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SONS OF TEMPERAN CE.

Division Roost, Cnaar.o1--r-strovvrt, November ‘2, I859.

At I Splalnl Meeting of Rising Sun Division, No. 2, held ‘this evettiuc. it was unanimously resolved, that the subjoincd Atldrenl be forthwith presented to Bro. Duchemin. on his con-

‘tsritplatod removal to Newfoundland :— .

To Bra. Penn F. Ducrinrrrt, P. W. P. of “ Rising Sun” Division, and Member qf the Grand Division, of Sons of Temperance, of Prince Edward Island.

Wossliy Brother ;

As you have expressed a wish to obtain a Withdrawal Card from thin Division, to enable you to join another, in the land to which you are about repairing, we, the Oiiicers and Members of “ Rising Sun” Division, No. 9, cannot permit you to leave us without giving expression to the esteem which, as a private individual as well as a Son of Temperance, we entertain toward you, and the regret we feel at your departure from among us.

Although the period which has elapsed since your connection with our Division has been comparatively short, yet you have been elected to the highest honors in its gift,—a circumstance which can only be accounted for by a knowledge of your valu- able services thereto.

Your zeal and devoted attachment to our beloved Order, as displayed in your untit-ing endeavors to advance its interests,- your labors to support the character of the Division, by the constant application of your knowledge of the Constitution and By-Laws,-—-and as Worthy Patriarch, the dignity with which the onerous duties of that oflice were conducted.—have all been noticed and appreciated by your brethren ; and the considera- tion of your worth in these respects, will enhance our sorrow at your departure; whilst to some of us, who have enjoyed your personal acquaintance, your loss will be doubly severe.

No doubt the rnoruent of your departure from Prince Edward Island, will be to you one of various ernotlons. You go from a circle of friends and brothers here; but you go to rejoin your youthful associates, and to reunite with loved ones around your parental lrearth,—-among these the standard of Temperance has already been raised. and the principles of our beloved Order

.fully promulgated: and we feel assured that. on your arrival, you will be greeted by many warm-hearted Sons of Temper- ance among your early friends—your reunion with whom will, indeed, be sweet.

In conclusion, Brother, as circumstances reqrrire our separa- tion, we reluctantly bid.you farewell ! To whatever Division you may hereafter connect yourself, we confidently promise the addition of an intelligent and constitutional ineinber—-one well qualified to aid artd assist in disseminating the glorious princi- ples of Temperance. \Ve beg you will accept this expression of our fraternal regard; and be assured that, uircrcvcr in the order of Providence your future lot may be cast, our best wishes for your prosperity will attend yoil.

ours. in L., I’. and F., (On behalf of the Division), THOMAS WILLIAMS, W. P. [and other 0fl"tcer.r.]

[nnrnv :] Cnsar.o-rnrowrt, Nov. 2, I852. Brethren ;

I thank ou sincerely for the very kind Address with which you have been pleased to honor me.

During my connexion with the “ Rising Sun” Division, I have ever made it my study to pe ornt to the best of my ability the various duties devolving on 'n consequence of that coit- noxion—wtih what success, you are the best judges: and I assure you, Ilretlircrt, that to whatever Division of our Order! may attach rnyself. I shall always endeavour to perform, to the titnrost of my ability. my duty as a Son of Temperance--to pro- more the lrarrrrony, advance the interests, aml preserve unsol- Iieri the reputation of the Sons of Tr,-rnpr-rztrrco. .

I feel myself incoinpetorrt to answer ‘our :\rltlrr.‘ss in a matt- nsr ‘deserving ofit, and I Will mcrcly add, ill conclrrsion. that l nhall always be happy to boat of the prosperity ofthe “ Rising Sun" Division, in which I ltave spent so many pleasant, and, I trust, profitable evenings.

remain, Brethren. Yours fratr-rmllv. PI'}'I‘El{ 1°‘. DUCHEMIN. To the Officers and Brethren of Rising Srtn Division, No. 2, S. of T.

