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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25
U IN PITTSBURGH.

We have been favored with the reading
of a letter from Mrs. Cough to a friend in
Jersey City, in which she says: I'VE were
in Pittsburgh fifteen days, and a great work
was done. Thousands signed the pledge,
and the movement there and in the adioin-
ing city of Allegheny will l trust be long
felt. After the tenth day, a public prayer
meeting was appointed in view of the pre-
sent interest. and a deeper one most earnest
ly desired. Another was held the next week.
One old clergyman present remarked that ii
was the first temperance prayer meeting he
had ever attended. The young ladies be,
came so much interested that they turned
their albums into pledge-books. Many o.
the young men were moved too, and a most
promising society formed. Many of thu
children turned into little missionaries, and
came with their pledge books in great m
berS to get Mr.. Cough to write the pledge
in them, and then they would go out anC
get signatures. One man of influence whc
had resisted all the meetings, was brough
to the right side by his beautiful little bo,
of six years old going to him with his booi
and pledge. He dared not, for his child
sake, refuse to sign"
At Cincinnati also, Mr.. Coughs lecture
have been greatly successful, and the appE
cations for his services from other places hav
been numerous andurgent.-E Y. Organ
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0- We have heretofore complimented those
Divisions which had distinguished themselves
by large increases; but for the Quarter just
expired, were we to follow up this course, there
is scarcely a Division in the State that does not
deserve a word of appreciation. Where all
have done SO well, therefore, it would be invid-
ious to p~articularize any. Let us labor to re-
tain our advanced position, and continue to
make further inroads upon the enemy's do
ninions
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

"a We learn with regret, that some one or
two Divisions in this State, tolerate the use,
purchase and sale of sweet cider as a beverage
This is entirely wrong. The National, Divis-
ion has decided that all such departures are as
much violations of the Second Article of the
Constitution, as the use, purchase or sale of
brandy.
We have also been informed that some Di-
visions are guilty of the irregularity of sending
round the ballot box to the members by the
Conductor, in voting for candidates for mem
bership. This is contrary to all custom in the
Order. The ballot box should be placed inn
mediately before the w. p, and the member.
should approach his stand and deposit then
votes and no one should be allowed to exam
inc the ballot, but the w. P. and w. A. A,
soon as the result is announced, the balls SHOULD
be removed from that side Of the box, eitheI
by the W. P. or w. A.
Some Divisions take the responsibility of de
Gliding whether they will vote for officers b,
ballot or riud voce. This is in direct conflict witt
Art. III, Constitution of Subordinate Division,
which distinctly states that all" the officer,
" shall be elected by ballot" &c.
We feel confident that those implicated wi
be pleased to rectify these irregularities as 500
as apprised Of thsm.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

We have the latest Foreign news by the
steamer America, which arrived at Halifax
on the 10th inst. We copy the following
in relation to the markets:
CorToN.-Current qualities had receded
IL; other kinds were also a shade lower,
but not 1-8. Sales of the week 81, 900
bales.
BRKADs1UEFs.-The demand was on the
increase. Holders of wheat and flower re-
quire an improvement on existing prices
Wheat-American, IS Sd q 6s 4d. Corn,
32s Cd a 33s Cd.
PRoyIsIoNs.-Beef-Steady prices, with
a moderate business. There was a fair IN
quiry for Pork the stock was reduced
Bacon slow; high prices paid reluctantly
Lard-Fine,4 6 a AIS. Cheese sells read
lily.
MIscELLANEoUs.-TalloW is duh. Ash
es dull. Naval Stores-Nothing doing in
Tar Rosin without change; T~urpentine
Is Cd a S."
The political news is not important.
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IaAirs' 1rparttllrnt.
THEDAUGHTERs OF TEMPERANCE.

