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THE TEMPERASCfI CRUSADER. 3X J. H. SEALS, THE XAW OF NEWSPAPERS, 1, Subscribe!* who do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue their subscription. newspapers, the publisher may continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 8. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their newspapers from the offices to which they are di rected, they are held responsible until they have set tled the bins and ordered them discontinued. 4. If subscribers remove to other places without informing the publishers, and the newspapers are sent to the former direction, they are held responsi ble. 6. The Courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers from the office, or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of inten tional fraud. 6. The United States Courts have also repeatedly decided, that a Postmaster who neglects to perform his duty of giving reasonable notice, as required by the Post Office Department, of the neglect of a per son to take from the office newspapers addressed to him, renders the Postmaster liable to the publisher for the subscription price. For the Crusader. The Appeal. AN ACROSTIC. T were better to pause in youths’ sunniest hours, Ere time dime their brightness, and blights all the flowers; M ark out them a purer, and happier fate — P erdition doth surely the drunkard await, E n treaties for thee are each day offered up : R enounce then the revel, and give up the cup— A mother’., warm prayers are breathed fondly for thee, N o more then the thorn In her loving heart be. C ome away from the revel, and wild midnight glee, R emember her bosom is bleeding for thee—• U p— away! let her prayers be a guard and a shield; S in, sorrow, and death, in the cup lie concealed. A way from the revel —the night star is up, D eiay not to glance at the garlanded cup— E ach sip serves to rivet more closely the chain - R enounce now the wine —be a man once again. JENNY W ODD BIN K. For the Crusader. The Great Question. Mr. Editor :—ln the discussion of the great Temperance theme, in tbe various channels into which it may run, we should never lose sight of the relation that “ moral suasion' ’ hears to the ref orraation. It is this that has scattered the dark clouds of Intemperance, and given us at least a few gleams of sunshine, upon the once dark hor izon. It is this that has laid what foundation we may have, upon which, to build “legal suasion.” It is this that must first bring the great mass of voters up to the right point and keep them there, in a country where we have a free press, free dis cussion, free government, and where every man is free to vote for just such candidates to fill the vi sions offices of the land as he may choose. The sovereignty here in our happy Republican Amer> ica, originates with the people ; hence, if we de sire wise and virtuous legislators and good laws, we mut labor by “moral suasion” to reform and rectify the principles of the masses, otherwise, *ve shall be deceived if we expect “good fruit” from an “evil tree”—ln a a Republic, sis the people, so are the laws, unless they are borrowed and have no natural parentage, then they are never properly carried out. To speak slightly of “mor al suasion”, has a tendency to break down our Temperance societies, and discourage all the in strumentalities that are in operation for the pur pose of purifying public sentiment, and hence, strikes a deadly blow at the very foundation of all reformation, either by law or otherwise. That is right and constitutional to blow up the “pernicions traffic” by law no man can doubt, who has given the subject a fair investigation. The purpose of the whole machinery of govern ment, is to foster, protect and guard the interests of the people. When it fails to increase the hap piness and prosperity, and strengthen the security of the great public, it falls short of the end for which it was devised. However, “some” say that it is unconstitutional to prohibit the traffic—and who compose this “some” ? These guardians of the constitution, may be divided into two classes : First —Politicians who ride into office upon a whiskey barrel ; who feed and fatten upon the moral corruption of society—reform their constit uents, and like owls from the glare of the sun, they will retreat into the dark corners of the earth, or fall into hopeless obscurity. The second class, are composed of poor sots, in whom, the fires of rum have left nothing but the ashes of their former sense and principles: It embraces also the whole clan of grogvenders, the character of whom, I shall not pretend to describe- imagi nation is not sufficient for the task, and tbe Eng lish language is too bright. There is no use in arguing with this “some,” for you never hear their real objections.