Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-04-28

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lance to this section of the State. Tar river
is naVigable at almost all seasons of the vear
from Washington to GreenVille and if we
had this Road, it would give us access to tho
great corn growing counties of Hyde, Beaufort.
&C., to say nothing of other ADVANTAGES II
would give US. But we must hurry ON with
our account.
Having spent the Sabbath in GreenyiIIe. on
Monday morning we went to Bethel Church.
ia Pit: county, where Bro. Odom made a pow
erful effort in behalf of the Temperance re-
form and though he was in a community
where most violent prejudices and opposition
to the cause existed, yet nearly enough names
were obtained to procure a Charter fer a Di-
vision of the Sons there. The application it
was expected would be filled soon and forwar.
ded TO the Grand Scribe.
Here we parted with the Grand WORTHY
Patriarch, he passing on to fill his appoint
ments in Martin, BERTHE, &C., and we turning
our steps homeward, our business being of
such a nature as to prevent our absence lon
ger. We parted with The ihdefatigable head
of our Order With renewed and stronger feel
ings of attachments, cemented by our admira.
ton and love for h3 devotion to the cause and
his persevering efforts and arduous labors to
advance its interests. He is every inch a man;
acting from the promptings of heart large
and full Of philanthropy, his efforts will be
highly appreciated by the Order every where,
while he enjoys an inward consciousness of la
boring only for the good of his fellow-men.-
He is indeed n leader of whom the Order NAV
we'll be proud.
We arrived at TarbOrO' on Monday afternoon,
aud addressed a large audience that night. It
was an extremely Indictment, cold, unpleasant
night, and we were surprised to see so numerous
an assembloge, alargc portion being ladies: The
Sons are n strong, active body Of men in Tar.
boro'-they have the confidence of the entire
community, and the cheering smiles and hearty
cooperation Of the Ladies. Through their in
fuence, the Order has spread into the country.
and some of the Divisions in Edgecombe are al.
most or quite as strong as the parent Division
in the Town. They are all working men
they had strong prejudices to contend with. and
though they may not have overcome them, vet
they have TO such an extent been neutralized bv
the peculiar demonstration they have given of
the benevolent and moral effects produced in
the communities where Divisions have been 10.
Gated, that they have stripped their opponents
OF the power to long retard the progress of the
Temperance reform there. A more resolute
whole-sohled set of men no where rally under
the ennobling banner of Love, Purity and Fl
deity" than is to be found in Edgecon.be coun-
ty,
This was our first visit to this part of the
State, and We can truly say we were delighted
both with her people and the rich, prosperous
appearance of the country. We were hospita-
bly, and courteously received and attended to
while in Tarboro', and spent near a day there
most pleasantly. Some of the most elegant
Mansions in North Carolina have recently been
erected, and there is an air of prosperity and
enterprise we were most agreeably surprised to
witness. The Hotel of Mr.. FENDER, where we
stopped, though not entirely completed, is one
Of the first in the State the Stores are elegant.
ly arranged and well filled, and her workshop:
thronged with busy and skilful artisans. We
stepped into our friend F. L. BONDS Cabinet
Warehouses, filled with the most elegant anC
costly Furniture, as we'll as plain, Berviceablt
wares. No suror evidence can be given of tn,
wealth and thriitiness of a community than the
existence and sustcnance of such establishments
and no community boasts of q Mechanic of which
1t may more justly be proud, than may Tarboro
Of our friend BoSb.
Nor are the citizens Of the county behind
those Of Town in their spirit of enterprise ant
improvement. No where else in North Carolini
have We seen such systematic arrangements il
Farming, in all it's interesting and imrortan
phases, as in Edgecombe and the result is, heav,
cropping equal TO the best Mississippi lands
and consequently wealth and prosperity greet
the eye At almost every turn. The people c
Edgecombo are teaching their fellow citizen
Of other counties q most s%alutary and useful les
son, and one ay which we hope they viii b
profted.
We were indebted to the polite courtesy
Rev. Mr.. CHESHIRE, for a promenade, throug
the beautiful burial grounds of the EpiscopG
Church. They are richly plotted with luxurial
bluegrass, and embellished with the rarest ire,
and shrubbcry Of our own and foreign climes :;
indeed, We doubt whether so great q variety CT
be found any where else in the State. Our vi
it was q most delightful one, and we left regrt
ting that We were compelled to make it so shol
We passed on to Rocky Mount on Tuesdi
evening, but in consequence of the disagreeab
cold drizzly night, We had not an opportunity
meeting with our friends of that vicinity. v
hope to do so, however, before long. We arl
we'd at home on Wednesday night, highly ples
ed with our trip. the friends we had met, nj
" the rest Of mankind"
All the Divisions we visited were in a health
prosperous condition. and the G.. w. P. gave
like account of most Of those he had be
with in his entire route. At most places sol
necessions were made to the Order: and at O
or two, where the cause was rather languishin
1T was revived and the brethren re-entered up
tho Work with a determination to persevere.
We were pleased to hear Bro. Odom say he
tended visiting the Northeastern counties
May or June, and later in the Summer to sn
the mountain breezes of the good old No
State. Wen try and be about also.
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TRUE FRIENDSHIP.