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THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADES,
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by j. H. BEAXiS,
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COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Ortmder.
Baldwin Raiford Division—Eighth Anni
versary Celebration.
Let a trumpet be blown in the land so inform
all the people that the “Old Guard’ 1 survive* the
Waterloo defeat of the Overby campaign, is still
battling for .God and humanity, And on the let
inst. celebrated their Eighth Anniversary.
On the morning of that day, thick clouds cov
ered the heavens and the rain fell so rapidly that
we ItegHp to thw k the day was lost, big true to
the undying spirit of Temp ranee ?hv has reriotv and
snpreme here so long, at heart
members of our e hot! came pour;eg into the liall
Up went our dug, and with a frenp of bpiJ dsfi
ar.ee to the devil ail his drnr ken force, we re
pairgr! to fW© arbor at the camp-ground. After
iwa rer hr the Chaplai.c and a song, ‘The Teto
ta'iew are coming.’ bv ?V. Fanser’s Land of Mes-
Minstrels. Uncle Dabney enchained the
f.’ : ~ for abont an hour, in one of ihe b*er
of ma r c charscieristir ones be has oe*
i? rerad here faring he last eight years. At the
ckwe of hie address ihe bird played a tune which
sc si issarec the *-o!o feero teat ho cam© near
at: C'BTine ak>d a good camp-meeting sty if ; m
der-dhe whooped for roiaoieers to our array in an
effect’re mawner. •
Dhss*, a ooM one, was then served ; a dinner
wh cl f believe all who partook of it agree did de
cided credit to the ladiee who entered for the occasion.
Dinner had scarcely passed till the crowd, attract
ed by the music, were again collected about th©
altar. The Band sang and played “Bright Rosy
Morning” and Mr. Lewis Reneau, father of
Rev. Russell poured forth one of the most co gent
scriptural temperance speeches ever heard in thi*
part of the world. He defined Temperature as
the “razor strap man” used to do, a moderate use
of whatever will not intoxicate, and total obstin
ence from all that will. He directed his blows
mainly against the so called moderate drinking of
ardeut spirits, and showed from la. V: 22. and
other scriptures, the heinous wickedness thereof;
then from Habbakkuk, Amos, <fec., the sin of giv
ing ardent spirits to others to drink. He showed
most beautifully and-conclusively the analogy be
tween the ancient Nasaritss of the Jews and other
Sons of Temperance —proved from Amo*-jit IB
that God raised them u —detailed graphically
the histories of Daniel and of Shadraeh, Mesh nek
and Abed a ego of Samson and of John the Bap
tist, all of whom were Temperance men of the
purest model. O, this was a discourse that won id
have done honor to any head and heart. Would
to God this brave, good, zeMou*, talented, noble,
old man, now past threescore -and ten. t-.uihi he
heard in every nook and corner! then would li
quor drinking, liquor selling and liquor making
Christians (?) cease their inquitous business or fol
low it afterward with itapies gnawing their very
s ails. Let Lewis Reneau ire heard everywhere;
he is a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and
is wasting the last of life’s fires to drv up the
fountains of woe that flood our land. Fight on,
brave old warrior! You’ll shout, victory before
long with God’s redeemed hosts on high! lit*
is a member of the Baptist Church. Will not
our brethren, of that order especially give him a
welcome to all their houses and homes ?
Rev Rft<sel! Eeneau followed his father. Bui
what eh all I say of bis speech 1 Would to God
every political demagogue, faithless Temperance
man who forsook Overby in the la*t
campaign, and grog seller in the land could have
-hoard him. Ho dragged them ali tip in his inim
itable address and with the strokes of his login*!
scalpel completely dissected them, bolding up their
ulcerated characters to the audience till the sight
was sickening. Then fancy played a little, and wit,
such *8 he alone of all the men I have ever heard
possesses, convulsed the audience wiih laughter.
Rpssoll Reneau is the Daniel Webster of the
Temperance Cause; and'in personal appearance
mental cbarateristics, he is more like the “Great
Expounder” than any man I have ever seen or
heard of. Having looked at both these men, I
know what I am saying. Near the close of his
address, R. challenged all liquordom to meet him
in debate on tbe grog-traffic said if any of them
felt like a fight on that subject they had only to
drop him a note to Speira Turn Out P, 0., nam
ing time and place, aed he would be on hand.
