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V . *V" i*Sjr THE CAMDEN WEEKLY JOURNAL ' - l . VOLUME XVI. ^ CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROIINA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 29,.1855. ' NUMBER 22. ? ?immmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?? Jflisrrllonnms. A Bast of Calliouu by a Mobilian. Yesterday we saw a bust of Calhoun, which was done iu plaster of Paris by Mr. Perrv Krai*, of this city. It was modeled from Mills cast of the great Southerner, antlis as striking as any we have seen of him. In sotne features it i is more so. One receives a more correct iih ? t 1 tl:. ? I prcssiou oi me size or uis eye-urows. 1 ius ca>i is the first Mr. Ryals has uirturrd to shov^his friends, and though an humble offering at the shriue of art, it is a worthy one, and lie has produced it without any instructor save the, intuitive teacher which guides the hand of genius. It is an earnest, we hope, of the richer fruit of that mysterious power which moves the sculptor to chisel from the cold marble the features of the sublime and beautiful, and touch them, as it were, with Promethean fire. Mr. Ryals is twenty-seven years of age, andthough he has but now discovered the fact that he is possessed of this uivine power, may .take an enviable position among artists. -He is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and came to Mobile when but eleven vears old. where he has ever since resided. His tpeansare limited, and he has to depeud upon his labor ns a plasterer for a support of himself and family. These circumstances must render his success more difficult, yet labor will overcome them all. The history of every successful man informs us that labor was an important and necessary auxiliary to his rise, and that where it has been directed by what is called genius, its results aeem almost supernatural. But genius jnust. be encouraged to succeed. It must not only have encouragement by the approval of friends and an appreciative public, in other words, it must not only have applause, which is to genius as the air of heaven is to the inhaling flower of the earth, but it must also have food and raiment. Genius must eat and drink and be cloth ed, like other men, and therefore must have money. In a few days Mr. Ryals, cast of Calhoun will be ready for exhibitoiu We call attention to it now, that our cotemporaries of the city press may be apprized of its locality and go and see it, and give a helping hand in bringing it before the public; It may be seen at the north cast corner of St. Louis and Conception streets, ia the workshop, which is entered "from a yard opening on Conception street. We have expressed a favorable opinion of this specimen ' of Mr. Ryals, attempt on casts. Should those more capable of judging find merit in it, we hope it will be arranged to bring it befoie the public, and if they give it the stamp of approval, this gentleman can then venture to receive orders from many who would like to encourage him by getting copies of this cast of Calhoun and of other distinguished men,?Mobile Neves. j ? Rail Roads in' General.?We had the pleasure of meeting within a few days past, J. Eli Gregg, Esq., the energetic nod assidous President of the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road; who had just returned from a meeting of the Representatives of the Southern Rail Roads at Washington. We learn from him, that under the new contracts, which lake effect on the 1st June, the schedule will be considerably quickened on the great Southern Mail Route, and the arrangements generally, improved, A Petition was addressed to the Postmaster General, to dispense with the Snr.day trains; with what result, we have not ascertained. This proposition was once seriously agitated in Con gress, and seems to have beeu regarded as a dangerous attempt to legislate in .matters of religion.. We do not so consider it. Without regard to the sanctity of the Sabbath, as a religious institution, a * regular day of rest is conceded by all physicians and economists to be & esseutial to the healthful actiou of both the corporeal and social systems. Congress of course lias no authority to legislate for the purpose of enforcing the observance of the Sabbath; but it has the right to refrain from compelling the neglect of the day by requiring the transmission of the mail.?Darlington Flag. n ~ The Wkalthiest Man in Kentucky.? Bishop Spaulding, the Roman Catholio Bishop of this State, is the wealthiest man in the State. His real estate, consisting of cathedrals, church es, monasteries, nunneries, asylums, hospitals, t .l i .1 e : ii . ?.:ii:??