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For the-Adveritaer. EDOEFIELD, C. II.Jan.S6, 1848, Gentlemen,-At a meeting of Washing ton Division of the -ons of Temperance, on the 25th 'inst., the folowing resolution ws tutnanifmously passed. "Resolved, That the R S. request of Rev. W. B. JoOnsou, and Brother W. W Adams, copies of their late addresse a' the Bible Presentation, for publication in the Edgefield Advertiser." You will coafer a great favor on the Division. and the public generally, if you will furnish copies at your earliest oppor tunity. W. H. ATKINSON. Riv. W. B. Joitssot, W. W. ADAmus. 1EGEFtkCb6, . an. 28, 1848. 'Dear Sir.-In compliance with the r' quest of the "Washington Division No 7 -Sons of Temperarce," transmitted by you as their orgarr. I enclose 'the copy of m. -dtress art the lnt.- Bit.le presentation. t.; publication in the Edgefield Advertiser." And I take pleasure to express as tne sam. time my most sincere desire for the suc cess of the benevolent design of your or. dier. Respectrfully. WILLIAM B.JOIINSON. W. H. ATKINSON, R. S. o/ Washington Dicision No. ? Sons of Tinperance. E Dx;EtELD, Feb. 1.1848. Dear Sir,-Yours of the 26ih ingi., -requestin- na behalf of Washington Divi sion No. 7 Sons of Temperance, a copy of the address, which I had the honor to de liver in behalf of the Division at the Bible Presentation, is before me. I humbly teudr my thanks to the Di vision for the honor conferred on ine, by making me their o-gan on that occasionI, and herewith send you a copy of haid ad dress, that the Division may make what disposition of it they may think proper. I am yours it Love Purity and Fidelity. W. W. ADAMS. W. H. ATKINSOs, Esq. The Address of Rev W. ' the Washitigon Divisou, N., 7. S-ims of Tomperacce, at Edgacielid Court House, on Friday nigh, the 21st January 18M8. oi preteuting the Bible at ie'request of the Ladies of that .lace. Woman, designed as an help-meet for man, is usually fouud on the side of vir tuous effort. Hence. when the Temperance Cause, near half a century ago. attracted the attention, ahd enlisted the effrt. of wan, woman cheered- him in this new de partont of moral reform. Standing by his tide in the Sicieties, whose object it -was to banish th hiebriatiig'draght from thed a joi i :ar !beia a-, b.i a- V 5.4:bei.' teady orderaf. desiga, oir. F9/iseT~'urffrt qo.- e iss otadlebasing excrescence ;c wsjup en thotmoral syss'ett1and thrc ~ ith destruction,sithoutuatterpjtin ~ dlr~ial of its cause. TLhis.youis eeo h@Gospll of theo Savior,-Jesus Chiitsi, ntitie eur thes of this Saviort whoitr He hass conistitu ted the moral guardians of he world-:m whom is commsitted the carrying out of this Gospel in its tdevelope'tents, whose sanative influence aloni" cm remnove bot the excresene.: anad its cause. Antd were these-guardians true to their trust, did they perf'.rm the work assignted thtetm in faith fulness, your labors, Getmlement, would he unnecessary, or conflined to those only. who reject the Gospel. Butr as these gtuar dians are lametably deficienit in their duty, they leave ample room for other la borers to he eimployed in tis departmnt of moral reform. In presenting, as the organi of these la dies, tttis holy volume to 1you, Gentle-tnett, engaged in this beneficient work, permio me to say, that they duly appreciate the importance of the enterprze, since it paroposes to deliver rational beingsa from an)sanity, to restore thoim tn sountd mxoral healt.; to inspire thetm with tata due self respect, that shall sane themn fruom self de gradiationt ; to mtake themn feel, that they are accou~eatble beings. and not formed to prostitute its dirturbers of the public peace their powers of body antd mind to the ig noble servitudle of Satan. in the daily habit of itttxicationi, or the nightly orgios oif .Iacbuntalian revels ; to teach theti to be the protectors, and comtfurters, not th~e tormnenters amnd murderers, tof their wives andi children ; and finally to rescue themt fromi the occupsancy of a drunak'ird's grave. At) enterprize this of vast mtagitude, liut. in accomtplishitng aill this. ite subgects of your benefi'ient labors may remnain under tbe cause of the law of their God, and finally sink into the miseries of the damned. You may have removed the exeresence from the moral delitnqueue, but .