But 1 opiue he’ll never get, a fight of a set who
are mean enough to deal in the blood, and groans‘
aud Lears, and lives, ands tubs of poor helpless wo
men and children.
It is said on all hands that the music provided
for the occasion, viz., a two violins, a
tamborine, and four lingers, conttilmred immense-
1 V to the happiness and glory of this days meeting.
Miss Caroline E Hauler played the tnelodcon, Mr,
Benj. P. Thompson, the best performer in this rtf
gian of the earth, and Master Wtn.'O. Hauser play
ed violins, Mr. Wm. B. Thomson played the
tambourine, and Misses Caroline ChestbarDi and
C. Van. Murphey, Nelson W. murphey and W-rn.
Hauser, M. D. sang.
Eight gentlemen and four ladies joined the Di
vision that day.,
, W iQ k i)ft * triumph < n d of glory,
for ole Baldwin R, and Temperance.
May Oth, 1857. <j, and.
L A-.f ‘f; . O ,
Divraiov S. oi? T. Ko. 100, )
LHhoma, &*Kalb Co*, G 0,., May 11,. f
At e regular meeting of thfe Division, the death
of our Grand Worthy •patriai-ch, Joseph Grishatu,
was announced; and the following brethren were
appointed a committee to draft a suitable pream
ble and resolutions, expressive of the feedings ©ft
the Division; viz.: Walter A. Overton, Thos.
McGuire, John N. Swift and Dr. J. H. Ragan. —
They reported the following preamble and resolu
tions and they were unanimously adopted.:
Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of
all things to remove from earth oiir much esteem
ed and respected Grand Worthy Patriarch, Jos
eph Grisham, who expired on the 9th of last
month. Our venerable and esteemed brother will
never again animate and inspire the fraternity to
great and noble deeds by his example and eoun
sel. He has, perhaps, expended as much time
and means for the Temperance Cause as any man
in Georgia. He was a noble Son. His darling
object was the spread of Temperance, and the
down-fall of the arch-enemy of mankind. He did
battle with the enemy in prosperity and adversity,
in sickness and in heal Hi, but was at bust compell
ed to ground his arms and surrender himself to
the King of Terrors.
We fee! that- his loss is irreparable, but bow
with humble resignation to the will of Heaven,
fnliy persuaded that our loss is his eternal gain.
Resoived, That by the death of our Grand
Worthy Patriarch, the order has sustained a severe
loss, and has been deprived of one of its most-zeal
ous supporters —his family an affectionate hue
band and father, aud society one of its most useful
members.
&soJnr,/, That the members of this Division
wear the usual badge of mourning for 3b davs.
H* tol of. Hvat a blank page be left in our record
j book, to be inscribed with his name and dedicated
j to his memory.
/&.Wre..\ That these proceedings be sent to the
j Temperance Crusader tor publication.
Walter a. overton,]
TITOS. MeGUTRE, I Com-
JON N.SWIFT. f ir.ittee.
DR. J. H. RAGAN. J
For the Crusader.
j The Old Pear Tree, or Ruined Fortunes —
How Retrieved.
BY MISS C. W. BAROER.
Soon after Mr. Griswold purchased the Ains
worth estate, he took his son Henry, a smart ac
tive lad, sixteen years old, on a stroll through the
premises They were accompanied by old Cros
by, a colored servant, who had acted as gardner
to the former proprietor. They soon came across
ft poar tree, and stopped in their walk to look at
it. Half of the trunk had been riven away in
the blast. One solitary bough adhered, to the
part that remained, but that, in the early March
days, looked dry and withered,
“You may as well cut this old settler down I
think Crosby,” said Mr. G., knocking the bottom
of the half rotten 1 riven trunk, with his walking
stick—“l don’t think it will ever bear fruit.”
Crosby scratched his white wooly head, with
one hand, and replied.
“Dem be berry nice bell pear Massa Griswold
—you be berry sorry if you cut him down—pend
’pon it.’’