_ ucu, is wunu nut less man nuiu inu niiiiiuus to five millions" of dollars. Since the council of Roman Catholic Bishops assembled in Bal timore in 1848, promulgated their decree, re quiring all individuals and trustees holding property for the uses of the church to convey the same to the Bishops, all the Church property in the State, as we are informed, has been conveyed to Bishop Spaulding. Bishop Spaulding is now more than a millionaire. Since the issuance of the decree by the Baltimore council, there has been concentrated in the hands of the Roman Catholic Bishops of the United States one hundred millions, of dollars! Ky. Tribune. i. Bulwer ojJ the American Press.?Bui wer, (the novelist in his speech on the stamp duty, remarked, "you have been led to infer that the American press is left in the hands of ignorant adventurers, whereas the remarkable peculiarity of the American press is that it absorbs nearly all the intellect of that country. There is scarcely a statesman of .eminence, an author of fame, who doee not contribute to the American period- i leal press. * 1 , The Lovelorn Missionaries.?It would seem that among the sacrifices which missionaries often have to make, is the relinquishing the right of choosing their own wives. One who has been a missionary himself said in court the other day: "I knew half a dozen missionaries who were obliged to get their wives from tins country, and that when one lady came out to be mimed to a missionary, he could hardly dwtiagittsh -her from two others who bad come out in the same vessel. I could mention other instances, bat they wonld only excite laughter. iv-jjsX Those who think that money will do anything may be suspected of doing anything for money. IT .. \ : # . ... r.. A Lady Lawyer. The name of a young lady has been regis- j teied as a student of law in the office of a legal gentleman of this city. We suppose ' that this is all right, though it is worthy of notice that the Acts of Assembly and rules of Courts in reference to the admission of < attorneys, all refer to 'He's and 4 Hint's/ and not one word" is said as to 'She's' or 'Her's.' j This is probably a slight matter, and the Courts may be induced to extend the area of 1 freedom without regard to-sex. The young ' disciple of menus may, one aay, Decome a second 'Portia/ or even a Judge, for the Constitution in relation to the election of Judges is silent as to the sex of the officer, and does ' not even use the personal pronoun singular.? The experiment of this student in petticoats is ' a bold one; but these are days of progress. ' She will have a delightful time, during her ! pupilage, in poring over the black letter pages 1 of Coke's Treatise on Lyttleton, or revelling in the dry metaphysics of ' Pearne on Contingent Remainders.' When admitted, her maiden speech wili.be doubtless worth hearing, and she will probably lay down, the law with a tli nt ilio rrrorlii:itov tKo Ollffrtpr Sessions will stand aghast. Piobably she will prefer the quiet and lucrative practice of the Orphan's Court, or offer her services to-wronged sisters to procure them divorces whenever they are needed?a branch of practice in which every lady-Iawyer will take great interest.? Her text books will probably be 4 Atherly on Marriage Settlement*/ 4 Clancy on Married Women/or' Bishop on Divorce.' ohe w ill study with attention the learned essays of Blackstone on 4 Husband and Wife,' and make herself acquainted with the legal liabilities which hamper the sex. The experiment will be popular beyond belief, and hundreds will flock to give their cases to the lady of the green bag. Addressed as 4 the learned lady' by a le gal adversary, she will be happy to return the compliment by calling her opponent4 the learned gentleman;' and although she may not be ' related to any members of the profession, she will certainly he a sister in law. Of course our ' Portia has determined to remain single. It would be awkward for her to desei t a client whose case was half tried, in order to go home to nurse the baby. We are inclined to think that the Judges would not recognize maternal duties as sufficient cause tor postponing a case on the trial list. Even the time necessary for ' flirtation would be disallowed,, as courtships would find no favor in a Cottot. No! Our ' lady-lawyer must have no suitrirs others than , those who are victims of cupidity, and not votaries of Cupid. Her clients must not fail in love with her; and when the opposite party, struck by her charms, essays to palsy I er endeavors by 'whispers of admiration, sho must ^ lot him know that she abhors 'embracery.'