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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-07-18
CELEBRATIoNs.

From the number of Celebrations being held
by the Divisions in the different portions of the
State, we should suppose the friends of our
Order are fully awake to the interest of the
cause and the importance of the Temperance
reformation. Besides those noticed IN srtenso,
by our correspondents to day, we observe by
our exchanges, that q grand celebration was
held in Milton, on the 4th, at which Rev. Mr..
Grasty delivered an able and souLstirring ad-
dress. In the evening the Sons, together
with a large number of Ladies, partook of a
splendid Dinner prepared for the occasion, the
delicious cakes, custards, &c, of which were
furnished by some of the Ladies in Milton
and its vicinity. The number of persons thai
partook ofthis Temperance Festival is estima-
ted at FIVE hundred.
The night passed of by Torch-light pro
e~ession and parade, and an Address from the
Rev. Mr.. Stan6eld, which is highly spoken of
In Edenton, on the 3rd, a beautiful Banner
was presented to the Sons of Temperance By
Miss Elizabeth Jones on the part of the do
nors, the Ladies of Edenton, and received b,
Mr.. Proctor on the part of the Sons.
At Leasburg, also on the 4th, a celebrated
was held,wtieh tho net so numerously attends
as was expected, was a very pleasant and in
t~eresting affair.
At Tarboro,' on the 4th, more than 100 Son
were in procession, and a handsome array o
Cadets. The ladies' presented the Divisiol
with a Bible and the little Misses the Cadet
also a copy of the blessed volume.
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GEnRmA

We learn from the Banner, that the annual
session Of the State Temperance Convention
of Georgia was held in Griffin on the 25th ult-
The number Of Delegates in attendance, was
respectable, though not SO large as at some
former meetings. The state Of the cause in
many portions of the State, was reported to be
prosperous and in some other portions the
friends appeared to be lukewarm and the cause
at q stand. Upon the whole, the cause was
IN a better condition than anticipated, and the
friends of the Reform were encouraged to re-
newed zeal and to the belief that victory would
crown their efforts.
On the second day of the session, the Annu-
al Address was delivered by the Hon. JAMES
E. BELsER, of Alabama The Address was
chaste, argumentative and appropriate, and one
Of the most forcible appeals (says the Banner)
to the good sense ofthe large audience in atten-
dance, we ever heard. Mr.. B. is a gentleman
of prepossessing and commanding appearance
and was listened to by a delighted and intelli-
gent audience of about two thousand ladies
and gentlemen. The convention has the prom
Use of a copy of the address, and FIVE thousand
copies were ordered to be printed for distribu-
\ fiou
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SIGNIFICANT FACT.

The N. Y. Organ calls the attention of those
who imagine there is a n ~incongruity and antag-
onism between the Order of Sons and religion,
to this striking fact, which il has from un-
doubted authority. At the late meeting of the
National Division at Toronto, some one was
curious to learn the religious connections of
the members, and took down the name of each,
his age, profession or business, religious pref
~erences, &c, when it was found that eleven
were e~lergymen, and all but four were men,
bers of some Christian denomination. Such is
the relation of the members of the National Di-
vision, the supreme power of the Order, to the
great cause of Religion and the Church. Does
this lock as if the Sons of Temperance regar-
ded religion with an alienated spirit? Does il
look as If the Sons desired to supplant or OPP
pose the Church ? No, the fact we mention
shows the natural and intimate connection be-
tween temperance and religion, and how GER
tainly and uniformly the former serves as the
handmade and auxiliary of the latter.
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LITERARY NOTICES.