-thte hectic fever may be left to rage within, and prey. ing upon his vitals, hasten him onward. with accelerated ttarch, to unamitiated~ woe. Trhe drunkard may be reclaimed by your labors, but the sinner may be left to perish forever. These Ladies, aware of all thia, andu casting ini their mind bow they could best aid you itn doitng the greame.t good, do not gak you tolistit to an Address reptete with arguinent and pathos, to convice your juog-lnent'. to excite yousr feelinge. to in flimn your zi-al in "the cause of Te~upe rantce. injtsd of this, they tttke leave to direct your atrentio, to the source oif strenthi, that, drtawittg ther.ee the necem sary aid. you may~ per-seve'e in this aned work. They ask you 'o mnake the woird of God your maker, the rule of yotur Si tion, that you may be guided arightr. Tthey poit you to the faithful record of a Sit vior'sa labors, thai you maay not tire in your so. They prevent to you the promises, which assure those, who become not weary in well doing of a rich harvest. And they .de.ire to lead yu to that grae. which I alone ctin sa've your sbnts,and tie -ios, U, of those for .whse good you are ,laboring.,ii They have, therefore, requested me tq ask " your acceptance of **this precious hlook '1 divine," uot to be laid up in some honored I niche of the Temperance Hall, only to be e looked at and admired, but to be used as I God's directory for conducting the depart- i then- of moral refori to which you siand I pledged. Aud to this end I ask 'i their li name, that it shall be a standing Rule fa your Order. tlct appropriate portions of its < iallowed pages be read in all your meet- i ings, and that the attention uf all new I deinbers te speciallv directed to the life .ving itfluence or ts Diviue Author, that esciping fron the p->isoned cup, iey may ake the'cup ofsaloation, and call upon the i aime of the Lord. and pay their vows to -3e Lord in the presence of all His people. I He tssured. that, in such an une of ibis ilook, the Ladies, in whose name, and at -.htos request I now presont it to you.will I feel themaseltes best thauked and most honored. Receive, then. Sir, as the Representa tive of this Division of the sons of Tempe rance. this laoiv Book from the Ludies of Edgefield, as a'token of their approval of your beaevoleut enterprise. and of their sincere desire for your complete success. At the cnnclutsion of the Rev W. B. John suit's address, V W. ADANA. Esq.. hav ing r-ceived the Bible. on iehall of Di vision made the followiing reply Sir.-Onl behalf of Wshingtoo Divi sion No. 7. :onsorTemperance, I receive from you. as the presenmative of the fair Ladies of Etdgefield, this sacred vol ume. as a :oken of their upprobation, and 4 respect for the Cause, in which we as a I band of brothers, united in the hoods of I Laive, Purity and Fidelity, are embarked. i Sir. we alapreciate this Holy Book as con- 4 ::tining tite oracles of Divine truth. as rev veilin- a plan by which rallon. errinig man may he restored to the fivor of Heaven; we appreciate it aa enijoying upon all men. I the exercise of the Ctiristian virtues of Teniperance. ;ei.evolencr. and Brotherly Lobe, which we as 'Sits of remperatnce . profov. and they are wound to carry I into practice. And as we h'ope to- be in t-,ljedified by the pre slid sub- r the guidance of human contet through 0 tihe busoy scenes of this life, we, will ever l vherisii a pleasin2 and grateful remnen r bronce orthose. tot who n we iare indebted for this di-iiginished favor. We know that femarzle i':f ience is great and powerful - in proimf'no-, any enterprise. whose objei 1 is to correer, reforin and elevate the stand r ard of nrality in a community, and in the a great work in which we as S .us if Tem c p1ertince are engaged. %%e feel that we have )) accoinplished no small part of the under a talking, when we have secured the iufiueuc" I ,ldthe active co operatiain of the Ladies. a jF9p3ought tur Order is somewhat pecu )i siid exclusive in its character, vet it a not, preclude, entirely, the co-opera- - tion of dlheld in the great scheme of re. Ii 6LOrtnatinoWhieh it has in view. But on fit - - trary we fee'asured, that-th's i ii6i-their jower greatly to enst agm.