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COM Ml ’ M( ’ AT 1() \S.
for the Cni-nder.
Who are the Friends of Temperance ?
’ , no. n
Friendship abhors mist ml. Confidence is iir
very soul, fchispieion enervates,-doubt withers ami
destroys. Hence, temperance numbers among its
votaries many weak* irresolute ouch-who riurtr not
follow in the track of-vigor ami decision. “The
Cause is a failure” say they ; “either in some ol
its details, or as a whole.” Ic >, .vertiy, and al
ways will be “a failure” while attended by true-U
“comforters’ and.encumbered Wkh such trash -
The fallacy .of these logicians who like the Huy./, ltd
are concealed in the dart woods when all lie oth
er birds are on the wing, and only appe u when a
carcass attracts, is only equaled by stagnation pro
duced. When dues the Cause aland in giVdi-Vr
need of prompt and energetic
should its friends be seefi marshalling around it in
defying struggles ! At Uie vay time whop these
characters are mucking its failures *itj rut h le&sh
crushing it down with harsh sens'ure rdid sarcastic
ridicule. No manly sympathies bespeak the Tub
ness of the soul, no kind indulgence gladdens the
heart, no burning allVction to whisper the lan
guage of comfort. \’aiu is the valor of faithful
veterans when the panic stricken Muck up fife war
with their corpses or cowardly swarm aroma] the
foe. What more could they have done { Hut
where were you in that struggle? If alarmists will
look tamely on and see a sensual tyrant gloat over
bis victims till the land in despair cries to Heaven
for vengance, and this cruel bondage becomes too
vile for even the vile to pear, let them know then
have deserved the burnings of shame and tears'o!
gall which conscience at last rolls hack upon their
hearts. No, it is not a failure. We are just learn
ing whom to number with its frinids, and whom
to count with itsybex; and while the l*row of the
former is all sadness, their son! is all fl one. They
now have but one thought--cue theme, and rush
ing on the startled foe will prove that enough fir
vengeance yet remains, or when the last expiring
throb of Hoj x* is gone, and even despair can iiispir j
it ho moire, they will bravely die for the Cause they
cannot save.
In this crusade, however, there is a point be
yond which we cantnd go with safely. The W
ter part < f valor is discretion. There is a zeal wit li
mit knowledge—without judgment, and though it
be zeal unto good it is an evil. Some, time are,
and they the warmest friends of truth that have,
indiscreetly done her deadliest wrong. These, im
prudently mixing things that should be kept ands
linct, have been vanquished in the unequal stritg
gle, and strengthened the hands of the enemy.—
\ ainly confident ol their own prowess, they have
incautiously removed all the land marks, anti a
caravan of squatters has well nigh appropriated
every inch of their territory. Some fur fame-have
made a breach in the wail that they may fill nj
the gap with their |w?rson, while others have held
a parley with the enemy and allured terms dishon
orable and degrading. bmme, noC content with
slow hut certain gains, have grasped an entire
kingdom at once, arid thus try heaping heavy legs
on ft faint expiring fire have mothered it. And
though no one pities him who, fajing warned i
caught in the snare, yet these lessons are too-dear
ly bought. O, think of it, ye blind zealots, blood
is ill© pi ice ! When thieves are in the way do
u-t expose your treasure. When swine are near
do not cast Vour pearls. lime is now numberin'*
and eternity will reveal multitudes slain.hv indis
cretion. We ere long shall l>e called together as
the true friend* of the Cause to deliberate and de
vise ways and means. May discretion guide bs in
the right way ; help to bury all jm-jmlietw. forgive
all wrongs committed, wink at infirmities and cor
rect ab existing errors.
May the cool streams from the melting mh.ws
of prudence flow down into the burning lake of
Zeal and equalize the whole. Then shall sobiie
ty, triumph, temperance reign. Then shall the:
faithful in jubilant strains rejoice Over their troph
ies. . ■ ■ . - p
Sparta, Ga., Mar. 17,'*57.
Yor the’ Crilsmkr.
Messrs.J&Hioriy —At this day the subject of
Temperance has been nearly exhausted, yet if 1
knew that 1-could be influent ini, 1 woukl not hesi
tate to do whatever might be my duty. I tfould
use all honorable means in my pnwer m save my
fellow-men from a fall by that, fatal drug,
J woukl whisper gently in the ear >f some & tend,
take tjie drunkard bv the hand and cause fdm to
reflect that W/Hay aee his future puiri if Ik? cpiuln
ues to drink. Alas, hotv sad it is that intelligent
men haye been admonished in ibis wav, and the
monster evil still leads them mi finally to degra
dation Then wiry will others follow until it Is too
late to escape tin; like, late. The tippler knot fiiee
from the danger, for 1 hojd that * I mover dmks at
afl. k liable to become’ a dnwkank. About ©no
aH/t. <fgv*ivhundred mav be an exception.