“What! you don’t pretend to say that this
tiling can bear fruit do yon ? Von jest,” exclaim
ed the plauter again knocking the trunk. “It is
as dry and lifeless as a stump —there is no vitality
in it It will never bear another green leaf-take
my word for it. However if yt-n are not satisfied
about it let it remain.
Mr. Griswold and his son passed on, and the
old pear tree was forgotten. Late one hummer
day, the} - all chanced to stroll that nay again, and
to the planter’s surprise 1 , the belt pear tree was
green loaded with fruit. “Is it possible that this,
is the tree 1 told your Crosby, to cut down iast
Spring.” He said, “I am surprised to find it in
such a thrifty condition,
* “Borne dozen years ago, Massa Griswold, there
came a terrible storm, and broke dis ~ tree all to
peiees, but since deu it has borne well nigh on to
a dozen bushels of pears. It is like some folks I
have seen Massa, hod to he killed.
Mr. Griswold smiled, “a wonderful tree |ruly,”
replied lie liAlf musingly. “Henry, my son, look
at if, and let it teach you a lesson. Never give
np when visited by adversity. The blasts of litis
world will be sure to sweep over you, but think of
this old tree, and take heart. Remember that
rniued fortunes can be retrieved—ruined health
entibe restored—alienated friendship can be won
hack again, so never, t repeat it—never despair.
I knew a man twenty years ago, who had wasted a
* ur ge patrimony and destroyed his health, through
intemperance. He was in the depth of despond
ency, and seriously meditated upon suicide. He
had even started towards the wharf for the pur
pose of throwing himself in, when a better
thought took possession of his soul.
“No,” said he “I will not kill myself, I will die
mh yet, I will regain what I have so recklessly
squandered.”
A man was engaged in throwing a load of eoal
into a cellar near by,
“What will you give me to do your work for
you ? said the bankrupt,
“Ten cents, Sir.”
“Very well, hand me the shovel, l will do it.”
The coal was shoveled in, and the price paid
f-r die labor, and that man tp-day, is worth a hun
dred thousand dollars. He has retrieved his for
tune. Like the old tree yonder, lie put fortli tin-
Fooked for energy, and proved to the world that
blasts might blow and break, but they could not
quite uproot him Never despair! If you fail
once, try again. By-and-by you will succeed in
spite of an adverse fate.
Bor the OrtMfider.
The Angel With the Silver Wing.
BY MTBS O. W. BAUUICn.
Hope came one day on Hiiver wings, an<l paus
ed beside a sleeping child. - The babe smiled in
its dreams, for the whisperings of Hope were
sweet. He promised a rosy future and a thorn
less way.
Veare went by. The babe grew to childhood.
His eye was bright—his laugh was jpyoua. He
chased the hoop, and tanked the ball Still he
wa# not sati*&s|; but Angel with file silver
wring ever by jrasufe.
‘.‘By atid-by ion will be a unto,” he murmered
in tlie boy’s ear. “What wonders you can per
form when you get to boa n\au !”
Manhood came, crowded with pleasure and
toil. Still there was an unsatisfied craviug in the
youth’s heart. “Not happy yet,” whispered the
Angel, but wriien you get your fortune made—
when you understand the world better when
new friends ar€ %on, then, you can retire to the
shades of domestic life, full ’of riches, and honors.’
But ah ! even while the Angel was whispering
thus, tige came, with wrinkled visage, and claim
ed the man for his own —before the mortal dream
ed of it, he found, to his surprise that he must
die.
“0 Angel of the silver wing,” he cried, “come
hither? Why have you deluded me thus?—
Why have you promised me joys that can never
be realized ?”
“Mitrnier not weary mortal,” said the Angel.
“T w'as sent in mercy, to lead thee through a vale
of tears, I am.going now to plume my silver wing
for immortality. . Follow on, for in the world
above is found the fruition of llopb.
For the Crusruter.
To Uncle Dabney.
Another philanthropist has passed away; an
other kindly and generous heart has ceased to
beat; ami the grim king of terrors is now gloat?
ing over a conquest. Joseph Giishapii. your fel
low-laborer and twin-spirit in the great Cause of
reform, has gone to his rest and his reward; and
where are you ? Still lingering on the cold, dull
shores of humanity; still how-ring in the “misty
mid regkm’’ that glooms midway the
“distant Aidetn”,and the “night’s phitonhm shore!”