- - 1-1 a -i~i.ha implanted a holf .:within us, which prompts .us toi veur ,ninthers,e and our sisters, and ives, andF~'ur daughters, and it is 'I f the brinciples of our nature, to- . *to the persuationt of, and t.o be intflu g n ie, in our con-huct. by those whom we love ind to whaom we aro hound by the d tier, of nature. And hence that irresista- ii tile ieflutene which the Laties of'any com- q tmunity are capa'ole oft wielding over the U destiny of any scheine. when their unitedl r zeal is etilistedl for or against it. They ~ appeal to us through the chtannel of thte ti affectiuon, and bty ap)plyintg that acuteness' ol' penetration, that inde-fatigabtle persever ance, and above all that quicknteus and p justness of p~erception which is natural to e thetm. they are capable of obtaining great tI results. We regard this nut as an idle 'l cereniotny, got up for the amusement of t this even ing ontly, and to pass away with b~ the shiadaes of this night. but as a public. 4t anti permanent alliance, between the La f dies, whaose generosity and benevolence c have promnptedl thetm to bestow upon us this "~ precious token~i, anti ,nrselves as Sotns of S Temperance, i6,r the occmttplishmteot of a great gaotdi whose advantages, we trust, ei are not to he comnfine~d tao ourselves, bitt to K be enjoyed, andl rightly appreciatedl by all CI :trtjaabd. We leel grateful to te Ladaes, v tuerefoire, for~ the sympathy they htave 8 tonnifesteed for us int aur entterpanre by this 0 aipenu antd pubulic enenoaragemnett. Antd Sir, a itt the tnamie of my birethrcn, I tendor the thta..k oif this D;visiotn of the Sons oif a Taemperance, through you to the Ladies of i our vi~age for therr precioaus gift, antd we V hope that ere long, they will t.ave occasion a' to rejoice ttat they thus hays nioticed with ~ their sy-npathy atnd aprobiatiotn this Rising it Sun of Teamperatnce, which, we haipe. is t, desrinedl in- its progre'ss to adispel the vapors al of dlruntkenntess, wthiach now destroy the 't moral sensibilities of our race. Sir. yott will pertmit me here to say. that be we are higbly gratiflead at receiving~ this tr precious gift frtrm your hatnds. The posi- q tionyounowoccupy leads us to infer that ei you a nssedI by the comnmoan preju- ( dices of the daiy, wvhich induce many to i condemn our order on account of its secre cy, antd that thotugh you are not inttated as e a member of the order, you tare willing to U give it c.,utienance,, and encouragement. S thereby aadmittintg, thar it maey be an in- al strument of good. and that honest men may in somte thiniga choose to dJo acts of e~ betaevoletnce andl humainity, without letting P the- teft hand know what the right hand tt doeth. Weo ptretnd to claim no dlirect 01 authority from this Holy Book for the exa et istenice andl establi:,mmet of our Ordet; but a wve fuel perlccily a.,sure~d that nuthinig that pl we don as Sonts of Temperance, will be in et opositilon to the spirit of its duvina' precepts a Sme, he-re is time escutcheon of or order-- * itt ;it Regalia are embtlaems of all the Y' ->ttjocra -- noattt and as our -escautche-on N is fmir- anid unldem'iihed, so must be the o< coniduct ofotur brethren or they torf--it the at n.tme arnd privileges of Sorts of Temps- oh ratnce. Sir. again we thanak the Ladies I) for their valuable gift, and as to the request D yoai have made that approipriate portioras of * this Holy Book be read at all-the meetings at of this Division, wye will see that it shall p' be sierictly attended to. It will not inter- 5u fredu in any respect with the other exar- hi iseil of h ajj er IU il be n approp je' ereises. The rhd "ri. ires, has been ad&ptir p inas r the