? She must spurn the wily persuasions of fasci- , nating men without a hint of a respondent ouster; and when they move for a new trial, ^ or ask a\\oudita querela, she must steel her bosom against the complainants, and sternly j enter a non-suit for want of sufficient evidence to convince her of the justice of their claims. \ Philadelphia Dispatch. \ Beauty of the Spirit rather than ; of t!?c Form. What is beaut}*, after all? Ask the lover, who kneels in homage to oite who has noattrac tiou for others. The coldlookeron wondei'3 that i he can call that unclassic combination of features and a wkward form beautiful. Yet so it is. He sees, like Desdeinonn, her visage in her mind, or her affection. Alight from within, shines through the external uncotneliness, softens, irradiates and glorifies it. That which to others seeins commonplace and unworthy of note, is to him, in the words of Spenser, i "A sweet attractive kind of grace, A full assurance given by looks, Continual comforts in a face The lineaments of gospel books." "Handsome is that handsome does?holdup your heads, girls!" was the language of Primrose in the play, when addressing her daughters. The worthy matron-was right. Would that all my female readers who are sorrowing foolishly, because they are not in all respects likeDucufe's Eve, or that statue of Venus,, which enchants the world; could be persuaded to listen to her. What issrood lookinsr. as Horace Smith remarks but looking good ? Be womauly, be gentle? getierous in your sympathies, heedful of the well doing of all around you and my word for it you will uot lack kind words of admiration. Loving and pleasant associations will gather about'you. Never mind the ugly reflection which your glass may give. That mirror ha9 no heart. But quite another picture is yours, the retina of human sympathy.' There, the beauty of holiness, of purity, of that inward grace "which passetb show," rest over it, softening and mellowing its features, just as the full calm moonlight melts those of a rough landscape in a harmonious loveliness. "Hold up your heads, girls!" I repeat * Primrose, why should you not 1 .Every mother's * daughter of you can be beautiful. You can envelope yourself in an atmosphere of moral and intellectual beauty through which your otherwise plain faces will look forth like those of angels. Beautiful to Ledyard, suffering in the eold of a northern winter, seemed the diminutive, r ?i _.i. j omuj\c-3taiucu wuuieu ui junpmuu, wuu wiwppeu him in their furs, and ministered to his necessities with kindnes and gentle words of com passion, Lovely to the homesick heart of Park seemed the dark maids of Segof as they sung their low and simple song of welcome beside his bed, and sought to comfort the white stranger, who had no mother toiiring him milk, and no wife to grind his corn " Oh ! talk of beauty as we may as a thing to be chiseled from marble, or wrought out on canvass?speculate as we may upon its colors and outlinos, what is it but an intellectual abstraction, after all? The heart feels a beauty of another kind?looking through the outward environment, it discovers a deeper and more real loveliness. There are about seven million pores in the bbdy of a man of ordinary size. If these wore joined lengthwise, a tube would be formed twenty.eight miles long. * ' Thi Sublime in Church Music.?Unfortunately we Americans know very little ol the truly sublime in church music. This is partly due to the fact that a spirit of refined selfishness is making it fashionable to praise God ,bv proxy. M Let the people praise Thee, O Gotf; yeai let all the people praise Thee," is read from the pulpit in solemn and impred(|re tones, and a veiled chorus of four respt^ttV*' Yea, let all the people praise Thee," whffl^&ll the people" are comfortably seuted bclovri q?ite satisfied with themselves if their paid repre - U _ sentatives in the gallery perform tms ouxy ror them in a strict artistic manner, The result is, that-we are led in ignorance of the grand and devotional effects produced by the union cf several hundred voices upon a plain church choral. We listen to the brilliant and beautiful performances of a Lind or a Sontag, and unwilling in the exhuberance of our delight, to leave any epithet of approval unapplied, we call them " grand" "sublime," and all that; when the truth is, for sublimity of effect tbey are no more to be compared with a hundred, voiced choral, than a shower-bath is with Niagara. We admire the one 6tyle of vocali zation as we would the coruscations of the aurora borealis; but the other is a Gothic temple, whoso massive walls and grand proportions hid defiance to the shock of ages, and we bow our beads with awe as we walk in the shadow of its strength. Those who have heard seven hundred,sing, as with one grand voice, the melody of bucIi tunes as " Windsor," Dundee," &c. tfill readily understand what wc mean, and will not regard us insane when we say thai there is for us more solid sAtisfaclion in joining such a choral performance than there is in listening to the greatest solo artist we have ever heaid. These thoughts are suggested by some church music we heard a Sabbath" evening or two since at Rev. Dr. Alexander's church in this city, under the direction of Mr. Lowell Mason. 