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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE ACE.
ALE0EOT,,

~, thou 13ac5nct6lo SPIRIT of W3ne! if Ho,
hgst no name to be kpo'on By, let as oaH thee
Onmask thy face, perfdious DESTROYER; hide
not myself with a dazzling veil. We'll we
Know thee now, Alcohol Then InrE NOT Il
me pains OF enchantment but stand forth and
reveal thy heiiish purpose, vile offender, base
invader! Thou hast usurped the throne Of
reason and ruled with an iron rod Ave. lono
hast thou reigned with terror 10 thy susiects
and now mark the black catalogue ofthv mise.
raDie deeds: Thou hast wa1ed war with The
civilized world; thou hast perverted the hearts
OF parents and turned them against their chill
dren and the children against their n3rents
thou hast sundered the links of friendshin's
cham and sown the seeds Of discord and emily
thou hast quenched the flames of love and kin.
dled the fires of hatred thou hast brushed a
way the smiles OF happiness and contentmnnt
and c.ouded the face with despair and wretch.
edness; thou hast thinned the ranks Of men
70 Ill the unhaiiowed graves of drunkards
thou hast robbed the Sanctuary Of the Most
high to people cells and dungeons and Eli the
haunts and dens of vice and of infamy tbon
deprlvest Heaven of lis sainted Jewels 10 crowd
he'll with affrighted ghosts and CHASTITY frao.
mentS Of MEDITATION
Oh, Alcohol thou harbinger of disease deo.
radiation and death, great and long has been
thy reign OF terror, yet terrible as fhot, art
thou must fall Thou hast seduced led eant;va
ana murdered the children of men.and fbo;r
blood Wild cry against thee. Few have esca.
pea thee scarce a man liyeth who hath M,
feit the effect of thy visitations hardly anv
who has not lost a friend or relative from, tb;na
lntuence. a f Their, a son, brother or norhans =
more distant relation, and surely their MOO
VIII cry against thee. Who will not rise i
arms TO avenge the blood of their fallen kin
urea. and to defend when the enemy i st;n
loose IN our midst Yes, though tE,y breatb
IS as the poisonous blast of the desert and tbr
blood hot as the black lava of hell. We daro
confront thee! We have levefed tI,e how a.
my hydra head, and now we appeal to christian
ity and philanthropy. for he sake Of Him VII
made all things, who created US for his oIorv
TOR the sake ofthe innocent. and defencelo:s :
for the sake ofnorality and for the sake of vooI
own better security, to join ard heIp rs to az.
pei this Dreadful curse. from which mono 30
secure. There is no man, be he ever 81 mora
but is IN danger himself or some ope Of he go
blood. If you are strictly temperate N vow
own h1bIts, you may nevertheless have : 8
ther. son, brother or some other relative ~
IS now travelling downward and may. for v.a,
OF your influence, ultimately fill a druaksrass
grave Reflect on these things deeDlv. p.
oer' you may he advanced in years Won Ls~a
sons just raising up you wish to see them 800
tnr0nsn lie soberly, temperately. honorabIv
anu 10 oe respected members in society. ~,
ior their sakes, lend US your influence both bv
precept and example. Or if yourself a yo,na
man. beginning life in the world, you may fan
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
Tonnes

The best of tonics, medicines that inpart
tone and vigor to the languid system, are in
tensely bitter. The feeble patient cannot re-
eeive them at the hands of his Physician with
out wincing at their bitterness, but he takes
them with the confident hope that soon q
new feeling of lively health will thrill his
Ian guild frame, and he patiently bears the
bitterness for the sweets that follow. The
misfortunes and calamities of life are bitter,
and we shrink from them, but they are the
true tonics and they impart health to the
soul, through faith, giving it vigor and strength.
When prosperity has been showered upon
and around us IN all its plenitude-when the
bright sun of Heaven has shone upon Us,
undimmed by a cloud, so brightly that we
danced for Joy in its golden beams, thankless
for the blessing-when we have looked up to
the clear sky for days and nights in success
sion until we grew all unconscious of Its
sparkling beauty-when we have enjoyed
the blessings and benefits of a propitious
Heaven to idolatrous ~fatnesss, almost forget
ing in our own glory that there is a God over
looking all-then it is that the sky grows
dim, the clouds lower and the black tempest
roars the clarion blast of its swift approach,
and it rains upon US the walls of its bitter
draught-sickness, ~pecuniary loss, death Of
our dearest ones, those nearest our heart, fat
tering hopes blasted in a moment, fears,
mourning, agony and the very soul shrink.
! ing back from the conflict. Then and thus
!, it is that the sleeping faculties of our immor
r tai essence are aroused and strengthened by
: life's bitter tonics-our ~sympathies called
forth from their lurking place-our fortitudc
; proved, and our reliance on Gods promises
$ and counsels, as our Great Physician, care
fully tested.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
nThe People are not readv."

