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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29
THE CUBAN NRW1


Since the thrilling news from Cabs. % 30
found in another colnmn, wss 10 type. Ne 6na
The following Telegsaphie despa,rh in de Rev.
isier Of this City, dated
WAsHIze1oE, Auk. 25zp II.
II is confidently asserted, in Mefcsn.;le H.
tiers from Havana that Lopez has hsra 3i5aSH<
defeated and his men dispersed, viii .ks Sf,zsss
certain probability Of the capture IL afsF4 6ns
OF Them. Not a single Spanish sold'+ 6sI
The invading party. The people of,k s5.srr
who had been proclaimed As ready Is
stand By the Government TO : u,5s.
All the stories of baSbariiies csmf5'I.| -
the executed prisoners are false. re 1S.s .z&
twenty Americans, now IN New E6{ ~4
saw the executions, confirm the s{+e&<n|4
Mr.SPear, That these reports are uftefIf T
less, and that the bodies were eo1getf1
the place Of execution in handsome heSnse& *f3
~deeently inferred, Advices fsm-ihe Ht6t<sS7
Consul state that ell he prisoners weis tried
before being exeeuted their tfidI took place. 6f
course, before 2 maary fHbnnai.
The Steamer SsFanae will leave NssioIk
thus afternoon, o. 70 borrow, Nifh Commoda<e
Parker on board, wheFoes On speslai n'ss'.n
70 Havana, 70 cnqnirsla ie all lhe einnIhstS
attending the capture ald e~xeeuii5f "a
men. The Berarinep5s are 7zs6ih9 fsn<
and rigid instructions clW~Narn sr3
Mliiiary Officers offhis gosernmeni. 10 ,zts "A
legal steps to cheek and break np armed ax.e-
otiions from tbs country, and 70 seize savsez
SCI ano arrest all persons enearsd thefsihZh
neIng Its determination 10 salorcs our frezv az
and the laws Of The land. n
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NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST COW

HE next aannal sea n Of this Bo8x. Mn
Be with the Wilmington aptisf Church T5s
introductory sermon Hilftbe dsIireS% -
Thursday, 18th Of October, 1874 -
10 O'Clock, A. n
The President and Directors Of
mingten and Raleigh Rail Road COMPANY.
have resolved to give return 9fckets, Is those
who may come on their Road, to attend us
Convention. We hope that other Composites
having control Of Public conreya1css I'll s.
equally generous.
II the Cape Fear Rirer be IN such Z ssto &
viii admit Steamers 10 pass, (Which Z nS5bss
biel a Steamer viii leave Fay~efteYfIe =
clock, A. NJ. on Wednesday morning. 15ssA
October, and arrive in the evening ii VII
mington Price So each, for Adults. Nd.iez
VIII Be given one week pfesisas o. ne f7.Is
concerning the State ofthe River.
Delegates 70 fhe Cqnxeniam8@tifins =
Wilmington, viii please 60 immediately . ne
Carolina HoteL, EheEe they viii meet & CON-
n1ittee who viii ASSIGN to them fhd;r places 81
entertainment dung their soi1arn.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