1 appeal to ‘my fellow \ mmg men to never.touch
a drop. ‘lt is m<vold )i tin; case that, some young
gentlemen keep a bn He in their rooms f|>*. fytHbt*
friends. 1 his has. cans’ d-tke ruin of many brigf/t
\Tr- are tooofttrit jailing grog-shof
•while-fve ’.in ay %-vHl'be
not <** <ne. It is bad pkiee. ~4
Wegi are a I wbystl t* re, an dt h a greatest curse |
on eatth is there ready to enwiare ns. Let u* 4
therefore. rcsofre never to door .of one
again. Our example is worth, notch. lM the
bowlings'dffon which ts Attached to it tumble into
patMai> firi - .'• J j*. ‘% .
Lhp T may be get ting,.w^tristiiue.. i wijt closer
with one*.- more appealing to the youth : It is the
rising gem-r-nfon wife ,-oon will be responsible for
the fight management of governmental affairs.—
riooti yon will set out m the yfrorld jpr
and reputation. And you nmy be smittei? by the
charms of some fair lady whom you will endeavor
to make vour bride. Never will you be fit for of
fhe—never succeed in acquiring renown, and never
he worthy of the lady of your choice, unless you
are free from Imemperance. .1. W. J.
Sp irla, Ha.. Mrdi 19, 185*. . • ‘j)
The k olioe Outdone by a Southern Damsel.
A few days since, some unknown persons enter
ed a fashion able boarding’ house near Summer
street, kept by Mi*. ;M., pa-s< and one troarih-r’s room
to ain>ilK-r, making assent meets of Mieb articles
as they liked best, and U-fi the place unseen and
unit firmed.
’ Among the boarder* whose goods and chaftels
were tlius tmceremtni< udy taken awayyhvas Miss
11., a fair daughter of the suaft)* Kouth, who hap
|,.*iled to he sqandmg the winter in the City ot
Notions., f fer loss C'jtisis'cd of a beautiful velvet
){kV.
As scon as the theft was discovered the police
were consulted, and everything done'to remove
the HUstcry, hut all f< no purpose.
As Mi>s ii. was walking Washington street
one of the pleasant days last week, imagine her
surprise in passing a large and masculine looking
woman, dressed in the height of fashion, with hoops
and crinoline*, and having upon her head the
Very identical velvet hat, witch she had hist.—
-What was to he done i What could be done?—
livery minute was taking the bonnet further from
Us owner, who was alone and a stranger in the
* i'.V. It did not hike her long to decide.
She slat ted in the sams direction, and was soon
alongside ol tlm velvet hat. “Where do you re
side i.r ulam t’ “In Cotirt,” was the reply.
•‘Are you, going home r “lam.” ‘G ) on, and
dont let mo hinder jou ”
And onward they walked, now to the right aud
now to the lelt. And at length they entered !
dark ,alley, and after passing several dismal abodes,
they halted at a door,
‘Pa you live here?” “I do—upon the second
floor,*’ **( Jo up, then, for I have business with you. 1 ’
They entered.
After going up two lights of stairs, they reach
ed a room in which Jtey found five women. They
entered the room, and here our heroine made her
business known. Posting herselfby the door, with
a calm but defiant look, she demanded of the wo
man to know where she obtained the velvet hat.
also the .*h wl hi, d the basque upon her person. “I ;
(fought them,” was the rep y.” “No you did not;
they were stolen, awl now take them oft immedi
, at etc.”
Had a bombshell exploded iu tlie room, the con
fusion could not have been any greater. Hut
great as it was, it did not intimidate the owner
of the velvet hat in the least ilegree It only
changed the happy and ftsciuamig look of a most
beautiful face, to the umv>i.quertd look of-a Grom
vVfll,
“Now Jp? quiet and own up, and hying forward
the stolen gootl*, for it will be bolter for you.—
Now I have found the goods and the thief, no Joule,
lam going for an officer. Sec that none of you
leave the room or disturb an article while lam
gone.” While. deeendb g the stairs, ottr heroine
espied a doctor bn his way to visit the sick, and
asked his assistance. I have, said she, k.tutd some
stolen property anti have it secure in this house;
will you call an ‘ tlicer to asms! me in removing it?
Ihe doctor readily assented, and while he sought
for policemen, the .still guarded her trust. At
length the doctor with four policemen, arrived,
when our heroine transferred the custody of both
persons and property to the officers of the law.—
Hie tc-rn litider of the stolen property was soon
found, and (be lady relieved of her borrowed plu
mage, was pro-riiled with rooms at the Cambridge
street, where she still remains, waiting the sentence
of the law.