—Get the hearts of the people right, and their heads will be right, and you’ll hear no more talk of violating the constitution. It is considered constitutional to hang men for wilful murder, though it is acknowledged as a general rule, that eightt-tenths of the murders that disgrace our country would not have occur red, had it not been for tbe Alchoholic fires of the rum shops, that crazed the brain and stirred up the passions. Now if it is proper to have a law that takes cognizance of the effect, there is much stronger reason that we should have one that strikes at the cause, alias the rum shop.—lt U considered constitutional to sentence a man to the Penitentiary and hard labor for a number of years if he counterfeits our “precious coin,” and circu lates it through the country—but what are these sellers of whiskey doing? They are palming o ff weekly upon us the very worst of counterfeits, in the shape of vagabond sots and debased charac ters, to poison the morals of the land.—lt is con sidered constitutional for the law to cut the mill dam, and wipe out the fruitful source of chills and fevers, though the miller is engaged with all his might, iri preparing for his neighbors the stats of life.—And now look at the inconsistency : sup pose some unprincipled agent of old Nick, comes along and fills the old mill-house with rot gut, and poisons the whole neighborhood*—spreads ruin and desolation for time and eternity in the surroundinding section— husbands and fath ers away from from weeping wives and helpless babes, robbing them of the last dollar, and throw ing them upon the chilling charity of an unkind world—in short, tet it spew ■Qi.'t all the abomina-1 tiors that hell and whiskey c:mbine i -efin origi nate, and, what is the 1. ..V,hy?3 any law to to blow up the “infernal machine 3” O no, but the law—and it is a foul blot upon tbe fair escutcheon of this civilized country—-sheilds the vender, and protects him in his hellish work for a few shillings. This is a deplorable “state of affairs”—b’d it ? Enough it is, to call down from high Heaven up on our fertile plains and verdure—clad moun tains, the dire vengeance of Almighty God. But I have wandered away from the original purpose of this article, whieh was, to direct the friends of Temperance to the plan proposed by “one of many” who hails from Sparta. He says in substance, let the Legislature pass a law that will give to every county in the stale, the privilege of having doggeries or abolishing them, just as each individual county may choose. This I think an excellent scheme, and better adapted to our present circumstances than any oilier I have seen proposed. It is a fixed fact, that the great body of Temperance men are now determined to move in the direction of “legal suasion,” or no direction at all, and this plan I honestly believe, promises more success than any other yetorigiuated. And now suppose there be Temperance.societies estab lished in every county if possible, am let the friends of the reformation have regular meetings and lec turing, and concentrate their energies in the di rection of this one point, to wit : “death to al| grogshops in the county.” In theso societies let “moral suasion/ rise in the majesty of her strength, end persuade the people to adopt “legal suasion” in a practical form, f cannot think or conceive of any better plan than this to instill Temperance punieiples into the hearts of the people, even if the Anti—prohibitionists should prove the strongest in every county. Our spekers in these societies as a general rule, should be from the respective neighborhood. W e should if course be ever ready to extend our purse and hearty welcome to the cir cuit speaker, but we must have stationary stars to give light, and not depend too much upon occasional comets, that sweep round with their blazing tales (tails. HANNIBAL. Jefcrson Cos. Ga. THe “Index” and its “Critic.* 5 When the “Index*’ was published at Penjicld, complaints were not unfrequently made against the paper, cr its Editors, for its want of zeal and energy in urging the claims of Mercer University upon the denomination and the public. It seem ed to be expected (and very justly so) that a paper belonging to the Baptist Convention of the state of Georgia, should be devoted, in p>urt ut least, to the support and defence of that institution which was the avowed object of its care and its prayers. But when the convention decided to re move the paper from this place to Macon, anc placed it under the supervision of a committee of its own appointment, and Joseph Walker was chosen as iti editor, it was undestood, and, if we are not deceived, so