TIE Coal FIELDS OF THE u. S-Du-
ring a brief %scjoHrn of that eminent eeolopist.
Hugh Miller, in England, he critically exam
inea the caFboniferous districts, especially the
coal fields Of Central England, to which she
has for so many years, owed her hourishinc
trade. sits area,2 be remarksLis only thir-
y miles long and eight broad; vet now many
steam engines has it set IN motion? How
many railway trains has it propelled, and how
many millions of tons Of iron has It raised 10
the surface, smelted and hammered? II has
made Birmingham a great eity-the first iron
depot of Europe. g And if one small field has
done SO much" he says. "what may we ex-
pect from those vast basins laid down by Lyeu
in the Geological Map of the United States
Whom glancing over the three huge coal-feIds
Of the United States, each surrounded with It's
ring Of old red sandstone, IealIed to mind the
prophecy Of Berkely, and thought | could at
length see what he could not, the scheme of its
tuihilment- He saw Persia ~resigning the scep-
tre to Macedonia, Greece to Rome, and Rome
to Western Europe, which abuts IN the At
lantic. When America was covered with for
ests, he anticipated an age when that country
would occupy as prominent a place among the
nations as had been occupied by Assyria. and
Rome It's enormous coal-felds, some of them
equal in extent to all England, seem destined
to form no mean element in its greatness. u
a patch containing but a few square smiles has
done 50 much for Central England, what may
not fields. containing many hundred square
leagues, do for the United Stateslg
And what may We expect the vast fields o
Coal in Chatham, Moore and Randolph to d.
for North Carolina? When facilities arr
opened for the transmission Of this valuabl,
mineral, and mining is thoroughly entered in
to, may we not reasonably calculate upon /
new era IN our industrial pursuits, in enterprise
and public improvement? Nature has LEFT NJ
excuse for our not being one Of the most veal
thy and important States in the Union.
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THE FIRE BEIL

This work is taking with our people better
than any thing issued from the North Carolina
Press on the subject of Temperance. Almost
at every place where it has been sent, has re-
suited in new orders for large supplies. AT
one place, a Division ordered 4 copies, and on
Friday last we received an order for 100 copies.
Another Brother writes us that he thinks be
viii be able to sell 500 copies. Read the fol-
lowing letter of recommendation from a Law
yer in Fayetteville, a gentleman well calculated
to Judge ofthe merits Of the work
4THE FIRE BEL1,-BY REv. Wm.A A. Shaw.
| have just risen from a perusal Of the 9 Fire
Bell" by DR.. Shaw, and cannot resist tender
ing him my thanks, through your Journal.
sincerely hope every Son and Daughter of
Temperance may read It. Iconsider II enc Of
the best Temperance Essays / have ever read.
Technical terms are avoided, yet the distinct
meanings which these terms usually conveys,
Is forcibly presented in this book. To nv
mind, this is conclusive Of the writer's familiar
ity with the subject That he has bestowed
much care and labor upon this production, is
apparent, and there is an air of finish and au-
thority about the Book, that will fix it as 4
manual of onr principles, and / feel assured
there are too many statistics Of a pathological.
scriptural and practical character, land those.
too, a striking kind1 to admit Of their remain
ing long hidden from the true Sons. The
Fire BelF will and must be read and ruaa.
else the true cause come to a hating place.
With This Book, any Brother. at any time.
can make a learned, practical Temperance
speech; in future it shall be my text book
Listen, Brother German, when we next meet.
for the startling tones of the & Fire Bell
| sincerely hope every brother and every
Division viii not only see that every Son IS
supplied. but that a copy S giyen to every mod
crate dEinker and drunkard in the State, IN the
hope that the q Fire Belrs may alarm their con-
sciences, and lead them to unite with US in adj
vancing the cause Of all mankind.
Yours, truly,
Fayetteville, Aug. IS, 1861. A SON.
We acknowledge the favor ola. M. German
Esq, In furnishing us with a cnpy Of an address
on the subject Of Temperance, delivered al Hail
fax C. H, Va, by the Rev. VIM. Al. Shaw.
M. ID. We have not had leisure snticieat "a
read the entire document, but we have read
enough 10 warrant US in saying that It Is 4
rare production Of its kind, and should be read
by every man, whether a temperance man or
not.
By applying to A. NJ. German at Raleigh.
this pamphlet can be Obtained al 20 cts. The
single copy, $fI for so, and $40 for 100 cop
ies.-W daes6oro' Argus.
The FIRE BELL-We have received a
cory efsThe Fire Bell We believe this work
IS entitled to the attention Of the Order, as well
as the public. The pamphlet contains As pa
ges. handsomely printed by Mr.. A. M. GoRMAR,
Of Raleigh-WlmiHgtOn Commercial.
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RALEIGH AND CASTOR ROAD.


