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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-21
EDUCATION.

Every boy should have his head, his heart.
and his hand educated. Let this truth new
er be forgotten. By the proper education
of the head he will be taught what is good
and what is evil, what is wise and what is
foolish, what is right and what is wrong
By the proper education ofthe heart, he will
be taught to love what is good, wise and
right, and to hate what is evil, foolish and
wrong. And by the proper education Of
the hand, he will be enabled to supply his
wants, to add to his comforts, and to assist
those around him. The highest objects of a
good education are, to reverence and obey
God, and to love and serve mankind. Eve
ry thing that helps US in attaining these OBJ
jects is Of great value, and everything thai
hinders US is comparatively worthless. Wher
wisdom reigns in the head, and love in the
heart, the head is ever ready to do good
order and peace smile around, and sin anc
sorrow are almost unknown-BLackwood.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-21
New Hope. Chatham. July 7.

On last Saturday evening l installed
the officers of New Hope Division. lam
pleased TO say to you that our Division
is on the gaining hand, although we are
located near dram shop and undergo
considerable opposition to our order; yet,
Notwithstanding, our influence is felt and
our noble cause is on the advance. Some
predicted the Division would soon &C
down, but no thanks 20 our enemies. we
still survive and our prospects are bright
ming. We number "a members. We
have entered upon the duties Of the pres
ent quarter with determination TO us'
our influence more than we have eve
done in our good cause, the cause Of a!
mankind.
/ obtained six new subscribers to you
paper the names have been handed t
you bv our r. S. The Spirit is doing
great deal Of good in our community
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-21
REsoLUTIoGs OF LITTLE RIVER DIVISION,
ORANGE COUNTY.

J
We the committee appointed to draft reso-
lutions, expressive Of our views respecting the
propriety or improperly of the Sons of Tenn
perance Withholding their suffrage from all
candidates or office seekers who will treat,
directly or indirectly, while canvassing the
county or counties, State or Union, for the
purpose and with the views Of gaining votes.
After mature deliberation had on the bane-
full, demoralizing and soul destroying practice
of treating, during the electioneering cam
paigns, and at the different precincts on the
days Of election, and viewing the downward
tendency nflraorals. the prevalence of vice,
misrule, and debauchery occasioned thereby,
your committee would beg leave to offer the
following report and resolutions:
That we believe it to be high time a stop
was put to the practice, stand taken against
it, and that ''now is the day, and now is the
hour' for action. That upon us, the Sons
Of Temperance, as band Of brothers, de-
wolves that duty and to take that stand; and
with Gods help put down the practice
Believing This, we offer to this Division, and
to the ordr of the Sons of Temperance, the
following resolutions, viz:
RESOLVED, That we deplore and lament
the baneful, the corrupting, the demoralizing
practice Of aspirants to Office treating with
Alcoholic beverages, for the purpose and with
the view Of gaining votes, and we humbly
supplicate the God of love, that he would
have mercy upon u.s. and SAFE us from this
degrading, this soul destroying practice.
Resoz0ed, That we, individually, and as q
band Of brothers, pledge ourselves, that we
will support no candidate or candidates. who
will follow the practice of treating before and
at elections, or in other words, who will chat
fer liquor for votes.
ResoZved, That the R. S. send a copy ot
the above preamble and resolutions to the
neighboring divisions, with request tha
they would adopt the above or similar reso
lutions.
Resozved, That the R. S. transmit a copy
Of these resolutions, to the Spirit of the Age
with request to publish the same.
The above Resolutions were adopted Will
but one dissenting voice.
DAVID S. RAY, r. S.
n. B. This resolution not to take effec
until after the approaching Presidential elec
! ton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-21

l shall try to increase your list still more
and forward names as soon as possible.
| wish every man in the State was sub
scriber to it, and would give it an atten-
tive reading; think the odious practice
of dram drinking would soon come to an
end.
In conclusion, I would say to the
friends Of temperance-let US never
cease our efforts until there shall not be
found an advocate for the use of intoxi-
eating drink in our wide spread and hap
py country.
Yours in L. P. s F.
W. G. STEDMAN, D. G. w. P.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-21

LIFE TNsURANcE.--Among all the con-
trivances to protect the family circle
from want, none can be found more SIM
pie in its character, noble in its features,
or certain in its results, than Lite Insu-
rance. It is the prop which the dying
husband leaves to support the wife Of his
bosom. 1t is the unseen hand Of the
provident father, reaching forth from the
grave, and still nourishing his offspring
and keeping together the family group
By it, the faithful son protects his aged
parents, even when he has preceded
them into eternity through it the honest
debtor satisfies his confding creditor,
when fate seemed least prepitioY. In
moral and worldly sense, it is on Feat
weapon by which to rob death his
sting.
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THE FRENCH BROAD. N. c..