The July number of the Southern LITERARY
MEssEsGER, is on our table, freighted, as usual,
with rich and substantial food. To use the we'll
deserved encomiums of the Southern Era, it may
truly be said, in this number we have poetry
and romance, history and the drama, deep phil
osphy and light gossip-al tastes can be suited
Would you, gentle reader, read an able defence
of the morality of Southern Institutions read
the article on the moral relations of slavery
Would You see q beautiful drama, and one writ
ten by a Southern man tool read Norman Maui
rice, by W. Gilmore Sims. Would you dip into
historyi read the sketch of the provinces of
Ghiches and Tarija in Peru Would you know
what is going on in the political, literary, or
scientific world at PARISH read the Paris CORES
pOndent. Do you wish for romance read the
adventures of q life. Do you desire to see a
philosophical view Of the Pantheistic philosophy
Of Spinoza, and a refutation Of It'll read the ar
ticIe on Goethe Wilhelm Meister. This periodi-
cal is unsurpassed by any in the Union, and is a
triumphant refutation of the old faliacy, that the
South can produee nothing but tobacco and cot
ton. John R. Thompson, Editor and Proprietor,
Richmond. Va, IS per annum.
GnAHAM's MAGAZINE, for August, has already
come to hand, eqnal IN embellishments and in.
~teresting matter, to its ilIustriOus predecessors
The Fatal Letter" a fine stipplefull length en-
craving, a beautiful picture of the Tomb Of
Washington, and a representation of Irish
Courtship-are the handsome Engrayings Of the
number while the Stories of Nora, the Ocear
Born, Lady Ida, the first Cornet, DC, DC, are &
part of the many entertaining articles it con
tains.
GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-The August number
Is before u.s. 1t may well be said of this ster
ling periodical-"the last number is always th'
best" The Engravings for August are iEdeeG
splendid, and the reading delightful. A Lad
asked us the other day which of the two-Gra
ham or Godey-we would recommend her T.
take. We told her we were entirely unable t
discriminate, end should therefore recommen,
r that she should subscribe for 6oth-and she did
They are published in Philadelphia
The New York Organ has entered upon it
= eleventh volume in a new dress. 1t stands de
servedly at the head of the list of family new
a papers in America, and fully merits the exter
4 sive patronage it receives.
The Southern Era, a capital Literary and Ten
perance hebdomadal, printed at Richmond, Va
: has entered upon a new volume in a bran-ne,
: dress, and deserves encouragement at the hand
: of the public
A new paper has just been issued at COncor,
N. G., called the Mercury" We have. N,
seen e number of it but it is well spoken of b
our contemporaries.
The Goldsborough Republican and Patriot
now published tri-weekly, and will continue
be SO during the Canvass, and afterwards, if
receive sufficient encouragement. Our friend
Robinson & Guliek, will we trust receive
warm support and liberal encouragement
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EIGHT FAMILIES IN ONE TowE@The fol-
lowing startling statements relates to eight DIFF
ferent families in a single town. The parents
were moderate drinkers! Can heads Of fami-
lies read those facts without concern?
The first had one child, a daughter. A great
sum was expended on her education. She
died from the effects of strong drink.
The second had an only son. He was edu-
Gated with great care and at great expense, but
was killed BY wine.
The third had fouT sons and one daughter.
The daughter is a d~runkard, and one son has
gone to a drunkardis grave
The fourth had three sons One died Of IN
temperance, one was killed in a duel, and the
other is a drunkard.
The fifth had one son who killed himself by
drinking, and two step sons are drunkards on
wine.
The sixth had five sons. Two are dead
through incompetence, and another is a drunk
ard.
The seventh had five sons. Four are drunk
ards, and one through the influence Of liquor
is an idiot
The eighth had five sons and three nephews.
Four of the sons have been killed by Alcohol,
and the fifth is q drunkard; and the three
nephews are in the drunkard's grave.
N. Y. CGSke.
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~prL1eHrruI c-EIEBRArfox.