THE DAUGHTERS OF TEMPERANCE.
The progress of this useful and necessary
organization, is steadily advancing both in
the number Of Unions and members. The
time has been when an oyer-fastidiousness
on the part of both sexes, prevented
many Ladies', whose hearts thrOb responsive
" with every movement in the Temperance
enterprise, from engaging in that Depart
ment peculiar to Woman alone, and out Of
which has grown and must grow such be-
nefcent results. But thanks to a more en-
Eghtened and philanthrOpic public sentiment,
this maWkish sensitiveHess, or over-wrought
delicacy, is fast fading away. and the Ladies
IRE wi1A US, not only in the bestowment of
their smiles upon those Of the opposite sex
IN their efforts to extirPate the monster evil.
incompetence, from the land, but also in
.acfire ks6oys, to bring about this desired
result Some ~twenty-Odd Unions are in ex-
istencei in North Carolina, with some three
or four hundred members. a Grand (State)
Union has also been organized, (see Adver.
tisement on 4th page) for the granting Of
Charters and managing their affairs by off
ecrs Of their own selection from among them
selves. The good effects Of this Institution
are seen and felt in every community il
which they exist. They perform a whole
some service ia froWning into disreputs tn
introduction Of the wine-cup at fashionabl
vartiea and in the social circle. Brand
peaches and delicate cordials, with their il
sidious distractions, are no longer handle
sut to visitors-their faces are turned again
the system of AavOring all the delicacies
the table with wines and brandies, and
Thought, word and deed, they are the avol
ed -oppSnents Of alcoholic beverages In
rs foHms-
Can any enc teycept a rumite or a ru
synpathiser) be OpPOscdtO such an instit
tionF Can any one show just and II
sonable grounds why Ladies' should l
thus demonstrate their opposition to ii
which has caused them, through husbar
fthar, son and brother. SO much wee a
suferingi No. verify! We hope the
fore. the Ladies will continue their ope
tons in this department Of the great me
reform, feeling assured that it will tend i
great degree to the determination Of
mighty evil, i~ntemperanee, in the land
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.nMMA=M~.

FINcH-The Biblical Recorder publishes a
Prospectus of this work. 1t is proposed to pub
fish it as soon as the requisite number of sub
scribers is obtained. Those wishing to obtain
a copy, are requested to send m their names
as quickly as possible. The well known ability
of Mr.. Finch as a writer and a preacher, and
the large number Of his personal friends, will
doubtless give the work an extensive c@ircula-
ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

The Boston Post says that a CORES
pendent from Marblehead writes, that
the only bell that was tolled IN that town
upon the announcement Of the departure
of Sims, belonged TO a church that has
a clause il its deed prohibiting negroes
from holding pews in it, This is a cap
ital specimen of Abolition hypocrisy
"Ye serpents, ye generation Of vipers.
how can ye escape the damnation of
hell 4"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

STATE BoNDs.-We understand that
the bids for the $4,000 worth Of State
Bonds, recently advertised by the Public
Treasurer, were opened on Monday last,
the 21st instant, by Mr. Courts, IN pres
nee of the Secretary of State and Comp
%troler, and a record made Of them.
We learn further that most Of the
bonds went off at about one per cent, pre-
MUM. None were sold for less than
one per cent. and a small amount COM
handed as high as FIVE per cent. Bids
to the amount of more than $500, 600
were offered, and all by citizens of the
State.
The Treasurer has addressed letters to
all whose bids have been accepted, and
will preserve a record of the whole pro-
ceedings together with the original bids,
for the inspection OF the Committee o.
Finance.
This is a gratifying exhibition of the
States credit. We believe this rs the
frsttime that a premium has been OBJ
tanned on our State bonds.
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SUCCESS OF BRoTHER WHITE.