This is the remark of some who are really
anxious to see the liquor traffic abolished, but
who are fearful that it is premature to take
any steps at present to accomplish it. We
believe them sincere in this expression of
their fears, and we doubt not they are nx-
lous for ultimate success but what they seem
to desire, Is, that the public mind be pre-
pared for amovement of SO great magnitude.
But how, we will ask, is the public mind to
be prepared, unless it be by the united eff
forts of the advocates of immediate action ?
Every great social movement must have a be-
ginning. The first stepis the most difficult j:
but once get the movement fairly started.
and all the opposition Of It's enemies cannot
resist Its progress. Once get the people to
appreciate the magnitude of the.oqils of the
liquor trafhc,-once get the feeling Of reform
kindled IN their hearts, and the desire for i'm
mediate action will spread through Che land
like a prairie fire.
1t were better that we err in being too
soon than to hesitate until the hands of the
despoller shall be laid upon the whole peopIe.
with such q firm and tenacious hold as to re-
SYST all efforts to loose them, and we shall be
Obliged to cry out in the very agony of our
souls: Too LATE TOO LArE!!"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
Georgia.

AT the recent session Of the Grand Diyis.
ION OF this State, there was an interesting dis
cussion relative to the propriety of recon-
mending legislative action touching the pres
ent License system. The committee to whom
the subject was referred reported in favor a
a recommendation to the Legislature, SO to
alter the license law as to make the grant.
ing OF a license depend upon the vote of q
majority Of the people in that vicinity. first
had and obtained by the applicant, which re-
port after full debate was passed by a deci-
sive vote.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17

G@"You have no right to interfere with
my business" says the iquorseller. But.
says the temperance man, you are making
bad members of society, and thus endan-
gerlng my "inaleinab!e right" to security of
person and property. But, SAYS the vender.
1t IS not every man who drinks that becomas
a drunkard. True, says thetemperance man
nor does every keg of powder that is kent in
a store, where goods are sold, and fire is kent
explode and kill folks, but the apprehension
OF danger that it will do so, is considered
Just ground for preventing you by law from
keeping 1t there. / occupy the same dwell
ing with you. You have as good a right to
use your part of it as you please, as I have
mine but neither has a right so to use our
part, as to expose the building and inmates
to destruction. Well, as citizens. we areau ~
posed to injury from whatever INJURIES soc;atv
we are all IN the same bcildng-sharers in
the good or evil arising from a good or had
government. If drunkards are made. as thew
viii be-as they always have been-anJ
drunkards commit crimes, and the exnansos
OF courts and jails will -folIow-pauners will
be made, and pauper expenses will he tho
consequence, and all the community, myself
with others, must pay them. Ihave no r;obt
to interfere with the business of drunksrd-
making, hav'nt /?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
THE PROGRESS.

It gives US pleasure to state that, so far as
our advices extend, the memorials" to the
Legislature are being filed up rapidly all
over the State. Thousands of men who are
not and never have been connected with any
Temperance Association, are signing, that
the matter may be brought before the People.
Many who are bound hand and foot by the
strong cords Of appetite, rush with avidity
and trembling anxiety to this instrument, in
the hope that it will put the a~ccursed poison
out Of their reach. A wretched inebriate of
this City said, when the Memorial was pre-
sented to him-"Oh, yes let me sign it
Would to God that l could be a freeman again.
My only chance is in removing the tenpta-
ton from my sight" A brother writes US
"The first man that signed my copy of the
memorial, is the worst drunkard in our vii
lage."
Let these facts stimulate the friends Of the
enterprise to be o~ctjve, ACTIVE in circulating
the Memorial and procuring signers. 1t il
an important crisis. Let US not daily now
Delay at this time is defeat to the project fo1
years to come. Let . majority of the VOTER.
in each County be aimed at. Your Legisla
tors can not, WILL NOT disregard the expressed
viii of a majority Of their constituents. LIE
all ercuse be placed out Of their reach. Work
aooyh, from now till the time Of sending III
the Memorials.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17
4 Lecture.