'I he anthem, Wherewithal shall a a young man cleanse his way? written "by Mason for male voices, was surf? by about thirty gentlemen, many of whom came from different choirs. The parts were well balanced and the voices cultivated and powerful?some of il... I L . I I? L-..I it,_ U1U UNSdCa UCJIJg pUIIUCIUUd UII 1 WiUXV WIS staff, and souie of the tenors ringing and strong upon A above; so that the effect \va3 solid and remarkably satisfying. In the course of the evening's exercise, two plain tunes Uxbridge and St. Stephen's, were sung with the aid of nearly as many more female voices in the choir, and a large part of the congregation. I The Doxology was sung to St. Stephen's by all the voices taking the melody. The effect was truly stupendous. One of the gentlemen who took pait, and who, with three others, does the singing for an up town fashionable church remarked as he same out, Quartet singing for purposes-of devotion is a humbug ? VVe agreed wijfr him, as we have no doubt you would have do'^'feader, if you had been there. These choir congregational effects in church music are beginning to be appreciated in other churches, we me glad to know, and when there are as many singers in the U. S. as there are readers (to secure which music must be &y steio&ticully i ... I. a _ 1 1^\a! L . f _ inugni in our scnoois,/ men may we nope lor a realization of the sublime in church music. If. Y. Musical Review. M. Italian Character.?The European correspondent of the Newark Daily Advertiser, in one of his recent letters from Italy, thus suras up several of the peculiar characteristics of the people among whom he is wandering: "The Italian will bcur an insult in open day, hut never forget his reveuge, which is insinuating himself, sooner or later, into your favor to suck the blood out of vour verv heart. Not J J only in his revenge, but in all things?i. e. things natural to him?the Italian is the most assidu* ous and persevering of human creatures p so is lie the creature of habit above all others. From year to year lie goes through the same daily routine; rising and going to bed; eating and drinking at the same hours; visiting St the same places, on the same days of the week, and and indulging just so far, and no farther, in the same amusements and dissipations. Indeed, he not only says his prayers, but docs everything by rote. Hence the impulsive acts of Italians are failures ; for when the impulse which carries them for a moment beyond themselves is soent, they fall back again into themselves and subside into their quiescent course, showing that it had no sustaining principle within, but was the superficial effect of some outer excitation. Habit, of course, make them the most constant of lovers; though unfortunately this constancy is seldom between married pairs. vtoo, keeps them from ever spending an evenmg at home?in fact their own houses are never their homes, if they have any. Habit sends them nightly to the same places. Intercourse with the same persons to whom they may be first by inclination or sympathy, becomes to them a necessity. Apropos to this, is an anecdote rela ted of some Italian here the other day. Having been the devoted cavaliere tervente of the same married lady for rafiny years, he was asked on the death of her husband, if he did not mean to marry -her. He replied, 44 Where then should I spend my evenings 1" It never occurred to him that a husband could spend an evening with his wife?though that wife were the same with whom he had chosen to spend his evenings for years P' ' Love is the weapon which Omnipotence .J 1.1 1 It .1 .A reserved iu conquer reoei man, wnen an toe rest have failed. Reason he parries; fear he answers blow for blow; future interest he meets with present pleasure, but love that sun against whose melting beams winter cannot stand?that soft subduing slumber, which wrestles down the giant, there is not one human being in a million whose clay heart is hardened against love; Fails of Niagara.?Hie gross power of the Falls of Niagara is, according to Blackwell's observations, equal to that of nearly seven millions of horses; others, from different data, make it as high as ten-or twelve millions, and even more. In fact,"taking into aocount the