We have heard very little from this able
advocate of Temperance, since parting with
him at Wadesboro,' but this little shows that
he still succeeds most astonishingIy in winning
converts to our principles.
At Lanesboro,' in Arson county, eleven
names were procured and all duly initiated in
to the Sons, as the result of one Lecture-Some
ofthem the most respectable and influential gen.
tlemen of that neighborhood. AT Charlotte he
lectured thrice. After the second, forty gave in
their names for initiation into the Sons; and
at the close of the third lecture ~thirty5fve 9TH
ers making seUentyJfUe in all-and forty-ive
youths for a Section of Cadets.
A Brother, writing us of the triumph of our
cause in Charlotte, says; Feelings of joy and
gratitude, will not suffer silence on the pres
ent occasion. Brother Philip S. White has
been with US, and added another and more glo-
rious ~triumphs TO the list of bis victories. "He
came, Ito the strong hold of the enemy he
saw, he conquered" Thrice during the past
winter, it was gravely proposed in our Division
that our flag should be surrendered. The
constancy of a very small number of our mem.
bers prevailed, and 10! the fruits! On las
Saturday night 4O* of our most popular citi
liens discarded a most c~orrupting, degradin,
habit and solemnIy vowed to direct all their in
~quence to the eradication of the evil-the leav
en- is spreading-the hydra headed monste
has been exhibited in all his hideous deformit
{. and at last our people, fully aroused to a pror
er sense of their danger-see the only way {
d escape. They have acted nobly and they wi
be richly rewarded-C Charlotte is redeeme
--Tell to the Sea shore" and the " Mountai
is top"-that the cradle of American Liberty h,
N become the citadel of Temperance"
At the conclusion of the first speech of Br
y White, Bro. Osborne, Superintendent of IL
Mint, being called for, addressed the audien,
with a force and feeling creditable alike to b
head and heart. Thirty-two of the 40 pr
posed this night, were initiated. During Il
ceremony of signing the Constitution, &c
Young made some remarks, which proved hi
worthy of the distinguished name he bears.
!" After such large and influential accessions
j, the cause in Charlotte, its career cannot b
be " onward and upward"
&NN--. IL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

Ny MoEHER,-It has been truly SAID !:
The first being that rusBes to the recollection
Of q soldier or a sailor, nhis hearts difficult
", Is his mother. She clings to his memo
nv and affection in the midst of all the for
9etfulness and bardihood induced by a row.
ing life. The last message he leaves is for
her his last whisper breathes her anne The
mother, as she instils the lesson of piety and
6lial obligation into the heart Of her infant
son. should always feel that her labor is moi
in vain. She may drop into the grave, but
she has left behind her influences that viii
work for her. The bow is broken but thu
arrow IS sped and will do its Office
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

SENATOR HousToN.-We learn from
the Baton Rouge Advocate hat Gen.
Houston was in Baton Rouge on the oath
alt. and delivered a temperance lecture,
at the request of the "Sons." The Ad.
voca:e says it understands from good au-
thOrity that the Gen. is about to retir,
permanently to the shades ofp.ivate life
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

a. The Grand Scribe has issued a Charter
for Tabb's Greek Division, No. Sc, to be loca-
ted in Granville Co. This Division is num-
bered back, to fill up a gap occasioned by the
forfeiture of Charter Of Enoe Division, No. Sc;
and Oak Hill Division, No. Ga, in Granville
county numbered back to I'll up a gap. Also,
No, n, in Edgecombe county No. 70, in
Charlotte Helton Division, No. l29, in Ashe
County.
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RALEIGH q. Q.
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1851.

Ia 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 tie paper to all our
present subscribers, unless a discontinuancc is
ordered. Those not desiring it another year
will return the paper; and those retaining it
will please forward the subscription money I'M
mediately.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

a. We have had a long season of cold, dis
agreeable weather, causing many cases Of Pneu-
monia and other pulmonary affections, in our
City. 1t is not unusual tosee delicate persons
with winter cloaks on, at midday. The dull,
cloudy weather and high winds at night, have
SO far prevented frosts enough to injure the
fruit or vegetation very materially.
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@ Welearn that three negro Ii

@ Welearn that three negro child
rem, belonging to Nh. Randall Mcmillan
of this county, were burnt to death on
Tuesday last, by the burning of a house
in which they were. There was no one
near the house at the time blu. the chill
dren who were in ii. Two of them were
very small, and the other not more than
5 or 6 years old.-FayetteuiAe Car:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

