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r-jiwmr-- For the Temperance Crusader. ?labob Papers—No. 1. * BY HOKY, “A cbiel’s amang ye taking notes, And, faith, lie’ll prent it.” Three ranting, roving, devilish, high strung students left the classic groves and mathematical walks (in the campus) of se questered Penfield in the month ot Decem ber, 18 a—, on a vacation bust, regular. Im- j agining that more enjoyment could be seen b y’ traveling in private* they resolved upon the following mode, viz: a one horse (mule) jersev wagon, containing tent-cloth, trunk, provisions, and also two of the travelers, and an Indian poney of doubtful age, bad eves, uncertain step and any number of tricks. The poney was a saddle nag. and was steered by a i.40 youth of twenty De- MjgHbks, the most amiable collegian ever nco iG days of Jack Bookworm, Bigod. PPPhe intention of these gentlemen was to travel during the winter vacation, in the cheap yet highly comfortable and extreme )>* romantic style we have described; to go nowhere in particular, but everywhere in general; to sec and be seen, and while the harmonious lines of Mantua’s poet and “the blind Bard ofßcio’s rocky Isle” were hush ed and the lids were closed on Nat. Philos ophy, and that very entertaining volume, Conic Sections, they would open the big book of Nature and read there for variety’s sake. •“Well, “Winched,” said Mr. Benjamin Bi god. from his poney, addressing the other in the wagon, before they had proceeded more than two.miles on their journey. “Weil, Winched,, you are the all-overest chap I ever saw. if you sii, then eggs aint eggs, as Turpin said. Didn’t you know that’t was a sure .off en of ill luck to commence any thing on a Saturday? Why the old pi an (an abbreviated tea m by which hoys always mean the : r father) bud: a gin-house once on a Saturday, and had ihe good fortune to see it burntih'wn in less than two months.” *Tndeed,” said Mr. Wincite!, who was a short personage, with short hair and a very short traveling coat, “I thought Friday was the unlucky day.” ■ Yes* so ;t was formerly, but you know Webster’s Spelling Book said Friday was just as- lucky as any other day, and conse quent! v the time was changed to Saturday.” “Your argu cut is ‘'conclusive,” replied ’Winchel, smiling at the pleasantry of the other, “but since we have started. Jet s have no disputes while we are in limine of our journey.” fF t we crave pardon, reader, for not in troducing Webster Hall, a comely lad and a rhea .--ant., who, over-anxious to move on, an'd fb!i of glowing anticipations of most glorious fun and rare sport, was walking ‘f. • [y. ntied yards ahead of t lie disputants, admiring s ho beauty of the morning and try ing > remember in which one of his many novels lie had read a description of just such a day. Hall feeling somewhat fatigued with his walk, awaited the coming ot his companions, and gave it a his opinion that it would be better to continue on, which was agreed upon. Asa matter of course, the first place they arrived at. was Greenesboro. Among many other Interesting (?) things they saw there was a crabbed young man explaining to a very tall boy with jet black hair, the differ ence between a sloop and a schooner, and how fast he sailed in the latter vessel on a certain occasion, to all of which the tall hoy replied that he would bet ten dollars that brother Georgia’s horse could trot five miles in less time than any schooner could sail the same distance. The banter not being taken up ma- even noticed, the tall gentleman pro ceeded to whistle Prime Donna for two min utes and seventeen seconds* and then walk ed off singing the Same air with the words, “How would you ike to be. in such a fix as me.” to which Bigod whispered to Hall that he didn’t think the tail gentlemanVfix a very enviable one end consequently he wouldn't feel particularly honored by the privilege of being so At this time a blooming (on the nose) yocng man with a ! wgenose, red face and snuff whiskers walked up and replied to the crabbed gentleman’s question, “How wa-s he?” that he “felt devilish bad.” Mr. Bigod here whispered to Winchel that he suspected there was a strong current of sympathy between the gentletnanVfeelings and face, they both answering to the same description. What else our travelers said and done in tins city we leave for time to reveal, ‘they left shortly afterwards and the sun declining behind the western wave, and jbnging.'ihe surrounding clouds with gorgeous ficus, found them broiling ham be fore their tent’ preparatory to eating sup per. This was finished to theigreat delight of the party, and to the immense destruction of the viands. Ail ih.ee having imbibed pretty freely of hn-nn-te-mog-a-fog-al-ty (Indian name for whisky vide Hiawatha) and feeing both spiritualmA musical. Win ches tuned his violin to accord with Hall’s flute. Bigod cleared his throat twice, all three took two drinks and then struck up Sweet Horne, the latter gentleman carrying the svr, vira voce. The music drew a crowd of darkies, from the bouse close by, around the lent, all of whom expressed a unanimous opinion that Winchel urns as good a Tiddler ns Uncle Jim, an oid darky who had been dead several years, i hey- had scarcely commenced the “Last Rose of Sommer” when a stranger, on the shady bide of thirty, walked Into the tent, good e’ ening.” informed them that he was very fond of good mus e and took a seas-r-e: the ground. Hall walked out of the tent, whispered to a tail negro, returned and introduced Mr. Perks to his friends.