Still spired to us amid the sorrows and the dreams
of earth to lift your voice in behalf of rags and
qualor, the doom of the poor drunkard’s hapless
family. Old here), when the hour coruesihat shall
bid yon, tod, to rise and “shuffle off the mortal
coil;” I doubt not but that you’ll be ready; and
the change will doubtless be one of most pleasant
dreams to you; —but I hope that you may long
remain with us on this saddened and sin-cursed
earth. I wonder if there’s one human being iu
Georgia that envies you your well-earned fame!
You have stood boldly forth, the champion of the
down-trodden, the friend of the widow and the
orphan. From the quagmires of degradation,
from tbe dank sewers of filth, from the deep
sloughs of de-poi|d, the drunkard himself has rais
ed his blood-shot eyes to you, and has been point
ed to the heaven of reform ! The loftiest though t
of the poor drunkard is the scarce indulged one,
that, perhaps, he may yet be once more a man—
that out of the fragments of broken and ruined
marble there yet may slowly rise the statue. Bol
lock said of Byron that he “stoojred to touch tiie
loftiest thought.” How often, Uncle Dabney*
have we seen you stoop to touch that loftiest
thought of the poor ruined inebriate, and reach
far downward into the mists and shadows to drag
him up from the foul vapors of the deep ravine to
where the sunlight quivers on the mountain’s peace
ful brow !
Thousands have listened, wrapt and-abandoned,
to your eloquence, and thousands know and ac
knowledge its effects. How few know all that
you have suffered within , while you have labored
for a thankless world without! While you have
conjured the sunbeam to the hearth-stone of oth
ers, what grim shadows have been brooding
ghostlike and ghostly by your own. I imagine
1 see you now, as you stood ten years ago, the
happy father of a most lovely family of children
just budding into manhood and womanhood. It
is a picture on which I fain would dwell, but that
I know its emptiness, Fancy can not people the
desert, nor resuscitate the sleepers that slumber in
tbe grave-yard. And I see you as you are, a
“survivor of youth, love and hope, a mourned
ov*r many tombs!” One by one, those much
loved children, passed away. From your window
you can see their graves, where the cedars bend
to the breeze, and “the dreaming shadows wave.”
How hard it must have been to you, my friend,
to sell that home! For there is about the graves
of those we love an indefinable something that
brings a melancholy pleasure to the saddened soul.
To tbe young, whose dawn of life has by that
grave-yard been rendered “drear and dappled,”
the spirit of the dead seems to shade them from
the glare of the sunshine of sin and passion. To
the old there cotnes a holy whisper that directs
the inner feelings to the gleaming spires of the
Heaven that awaits them in the dim and mellow
distance. How hard, then, that any stern neces
sity should have compelled you to forego tho me!
aneholy charm that hovers around that grave
yard, peopled as it is with those who not long
since were the sunlight of your now cheerless
home! But courage, Uncle Dabney. The sweet
est dream that ever came to a mortal grovelling
amid the cares and sorrows and the toils of life is
the dream that his spirit shall live again, when it
has thrown oft’ the chains of clay, and all space
and all time has become its heritage and its home
And ]Uuit dream has come to you. It abides with
you, no fleeting dream, but a lingering hope. It
is with you in your waking hours, and it con
jures the golden hue to the visions that invest the
fairy land of your slumbers. A few more fever
ish pulses, and all will be well with you. A few
more beatings of the burdened and strickeujieart
and you will meet again in heaven with your
Joyed ones, whose spirits now attend you as “an
gels whose faint foot falls tinkle on the tufted floor.”
And now, Uncle Dabney, farewell. Pardon me
if I have presumed too far in thus invading the
sanctuary of your sorrows, and in tearing the veil
from the sad pictures that hang on the shadowy
wall of your burdened memory, ft is go common
feeling that lias urged me to it. Our acquaint
ance has been characterized by sucb close and in
timate friendship for years—a friendship, the like
of which seldom exits where there is such a dis
parity of years—that I have felt myself urged by
-nil .-Umost irresistible impulse to pen you these lines.
Would tljov were worthier ; and would die writer
were worthier of the confidence, which, with all
his faults, you have hitherto deigned to accord
hin k M , PHILOS.