announced by Mr. Walker in his salutatory, that one of its primary objects should be to advocate and ad vance the interests of “or cherished institution.” And why should it not be so ? Does not the insti tution belong to the Georgia convention as a child to its parent ? an] is it not worthy the support o the ’ Index” ! Has it not been the object of the prayers and great liberality of many of the most pious and influential Baptists of tbe state living and dead, and thus made the means of accom plishing great good ? are there not many in our own and in distant heathen lands who aro this day living proofs that Mercer University has done and is doing much for the temporal and spiritual happiness of our race ? Could not this institution, if patronized and supported as it should be by the denomination of the state, with its large endowment, its beautiful, quiet, and healthy location, its commodious and costly buildings, its extensive library and apparatus, and its present able, talented, and accomplished professors, be made a mighty instrument in spreading and es tablishing baptist faith and practice ? Where in all the state could there be so easily and success fully gathered and concentrated so much power and influence for the baptist cause as at Mercer University, Penjicld ? In candor and simplicity we ask every friend of the institution andHevery baptist of the stale, who loves truth and cherishes the name and memory of Pen field, Mercer, and Sanders, do you not believe that your institution has done great good, that it u capable of doing a mst deal more, and that it should have the suji port of the “Index” —the organ of the Baptist con vention of the state of Georgia ? Does it receive tbe support of that paper ? “Let facts be submit ted to a candid world.” Whatever the “Index” may have said or pub lished in favor of our institution, it is a fact that it has published articles detracting from the high reputation and just merits of its able tffieois; arti cles comparing its location in an unfavorable light with the locations of other schools in the state*; and articles ridiculing and depreciating our village and its inhabitants. Stubborn and undeni able are these facts! Do not such communications breathe the spirit of malicious envy, or bear the impress of feelings embittered by disappointment in obtaining here a share of the loaves and fishes? Now friends of “Mercer/ and Baptists of Geor gia, we would ask you, and in the kindest spirit, we would ask the “Index,” what means the pub lication of silly, such vile, and uncalled for squibs as that found in its issue of the 2d inst., over the signature of “Critic ?” Can the interests of your eollege bp advanced by such contemptible scrib bling ? Answer Avfc beseech you in truth—what good can possibly result from such ridicule ? Is it not a cownrdty thrust at our village and -our tab ented Proses or of Belle-lettivs ? And does not t e blow, though we tk and puny in ilse'f, receive strength and force for injury by being hurled from the mouth-piece of the Baptist Convention ?- grange support, thi s friend “Index”.for our cob lege-the left frel.ly „ ff „ riog w while che Strength of the right h *** i„ rfeAling felling blows upon its head! A few month* since bitter strifes and conten tions beclouded tbe pospects of our.much loved Institution--a dark day was upon us; but the spirit of Christianity finally prevailed; difficulties and differences were adjusted; wrangling* and contentions ceased, and peace again threw ju bright and cheerful light upon us. Vacancies which had been insde in some of the professorships were filled with energetic and accomplished instruc tors, and everything seemed to indicate a glorious and prosperous future. It has been our good for tune to spend a large portion of our life iu this vil lage. Here we received our education, and here we love still to live. And having been for years thus at tbe very door of the college, we claim to have some knowledge of the ability of every offi cer who has been connected with it; and Ido no discredit to those honorable and talented gentle men who held professorships here in other days and at whose hands we received instruction, wheu wesay, that Mercer University has never been supplied with more faithful, active and accom plished professors than she now has. She holds an elevated standard of scholarship, and young wen may here receive an education as thorough as at any similar institution any where. Almost daily we hear young men of the University speak ing of the faithfuluess and ability of their instruct ors. Our village is retired and healthful, free from grog-shops and other sinks of dissipation and crime, and affords as good society as any village in