— Bigod'made a motion that Mr. Perks* health be drunk* took a drink immelf and then put the motion* which was carried. Winchel on. ervedihat Bigod’s manner of proceeding was bighTy unparliamentary, because he drank before the motion was put. Bigod acknowledged the mistake, but rectified it thy. taking another think afterwards. The other two comessed ,t!ie “sell” and took an additional dr.nk in imnor thereof. Mr. Pe k; didn’t drink. Drey had finished the “Last ‘dose o; Summer” and “Over the wa to Lhariie,” when Hall beckoned Mr. i Perks out of the tent, took his arm and stag gered fiftv yards in the dark, ‘got behind a large tree* and suggested to him in a low whisper that Bigod and Winchel were tight. Mr. Perks having given a knowing and pa-, tronising ‘,Ah !” to this, was led back to hear Crystal Sehottisch. This and several others having been performed, Hall beckoned Mr. Perks out again, took him to the same tree and whispered to him, in the same tone, .“if he didn’t smell a rat?” Mr. Perks smelling nothing but whisky, answered negatively, and was led back, when Winchel and Bigod were fast asleep. Hall remarked that he didn’t want to be troublesome, but would like to speak to Mr. Perks in private, and thereupon that gentleman was led to the same tree again, where Hali informed him that he should go to bed very soon. Mr, Perks replied “Ah !” again, and was left by himself. The three jovials awoke next morning with aching heads, red eyes, long counte nances, and minus all their provisions. And the morning and the evening were the first day. For tile Temperance Crusader. Hali.oca, Ga., Oct. 24, 1856. Messrs. Editors —on account of the great excitement that is now being made in rela tion to who shall he the next President, the great and all-important subject of temper ance seems to be almost, forgotten in this section. But the agitation will soon cease. Then will be the propitious time to strike a blow for the furtherance of the temperance cause. There are a great many intelligent per sons in this State, who would lend a helping hand then, hut Would not now, because the present political contest engages too much of their time and attention. I would recommend that the six thousand who so nobly battled for the triumph of tem perance principles, and whom i have no doubt are not yet entirely or even partially disheartened, and as many more as are friendly to our common cause, do make a rally and see, by a powerful effort, if Mr. Overbv cannot be gotten into the field next year. The cause is not. dead. It is only waiting for some such man as Mr. Overby to arouse it from its long lethargic state and*give it such an impetus in the Empire State of the South, as will not cease until a great moral reformation is wrought in its bounds.— When the political excitement will have died away it will he as an appropriate time ns we will ever have. J. G. Proceedings of tiie Grand Division S. of T. Atlanta, Oct. 22, 1836.” The Division met in the Hull of Knights of Jeri cho. Members present—Bros. Gresham, Granrrss, Lloyd, Burnett, Carmichael, Renrieau, Bostick, D. P. Jones, and Brewster. Division was opened by G. W. P.. E. C. Granniss, assisted by J. J. Lloyd, G. W. A. J. C. C. Burnett, G. S. J. Y. Carmichael, G. C. pro tern. Brewster, G. S. “ “ Jos. Gresham, G. Chap. It. Reman, P. G. W. P. “ “ The roll of Officers being called, a motion was made to dispense with the reading of the Minutes of the last Grand Division, as they we re read and’ con firmed at the close of said session. Adopted. Bros. Gresham, ;-en au, and Carmichael ware ap pointed a Committee on Credentials. The Committee report the following : Tomiehichi Dir. No. I.—E. C. Granniss, T>. F. Dense, J. C. C. Burnett, O. S. Obear, W. 8. Willi ford, Thos. Dougherty, A. G. Butts, A. F. Sherwood, G. W. Adams and Levin Mitchell. Sutallee Dir. No. 4. —0. W. Putnam, T. R. Brew ster, G. W. Hunnicutt, J. W. Hunnicutt, J. Carson, and J ames Knox. Yemassee Div. No 15.—-Joseph Felt, S. A. T. Law son, W. S. Feavy, M. Y. Henderson, C. H. Duryee, VVm. King, sr., VVm. King, j r., 0. C. Parker, T. A. Maddox, JL>. H. Galloway, and J. V. N. Yoorhuft Chattahoochee D v. No. 17. —C. E. Minis, Charles Wise, Moses Gam tt, W. H. McNeil, and George J. Lloyd. Williford Div. No. 25. —W. M. K. Watts, Robs, H. Copeland, and W. L. Mosely. Alexander Div. No. 76. —L. Bowers, A. Young, J. Young, J. Y. Carmichael, and N. Martin. Canton Div. No. 102.—J. Gresham, S. T. McCsn less, A. 1L Thuford, F. Butts, N. J. Garrison, W. B. Hawks, and W. M. Bartow. Baldwin R&iford D v. No. 171.