We had the pleasure. on Saturday last in
company with a considerable number of ladies
and gentlemen of this City, of attending one of
the most delightful Temperance celebrations we
have ever Engaged in, held by the members of
Freedom Division, No 200, in the beautiful
grove near the residences Of Bro AsDERsoS PAes
10 miles northwest of Raleigh, When the hour
for public exercises had arrived, the Division,
joined by a numbered visiting brethren, formed
q procession and marched from the Division
room to the Grove, where a highly respectable
audience had assembled, a large proportion be-
ing the Ladies, God bless em,1 who are ever
ready, by preeept andexample, to advance the
great Temperance cause. 20 -
The exercises were commenced by singing
the Opening Ode of the Order, and prayer by
Rev. Bro. VIM. Jordan, when Rev. Peter Doub
was. introduced to ths assembly as the first
speaker Of the occasion. The effort of the Rev
erend gentleman was a series of the most over
w~helmingly convincing arguments we have ev-
er heard. His premises were chiefly based upon
Bible authority illustrated and sustained by
chemical and pathological facts and data. Al
tnOuSu looorinS uaRucf Bfeah0ooAhtgb oScdShoueu
by protractcd illness, yet for an hour and a hall
he thoroughly engaged the attention of his au.
dieucs.by the cogeney Of his reasoning and the
strikingly original manner of treating his sub
iect
Dinner being announced. the company re
paired to an adjacent grove, where a long table
groaned under q profusion of all the Substantial
and delicacies belonging to the culinary depart
ment. The "merits of this subject" were full
discussed and amply enlarged upon, while tn
merry music of knives and forks attested TIL
deep interest all felt in this portion Of the exer
/ cises.. We have attended many rural festiv
scenes Int condor comnejs ma 70 saw that th
Z ps.tsaY "a E.e6dom nr;.ion "a nartio,l.rl
orethfeu iee "0 "uu 20
the Ladies, who were engaged in its preparation
, and who, of course, were the chief actors in thi
i .oan. deserve the nraise of exceeding anvtbin
: ::
! OF me kina we mao ever oefors PAruelpa'eu II
. ny s AZ. Ip
n tifully furnished table,
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CHURCH OPPOSITION.

There is no species Of opposition to the Sons Of
Temperance more generally complained Of than
chat met with rotnmember Of the Church, and
none is more highly deprecated As being sue
eessful in throwing barriers IN its way, than this
sort of opposition. As reasonable and fair men,
we are forced to the admission that this oPpO-
sition may proceed from pure motives-from a
misrepresentation of our laws, our principles and
designs. To remove these misappreheDsiOns rs
speedily and effectually as possible, should be
the constant aim Of every true Son of Temper
ance. How, then, is this to be accomplished
We answer, by no means so thoroughly as spread
ing before them the many defences of our Order
which have been printed, disabusing their minds,
removing their preiudiees and enlightening their
judgments concerning us.
And as one Of the works best calculated to ef-
feet this, we confidently recommend the ~cireula-
ton of Bro. George B. Wetmore's appeal to
Protestant Christians" It is a work written by
one of our own citizens one who is aware Of
the peculiar character of the opposition raised
by the Church here at home, IN North Carolina
IA work that answers the objections against US
and meets them in a kind christian spirit calcu
lated TO win the respect and confidence Of those
whom it is intended to benefit. He thorough
ly discusses the three following objections So
commonly urged, and triumphantly establishes
his propositions disproving their ilgroundeI
foundation, viz: LIST. That the world has no righi
TO form such associations. I'd. That they VII
of necessity fail. Sd. That the Christian can
not, in any case, consistently aid or unite viii
them.
The circulation Of this Tract would greatly aiG
in removing the objections contained in thes'
propositions, and we should be glad if larg,
numbers could be circulated throughout the en-
tire length and breadth of the State. The au
thor has left several hundred copies with us fo
sale, which we would be glad to send off at tn
following low rates: 10 cents per single copy
8 copies for 25 cents; IS cents per dozen, and q
per hundred, with the postage prepaid on al
of them. Send in your orders, and we have n
doubt great good viii follow the outlay.
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mIocY AND INTEMpERANcE.

I. DIR. Howe, of Boston, superintendent of the
Blind, has also been appointed by the Legisla-
ture of Massachusetts to devise a system of
education for Idiots. DR.. H. estimates that
there are over 1900 in the State. g 1t may be
assumed as certain" he says, that, in all ca
ses where children are born idiotie, the fault
lies with the parent" While we should be
slow to make such a sweeping assertion, it Is
probably true as a general principle. From
the best data that can be obtained, Dr.. Howe
concluded that threefourths Of all IDIOTS are
born of Incorporate parents Many under his
care, children of such parents, have the air, gait
and appearance of drunken men. Their physi-
cal vigor seems all destroyed and their maseu-
lar development is impaired, like intoxicated
men.
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E The Grand Scribe has now on hand q
large supply of Constitutions for National Grand
and Subordinate Divisions, price 81 per hun
dred, and postage prepaid. Also, Funeral Cere
monies, price % per hundred and postage pre-
paid. By the new postage law, all printed mat
ter sent through the mail, mot periodicals mus
be prepaid before being forwarded hence the
addition cfthe postage to the price of the works
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almost in their united action, must be chris
tan philanthropy. II mast 90 visit the
prisons" said the benevolent Howard!
eonaot desert my poor prisoners in Newgate,
sad the almost angelic Caroline Fry i! Read
er; an your sphere, whatever thy hand ind.
eth to do in the only practicable way, O.
60 and do likewise.
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w-Cumberland Division, No 1S6, has chang
ed its location from B~arclaysviIle to AverasbOrO',
since which time several aecessions have been
made to this little Spartan Band. They celebra-
ted the 4th of July in a public and spirited man.
ner; several Addresses were delivered, and at
night a number Of applications for membership
were made. The Division is now doing well.
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Yours in L. P. g. F.
BACKWOODSMAN.