constancy df its operation, the effort of this great cataract will bear a comparison with that of the entire adult laboring population on the face of the globe. . . - ,. ' V * * m PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND DIVISION OF SONS OF TEMPERANCE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. [SECOND QUABTEHLT 8E8SI0N,] Sumter ville, April 26th, 1855. Pursuant to notice, the Grand Division met this day in the Hall of Sumter Division, No. 12, S.ofT., at 10 o'clock, A. M. Prescut~B. D. Townsend.G. W. P. Geo. S. Bower, G. Treas. Rev. Alex. Gregg, G. Ch. Ebenezor Thayer, G. C. G. T. McKenzie, G. S. M. Moses, P. G. W. P. S. S. McCullv, P. G. W. A. a i*-!?. n. w a ixiwciit?airii i Ajrirc, vjr. iv a? Z. J. DeHay, G.S. Vacancies filled as follows?Bro. Thos. C. Evans, G. W. An pro tern, and Thos. A. Elliot, G. Scribe, pro tem. Opened with singing, and prayer by the G. Chaplain. The following Divisions weie represented .as follows: Palmetto, No. 1?Ebenezer Thayer, J. L. Bell, and Geo. Taylor McKenzie, P. W. P's. Taylor, No. 8?S. S. McCully, Geo. S. Bower and Thomas J. LaMotte, P. W. P's. Wateree, No. 9?A. M. Kennedy and Z. J. DeHay, P. W. P's. Higgaion, No. 11?Simeon Corley, P. W. P.- " Sumter, No. 12?M. Moses. W. Lewis, S. E. W. Clarkson, A. Anderson, W. J: N. Ham met, H. W. Gardner and W. F. B. Haynsworth, P. W. Fs. Blackville, No. 22?J. Holman, P. W. P. Darlington, No. 24?Thos. C. Evans John Culpeper and J. E. Morris, P. W. P's. Cheraw, No. 31?Rev. Alex. Gregg, P. W. P. Orangeburg, No. 38?Thos. A. Elliott, P. W. P. * Benettsville, No. 45?B. D. Townsend, P. W. P. Black River, No.'79?Thos. S. Price, P. W. P. The Committee on Credentials examined and vsvi s\rl nc nnMAAf tliA ACA/tonf IdYfl nf R ITuron* IVj/UlbCU OO WIICVIij bllC V/l VUVUbiaid VI */? ????? augh, J. H: Vaughn*aud E. D. Friersonr P, W. P's of Sumter Division, No. 12; J. D. A. Murphy, P. W. P., of Blackville Division, No. 22; William Jackson, W. P., of Darlington Division No. 24; Isam H. Watson, P. W. P., of Phenix Division, No. 33; W. H. Fleming, P. W. P. and W. W. Rickenbaker, W. P., of Orangeburg Division, No. 38; and J. M. Mcintosh, P. W. P. of Black River Division, No. t9; who, being in waiting, were introduced by the G. C. and duly obligated. Tne minutes of the last quarterly session were read and approved. . The G. W. P. then presented his quarterly report, as follows: Scmterville, April 26th, 1855. Worthy Brothers: In tpy last Report, submitted at Camden, I engaged to extend invitations during the Spring to all the Grand Divisions of the Southern and South Western SLates. nressinrr thetn to be fullv represented at the National Division in Charleston next June, and to the Grand Divisions of the British Provinces, the Eastern, Northern, Middle and Western States, and Territories, respectfully ai\d affectionately asking them each and all to be present with full representations. The names and Post Office address of 6ome two hundred Representatives to the N. D. were obtained, and to each of these circulars were sent direct. But to render it certain that all should receive the invitation, I also addressed circulars to all the G. W. P.'s in North America .L - . A-. !. -I IJ L. wiiij a written request mat it buuuiu ue uaiouucu to each of the Representatives within their respective jurisdictions. A copy of this National Circular is herewith submitted. Following the resolution which imposed on the G. W. P. the agreeable duty of extending this general and cordial invitation to all the Representatives in North America entitled to seats, was another, pledging the Graud Division of South Carolina to "unite with the brethren in Charleston in securing to our visitors a splendid reception and a kind and hospitable provision for them during their stay?/ree of charge. To carry out this important resolulion, a committee was appointed in Charleston, and a general committee for the country, consisting of a member from each Division in the State?the G. W. P. being chairman "to raise funds for the support of the National Division." It was also resolved in Camden at the last meet ting of this Body, in reply to an inquiry sent up by the Charleston committee, "that this Grand Division believe there will be no difficulty in raising money to aid in defraying the expenses of the approaching session of the N. D. in Charleston, and that our G. W. P. will we hope be able to ascertain the sum that the committee in Charleston may rely on from their brethren in the country, by the next quarterly session of this Body." Regarding the Grand Division solemnly pledged by the resolutions quoted above to assist Charleston to make up contributions a sum of money?that