We had the pleasure Of hearing Prest. C.
2. DEEMs, deliver a Lecture on Temperance.
III THIS CITY, on Thursday evening last. His
theme was the traffic, spb-divided into tho
following heads-eaa we legislate concerning
1t? should it be done :? and aciU it be done !?
we have no idea Of entering into an analysis
OF the Lecture, but will simply give a few Of
his points. As to the first interrocatorv that
has been settled by the Legislature. Of North
Carolina itself-ultra5 pro6ibitiire enactn1ents
had been made-partial, it is true. but set
ting the point as to the power to do that
thing. And he cit5d the Act. Drohibisoo tho
sale Of ardent spirits within two miles Of
Chapel Hill. If it can be prohibited by law
there, It can be done by passing a law none
shall be sold within two miles Of qny part ee
North Carolina If Chapel Hill and the
young men there needed protection from this
evil, other towns and the youth of other com
munities demanded the same.
The second proposition, it was conteaded
should be Automatically answered, upon the
ground Of political economy. Ouriails, poor
houses, and asylums are crowded with wretch
Ell inmates by the tolerance Of this traffic
Four-fifths Of the crimes committed in the
State are attributable to the traffc-our tax-
es are trobled, and ignorance and degra-
dation porpatuated by it. Aside from a
governmental view of the subject, there were
considerations ofthe gravest moral magnitude
that demanded action. The system of the
liquor traffic was laid in blood and cementod
by the tears Of widows and orphans. A voice.
high as Heaven and deep as the grave, cried
aloud for redemption from the foul scourpe-
In Gods name, he asked, will it be disreear-
ded?
Upon the third interrogatory, he marched
boldly up to the Memorial no.7 circulating
throughout the length and breadth Of the
State, receiving the signatures of thousands
OF the voters Of North Carolina, asking the
present Legislature to frame a bill, to be sub
mltted to the people, giving them the power
OF deciding whether they wilIhave a grog-shon
IN their respective communities, or not. HI
diiated1upon the republican features Of this
proposition, it' reasonableness, and fairness.
We do not ask the Legislature for an un-
conditional law but simply the framing of a
bill and allowing the people to pass judgment
upon it. He appealed to the Members of the
General Assembly by every consideration Of
Justice and equity, to let the People have an
opportunity of expressing their views upon
this policy. But we cannot pursue his arcu-
ments farther.
All, without exception, we believe, were of
opinion, that it was the most forcibIe. efec-
1--WE Lecture We have ever had on the subject.
otfong preJudices were removed, bitter ami
MOSQUES broken down, and many Legislators
declared themselves willing to vote for SUBJ
hitting the question, as contended for nv
Bro Deems, to the decision of the peonle
This is all we ask.
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RALEIGH, p. G.
Wednesday, November Il, 1852.
Positive

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are thereby notified that an four ~eeks from the re-
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That time, the paper aoiU be discontinued. This rule
,oiR be inReri5iy adhered to.
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"a Having gotten through with the press
OF business incidentto ourabsence from home
we shall now have more time to devote to the
Editorial department of our paper. The
Legislature and other matters of general in
terest will now receive more attention.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-17

in an evil hour For your own sake then, cast
your influence withus, whether ii be great or
small. and there is no man living that has not
influence to a greater otlesser degree. Then
let me admonish you. as sou have Il d~ignified
character to sustain in his Eorld. an immortal
soEi to be saved or lost in the next tocome out
boldly on the side Of temperance, which is ip
deed the cause of all mankind
EXPERIEN CE
KenansYille. Nov. I. 1852.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-26
llIonEnment d The lrsisIaInrs.