We deeply regret to see that there IS a strong
probability that this Read will fail to be recon
structed, owing to a baekwardnesa on the part
Of those interested in subscribing for the stock
required for the work. Surely, those. who have
never yet thought of the immense loss of time,
money and property, such failure would inevi-
tably occasion, will begin to realize the fratk,
now that its probability, yea, certainty, is at
their very door and about being realized. But
about ttoo s0eeks remain in which to secure che
Roadi The 18th Of September viii soon be
here-there are some sixty thousand dollars I'M
subscr;bed-and this amount must be raised b.
that fine, or else the scheme win be abandoned
as hopeless, and the Road win go down. This is
the last appeal. and those who have the means
and wish the Road kept up, via find it too late
to save it when the Governor shall do-what he
is positively required to do-@cause all opera
tiona on the Road to cease, and discharge all per
sons employed" and to advertise the Road for
sale.
EmphaticaIly, noDO or Srvra is the state Of the
case.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

"a We have only room to say, that New
Light Division was organized on Saturday last
by Bro. James Il. Foote, of Wake Forest Di-
vision. and Others, and the following officers
elected ~. B. Bryant, w. p, J. B. Owen, w.
A. W. Mangun. KS, w. H ChappeIl, c.
7. Lawrence, Is, J.M. Sherron, O. s., &c.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

The Providence Post says that Martin Van
Buren, IS as buoyant and elastic now as he was
twenty years ago and adds that q one reason
perhaps is, that he has not drank Intoxicating
liquors i the last thirty years and is rsmarka-
bly, regular IN every thing, save his politics"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

JouRSAr OF TEMPERANCE AND EDucx1ox-We
have received a specimen number. Of this paper.
proposed to be published at Elizabeth CITY. by
8 p POOH Esq, q &l:5o, in advance. It Is well
nlled with instructive and entertaining matter.
and # sufficient Encouragement be Afforded to
justify its permanent publication, it win doubt.
less prove . valuable auxiliary ii the important
departments i purposes to labor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29
Yours, IN L ?. q T.
NORTH cARoLNAs OF Z

I've have often thought upon suggesting
some such plan to our Order, in North Carolina.
as that recommended By our Correspondent
who is a member Of one Of our Western Divis.
ions. We believe, if The members out of Ra-
leigh were to raise $4,000 and the @. y. take
$4,000 worth Of stock N the Hall, that SEQ
could be raised By the Order IN this City, and
thus means be raised to erect a grand Edi6ee.
oR.the most eligible site our city affords. or
let Divisions that are able take Stock in the
building, thus making it "a joint stock concern.
and We believe It would pay a fne dividend on
$l6.ooo-certainly not less than s per cent
We viii not say more. however, until we see
with what degree Of favor the proposition is re-
seived, than that every Son of Temperance in
sorth Carolina has IN Interest in such an enter-
prise Just as our people in common have in our
Capitol, the pride and boast Of the State. such
an EdIhee would stand a perpetual memorial Of
the glory and triumph of our principles; while
It would give us a suitable commodious MAGE
to hold the sessions of our Grand Divisions
We believe $4,000 or $4,000 can readily BE- ..
cured among the Brethren IN Raleigh for s.,eb :
Workl-Ep
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