—1>. S. Carswell, J. R. Bostick, J. R. Cook, M. Murphy, J. L. Daniel, James H. Bostick, N. B, Bostick, N. L. Bosticke, H. G. Garrett, C. Torrance, P, Perkins, and W. D. Bussey. All correct. The Committee also report Credentials from Di visions No. 34-, 48, 100, and 145 as informal, as the returns fail to state whether or not the Representa tives therein mentioned were W. P’s or P. W. P’s. ; But, from satisfactory evidence, the Committee be lieve them eligible and'entitled to seats in this Grand Division. The Committee further report the Credentials from Augusta Division No 7, as informal in the same manner, but are satisfied that Bros. Lailerstadt and John G. Coffin are entitled to seats in this Grand Division. Report received and adopted. R. J. Garder, No. 8-1; Moses Garritt, No. 17 ; \Y r . M. K. Watts, No. 25 ; It. Eberhart, No. 48; Joseph Young, Levi B ‘wers and N. Martin, No. 76; J. G. Gibson, No. 145; and M. Murphy, No. 171; were announced in waiting:—they were introduced, initia ted, and assigned their scats. Moved that the election of Officers take place at 8 o’clock, P. M., which was adopted. The G. W. P. then made the folio ring report: Office of the Grand Worthy Patriarch. ) October 22d, 1856. ( Worth y Brothers The close of another official year makes it necessary fo£. use, as your presiding officer, in the discharge of my duty, to make* a re port to von of the present state of the Order in this jurisdiction. And, before going farther, let each and every one of ns, who have received another year’s blessings from an all-wise Providence, enter npon tho duty devolved upon ns at this session of the Grand Division, with thankfulness, and humble pray er, for wisdom to guide and direct us to tiie wisest and best means of procuring happiness among our fellow men, and the spread ol our beloved' Order. I regret to be compelled to report that there is but little to cheer us, and less progress in our glorious cause than every true Son of Temperance could de sire. Nothing of great moment has transpired since our last annual communication, tho evils of fritern pcrancc yet abounds among us, to curse and impov erish our citizens. And many there are who resist, all the means used by the various associations form ed to aavo the sober, and reform the drunkard and carry gladness, peace arid happiness to every family. Yet, the demon Alcohol continues to slay his thou sands; the odious grog-shop system finds its sun porters, and the traffic legalized, and the License system yet stains the Statute Book of our beloved State, while the same destroys hundreds and thou sands of our countrymen both sonl and body and bring poverty, wretchedness and misery j„to many a family, and tend greatly to assist in filling up our poor houses, jails and penitentiary; and add great ly to the cost attending our Courts in almost ever-- County m the State, in prosecuting criminal canes •and supporting tho poor ; yet the system of o-rog shop keeping is right and proper'in tho eyes of the law, because it is legalised by our Legislature. Brethren I mourn the general apathy that aeenia almost every where, to pervade our Order through out the State. Many of the Divisions-are very thin ly attended, aud many others have ceased -to wot k; and many who protest* to have a name to live, have not sent up their returns to the Grand Scribe for sev eral quarters; and from the Books of the G. Scribe it shows us that we once numbered 839 Divisions, and are now reduced down to 82, whose Charters have not been, forfeited or suj#snd. red. And out of that number only I‘2 madaany return ftmthe quarter end ing Dec. 81, 1855; 28 for the quarter ending March 81, 1856 ; 18 for the quarter ending'June 30th, ’56; and 14 for the quarter ending Sept. 80th, 1856 ; I would therefore, recommend all t-'ose Divisions failing to make returns for twelve months be strick en from the roll—ih* particulars of which I w 11 re fer you more particularly to the Q.-Scribe’s report Daring the past year 1 have granted dispensation for three new Divisions, to-wb : Franklin Dir. No. 5, Jefferson county. Trader’s Hill Div. No. 80, Charlton county. Sparta Div. No. 85, Han Sock county. I .recommend Charters be. granted if they have been regularly organized. lam also happy to report, that I was applied to, to have the Charter o! Willi ford Division returned to them again, they showing a favorable report that they desired to go to work, and believing our object was to do good, I took the responsibility of returning them their Charter free of charge, and authorizing Bro. N. M. Harrs to rein state said Division, which isfeiVrr and to you for action. In accordance with previous recommendations, I endeavored to appoint a District Deputy in each county in the State whore there was a Division. 1 have failed in many instances fur want of the knowl edge of the names and residence Os pe sons suitable for the office; and am sorry to say, that not one that l did appoint, have made any report to me ot the state of the order in their jurisdiction, therefore lam unable to give you so definite a report as 1 would like to do. I desire to bring to your notice the state of opr Treasury at this time”; it has become a too common saying that the Grand Division is broke; they are out of money and will soon cease to have meetings, as no Body, or Corporation can live without the where with to pay their expenses, and the saying is a. very true one. And 1 recommend the Grand Division to take such action, so that the income will bo sufficient to meet our expenses, and relieve (be present in debtedness of the Grand Division. ‘That mar he done by increasing the per >'enfag- from Subordinate Divisions to the Grand Division you may direct Soon after my election to this office I found a num ber of outstanding debts against this body, find no means of paying the same, and a great portion of this was due to parsons who wor. ill able to h~r the deprivation of their just demands. I therefore, up on consultation with our Grant Scribe concluded to issue a Circular to all of the Divisions, calling on them for donations to relieve us,of our embarrassed condition, which