The sublime scenery of the French Broad,
in North Carolina, is thus graphically dcpic-
ted BY the glowing pen of another summer
tourist:
Our road, an excellent one for the noun.
tains, is cut out along the very margin of
the river. Occasionally there is no ledge
to protect you from the steep. The track
does not often admit oftwo carriages abreast
and huge, immovable boulders sometimes
contract, to the narrowest measures, the
pathway for the single one. You wind
along the precipice with perpetual sense
Of danger which increases the sublimity of
the scene. The river, meanwhile, boiIs and
bounds, and RACES at your feet, tossing in
strange writings over the fractured masses
Of the rock, plunging headlong, with groan,
into great cavities between, now fretting
over long line Of barrier masses. now leap
ing, with surging hiss, down sudden steeps,
which il approaches uaprepared. Beyo
you note the perpendicular heights, sic
dark, Jagged, impending a thousand feet in
air. You find yourself suddenly in cav
ernous avenue. Look up and behold an
enormous boulder, thrust out from the moxn-
tain sides, hanging completely over you like
a mighty Atlantean roof but such roof
as threatens momently to topple down in
storm and thunder on your head. And
thus, with a sense keenly alive to the start
ling aspects in the forms around you, the
superior grandeur of the heights, the proofs
which they every where present, that the
volcano and the torrent have but recently
; done their work of convulsion and revolu-
ton, you hurry on for miles, relieved occa-
sionally by scenes Of a strangely sweet beau
ty in the stream; when the waters subside
to calm; when they no longer hiss, and boil
and rage, and roar, in conflict with the
masses whose bonds they have broken and
when, leaping away into an even and uhruf.
fled flow, they seem to sleep in lakes whose
edges bear fringes Of lowcry vines. and the
loveliest floral tangles, from which you may
pluck at seasons the purplest berries droop-
ing to the very lips Of the waters. Some
times, these seeming lakes gather about the
prettiest islets, such as prompt you to fancy
abodes such as the English fairies delighted
to explore, and where, indeed, the Chero.
kee has placed class ofspirits, with strange
mysterious powers who were acknowledged
to maintain a singular influence over the
D red mans destinies. A landscape painter
. Of real talent, would find along the two greai
stems Of the French Broad, or Tselica, &
thousand pictures, far superior to anything
which Yankee manufacture has ever We
gathered from the banks Of the Hudson, OF
; the groups of the Catskill."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-21

Always be more solicitous to preserve
your innocence than concerned TO prove
it. It will never do to seek a good
name as primary object. Like tAying
to be graceful, the effort to be popular
will make you contemplate. Take care
of your spirit and conduct, and your rep.
utation will take care Of itself.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-07-21

A cheeful heart paints the world as it
6ads it, like sunny landscape; the NOR
bid mind depicts it like sterile wilder
ness, pallid with thick vapors, and dark
as the Shadow OF DEATH
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From the Southern Cultivator.

TOPPING CoTToN.-Messrs. Editors:-Tt
has never been my intention to trouble you,
or the readers of your journal, much but
as the Topping Of Cotton seems to be
question not yet settled, promised last
year, to give you the result Of an experiment
[ intended to make that reason. My cot
ton on the first day of August was so very
small-occasioned by the severest drought
[ have experienced for the last twenty years
i concluded not to top any of my crop !;
and requested my friend, Joseph Ligon,
ESQ, whose crop was more favorable by the
rains than mine, to try it. and give me the
result Of his experiment for the Cultiuator--
At the time | called on him, he could not
lay his hand on his memorandum book con-
sequently, the difference | cannot state-
Suffice it to says the topped cotton made
the most-and, he says, it was the most un-
favorable year for topping he ever knew
He topped about the first of August | wal
ted until the Goth, at which time the rain
set in. My cotton then would have aver
aged about two feet high, and not form on
it but what had fallen of, made its bloom
or matured into bolls-the growth having
been completely checked, and no chance ]
knew for the rains that had then commenc-
ed to make any more on the new growth in
time to mature by frost I, however,
thought the bolls might be made larger by
topping; and on the Goth, made choice
of about l 1-2 acres of land of equal fertili
ty ; and the stand as near the same as
could select on $50 acres of land. com
menced by topping four rows and skipping
four; and the result was as follows:
Topped rows made, of Seed Cotton, 554 lbs
Rows not topped, '' I" 517
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In favor of Tnnninr