Cousining.
A country g.-nilemHii lately arrived at Boston,
and immediately repaired to the house of a rein
live, a lady who had marr ed a merchant of that
city. The parties were glad to see him. and tn
viied him to make their house his home, as he de
clared bis intention of remaining in that city only
a day or two. The husbm lof the lady, anxious
to show his attention to a friend and relative o
his wife, took the gentleman’s horse to a livery
stable in Hanover street.
Finally bis v#it became a visitation, and the
merchant, after the lapse of eleven days, found,
besides boarding and lodging the gentleman, a
pretty considerable uiti had run at the livery s!a
h'e. Accordingly he went to the man who knot
the livery stable, and told him when the gentle
man took his. horse he would p y the bill.
“\ cry good,” >aid the st bie keeper, “i under
stand you.”
Accordingly, in a short time, the country gen
tleman went to the stable and ordered his horse
jto bo got ready. The bill, of course was present
< <1 to him.
I *1),” said the gentleman, “Mr. *, iny rela
tive will pay this.”
‘'Very good, sir,” said the stable keeper, “please
to get an pftkr from Mr. , it will be the same
as money.
The I torso was put up again, and down went the
country gentleman to facing Wharf, where the liter
chant kept.
“Well,” said he, “l am going now.”
“Are you?” said the merchant, ‘•well, good-bye,
. sir.”
‘‘Well, about my horse; the man said the bill
must be paid for his keeping.”
‘Well, I suppose that is all rigid, sir.
‘Yes—well, but you know fai your wife’s cmi
sitl.”
”Yes,” said the merchant, “I know you are, bui
your horse is not!”
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■ A (/ood Anecdote. —The following conversation
was overheard among “the volunteers of the Kio
Grande.”
Scene, night—Twp volunteers w/apped in blank
ets and halt buried tn mitd.
Volunteer Ist— ‘ J;tn, how come you to volun
teer.”
Y olunteer *2d—“YVhy; lol>, you see, [ have
tto wt&do care a red cent for me, and so I voJuU
leered—ami, besides. I love war. Now teH .me
l&aiie Auf here?” ‘ A ‘
Vobu/tcer Ist—“Why, the fact is, you know, I
I legalist* Hitt* jieacef’’ r ” * ‘ ~ v ’
•Ifsmtjwin both the volunteers lurried over in
ilteif d'inew |i?i?&£giqg and*,
Thr. Mu it us N't j
ing, mude the follow rngallurion lo t h*- H...nd street
tragedy: * j
-,‘”t trust that n*> young ucod tobe |
warned against that wretche#yrftW idea oi man
hood which is so life in certain yircle* in this mil- i
honed j.>ebple city. The counterfeit ‘ iirenhootl I*of 1 *of j
an oath and a Segar —:i lotlie of brandv and a !
pack~bt card?. tti tive theatre, and a bet on !
the racecourse. Hundreds c4'young men are con
stantly aspiring to such badges of social
to these ! You may see rihese ambitious’ youths
ordering, wiih h eonsc|uiehti}d swagger- their wine
suppers; at the fashionable ‘‘hells.” You rnay do
Sect them at tlie midnight hour, pulling the door
bells of haunts of infamy, and whispering false
names-through the Iren lattice; you maj’ discover
..art iufidej hook iu their trunks, locked up with an
ohreene picture, a revojver t a sporting ca endar, a
direetoiy to bfolhejs, a few French novels, and—
Bildt! Noting women le ware of Mich serpents
‘as these'.”-',,
IVhat mt Editor Should —The scarce of
the loitowing corrected paragraph is unknown to
The majority of readers see.rn to think that noth
ing can be more easy or jtleasant lltatt So edit a
paper ; hut of all the different employments 5\
which-uteu make their bread and butter, there is
none,, we firjtnly believe, that so taxes the mind-,
temper and flesh as that of odd ing a paper. There
is none that requires a trie r tact, a quick*'*’ wit, or
kinder heart. A curtish temper could never Suc
ceed as au editor ; iior a narrow-minded man, nor
an ignorant* one, nor a -hasty one, nor an unfor
giving onet. An etlitor must of necessity turn him
self inside out to the public. He cannot be a
bvpocrite any more than a husband can lie a hyp
norite to his wife, lie must expose himself iu ail
that he does, as much inselecting the thou jilts o!
others as for publishing his own, and therefore the
better way lor him in the outset is to begin frank
ly. to save himrell frci.ru after contradictions and
mortifications. Whoever succeeds tolerably well
as an editor, is something more than at. ordynan
man—let his contemporaries think of him as they
will. ■ • *’ -
Clic Ccmpcraiuc Cmsakr.
PENFIELI). (tEOKGIA.