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Moral decision is the result of it clear perception rind earnest pre- ference of the vigil, and a concentrated energy of will to do it. wlllltlnl a principle of thin kind. We can nttrrin to no consistency or firmness of character. We shall be unstable in our principles, un- settled in our views and judgments, the sport of diverse and casual impulses —The mind thnt is wlroll devoid of this spirit. is feeble and vuciIlaIing.—-a pitinbln ntorn, outing at random on the ocean of uncertainty. It has no opinions. but aucl. as chnnce eslown; no standard of right and wrong, but the un..-ertnirt nnd vnriable one derived from the world around it. Such ll riiirtd can lrnrdly be called a mind. Ilrrving iro principle of rt-sistarrcc, no self-guiding, self- governing power irt its own rnwrrrd life, it bccorirea just wlrrrt acci- dent happens to make it.—Notliing truly great can ever be accom- pliahed by it. Uunottled in plans, fick e in purposes, unstable in all

ingn-—it can never excel.

Many years ago, I knew two young men, who entered an acirdem tqether. and became clnsn-mates. hey were nearly of the same a e, and not very different, perhaps, in mental endowments. One 0 them started with u lixed determination of getting an education, and propiring himself for the legal profession. Steady to his pur-

. he studied ltard, surmounted every obstacle, cleared his way mire him with the resistleas energy of one w had a ruling pun- aiort and a single aim, wrestling himself into strengfih by grappling with ditIicnlties.—Without halting, or wavering, e pressed on to the |'_-ill, strninin all his energies to roach-it. That goal has long since been reach . He alrea y achieved an enviable reputa- tiers. and risen to influence, wealth, and distinguished usefulness.

The other, though irregular and intermittent in his application to ntudy, was not destitute of ambition. He would be and do sortie- thing in the world; lnit he hardly knew wltat. At one tiitie, he talked of going to college; at another time. be thought he should learn some meclrnnicrrl trade. Now he would be a merchant; now a physician; and then it lawyer. an editor. a politician,-—frrrming a thousand schemes, but never applying liirnsolf, svitlt energy rind perseverance, to the means by which any one of them could be realised. On leaving school, this indecision of character followed him; and so he went on, without any definite plans or fixed aims, till the beat portion of his life was frittered away; and norv ire has sunk down into a state of mental and physical intbecility, as pitiful an it is contemptiblo. '

But it was my design, in the selection of this subject. to consider tuoral decision chiefly an a safeguard against the temptations of life, and especially those which then and press around the prrth of youthful inexperience. I owe—sa entleman to me. not long

'I[o.—I lltnrclllllll of llllll tnbility, intelligence, and moral worth—I own all my success in life, nr character, rrty soeinl stand- ing, whatever I ma have attained or become to the power that, by the grace ol'G , was given me, tone No. just when and where said. and to nick to it 0 went to Iluaton, he told IN '59“ I50" 'lIl]l°0'_| Fl?! Old. I flw. inexperienced country led. and entered a situation which had been obtained for him, as clerk in a store._ Thus, far front home and house ialu--noes, was be thrown at once IMO all tlwnoveltles. and sxeitsursuts,uid mrinirnld temptations of a great city. He was not, however. w about a ulte- ntan to said bum frorpdsqlur. He had been religioudy Iurtnred_. night gisqt.lew_of an f-dsnlsl, self-restraint. and esIf-depsud- osstanden .UIIotlbtbw'sttonusnbead_prtlysrs._ age uira u A . . , '

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mother's tender warnings, had served greatly to deepen and fortify is good resolutions.

Soon his principles were put to the test. One evening, just as he had shot up the store, several young men came up tohinr, and asked him to go with thetii to a certuingplace, which they described; one of those scenes where vice holds out its most luring baits, to ensnaru the sinful. IIe answered civilly, but promptly, firmly, and ernplr;i- ticiilly, No! ‘

This No, he was accustomed to say, though it exposed him to sonre ridicule at the time, was the turning point in his destiny. Had he yielded to the solicitation of those you men, and gone with them, in all probability he would have been drawn on, step by step, into a career of dissipation and profligacy, that would have proved his ruin. This No, too, so prompt nitd decisive, saved him frorri all further nolicitation of the kind. Ilis evenings he s at at his lodg- ings, amusing and improving himself by the peruaa of useful books. Ilis sobriety, attention to business, and trustworthiness, won for him, at length. respect and confidence; and he has, long since, become a partner in the firm which he once served as a a rop- oy.