Georgia. Nothing is wanting to make our Institution one of the largest and best schools in all the country, but the favor and support of its oivn denomination. We know not who “Critic’ is, but we will vouch that he is au enemy to Peftfiekl, and tbe College whose heart is charred with the blackness of revenue From the pith, style, and jingle of his criticism, vie would dare say lie has often tried his hand at wit, and been much %clined to verse and that he may yet win laurels for himself, but we deem it not amiss to offer him the following caution from Pope: “Some have at first for* wits, then poets passed ; T uru’d critics next, and prov/d plain fools at last. Some neither can for wit ndr critics pass, As heavy mules are neither horse nor ass.” Pen field, Ga., CITIZEN. For the Crusader. Mu. Editors—Two earnnntnications appearel in your last paper, one from .the G. W. C. the other from the G. W. R. of the Order of K’s of J. of this State, in which they endeavor to “pitch” into the Griffin Convention smartly, for trying to get the National Lodge upon its legs again.— Robed in the habiliments of their offices, they have seen proper to give a gratuitous decision upon our course, with as much ceremony and dignity as if the whole matter devolved upon them by virtue of their offices to decide. We did once seek their advice, and the advice of the whole order. We sought it long and diligently with an eye sing’e to the good of the order. It seemd to be well known that the National Lodge vflfts defunct, and uot even an officer left of that Lodge, except the G. W. R.; that its last meeting was held in 1854, and then, as at former meetings, very thinly at tended. Unfortunately under the constitutional representation alone , the members composing the National Lodge, ha 9 ranged from about three to six, and thus it has worne out. Newspapers pub lished, and hand bills were sent as far as it could be ascertained the order had gone, all settingforth the plan and objects of the movement. Informa tion was received from various quarters, all ap proving the plan. From the Grand Lodge of Louisiana we learned that no delegates would be sent because too remote; but would be perfectly content with whatever might be done. From the G. W. C. of this State, a letter was read in Griffin Lodge, in which he said : “ 1 approve of the move ment by Griffin Lodge, No. 21 iu reference to the National Lodge. I cannot attend myself—will try and have our Lodge represented. I hope you will succeed in reorganizing the National Lodge.” Information was also received from various subor dinate Lodges, all approving oar course. And up to the lime of the Convention there was not a single dissenting voice, and but three since, and but one of them (the G. W. C.) heretofore approving. In consequence of small pox existing in Griffin at the time of the Convention, there were not as many delegates from abroad as we hoped to see. We however, received letters from various Lodges, giving reasons for not sending delegates, but ad vising us to carry out the movement by all means. The action of the Convention was by the approv al, and for the Order as much out of the Stale as in it; and the G. W. C. has no power to decide questions not within his constitutional jurisdiction. I think, however, theG. W. R. has about as much right to decide questions for the whcdfi Older as for any part of it, and as fully authorized with out said Roman Capitals as with them. Lie has discovered the National Lodge should be compos ed of delegates from not less thah five Grand Lodges. We have not seen that provision in the constitution, but if he is correct, it settles the ques tion against him. He is right when he says “the Order in each State, Territory, or Province,should be represented.” I say ih *y ought to be, at least they ought to have that privilege, and that is what we are trying to give them. But according to the plan insisted upon by our opponents, nor.e can be represented but the Grand Lodges, and it is not every State, Territory or Province, where (lie Or der exists, that has a Grand Lodge. We do not seek to deprive the Grand Lodges of the constitu tional representation, or of any other right, unless they claim exclusive representation. Now if re viving the National Lodge must ,bo Jest to the Grand Lodges of Georgia and Louisiana, (the only ones, it is said, now working) We uteJ not expect a. delegation from Louisiana, for it is still too far from this. Our three delegates may meet or they may ndt. Suppose two should faib tbe constitution says, “one or more representa tives from the different Grand Lodges shall con stitute a quorum,” if that means from the Grand I .lodges represented, and the other delegate ap pears, he