Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-07-25
PROF. S. N.

Our citizens were richly entertained on We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings of last week,
with Addresses from this gentleman, on the SUBJ
iect of Temperance. We can with truth saw of
him, all were delighted with his convincing ar
guments and demonstrations, Astounding in anec-
dotes, whitening sarcasm, playful yet pungent
satire-in a word with his versatility of talent,
so well calculated to elicit and secure the atten-
ton Of the whole auditory. He has been for
several years State Lecturer of Georgia, and of
whom the Augusta Constitutionalist says: "He
is II natural orator. great mimic-full of an
ecdote-a shrewd man and an obsefvant one.
sings a good song, has seen the world, is q gen
tleman and a scholar, and can entertain any
crowd" The Charleston Courier speaks of him
as "a rare orator, sparkling all over with nov
elites. The truth is, this gentleman is a perfect
study-a study for eloquence-a study for art
and humor-a study for arguments aud blows,
to advance his theme"
On Wednesday EVENING" he lecturedin the CITY
Hall and gave some capital sentimental and hu
morous Temperance songs. He is full of wit ant
has a good many queer ways of letting it out
so that at any time when he thinks his audienc.
have been serious long enough, he has a way 0
his own for making them laugh in spite ofthem
selves--of putting them in a good humor witt
himself, if not "the rest of mankind" Besides
] he is a No. l singer; and no one can hear hin
3 once without wishingto hear him again. Hence
I on Thursday evening, a large audience turne
ont TO hear him in the Methodist Church,: O
which occasion, the rottenness and corruption {
d the Liquor License system was discussed-an
we must say that it was the most thorough an
! convincing exposition of its enormities, we hay
ever heard from any man.. Would that we coul
4 give bnt a faint idea of the burning indignatic
= which his eloquence aroused, as he told of IL
y thousands sacrificed annually in this Christis
L land by this miserably mistaken revenue poll,
y of the States. And the respectable juiceriet
:" as he facetiously termed the gilded saloons, whe
Colonies, and Hopcrables, and Squires, al
Z Gentlemen meet to imbibe their potations-o
= how truthfully did he demonstrate that they,
all others, were the pulling machines" tn
n were dragging our good and great men down
- ruin, and fostering and perpetuating the evil
drunkenness upon the country. He most for
bly, illustrated the position that the respectful
bar rooms were more to be deprecated than t
low sinks of iniquity where the vile and dissil
ted eongregate, by presenting to the mind
he pieces of statuary of the Father of his Count
en- One of them is perfect in its grandeur, the pr
ht! and master piece of the skilful sculptor; the o
er is already mutilated and robbed of its origi
for beauties. The ruthless invader, with hamn
ak, drawn, approaches these two monuments of
the great and good Washington, and threatens to
YER stroy. Now, for which of the two would
lad Patriot plead, and fneed be, spend his blood
q a. preserve unharmed-the one already iniur
put or the one perfect, noble, grand and imposin,
m; fit representative of him whose name is e
; dear to American heartsi OH he would sa
III fee his life for the latter, while for the forr
was he would say-"Glutthy vengeance if nothing
viii satisfy thee, on this mutilated statue,
sral spare US this perfect model of our Patriot sa