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able to themselves, their country, and to us. We
allow all Agents 25 cents on the dollar for every
new subscriber which they send us. Who will take
an Agency’?
We learn that Hon. Linton Stephens, of Sparta,
has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual Ad
dress before the Literary Societies of Mercer Uni
vdsity at the Commencement in July next.
We congratulate ourselves on the return of “Ern
ude Emerald” to our columns. Her paper will ap
pear next week.
Wc hope to hear from “Oak Bower” again. Had
he pruned it a little, we would give place to his arti
cle with pleasure.
We return thanks to Hon. R. Toombs for valuable
public documents. ‘
“Lwon is a good Medicine.” So are laudanum
and calomel. They are but little more destructive
to life, and far less to happiness than Rum. Yet the
Uw confines thorn to the Apr.thecarys’ Shop, while
poisonous whisky can be sold wherever some idle
loafer may choose to Hit up a “travelling Groce v.”
Glorious consistency that in our system of legislation.
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The practical sound sense to lie found in the South
ern Gulticator, should certainly overcome every’
prejudice of old fogyism against “Book farming.”—
It h- published ijt Augusta Ga. by VV. S. Jones, at
tin mnaikahlv cheap price of SI,Qp per annum. It
is worthy itfbbeial patronage.
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\Ve haVe received a number of thu “National
Auiericnn,” anew daily paper just started in Atlan
ta by -C. R. Hanlviter. It Is a neat looking and well
filled Sheet, and those desiring the latent news from
the “Rail Road City” will Jo well to give it their
patronage., Pi j<M) of the Woekiy ¥2,bU a year, of
the Daily st,oo.
-;-r---; aI m ■* — —
Mkxpfthe purest S ‘lOi als are often too light in their*
condemnation of vice. If they would look with a
less pardoning eye upon the dissipations of the young,
the number of hopelessly wrecked and ruined rhar-
i#our country would he much diminished..—
Let* young man get thelirtprerdon that he yannot j
injure Ms character, w hatever Kb’ may do, and nil f
tfforta Cin-his Mof’M Tefofmatidff trill be vail). 1 We]
wotdd nnt d<jwj vo them of hrOpCj but haw thetn ttif* j
derstwid tha t they must pa plate tht-fi- oflences bei- j
can be 4 * >
Convfksa riox is oneof.thc I4es|mgs f
istencc. As h of utility, it is the agen'cjM'.v
Which the va>t machinery es the iskepf i*>
m >tiou. If all m*n were suddenly tran t’ i
mutes, it uvght now bo possible for them to transact
business through the medium of written language;
but had they been so .from the first, they would have
! been very little, U’ any, elevated above the brute cte
i ation. ■ This fiicjihy is in.Hspcns ibly rcquisiteior the
I development of tbs -power -of Season yitlr which they
! are endowed.
When we speak of conversation, however, we re
fer to that interchange of .thought insti
tutes-social intercourse.’ jfeis fleflpition OxcWes
the exorcises -olVthe high powers *of speech, and
treats the every day affair of gammon
talk. Hut this is far from being ftp unimportant sub
ject. Conversation is a science ; mm very little cul
tivated indeed; but if properly cultivated, would
richly reward the labor. It would seem to receive
ft vast deal of attention, when social gatherings are
So frequent, and attended by so much eclat. Hut
were a philosopher to be atom* of these, he would
deflim conversation, as there practiced, to be the art
of talking nonsense in an inbTesting manner. Thus
the culture which it there receives, is far worse than
useless. It vitiates the taste, perverts the judgment,
i an< l converts high-toned sentiments Into tire merest
flippancy.
Reading send conversation arc the only means at ■
our command,-for the promotion of intellectual ad
x anci ment. To estimate their comparative influence
would be a difficult task, because in practice they
are seldom brought in contrast and never in opposi
tion. it, is possible lur one to be thoroughly veised
in science and literature, while he is entirelywant
ing in the ability to express himself with elegance
or fluency. Thus Goldsmith, who in writing a; -
proached nearer than any other author to the s yle
of simple conversation, sank into insignifi ance be
fore the colloquial powers of Johnson. Asa general
rule, those whose minds have become habituated to
p ofour.d study, gradually lose or never acquire the
power of easy and ready “expression. Ilcnce it is
that ji en of vast intellectual attainments, often add
ver\ little to the social enjoyment of a company.
Conversation is something which cannot be learn
ed by rule, and lie who attempts it in this manner,
will ceftainly fad. True, many appeal to Ghester-
I* Id, and adopt his dicta as infallible guides. Hut
hfs directions iu this, as in every other particular,
are more calculated, to make sash enable exquisites,
than accomplish*d gentlemen or ladtos. Kvery one
must, to a gr. at extent, rely upon his own taste and
setisc of propriety. Where these arc wanting, no
amount of study will -ever render 1 im a good con
Verser. It be should attempt to learn conversation
by rule, he will become either a toady or a bore; in
many, cases, both.