Divisious as a par69I' raIar Zercises, . and I feel:edi 1 this )ivision, will not be bIie 4iitti ng Their example In nd oy means of 'this deovW iI we rust that the good ii'wiI tot be confined meilio; l of a lebasing exeresence uthe noral system, nbr inre L re ormation which4ve* * Rn-its >rirnary objeot. but that :now Prope iithe vdley or tb eait, Vll be hiought into the bhol he knowledge of the trut Ladies and Gentlemend ou have. Peu kiud enough to- fevo' ,it your wresence and attention th" tog I am 'equesied to address ". railly, but )riefly upon the character a liaitties i the order of the Sons i p:;-ralce. 'In order to secure the a of-any great moral demonstra . bs been 'ound in all ages, convene t neces iary, for men to form ' 1e.. into tsociations, based apoifr ineiples which that deinonstratin, 'vloped. 3nrhuuiasm heing ovan. 'atre, 9 otherwise apt to evapo s'haing endered the service whIi * ek >ected if it," The evils ennesl, ind the great advantage h1abti tence rroin all intoxicsti adks as an ordinarv beverage, bad tif6ught Pefore the public mind f". ottdf'the Washingtonians. Men w d'Won thd ubjects of the one, and dexgeri inced the benemis of the, taken he field as the champions irance; mnd so palpable, and forei .re their llustrations of the evils o nGess, Irawn as they were princi as their owo experieuce. and sopo brere the irgurients addresed infa" d0tal ab tinentce, that ihousaMds; a may per. iaps anfely say, hundred ousands, rho had become habitual s,,were rightened by the formter4 ivated by he latter into a surrende 6 eld.hab rs, and were restored to hility and nfluence. And not oul -drunkards eforned, but thi vouth I iirythe ibing generation had ligh oiledge agbeflore them, and wer'PT ud a. by per uasa o put themsel anIeoud: the arch of th . emy of ma' uiging the ['amperance P e.- by wi boy were ountal i:i honor to a tain-r 'use' of pirituous liquors as eve :In this ?3y the Washirgtot ti, bad midered the so. vices to-* . vhich re altogether beyond th: C.man alculation But the-extra6 rj'atceess (*he Washing 0011 n St1.O rted; mong its most active ' # .p alegree, r erthusiasin, -which er dre erion ;n the'public min, nwUU fie* tssarily be detriindtietl 4 d(n - rosperitv o the iCause. opular eloquence 4 sie a een ex austodkinutbe eor ethe slitngs.'und the ayns ;iien in' t1o ' mpa'o ' l dn in .'in h-> had been fonetbos t~0~ tiig iiks 'emiperance Reformato WiYileiri tde Vashingtonieo- Ban "ib as0'ibuie M ethod 'he) p ttie (bto :cure the frufjts alre'ob -i the rotund over whieb th~e i~ o ilttfi till- cause of .ariumph'w o ftliy~itbou, efence, and without the - of acurity te old enemy not yet dea -only vau tished for the present, WIA easily rise p',n the rear of the inva .ost and istore his ancient supre '."^"Those !ere the principle indue :that led to te institution of the ord'ef -be Sons of 'emoperance. It was .ins te~d.-in New fork, in September in I :aby 'sixteen ersons, and was designed' 'well- to se ire the advantages ea y 'obtained by te Washingtonians, as to, p the ques no of tot al abstinence fron 11 ihtohica ng liqtuors, constatij bef the public y an act ve,energetic syst of organiza an- And I will here reyark,.thet the oust striking featture of Order is its mnplete system, its perfece irganisation, hich impart. lire and eankj ihroughout . its parts. There is aihp very little the govertment of the &d'hat can be aimed as origiual. ThW'is e acmer of its wvramnat i-s simple, rej tblican, anad Teetive. It conststs of $ iordinate Di. si0ns, of' whtch we are nO df. Grand or tate Divisions, cornposed tfpast officers Sub-urditiate Divisionrsaa of a Nation Division composed of pas officers of the everal Grand Division~ 'hich meets ionally in Ptiladelphand nowbich is end Quarters of the The hrdi dtual members are respod ble, imtmedi sly, to the Subordinai& Divisions of hich they arc members. Tte Subordi ite Divisions are ~ atiible ia their ro to their respective Idg Divisionis, td these again are respo le to the Na anal Division, which is supreme i mnal o'f the Order. E~aclad every Su irdinate Division is rerleidd to send tup its Grand Division, attbfeod of- every tarrer,. a full and accurm'. return of its atire standiog and cod. iorn, and the rand Divisions maske-aj~~ r urns at as: once a year, to the N Afn~rivision. y this means it can beclelyaseertained rery year how- rmany" is enrolsd 3der the standard of tlienrder of the onte of Temperance. T iesponsibility of I the component parts'of "o order, to a mpetent tribunal, provi.