured you will be amply re warded. The wife’s tears, her happiest smiles are your treasure. The widow, the rphan, lay their mite to at your feet; jewels they are, worth more than gold and silver; gems of priceless value, fit ior a crown in heaven ; and though you may not, here up on earth, reap your harvest, or gather your treasures, be assured that in yon bright world you will have your reward. Your’s is a great work. The enemy is great, he is strong. I tell you, friend Cru sader, he is peculiarly vigilant and active now; his work, his forces, his fortifications are oh the increase, and his victims are fall ing fast. Os a circle of my own acquaint ances no less than seven, once bright and shining ornaments to society, and noble hearted fellows too, have fallen since the last year began its round, and I too have nearly become enchained to his car, but thank God, I have burst asunder the chain and am once more free. Friend Crusader, the work of destruction is still going on. The mourners go about the streets because the living ar w e not The maniac’s cell opens to receive its victim.— The prison doors are thrown wide for the entrance of the fallen. Friend Crusader, you are the only star that now lights up the horizon in this our be loved State; the only star of Temperance. The press, that mighty engine, either of good or evil, seems to have forgotten, or if not forgotten, have become hardened and neglectful of the cries of the unhappy cap tives which are wafted upon every breeze; murder stalks in the streets and crime seeks no hiding place. Let him that professes to be a Christian ral- your support, for it is time for the watchman upon the walls of Zion to cry aloud and spare not. Let him that calls himself Philanthropist, here bring zeal. Here is a field in which widest philanthropy may roam. Let him that is a patriot, here give vent to the full breadth and depths of Iris pa triotism. His country calls for his help, and may the voice of enlightened human nature cheer you on, and may God grant that you may be crowned with eminent success. A. M. M. Decatur, Ga. For the Temperance Crusader. POETRY. Poetry, in all ages of the world, has held a rank which it justly deserves, notwith standing the many shafts of ridicule that have been hurled against it: and it ever will maintain that position, while there is a heart to feel any of those tender emot ions, which it is in the power of Poetry alone to impress. It was held, as all are aware, among the ancients in high respect, and indeed, it was carried to such perfection, that some of their productions have never been excelled. They have had many imi tators, but si ill stand as models for future poets. Asa fine art, it ranks among the first and one among the most important reasons why it should be cheerisbed, is the power it has of refining and elevating the mind. Not, unlike music, “it hath a charm to soothe the savage heart” and tame the fiercest soul. That it exerts a more powerful itiflue’ce over the mind than prose, is manifest from an observation of the manner in which the mind receives or rejects truth. Its method of attack, is not unlike that of a wi ly serpent, that in an unguarded moment, insidiously turns itself about us, and when we wake to consciousness, we are held sub jected, in his tightened folds. It begins by.alluring the fancy with its softened strains or lofty imagery ; then the affections arc'drawn within the pale of its influence and they act on the judgment.— Now, Prose engages only the attention , which acts upon the judgment, and we thereby, appreciate the author’s ideas with out imhlibing, as in Poetry, his sentiments. Now whether this influence be for good or evil, depends upon the poet’s ideas of mo rality. If his heart be corrupt, the miasma arising thereupon, will be breathed through out his lines; but if the source be pure, the notes that gusli forth, will be as unsul lied, as the crystal dew-drops, that spar kles in the morning sun. With some truth has it been asserted, that the present age seems more unfavora ble to the development of poetical genius, than many of the darker ages of the world. “The earth is still full of poetry but few there are, that can drawn from Nature’s fountain, a stream uncontaminated by a contact with earth. Why is this! Are the souls of men more callous—more im penetrable, in this age of Christian influ ences, than when men bowed to blocks of wood and stone, or are the well-springs of Poetry exhausted? It must be owing to a certain groveling class, styling themselves critics, who endeavor, by every means in their power, to crush to the earth, every flower that springs in the “garden of Na ture.” We have preserved, from amidst the mouldering ruins of the past, many bright scintillations of genius. Notwithstanding the aversion of the age to Poetry, ever and anon we can catch an echo of Sappho’s lyre, which like — “Orpheus’ lute was strung with poets sinews, Whose golden touch could so. „en steel and stone, Make tigers tame, and huge leviathans Forsake unsounded deeps to dance on sands.” The breath of Homer’s “sweetly persin sive” muse, though gone, has left a per fume behind, which the rough winds of criticism can never dissipate. Who loves not to listen to the strains of Tasso, Pe trarch and Dante, whose every line bread li es “a sadness sweeter than delight, or to the deeply flowing verses of a Byron, who “seemed at home where angels bashful looked