Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-11
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Grand Division, "a full account of which will e
be found in another column,) and passed h
through the neat and quiet Village of Rock |
in Richmond county. We were t
pleased to meet with many warm friends there, S
with most of whom We had previously no per
sonal acquaintance but between US had grown
up a strong f cling of attachment and regard.
We received from them, indeed, "a brothers
hand and a brothers welcome" and spent
several hours in most delightful social inter-
course. We attended a MEG of the Diyis-
ion, and were gratifed to inG the cause in a
most flourishing and prosperous condition-in-
deed there is scarcely a man in that entire
community who is not a Son of Temperance,
and not a single ~grogshop within the limits of
the corporation. There is a miserable howell
" under the HILL" but judging from appearan-
ces, his customers are few and far between.
On the day after our arrival at Rockingham,
Bro Philip S. White addressed a large con-
course of people upon the subject of Temper
ance. We have seldom heard him to greater
advantage, and the result Of that effort must
add still more to the already large, model Di-
vision at that place we say model, sincerely,
for in its workings and management, we doubt
if it has a superior in North Carolina or else
where.
At Wadcsboro' we also found the Order in
a very sound and healthy condition. The feel
ings of all classes of its citizens are on the side
of Temperance-and what is better, by far the
> larger portion practice its virtues. The cor
/ dial greeting we received at the hands Of the
! brethren at Wadesboro,' and the kindness and
+ hospitality evinced towards us, will ever re-
tain a green spot in our memory-and We hope
: yet to have an opportunity of renewing our
} visit to the friends in that beautiful AM thrifty
Town, and of %ripcning into an enduring matu-
q rity an acquaintanship from whose incipiency
we realized so much heartfelt pleasure.
We we're agreeably surprised to find Wades-
boro' a much more active and business-Ike
place than we had anticipated, as well as being
one of the handsomest Towns in the State
Situated in a rich and enterprising County
celebrated for its salubrity and intelligence
few places have stronger recommendations tc
enhance its growth, thar this beautiful place
While there, we had the pleasure of formin.
many interesting acquaintance, and among
the rest that of our " brother of the quill,
FULTON, of the Argus, in whom we were prout
4 to find a double brother in al. P. F." w,
3 had but little opportunity to ripen this acquain
lance into familiarity-but brief as it was w
were much pleased to find in him a generou
typo, a warm-hearted man, and an inteligen
gentleman.
During the session of the Grand Division,
series of public Temperance meetings wer
/ held, attended by very large and attentive at
l. dienees, who were addressed by Rev. T. I
"A Ricaud, Of Salisbury; DIR. John S. Kendall, {
r. Arson, Philip S. White, and others. TIL
ar. remarks of the two irst-named brethren WEI
ur highly instructive and entertaining and W
Is speak the universal sentiment of all who hear
= Bro. White on this occasion, when we say TIL
it was decidedly the most powerful effort |
has made in the State. Indeed, we have heal
= him at many places in and out of North Car
ers lima, and We feel free to say that this was i
To- master effort. He spoke for two hours and
inc half, bringing to bear his most ponderous arg
ments and irresistible appeals. And they we
new, original and overwhelming-convinci
:, the judgement, eliciting the sympathy and e
Il citing the admiration of all. At night,
-. brought out his light artillery, and with his fas
ing blade of sarcasm and %ridicule, cut do,
and put to rout the opponents of our gloric
Order. 1t was indeed a proud time for t
cause in Arson county, and will be long
membered in that region-by the friends,
and one of triumph and exultation and by our
oie' p~onents, if there are any such among that
~telligent population, as one at which they
4bo ceived such an excoriation as they had ne
rear before been subjected to. We should not n
,ro lect to add, that at night a handsome trans
and ren'' procession numbering 81
rk." Zoo members each oearlhg a reu' "hite or Q
lantern, adding much beauty and interest
the occasion. The Ladies, too, turned ou
large numbers, (of whom we never saw a m
beautiful and intelligent array any where
the s~embled) cheering on their fathers, husbal
sons, brothers and lovers with their approx
5 not smiles and appreciation, and voting an uni
nous "aye," for the gentlemen outsider,
give in their names to that cause which is
and phatically the woman's friend.
,eeze The attendance of Representatives on
sim. Grand Division was much smaller than we
EAl zz.o oE
Ellen anticipated only some 80 or 40 beng pres
l ex- owing, we presume, to the extreme inclemC
" he ofthe weather but the good otherwise
a. pertaining to the Order we have no doubt