~'Tor by the nstitu'ion, has a wotifrful eireet, in 'eserving harmony '~" bgood order roughout the system. EAd some idea the efficieucy of ts ~femn ii pro. ng the and designed. may'~ formed from brief 'sletch of its hista , showing- its rat sucea's; and ie P eli prosperouts udition, as ascertant e4from the last mail report of the Nattai Division- It ill tre bornw in mi'd t ath- is oanly five -ars, since the order was-Stsgt instituted in -w York. by sixteen -.persoas. It has iw, utready peneteraed into- every State td Territory i-n ihis Union, and consista 'not less tiran twenty si Grand or State ivisions, fourteen au'n ~d Subordinare ivisions, and about one IfIdredl thousand emb'eri Tilis uiitrardi airy sudess of p institution which toialibsted by ihe ejtudices of mankind, iit itself, alniet Ilicient, to warrant usi -enterlusining the liefrthat its proanarie7 in favored by the 1tl1tiehesven, and 'isun' is succdde s foreshadowed the spedy downfall7 6f in temperance in our cauntry. knother pe euliatrity of thii order ofene Sons of Tem e iie4, that' it is to sole extent, a secret association and many good Tempe raunce nen, object to it on this ground. Now. I would ask in what does its secresy consist! -Our R-gaiia declares in tne im pres.iire language ofcoloris all the objects of the Order. This biadge expresses in all ius paiis ibe Love we are to cherish, the Purity we are to maintain, and the Fideli ty we are to observe in our intercourse -with each other and with our follow tan. In so far as the.objects of our Order are concerned, we challenge. and %e disire scrutiny and investigation. Here is the Constitution and Sve Leeos of this Diyi si-on which any one who desires may read aadcriticise at his leisure. , We de-sire no man to become a member of this -order until he is made fully aquainted with all -objects which it has in view. We require no oath- to be taken by a member ahen he is initiated, and. the s.-verest peualiy known to the government of this order for theiolation of any of its rules, is expul sion. frosm the order. It is true none are admitted to our meetings but brethreu of the order. and there is a very good reason for this. The brethren of the order are all held responsible to the Division for their. conduct, in all matters which are c.gniza ble by our laws, and if a brother unforiu nately subjects.himself to animadversion by a violation of the pledge, it is the poli cy of the laws of our order to keep it a profound secret. We desire not to publis.. the sharre of our brethren. but keeping it hidden we inc ease the probabilities oaf re claiming him. I1 is also the policy of our laws, to sympaihtse with our unfortunate brethren in their weaknesses and misfor tunes. And hence the propriety of having the meetings private, ants of enjoining upon the members the obligation of preserving -inviolate all the privtte afftirs of tho or der. A nd hence the propriety too of apilot ing some standard, to which a ma asts conform,.before he can he adnitti'ito the privileges of the order. And it is but just that I should here remark. that it is tnt the privilege of every man to become a nein ber of the Social cirr1 .: He must be a man of integrity, a.Mrn of good moral characrer, who can become a member a of tbis Society, and if he he wanting in this particular. no matter what may be his standing in other respects. he can nev er enter this circle as a component part. The principle key to all the secrets of this .order, is the Quarterly Password. Thi< is the only iouchstone we have for deter mining whether a mai be a true Son of Temperance or not; by this we avoid inm