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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-12
CHOOSING A

Pardon US, girls, for presuming to advise
you upon tho grave and important matter of
shoosing a partner for life; but, believe us,
we have your present and eternal welfare at
heart. Ifyou see n young man modest and
retiring in his intercourse with tho world
who pays less attention to dress than the
richness and worth Of his moral character
who is kind to his parcnts-loving to his Sis
ters-economical in his business and frugal
in his habits-honest in his transactions and
temperate in the pleasures Of life, rest as
surcd, ladies, you have found ono worthy of
your love, qualified to make you or excel
lent husband and one ofwhom you need new
or DO ashamed to own. The theatre, the
ball room is no place to select your partner
for life +; the crowded saloon and the fashion
able resort is no fitting place; it is in the Sc
elusion Of private life, where no glittering
gewgaws dazzle and blind the senses, that
you can best study character and appreciate
worth there it is that the natural is the out
ter garment, and no fimsy trinket8 put on
for display and effect.
Within our own acquaintance how many
can We point to, who have been carried 2way
by affected manners and gaudy appearances 5!
The young man, who studies the most grace
full bow to offer 1T your shrine, is not always
the safest person to risk your happiness
with the heart is the hidden chart that you
should seek to study and appreciate.
We once knew & young and beautiful lady
who turned up her little pug at an honest
blacksmith, because he worked for his living.
She finally married a gaudy fop, the son Of
- wealthy wine merchant. She disdained
tho company Of her equals but, alas two
years brought q change over her life; her
gay young husband became q common drunk
ard and worthless in property, and his proud
wife, to maintain her husband and infant
child, took in washing. There arc scores OF
blacksmith's wives and daughters now con.
tribu!ing to the comfort of that once proud
and giddy girl! Take our well meant adj
vice, girls, and look we'll to your own inter,
eats before committing your present and eter-
nal happiness to the keeping of those who as
pire to become your husband. =
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five thousand years proves to be a curse. He
knows that its tendency is evil, and only evil con-
,inually and yet he does ii, regardless of the pros
perity, peace, and morality of mankind. He is re-
sponsible for the evils which flow from this corrupt
fountain. This is the root of the evil. OF the re-
taller it may be said, "He has slain his thousands =
but of the wholesale dealer, " He has slain his tens
of thousands" lie has done all he could to make
drunkards-he has "sown to the wind and will
reap the whirlwind." Beware then, my friends,
and invite no man to take a drink of ardent spirits.
as a beverage. Keep yourselves pure from the blood
Of all men,"
"DEMocnATIc FREE PREss."-This is the title of
a neat hebdomadal, which, unheralded and unan-
nounced, issued into our sanetum to-day, claiming
courteous in language, with none of the swagger-
ing braggart about il, we at once extended "the
right hand Of fellowship" and looking up recogni.
zed an old acquaintance in the person ofLAwREScE
BADGER, Esq, of the Hornets Nest celebrity
We welcomed him again into the Editorial ranks, OF
which, but ~yestreen, he was an ornament. The
Free Press is published weakly, in Wilmington, at
81 a year. The Editor closes his debut, as follows
owe win cndeavor to prove worthy Of general
support, and shall feel truly grateful if it be gran
ted. This is our say. Oar little bark has been
named and launched. No bottle has been bro.
ken at her ptoY. but some ice. In these DAYS OF
temperance and reform however, that's an omission
of no Importance to her success. Let us trust tbat
freighted as she is with good wishes to all, evil in.
c%linations towards none. with many hopes at he,
helm, and urged so far by favorable auspices and
every good omen, she viii meet your grateful smile.
and with fanning gales steer quite clear of every
hidden rock.
TIE OCEAN BoEN.-A Tale Of the Southern Seas
lBty Stuart Adair Goldman, Bunce & Brother pub
fishers, No. 134 Nassau street, N. Y.
This is a sea story Of deep interest, covering 1oC
pages, an handsomely illustrated. The author. s
A.. Goldman, who has acquired considerable reputa
ton as a writer Of romance, is the talented edito
Of the Family Friend" published in Columbia, S
G. The Ocean Born is one Of his best novels. AM
has already acquired much popularity. The 5 ,uth
ern reader of romance should not fail to encourage
a production so c~rcditable to the genius of our owl
writer's. Price p cents for a copy, which may b
procured through the mail.
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LUMBERToN. Dec. Goth. 1852