Circular went out dated Fab. 19, 1856, signed by the G. W. P, and the G. S-, and was responded to by some of the Divisions very lib erally, and /or which, as the presiding officer, and individually, they have my warmest thanks. For the amount and list of those Divisions responding I refer you to the Grand Scribes report. The akrio Jrit however was not sufficient to feleive the Grand Di vision from ifs embarrassed condition as will be seen by the Grand Treasurer's report, a copy of the Cir cular P'-nt our is herewith presented for your action. Ou the fifth day of July last I received the resig nation of Bro. May bom, as Grand Scribe, which is herewith submitted, and feeling the importance of having the office filled, and finding no constitution al provision, I took the responsibility of filling the office by appointing Bro. J. C. C. Burnett, G. Scribe, a Past W. P. from Tomiehichi Division No. 1. But at that time, thinking I should have been in Atlan ta in attendance on the State Temperance Conven tion that met. the last of July, and if it was thought best, we could then call a special meeting of the Grand Division, and electa Grand Scribe, but was -prevented from attending in consequence of sickness in my familv, therefore, the matter is referred to you for action. And in conclusion, remember, though great good has neon done by our order, still much rerosins to ho done, thousands of our race yet groan under the mighty curse of Intemperance. Let us work on and look to Him who governs all things, and if we are found faithful, success may yet crown our efforts, and may the blessings of Heaven rest upon you all. Submitted in Love, Purity and Fidelity, E. 0. GRANNISS, G. W. Patriarch. The Grand Scribe made the following report.: Office of the Grand Division, ) Macon, July sth, 1856. | OmcsßS and Brothers:— During the last three Quarters two Divisions which had censed to work, have been revived, viz : Williford Division No. 25, and Palos Division No. 121. Three Dispensations have been granted to new Divisions : Franklin Division No. 5, Jefferson coun ty ; Traders Hill Division, No. 30, Charlton county; Sparta Division No, 85, Hancock county. For the purpose of aiding the Grand Division, in conjunction with our G. VV. p t> an appeal was for warded to each Division s lieiting donations. Many of them took no notice of the appeal, but tho follow ing, nobly responded to the call, Had all come for ward in the same spirit, according to thoir ability, our Division would have been plac'd beyond tho pale of pecuniary embarrassment. List of Donations. —Chattahoochee Division, $1(7; Eureka Div. $5; Ilowch tka Div. $10; Glade Div. slb; Girard Div. $3 25; Antioch Div. $3 ; Farmer’s and Mechanic’s $2 75 ; VV. M. K. Watfs, of Williford Div. $1 40; Private Individuals at Augusta, $lO. During the last three Quarters there has been re ceived at this office, viz: For Donations, S6O 10; Per Centage, slsl 66; Charter Feees, sls; Dispen sation Fees, 50 cts.; Books and Cards, $7 -SO. To tal $235 08. Amounts Paid Out. —Gsb Raid Sundries, $750; Printing, sl2-00; Postage, $27 50; National Div. 9 73; Grand Treasurer, 6178 35. Total $235-08. The duties of my profession have compelled me to resign the office of Grand Scribe of your body, although I still hope to meet with you, and trust ’ I shall be ever ready to support the cause of Love Purity and Fidelity. The present indebtedness of file Grand Division is as fallows : Due to Grand Scribe, Balance of Salary sl2l 65; T>. F, Griffin, for Printing, S2O; G. W. P. Granniss, Cash Advanced, 9 07. Total $l5O 72. Our income is paying our expenses, and a little exertion <ri the part of your Body would remove our liabilities. Respectfully submitted, MAY HORN, G. & Office of the Grand Dieisi-on, ) October 22, 1856. ( Officers and Representatives -From the re port of your Grand Scribe Bro. May Horn, you are formed of his resignation of that office in July last, and I was by your Grand W. P. appointed to fill the office until the meeting of this Grand Division. Since my appointment there has been received at this office returns from 18 Divisions for the Quarter ending June 30th. Number of contributing mem bers in these.. 18 Divisions 506. Fourteen Divisions made returns lor Quarter ending Sept. 30tb, contri buting members in tlmse 14 Divisions 448. Gash Deceived. Amount Paid Out. For Per Centage, SSO 97 For Printing, $2 50 Dispensation Fees, 150 Postage, 118 Books and Cards, 7 15 Paid G. Treasurer,. 59 07 Donations, 5 00 Cash on hand, 1 87 Total, SO4 62 $64 62 There is now’ about 82 Divisions whoso Charters are still retained by them. During the past Quarter I have vrr tten to-32 Divisions, requesting them to make theft returns. From some 1 have received re turn.*, from others none. Avery few Divisions are in a prosperous condition, bnf, wry many are, doing nothing.nt all. From the very short time l have held the office of Grand Scribe, I e.-mnot make oft as complete n re port as I would wish to have done. Trusting that the time is near at hand when the cause of Temper ance will he great l )’ revived, tho numbers of tho different Divisions w increased and groat good done thereby. I am in Love, Purity and Fidelity, J. C. a BURNETT, G Scrib.n The Grand Treasurer’s report was then read. Office of the Grand Divseion, \ October 22, 1856. ] I herewith submit to you the transactions of my ofiica for tho last yoa ■. 