position; by this we preserve the privacy of our .iieetings inviolate, by this we know 'how to distribu'e the benefits which it is the po-icy of our Order to bestow; by this the .Iriw Son of Teribierance can work hi4 way into any' Division of the Sons of 1emoe rance .ia-the.United. States. The greas importadee-of this password its the ecom my f he Order,amakes it nee che:ige~ aeabagnofteas o~nce i. sit serve.thetn itvioluare, but ihey are entrustodi xo the saee besar of the bretren, an this obligation has been 'found, thusi fam itmply suffleient, to preserve rhte purity at integrity of'the Order, The Pledge of the Nion of Temperadee is, that he will neither maki, buy, sell, nor use as a beverage any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or eider. Cuti ing off at once all chance of Intern perance from strong driuk., This is all. Ladies and G.entlemen, that we dteetm it necessary, to say at present concerting the Order of the Sons of Temperance. We thank you for your aitention. and we siti cerely trust that nothing you have. witnes ted this evening, in word or action, base lessened in your estimnaiion, the diguity atnd irmport ance of the Order of Sus of Temnperance. Fom thec Columbia Tele~traphl Marcha. 9. PRLESENTMEN Ns OiF THl GR IND JURY. The Grand Jury, yesterday, as a fiutale toa the discharge of their duties for the ses sion of the Court. made several very pro. per and just presetmeots. They are en. titled to 'he thanks oif the commuity for the energy anti public spirit which they have manifested in asceriainin2 the erenit .fcertaiin crying evils, existin;; in our :nidst anid recom'unending~ their remouval. They first presetnt the License System as a grievance. They state, that by refer ence to the Clerk of tile Towat Cunc~il, there are found to be itn the Town of Co lumbia, thirty one Licensed Retamilers, pri viledge to sell ny quantity of ardent spi rits from a single drink. up to orre hun dred gallons. Of these, niueteen are per tmitted t sell drinks, or any quantity under a quart, twelve from one quart upwards. Ou the borders of the town, and l.:.medli ately without i'ts limits, there are some ave or six tmore licensed retailers, who receive their licenses from tne Comtmissioners of Roads. Thel evil tendency of afirdling so many opportunities for the indulgence of dis-ipated habits already formed, as well as the temptation to fall into such, mist oe clear to every good citizen, Columbia to, being the seat of learning, to wich the young men of the State resort for the purposes of Etducamion, it appears to us a matter of the highest moment, that the privilege or retailing liquor, by the drink, should be especcially restricted, if not al together abolished. The grog-shops, too is not always a place where liquor ab-ne may be obtained, but frequently in iheir vicinity are found gamvbling rooms, where tre rtray readily gem a chance of not only losing his money,,:but what is more valu able, his character. The niest presentment, is the ctstomn pursued' by candidates for oublic olic.-s of givi'ug barhaeuee, and treating at piualic pl aces, This is represmentedm as debtasing andI corrupting the morals of their consiin.a ents, the commlfuniity around' thtemu. and producine such a state of things, as alto geher to exclude "the honorable, the ta ented anud high-minded poor man" from ocupying any -ofice of public trust or hon or in-the district. Presiferity is nojusr scale; adversity is the,...l. b~.alac .teih frends in. Ebe 3Ulvtrttr. EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15, 1848. To CORRESPONDENTS.-We have re; ceived the 5th number of -Marlhorough." but are compelled, from the press of other matter, ;o delay its publication until next week. The Court of Common Pleas is still in session and will doubtless continue during the week. His Honor Judae Frost has disposed of a number of cases-some of importance. Temperance Lecture.-On t he frst Mon day evening during Court. Lieut. Duryee. the distinguished lecturer on Temperauce, delivered an address in the Court House. The audience was large, being composed of gAntlemeni fr-sm the country and resi dents of our town A number of ladies were in attea-lace. Lieut.