May 7th, 1857.
for the OriwsNier.^ifc
“la Halos ia Strength,” 4
VH l K SDS OF TSaSBRANCS.
History ft full of examples which demonstrate
the truth of the old m&xim, that -.‘‘in union there
ft streugth.” “A house divided against itself can
not stand” is equally true. “A long pull, a strong
pull and a pull altogether,” though more homely
in its phraseology, ft the essence of wisdom
‘‘United we stand—divided we fall” is the result
of all expereuce.
It is profitable to review the past —its errors and
its failures —to look at the present and to the fu
ture. We learn by experience—it corrects false
philosophy—truth is confirmed and error is ex
posed. No man or body of men should fear the
investigation. Virtuous intentions—honest pur
poses need not —ought not to -dread she scrutiny.
Evil, alone, hides itself from the light. Vice will
conceal its deformity if permitted.
Such, Mr. Editor and friends of Temperance,
are the thoughts of a temperance man —of one
who desires to see unanimity among the temper
ance men of Georgia—concert < f action—perfect
agreement in all— everything which is calculated
to promote the Cause. Surely all must desire it
who really wish to invade the dominions of King
Alcohol; not on a filibustering expedition but on
a regular siege.—not to tight in “squads” and de
tached parties but in solid column.
What ■say you temperance men of Georgia, to
a union? Washingtonians, Sons of Temperance.
Good Templars, Rheeabites, Moral Suasionists,
Knights of Jericho, Anti-Retailers, one and. all,
what say you to a general platform of principles,
which shall he the bond of our union and the
pledge of our streugth—one upon which all tem
perance men, whether in any one or <>ut of the
various orders or societies, whether bound by a
“solemn pledge” or an enlightened judgement,
can ami ought to stand. Our strength has been
almost’ frittered away by our divisions and subdi
visions. Having no specific object in view, as o
whole , we have wasted our time and expended our
zeal in doing—what-—nothing. The enemy is as
strong to day as he ever was and we are weaker
than we were ten years ago. Our follies have
driven many a good advocate from our ranks, in
despair. There has been no concert among us for
effective -warfare. This is seen and felt and as a
consequence, the zeal of many has waxed coid. |
Many of our good leaders are now on the “retired I
list”—many of our good soldiers are “on furbugh” |
—many who would enlist in our good Cause, look
on our scattered forces in dismay and mil not
join us while we are thus dismembered.
Temperance men, wbat say you? Will yon
gird on your armor and “muster, into service V' —
will you forget the little, petty differences which
have heretofore existed among you, and “wheel
into line” under the same flag ? Will you do
this and ere long achieve a victory, the result of
which, in blessings, upon your children and coun
try, can never bo estimated while you live ?
The, approaching State Temperance Conven
tion will be a favorable time for effecting ibis un
ion,—for the adoption of a wise, just and general
platform,—constitutional in its character —repub
lican in its features—reasonable in its demands
firm and respectful in its “tone and temper.” —
With such a platform, commending itself to every
good man and virtuous statesman in the land, suc
cess would no longer be problematical. With
such an one, Mr. Editor, something may be done
now —this year. The citadel will begin to give
way—its walls will be gradually underminded—
a breach will be made. This done we shall have
more strength than we need to demolish the strong
holds of intemperance. COMPROMISE.
For the Crusader.
Letter from a Convict to hia Mother.
Mr. Seals. —Here is a copy of a letter written
by a convict in the State Prison of Georgia. !
thought I would forward it to you, that you
might give it a place in the Crusader provided
you thought if worthy :
Georgia Penitentiary, April 25ih, 1857.
Dear Mother —Since iny trial for an offence,
so which conviction has attached disgrace, it has
ever been to me an unpleasant task to address you,
because I know, that each su<*ressive message re
produces in your maternal bosom, a vivid recol
lection of the painful reminkaenes which hang
around -the past life, of an erring, guilty son ; and
forcibly reminds you, that even now, be is a felon,
satisfying the just demands of a violated law.