Ii, bow riiourrifully does this case contrast with that of another young trtati with whom I was once acquainted! He was it beauti- ful, fnitik-lieurtcd, noble-s irited youth, of generous sentiments and rnnnly hearing; but. withrr , rash, impulsive. fund 0 gaiety and arnusetnent, and sadly wnntitr in moral stnbility. Iie went to New York, and entered a store. ere the ternpter was not long in find- ing lrirrt out. Loose companions gathered around him, and soon led hint into these ways which go down to death and lay hold on hell. it became internpernte and dissolute. _ 'I‘he usual consequences followed. Iie lost his reputation, the confidence of his employer, and his own self-res ' and, irrore deplorable still, he lost the power, the will, and almost the desire, to emerge from his degrada- tion. Vice lind thrown her polluting and pnrulysing folds around him, and written out her unrrristrikrrble signature upon his once handsome and ingenuous countenance.

His career was a short one. He descended ra idly from one grade ofdissiprrtiori to another, till he became a con rined nrtd hope- less inebri.-rte, and went own to a dishonoured grave. And all this ahatrie and woe crriire upon hirti, because he had not the resolution to any to the enticer to evil, either from within or without,No! “If sinners entice thee." says the wise rrran, “ consontthou not. Enter not into the pntlr of the wicked; go not in the way of evil rrten; ovoid it—pnss not by it—turn from it, and pass away.” Yes, in youthful reader, you must hold no pnrley with sin, if you would not

ecorne its victim and slave. You must not even listen to the syren voice of tern rtrition, nor suffer your imagination to gaze upon the pleasures she depicts. All that temptation asks of you is, to look upon her,——to look upon the wirie,when it rrrovelh itself aright in tire cup,—to think with desire upon wiint you cannot touclt without pol- lution and denth,—to sutfcr your thoughts to rave and riot unre- strained amid scenes of revelry and voluptuouancss. This is all site asks of you; and if you ciirtnot meet there her earliest advances with it resolute No, you are lost. She will first gain over your p.tK:ti0ttS: their deceive our reason; then blind and pcrvrt your CDIISCICIICE; then throw the chains of habit around you, and tlieu lead you utterly

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Errncr or CLIMATE orv Cortsoarn-rors.—-'I‘he Medical Faculty are beginning to question the opinion which has so long prevailed among medical men, that u change ofclimate is beneficial to persons sulferirrg with t e eon ' Sir James Clark, of En land, has asstrilod the doctrine with considerable earnestness, an a French physiian named Carricre, has written against it; but

I most vigorous opponent of it is a Dr. Bur , of whom a re- ct-.nt article in Chambers‘ lillnbnrglt Journal gives an account. Burgess, contends that climate has little or nothing to do with the cure of consumption, and that if it had, the curative effects would be produced on the skin, and not the lungs. That a warm clime l.l not in it.-elfbcneftcial, he shows from the fact, that the disease ex- into in all latitudes. In India and Africa, tropical climates, it is as frequent as in Europe or North America. All the curative resorts now in fasliion, ore rriore productive of constrrrtption than any lo- cality of Great Dritrtiri. Naples, Florenre, Nico, 'ertorr, Venice rill generate more consriirrption than Lorttlort, Iftverpool, Iltlinhurgli, and .‘Ittl|"vlIt'-tll!l'. .\Indt-irzr, tlrc chosen pnrtrilisc of pulmonary pir- tieiils, is more unlhvorable to the tIl.It".lI(! than Ilnv-l.-inrl. Atx and .\Iontpeli<rr rim no better", it not Wrttifl.

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I‘i.-ta is worse than all; so tlrnt Itniinit cliriirrto for coir-uniptioit-cttre, is pronounced on arrnitt ‘ lrntiiltiigg.‘ (‘li.'ingtofair, in the name clirnirlc, in the sarintivc tlruory of Dr. Ilurg.--rt, deduced from the most cxprtnsive observa- tions and iirdustri..un eX|I(.'I’lln'.‘nll in ‘climatology.’ ‘Give me ItnIy,or I perish,’ ‘give usa warm climate,’ which is new the frrsltioitable cry of rich patients, will soon be changed ‘to change of nir at home,‘ in the opinion of Dr. Burgess, whose new theory will bring consolrrtion. ifnot cure, to every poor person who labours under this trlliictivo malady mid cannot tarlre a voyage to Italy.