In the ordinary social intercourse between young
men mid ladies, tm.re is too much of the idle chit
chat which improves neither the mind or the heart.
The idea has become very prevail nt among young
men, that only’ s ubh conversation can phase the
ladies, and of course every one who aspires to the
rank of “a lady’s man"’ will adopt this idea in'his
practice. Whether it be correct or not, we cannot
say. If it be true, the fact is humiliating ;if false,
the ladies are celdandy ver y patient to endure such
gross tfi&ult to ts eir understanding. To be thus
p tU (l and caressed, live a doll or a poodle, that wants
‘‘discourse of reason,” is enough
“To mir a ltv.tr in tin- liJooil oi Rgc,
.Or Hi.tki- the infant sinetr-t uteong .%* sq-Ls.”
Hut, though conversation cannot be learned by
’rule, or measured by ..square and. compass, it is never
theless susceptible of much improvement. Culti
vate your intellect by reading and study, and your
thoughts will flow forth without restraint, though
they may not always be clothed about by the glaring
robe ot eloquence. Cherish a r< flnement of lan-!
guage in familiar intercourse with your most intimate
friends. Ibis habit will ti row aroimd your- ideis a
garb of purity, whenever you Speak. Above all,
cultivate your heart; seek to elevate its sentiments
and affections, for thence come the highest attr.b ites
of conversation.
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Athens.
Having been called for a few hours, an evening or
Uo sioce, to the above place, we were astonished at
the changed and changing appearance of things, for
the better. The first attracting improvement which
met our observation, was anew bridge-way over the
Oconee between the Town and Depot, ft is an ex
cellent structure, built to stand, and covered over
withs vortg sheltering framework to protect the use
ful timbers from-the weather, it is of great value
imiinsicaily; but is rendered vastly more so, in view
of the urg< nt demand which existed Tot a bridge just
at that point. It cost somewhere between six and
ten thousand do!lars ; if we mistake not.
We found Uroadway in Babel confusion; the old i
dilapidated wooden buildings are being torn away to
give place to neat and elegant brick structures. The
enterprising citizens are acting upon decision and
with forethought, and will not wait until the crumb
ling rubbish falls, or is removed by fire, before im
proving the appearance of -tbeir Town. There are
perhaps 100,000 dollars worth of improvements in
conteri plation and in course of completion, at this
tiu., in this flourishing little City.
The Buildings for the Female College are to be
erected at an early day, at a cost of twenty odd thou
sa and dollars, —a Private Residence is to be built for
some of the Faculty of Franklin College, and the Iron
Foundry is now casting iron railing to enclose the
College Campus. The Spirit of internal improve
ment seems to he largely and earnestly roused in
Modern Athens. The first decided and commenda
ble step taken in that way was the abolition by mer
ciless Taxation, of the infamous retailing dens which
have been withering curses to that Place for many
years. We learned that the Venders are “exceed
ingly grieved” aud arc whining round like wounded
lv\ anas because of the infraction upon their “sacred
rights” and “American Privileges.” They are stri
ving to obliterate truth, and to subvert laws as an
cient as city Government, They have paid the li
cense. with a PrvUtd; and are now siting for the re
covery of the extra purchase money paid for the glo
rious Privilege of retailing poisonous liquids. Some
thing “new pndcr the Sun!” but a forlorn hope,—
for the voice of the city authorities within an incor
poration is of rijht a supreme power, and whenever
an action of tlifciis is thus repudiated* corporations
are instantly made null and vohl, and Mayor ami
Aldermen, rpbbeti “fall .authority.
Father Mathew Division is rapidly, progressing up
‘full, would ijiat the same, could be said, ol all the
Other Divisions in the State. ~. J
Our State Institution is ly no means keeping pace
with the city 1n whYii it is located. We fear its
tendency is rapidly down-ward. Its Students pum
which is hy far too
meagre o pdronng • to entitle it to the pame of a State
•fwesftr dUffitf such tv State ifit v ’ ** 4
Prbf. JWantty-vpllJkavdtohem hnr#f4*dWH#)e’ > ’ 4 j
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the two Strongest il L-. titi-ves to virtuous action, to
which pur nature is subject. The nmount of foxi
er hteU either exerts in a given instance, is, of course,
entirely dependent on t fhe character of the individu
al. With’ soiin-, one predoTitnMt.?-*; with some the
other. Though mostly acting conjointly, they some
times are separated,.and in very rare instances op*
posed.r No system of government lias ever been de
vised that did not present one or the oth/T of these
a? an incentive or rostra! t, and wt-ry system Is de
fective which does not present them lotb.