1856. ‘ 1856. July 5, Cash from Paid Check No. M. Horn, $17835 190, $17885 Oct. 20, Cash from Paid Check# Nos. J. O. O. Burnett, 59 07 198, TV-9, 59 07 Total, $237 42 Total, $287-43 Respectfully submitted, A. G. BUTTS, Q, T. The above end foregoing reports received, end re ferred to Committed. A motion was made to adjourn to 8 o’clock P, M. and carried. Evening Ssssxon, 3 O’clock P. M. Division met. Present same as the morning- Committee on Credentials report returns from, Co hutta Division as in correct, in not stating the broth ers as W, P. or G. W. p„ But thr Committee are satisfied that Bro. E. M. Gait is eligible, and recom mend his admission, report was received and adopt ed. ‘Bro. Galt was admitted, initiated and took his seat. The Committee to whom was referred the re port of the G. W. P, presented the following: The. Cominitte to whom was referred- the report of our Grand Worthy Patriarch, have had the same under consideration and beg lesv# to offer a few re marks upon some of the topics presented in his re port. Upon the subject of the legalized traffic in Ardent Spirits, we eff -r the following: Resolved, That liquor selling results often iu mur der, and most of the lo wer vices practiced in the country, ond is therefore in itself a most criminal traffic. Resolved, That the license law authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquors, is a mischievous law, and a disgrace loan enlightened State. Resolved, That it is the sense of this Grand Divis ion that every true Son of Temperance should use all honorable means for the suppression of the tnfifi?, and the repeal of the License La a s. What i-, situ] on the subject of striking Divisions from the roll, we think should be referred to the Committee on Charters. Also the new Divisions to whom the G. W: P. has granted dispensations. In view of.the entire failure to report on the part of of the Grand Deputies, Resolved, That the appointing of Local Deputies, is wholly useless, and would therefore recommend that the G. W. P. in future send special deputies to those points where he cannot atUnd in person, who will attend to his duties and then report to him.— We recommend a reference to the Committee on Fi nance, so much.of the report as npp ies to the defi ciencies of the Treasury. While your Committee regret the necessity which created the vacancy in the - flic* of the Grand” Scribe, it was right and proper that it should he. filled, and recommend that, the appointment of the acting G. ■Scribe be approved. In conolusi .n, your Commit tee would beg leave to pry t’ at G. W. P. Granniss is entitled to the gratitude of the Order f,r the able and satisfy-ctorv manner in w hich he has discharged the du aos of his office. Report received and adopted. Rrssnu. Rkneap, Ohm’n. Milt, Knot? Mcnrnr, Moses Garkitt, The Committee to whom was referred the reports of the Grand Scribe and Grand Tr.ta-surer, offer the following: 1. The Commiteec on Finance whoso duty it is to examine the reports of the Grand Scribe and Grand Treasurer beg leave to offer tiie following. We have examined the same and find them neatly and cor rectly kept, reflecting great credit on the. officers who have had them in charge. 2. The low obb of the Finances of the G>and Di vision is deeply to by. regretted. It is an wieonteo vertable fact that no organization can exsist long without funds, anil to raise tho amount necessary to liquidate the debt this Grand Division owes puzzles your committee. We have thought we might get it by contributions from the friends of Temperance. If any Brother can suggest, or devise any other plan, we are wijliug and would be glad to hear from thorn. Respectfully submitted, George- J. Lloyd. R. Reneap, Levi Bowers. The report was received, and a motion made to adopt, which was lost. Committee on Appeal present the following : The Committee to whom was referred the oases of P: S. Osburn and R. E. Wilson, of Cohulta Divis ion, beg leave to report that while they would not detract ought from the purity of motive that prompt ed theso brethren in the purchase of the Spirits al luded to, yet, from a careful consideration o - the pledge, xnd perusal or consideration of Article 2d, we are driven to the conclusion that-although Broth ers Osburn and Wilson may not have Intended wrong, yet, that the transaction was violative of Ar ticle 2d, and think that the decision of the Commit tee, in finding it as such, also finding that they (the accuser!) should be reinstated upon complying with the constitution. Correct. Respectfully submitted, D. P. Jones, T. Mauuirb. R. J. Gardner. - The report was received an adopted. Bro Joseph Gresham of Canton Division 102 of ferred the following: Resolved , That the salary of the Grand Scribe be One Hundred dollars f-r the .ensuing year. Adopted. Bro. J. 11. Bostick, of Baldwin Raitord Division, offered the following: Resolved , That tills Grand Division recommend subordinate Divisions to admit Females as visiting members in their Divisions, which was adopted, W. M. K. Watts offered the following : Resolved, That this Grand Division recommend to each member of this Body, that, upon their re turn homo, they do as early as possible, call a meeting of all the friends of Prohibition in their repectivo counties and elect Dole-gates to the State Temperance Convention to be held in February next. Also to nominate a suitable candidate for Governor, subject to the action of