Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-05-23
cAmprr courrT, May 7th. ISL.

Bro. GoRMAT Believing you to be a firm
friend of the temperance cause in general, the
Sons Of Temperance in particular, | feel it my
duty to give you some information about Jones'
boro' Division, No. 20I. This Division, as you
know, is in a state of infancy; and it has la
bored under disadvantages in consequence of
several of its members having withdrawn for
the purpose Of forming other Divisions-there-
fore comparatively speaking it is small, num-
bering only about thirty-nine members; but it
can boast Of one thing, many that arc connec-
ted within its bounds, are of the most high
minded, intelligent and influential citizens of
the community. A spirit Of lethargy and mac
tivity has pervaded its ranks for some time
past, but it has recently arisen from that state,
seems to be aetuated by a spirit of energy and
zeal; and notwithstanding the difficulties with
which it has had to contend, it is making con-
siderable progress towards the extinction Of in-
temperance. But it has to contend with a
powerful, energetic and crafty enemy in the
friends Of King Alcohol. Perhaps some are
ready to say where is the enemy SO power
full and formidable with whom it has to con-
tend? The ladies' are all in favor Of the tenn
pcrance reform, and the gentlemen, too, with a
very few exceptions-therefore you have no
enemy to fear, but some base rumseller or de-
graded Baehanalian whose praise would be a
disgrace to any man or set of men. In an
swer TO those who reason so, | would say they
are sadly mistaken, who think there is no foe
to fight. 1t is true, the majority of the ladies'
are on the side of Temperance, it being natur-
ally Characteristic with them to possess purity
of heart and nobleness of mind, they are al
ways in favor of any thing that is calculated to
relieve the distressed, or promote the cause of
religion and morality, in any way. But this
enemy may be found among the females from
the accomplished Piano-playing, French-talking
young Lady Of handsome features, graceful
form and winning manners, at the fashionable
party, presenting the delusive wine cup, spark
ling with the fatal poison, to some captiyated
loyer-down 10 the low, vulgar female who
has lost all the refinement of her sex, in con.
descending to drink deeply Of the Intoxicating
bowl And the enemy may be found among
the males; from the Collegiate bud, intelligen
and influential gentleman at the fashionable
dinner table or in the fashionable drinking So
loon, slipping his glass of costly wine or othel
imported high priced alcoholic beverages
down to the low-bred, vulgar, abominabl,
drunkard, at the lowest, meanest, contemplate
gr0ggery, pouring down his throat the mos
= sinking, filthy, nauseating whiskey. And thi
foe is in almost every part of the country
Therefore, if the cold water army expect tn
beautiful banner of Love, Purity and Fidelit
! to wave over this highly favored knd-eacI
commander must take the shield of virtue an
the spy-glass Of philosophical investigation
: each subaltern officer the sword Of ZEAL poir
ted with knowledge and wisdom; every soldie
! the musket of boldness and c~artridge-box G
I sound judgment, filled with the cartridges c
" logical reasoning; and the musicians, the druI
Of energy and the fife of perseverance a
marching to the tune of manly rectitude.
y Yours, in L. P. g. F.
= ASON OF TEMPERANCE.