COR Legislature, IN their wisdom. have
seen ri 10 adjourn Tor nearly one week; fsr
v ma. purpose we are unable to say, unless il
be 10 protract the session. ii they had no
farther business 10 transact. il was their duty
TO adjourn for good, and 20 home; ifthey had,
i. was their duty to DO il and then adjourn
The people had expected short session, but
We fear they will be disappointed. There is
q certain class in each branch f our Lrgisll-
sure, who appear to suppose they were sent to
Madison for the purpose Of making political
capital, and who appear TO think that they
can effect tia. object by re;ardiug the bust
ness of the session as much as possible.
We hope every whig in the Legislature
will use his utmost exertions 10 have the nee
essary business before them despatched a.
zoon as possible. and the session brought to
a close lie, them reflect that the people are
already groating under the weight Of enc
nous taxes. and this unnecessary adjourn
ment viii add some , thousand d. liars % lhar
tax, which is money worse than throWnaway.
Men are not sent 10 the Legislature for the
purpose Of enacling great number Of laws
\ more than eabsolutely-necessary should
be enacted. and in all their acts, our legis a
tors should have regard for the pockets Of
their constituents, and let every thing be done
with the least possible expense 10 the people
at large.
If politicians desire 10 advance party inter
est, We have no objection TO their doing %
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-26

Washington. Feb. IA.

Washington, Feb. IA.
SENATE.-A communication received from
the President ia relation to correspondence
about the Prometheas outrage. Also from
the State department respecting board OF
commissioners on the Mexican claim
Petitions presented asking Increase com
Peusation for taking the census, aud from
adopted citizens for intervention in behalf Of
persons uujustly cxiled.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS of the \. Jersey
legislature IA favor Of the Compromise meas
urrs were received aud ordered printed.
Mr.. Giddlngs desired to argue the motion
to print, An exciting debate ensued between
Glddiugs and Stanley, amounting almost to
personal alteration.
Fab. I2-Ths debate between Giddings
and Stanley relieved aud carried on IL the
coarsest strain; the latter gentleman very
Insulting in his lar guage.
Mr.. Houston finally got the floor, and IN
der The operation OF the previous question,
10 motion 10 print, passed.
Tie Republic notices the relense Of Mr..
ThHsher, and says, other difficulties with
Spain remain they were previous to tie
Cuban dIthcu'tv, aud must form subject ful
further negotiat ION
Steamer Isabella, from Charleston, TOOK
over 800 passengers, with 50 slaves for Cal
iioruia.
Mr.. Hall, from committee on public lands.
m the Senate, reported IA diIl to grant one and
hall millions OF acres OF lal'd 10 the slate Of
Mlssousi, for Rail Road purposes, with pro-
y.so that the lands Be sold to actual seters,aud
requested immediate action on It,
Washington, Feb. Is.
The Sd week in Aprl was set apurt for
Territorial business in the Hous..
Mr.. Hendricks reported bill limiting the
u'iluge now allowed, be divided Ly the num-
Der Of members, aud that each receive the
amount 50 Iunud.
Mr.. Alison was for computing the miiage
Of members by the shortest route travelled.
Not decided.
Letters by the last British steamer state
that Hon. r. J. Walker IS seriously ii, at
Brighton, and that ne had failed IN negotiating
the Illinois Central Rail Road loan. The
Rothschlds had promised to send an agent
t. examine the nature Of the securities
fle had not yet arrived.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-26
WISC0YSIN LEGl6LATURE.