the Govention. On motion the resolution was laid on the table til! 7 o’clock. The Cormnitte on the report of the G. W. Patri arce make the following addition report: We would beg leave to offer the following addi tional report: The issuing of a Circular to raise Funds try the G. VV. P, meets with our approbation, and wo advise a. similar course for the year to come. Russell Rkneau, Milled ge Mcßrnr, Moser Garrett, Committer on Petitions for Chastrs report the following: The Committee to whom was referred tho peti tions of Subordinate Divisions for Charters, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report that we find that two of the Divisions men tioned in the G. W. P’s report to wit : Traders HiH Division No. 80 ; and Sparta Divis ion No. 85, have been rgulai ly organized, and re commend the Grand Division to Grant Charters.— Signed by the Committee. Report received and adopted- Grand Division then adjourned until 7 o’clock. 7 o'clock P. M: Division met Bro. Lloyd offered the following: Resolved That this Grand Division urge upon the National Division the necessity of changing our re galia, or adopt a dress regalia. Which was rejected. The rcsolu.ion offered by W. M. K, \Ynlts was again introduced, and on motion was adopted. The Finance Committee report a hill in fkvor of M. H*n, for services rendered as Grind Scribe, sl2l 65-100 dollars correct, which report was re ceived and checks ordered drawn for the amount The Grand Division then proceeded to the election of Grand Officers. ‘The following was the result: JOSEPH GRESHAM, Q. W. P. TIIOS. MAGUIRE, G. W. A, J. C. C. BURNETT, G. S. G. J. LLOYD, G. T. R. J. GARDNER, 0. Oond. J. G. GIBS-ON, G. Sent E. M. GALT, G. Chap. On motion, the Officers elect were duly installed. Tho Grand Division then proceeded to the election of .Representatives to the National Division to be held’in Providenc, R. TANARUS., on the 2d Monday iu June, 1857. * The following were elected : YV. S. Williford, Jo seph Felt, G. S. Obcar, E. C. Oaunina, T. R. Brew ster, Q. J. Lloyd, G. W. Adams, Thos. Maguire, Jos. Gresham. The following was then adopted: Resolved, That the next meeting of this Grand Di vision bo held at Bethany Camp Ground, Jefferson county, on the 4th Monday in October next. A motion to reconsider the action of the Grand Division upon the report of the Finance Committee, was carried. On motion the Ist clause of the re port was adopted. On motion the 2i clause was laid-on tho table. On motion Resolved, That the proceedings be published in the Temperance Crusader. On motion Resolved, That the Grand Scribe be instructed to atrike from the,roll all Divisions which have failed to make returns for the last twelve months. Mmhed, That the thank# of thi# Grand Division he trndered to the Knights of Jericho, for the use of their Hall during the present session. On motion the Grand Division adjourned until toe ■4th Wednesday in Oct 1857, J. C. C. BURNETT, Grand Scribe. C|e Cmjjenmce Cntsator. PENFIELD, GEORGIA. Saturday Morning, November 8, 1866. £srßev. Claiborn Trusaell, of Atlanta, is a duly authorised Agent for the Crusader. Liberal Offer. Any person sending us five now Subscribers*, ac companied with the “rhino,” shall be entitled to an extra copy of the Crusader for one year. Orders* for our Paper must invariably be accompanied with the rash to receive attention. Stop Papers.—Settle Arrearages. py*.Subscribers to t.b“ Crusader who choose to have it discontinued at any time, will please express their wish by a written comr/ntnication, accompa nied by the cash for arrearages, rather than trust it to a Postmaster. Sending numbers back, or leaving, them in the office, U n t sirch notice of dis continuance as the Law requires. Crawford’s term of -.office as President of Mercer University expired on the 28th ult, The-va cancy occasioned by his retirement, has been, tem porarily supplied by the appointment of Prof. San ford, the Senior officer of tho College, Chairman of the Faculty, to act until next Commencement. We have so frequently ex pressed oh r regret at the course pureutd by I)r. 0,, that it vrosi-d now be surperflu ous to indulge in any comment. Though ho has act 'd very differently from what we would have desired, we stdl cherish for him tho sinecrest friendship, and wirh him n life of usefulness and happiness wherever he may go. On Siturdav night a large body of the Students waited upon him at bis; residence, and with an elegant serenade, paid him their compliments.— Speeches wer • interchanged on the occasion, which wv re entirely appropo**, and the whole affair passed off astisfactorilr to ad concerned. * call attention to the advertisement of Thomas Brennan, to be found under tho head of Special Notices, in this, week’s paper. S3F"Gur fellow Townsman, L. L. Andrews, has rought to our office three pods of the largest pepper wc have ever seen. The largest one measures fully eight, indies in circumference. They all grew upon the same stem, and really look too good to be so dreadful to the taste. SSIF” The Grand Division'of the Sons of Temper ance of Virginia has determined io establish a news paper, to he published monthly in the eifcv of Rich mond, in quarto form of eight pages, to be called The Virgin ni Conductor— to be edited by Thos J. Evans, to be devoted to the advocacy of the Order oft no Sons of Temperance, to the diffusion of infor mation concerning the Order and the general