L~UMBERTON, Dec. 5Oth, 1897.
Lumberton Division No. A S. of L. is still
awe and doing we'll. Though we have had
lieut. off some of the unfaithful, yet we have
agoodly number that are faithful and true
a the needle to the pole, and are prepared to
q battle against King Alchy, until the last
ebgshop is closed, in this favored land, which
q humbly pray may soon be done. 1t is my
fnest conviction ifthe people were called to
vie on the question, that the majority would
b largely in favor of putting down the &C
cfsed traffic. | found but very few but what
us favorable to the Memorial. Some of the
WRIST drunkards in the county were the most
akious to sign, and declare they will vote
fdany law to ~putbald-face out Of their reach.
Understand there are several Memorials
nmerously signed, that were not sent to you.
Mother trial, and we viii show you what
Iboson can doin the way of procuring sign
Observation-Disclosures gallant countyman.
NJ. McNeill deserves, and viii receive the
thinks ofhisc constituents for his nobledefence
dfthe peopIef right to petition the Legisla
tire for redriss of wrongs, and particularly
The enormous wrong Of the liquor traffic.
TEMPERANCE.
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the Rev. Mr.. Pell. The proceedings OF
the last meeting were then read. After
the reading of the minutes a report, from the
Committee on a Circular was presented,
(Which is crowded out this week, but Will
appear in our next.) On nomination, Prot.
Owen. of Wake Forest College. was duly
elected a member of the Association also
Rev. w. T. Pell, Rev. Daniel Culbreth-
Rev. j.. j. Smyth. of Richmond county,
and Mr.. Samuel III. Young.
Letters from G. II. Wiley, Esq. S1pert
inten1ent of Common Schools. and Ryof
Owen, of Wake Forest, expressing theirTe-
greet that circumstances would prevent their
attendance at the present meeting were pre-
scented, and ordered to be entered upon The
minutes.
The Chair then made a few Introductory
remarks designating the Speaker. whose adj
dress had been announced. RobertL Cook
Esq. Of New Jersey, the Secretary of tht
American Association fer the advancement.
Of education. then delivered before the AS
sociation the address upon education.
On motion, Messrs. G. II. Wiley. VIM
D. Cooke and Rev. N z. Graves were APP
pointed delegates to the next ANIMAL meeting
of the American Association which meets il
Pittsburg on the 81 Tuesday of August
The history aud character of this Associa
ton were explained by Mr.. R. L. Cooke.
On motion of Rev. Mr.. Pei, a vote G
thanks was unanimously rendered to NJ
Cooke for his excellent and interesting ad
dress.
On motion. it was ordered that these pro
credings he published in the city paper.
and that all the papers of the State be re
quested to copy them.
b. T. BLAKE. President,
J. A. WADDELL, Sec'y. pro tenn.
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Young wrote a truthful line when-"sands
make the mountain, and moments make the
year"-howed from the nib of his pen. Yer
lily, young friend, your idle moments are the
very gold dust of your life and you viii in
time, find them the most fruitful either OF
good or evil to your soul. BY judicious i'm
provement of them you will, in the end, bless
God that they were given you but by mis-
improvement you may be brought at the
close oflife, to curse in very bitterness the
day in which you were born. They arc the
gaps left down by our fallen nature through
which temptation and evil glide, when I'M
watched, into the very garden of the SOUL
watch them with a jealous eye. =
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NI1&NAY 1Nlfln Mo

THE SUBSCRIBER takes This method of
lnturmlng his friends aud customers. that he
has associated with him in The CIulhinr husi-
nPsS-Mr. JOHN l.. KING aud Mr.. JAMES II.
BIGGs, whn have been Tor some lime cunn-clpd
with The Establishment, aid are well acqnain-
ted with the business. In future The business
will be Conducted in The name Of
y. y. BIGGS & co.
By this new arrangement one Of the Firm
IS expected 10 sppnd about one half uf his lime
at the North, making purchases and superin-
tending the manufacture Of
READY MADE CLOTHING.
The intention of the new Firm, will be 10
uher greater Inducements than heretofore, 10th
as regards variety and prices.
The Subscriber tenders his sincere thanks TO
his numerous friends and customers for their
patronage and support, and earnestly sulicI,s y
continuance 10 The New Firm.
J. J. BIGGS.
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RECEIPTS FOR THE AGE.