may elect all the officers (none elligrble to hold office but himself, and therefore ipust hold all,) and declare himself the National Lodge, and act accordingly. And if every Grand Lodge in existence must be represented before a quorum can be formed, when will that be done? Not until tbe agony is over and the whole Order in the condition of the National Lodge. We have already had the one man self-styled National Lodge long enough. All the high prerogatives of the National Lodge G. W. C &c., have been assumed and exercised by the 0, W. K. ‘The G. W. C. in his manifelto, reminds the subor ‘dinate Lodges, that they have a right to elect their delegates to the Grand Lodge, the last regu lar meeting in this month. The constitution says the first regular meeting in September', again he says tbe Grand Lodge meets in Atlanta on the third Tuesday in next month. The Graud Lodge dosed to meet on the third Thursday . See brief synopsis of proceedings. lie then winds up by recognizing the right of the Grand Lodge to de clare itself independent of the National Lodge. It has no sueli right. The Grand Lodge owing its existedee to the constitution, cannot travel out of it. In this institution like all others, having a republican form of Government, ilie people, in other words, the members hold tbe supreme pow er. And they have the right in Convention of exercising the supreme power, or their reserved rights to throw off the government entirely, or when there are no provisions made adequate to the emerginces under which they act, to supply such detieienees. Let all the Grand and subordinate Lodges be represented, as far as possible, iu the meeting to be held at Macon on the last Tues day in October noxt. Then let us reason, deter mine and act in concert as men and brethren. Griffin, Ga., Aug. 20lIi, 1857. GRIFFIN. C|e (Temperance Crusnber. PENFIELD, GEORGIA. Thursday Morning, September 17, 1857. kVIIITSKJKRI<IIO. You are hereby notified that the Grand Lodge of Georgia will meet in the City of Atlanta* on the third Thursday, 17th day of September proximo, at 10 o’clock, a, in, Have your Lodges represented in said meeting, as tiiere will be business of impor tance to the Order before the body, and remember that the meeting is on the 17th day, and not the 15th w J day, as stated, (this was an error.) Yours in H. T. C. W, O. FORS YTH, G W R Atlanta, Aug. 39. Arthurs Home Magazine, for October is at hand. The charming noVellette, “The Voung Governess” by the gifted Editor is still continued with unabat ed interest. Pete kson received, still niantains its high stand ard of excellence. Loudon Quarterly, Edinburgh, and Blackwood, all before us. L. Scott, & Cos., offer these standard British periodicals to the American public, at prices which render them within the reach of every man. The four Reviews and Blackwood for $lO, *————■— Dkcxkenness is productive of more evil than any other vice in which men indulge. It injures the man himself, injures his family, his neighbors and his cojuntry. Can no law be invoked to punish a vice like this ? * Few scenes in Nature are more lovely than an Autumnal sunset. The fields, woods, and the very air arc pervaded by a stillness that is almost oppres sive. As the sun nears the horizon, his rays become more golden, and the light, airy clouds that float around, assume the most gorgeous hues, as if they clad themselves in splendor to witness some grand pageant. Solemnity rdfens. The shadows that for hours have been lengthening and expanding, be come yet more souibry, by contrast with the bril liance that plays in golden wavelets on each hill and tree top. With gracefully measured pace the sun sinks; and then glows the firmament with a lustre which sapphires, rubies, and all the gems of earth never know, fc’uch a scene is far more impressive than words can describe. Tt is one of those moments when “The spirit receives, Whole volumes of thought on its unwritten leaves.” Kindness always pays. There is no nature so ob durate as not to yield to it3 influence. The tierco spirit that knows not fear and mocks at danger is subdued by the soft answer that turneth away wrath. The hardened criminal who can bear un moved tho taunts and scoffs of an enraged multitude, is melted to tears by the voice of pity. “Bless those that curse you,” is the Savior’s command, and hu man reason finds it full of philosophic wisdom. No heavier retribution could be demaudedof those who have injured us than that they should become the recipients of our favor. In the beautiful language of the Great Apostle, “It heaps coals of fire upon their heads. Many of this generation arc ready enough to in quire whether this or that appropriation of their funds will prove profitable; but