Both thes-e principles are commendable, in -their
legitimate exen-iso, ami im> vicious only when drey
become inordinate. Some, we know arc disposed to
consider them indicative of weakness under all cir
cumstances. Hut such a proposition will not War
the test of scrutiny. Strong minds are far more sen
sitive to praise and blme than the feeble. Indc and,
if these be taken away, we know not by what princi
ples the conduct of men will be regulated, for there
is none other of.sufficient energy to coj trol their ac
tions. Abstract right is und. i stood by but few, and
even with those few it possesses no practical power.
If men hoped fur nothing or,feared nothing; they
might without restraint follow the dictates of their
■ own depraved natures. To what state of things this
won Id lead, we can for'> no conceptions as ho indi
i vidtial ever lias or perhaps ever trill be reduced to
! this deplorable eondiriow.
If an vtiring weakens the power of praise and cen
sure as moral agents, it is the fact that they sre so
often bestowed where they are undeserved. Ihr
sons do not exercise a due discrimination. Many
boastingly a-‘opt us their motto, .“Willing to pra se,
but notafiaid to blame,” yet laud without reservation,
or condemn without reason. When judgments are
made thus blindly how otherwise could it happen
titan that injustice should often be done.
“When ariiatory poet* their loves
lit mellow liic*n*ellitlijous!v bhltoif.•
they create for themselves a world which neither
ears have heard-or feet have trod. It is all one fair
plain, adorned with sweet-scented flowers, with not
a pebble or a hillock to render the traveler foot-sore
and weary. It is always sunshine there. Not even
the light st amber cloud floats on the surface of the
sky, and fleckers its purity. There is no anger, en
vy, jealousy there, no bickering, no unhappiness'; for
he strives to bring down Heaven to earth, not to car
rv earth to Heaven. The young man reads, ami Uis
soul is inflamed with all the fervor of those glowing
lines. Under this inspiration, he bows bcfoie some
fair inhabitant of silk and crinoline, pouring out in
a lachrymose manner, all the distresses arsing from
the tender passion. In the fulness of his infatua
tion he leads her to tne altar, he blushing with hope,
and she, (as they both oughf) trembling with fear.
His future life seems to his unsophisticated vision as
it opens hes re him in long perspective, a near ap
proach to a world of bliss.
But “the charm dissolves apace.” Instead of a
pathway paved with flowers, he finds one rugged,
and thickly strewn with difficulties. No care that
he previously had \s taken away, while thousands
arc added. That peaceful quiet, when “solitude is
sweet society,” which Ire once so much enjoyed is
now unknown. !he luxurious siesta, or the perusal
of the entrancing ptge are broken in upon by the
noisy prattle of “little encumbrances.” llovv “oft
in the stilly night” is he aroused from bis slumbers
by harsh screams, that “vex tlie dull car of a drowsy
man?” Before scenes like these, all h s utopian vis
ions fade aw ay. It is a d-i.-k picture. Hut-is it not
a true one ? Alas ! too true, bet those rush to
such a fate who will; as for u-, well—we will wait
awhile. Everybody (o thc ; r taste, however, as the
o’dlady said when she kissed the cow. *
| Trial, Conviction, and last words of Alcohol.
! The following scene has- i.t-ver bet-n literally en
acted, hut thousands have met a Cue fir hinder than
is here dealt out to Alcohol.
fiitnlh'fufji qj tat jfy tonuuks in commit
ting this cause to you, will lie brie/. ft cannot l>e
necessary that I should recad to your minds the va
rious counts in the indjetm rd, or the different parts
of the very pointed testimony which has been nd
dact'd by the piasecution. As there has been in this
Ci.sc, no reference to presumptive evidence, it is not
needful for me to recite to you rules in accordance
to which such testimony is to Ik* received; and the
points of law arc all of so f. miliar n kind, that no in
struction will, I think, he needful. Ail that remains
for me to do, therefore, is to say to you, that you are
:o consider the question, guilty or not guilty, fr e
from all bias or feeling which, from any peculiar cir
cumstance, may have‘been likely to have .nfluencul
your judgements. \ou will regard the prisoner
suwply as an accused individual, standing disconnect
ed with any other individual ; and according to hw
and evidence, you will each of you give your, verdict
of guilty or not guilty. Firmness, unpartialrtv and
intelligence are lajuis.te to the faithful discharge of
the duties I now commit to you* trust; and you ill
render your verdict without any legatd or reference
jto consequences. With these remarks, I commit the
! fate of the prisoner t you.
! The jury without leaving the jury-box, found the
| pt is oner guilty upon the whole indictment.
Whereupon, the Chief Justice immediately pro- i
eroded to pronounce upon him, the following •
SENTENCE.
