Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-10-18
P. M. ". P. PHILIP s. WHITE

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compelled to omit. in consequence of grow I
ing indisposiion, which had he attended,
would, in all probability, have incapicated
him for addressing the People at the Grand
Division Celebration, for which business he
had specially visited North Carolina.
The same triumphant vindication and sue
cess of the principles of our Order have
crowned his efforts thus far in our State, that
have followed them in all other sections Of
the Union, South and North. At Lexing-
ton, Greensboro, Wentworth, Hillsboro' and
Chapel Hill, large aecessions were made to
the Divisions in their respective locations,
among whom were some of the most distin-
guished citizens of the State Judge of
the Supreme Court, an Ex-Governor, near
ly all Of the professors of the University, a
many Of the most influential and respectable
citizens of North Carolina. The GreensbO-
TO Patriot gives the following account of
Bro. Whites speech in that place /:
Last Tuesday was a big day in our town
for the Temperance folks, and an interesting
day for all present, no matter whether prop
erly classed as Temperance men" or not.
Among the pleasant events which we are oc-
casionally called upon to chronicle, none
have for a long time occurred more pleasant
and profitable than the proceedings of that
day. The Sons of Temperance from their
several Divisions in this county, and a dele
: cation from the county of Rockingham, as
sembled to receive and to hear PHILIP s.
WHITE, Esq, late head officer of the Order
! in North America. At l o'clock they form
{ ed a procession, together with the Juvenile
. Order Of Cadets, and were cordially Joined
by the Odd Fellows and Masons Of this
place, in full regalia, for the purpose of pay
S ing fitting respect to the distinguished stran-
v ger and guest of the "Sons." We have
t heard the Temperance speakers talk about
the cold water army we saw it last
Tuesday-or, fnot the entire g army, - the
strongest and longest detachment thereof ev-
er seen here before-all "swide awake and
= duly sober y
The procession moved to the Methodist
church, the floor of which was soon fully oc-
IF cupied by the various Orders and by the la
dies. The galleries were crowded with male
d spectators And it is not out Of place here
to remark, once for all, that a larger, finer
looking, and more intelligent and orderly
audience we have never seen assembled In
Greenbore'. The services Of the day were
opened with a song appropriate to the occa-
sion, with a beautiful instrumental accompa-
niment. The Rev. CYRUS K. CALDWELL
= offered up prayer. Mr.. Jesse H. Lindsay
u then introduced Philip S. White to the au-
dience, who proceeded to deliver an address
ne which rivetted the attention Of the large con
IT. course for upwards of two hours.
I'd Considering the haeknied subject Of TEN.
IN perance, we looked for public expectation to
= be disappointed on this occasion. But fal
otherwise was the fact. 1t was an ~intellec
tual treat (f we may speak Of treats in
this eonnexion,) such as we seldom enjoy
. Every body present, no matter whether
friendly to Temperance Organizations or not
!, enjoyed Mr.. Whites address. With com
plete self-possession and selfcon6dence q
II full, clear, mellow voice, and appropriate &C
ne ton ; q mind thoroughly stored with infor
nation and argument on his subject an x
le- haustless fund of incidents and anecdotes
of gathered during extensive intercourse anC
ter travel in Europe and America and tina
ob- facile power of changing at a word from tn
pathetic to the humorous, and from the hu
n morous, to the pathetic he was c~ertainl
the finest master Of his subject our peopl
ever had an opportunity to hear. 1t woul
w be folly to attempt an analysis of his di
course. In order to he appreciated, he mus
'od be heard, not read. There was perhaps to
of much of the emotiondAtoo much e~xcitatio
I'M to laughter, and to tears,-to suit the tast
nc of an assembly of prudes or scholars. Br
,er- the speech was a fine model of an efeetir
md popular hGrGngue-arousing to thought an
nj, to action more effeetually than a whole bool
Nc full of dry and labored essays.
Not being ourselves members of the o
!: der, we have no prejudices in the way of a
impartial Judgment and we advise the GOO
MI people of Raleigh, and down east generally
ons to prepare for a feast of reason and flow
in soul"
The " Abingdon Virginian" gives a CLOWN
account Of the %effortso Of this distinguished char
PiOn Of our Order in that region. His fl
=. speech, it says, was continued some two and
half hours, at the end Of which about 80 pc
sOns-among them heads whitened by age, al
names not unknown to the country-gave the
names and were subsequently, initiated into d
2 o. Order.
At night he again addressed a very lar
], : audience. who were alternately melted to tea
.y and convulsed with laughter, when 80 mo
names were added 10 the previous list. On /
delivery Ofhis third address, 20 additional nam
anu were handed in. Ia the country, on the del
o"S cry Of another address, 100 names were har
q ed in, and numerous petitions for membersE
ark. have since been p,esented.
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