SINCE JAS. 5.-s1 S. 7. Wilder, Louisburg 4.
J. Simpson, Abel Payne, Fayetteville; So N. L.
Douglass, Rockingham; 81 II. Y. Woods, J. II.
IIolton, Newbern; Henry Rose, John Sheeler, Mil
ton ; J. NJ. Houser, Pennington John Lipscomb,
Granville; S. P. Collins, Hillsboro': B. Y. Free
man, Franklin Jas. w. Courts, Oh: Hill hiss NJ.
E. Paylor, Olive Hill; W. z. Y. Jones, Murfrees-
boro'; VIM. Harrison, Jas. Marshall, James An
drews, Kinston Oh as. Brown, Greenville; IS G..
Threadgill, Ala; So J. T.. Roper, Springfield; 81
f.. J. Fuller, J. II. Rowland. Stanton 81 A.. j.
McAlpine,Y aneeyville; 81 TT. Morgan, Deep River
J. II. Tomlin, Post Oak Miss Lizzie Bason, Ora
ham So P. Dr.. Lumberton 81 B.. McCollum, J
McGirt, a. S. McCallum, Alfordsvilc: j. Macarthur
Harleesville; j. D. Connell, s. G. Whitley, Louis
burg; Danl. McDufie, Lumberton ". /. Thomp
son, Leesville 81 z. w. Willard. Clinton II. II
Turner, Henderson; W. r.. Williams, VIM. R. Gray
Falkland; II. A. Carver, Rnxboro' w. P. Horton
Henderson J. J. Currie, Randalsviile John Pugh
Glover Orchard j. Ingram, Yanceyville; n. Y
Parsons, Guiiford W. Manor, Glover Orchard; 81
J. r Gulp, Orange 90 Rev. E. S. F.. Giles, Jones
So II. Faison, jackson; 81 JAS. Taylor, RoxabcI
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I Il CAVE OF SKULLS

Owing to various applications for this work
in book form, tho Author is induced to re-
publish it, provided he meets with sufficient
encouragement from his friends to Justify
him in the undertaking. Tie proposes to re-
publish it in connection with another TEN
d]orance Tale from his pen, never before pub
llshed, making in all a larger work than
TIE BLOODY HAND" and to be sold ut Is
cents per copy, or 8 for $1,O0. AS soon as
500 copies are ordered the work will be nut
to press. All orders must be addressed
postpaid, to A, NJ. German, Raleigh, sta,
ting number Of copieg desired and the address
to which they are to be sent.
E@5@ Tie Trade, and Divisions for distri-
button, will be supplied on liberal terms, and
orders are respectfully solicited from the
same.
na- Mailed copies will be sent free Of pos
tage. TIE AUTHOR.
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NOrth Carolina Clothing Store.

he Subscribers most respectfully call the
attention Of the citizens OF the Stale 10 their
Stuck Of
CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS.
Also, a fine Stick Of CLths. C~assimeres and
VFs'ingS, which will be made tn order, in The
must approved manner. The balance of their
Stack of HEAVY WINTER COATS will
be sold at a very small advance ON the first
cnst-foT cash. Their Furnishing Goods will
also be sold at reduced prices.
A fHe lot of Hats always on hand. Cutting
done at the shortest notice.
Call at No. 10, Fayetteville Street.
J. j. BIGGS & Co.
Raleigh, January 8. 1853. I8-4t
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DRgRa