Throughout the whole Union, there are
strohg indications of a determination in the
public mind 70 restrain the sale Of i~ntoxica-
ting liquors. Missouri, Alabama, Georgia,
Ohio, Wisconsin. Iowa, Maine-aI these have
Eately seemed 70 Be aroused 10 the necessity Of
taking some efficient action for the suppression
Of this enormous evil. Such are the legitimate
fruits Of the voluntary associations formed
from time to time for the suppression Of in
temperance. These societies have made an i'm
preston upon the public opinion, which we
trust is to be permanently productive Of the
greatest good. They have caused men to
pause and deliberate upon the enormity of the
evil, and have shewn by practical illustrations,
how much good even Yolnntars associations
may accomplish, without the aid of legal sane
tons. Men are beginning to conclude that
lay makers should feel it to be their duty to
RESTRAIN the sale of q liquid poison, by which
health and life are destroyed, crime is fostered.
wealth squandered. and the peace Of families
broken up. No eonsiderate man viii deny that
intemperance is the prolific source of a thou
sand crimes and has ruined more fortunes.
destroyed the peace Of more families, brought
degradation and shame upon more victims, and
caused more wretehedness, perjury and sorrow,
than all other causes combined. Thus far, the
has appeared completely impotent in the
suppression Of thesevil Whether this has pro-
caeded from some defect IN the mode Of reach
ing theToot Of the business, on whether men
are 50 welded TO this vice, that all human laws
will prove Intellectual to suppress It, remains to
be seen. We are grutifed TO perceive, howev-
fer, that steps arc being made fertaking the sub
jeet IN hand with earnesthess.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

In our poetieal corner viii be found a grace
fnl piece Of verse called the marriage Of the sur
and Neon which was writienhy Mr.. Hienwood
manyyears ago, and extensively circulated thro
the country.
When the Editor of this Paper was Carrier
for the Raleigh Register, assoc he applied i,
Mr.. Fleetwood to write the usual "Christma.
Address" He complied, and we have the orr
ginal copy now, written in his fine, elegant
style Of Penmanship, equal to the best copper
plate engraving we have ever seen. Deeminp
the lines of the highest order Of Poetic genius
We give them below. in memory of our old
friend, who has many years ago, @gOne the way
of all flesh"
Unused to rhyme, and siil less apt to reason.
with mere good wishes at this festive season.
When gamers TEEN with Antumnis treasured
and pienteous vIands smoke upon the board
whhe peace and sweet content Ger all the land
dispense their blessings with unsparing hand
Inc husa6test agent Of TIE press would now,
sanctioned By custom, make his annual bow.
Sheds its broad light DER history's ample page:
From times remote illustrious deeds brings down.
In all their truth, t instruct and mend our own /:
La1ts the thick veil from tyranny's design,
And bids the sun of Freedom rise and shine.
The Press and ulaaFare doomed one fate to share,
both are free, or both tase vassals are
Press u~ntrammelled kindles freedoms fires:
Restrain the Press-and liberty expires.
Time was. when Kings. by right divine, main
Sway ~undisputed Ger the nations chained;
Inc monareh's viii was law ; his potent breath
imprisoned, seourged, or hurledto instant death;
The fate Of millions hing upon his nod,
~vensg great vieegerentseareely less than Cod
That time is past May neer return again
Terror and folly's more than slayish reign
That time Is past. The great discoverys made
Thai man Is man, and knows no higher grade
and truth proelalEna II thunder, from the Press,
The best of Kings are iaen-the worst are les.
The Press what recent wonders has it done:
What victories for the cause of freemen wont
The GaIllck despot, who its powers defed,
wrapped ID the vain coneeif Of regal pride.
hoams now, an exile, from his native shore.
Ger lands where. exIled, long heroamed before :
And hnds, at every stage, some free GAZETTE
Devoid OF fear, to lash q tyrant yet
Patronst Our Press. = which, in the parent land
FOR human rights dared raise a helping hand;
And, foe to powers eneroachmehts. its great end
To ~enfranchise man, and prove the peopls,s
friend
True to the cause in which it labored there.
Seeks the same interests to establish here:
And while from thraldom It would man release
Proposes /" plans Of fair, delightful peace"
1.-THE close Of the address is as usual. an an
peal for the Carriers fee, DE, which we omit
: Allusion is here made to JosEpH Gt1w s.
who left England on account CT prosecutions
he suffered consequent upon his advocacy of the
freedoms Of she Press, ID his paper called The
HInEH published at Sheffield BY himself and
Montgomery, the Poea
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