and could almost cheek a -comet in its fiery path?” But when the “deep mouthed chronicler of Pardise,” who es sayed to climb to star-packed space, spoke to the world it did almost seem as if David had struck his harp of holy fire And rapt Isaiah strung his living lyre.” Oh Italy! birth place of the encrc.l Nine, the tniud loves to linger around thy ermn hlmg temple, once hallowed I, y the pres ence of tile Muses. But alas I thy halcyon herdZ^H 6 ', N ? moro wi ” Poofy lift gravel g ■ llead amid ‘*o desecrated ~ -‘is indeed to be lamented that so many genmne sons of song,” have been doomecl to temporary, it not eternal oblivion— some who have not been so profuse with their syren strains, but whose melting lays tell &fu heavenly inspiration, lie moulder ing on dusty shelves —a prey to heartless worms. Though the minds of men seem ill-befit for the reception of Poetry in this practical age, yet there can always be found trne-lovers of it, while “dramatic Shakspeare’s buskined muse” treads the stage-—he who stood on Fame’s dread sum mit” gazing his plodding imitators be low, till his spirit took its flight to more congenial climes. “Make Mm, no monument of mouldering stone, ’Twere just as wise to rear a tomb of pine, His epitaph should be his name—alone, No monument so lasting, no language so sublime.” Will Weeney. flic Cmpmtita fasatot PENFIEIiD, GEORGIA.’ Saturday Morning, February 23, 1856. Enclosed find your Bills, and settle them , and accept as many thanks as you think priper. The amount is small and you will not miss it, but it will help us abun dantly. Hear us.—The Ruling Spirit in our Town. We call upon our Subscribers with earnestness to pay us their dues, that we may be enabled to meet demands against ourselves. We have debts, as a matter of course, and unfortunately, some of them have, by “p:oxy,” gotten into bad hands. There is a predominating spirit characterizing a small class of our citizens, (be it said to their shame) which is sa tiated only in grinding the honest laborer to the earth, bereft of a competency, and a means of support.— With them, friendship is an unmeaning phrase, the moving power and controlling motive, is money , mo ney, money, and in its acquisition, truth, honesty, and every vestige of manliness is swallowed up, and en tirely lost sight of. Revenge is a sweet morsel with them, and thwarted in some of their ignoble purpo ses, they are striving to heap torments upon every one who is not of them, and like a coil of serpents, blind ed by their own po : son, are striking at every rustling noise. From such we pray to be delivered. Their once esteemed “ semblance ” of friendship turns out to be the snaky ringlets of the fabled Gorgon—no hair. Tay us our dues and let us slake their unholy thirst for filthy lucre. It is Dishonest. It is i lamented fact that nearly every stop we have had to our paper recently, is by those who are a year or two in arrears, and we pronounce it in the worst sense, dishonest. Their mode of stopping is to refuse to take the paper out of the office, and the Postmaster has to have it discontinued. Wonder if their consciences don’t bite them. We had just as live you would take the amount from our pocket when \re are asleep; the crime would be no greater. We hare advanced our money for you, at your re quest, impoverishing ourselves for your sakes, and then you-turn off without saying one word about re in unemtion. Does it seem fair to you ? It is the easiest matter imaginable to tell an honorable man; for when such a. one wishes to discontinue his paper his first business is to sit down and address us a line enquiring the amount of bis indebtedness, and after finding out and settling it, he then requests us to dis continue his paper. Such a man we love, notwith standing h stops his paper. “An honest man is the noblest work of god.” Encouraging—Send on your Names. We are more than happy to state that two more , friends have sent us their names to place on the list ; of one hundred to raise the subscription list of our , paper ten thousand this year. Friend J. W. Jack son, of Morgan, speaks in the following encouraging manner : “The Temperance Crusader is the cheapest paper publi bed in the South, and richly deserves the pat ronage of every true patriot, philanthropist and Christian. With unfeigned pleasure I will add my name as another to raise the subscription list ten thousand.” Friend J. A. Beck, of Carolina, say; : “I will be one. Ido not see why the paper should not be circulated in this State as well as in Georgia. It is the paper that we need in this village.” Each of these friends wrote us a happy letter, which we would be pleased to publish, but want of space necessarily precludes them. Who will send in next? There are hundreds of go">d, whole-souled temper ance men in our State who would give us their influ ence and support, if they would only consider for a moment the importance and necessity of circulating a good temperance journal among the people. It is the only effectual remedy for curing the evils of in temperance. Let the people have light; let the har rowing crimes and damning influences of the Rum fiend be continually portrayed before their eyes, and they will at length be brought to a pause, and a so ber reflection. Send us your names. —. Help for Uncle Dabney. In this paper will be found an article signed ‘Cow eta,’ proposing to render assistance to our venerable old