In favor of Topping, 81
This convinces me that, in Mississippi at
least, more cotton can be made, wet or dry,
by Topping-for | know, from occular de-
demonstration, the difference will be much
greater wet season. will try It, though,
for four years to come, if live, for the ben
eft of those not satisfed-not doubling, in
the least, the experiments made by Mr..
Rutherford, in Georgia; as different locdli-
ties may produce different results.
Tn conclusion, Messrs. Editors I would
like to know, from you or some of your sub
seribers. the best way to get rid of the Watel
Willow have tried, by cutting then
down, for ten years, the latter part of july
and the first of August. and still they sprinl
: Iup from the roots as vigorous as ever.
Yours with respect. E. JINKINs
House Pen, Choctaw CO., Mss. Nay 1876:
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LanC0Sterville, :. &.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1852.

sY Sickness in our family prevents us from
paying that attention to our paper this week
that we would wish. We had intended wr-
ting several editorials on various subjects
-one was in reply to the friendly and fra
trrnal notice of the Ledger in the Camden
Journal of week since. We intended to
have a friendly chat with you Bro. Warren
about this Rail Road, &c, but We're unable
to devote our time and attention to the sub.
ject.
From the above cause we will have to de,
fer replying to the States Rights Republican
until next week.
In consideration of the lack of editorial
matter, we give our readers several columns
of choice reading matter-the proceeding
of the Convention, &C., which we trust vii
make amends for the apparent inadverten
cy on our part.
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The Convention.

From the time the Convention convened
until Thursday, the 29th, nothing of conse.
quence was done, as the Committee OF
Tweuty-One had not yet reported: on that
29th, however, they made the following re-.
port.
The proceedings until the close of the
Convention we annex from the Carolinian.
The Convention was opened by PRAYER
by Rev. T. r. English.
Mr.. Cheves, rom the Committee Of
Twenty-One, made the following Report :
The Committee ofTwenty- One, to whom
whom was referred an act to provide for
the election ofdeputies to Southern Con-
gress and the call Of Convention, with
instructions ID consider and report there
on, respectfully report
That they have considered the subject
TSfSTSed - ;i:ee::::is, ait: have concluded IN
recommend to the Convention the adop-
ton ofthe accompanying resolution and
Ordinance:
ResotVed, 6y the people of South Car
ot'aa IN ConVention assembled, That the
frequent violations Of the Constitution of
the United States by the Federal Govern.
ment and its encroachments upon the
reserved rights of the sovereign States of
this Union, especially in relation to slave
ry, amply justify this State, so far as anv
duty or obligation to her confiderates 4
involved, in dissolving at once all polti.
cal connection with her co-States. and
that she forbears the exercise OF thnt mani.
fest right Of self government from consid-
erations Of expediency only.
an Ordinance to declare The riqht of mi.
State to ISecede from The Federal Union.
We the people of the State Of soutb
Carolina, in Convention assembled do |
declare and ordain, and is hereby declared |
and ordained,
That South Carolina, in the exercise
Of her sovereign will, rs an independent
State, acceded 10 the Federal Union
known rs the United States of America
md that in exercise Of the same sovereign
will, it is her right without let, hindranee
", moIestation from any power whatso.
'ver, TO secede from the said Federal Un;on.k
md that for the sufficiency of the causes
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State Medical Association.