should be amply sufficient to defray the expenses of an entertainment?voluntarily offered by this Body ; I proceeded soon after our last adjournment to address a circular to each member of the large State committee, and to a great many leading Sols of temperance in various parts of South Carolina, Betting forth' as clearly, and as forcibly as I could the necessity, duty and obligation ot the Order to contribute to this fund. v A copy of this circular is herewith submitted. I have been led onite recently to fear that contributions from the country will fall below our reasonable expectations; and if, on summing up at tbis meeting, it shall be found that our appeal has been disregarded or but partially responded to, I respectfully recommend that Representatives in attendanor at this meeting be requested to call the attention of their brethrenat home to this matter immediately after their return} and report the result to me with any funds oollected within the next three weeks. The meeting of the National and Brand Divisions in Charleston next June should excite the deepest solicitude of all true Sons of Temperance in South Carolina.,- If we aresofortu nAte as to secure a full meeting of both Bodies, aud if our pledges are redeemed in making ample provision for the hospitable entertainment of the N. D. free of charge?we are still bound to make such timely and judicious arrangements for conducting the exercises during the few days we are to remain in the city, as shall most successfully and powerfully promote the interests of the ?reat cause which calls us together. Whilst 1 shall not presume to submit a programme for the occasion it may not be-amiss to suggest that a social meeting of the Order generally on Tuesday night preceding the appointed day for the National Division to meet would Afford a pleasant opportunity for us to formally welcome that distinguised Body to the State and city, and our own members the privilege of an evening's fraternal association with the gallant leaders of Temperance in North America before official distinctions and the prescribed order of conducting business shall separate us for a time, and close the door upon all not entitled to wear Red and Blue llegalia. I beg also to suggest that as but few members ot the Grand Division are entitled to seats in the N. D. and as we arc to have a called session, would it not be well for the G. D. to continue in session all the time the "N. D. remains with us, of course in seperate Halls, giving deliberate consideration to the affairs of our Order geuerally, and enjoying frequent opportunities to mingle with aud hear the stirring addresses of the ablest and most distinguished champions of Temperance in America! Iftl liis suggestion meets with favor, 1 may, if it shall be deemed nroner. submit to the called meeting of this Body an Extra Report embracing such recommendations for the good of the Order as will probably afford topics for discussion and action during the time. Until quite recently our Order has been making scarcely any progress in this Stateindeed, there is too much reason to fear that in several districts steps have been taken backward. The extraordinary commercial embarrassments and the extreme severity of the past winter will account for our reverses. ".^BuL, I feel constrained to say that there is no sufficient excuse for the lifolessuess of our operations the present year. We are pledged to "advance the interest" of the cause of Temperance, as well as to total abstineuce ourselves. There is therefore, inconsistency in the conduct of Sons of Temperance who would not on any account violate Art. 2nd, but stand still and do absolutely nothi*/i fi\r flia OrHflp IVI UUV VIMVII Within a few weeks however there is some improvement in several quarters, and I think it not unreasonable to hope that the year so iuauspiciously begun may yet end prosperously. On Saturday last, assisted by a few of the brethren from Bennettsville Division No. 45,1 organized a new Division at Clio in Marlboro District with some 18 charter members to begin with. This new Division which is to be known as Clio Division No. 6 commences with promising prospects and is destined in my opinion to rank high in the Order which has just welcomed it to our fraternal circle. Cheraw Division No. 31 has been greatly revived the past quarter, and encouraging reports are communicated to me unofficially from several Districts?besides the accompanying quarterly reports from D. G. W. P'a. A. M. Kennedy, S. E. W. Clarkson. A. B. Towers. Henrv Sum raer, I. Caughman, J. B. McCulIy, J. L. Bell, Ebenezer Thayer, T. A. Elliott, and J. Holtnan, which are full of interesting details, and I trust the