- U. is well known as a most able lecturer upon tem-perance His manner is vedy graceful and perfectly natural, his elocution is fine, his language chaste and his reasoning powerful and convincing We do not intend to deal in panegyrics but ive must say. that we have never hear-I a better lecturer. In the course of his remarks, he made some striking illustrations andi nado wsmn relations of a thrilling character. ie als told orne very good -anecdotes. But hi discourse was generally veiy serious ant earnest and better caegiased to convinc< tbe understauding. or to'touch the hears than to excite laughter. Wherever thi gentleman goes on his labor df love, doubt less be will receive a most c - Southern Chroni mention in our last first Number f thi Chronicl 'was sus sioce in con former We htas been ivd eby a ODii "f all sorts, togethe ~ jwarer tand dancing girls. ~ hadoras grinders, tatdibirine ~ ayers Ethiopitn minstrels, dramatic erfor's.cooju ors jtagglrs and others ora'ribus ii'de; A gentieman remarked, th'at it'seerded these kentry brid soute evil iaient town-ds our village. Doubtless, they eattered into a conspiracy to draw money frorm the pockets of our citizens, upon false or frivl oats pretences. For mnany days insuces. sion, these vagrants might have been seen in the streets, picking up all the small change which they could persuade the pen. pie to give thetm. The Alabama Baulalion.-The Sattal ion called for frotn Alabama, is coamplete. The Mobile Register states, that Caprain McAlpin's company, numbering -84 pri yates, had been mnosteredl into service. and that they would speedily be trans ported to Mexico. Telegraph Line-The lightning line between Augusta. Ga.. and the North is in active operation. Titer. will soon he a communicationa also between Augusta and "avannsah. The comnmunicatiorn be tween New Orleans and Mobilo is com plete. Medical College of Georgia.-T he de' gree of Doctor of .iedicine was conferred on the 8:h ins'. upon 52 gentlemen. at Au gusta, G3a. Among the graduate., fie were from South Curolina. For the Advertiseer. Mr. Elitor,-Ona Saturday the 4th inst. a number of the "Sons of Temperance," members of-diferent Divisions, assembled at Granitville, Edeeold District. The occasion which called them together, was the premsmation of a Bible and Banner to --Old 96 Divisin. Sons of ['emperance." Th'is. Otvisi'ne for-neid a' 9 o-clock, .A. 31., and mnarchedf o the Rtail Road. to meet the Aiken, H- :nhurg and Augussa Divisions. The folloawing was the order of the pro cession: the Ladies, Music, Sons of Tem peranacM. Cttizen,. generally. .All mnarcheds to the Hotel. where~ a Bannter was piresented bsy iliams Hecks. who made a. very appro priatte adldress. Mr. sngranaan, W. P. respondedar. The prc-iin thean moived 'o the Warehouse, and after being seated, a 1Ibble was-britught tibough the aisleb by two little girls, antd lad upon-a st ands Mrs. Brett- presented it to Mr. Murdock, the- Chaplains prefacing the gift with a beautiful adldress, to which Mr. Murdock replied ini a suitable manner, rLi.eut.. yc ,. ,..a..... Te rac Le itror, made. an eteelons speech oni.t$e ole easion- The pledge book was thin iei t " rouind, ad a- considerable namhbfr oti : '. natures were obtained. A large di ! relipetabiti company of ladies and gnte " "' nen fim the surrounding county.* burg and Augusda, were present. A4Y", nor of the choicesi Ivands was prepa the hospitable cilt'ens of the viciity b every thing conspired -to make tit oece siona delightful.: A SoN or TMP.waA g EX'C'' Extrict Of letter from one or the. Buys," now in Mexido, to~Mrs. Mary 4 Crooker, respecting her beloived son, TURNER CROOKER -- "Dear Madarn,-i. is very painfla o .' me to commence the task- I'have nlowUg deriakeh. It brings.to uieisd pasi e which' will cause the heart -to bl(edlltw every soldier "that .was:-actiuainted wth" your nlile son. wbo fell on the reimobrl~il.e .7 13th Sept.. 1847. and not ,alino' did _1i_.a fall, for wtth.:him fel: four uoblebrati"r soldiers, all of whom are very uelic 'q mented, as they were the dower or-the 96 Boys Your son ia particular, has a'rw s! ' shown hiimself a braveand valiani solder who fought with cobluess and prese'nce o( < ' mind not often possessed by as yount a>z man as he was. He was beliked .