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Letters from the South.
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AUGUSTA, GA, April 6, 1855.
MEssRs EDITORS :-License. for the sale of
Liquor are granted with little or no restriction in
TINS state One passing along the streets Of this
city will notice in every few doors, a small
sign, evidently required by law, on which is writ
ton " Licensed Retailer Of Spirituous Liquors." In
somo more conspicuous place over the door, or hang
ing over the walk may be seen "BAR Roou" in
flaming letters. Having been accustomed to asso.
ciate the idea of Bar Room with that of a Public
House, would, on seeing the sign, look for the
Hotel. But soon learned that the latter was not
at all essential to the former. just as vermonters
have learned that the former is not essential to the
latter Il - ~-'J .-o.~ uisnineu namo Tor
"groggery or" rum hole" They can lay claim
to no other name, for retailing liquor at ten cents
class constitutes the entire business in many Of
thes places. 1t is to be regretted that there are
no cellars into which to such traffic, and that
it allowed certain all of respectfully by being
on level with otho replace, of business.
Quarreling, stabbing ARRAYS and even murders
last winter, resulting directly from the use of
spirits Among the negroes it works, if possible,
even worse results, owing to their ignorance and
degradation. The law prohibits furnishing it to
negroes, but when it be done without the obser.
vation of a white ran, dealers do not hesitate to
break the law, as the testimony Of negro is not
legal proof.
1t is gratifying to bo able to add that the good
people of Georgia OF altogether satisfied with
this order Of things. The subject of temperance
has long been kept before the public by the able.t
lecturers. The of the Maine Law, :" in its
progress at the North, has been hailed with 10y by
its friends here, and now u. temperance men are
in the field on the platform of prohibition.
Some time since convention of the friends of
prohibition was held, at which their doctrines and
views fully set forth in series of resolutions
aud a candidate put in nomination for Governor
The nominee, in his letter of acceptance, nterprets
the resolutions, and defines his position in the
following terms " I will advocate Legislative
action to suppress the sale Of liquor in any guam
tity, to be drank beueage at the place of sale
There is seeming ambiguity about this, consider
ing the Italics his own, which leaves some doubt
of very stringent law. 1t is, however, one step
towards reform and if successful, as is now conf
dently anticipated, will lead the way for measures
Of more decided character hereafter.
1t is, doubtless, well known to most of your
readers that the larger portion of the Southern
States have no system of education which reaches
all classes, the poor well the rich. The sparse
and scattered Of the population renders the
maintenance of neighborhood schools extremely
difficult Education is therefore entrusted to pri-
vate teachers and to boarding schools, either Of
which is very expensive. This places it beyond the
reach Of the poor, thousands Of whom grow up
without even the rudiments of an education.
!al ,-A these boarding schools are
supported in this :. besides several female as
we'll male colleges. The zeal with which these
have been established and maintained, has in.
creased and strengthened with the growing jealou.
sies between the North and the South. Formerly
Southcrners content to send their children to
the North where they could gain better know
ledge only Of books, but also of the world at
cheaper rate. But the agitation Of the Slavery
question has ma terially diminished this number
and the desire now is to build up and patroniI'
SoutEogl iI-;i'rtons, thereby rendering the .outl
Independent of tho north.
| Some carry this Jealousy far as to refuse t,
travel at the north, citing the truthful
though notifying adage, that northerners com
south to get rich while southerners 20 north to &c
fseeed.
But in spite Of their cxertonJ the contrary
their towns are filed with northern business mer
their pupts are filled with northern clergymen an
their schools with northern teachers. And it can
not be otherwise long the present state G
things exists. Those without fortunes here have n
| ad, ia
for gentlemen and ladies and not for scholars an
teachers. They have occasion to teach and wi
not, unless it b5 to keep out northerners.
Tho poor boy at the north, with his own fortun
to make, conceives his idea of an education in tn
common school, and with its aid and the favorin
circumstances thrown around him, secures for hin
sell liberal course Of study. And he it is VIII
goes abroad to fill these places of profit and honoi
The poor boy here has no such starting poin
Between independent white and indferen
degraded black population, he is left, uncarcd 70
to form the refuse of society. Until this poe
class can be reached by some kind of free school,
is vain for the south to talk of independence
northern teachers or northern men.
Yours truly, EQUESTRIAN.
} HoRRIBLE MrRDER IN INDIANA.-The ",
7 bash Gazette says that the bodies Of an entii
} family, seven in number, have been foun
: near that place, evidently murdered son
! tlme since. suspicion retls upon man an
J | wife named Hubbard, who are at present
} Jail, charged with the murder of a man name
1 Boyles. 1t appears that Hubbard and HI
e wife went to board in September last with
n Mr.. French, whose family consisted of hin
Q self, wife and five children, who were vel
!, poor Sometime in October neighbor wei
r to the cabin to purchase Mr.. French's cor
= but was met at the door by Hubbard, WI
9 said that the night before n brother of NJ
French had come and carried him and h
| family to Illinois, and that he had purchas
i all OF French's property. \ few days late
n another neighbor was told the same stor
It No suspicious o! foul play were entertaine
l. however, till the body of Boyles was fvu,
in the neighborhood. and Hubbard and h
wife were arrested upon suspicion Of havi'
10 killed him. Upon searching the house t
bodies of the entire French family we
le found in the pit beneath the floor all of the
with their skulls broken in-the father a
7, mother at the bottom, the Oldest child
1t girl of fifteen years. next, and the babe
the top. There seems to be no doubt in /
y minds of the citizens Of the place that I
deed was committed by Hubbard and
ie wife,