they think little about making of their moral capital. It seems never to strike them that they may so lay out the principles and qualities of their nalruc, as to increase their stock twenty, fifty or a hundred fold. That it can be done will beattested by many an Old veteran, who has become as a fruitful vine, clustering with every Christian grace. We know of nothing which more surely pays than kindness. Kind words, fitly spoken are like bread east upon tho waters, the increase of which shall be gathered many days henoe. Like mercy they are twice blessed; they bless both him who gives, and him who takes. Who has net felt their power ? When bowed down by anguish, they come like a healing balm of precious ointment to the troubled spirit When trembling with (ear, they tome liko the still small voice after tho w hirlwinds blast, and earthquake’s shock, speaking of hope and Ueaven. Be kind, speak kind words, do kind doode; for in so doing thou shalt havo thy reward. T * v > - •♦**- BT'A negro man belonging to Mr. W. Anncy, | was fitted at hit* plantation, m Troup c >nnty; la: t week* by another one of hi.s bUtch, j . Snuff Rubbing. Do not disloß your mouths, elevate noses, and turn away from this paragraph without a peru sal, ladies, as you give a glance at the hcadir g. We have set down to give you a sober chat about this disgusting habit into which you have fallen, and we wish you to listen to us. We know that you all de ny it; at least most of you do. We know too, that merchants drive quite a profitable business in the snuff traffic; and who arc the consumers ? “Let us alone” you say. “We have just as much right to rub with snuff, as men have to chew, smoke or drink liquor.” It is granted. Did we do either of these things, we could not have the heart to attack you; yet we fear, fair ladies, that were the sterner sex called on they might render more plausible ex cuses for either of these vices than you could for the one in which you indulge. We have spoken as if this practice were universal. We suppose there are some bright exceptions. In fact we know there are; but wc fear they are few and far between. Wc happened lately to remark in the presence of a good old lady friend of ours, that wc supposed very few fashionable, rgfined young ladies vveie given to this hatyt “Abiw said she, “your ignorance is father to that thought. Did you know as much as I do, you would not say so.”— This and some other similar remarks, have induced us to believe that we were wrong in our first opinion, and that in this, as in some manly vices wc wot of, intelligence is no safe guard. Snuff-rubbing is a useless practice. This vre pre sume, its most hopeless slave would he free to ad mit. Wc can not think of a single useful purpose it can answer. It docs not promote health, elevate the spirits, render ono oblivious of present sorrow, or present bright prospects for the future. Even the opium eater can offer a greater show of reason for his insane folly. He indulges in a practice that destroys his mind and saps his constitution to escape from a sense of misery. A woman does the same merely to “keep herself company.” This plea is completely invalidated by the fact that they rub most when they have most company. Next in the list of its objoctional qualities, comes its filthiness; and what form of filth, we ask, could be more repugnant to our evi ry sense ? The offence which it gives the taste and smell is bad enough ; but that which it gives the sight is far worse. A young man meets a lady in society, tastefully dress ed in the most fashionable attire. Beauty lies upon her cheek in lines as graceful, in tintfs as delicate as those that dye the flo'.vrets leaf Every limb-is round ed as if a Grecian chisel had carved out from the stainless marble the inspirations of genius. Her voice is melody; soft and sweet as the lullaby which sea-nymphs sing over the couch of a sleeping storm. In a word, the lovely ideal which fancy wrought out in his moonlight reveries, stands living, breathing before him. To “ fall in love” is the work of half a minute. She smiles upon him; a smile, which to his intoxicated mind seems warm enough to melt the heaviest glacier that ever lay upon Alpine heights. He has the exquisite pleasure of conducting her home, and his heart throbs with untold emotion as she gently leans upon his arm. lie bids her good* night at the door with a hearty pressure of the hand, and a sigh which makes sad wreck of the “fair bo som,” over which his laundress had toiled for hours. He has gone a few yards, when happening to east back a glance he beholds a light in her chamber. He pauses to see if per chance he may catch a glimpse of those charms that have ravished his every thought for a