- -y who knew him, and I dotnot believ Le' 3 '..-1 bad au enemy among the whole Reg pt> I have -vritsen this,, that you may a that you are not the only one that moumna the loss of your beloved son. .n "lierein edctosed is a lock of hair, Iak'ea from the head of your son, ou the moin, of bis informeut, (14th Sept.) I send is to ) oi that you may have sonterslin o yuur gallant son.".. CorrespoadenCe efds i';harlestoC Th T aa s AsstoTuN, March7d "' The Treaty will be -alijied in~ th r8th. ealerftiu" n mad"" init .111 not afi-ct the chances o(its adoption b the Mexican Congress; unleas, hidiedvi should alienate the supporIinhas roved: from the foreign agents, the-one parsctiql from Mr. Miniosh. But9' ose will be informned that the grants -68 7 which tse . Mexiau. 'Gvernment would consider valid, will be'coa 1A our Courts. as has always-besii-Ca in similar instances.. If we take - by treaty, we take it subject t i titles. . r'he eminent domain is confr& uponus. but we li'ae neer -""id se iterefereiwith privaie rights. eMr. Wie's corres pondece oh tof the slave trade with the . Brita ertniteni bas ;b6e comrtai I res.sttid orderedtobepIn o ergV iiii.kuoh # .ia helisuinf'iw hti~dsaa~ Bia niteb urgedW jMr. Wiise, the seizure and detention ofAmec vessels on the C.oast of Afica b rais1 cruizers. or the mistaken suspicion)is they were slaver.. The British Gbv. erment promnised Mr Everett to lookinto the cases, but nothing'has been hear i th~e'n since. Congress will not aer. in thie 'dark pu measures for prosecuting the war with Mexico. .They have besiiated and wit for eveta since th,-y came togethr Tie efemocratic Senate h-as been as cotrteotji as the whit Hotuse. Both Ho'uses wil a~ wait with anxiety the exchaage of reili cations of the Treaty of peace. We are led to believe by retenr advicel from Mexico, that the Mexican Gaovi meem will ratify whatever'we sen4 AP them. From the Correspondence ofe d WAsISeGToI, March% ' The q-nesioni on tne M1exicani, Treaty is to he t aken out Wednesday; at leat, iso says. Mr. Sevier. The~re is no doubi aa o0 the ra'iiceation, of the rreaty, biust there'i much discussin as to some "ofts provi sions. The Mexican Government ui ei s-p posed will not object to any of the, modiS. cations yet ade.. In none of thlda ' is. Mexico particularly interested; the .prpal piect of pteace therefore brightene,.. and. there is no reason why it should not ba. coneinaded hythe exchange of .ratifieatioua. in less than arty days-' The Presidenoiis urgent fo.r it.: concluson-for *he bassenz, dlesp.ttehes to M. xico with a view joncy celerate the rati~fiin of she Treaity tbese, with the mnodifieaiohe whieli he propospd to the Senate. A very important bill passed the Hoase to-day, in referencetetbte :Judiciarysya-. tem, 'The Judlges of the Supremse Copui iSud it physically impossible to .perfbnrm their Circnit duies; andithe number of ca see on the docket here bas accumulated to an extent thas requires the almost contatUA attention of she Court in iedshreo its dites here.hedsbr c The objec~tions to the' bill areth, though of a temporary character,.it. vnf lead to- permamnent systetm; taatit s verts the judicial .system of 1789; tat seuperates the Supreme Court fram. -the people: that it establish~es the Court pea inanentrly in this city, antd rem .Aes the Judges from the peopgle, and.Irom th@ sou re ot informnation, whieh lies, thesiasi priuas C~onr's;. that-it will: accumnulate bu. sintgs in the District antd rireuit. C~oma andthbring a vast number of appealse to h Supremne Court, for the reasom.thae-sieth will cease to have confidence .6 %ie Circuit Courts; and 'hat it will totee ju tors to come fromn the Western and 8euth Western Staten ta. Canitl inoasm.