Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-05-23
R. II M~cILvAiNE. I. CIV p.
MouNr Ans. Man 12ih. ISL,

4lCAI WIN tAEIGs tWCANt uaulct DTODOSeu To- II
the Division and twenty more, as subscribers, !
to your excellent family paper, / set out for 7
Morganton. On my arrival | was greeted 7
with q large audience in the morning, and ia :
vored with a most tasteful display in the way
Of a supper, given by the ladies', in the eve I
ming. AT the conclusion of my mornings :
speech, ten names we're proposed. In q shoot !
ing up the chimney . on this occasion, Judge i
Satte came down and acknowledged the HI, :
At Lenoir on the following day, assisted by a 4
speech, fraught with feeling and force, from !
that excellent Episcopal Divine, Mr.. Mott, as
well as the presentation Of Bible, a banner, 7
and 4 flag by three cultivated and beautiful .
young ladies, representing Love, Purity and FL s
deity, ! obtained tweniy-four -names-among !
the most influential in the county. We were /
next at jefferson; and though Spring had not
as yet warmed nature there into the budding
mood, yet temperance and the Spirit Of the
Age had begun to soften the 4 shells " of some
Of those old Baptists who look to me like so
many faies badly cut in bronze; and who
would have the moral world to pause forever
and admire the comprehensive ejaculation and
buiwark Of their faith, " what is to be, will be"
Seven names were obtained. During my
speech / was interrupted by a sanctimonious
looking parsonage, whom to be seen will never
be forgotten. A sort OF dog-in-the Manager as
peet with a disposition to snarl rather than to
smile at an anecdote, and above all swinging.
gaping, slouched appearance about the left
pocket Of his coat, betrayed his profession.-
I'll venture the assertion sir, said ], that you
arc a . hard shell Baptist preacher" The uni
yersal roar that followed, with the expression
from several voices-you'ye hit him then.
proved that / was not mistaken. ! have been
in the habit Of stating in my speeches hat we
had in the Order Clergyman of all denomina-
tons except Roman Catholics and Old School
Baptsts / can say that no Ionger-two or
three Of the latter have joined in Ashe; tho
/ am informed that they will in all probability
be chnrched and turned out. Passing through
Wilkesborough and TaylorsviIle where we pro-
cured some fifteen names, we fastened at the
great gathering at Newton. Here was a day
"as IS day" 1t was here that the great
champion Of the Rumocracy-the Rev. Adj
an Miller, tho repudiated Hinkleite preacher,
met me in debate. must leave to some ADLER
pen than mine to portray the richness Of the
scene. Adams son-in-law, the Clerk of the
Court, prepared the ceremony by Offering $50
70 any set Of loafers who would attemptto tar
and feather me. Failing in this, he threatened
to shoot me if ] should llIude to the private
character Of his father-in-Iaw. lie need not
have been 50 sensitive on this point. ! rarely
ever indulge IN personalities and whenever ]
W ~ ~ nRA ~ ElAA1 y 4A AtAANAIy VIII Which,
every body is familiar. I will give you, how
ever, a few Of the particulars. At II o'clock,
about one hundred Sons of Temperance march
ed TO the stand erected in a beautiful grove,
and seated themselves around il. There were
over two thousand persons on the ground
The Rev. Mr.. Dcm0nt and Rev. Mr.. Craw-
ford, with myself, took the stand A voice was
now heardZAdam where art thou 81 Where
upon the Rev. Mr.. Miller walked up and took
ms seat with us in the stand. An ode being
sung and prayer offered stepped forward and
stated the principles which l designed to be
the basis ofmy remarks and, for the space of a
bout twenty minutes, gave my reasons in sup
port Of them. While ! was speaking an old
gentleman by the name Of Angel, a member
Of Bro. Adams Church, came in front Of the
stand and seated himselfupon the ground, ant
commenced % interrupt me and although NJ
"glory sh0ne around : this fallen Angel, ct u.
one would have doubted that he was great,
under the influence of the spirit. Several in
~terruptions were made by persons on my lef
and At the back of the stand, for it was her
that was congregated the whole Of Adam
Church. And such a congregation of red nc
ses, blear-eyes and stupid, stoled, idiotic ez
p~ressions, I never before saw and hope never /
look upon again. The principal grogseller j
town was the leader of the painted-faced pal
ty. Their Interruptions tiekled the Rev. Al
am vastly. He did not seem to understan
that they we're making a stronger lecture in Fl
vor of our cause than lcould make-that
HVice is ever Of such hidious mean.
Thatto be hated needs but to be seen.''
Having finished my remarks, the champion
this variegated and beautiful party arose and f
near two hours discoursed upon all the nass,
ges in the Bible which seemed 10 favor II
use Of wine and strong drink. And 1 mu
say here, that he managed his subject excee,
ingly well for one so ~illiteTate as his laneuss
would lead one to believe him The oniy d
pardonable fault which he made in his Bib
argument, consisted in his having proved /,
much. For example, he endeayored to she
that our Saviour came eating and drinking
was 2 wine-hibber and a ~riotous eater offiesI
and that Joseph and his brethren got merry
vine. say, he proved too much. becau,
he set to advocate moderate drinking onI
Has not a little amused, when the Rev. &c
tleman was descanting upon the liquor drin
ing p~ropensities of the Patriarchs, at seei
an old topper take another By the arm, sayi
+eome, come let us 20 and take another drii
Adams eOthim IA q tight place there, he is 4
man tor our eide-a' No interruption was hea
while he spoke When Adam had concI
dea. began to reply and then began also
ny me shoppers from the old jugs whose int,
ess ne Rev gentleman represented, and Ii
enaea me moraing exercise. Il was annou
eed that there would be another meeting
me evening Accordingly at the appoint
nme' we met IN the Church and had no soc
er commenced the exercises than /
grog-seller and a few more To moan - =,
top, surrounded he Church. and armed "
tn-pans and every species Of noise-makino
AtFument that they could get hold Il, annoy
the meeting by making night hideous viii