Grand Division will order thera read and referred with this to the usual committee. Referring to the remarks I had the honor to make in ray last Report on the subject of Degrees, I have to add that time will be required to test the experiment i Most of the Divisions have taken no official notice of them?others have decided jiot to introduce tlrem, and in one or two where it has been decided to confer the Degrees, it was done in the face of some opposition. In others still their introduction has been agreeably effected, and hopes are expressed that good results will follow. As it is evident that all good Sons of Temperance are not perfectly agreed on this subject, it is fortunate that every subordinate Division is at oerfect liberty to receive or reject them, and I earnestly recommend therefore that wherever strong opposition arrays itself against the introduction ot this new feature in our system, that time and free discussion shall be allowed to reconcile conflicting opinions. The South Carolina Temperance Standard, commenced soon after the publication of the Temperance Advocate was suspended, has. been conducted with ability and with much advantage to our cause. The enterprise is a private one, in other words, it is understood to be owned and published by a single member of this tody, who is willing to devote the necessary time and talents required, if the subscription list can be increased to a number that will pay the actual expenses incident to its publication. Surely this is reasonable and all that we oould desire. But, it would be unreasonable to expect the paper to continue at its present very low subscription price without liberal patronage. It is very desirable that our Order should have a common medium through which to communicate with each other freely from every part of the State. The advantage ot such fraternal intercourse has already been felt and witnessed to some extent, but increased circulation is necessary as well to rrivA ns the full benefit of neneral communication with each other, as to sustain the paper itself.? The attention of the G. D. is oallcd to the subject, not with the view of inducing official action, but that Representatives may, if they conour with me, make exertions on4beir return home to raise the subscription list of this paper to a living point, if ftftleetl it canot be made to flourish. The Tract enterprise, I am happy to say, is making satisfactory progress. Soon after the G. D. adjourned at Camden, some 10,000 of the live approved Tracts were puDiisnea ana forwarded to me with the Stereotype plates of each number. This edition has been distributed already, and 30,000 more are now being struok off in Charleston. Three other original Tracts have just been approved by the. committee, and one sent in a few days ago is now passing round. Others have been promised quite soon, and it is confidently expected that toe Series will run up to 10 or 12 numbers before the end of the present year.. But, the committee will be com pelted to ask the G. D. to increase their capital' a little before proceed iner mudh farther with' the publication of new numbers. It will thus be seeu that ?e are advanciujr slowlpbnt steadily in tills good worker But P confess that a comparison of onr limited'opera-' tions with the powerful instrumentalities employed iu some of the Northern States where Prohibitory liquor laws have been enacted, it well calculated to make us ashamed of our iuactirity and the, feeble support we have given a cause which we all profess to have so much at heart. The New.York State Temperance Society rej>orts that from June, 1854 to January following upwards of 2,000,000 Temperance Tracts were published and distributed: Other Temperance publications on a correspondingly large scale were sown broadcast in the State?and $ 12,500 in money were expended during the same time. These are the principal operations of but one Temperance organization in thatgre^t State* Besides tire Prohibitionist.which may be regard- . cd as a national paper, there are some ten or twelve other Newspapers in the Empire State almost exclusively devoted to the .Temperance cause. No wonder then that our Northern rater States are being so rapidly revolutionized on the subject-of Prohibitory liquor layrs, whep such powerful influences are brought to bear on public sentiment.