LOVE, JEALOUSY, REVENGE AMI MAR
RAGE, The particu lars of a case of love
unreeiprocated, followed BY dire vengeance,
came to our knowledge on Saturday ,ofwhich
the following is something like a fair. round,
unvarnished statement. We introduce 6c-
titious names: +;
Mr.Jones, LotharioIike, was in the habit
Of paying bis addresses to two young ladies'
at the one time, calling on them on alternate
evenings. Miss Spriggins and Miss Smith
were the two pIetty-muSLiners, (neat title,
and novel, amt it?) the latter Of whom had
decidedly the affections Of Mr.. Jones in her
keeping, while Miss Spriggins, from the at,
%tention bestowed. fancied she was the lone
star which guided Mr.. Jones' destiny. In
short. neither knew of the other, each be
lieved herself beloved and looked upon her
self in the light of the future Mrs, j.. ant
was supremely happy in her blissful igno
rance. But a cloud burst over the tranquil
pair, and '~jealously took possession of Mis-
Smith. She discovered that slie-had a rival
that rival was pretty, and Spriggips. Oh
torture Of heart; oh racking o nerves +; oh
sleepless night: and oh anxious day. Sb
would die by arsenic, BEDFORD, her father
razor. the Mississippi, charcoal, anything o
every thing. to rid her of a life become hateful
t by the per6dy of Jones. But then th
happy scenes of by cones fitted before her
when John and she would ramble on sum
evenings and speak of their love, true as
D then was, and their fond future this cam
up before her vision, in tits beautiful, harmc
!, nizing spirit of peace. and as the r~elentin
I tear coursed slowly down. her cheek, sh
: determined to give him a dose ofjalap.
1t was Tuesday night ! he came to tes
) Her mother in the dreadful secret, nike
e the potent cathartic in " the beverage whic
: cheers but not intoxicates." Julia Smith
as he writhed in agony, Kissed the abhorre
name Of Matilda Spriggins in his tinglin
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ears. She shouted that 4 vas poisoned,
and by her, and Jones pref ed for death
like asensiblo man. He asewledged his
inconstancy,-enuugh the stomach pump
was applied, Jones was rescued. Three
days since, Miss Smith becaIne Mrs. Jones.
50. Louis ReBesHe, Sd inst.
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THE ALLEGED GARDNER FRAUD,

We find in the papers reports Of a fraud
having been committed upon the Tresury to
the amount of s42s, 900, by the allowance of
a claim brought before the Commissioners on
Mexican claims BY a DR.. Gardiner. 1t is said
that the vouchers, upon which the allowance
was made, were forged and fraudulent The
claim was for damages sustained by Gardiner
on account Of a heavy mining interest Of his
in San Louis Potosi having been rendered
v~alueless by the advance ofthe United States
troops in 1916.
1t is assertedthat a year before the alleged
loss is said to have occurred, this DR.. Card
ner was in the city of Mexico, in extreme pow
erty, and, therefore, could not have sustained
the loss for which this allowance has been
made. Judicial proceedings have been in
stitued, and the matter Is now under inyesti-
cation. Gen. Waddy Thompson, Hon. Thorn
as Corwin, Secretary of the Treasury, Major
Lally, and Mr.. Curtis, are said to have been
the Attorneys of the claim, and each to have
received over forty thousand dollars.
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E- We are SO pressed for room to-day, we
are compelled to omit TN next week, our sum-
mary ofthe aggregate gain and loss Of the Di-
visions heard from since our last. +,
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~ Correspondents will please bear with
us. We dispose of their favors as fast as our
limits will permit.
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w Applicants for the Agency of the Tenn
peranee Magazine are informed that we can not
furnish them with eonveyances for travelling.
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~ We can attention to the Communicate,