From the GoldsboreAResubien and passibt.
NEUsE RIVER N~AvIeAT10s CoNpaST%
We learn that tiis Company has been arrani-
zed BY the election Of Dr.. JIG Jns,sce, NJ: ".
Jarvis. VIM. H.. Bryan. and VIM H WASH
ingtOn. Of Newbern. Gro. W Collier q Wa4ns
and VIM. S. Baliinger, Of Johnston, Direcfois
for one year. DR.. j. G. Justice has been chos-
en- President and r. Il. Taylor Secretary. and
Treasurer, with salaries Of $500 and $500 res
pecliyely. We are glad % learn that Governor
Reid agrees 10 the construction that the North
Carolina Rail Road Company has already cum
mepced operations. and that the subscription By
The State 70 The Neuse River NaviEalion Com-
Epany will be made as-saon as The proper eerii-
ieaies have been made 10 him, that lie Narf-
CATION Company has been organized. and Opera
lions commenced On the Central Road. The
Company propose to have the River surveyed
This Fall, and expect % engage The services q
Mr.. Thompson, eDgeneer on The Cape Fear and
Deep River Improvement, fr hist purpose.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

GA Brooklyn paper tells q story II 3
Mr.. Robson. Of Flatbush, L. /, who has
two dogs. the one a small spaniel and the
other a large halfbreed d~eerhoand. The
small dog was playing with RS ehfId near !
~eistern, when the child fell, head foremosf.
into the water the agonized mother. Who
Witnessed the occurrence, saw the spaniel
run to the kennel Of the hound, who Instant
ly ran to the spot, and. before the moshst
could reach the child. the noble animal hsd
placed it in safety. Instinct might have H.
duced the small dog to attempta rescue: hut
evidently knowing his inability to 40 %.
what prevented him from trying. and caused
him. quick as thought. tOfelch the stronger I
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

EDaEcoMBx CouNxr--Ihc TaFboroueh
Press publishes a report Of the Agriclltu1al
Society Of Edgeeombe. estimating de value
Of the sales Of the cotton and other crops of
1850, at $500, GOO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

H7THE Co~MmERclAL BANK OF WnMne,
TON has declared S~emfannual Dividend Of s,
and three quarters per cent. on It's capital Sroek
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N c. BAPTIST STATE eoNVENTIoN

The next Annnal Meeting of4ahe North CaF.
olina Baptist State c~snrenfsasi5 S &s1SS1s
the First BapGs Church IN Wilmington. II.
commencing on Thursday before tie third Sab
bath IN October 1851 The mrodaeforv Ser
mon to be preached By Elder p ". zDoNd. FL
der c. K Hendnckson his alternate. Elder
Thomas w. Tobey, Of Raleigh, to preash the
Missionary Sermon on Sabbath, Elder J. az C.
Breaker. of Newbern his aifernatn-
The North Carolina Baptist Bible Soeietr
and the Publication and Sunday School Society
will hold their Anniversaries d Wilmington Il
the same time; Elder Z. w. Tobey to deliver
the Annual Address before the former, Elder
L G Hinton his alternate, and Elder J. NC
Breaker, Of NewbeIns the Annual Address be-
fore the latter Elder Aaron Jones. Of Ede8ton.
his alternaf N PALMER, SER.
Milton, Aletst Is, 1851.
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cLArzs or nm oaDEn, By P. s Wr1Ys-We
have now in press a second edition &c this IN
t~eresting pamphlet and shall strike off q Few
bundled over the number now ordered (70o1
Divisions yet ~unsupplied. can have them at "a
per hundred at our Office. Orders promptly at
tended TO. JAMESM EDNEY.
AUG. Is. Asherilla Tc4
Wlll the Spirit Of she Age please give r. n.
bove one insertion.
Of course. we win but we hope to be re.
meinbered with a copy. We published the first
notice, several months ago, and have never seen
the pamphlet yet
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Mr.. EpIToR: Do we not need a Public Hall Of
Temperance for the whole Order Of the Sons IN
Moth Carolinal A metropolitan centre Of rem
devious, whore the emblenns Of the Order-the
Bible, the Crystal Fountain, and our bloodless
and beautiful Banner Of Temperance, should all
hyes, continually proclaim, engraved IN marble,
or hung out On our outward walls, the three
great symbolic principles Of our Order, Love
Purity and Fidelityg Look at our Capitol, the
ornament Of our State, as well as your City,
built by Northern. Southern, Eastern and Wes-
tern North Gnrolinians ! Now 10000 Sons Of
Temperance at half a dollar each. could build
us a splendid Hall worth Sc, 900, and your Ra-
leigh Divisions would insure it for their use Of
the building, so as 10 make it the public pledge
and guaranty of our future perrnanence, pro-
gress and benefits to our fellow citizens. Look
at s600,000 liquor money, annually, worse than
thrown into the fire, because it keeps up the
hery traffic and useless, and noxious use Of IL
quors among u.s. by North Caroliniansf Shall
We resolve on it and begin, and hold ur Grand
Division in i, by October, 1851 Bobu,4sso-
Ints men can do any thing practicable at once,
while drinking respondents are gears, in begin
ming to undertake any thingt There is always
q lion, q bear or a biting serpent in their way.
/ should like to have your thoughts on this sub
Jet. Our brethren IN other States have their
Halls independent monuments Of the Order.
and they speak, when our ether advocates are
silent.
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g TIE M77ETsIPPI RIVFRr

