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National Division.

luS dUlo pIompuy 10 duFlS6 our IedueIs
OF the exercises attendant upon the assem-
bling of the National Division of the Sons
of Temperance, we left our sanctum on
Wednesday last and repaired to Rich
mond, Va, where that body was TO COM
meuce its session the next day. There were
twenty-eightGrand Divisions represented,
extending from the frozen regions of
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, to the
sunny land Of Alabama, ali united in one
common noble impulse and desire-tO
devise means for removing the scourge OF
drunkenness. North Carolina was repre-
sented in the councils of the National
Division by P. G. w. P.'s James H. En-
Mss; 5. w. Whiting and G. w. P. John
B. Odom; P. G. w. AIS John White
and j. B. Littlejohn.
The proceedings of the N. D. for the
first day were chiefly confined to the
adoption of preliminary measures Incl
dent to the occasion. There was mat
ter, however, of delicate moment, most
harmOniously and unanimously disposed
of-one which has been a bone of con-
tention and cause of disruption with
almost every denomination OF christians,
and class of politicians, viz the recog-
nizing an equality of the coloTed popula-
tion with the whites. \ wll Be remeu
bered that two years ago, lhe Nv. y, ~
Boston, Mass, adopted resolutions, with
but FIVE or six dissenting voices, against
the admission of coIored members into
the Order OF the Sons. AT the present
session, an appeal or remonstrance was
sent up from the G. d. of New Hamp-
shire, asking a reversal of that decision.
1t was referred to Committee whose
Chairman was VIM r. Stacy, Of Boston.
He reported adversely TO the petition,
and in strong terms recommended the
adherance Of the N. D. 10 the position
taken in 1850, against their admission
The report was unanimously adopted, and
the matter thus summarily and promptly
disposed of.
All honor to the Sons of Temperance,
who have thus banished from their Ma.
tional councils subiec', that if admitted,
must have been destructive to the har-
mony usefulness and perpetulty of our be-
loved Institution.
On Thursday night we had the plea
sure of hearing addresses on the subject
of Temperance, delivered by Hon. Neal
Dow, of Maine Samuel L. TiIly, of New
Brunswick; and Hon. C. N. Olds, of Ohio.
We have not time 10 give the outlines Of
these addresses but contemplate doing so
hereafter.
Friday, the 4th inst, was the day set
apart for the general public exercises of
the day, AT an early hour Divisions
were seen forming in different parts of
the City, and by 10 o'clock the column
was formed and was in motion, parading
through the streets, extending in length
to considerably upwards OF a mile. On
reaching the African Church (the largest
room in the City,) after the services of
the M. w. Chaplain, DR.. L. M. Lee, P.
M. w. P. Philip 5. White was intro
duced TO the vast audience and we need
only say the effort was worthy Of the
man, worthy of the high character he
sustains as one OF the champions of our
noble cause. General Samuel F. Cary,
of Ohio, followed Brother White in a
speech which we may, without dlspar-
agement to others, declare to have been,
in our estimation, the speech OF all we
have ever heard upon the subject. His
theme was the Traffic in ardent spirits,
and we think we speak the sentiments of
all who heard it, when we declare it to
have been overwhelmingly convincing
and conclusive, both as to the evils OF the
system and the constitutional, legal right
of government TO suppress it. We pur-
pose giving our readers an outline of the
views embraced in this mastery efolt,
but must deier them to next week.
The exercises at The church being over,
the line was again formeo and proceeded
to a grove near the edge of the City,where
tables groaning with substantials and
Injuries were spread, ample and abundant
forthe accommodation of thousands. But
owing to a considerable rain coming up at
the time this part of the exercises was
necessarily hastily despatched, and the
members hurriedly returned TO the City.
At night, speaking was continued in sew
eral places in different locations, The pro-
cesslon and exercises OF the day were
exceedingly interesting, and we were
pleased to meet with brethren from Cam
den, Halifax, Warren, Edgecombe, Cas-
well, and other Counties in North Caro-
lima.
On Saturday morning, the 5th, the
following Officers for the ensuing two
years were chosen: Hon. John Beton
.ONeale, of S. c., M. w. P, Hon. Neal
Dow, of Maine, M. w. A.; DR.. F. A.
Fickardt, Of Pa, M. w. S.; r. M Foust,
of Pa, M. w. T.; Rev. L. M. Lee, Of
Va, M. w. Chap. w. Richardson, of
Western N. Y, M. w. Con-; j. r. Grosh,
Of Illinois, M. w. Sen. The National
Division was in session when we left, and
did not adjourn probably till yesterday.
We have neither space or time for a
more extended notice this week, but will
promise full detail in our next, if we
can receive the particulars OF the action
of the session. We have only TO say the
occasion was grand and imposing one
worthy Of the public spirited Sons ofthe
Old Dominion and worthy the great cause
in which the Order is engaged. The
place Of holding the next session had not
been determined on when we left ior
home.
WINE MEAsURE.-Three spoonfuls Of
brandy make one cocktail--three cock
tails one go--three goes one spree-three