Sire, Dabney P. Jones. It plea es our hearts to see it, and w r e call upon every man in whose bosom burns one faint spark 0\ patriotism, to open their be nevolent hearts and contribute to his wants. He has labored faithfully in the good work of ledceming his race from the cess-pools of degradation, and ur ged on by a holy zeal in this noble calling, and feel ing amply rewarded by being the humble instrument in clothing and sheltering the and stitute, and drying up the tears wrung from the bosoms of oppressed women, he looses sight ofhitnsef, and the things that are his, in the cause de rest to his hear t. And now in his old age he comes to look about him, and meets the cold, hitter i aze of an uncharitable world. Tie has learned that friendship is but a n itne, Misering shylocks gather around him, rea dy te plunder his little effects, and turn him out up on the world reduced to suffering and beggary. The old gentleman is offering his house and lot for sale but it is not his own choice, but its from sheer ne cessity. Will the people help him ? We have too much confidence in thorn to believe otherwise, and we say all praise to Coweta for the step she is taking in bis behalf. Her sons are too proud and philanthropic to suffer or eof her worthiest Sires to go uneared for. ——— British Periodicals. We would call attention to the advertisement of L. Scott A Cos., of New York. The Periodicals which they re-publigh contains the cream of European lite rature, and advocate every shade of political opinion. Ihcso enterprising publishers are now enabled to publish these works almost simultaneously with the i original editions, while the present rates of postage < render them so cheap as to he w ithin the reach of | almost every one. j “Only His way.” We once saw an anecdote of a man, who was se verely bitten by a dog while entering tle yard of a neighbor. His master very readily offered at once his consolation and apology by assuring his Triend that the poor creature meant not the least harm; “it was only his way.” Whatever effect this might have had in soothing the pain of the wound, the ex cuse was no more absurd than those which are fre quently used to shield men from censure. For some of the most flagrant faults of which they are guilty, we receive the exceedingly gratifying assurance that they do not intend to do wrong; it is only their way. They give to this an interpretation sufficient ly broad to cover every imperfection and think that to amend “the errors of their ways” is a simple im possibility. And thus we meet with thousands who are indissolubly wedded to “their ways,” who think this excuse will forever save them from condemna tion, and therefore a reformation is entirely unneces sary. Many are the vicious practices which habit has engrafted on men, which they would now have us believe are inseparable parts of their natures. Young men frequently adopt the idle and foolish habit of profane, swearing, and final ly r become so ac customed to it, that they never open their lips with out an oath. But they tell us they mean not the least harm ; it is “only their way.” Persons sometimes depart from the truth in order to make a fine joke, or show off a tale to advantage, and continue in this course until they can tell the grossest falsehoods without the least compunction of conscience. But they say they do not mean to tell untruths for mischievous purposes; they cannot avoid telling a little “white lie” now and then ; it is an awkard habit into which they have gotten. Wives keep their husbands in the perpetual slave ry of debt and a continual horror of constables and sheriffs by indulging their frivolous tastes for “a pet of a bonnet” or “a love of a shawlbut they do not mean to mistreat the poor dear fellows: it is “Only their way” in which they have been indulged from their childhood up. Young Ladies to gratify a love of momentary ad miration, squander their fathers’ fortunes, ruin their health, and literally dress themselves to death ; but they certain!}- intend themselves no harm; it is only “their way” which they have been taught and encouraged to pursue from their very childhood, and they cannot, nay dare not disregard the mandates of their unpitying sovereign, Fashion. The young man spends in licentiousness the wealth which his grey-headed sire has toiled through long years to accumulate, drowns his reason and self-re spect in the intoxicating draught, and under the mantle of night commits deeds which he would blush to acknowledge. But we are told he is a very good hearted fellow ; it is “only his way” to be a little frolicsome. The man leaves his family and his business to spend the day in drunken revelry at a low dogge ry, returns home at night beastly intoxicated- to abuse his suffering wife and frightened children.— But he tells us he means no harm; he cannot help it; it is “only his way.” And thus we all have our ways; ways which are ofttimes pleasant enough to ourself hut annoying, dis gusting or injurious to those with whom we associ ate. That these are our ways may serve as an ex cuse to cover many a fault from the eyes of the liv iug ; but when posterity shall set in judgment upon our lives, this cannot lree us from censure or save us from condemnation. 