Yes Imy punishment is merited; for I have
sinned, fearfully sinned, both in the sight of God
and man ; not with mv understanding shrouded
in (he gloomy mist of ignorance, but in the very
midst of many precious privileges, streaming ail
over with the radiant light of Christian examples;
did I not feel, that high above the dust and deso
lations of earth, smiles a Heaven of infinite mercy,
the ptoover of reason harmonizing with the just
denunciations of “Holy Writ” against < rangressofa,
would render me hopeless of rest, emporal, or
eternal ; but I know that God is merciful, as well
as just, and will not cast me off, though 1 como
in at the “eleventh hour.”
But oh ! what would I give to stand once more
upon the threshold of innocent., ripening raan
hond ; —to linger again at the turning point from
which evil associations led me to take my first
false step in a downward course of vice and folly;
—to retrace the beaten track of error over which
I have wandered long, and rest, as of old, beneath
the paternal roof, —loved and respected ; ah ! did
I posess an Empire, or were I. prospective heir
to all the sceptred thrones in Chrystendom, I
would give, and reject them for this unattainable
boon, the real value, and importance of which I
have learned “too late” to enjoy, yes, too late ; but
could it be mine again, no svren tongue should
lure me from the path of rectitude pointed out
by the early counsels of a pious, and beloved
mother; and these when freedoms rising Sun, once
more shed its light upon my long darkened des
tiny, shall guide and direct meou in the way ol du
ty, to the haven of complete reformation, for 1
have not forgotten them, no 1 in sunshine and shad
ow, those holy admonitions given years ago, have
imver, even in my mo9t abandoned moments, de
serted me, and now, here in this gloomy prison,
like guaidian angels from the spirit world hover-
ing around the. loved and living, they exercise a
sanctifying influence, and point me black to the
practice of piirciples, pure in Themselves, but
hallowed by a mothers prayers for the direction
of h#ron; and which have often been pressed
upoir his attention, sprinkled with a mothers
tears.
But despair not mdther, for though lam not
what taught me to be, and the past with all,
save its deathless memories is Irretrievably lost,
there is still a future, and by the aid of Divine
Providence, f am determined to spend that future
becomes a rational being, deeply improved
upon the character <>i the exalted destiny to w hich
I was borne, and am rapidly tending; hut I must
hasten, and in conclusion Dear Mo.her, lot me
b-*g you, that as oh as the young shaiUbe thrown
under the power of your influence, whether in the
drawing-room, at the fireside,or gathered around the
family hoar 1 , to U-t ho opportunity pass in warn
ing them of t e fata! consedu- nees that follow—
those habitually accustomed to keeping bail cmn
pany.and as a sad, hut truthful memorial of the les
son you would teach them, you can point them to
the carreer of your unfortunate William; for it
was this, that made me what 1 was, and placed
me where 1 am.
Your affectionate Son,
W. M. M.
C|t fillip trance Cnisakr.
PENFIEIYD, GEORGIA.
Thursday Morning, May 21. 1857.
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nbie lo 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?
t3F-"“Ink drop” will appear next week.
The 0 ommencement Exercises
Os the Greem shore Female College, fake place
on (he 27th inst. See advcrtinnnr.t cn next
pagG
Ths Anniversai-y:
fjf the Phi Delta Society will take pMce on Friday
morning next, the 22nd inst.. The Address will be
delivered in the College Chanel, by Rufus E. Lester
Esq.,.a regular member of the Society. The public
generally are invited to the celebration.
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A Good Letter
!
Written hy a convict in the Shit* Prison at Mil
lodgeville, will be found in this i sue, and we most
earnestly commend its careful perusal to the young
men of our country.
| Suicide.—
I)r. F. W. R. Perkins of Burke Cos, rrvv
mitted su'c'de a f w days .-.ince by ‘akin * morphine,
fie lived nine hours after taking the dose. Th-re are
various ro* jct lives as io the cans -of his conduct.
Cold Weather Again:
This morning the 18th of May, we are inditing a
temperance article, before a large fire burning on
our hearth ; out-of-doors, an o and toper would con
sider it sufficiently cold, to justify a very stiff-horn.
On vc-sterday evening, and last night we had very
heavy rains, and to-day a cold North-wind is in full
blast.
Gardens.