ALCOHOL, STAND Ul! (hen the. prisoner at
tempted to ne, hut Wan no iCOli- in the knees ns tv
he unable to get up, and the thief Justice proceeded. )
You have been convicted, after a fair aud impartial
trial, of many high criims and misdemeanors, which
as the whole trial has taken place before the aud : -
ence who now hear me, it 0 unnecessary for me to
recapitulate. Your criminalities have been so on’
continued, so multifarious, extensive and devaslat* |
ing ; you have persevered with so much constancy
of purpose, and subtlety ol design through a long
life of iniquity, unredeemed hy a single praiseworthy
action, that you cannot expect mercy or delay.—
The sentence of justice, which, as the pre-id ingofti
eer in the court of public opinion, I now pronounce
upon you, is that you be taken from hence to the
place from whence you came, a rum-puncheon, then
to he cast into the next river, that you may be drown
ed in cold wAiwi;. Ami may you die arid beforgot
ten ! Mr. Sheriff, you will see the sentence forth
with executed. Crier adjourn the court
LAST WORDS AND DYING CONFESSION OF
THE PRISONER.
lira time has at last come, when, hy a righteous
decision of my country, I am doomed to an ignomin
ious destruction, Before Igo hence, and am buried
forever m an excrable grave, I wish with suitable
solemnity to make a humble confession of ray guilt
and to hit ray warning voice against those insidious
eneruus to the peace and h.ppiness or man, that
captivate his heart whi e thpy destroy his soul
I acknowledge the truth of the testimony fuou-ht
agamst me, the fairness of my trial and the justice of
rwy sentence. It is but deserved retribution, that it
shcH. and be executed by w.vrm;, to whom, notwith
standing his spotless innocence, I have ever been an
implacable one*, y, nml l,ave injured its the cstima-’
H'*n of tbuman ’s, to. whom Ire was friendly. If all
tic evi.s which 1 have propagated in the worid, had
ecn emmierafed hr tiro indictment against m ■, a
confession td their truth, w ould have been
Hinfi lent : hut ole, Lo.r little d*>l my,utc**wi * or the
intintw* lUjuiuH me kno/c of the secret much!nation*
>n which / hurt been tngiu/nf to filing ruin ujh>/i the
lomihj vj man,
- hon 1.-ww yet a youth, unki.own to the com
munity, my first device waste gain access to the.
neaifts hf the multitude, hy representin g myself as a
philanthropist. TANARUS this < ad, J became servant to a
fhyiiciau. Alas! ala,*#! 1 tun hom’Aohsy,.ruy weH
meaning patron dhd ray Jure. lie was eooatpttrat- r
e l with my rn-fimMKtng qualities, that, be introduced
me most extensively, winl w ith high commendation
to all his cuwtotnM, and % salon became the admin
tion of the sick and the well. My popul rity was so
great, that all my jScquamtimc** speedily became
my warn friend-* Mid nnhu urnsi cases, sueh
was tht power of 81/ that they fell deep
ly in lov >• with me and Me tiratl was f..sit vi>!y i n .
dispensable to their hftf-pinvgr. •! I now enferwl into a
Icap'/t itith mi/*, and emr sway Was irresistible. By
inflaming the pa tilths of ♦turn, l destroys I their judg
ment and 4up sh and tbch ciuweiencca, s- that they
at once he<*ame trwir and trirked. Sonn times they
would 111. urn over the . vihs l was producing in the
! eornmnnitv, aid bewail my destructive influence
among their own fmnds; but no sooner did they
touch r y ‘than my bewitching power forced them
agiin into willing captivity. They felt not their
and inger they; kneyv not that the poison that drove
odo rs to phiVnzy, wits circulating in their own vein.-;
they could not be marie t lndieve that they were
voluntary agerds if) the woik of destrueiion. Thus
l had millions in requisition, who never felt the cord
! that bound them, and wist not till they were bevot and
1 hofie, that, “M fir *U(i<gth trug deported.” As my
influence increased, l lc;une hold; I entered the
| councils of state and produced wars ; I went into
, armies and stirred up rchedion and treason; on
| hoard of ship? at sea, I caused revolt and mutiny;
| in legislative assemblies, violence and discord; in
cd; i * rh>, l-ncksliditig and hypocrisy; in familivs,
iiim.iiural aliuialudi, nd c uijugal infldelity; and
poverty, disease and death ererytrhere. In my whole
career, SIN, loKbyofi all k ow who is the father of
>in, was tin inseparable companion, %n 1 though I
do not make thi.- disclosure with the hope of pardon;
this I cannot expect, I am conscious of not meriting
it; for my gui tis too open, and read of all men, to
permit it ; yet as I know that my accomplice is still
at large, I wish before f go hence, to apprise the
public, THAT WHEN 1 AM IIKMOVEU, he will be lHOie
easily restrained ; his arts will be less successful,
and with the same vigilance, he will bo much more
easily detected and subdued than when we were as
sociates.