1 here it will be considered that we are responsible for our ways, and they have really constituted the sum and substance of our lives. * Drunkness in High Places. We have spoken of drunkness as it exists in shame ful doggeries, and among the lowest classes of socie ty ; nor would we in the least degree lighten the weight of censure which we have passed upon them. But there is a class who are far more injurious to so ciety, who oppose more obstacles to the cause of lemperance, than even these. Men who are sunk to the rank of common topers may squander their substance, drive every vestige of happiness from their homes and reduce their families to suffering: but there their power and influence end. It is when it occupies positions of honor, that drunkness, by the < ireet force of example, wields its most dele terious influence. Great men never fail to have their admirers, who take them for guides in all the. conduct of life. It is a well known and generally obseived fact that, the virtues of men arc much more rarely imitated than their vices. There arc indeed persons whose judgments are so far perver ted as to esteem these vices evidences of greatness; *vho consider the drunken debauchee and the ha bitual attendant of the gaming table much more ofa gentleman than be who conscientiously abstains from these things. The poor fellow who made a regular practice of getting drunk every morning, no doubt supposed himself on the highroad to immortality because be had been told that Gen. Washington al ways nm-inated ‘an hour before breakfast. Unfor tunately there are many examples, too unequivocal to admit ofa doubt, which would induce persons to pursue a similar course. Such examples are affor ded by staunch, steady farmers, and precise mer chants, who are never seen intoxicated at places of public resort yet freely indulge in a soc’al glass at home. They tell us they are sound Temperance men, decidedly opposed to all excess and disorder; but by their actions they plainly give “aid and com fort” to the enemy. While they at their pleasure en joy their wine and brandy drawn from cellared dem ijohns, they zealously declaim against wretched dog geries and way-side grogshops. Such shallow hy pocrisy (for we can give it no milder name) may de ceive some, but cannot free them from the just charge of being the friends of intemperance. They are by this very conduct opposing the greatest ob stacle to the cause which it has to encounter. ‘Che friends oi Temperance must clamber over or go around these active foes to get to those with whom the battle is to be fought. Inactive foes, did wc say? They arc not inactive. Their influence, their example is constantly at work. It is this which builds up the tempting bar-rooms in our towns and villages, and perches the filthy tippling shops upon the highway. They are erected to supply the poor man with those luxuries which he has seen his more wealthy neighbor enjoy from his well furnished side board. And when carried there by such an influ ence, he has lost his substance, destroyed his health and morals, and brought his family to the lowest depths ol misery, he whose example urged him on would fain lift up holy hands, and plead a righteous innocence. But there is a class more pernicious in their influ ence than even this. Politicians and professional men, whose position and talents give weight to their opinions, oppose the most decided resistance to our cause. Some there are who oppose it as a matter of policy, because they discover in the dram-shop a ready agency to promote their schemes of political ohieanery, With those the interest of the State is entirely lost in an inordinate desire for personal ag grandizement, They wish to maintain their power among the people, and to retain the honors and emoluments ofoffice,and toobta n these s.lfish ends would keep them in hopeless despotism under the most unmerciful of tyrants. But there are others who dearly love the “good creature” which they so zealously protect, and these add their examples to their precepts in opposing a cause so antagonistic to their interests. In our Legislative chambers are daily to be found men, whose reason is destroyed and their sensibilities deadened by beastly intoxica tion. The dignity of their position cannot restrain, them from a practice so degrading in itself, so dis graceful in its consequences; no peril in the position of public affairs can convince them of the necessity of remaining sober. We have no doubt many may be found among these, who would willingly pawn their vote on the most important matters for a drink of the intoxicating beverage. It is this which gives life to that spirit of Log-rolling which character z p s our present Legislature, and which will character ize every one, as long as this foul demon is allowed to stalk unrestrained through the land. Yet such men, who manifest so little will or ability to govern themselves are entrusted with the government ofthe State. Men whose love of their country is limited to the spoils of office, a e made the guardians of her most sacred interests. Truly it is a matter for won der and thankfulness that uch men, under the con trolling influence of Alcohol have not brought our country to the very verge of ruin. * Correction. Owing to a misprint, the article, “A hint” on our first page has been ineorrectly ‘credited. It should bo the “Temperance Standard,” instead of the “Re corder.” Dentistry. Under the Special Notices will be found a list of appointments by Drs. Coe & Latimer. They pro pose making periodical visits to several of our neigh boring villages, and we would say to any and all, wishing work done, pertaining to their line, that they will do well to call on them when they have an op portunity. They are posted in all the latest improve ments in the profession, and supplied with anew and superior order of instruments. Two Printing Presses for Sale. We have at this office tv o No. 1 Presses which we would like to dispose of. We use a superior Power Press, and have no use for hand presses.