pro gress of temperance reforma jion In that and other States; and to the defence of our principles. It is to be the official organ of communication between the Grand Division and its officers, and the Subordinate Divisions; and it is to give such space to other mat ters as may serve to render tho journal interesting and useful. All letters in regard to the paper, pnd all subscrip tions thereto to be sent to Thos. .J. Evans, Richmond, Virginia. Terms on which the paper will he furnish ed, $1 per annum, payable in all cases in advance. Rain. On Monday night last, we were, visited by a very heavy rain; it continued during the whole bight without intermission, and until eleven o’clock the next day. Tyranny of Rum. We have read in history of tyrants whose barbar ous cruelties made the warm blood burn in our veins, and from the details of which the heart turned sick. The records of Nero, Caligula, Alva and Robespiere are tales of fearful horror. Rut never have we, in aii the annals of time, read of any ruffian brutality or refined cruelty, which could compare even feebly with that of Ruin. The details of savage atrocity, the siege and sack of cities, however shocking they may be, have more than a parallel in actual, every day life, wherever the Rum fiend holds his reign.— Go to any of onr large cities, examine for yourself, and tell us if we speak not true. Enter a subterra nean gambling saloon. The light from the glitter ing chandiliers reveals a scene at which the occu pants of Pandemonium might start aghast. There, drunkon, infuriated men eagerly stake their piles, for which they have vended their souls, while oaths and imprecations which make the blood run cold, fall in tapid succession from their lips. Those men, so debased, so hardened to iniquity in n!i its tortus, were once innocent and happy children; once sent up their feeble petitions to a throne of Grace. Rut the wine cup has done its work. The innocence, pu rity of their character is forever gone. Yet their reason is not destroyed. They see before them the dark abyss down which they are inevitably hasten ing, and vainly stretch forth their hands for safety. Tbe dread power of Rum has achieved a supieruacy over them and they cannot bo free. Call you not this despotism, tyranny, cruelty, which devours the blood of its victims and delights in its horr id food. The Spanish Autos do Ft subjected to untold tor tures, tliousands, and Vim of thousands of miserable w retches,for no other crime than faithfulness to the dictates of their consciences. But to do this, the most mgemns piece of mechanism winch the world has ever seen was brought into action. Rum, how ever, needs no such complicated schemes, to brine* its powers into full play. Ret * grogshop, however small, * 0 set up in a community, and instantly mis ery, woo anil death, follow upon its track. The wife’s wail of agony is heard, tho widow’s tears bi gin to flow, the orphan in tatters commences his daily vocation of begging bread along the streets while the strong man wallows to tho mire among the most degraded of beings. No class is secure from its inroads, no genius that may not icld to its influence, no religion so pure that it mav not bo com laminated by its touch. Listen but for moment to its flyron voice, and a single step will carry von to tho verge of ruin. Call you this a /r*. country when a tyrant like this exists in every State, in everv’ county, nay, almost in every community? Can voii look W,th prido up„ n the ■ .tar. „„l e ,Hp 09 of * country s glory, knowing thu benonth its fot.l* the™ lijee and act. a pest more dre.df.it than the vulture I“'* U,W ’ *** * bulking outuwr, but recognized by lew, „,1 sustained by Ic gmlatm- mettnents. Such . state of things should tinge every trite patriot‘s cheek with shame. “Tell if nut in Gath, publish it not i Aaealon,” * -- ■ • A Beautiful Character. Beauty is imprinted upon every lineament of cre ation’s face. There is beauty in tho airy cloud, as it floats in wreaths of fantastic glory; in the broad river bearing on its wild current of waters, and in the ocean’s surface, “where the Almighty’s form glasses itself in tempests.” But there is a beauty far transcending all these; a beauty not recognized and known by the crude conceptions of the outward senses—a comeliness which pen cannot describe or pencil portray, it is the beauty of the human soul, which umn has never seen in ali its magnificence, and*which cron angels may behold-with enraptured admiration. If, as the greatest of earth's sages has declared, “a thing of beauty -is ft joy forever,” how great and perpetual must be the joy which arises from the con templation of a beautiful character. There, unlike the things of external nature, there is no limit to re search, no bounds to admiration. When you pluck from the field a gaudily robed flower, its varied at tractions appear beyond your porer of mjmWringf goon, however, you have taken in all its beauties— you have noted its richly colored corolla, its graceful petals, its well-formed stamens and its minute organs of secretion and growth. Yju admire the wisdom, that has said to each delicate stain, ‘Thus far -halt thou go and no farther,” and marked the wonderful ly adjusted mechanism ot the whole. Von have <.l>. served every charm, and foil-every emotion of beau ty it can impart, so with the human soul—- You may study it for a year, fir a lifetime, and you