few hours past. She takes her scat at the open window, perhaps to gaze at the stars, and weave bright picuturcs of future happiness. No, her mind is busied with the present, for in her left hand she holds a small, square, black bottle, while with her right, she is applying a large mop to her mouth, occasionally stopping to give it a dip into the bottle. Oh! horror of horrors I He rushes from the spot, maddened, frenzied, grieved, but in love no longer. His fair idol has been thrown from its high pedestal, crushed, broken, and he dreams of excellence in female mold no more. Ah 1 woman, what a qharm did the exhibition of your filth at that moment dissolve. Asa natural consequence of its filthiness, it is unhealthy. VYe are no physician and therefore can not favor you with a scientific argument on this head; but from our limited knowledge of Ilygcnia, we know that whatever is opposed to cleanliness, is opposed to health. The fetid air, laden with the per fumes ofMaccaboy which they are continually taking into their lungs, would kill animals of far strong er constitutions. Many ladies have a petichqnt for appearing to be in delicate health. Let suchrubwith snuff for ten hours a day, and they will appear as delicate as heart could wish ; but we can not prom ise them that they w.ll look very interesting. Many of our gaunt, sallow spectre-like women may trace their unhcalthincss to this cause. The last evil of this habit which we shall notice is its immorality. In and of itself, snuff rubbing may not be morally cither good or bad. But wc at tribute to many things the moral complexion of their consequences, and so we do of this We know that this disgusting habit then, leads to the equally disgusting one of deception and falsehood. We have heard young ladies tell the most deliberate untruths about this matter, without a blust or the quiver of a muscle. To expect a lady to confess that she rubs with snulf’ is as unreasonable as to require her to tell her age. It is something she *ou!d hardly do upon the rack or at the stake.— Call you not this a moral evil ? Ay, it is one so great as to be absolutely frightful in its natme. With your other follies which have drawn upon you such an amount of sarcasm, we have nothing to do. Make your hoops as large or your bonnets as small as you please. Lay on the rouge until not a lineament of “the human face divine” which nature gave you can be seen. Press your bodies with hea vy stays until your enfeebled chest can sustain no more. In your doing of all these things our lips shall be scaled. But do not, >h! for Heaven’s sake do not nt’t with snulf. * Young Witcher, who Killed his father a few weeks ago in Atlanta, has been arrested and is now in jail. • v £2jT’ The Marietta Georgian, of 27th üb., con tains the announcement of the death of Stephens J. Sanders, a t’adet of the Georgia Military Institute of Marie Its, Ga. ■ f%r Tho Savannah Republican of September sth, says: “We regret to hear of the death of VV. VY. Goodrich, Esq., who has been for many years a resident and merchant of this city. He expired in New York city on yesterday mining aged thirty four years.” ‘ ‘ Among the patent} recently granted, we no lice one to Mr. Thomas J< Rogers, of Casa villa, in .this State, for an improvement in need planters. . v v-j. •.* ‘ v . - W” An extensive rolling mill for the ‘usprdav turo of Rajlrovl iron is about to he ercr-UcA lantitjGs. ft will cost $1 &o,f>oo. Man shot by a Woman.—We unieia'and, says the Fed. Union, that a man by the name of John I. Baes was killed in his own house one day last week, by a Mrs. Hudson. The parties all lived in Hancock county. It appears that Bass came bo*re drunk, maltreated his wife, and drove her and children and Mrs. Hudson aud children out ff his house. Mrs. Hudson bursted two caps at him, and then she went home, and next morniDg very early, just as Bass was getting up, she entered his room, placed a pistol to his breast, killing Bass instantly. The3e are the particulars, so far as we liavc been able to collect them. The annual convention of the Stockholders of the East Tennesse and Georgia railroad will be held at Cleveland, Tenn., on Wednesday, [the 9th day of September. It is estimated that tho quantity of wheat shipped from Rome in Floy ed County, will equal 400,000 bushels the present year. §3jp The next Annual Tair of the Southern Cen tral Agricultural Society will be held at Atlanta, commencing on the 20th of October next and end ing on the 24tlr. Col. 11. M. Johnson of Sparta, has been appointed to deliver the address before the Society. - —- Temperance Meeting. Oarrolton, Ga., Aug. 22d, ’o7. A large and respectable portion of the citizens ofCarrolton and vicinity, having assembled in