In our Village suffered no little by the cold weath
er, of this Spring. Tender vegetables of various
kinds have been kifle I the second time by frost, an 1
many found considerable difficulty in procuring seed
for the third planting. Oolewort and Cabbage
plan s are very scarce. What the frost and cola
faded to destroy, the bugs and cutworms are trying
to finish. On yesterday we noticed on an appie
troa in the garden of a friend,, thousands of lice , —
every iit tie pitiful-locking apple was covered with
them ; what evil will visit the vegetable kingdom
next, none can divine.
“Union is Strength.:”
Is the caption of a sound and pointed article to
be found in this issue. Vi e desire the friends of
temperance throughout the State to consider the
suggestions made, isi “this ccmmunicalion. Tilt: au
thor is a whole souled temperance man, a man of
ability and ififiuei.ee, and any suggestion coming
from him is worthy of consideration. We desire
hiufto urge Uis point, and we call upon all types of
toßij erunce men to speak out u on the subject.—
W-e hope to bear from “Compromise” often.
Lithonia Division S. of T
Is rapidly gaining grou and. A friend States that
one or more candidates have been admitted at every
meeting since last fall, and at their last meeting, on
Saturday night the 9ih inst., seven teen v\ ere initiated
—thirteen ladies, and four gentlemen. That is the
way to do business. Let other Divisions take cour
age from this, and rouse up froitftheir fatal lethargy
Utir friend wishes us to urge tins policy of admit
ting the Indies in all the Divisions, for wherever
they take a position, he says, the men will ao to
them. That is so, without a doubt, and we believe
every other power oh earth or in Heaven, save wo
man’s smiles, has ceased to exert any influence upon
mankind, and that being the case we would ‘ like to
plaoeour cause into their bands altogether,
0 Who Hath no Enemies?
With a great many easy, clever-hearted, good-for- r
nothing people, the idea of having an enemy is over
coming; and to prevent or avoid having one, they
will kneel,knuckle, boot-lick, play the agreeable, and
profess great fr!cndsh>'p to any and all whom they
chance to meet, or with whom they associate. They
have no independence of character whatever,
their principles are of a chameleon nature, changing
hourly, and basely perjuring the falsehearted hypo
crite. Such men soon become, the objects of contempt,
scorn and derision by every hiybminded man in the
community, and * ho hath not seen many such ? The
idea of having rm enemies is absurd, for the man has
never yet Hvcd tmrdftd without them. Christ himself,
she only nure and holy being that ever trod the earth,
was crucified unto hr his enemies; Stephen
•s stoned to death without the walls Os the city ;
patient old .Job was haras-ed to rebellion ; Moses
lifted a song of triumph on the beach ovrir the de
struction of his enemies in the R and Sea; righteous
David was persued even by his own child, his diso
bedient Absalom-; and Washington the beloved
nd revered father of bis country had his revilers, 1
and abusers.. Who hath not enemies? They are
absolutely a necessary evil—they keen a man active
and prevent him from becoming careless And indif
f.■■rent- The man who has none, seldom possesses
any moral or'intellectual worth. He ft apt to be a
despicable, fawning sycophant cringing to popular
esteem and It requires but a short time for bis true
eh• to exhibit itself. TTe who dares maintain
r-'-. u” right course, regardless of the consequences, is
s- re to have back-hiters impeach his character, but
-•wb is to Him insignificant unmeaning and unwor
thy of notice, be holds his head high above the
men** and vmgu* who p-es : m to sit- in Judgement
upon Ift prir-c’p-e- and moffvrs. He regards
i rho-o not. — which is the Only correct and manly
I v*o hv down tha scandal of those who are bitter
again -t von. Pass them by in silence and they will
s--on die. A c fobrate l character who was surround
ed bv enemies used 1 1 remark, “they are sparks
which if you do not blow, wil’ go out of themselves.
The character of no one is f e -and secure from the
vl ‘ and malignant a'tacks of the base slanderer,
who, in the language of Pollok “is the foulest whelp
of s'n, whose tongue was set on fire in hell, and
whose legs were faint with haste to propagate the
lie his soul had framed.”
‘ He has a lip c? ‘lies, a face farmed to conceal.
That without feeling mocks at those hfoel. w
Every community is infested with these vile wretch
es, —miners of fair innocence by foul slanders, in
their own dark, raven-plumed souls dfttil'afil, and to
j listen and chafe over the ; r babling tales would bo
! to spon 1 a lifetime ofaj'serable fretf l’neis.