This body met again Yesterday, (slys the
Charleston Courier of Wrdncsdav,) at II
o'clock, a. NJ, at the Medical College when.
aftcr transaction of their usual busircss. DR..
Geddings read Il paper giving n full descrp
tion of the topography of the 81 tc. Before
finishing, however. one o'clock hrving arri-
we'd, the time appointed for the delivery of
the Annual Address before the Associ ton
he gave place to the Orator. DR.. Wvlic of
Lancaster, who delivered IN :ddrrss before
the Association, upon the Typhoid Fever of
Lane Gster: at the conclusion Of which the
meeting adjourned to meet IT o'clock last
evening. Upon assembling ~ in. Cir Grd-
dings concluded his Address: ;ftcr which,
asssochti6n s byy Dr. GNiFfrdF dFfoSad I'D Refofa tg
yers, their causes md mode prevention hv
DIR. Frost, on Veratrum Yer dine: and by
DIR. Bailey, on Puerperl Commissions.
A resolution was then offered by DIR. IcI .
by, amended by DIR. DrS ,usSurc. III cxtr
copies of DR.. Ilolbrook's Address on Mrdi
cal Educ ton be procured by the Associ .:ior,
for the profession throughout the Site.
The Board of Councillors then proc. edcd
to an election of officers for the ensuing We .r
which were as follows:
DIR. Eli Geddings, of Ch rleston, Presi-
dent
DR.. ]. l.. Douglass, of Chester, lst Vice
President.
DIR. r. E. Wylie, of Lancaster I'd Vice
President
DIR. j. A. Mays, of Sumteer, Corrcspon-
ding Secretary.
DIR. r. Lobby, of Charleston Recording
Secretary.
Dr. w. T. Wragg, Charleston, Treasurer
DIR. r.. Coffin, of Blrnwpu Orotor 1881
The Association then Adjourned sine de-
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eIF" We accepted the kind invitation of
tn" "YounC Ladies' of Miss Crusc's Semin
arv.' End offended the Nav celebration last
evening. The vrrd of Miss Cruise. where
tn" exhibition took place. was well adopted
for tn" purpose. and the skill displpved bv
the young ladies in the management Of the
hover, &c, Gives evidence of their refined
t"ste A c'nopv or throne was erected. and
entwinod around bv wrraths Of noturr's own
M"v flowers Tho Young 7 adios aconittc6
themselves admir- blv. and their white dress
"s with hn"ntifnl wrcnths adorninp their fir
hrows presented sc"nn which the old and
fir vonnr girls who nctnd ns "M"ids Of
Honor" r"rformnd we'll. and the beautiful
Queen Miss PrirnN "ftor bcinr crowned nd
dressed her "tt'nd'nts in n pleasing monnor.
DR.. G"lluch"t th"n rddrossod them in On eI.
"ouent str"in. though lrboring under much
distress in mind c"s;onod bv tbo sovaro
illness Of his child He ch"ored thom in the
Hr"tif"ntinp &c ;--~~"-. -i--------
the same tim" cautioned them not to lose
sight Of their etennl happiness Not having
hNd the pleasure Of herring the DR. THROUGH
out. We are unable to do him full ius.ice,-
His address was much npplauded. and his
fir auditory appeared very much grqtified.
The Company then proceeded to Mr. HIS
scltine's Hotel, and after few hours enjoy
ment in the pleasures of the may dance. re-
turned to their place of assembling, where
n collation. of refreshments awaited them.
We regret that from home cares we were
only enabled to take n birds eye view of this
happy and joyous entertainment We trust
the ladies were fully rewarded by the CRATE
ful pleasure they received for their trouble
in getting mp the party-the gentlemen We
hopo were equally rs happy last night,though
doubtful nre we if they are 50 this morning.
p. S.-The compositors in the Office beg
leave to tender their sincere thanks for the
present Of cake sent them by the Young La
dies-although acknowledging their unwor-
thy labor, merited no such distinguished
mark Of favor.
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FLAT Rock, April 80, 1859