WAKE FOREST CoLLEGE-We have been
requested to insert the following notice.
The Rev. James Mcdaniel, pastor of the
First Baptist church in Wilmington N. C.
will preach the sermon before the graduating
class at Wake Forest College, on the evening
proceeding the Annual Commencement.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

The Board Of Aldermen Of Boston have
refused the use of Faneuil Hall to the
citizens, who desired 10 throw it open
for a public reception Of Daniel Webster.
This is a specimen of Boston meanness
which will not soon be forgotten. The
papers of that place are very indignant
at this action of the Board, and the mem
bers of it are denounced in the severest
terms.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

SOUTHERN METHODIST PULPIT--The
March and April Number of this excellent Pc
riodicd is filed, as usual, with instructive, and
entertaining reading. The Sermon on the
death of Bishop Bascom, by Rev Joseph Cross,
of the Tennessee Conference, is indeed a rare
gem Of pulpit elocutiOn. The Pulpit is pub
lished monthly, al Greensboro N. c., by Rev.
C. F. Deems, President of the Female College,
at the low price of 81 in advance, or $3.50 il
not paid in advance. Each number contain;
80 octave pages, making s48 a year. Commu
n~ications to be addressed to the Editor, al
Greensboro
Answer to the Enigma in our last. Low
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25

FEMALE EDUcATFoN.-The Wades-
borough Argus states that there are a.
bont 50 pupils fn the Carolina Female
College, which was opened in January
last in the upper end of Arson county.
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A GOOD SIGN.-We scarcely open a
Southern paper, but cur eye falls upon
some Editorial notice OF Southern Made
Machinery Home Manufactures no.
tees Of various Mechanical operations,
Cotton and Wool Factories, Internal I'm
provements, sc. Il augurs well for the
future.
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#NoTE:-A third Lecture was delivered
on the night of the 4th, when So others Joined
the Sons and As the Cadets.
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Answer to the Enigma in our last. LOVE
AND FIDELITY.
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Go it, BOb.Taii.

specimen Of the geEus Hoosier'' was found by Captain -, of the steamer -----, in the engine roon of his boat, whie lyng at Louisville, one fine morning ih June. The coptaia inquired VI far he was doing there.
 ." Hare you seen Captain Perry P was the in teTToeatlse response.
 '' Don't know han and can't tell V hat that has to do with your being n my engine -roon,' replied Ihe captain, angrIly.
 Hold on. that's just what was getting at. You see Captain PeTry asked ne to take a drink, and sol dld !; knew that l wanted driuk. os shouldn't have been so very dry. So Captain Per " and wen: to he ball-Captain Perty wss put hiig in some extras on one toe. l suag out, Iio IT, Captain Perry, if yoa bust your biisr' With that man steps up to me, says be. Seo here. Stranger. you must leaye.' SaysI, What must leave fur ? Says he, You're making ioo much nolse.' Says ], fve been in bigger crowds tLah ths, and made more nose, sad didn't leave nathsr With that he tuck mo by the nap 0f he neck and the seat of the brooches -aaa jeff
 ' As was showing down iLe street. mei a lady-I knew she was . lady by . remark she made Says she, Young Rsan, reckon !ct'ii go
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The counsel of Woman.