SENATE, Feb. 70 The following bills
passed: 4 bill rela,ve to Bawbers and Ped
dlsrs; A bill fixing the time when State Off
GERS shall commence; A appropriating 10
VIM. Il. Smith certain sum ard a hill to
amend the charter o. the Green Bay MiIwau-
kee and Chicago Rail Road Company. and
for al extension OF the same.
ASSEMBLY Snoag presented Peti-
ton for the creati n Of new county. ont Of
parts Of Grant and Iowa,
Numerous petitions for tie Maine Liquor
Law we've presented.
Mr.. Hoyt on leave, read communication
relating to the mining interests OF Lake Su
perior His object was to direct the attention
If the Legislature to the Importance Of OPEN
ing some comnuuicat Oh Wuh that section.
Mr.. billiard offered the following resolution,
which WIS adopted
Resolved. That during the recess of the
legislature, the State Superintendent Of pub
Isc property, he authorized 10 make such al
teraiion as may be deemed necessary.
Committees Oh Judiciary, Incorporntions
Roads ID Bridges, Town aud County or
2auizaIiun, State fairs. Enrolled Bills. and
Eugrosscd Bills. severaly made reports
Mr.. Cate Of the select committee, to whom,
was referred that part Of the Governors
message which referred to Swamp 'ands, re
ported IA bill providing Cor their survey.
Mr.. Giles Introduced the following reso.u
ION:
Resolved, That a select committee Of 3
be appointed, to rcrort a bill for the relief Of
those COUNTIES which, through ialormalities
III their returns, are liable to loose their por-
Ilou Of the School moneys.
Which was adopted
SENATE, Feb. 20.-Mr. Wright introdu-
ced bill 10 incorporate the Madison aud
Prairie du Chirn rail road company.
ASSEMBLY - Resolution by NJ. CAIN
Whereas A. Hyatt, Smith aud Isaac WoodIe
have sufficiently showntheir patrio1 devotion
TO the general good, by uniting attendance on
tie legislature since its commencement.
Therefore. Resolved, That these gentle
men have leave of absence for the term Of
TWO weeks.
The following preamble and resolution was
adopted il Commute Of the whole:
Whereas it las become somewhat notori-
rious that the Hon. Morgan l. Martin, with
dtsiHteresfed magnauimity, coude>cended to
furnish lie Attorney General with an ''opin-
ION on rhe subject Of the Fox aud Wiscun-
<in River Improvement scrip, aud
Whereas. it IS generally understood Ghat
Messrs. 4. Hyatt Smith Noodle and Kuowl-
ton, are now disintereStediy engaged in pre- pa
ring an "opjuiou' Tor the Attorney General
on the subject ofthe r. r. L. V.RtIRoad
veto, 70 be submitted to the legislature,
Therefore, Resolved, That tie Hon Scion
JohnsoI be and he is hereby authorized to
prepare an opinion 90 the subject % the
location OF the Washington county seat.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-02-26
Later from California.
Fire at San JllaH, A'tcaragua-On
thousand Houses Burned

FIRE at San JzaH, Ntcaragua-One
thousand Houses Burned,
New York. Feb. Is.
The steamship Dan Webster arrived at her
dock shortly before eleven. She brings San
Francisco papers 10 18th Jan. III passen-
gers. SO, 900 gold dust as freight
The " ebsteT arrived al San Juan on the
3Oth January.
San Juan was healthly-business dull
The market was oyeTstocked with all kinds
Of goods.
On the night Of the 4th February the most
destructive coufagration occurred in he city
of san Juan, Nicaragua. by which LOCO
buildings Of the most populous section o: the
city were DESTROYED. Lieut.. Armstrong and
a detachment of men Of the L. :. sloop Al
bany were present. and did good service with
he ship engine. apt. Faddee ofihe English
brig >ucreSS was also present with bfS men
and il was chiefly through he extreme eXpr-
lions ofthe English and Amercan vessel crews
that those two fires were checked. No loss
Of lives.
Tie shipment of gold in January by the
steamer Calif1rnia, on the 10Th, was as fol-
lows: New York, 9O5. $50; New Orleans,
30.499; London. 233.3S7. The principal
congsignees are. Page. Bacan & Co., $4,000;
Adams 6. o., 289. 900; Dow & Co., 1000;
Burgoyue 4 Co, I0O. 900; Macon, DTay &
Co. ," goo; Robert Rogers, 10000; Dewitt
& Harrison, 27,OO0; Godfrey, SilIem & Co.,
10000.
The California was literally crowded with
passengers.
The Golden Gate was advertised TO leave
san Francisco for Panama on January DIST.
The weather in California and San Francisco
has been delightful. There has been plenty
Of snow and but two nights freezing. Green
peas are in bloom, as well as wild and gar
den flowers.
The absorbing question seems to be the
election of L. :. Senator. I he candidates
talked Of among the democrats are Col. We'll
Ter. Geo. Smith. d. Bredick, Col. Henly,
Judge Roalston and Gen Justin. The wings
as vet have named no one.