tho Court House this evening, fur the purpose of form ing a Temperance Society. G. J. Wright. Esq., was called to the Chair, aud W. 11. Acklin, and W. 11. Burion requested to act as Secretaries. M;ij. I!. D. Thompson in response to repeated calls, arose and delivered a short, but able pithy and telling temperance speech The Chairman then being called for, arose, and in his usual fluent style, depicted the miseries re sulting from that Hydra-headed monster, intemper ance, also, showing at some length’the benefltts resulting from total abstinence. The Pledge was then read and presented, whan thirty-five came forward and signed, among whom were some of our “Hard cases.” A number of ladies graced the Hall with their presence, and several of them sigued the pledge. Ou motion, agreed to meet again next Saturday night, the 29th iust, for the purpose of organic ing, electing officers, Ac., when Maj. Thompson will deliver another oue ofhis telling speeches. On motion, the Chairman appointed Chas. Rcd ahan, J. T. Meador and Jno. 14. Austin a commit tee to draft suitable By Laws ff-r the government of the society. On motion, J. M. Hedwine, W. H Burton and N. Este were appointed to select some suitable persou to deliver an address before the society on Saturday the 12th day of September at 2 o’clock P. M. On motiun, Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Southern Dem ocrat and Tcmpewnce Crusader. On motion, adjourned. G. J. WRIGIIf, Ch’rman. W . 11. Acklin, ) q W. 11. Burton, f ’ •*“ C LIPPINGS. The Hon. Edward Everett has accepted the invi tation to be present at the approaching State Fair, of Alabama in November, and deliver his celebrat ed Lecture on “The Life, Character and Death of Washington.” A There are in France 1,097 printing offices and 1,- 092 journals. The number of compositors employ cd in all France about 9,500. Os these, Pari'i em ploys 2,000. The Maine Law in Massachusetts.- The infor mation in regard to the operation of this law in Massachusetts, is that the consumption of ardent • pirits in the State has considerably checked ; that from some places it has been entirely banished, while in others it is sold clandestinely. In temper ate communities it has been enforced, but not where the population is large and public sentiment divid ed. ——i The issue of tho London Times each morning makes a piles of fifty feet high. Every four days it would make a column as high as the London Monu ment.—The entire force employed in the printing department is three hundred, including reporters and proof readers. At the last session of Augusta (Va.) county court, 110 indictments were made against one man for 1 q tior selling. -t- • ♦ Mad me Purodi is rustication on Lake George, and rowing and fishing for her daily amusement. The fo’lowing is Dr. El ler’s recipe for a popu’a lecture : Take one drop of thought, beat it up to a bushel of bubble, and throw rainbows upon it for an hour. Steel Engraving.—A good specimen of this art can be seen on each bottle of Perry Davis’ Pain Killer. This valuable preparation is put up in square bottles, with the wordsDuviV Vegetable Pain Killer blown in the glass. [?.] - Ihe over-due steamship Great Britain was off Liverpool, from Australia, when the Asia sailed - She had over £IOO,OOO in Australian gold on board. The Toronto papers give a rumor that the New foundland TalegrapU now in use is about to be a bandoned, the enterprise being a failure. Dr. Spears, a wealthy planter on Lake George FLrida, was drowned in the lake on Wednesday last VV. M. fcerguson, a tobacco dealer, committed su icide at Nashville, Tennessee, on the 4th instant. - lie was a native of Lynchburg, Va., and about tweo five years old. Ihe most uphill business in which a man can easily engage, is to sit down deliberately to try and wiite so as to himself. /ifv*L Fat mukj. — One of the most practical eases of book firming” that has come to on knowledge is told us by a friend. A young Mary land former, n reading man ami a working man, gut ho’d of Liebi-’s great work on agricultural ehornb try soon after Us publication, am| become convinced of the propriety, notwithstanding that his farm whs limestone land, of m aking a freib application of that fertilifcer. - After a good deal of hesitation on the part of las father, the lime, was tried, and after being liied, continued. > The improvement in tomequenee has been such, that where live and six barrels of corn was the outside, much ;s fifteen per acre have been made, and other orops in proportion. A debt, the into it at of which tiv-y could scarcely keep down before, h;u been paid” off, an*t lie y have bought field af ter fluid with ready money from neighbors who Cunjd not buy lfnny)v agricultural Wdrs, * ’ 9