Mr.. .Editor:-Among the interesting ices
that appear in your p per, it might not be
intrusive to ask place for tho following
sketch of a fishing party, that came off to.
day at Miller Shoals, on the Wateree. A
company Of fifteen persons, deacons, exhor-
horters, merchants, Farmers &c, ut The
Shoals above named. in two hours, captured
seventy mud fish, two carps, one large trout,
hve or six garrs, and one while whimban-
per- One of the gars was curious enough
70 measure. Its length was feet % inches
from the tip Of the bill to the end of its tail
It's bill was 10 inches long.
Mr.. Frank Ingram, one of the party, has
promised to save the skin and stuff il for me,
will leave it with Major Halle, or at your
Once. Yours Respectfully.
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brilliant parts, and a good graceful, easy,wri-
ter. We cannot speak positively as to the
politics of the Sentinel-rather think il is
inclined to conservative views, but it Is but
recently we have had tho pleasure of peru
sing it.
LAURENsvILLE HERALD, Laurens C. H.,
MIR. Robt. NJ. Stokes, is the Proprietor and
Publisher. Wister Simpson, Editor. Mr.
Simpson with whom we are personally Hc-
quainted is an industrious writer, and his pro-
ductions are gaod. The Herr Id is of the
Secession School, and during the late p"liti-
cal excitement when Major Wright edited
it, the Herald was one of the strongest advo-
Gates in the cause. Mr.. Simpson has only
had the editorial charge for Il short time,
(two or three months,) but Mr.. S okes may
be we'll satisfied, the Herald bearing upon It's
face the fact of the Editors ability and in
dustry The Herald is a weekly paper at
$2.oo per year.
YoRKvILLE MISCELLANY,
Published at Yorkville weekly at $500
per year, hy J. E. Grist, who, since the re-
tircment of Mr.. Bell, is the editor also. The
Miscellany has advocated conservative views
and withl, is neat paper Since Mr.. Grist
has assumed the post of Editor, there is not
much editorial matter. This won't do, friend
Grist--atim is changed once, an editor
could say little about the weather, and no.
tice n new advertisement, and that would dc
like the little boy writing his composition
fill up a small letter with II embrace the
opportunity of writing you few lines, NJ;
is ailing, Pa has got the gout but the bal
ance of us are all well except colds" Thi'
won't do in this later day--we are bound t,
write even if our editorials are inferior t
selected matter.
REMEDY, Yorkvillc, weekly, So per ycar
Thos J. Ecclcs, Editor g. Proprietor.
We knew Mr.. Eccles by reputation n lon,
time ago. If we Are wrong correct US. MI
, Eccles edited n small paper in Charlesto
some ten or twelve yers ago when we wer
a "hoppthihoy" in the metropolis. After
wards Mr. Ecclcs went to to Lincolnton, an
= edited paper, where he continued for sever
al years, and about eight or ten months ag
established the Remedy, Secession pLpc
ut Yorkvillc. Ecclcs writes some good, Wi
ty pieces, we like to red the Remedy, an
wish the Editor success at his present loo;
ton.
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EDITORS TABLE.

SARTAN's MAGAZINE. " b. a.
The May number is inferior to mono Of iss
predecessors The " Forgotten Strain /" !,
handsome engraving.
One feature Of Sartain's renders Il very
attractive az all times; wc alludc to the yari-
ETY. OF the contents. Articles on every sub.
ject may DO found thus designed to please
all tastes fsarE
GRAHAM MAoAzNE
For May, Is filed as usual, with variety
OF pleasing matter. The engrayines ara
handsomely executed, especially "The Bara-
yian May Queen"
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South Carolina Papers.
NEwBERRY SENTINEL

NEwBERRY SENTINEL ....
Ihis paper is p"blished at Newbcrry C.
H., by James H. Giles and edited 6y Messrs.
Giles and A. c. Darlington. We have the
pleasure Of personal acquaintance with Mr..
darlington. Mr.. G. is a member of the house
OF Representatives in the State Legislature,
rom ewbeTry, was elected first on the tick
ct at the election two ye RS ago, and Is a car
didate forre-election this Fall. MrG. isamsn
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W. c. CASTOR is our authorized agent 10
collect monies due us, and to procure new
Subscribers Mr. CASTOR has commenced !.
tonr through the country, and we trust he
will meet with that hospitable reception 40
characteristic of our District
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EE Attention is directed to the adver.
tisement in this paper of the Glenn's
Springs. We have spent many pleasant
days during the warm summer months
at Old Glenn's; and with the courteous
and polite attention of "mine host" Mr..
Zimmerman, one cannot fail to feel per.
fectly at home and comfortable indeed.
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sB" We have had very warm weather un-
til Monday last. when in the afternoon it
commenced to rain very hard. The greater
port Of Monday night il rnincd in torrents
which has caused considerable change in
the temperature Of the atmosphere. 1t is
now quite cool
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~ We are requested to state that there
will be meeting of the Cold Water Ar.
my" at the Male Academy, this "wednesday
evening, to which the public are most res
pectfully invited to attend.
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Hon PEIcEs Eoz SLAyEs--At an exten.
slve sale OF negroes at Aiken, s.. C., by &c.
ehrouii g Co, the average prices was soo5.
lew sold as low ~ between 300, and
500. and some went ss high as $500 and
sIioo. The number sold was shout ~
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HoRRDak DEArn.--Tbe bodv of M, p
Nevis Sr., was fasad this mos9;na On tb.
Railroad track in TIN village. The lower
o., x,remities desperately hAseled. and sosoa
OF tne hngers Of one hand bfoiaed or cut off
--BlockUile Sentinel g '1' oi''