Dr. Bordman, in his admirable work, Hints on Domestic Happiness" iaculcates this doctrine, which we cordially endorse:
 "'ln conversation 1 once heard with an eni- nent minister Of oar church, he made this fine ob- Servation: We will say nothing of the manner m which that sex usually conduct an argunlen : but the iRtuitrs Judgments of trOmen are often more b be relied upon than the conclusions which we reach by an elaborate process of reasoning , No man that has an intelligent wife, or who IS accustomed to the society of educated women, will dispute this.
 ''TImes without number you must have known them decide questions the instant, and with unerrng accuracy, which you had been pouring over for hours, perhaps, with no other result than to find yourself getting deeper and deeper into the tangled maze of doubts and difficulties IL were hardly generous 10 allege that they achieve these tra'S less by reasoning than by sort of sagacity which appIoxlmateS to the sure instinct of the am maj races and yetthere seems to be some ground for the remark of witty French writer, that when q man has tolled step by step up flight of stairs, he will be sure 10 find a woman ai the top; but she will not be able to teu Aop she got tirre
 How she got there, however. IS of little moment 1T the conclusions woman has reached are sound, that IS all that concerns us. And that they are very apt 10 be sound on the practical matters of domestic and secular life, nothing but prejudice or Self-conceit can prevent us from sc cknowledsng The inference. therefore, IS unavoidable, that the man who thinks IL beneath hS dignity to take counsel with an intelligent wife, stands in hls own light. and betrays that lack ofjudgment which he tacitly attributes to her.
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hcmg with me.s HBiitPaew w0nidnsts lei nssgsc- fuse. sud @ wenGs "a besnin the A6nae kus q minute. when heard considerable Of a knockina at the door. know'd the chap wanted 10 get in, whoever he was. or he wouldn't have kspg up such a tremendous racket. By and by says . sasre, Ef you don't open, Fli bast in the dods' And % be did pat on bold lace, aud says | Stran- ger. does thIs wocaan belong to you r Says he, She doeS.' Then, says I. she's lady. 1 think. from all that l have seen of her.
 [" With that he came al me with a pistol in oas had and bowie kmte in the other. and being . litiie pressed for room, jumped through the wiss- dow, leaving the bigger roFtloA Of ny eoat stail As was stTeaking Il down town with the flag msRtS auttering to the breeze, met friend. I knew he was friend, by remark he made Says he, Go i;. bob-taii. he's galain' on yon.' And thsts the way hsppenod in yonr engine room. Pm good swimmer, captain. but do exsuse me, If yoa please, from taking the wateT."-LOsispisis JsarMgI.
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IrA man who had gone west Cor the purpose of buying land found. upon arriving at his destina- ton, that his money. some Sl00 in bank bills, which he had placed in a belt about h's body was matted together and nearly eonvefted into pulp. by means of the preparation, which had penetrated the girdle His only resource was 10 return home again. In attempting to seperate the mass, he broke il into three pieces and then gave up the job. Afterwards he committed the remains of his t4pile' to a chemist, Mir. Webb Of Ctica who succeeded by stesming and delicate manipulation in separating the bills from the con faSed mass, and restored nearly the whole amount to a shape that rendered them as yaluabe as be fore. This incident is worthy of remembering. both as caution on the one hand, and a guide on the other.-RocAsster DeaOcTut.
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 A yxw wAInx.s.--0n Saturday evening befCg' last, the time at which the Circus vas expected a qaecs looking vehicle nsde iis appearance which all the uFchns and enrkies immediatel, recognized as the advance portion of MessFs Msbiets Circus. Bai 1t turned out to be one o Dr. 4. c. Bragy's fautAsiically snd apPrcPriaief, decorated carfisges for vending his celebrated Mustang Linimen,," driven hy Mr. D. F. 0gle, one of the agents for this State. This carriage is tsstefully ornamented with pictures of Mustangs. Mexieans, Indians, snakes. the halt of every des- crption the coat of amrs of Arkansas, etc, etc., and altogether presents 80 uneque an appear ance that you would as soon take il to be ma nagerle oE circus on snall scale, as any thins else.
 By the way, this Lininent is rapidly making B fortune for the proprietor. In 1850 he sold in the southwestern States slOc 900 worth, and it is est
 mated that the sales of the present year will amount to the enormous sam of s250,ooo.
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PANIc FEEuNGN PARis.-The Paris coTFespon- dent of the New York Commercisl, who has tiil lately adhered to the belief thst France would be able toget out of her recent trouble without much damage ofany sort, talks rather revcrsely" now We quote from his last:
 The distrust of the public IS daily becoming greater. and during the past four weeks the Bank of France has lost sum equal 10 S4,0c0, GOO Iu gold which has been withdrawn from it chiefly in the provinces by persons desirous of hoarding the precious metal SC as 10 be prepared for any contlngency.l Many English work people have also quilted, and # is likewise said that French families arc constantly emgTating 10 Jersey GueTn- Sey, Brussels, and elsewhere.