I".rr-'I:c1' or 1-H: I-L~.rt'rrt’s IIo1‘A'rro:r ore Locoarorrort. —-.‘-Ir. Urinli Clzrrko, of I.cEr-rs-tnr,“ltns called our attr.-ntion :0 on article in the .‘..'.'i'hiiiiir'; .'lfir,f:rr:iIie, by ltirir.-relf, on the influence ofllio eartii‘rt rotation on locotrn-tiott. It is well known, that its the earth revolves on its nttis once in tho twent_v-four hours, front vvest to_east. the velocity of any point on its .-url'.ice is greater nearer the equator and less .furtlu:r from it in the ratio of the cosine of the latitude. lllr. Clarke says—.' Some rather important conclusions in relntion to railway travelling arise out of the view now taken. The difference bet cm tho rotntive velocity of the earth on rturfuco rriotiorr at London rtd Liverpool is about twenty-eiglrt miles per hour; and this nrnourrt of lateral ntoveinent Itns to he gained or lcit, as respects the locorrrntivn in em-.lr journey, according to the direc- tion we are travelling in from the one plnce to the other; and in pro- portion to the spec-d, will be the pressure against the ride of the rails, which at it high \'t.‘lt\CII", will give an engine the tendency to climb tho right-lrnnd rail in ranch direction. Could the journey be performed in two hours between Iiondon and Liverpool, this lateral movement or relative velocity ofthe locomotive would have to be increased or dirninirthcd at the rate of nearly one quarter of a mile per minute, and that entirely by side pressure on the rail, which, if not sntlicient to cause the engine to leave the litre, would be quite sullicient to produce violent rind dangerous oscillation. It may be observed, in conclusion, that as the crruse nbove alluded to will be inoperative while we travel along the rrrallel-.' of latitude, it clearly follows, that a higher degree of spccdntay be attained with safety on the rnilwny running cast and west, than on one \\‘l‘.i(:lt runs north and nnutlr.' Tltcre is no doubt of the tendency Mr. Clark speaks of on the riglrt-hnnd rail, but vie do not think it will be found to be so dun owns as he says. It will be the greatest on the Great Nortliern and Berwick lines, and least, on the Great \Vestcrn.

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an-.rr rrv rns: U.-'rn:u .*1r.u~ss.—Lovsrs of ‘ Woman's ts ' rnrty be interested by the following extract from an article in the Ediuburglt Review :-— the North American States, women occupy a position in society very different from that which females of any class are ac- bcuatorned to in this country, (Great Britain.) Antong us, wonren are treated with delicacy and consideration. but always as if they were rational beings, they are neither depressed to the condition of inferiorn, nor exalted to that ofgoddeaacs; besides for the attention and respect shown towards them it is expected that they will not with considerate politeness in return, no t at by their atfability and Igreenbleneaa of manners. they nrny command the estsem.ris well an the admiration of all who qppronch them.

“ In Atirerica the position of women, an we say. is entirely diffe- rent. Thero they seem to be viewed as a kind of superior being- nomething more thtrn mortal. All their caprices must be listened to with deference, nll their whims satisfied, even though smug strangers, and for all the attention shown towards them it in not ex- pecied thrrt they should offer any thanks or show any condref scention‘ in return. American women are in fact spoiled children; they can do us they like. and the men are their slaves. This re- trtarknhle condition of thi is noticed by almost every traveller. Mr. (irund, in his late wor , 'Arlntocracy in America,‘ thus speaks

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CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, TUESDA Y, NOVEMBER 16, 1852.

exercise of discretion on the part of gentlemen. ‘ The ladies must he waited u on;’ ‘ the ladies nrust be put into the carriage;‘ t the ladies mast e taken out of the csrriage;' ‘ the‘. ladies have their shoe-strings tisd;' ' the ladies must have their India rubber shoe! put on;’ ‘ the ladies rnuat be wrap up in Ihawls;’ * the Indie. must be led up and down atuirs;‘ ' the ladies must have their can- dles lit for them when they go to bed On every occasion they are treated as poor helpless creatures, who ratlter excite the pity than the admiration of rnen;ani.l as the services they require are nu. meroun, ‘ust in proportion to the scarcity of hired servants, the gentlemen are obliged to otiiciote in their stead.