The-court was then adjourned, and the sheriff’ mi
me Irately proceeded to execute the cenience, which
was done in the presence of an immense concourse
of spi eta tors, tltougli the water seemed reluctant to
receive ti e criminal, who floated for a considerable
time.
A friend from Fort Valley writes:
“The cause of temperance is on the wane here.—
It iooks like the devil is mad for what good the tem
perance men have done, and is intent to destroy it,
and bring hack his lost ones to the fold of Bacchus
aga : n. Alas I he succeeds in too many instances. 1
would that all who pretend to he temperance jnen,
w ere men of nerve, and not so much like the cha
melion turn to the point the popular breeze is dri
ving.
The Baptist Convention.
We learn from the Christian Index that the Bap
list Convention of the Stale of Georgia will meet in
Augusta, on the 20th April.
Among the important business that will be brought
before the Convention, will he
ist. The appointment of delegates to attend the
biennial Convention at Louisville, Ky., in May next.
At that Convention the question of a Theological
Seminary for the South will be discussed and settled.
2 1. Especial attention is necessary to be extended *
to dom- Stic and foreign missions.
o. .V State Bible Boat’d is to be organized,
4th. The election of a Hoard of Trustees for Mer
cer University,
uth. The claims of the Index will then be urged.
It will be lor Georgia Baptists to sav, whether they
desire to make their fondly cherished organ a flrat
class paper.
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he H'n. L. M. Keitt will deliver the annual
address, this year, before the Societies of the Georgia
University,
Among the killed by the Great Western Rail
way accident, was Thomas Benson, a brother of i)r,
•I. W. Henson, Professor in Oglethorpe College.
Thus. M. Cowles, of Montgomery, Ala.,
died in Augusta, a few days since. He was a gentle
man of great enterprise ond universally esteemed.
James R. McCarter, formerly of Frank
lin county, in this State, died on Manitee river, Flori
da, on the IGtli of February last.
the address before the Alpha Phi-Delta Soeietv of
Cherokee Baptist College, Cnssville, on Commence
ment day, the 18th of July.
eo. Hood, charged with being concerned in
the murder of Isaac Free, in Gwinnett county, in
November last, was arrested in Atlanta a few days
sine -, by Gen. B. N. Williford, City Marshal.
|* fcSPThe Atlanta Examiner of March 23d, learns
, tint a man came aboard of the Georgia railroad cirs
! at Kuck flca<J, without money to pay his fare. The
| conductor made him gel out of the train at Madison,
: but after the train had left that place, at the rate of
I twenty-live inilet? an hour, the man was discovered
j <)!1 l^,e l°P tire cars, from which position he leaped
’ oil’ and was instantly killed.
ho following new post offices have been es
tablished in this State;
Blacksn’llc, Cass county. It is supplied from
Kingston.
Kaigler’s Houston county; John W. Kaigle, post
master.
Pine Hill, Decatur cninty; G. W. Pearce, post
master.
The name of the post office at Terrill C. 11., Ter
ri! county, has been changed to Dawson.
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HTU is worse thau useless to suffer from a pro
tracted cough when relief may be so easily obtained,
it istar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry is undoubtedly thp
most reliable of all preparations offered for the cure
of throat and lung complaints.
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in Town. —The celebrated Pain Killer has just ar
rived in sufficient quantities to put to flight the whole
i ain family. Buy it: try it. Sure death to all pain
is the Pain Killer. j 14j
IdrT*A public reception is to be given to Hon. Ca
leb Cushing at Newbury port, Mass., on the arrival
therefrom Washington,
ISfOhief Justice Taney has administered the oath
of office to Presidents Van Buren, Harrison, Polk,
Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan.
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Mimheau B. Lamar, of Texas,
is spoken of, since the resignation of Gov. Geary, as
Governor of Kansas,
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Jrgf’ A New York paper estimates the wealth of Mr.
Buchanan’s Cabinet as follows :—General Cass, s2,*
OfraJKW; Howell Cobb, $ >00,000; Jacob Thompson,
$1,000,008; John ID Floyd, |50t,000,
HT* ‘be, members of the Presbyterian ohuch in
Columbia, South Cqmdma, have presented a silver
t<a set. Value i t SI,OOO, t< tlicii late pastor, Rev.
li. M, Ptnuicr, now of Now Orleans,
E$T’A n idea of the am* unit of inter.writing in the
United Stated may be inferred hy tho number of pos
tage. stamps sold, which dutiog the Inst year, was
‘on© hundred and fifty millions,