— They can be bought upon very reasonable terms. W. Itl. Thackery. This distinguished Novelist, humorist, and lec turer, has been lecturing in the cities of Charleston, Augusta and Savannah. We learn that his lectures have been very favorably received in all those pla ces. Shall Kansas be a Slave State. It should be a great stimulus to Southern men to know that it is only dependent upon their exertions whether or not Kansas shall be a slaveholding State. The Squatter Sovereign says “the time has come when every Slave State must take its stand, and do its part, or Kansas is gone.” Let the people of the South wake up to their interest in this great matter, and “push off” with their families, and slaves to this land of plenty. The acquisition of the territory would be an immense gain to the South, in an agri cultural point of view. It is shown that nowhere is slave labor worth more than there, and those whj have gone hither are reaping rich rewards from their toils. Negro men hire from twenty to forty dollars per month, and females from ten to twenty. We would then say to all those old Farmers who are scratching the gully-ditched red hills of Georgia, and barely realizing a sustenance, to bundle up their goods and chattels and emigrate to Kansas, where, with one-third of the labor, they can realize a clear profit of from twenty-five to thirty per cent. If then the people of the Southern States will but prove faithful to themselves they will gain an inval uable portion of Territory, and maintain their equal ity and independence in the Union. The people of Kansas arc satisfied that it will be a slave State. On this point the Herald says: “We have every confidence it will. Thus far, the pro-slavery party have maintained the ascendancy. We have every confidence the Southern States will do their duty in the impending struggle. If they do not, aw ay goes all their hopes. Then we say to the Southern States, you must settle Kansas with men who will stand up for your rights, and, if need be, fight for them, too. From every quarter in the South we hcai they arc coming! Conic 01, now is the time, and now the struggle that is to decide the destiny of Southern rights.” England and the United States. Lvei since the “hue and cry” has been raised about a war between Lngland and American, origin ating fioin tiie construction of the Clayton Bulwar Treaty, we have been impressed with but one and the same idea. Small differences of opinion have been magnified into monstrous disturbances, and esu\ ian eruptions, but the small cloud of the size of a Ilian's hand is glowing “beautifully less.” Fin land is too thoroughly posted in regard to her own interest even to contemplate seriously such a collis ion. The Liverpool Times says : “It is gratifying to observe that the whole ofthe British press, without an exception, which has dis cussed the subject, has arrived at the conclusion that such a miserable bone of contention is beneath the dignity of embroiling the two greatest nations in the “oi ld. IV e have territory enough and to spare in vanous parts of the globe, without the necessity of hai boring an unkind thought or feeling towards our transatlantic cousins respecting this Nicaragua dis pute. Ihe treaty was concluded nearly six years ago; and while our Government contend that it bears a prospective meaning, the Washington Cabinet maintain its retrospective interpretation. The first article of a treaty’ thus swelled into undue promi nence stands: ‘“That the United States and Great Britain agree urn! neither will occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or as sume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Cos ta luea, the Mosquitto Coast, or any part of Central America. Nor will either make use of any protec tion which either affords, or may afford, or any alii ante which cither has, or may have, to or with any state 01 people, for thq purpose of occupying, forti fytng, ir colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mos qmtto toast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming or cxcrcisihg dominion over the same.” Our Book Table. blackxooods Magazine. —Blackwood for January’ has been received, presenting tho following list of contents : The golden screw and its consequents,.. Ihe new peace party, a dialogue, A military adven ture in the pyranees, Part first, Lancashire strikes, The Inns of Court and the Bar of England, Wet days at Bryn Cefn, Drinking and Smoking, On the state of tho British Army. The Some Magazine. —T. S, Arthur, The friends of this deservedly popular Mugazine will be gratified to learn that Virginia F. Townsend has been assofci* atod in the Editorial management of it. Miss Town send Ims acquired an extensive literary reputation, and cannot fail greatly to enhance the interests ofits columns. The March No. of Peterson 1 .- most admirable La dies Magazine at hand, presuming all the latest styles in ladies weat\ and filled with chaste selec tions of reading matter, both in prose and poetry.