wiil never comprehend it in its length-arid breadth and height and depth. Every action reveals some hidden spring before unknown; every day unibids a new leaf, whose mystic- figures no mortal can deci pher. The subtle rlcine;:ts of it* future elude sei zure, even when within the grasp. Cynics may sneer, and misanthropes may deride, bat there is a glorious, ineffable bosntr in the hu man heart What though this jeweled casket has been rudely broken by the ban is of sin; and litkd of its richest treasures ? What though the chaired, ruined wrecks of intellectual and moral greatness, lie thickly strewn over the surface oflifs’s great ocean r Man has indeed perverted and misused every gift with which a beneficent Creator has endowed him The Promethean fiima of life-giving influence has often lent its glare to light up the obscene orgies of heathen temples; the brilliant diamond of Goleonda has sparkled in the ear of some grim, ghastly idol Though mutilated and marred by siu, the soul still bears its. heavenly image, attesting tue high essence whence, its sprang. We have seen i-s glory in the good man struggling with adversity, to gaze upon whom, even angels may bend from their thrones in delighted admiration. Wo have beheld its beauty, when the strong of heart and firm of nerve was ltd captive by woman’s magic influence. We have wit nessed its power, when like the Apostles, as they lis tened to the Son of God, our soul burned w ith a holy enthusiasm, beneath the awaar of moral eloquence. We have recognized its majesty and grandeur, when tho man of prayer comes from his devotions, like Moses descending, from the mount, “radiant with the light of high communion.” Ah! tell us not of innocence, purity, and honor swept away or sub merged by the dark waves of the moral flood. There is ?ti!l here and there a character that rises far above this wiki waste, a guiding Pharos to lost mariners on life’s foaming tide. Sonic few flowers of Eden are left to bloom in the heart and though the trail of the serpent has passed over them, their perfumed e.- cence is heavenly still Would you have a beautiful character ; one whose influence shall go out to all around, levying rich tributes of affection and love?. A character which shall make its impress upon the age, and leave the world belter or happier than if it had not lived? It is not by great deeds, at tho report of which the ends of the earth shall listen, and ail the nations stand aghast, that you can do this. Acts of humble charity shall robe you in vestments of moral beauty far snore to bo desired than the warrior’s fame. They may i*athe plains in blood, and incarnadine the seas, but no heart speaks their praise, no pean of glorr arises from its inmost a Sections. Cultivate with more than vestal vigilance the sacred flame of sympathy and lovo. Set conscience as the ruler of your mo tives, and yield an implicit obedience to her dictates. Ihc-n, when the soul has dropped this dull chrysalis of clay, i*. may put on the glorious ana perpetual beauty of Heaven. * Tae Grand Lodge of Masons Mot in Macon on the 2 a : th ult The following Offi cer?! were chosen : WM. S. ROCKWELL, Grand Master. SIMON HOLT, Ist District Dtp. G. M. A. A. GAULDING, 2d District Dep. G. M. t*. LAWRENCE,3d District Dep.G. M. DAVID E. BUTLER, 4th District Dep. G. M. L. C. FIMPfcON, Grand 8. Warden. R. T. TURNER, Grand J. Warden. JOSEPH E. WELLS, G. Treasurer. tiMRI ROSE.-U.Secretarv. . A. LOT E, G. S, Deacon. . M. SMITH, G. J. Deacon. RfW. C. W. KEY, Grand Chapsr.hu P. S. STAFFORD, C-rand Marsh al. STEPHEN A. BORDERS, DANIEL S. HARRISON, and W. fl, BOYD, G rand Stewards. R. B. YOUNG, Grand Pursuivant. JAMES Y. GREER, Grand Tyier. I lans were adopted to secure an ample endow ment for the Female College, located at Covington, and to establish r Dawson Professorship in the wipe. A Fubßcription-was also begun for the pur pose of erecting a Monument in the city of Greenes boro, to tbe Idio Hon. W.m. 0. Dawson. —— Book Table. Putnam’* Monthly, now bolero us. The article “n word before the election,'’ had best have been omitted. Such papers appear with very ill grace, n a !derail journal, depending upon every port on of tue country for patronage. The abolition tendec- C| e.s -°l Putnam are however too well known to need any further comment. The mailer the circulation it tans in tho South, the better. Blackwood’s Magazine, for October. The follow ing comprise the diversified contents of the number before us: 1. The Athe!bg<; or the Three'Gifts. 2. Wayside Songs, original and translated. Cus toms in the Interior of the Crimea. 4. Mr. Bottle’s itvitw, 5. i study History. G. Sea-side Studies, parts. 7. A New Una. 8. African Travel. Ad dress 1.. Scott & Cos., New York. Soil of the South. For some reason, this valuable agricultural journal has not visited us for soma months past. The-November number is now on our table, tilled with contents which should recommend it to every Southern Planter. Published by Lomax & Ellis, Columbus, Ga. t atsl a year. The Humor's of Falconbridge, a work now in I rcss and shortly to be issued from the publishing house of T. B. Peterson. If 3'ou want to laugh, get it. Bound in cloth for $1.26-—Paper, 2 volumes, sl. A pleasant traveling companion, and ono that no traveler should be without rs Perry Davis’ Pain Kill or. A sudden attack of dysentery or chol era morbus cm effectually aud. instantaneously relieved by H