* Now, compare the work^of one single State which I have selected tor* ample, with what we are doing in South Carol) * na. We have but one single Newspaper in tit# State exclusively or principally devoted to thft. advocacy of our principles and that I fear is but feebly supported A few thousand Tracts have been published and distributed, and a small amount of money?too little to be mentioned? Las been contributed. . These make up the principal sum of our sacriflces for Temperance in South Carolina "the present year, aud I submit that it would be unreasonable to expect speedy or powerful results from the means employed. I trust it will not bo understood that I take any pleasure in making tbio humiliating state; < ment?nor is it done in an invidious or core* plaining spirit?but simply to indicate the ex'r treme improbability of making much progress in !>/? nrront wnrlf h?.fr?re 119 in rmr Hiiv nilhnut greater exertious and more liberality. It would bo a glorious achievement for us to banish from our beloved old Commonwealth a traffic which the most enlightened States of the American Union have already outlawed. It can certainly be regarded no Ipager as a doubtful experiment, when at least a cfozen States have after thorough discussion adopted prohibitory liquor laws. But the prejudices, appetite, and interests that usnally combine to oppose this great movement are entirely too formidable to be successfully encountered by our present forces and means at command ; and yet I confess that the shouts of victoiy, echoiug from State to State as one after another bears down all opposition, and sweeps away the staggering Regiments of King Alcohol, make me feel eager Jo) the contest. The times appear to me propitious for action. Wherever the issue is fairly made, in spite of all the sneers, ridicule nud' desperate opposition 01 lue liquor niiert^uj, xr ruuiumuu is iriuiupuauu In the politics of the day, we hear a great deal about M progress," " manifest destiny" and " old fogyism." The terras are well undentood to characterize certain parties in this country whose respective peculiarities are to bo fast and slow. . The great English Philosopher John Locke happily coutrasted these extremes nearly two centuries ago: " Some will not admit an opinion, not author* ized by men of old, who were then, all gi&nCs in knowledge. Nothing is to be put into the treasury of truth or knowledge which Has not the stamp of Greece or Rome upon it; apd since their days will scarcely allow that men have been able to see, thiuk, or write." v'. 41 Others with a like extravagancy contemn all that the ancients have left us. and heincr taken ?# 1 7* ' ?* ?? with modern inventions and discoveries?lay by all that went before, as if whatever is called old must have the decay of time upon it?and truth too were liable to mould and rottenness." Perhaps a medium betweten the two extremes would be the gieest and best policy. The spur and bit are both' necessary. But, regarding South Carolina as having a decided proclivity to "old fogyism" i?is'N0er. tainly safe to recommend progress wherfr the " stand still" policy is but' too apparent. Temperance men in the State aro now generally agreed in the opinion that prohibitory legislation is necessary to secure to out' cause "past conquests and future success." Moral suasion has been hertofore snCessfnlly employed, and will still continue to perform riu appropriate office of persuading men"tO#brtain from drinking intoxicating beverages. ' But, to the entire crew of reckless vagabond rrorrshon and itinerant Honor venders*"who o o r (i ? *-a infest and curse the land, it is high tirtre lbr thtr law to speak in majesty. In the name of common sense and decency dees this infamous traffic deserve to be countenanced?ngy, licensed?encouraged by our laws? Have the good people of Soilth Carolina discovered such merits and advantages in this traffic, as to make opposition to it'in-' any* form unpopular? And is it true that wwdv demagogues actually take the stump in patnotie'defeoso and support of our present grogshop aystern! v .*. . ' , In the great variety of political platf&rttfc in this country, will South Carolinians consent to stand'on a Liquor platform?' \ ;*T*Seriously, my brethren, it is titriO. for" us to speak out on this question. te i j: rr .J ~ t . ii uur letiuiug xeiiiperansu uicir cuuia oat feel tbe importance of indefatigable ptafttkal efforts, it would reauire little time *ith,-.the facilities now at hand to put the great*'awBiiWt which we proclaim to be unanswerable at?d irresistible, into the hands of our entire' reading population. ** Thus informed and convinced, th* people would require publications to be;e? tfcd side of the question?the Prw? ofr* the State would soon change its tone; wiHfrtbe gloat' worifc of Prohibition would be speedily accomplished,^ Respectfully submitted. _ _ B. D.Tow*sam>, G. W. P. Which report, on motion, was, together whb the reports of tT.-Q. W. P*a Rev. A. ?regg, ft. Summer, L Gapghman, J. Qylwan, BwMHT . rtmifn ii-mil