cE We can attention to the Communication
in this Paper, over the signature of LONG
Creek, !" particularly that portion concerning Sc
curing the services Of a regular Temperance Lee
turer to traverse the State, It is needless for us
to expntiate upon the good effects of the Agency
system-our Order has realized too great adyan-
tages from it to require a word from US to en-
force its propriety. re hope. however, that the
matter viii be duly considered, 50 that atthe
October session of the Grand Division one or
two able aud efficient Lecturers may be en-
ployed to thoroughly canvass the State fromthe
Mountains to the Seaboard. ~ rsf
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The RESULTS OF KINDNEss.-Tbe Jack
sonville (Ill-) journal says, that when the
superintendent of the Asylum for the Poor
in that county first took charge oft, hefound
an insane man who had been loaded with
heavy chains for years. Believing that ths
cruelty kept the man insane, be took the re-
sponsibiHty of taking them off and gradually
restoring him to liberty. The man at INST
rayed, expecting fresh torture ; then he doubt
ed, and finally realized hat he was free, he
was oyerpowered with delight exclaiming
constantly as he looked upon the outer world
of sunshine, o, how beautiful Then graf
itude to his iberator prevailed. At length
he voluntarily went to work in the garden,
though he had nearly lost all his power Of
locomotion, and he became entirely recovered.
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An APPROPRIATE PREsENr-Some Of the
former students ofthe University Of Virginia,
have commissioned Mr.. d. II. London ofRich-
mond, to obtain a copy of the celebrated freseo
of Raphael in the Vatican, commonly known
as the schools of Athens, to be presented to
their alma Mater, as a thank offering for the
benefits they have received from her. They
have published a circular to the former stu
dents, asking them to contribute to the under
taking.
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A SINGuLAR TREE.-In the Island of Goa,
near Bombay, there is a singular vegetable
the sorrowful tree'-because it only -four
ishes in the night At sunset, no flowers are
to be seen, and yet, half an hour after, it is
quite full of them. They yield sweet smell;
but the sun no ooner begins to shine upon
them, than some of them fall of, and others
close up. This continues throughout the
year.
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RALEloH, q. Q.
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1851.

@ Subscribers whose papers are marked
with red ink or red pencil, are thereby infor-
med of the expiration of their subscription year.
We shall continue to send the paper to all our
present subscribers, unless a discontinuance is
ordered. Those not desiring it another year
will return the paper !; and those retaining il
will please forward the subscription money i'm.
mediately. g s.
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O. "PAuLPR4 2 has ourtbanks for his kind
ness, for we believe him to be prompted by
friendship to rs in the act to which we REFER
The Literary Gem in question is a tissue Of
falsehoods from beginning to end, as g Pnul, no
doubt. will know, coming from ouree ii
does. fa Z,
SANDER meets no regard from noble minds;
Only the base believe, whatthe base only utter
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~ We have a few copies Of P. S. WHITES
Portrait left on hand Those desiring a likeness
of this distinguished Champion Of our Order had
better send soon. Price SO cents and postage
prepaid.
The New York herald., 1851-11-22


Aggregate whs majority on Senators (in ls5l) se5
Do do. (in lsIs).. 5,l35
whie ices and democratic gain .............. 3712
This is ar Congers plurality ever Benedict l-higl
Dr. Brsudfeth (1em received 6ls votes, Of which
about 400 given by democrats.
TO be observed that the vote on Senators docs
not, in all cases, express the true party strength
Thus, in Kings and Monroe counties, where the
vbig state ticket has msoritiss Of SAB and l,S79,
respectively, on attorney General, the democrats
elect their Senators, owing to the detection OF the
silver gray wings and, on the other hand the
wings elect their Senators in the Twenty second
district tOnondags) and the Twenty hfth district
CTompkns, &:), where The democrats have mao
rites On the Attorney General Various other
diitrics have been affected by local causes and in
this city Mr. Beskman and Mr.. Nsvconb (Thig)
both owe tbsir election ~ having be.n placed on
the temperance ticket lf we suppose Tho causes
referred 70 Rave operated 20 a. to snow the agsre-
gate result VI the wbig SepatVEal piuIslIss " sx