Gsorgia Rail Road Convention—Macon
and Warrenton Road.
The recent Convention of Stockholders in the
Georgia Rail Road ami Banking Company, was con
siderably larger thaD any which has proceeded it
for a number of years. Nine thousand eight hun
dred and thirty-five shares of stock were represent
ed in person, and fifteen thousand two hundred and
sixty, by proxies, making the aggregate of shares
represented, twenty-five thousand and ninety-five,
being a majority of the entire stock.
Considerable interest and anxiety was manifested
by delegates from different Railroad enterprises,
particularly by those of the Madison-and Eatonton
Road ; but we beli .ve that subject was not present
ed to fha Convention. Its representatives were,
perhaps , frightened by the-summary, and disrespect
ful disposal of the Macon and Warrenton Road.—
We were truly morUfk-d at seeing such indifference
ui'inift-SU-d towards this great and all important
pr<ject, and are unable to see the leason, or the
wherefore of it, unless it was the selfishness and
narrow contracted nature, of the up-country Stock
holders. We were pleased to see the indomitable
spirit exhibited upon this subject by the Hancock
representatives. They were unwilling to submit to
such disrespect, and did not do it. Judge Thomas of
Sparta made an able and pointed speech, and the
proposition was reconsidered, and a committee ap
pointed to report upon it at the nc-xt annual meeting
of the stockholders. The Road is far from b3ing
killed, and but a year or two will show it There
is money elsewhere in the State besides in the Geor
gia Railroad and Banking Company, and there is
energy, and spirit enough along the route of the
Macon and Warrenton Road to command it
Judge Thomas said he regarded the reconsidera
tion as due to a respectful petition from a worthy,
reputable and intelligent committee, appointed by a
large and highly respectable Convention of citizens
of several counties held in Augusta, in favor of the
cons!ruction of the Macon and Warrenton railroad,
and equally due to the large portion of the citizens
of Georgia who feel an interest in that enterprise,
and who were represented in the Convention at Au
gusta. If the stockholders of the Georgia railroad
did not feel disposed to authorize the Board of Di
rectors to take stock, or otherwise invest any of their
funds, in the Macon and Warrenton Company, they
could at least courteously decline. The unceremo
nious manner in which the memorial had been treat
ed, in laying it upon the table, could not fail to have
the effect of inducing tho belief, that the Georgia
Railroad Company not only declined to extend any
material aid, but were opposed to the enterprise.
Do you desire, said Judge TANARUS., that this opinion shall
go forth? Do you desire to treat discourteously a
proposition from your fellow Georgians who pro
pose by their capital and enterprise, to add to tho
revenues on about fifty miles of your road? It was
due to the people interested in this application, that
their petition should have been respectfully enter
tained by this Convention—that it should have been
submitted to an intelligent committee of your mem
bers, or of the Board of Directors, and the applica
tion properly considered and approved or rejected.
The fate of the .Macon and Warrenton Railroad does
not depend upon the action of this Convention, al
though it might be greatly promoted by it; and if
you thus drive its friends unceremoniously from
you, you only start into life a rival instead of nour
ishing a co-operator.
Judge Thomas spoke at length upon the advant
age which he thought would result to the Georgia
Railroad, by the building of the Macon and War
renton Railroad. lie felt satisfied that South-wes
tern Georgia, the most productive cotton lands in
the State, would in a few years transport hundreds
of thousands of bales of cotton over this road. At
Atlanta the Georgia Railroad had an active opposing
interest in the Macon and Warrenton road; and as
Macon was annually growing more and more impor
tant as a point for the reception of cotton, not a bale
of which could reasonably be expected to reach the
‘Georgia railroad, it appeared to him that an effort
to divert a laige portion of that trade to fifty miles
of the Georgia railroad, should not only be respect
fully, considered by tliis convention, but even mate
rial aid be-given to suppoit the enterprise. Asa
-Georgian, his feelings and sympathies were in favor
,'•* our own seaports* and our inland towns and cities,
and all the interests olustcri: g around them—he te.lt
proud of them all—but trade, like water, will find