“ ‘ American men,’ continues. ‘approach women with the most induhitable consciousness o t eir own ‘inferiority, and eiihu from iriodesty or prudence, seldom o it their lips, excect to affirm what has been said by the ladies. (Irete is always renrinded of Can. dides‘s honest prayer; ‘ Helm madame; je repondrai comm: votu coudr¢z' [Alas ! rrrn‘anr, I will answer just as you wiali.] I have seen one of the most distinguished old gentlemen in the United States one who held the highest rank in the gift of the American peo le, one whose learning and knowledge on most subjects rendered im it most pleasing and eritertainirig companion of men, betray as little self-possession in the presence of women as if he had been making his debut in society, and this too in the house of one of his most intimate friends.’ ”

Rrcrtxra s-on Cirrr.nnar¢.—'l‘ho late Post Master General of the United States was once a very poor boy, so poor that he could scarcely afford it pair ofahoes, without whic ' the nraster would not allow him to come to no col." Our boyhood was passed in the village in which were spent his earlier professional years. We remember once being in his company after he had been elevated to the suprertre bencii in his native State, and hearing him make, in substance, the following staterneuts

I remember, said he, the first time I visited Burlington as Judge of the Supreme Court—I had left it many years before it poor boy. At the time I left, there were two fautilorr of special note for their standing nrtd wealth. Birch ofthcrn had a rion about my own age. I was very poor, nitd these two boys were very rich. During the long years of hard toil which passed before my return, I had almost forgotten them. They lrrrd long ago forgotten rne.

Approaching the Court House for the first time, in company with severirl gentlemen of the Bench and Bur. I noticed in the Court House yard a large pile of old furniture about to be sold at vendue. The scene of early boyhood with which I was now surrounded, prompted me to ask wlroec it was. I was told it belonged to Mr. A. (we use fictitious initials.) “ Mr. A. ! I remember a Iiimily of that name very Wealthy, there was a son, too, can it be he .*" I was told it was even no. lie was this sort of one of the farnilirn already alluded to. lie had inherited more than I had ever carried, and spent it all; (Ind now his own fuuiily was reduced to real wnm_ and his very furniture was that day to be sold for debt. I went into the Court-roorn suddenly, yet almost glad that I was born poor, I was soon absorbed in tire business before rrre. One oftlte first cases called was that of B. vs. C , a case that lnid come tip on npperil, but which (if we remember rightly) originated in a low drunken quarrel. lllr. IL, thought I. that is a familiar narnc. Can it be.’ In short, I found that this was indeed the son in the other wealthy furnily referred to! [was overwhelmed alike witlt avtonislrment and tlranksgiving—:tstonislrtnent at the change in our relative stiind- ing.-t, nnd thanksgiving that I was not born to inherit wealth with. out tor .

Indeed, all my experience has taught me, that those fathers pre- ride but for their children who leave them with the ' ' nation, the purest nrorals, and the least rnone .-Gum ier Obs.

New Morrvz I’owza.—-Mr. Ililllard, nautical engineer, is stated to be inventing a new motive wer-engine, by which he will ob- tain vapour frorn cold water more volatile and effective, than it in at present obtained from water heated to the highest temperature. His model is to be submitted to the Transatlantic Steam Packet

ompnny, about to be established at Galway, to whom Mr. Mil- lrird proposes to give, for a certain number of ears, a rnortopoly of his invention for the propulsion of ocean stsarnboats. Se fair as relates to mrrclrincry, the invention. it irsfifiid, will reduce the work. ins; expenses of the company to the simple coat of construction. The engine oftwenly horse power, will occupy only four cubic fest.—Jl!obi'le Register.

I‘{s:tv AcitrcrJr.'ruttar. l\IAcr-rrru-:.—'I‘lie Albany Jrgur den- cribes an invention which is designed to supersede the plough, the IliIl'l‘0\V, the roller and the man who sows the seed. ' it sir I :