This = tie a,le ST a piece Of Music, presented
to usby the en'nss. The words are by J. F.
simmons Ed 81 Weldon, and the Music. we
are told By az 4tseHplished Amateur, is really
excellent For q D. Turner, price 80
cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

- SeFeral coummications crowded out
that sian apfessin our next
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A NATURAL BRIDeE N ALABAMA-pnfss-
scr Tuomey. in bis recent geological ~sxulora-
ton Of this State, found ! Natural Brides il
Walker county, about a mile fiona Tie main
road. which rivals the celebrated one n Eifuin-
ia Il spans about one hundred and twenty
feet, while its height is about seventy. Il
formed Of massive sand Stone, and is Fery sr.a
meirical. The surrounding scenery Is 1sss
grand, with lofty beech and hemI1cts<
growing on the hrissge which nsarlz t.ais III
from the rays ofihe sun, and add to lie wild
sublimity o. the spot. 4 Lengthy and ssientrfe
description Of this bridge, and other scenes OF
mountainous grandeur, IN North AIabalnz. nav
be expected 10 Professor Tuomey's hext report.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-29

C~oMaEErABLE LIBERzLITY.@The Grand
Secretary Of The Grand Lodge OF Fseemasona
yesterday received a cheek for two hundred doE
lars. presented b. an English mason, who cor
ceals his name. Is a CONTINUATION 10 the chsfta-
bic funds Of the order IN This Stale. We undeyz
stand that similar donations haze been made. ~
the same person. 10 several other grand lodges
10 the United States. An act ofsueh nbsfaitr
unaccompained BY osleniall6n. fnoln aasus7.
stranger. for The aid Of his saiIa1ing brethren ID
a distant land, is wei worthy Of public nslcs.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-05-27

slavery In 1913. although be thought
more. aud spoke less. perhaps than for
mcrly, We, even ihen, he bad no disguise
for his opposition TO Slavery, and It's
extension over territory then free
Viii the warmest professions Tor
Northern Wing principles on his !:rs'
Willard Fillmore was elevated TO the
Presidency. Without a profession OF
these principles, 50 as to secur the
confidence Of the Wings ofNew York,
he never could have got there. The
Wings Of the Empire State are every
inch frcemen. They bear no love for
the institution of Slavery, nor for those
who foster or defend it. Hence, be
who enjoys their confidence must be
like them, defenders of human rights
the rights of conscience and the right,
of speech"