In this City, on the Sd inst. after a lingering III
ness, Hon. Duncan Cameron, in the 10Th year Of his
age.
In Benecia, California, on the 18th Of October, Of
Typhoid fever, William G.. Hill, jr, son of DIR. VIM.
g.. Hill, of this city.
In Johnston county. on the 31st of December last,
Miss Nancy E. Creeeh, in tie 18th year Of her age,
youngest daughter of Joel Creech, Esq. She was
a student in Browns Seminary. of which she was
one of its most lovely and promising students. The
flower sprang up, but was ent down in its bloom and
beauty.
Also. in Johnston county. on the 30th December
last, Mrs. Seney A. f. Woodall, wife of Seth
wooeaIi, Esq. in the 3oth year of her age, of Pull
monary consumption. Mrs. ", was much beloved
BY all who knew her; and has left a large circle Of
friends and acluaintances, together with q berOaved
and pious husband, to mourn her loss.
Na- City papers nlease cenr.
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lhe better it will be. But to those-and theie
arc some such-who really nave consc!en-
tpous scruples as regards legal prohibition,
3iet US be generous, and charitable In oui
thoughts and feelings, and fully award to
them the rights of conscience. But by rea-
sonlng with them. relating to them the histo
~ and experience. of the temperance reform
as 1t relates to legislation, we may often con
vince their judgements and change THEN
views.
The great contest between the liquor and
.enti-liquor influence in. our State, is about
aconnlsnee. The opposing armies are mar
shalhng their forces. The rumocracy vii
hght desperate and die hard, but on the ban
ner OF one of these contending armies is writ
ten Truth, Justice, Right, Humanity, Re
ilglon pn that of the other is written, Error.
Appetite Custom, Injustice, Wrong, Inhu-
manly, Vice, Unrighteousness. Thus are
the two festlle forces arrayed, and SO sure Is
reason conFlnces, so sure as truth is omnip-
otent, so sue as Heaven favours the right,
Just so certain viii victory crown the efforts
Of the Temperance army.
In this cdntest, Bro. German. you are to
bear a CONSPICUOUS share. may Heaven give
you life andhealth to do your part. The
next two ye$s will be an important period
in the histoIf Of our cause in North Carroll
ma 1t willpe the time in which work is to
be done-erlo to be refuted, truth to be vim
dicated. W. shall regard you as cur file
leader, leading US onward and upward by
your tronghrguments, your persuasive elo-
quence, ~youIhumane, patriotic appeals. We
shall look tYyour paper as our beacon light,
to warn US i danger, to point out and In
struct US inthe right way, to enable US tc
make our WY through rocks and over shoals
and q~uickssnds into the harbor of safety and
triumph. You have done much already
much remJins to be done. The lukewarn
you are to arouse. the timid you are to en-
ge, Tie r~esolute you are to sustain, TIL
lmefitorious you are to reward,-all, of gu
Friends and brethren need to be more IN
more convinced Of the Importance Of the fact
that they should be, not laggards, but he
Hrocs in the strife"
NrTu- TT MOVED
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/ The Markets.

FAYErTEvf Observation-Disclosures firm at
8 70 81.
Two droes hogs in this week, and all sold
att to ~
But lite trade going on, probably owing
to bad wAther.-
WILmScToS. -Turpentine-Soft 9 40 to
.a55, Hard l 80 to l 90. Spirits 55. Tar
IS Is. Corn0z5. Dteoh 20 eIn
\ late receipts. Timber-from . to 9io.
At New York, cotton has advanced al
AT Charleston, cotton "A to 10. Prices fuli
Eith an upward tendency.
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NEW

YADKIN Co., December, q, 1852.
The Memorial took well in our County, but like
all other good and glorious causes, it meets with
strong opposition. The enemies, like the last flick
ering of q candle; have aroused themselves in de-
fence oftheir "blood-bought liberties" They cry
f" war, W var; the whole country will be deluged with
&c. Yet they have lost the patriotism Of their
fore-fathers; for none dare stand boldly forth in
self-defence.
A meeting was appointed at q free school house,
by Mr. A. S. When he arrived, some ofthe vota-
RES OF ntemperance crayed permission to reply to
his remarks, which was readily granted. He made
a cutting appeal, exhorted them as patriots of Amer
lea-as descendants of the heroes of rs, to Danish
the dire foe-to aid the heavenly cause of freeing
their country. He spoke of the influence Of the
ladies-their right to apply for redress, &c.-giving
the cases of Queen Esther, and Phillippa, pleading
before King Edward. {As it happened, these brandy
loving tyrants had been saying women had no
right to meddle-they had no sense no how. y
Having closed, the speaker listened for a volley from
tie, onnaSita patty, but not one dare raise a murmur.
A1f qGletH S~ ~of, Bacchus not inspiring any
to plead his cause. But at q corn-husking a night
after, one poor inebriate, after he had "sipped till
four sheets in the wind and urged by his associates,
arose and replied to the remarks made the proceed
ing night. Only think-a fellow, six feet tall, lean,
lank-sided, and, like jobs turkey, he had to lean
for support, sleepy-headed, gawky and " tight" at
that, arose among q dozen booty associates to thun-
der forth the glories of the bottle. We would be
glad -four neighbors would have self-rcspect enoug h
to employ somebody F." better looking for their
orator. a.. X.
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WAsHiNGnx Jan. 3,-The steamer En-
gsineer has arrived from Norfolk for the pur
pose of conveying Mr.. King to that place.
Fhsre he proposes to take the steamer Fulton
fr Havana. he will leave on Wednesday, if
ale.
sIr. King fas resigned his seat as sena.
tof, to take eject Immediately. Gov. Collier
Vii appoint Benjamin Fitzpatrick his sue
rpsSOr.
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Co Jan s

= - wy Gil ~
/ | have paid particular attention to the Tenn
for thu last two years and also
t. the cause Of christianity and the different
denominations OF christians, [ find some of
professed christians of the order, or what is
Known in this section, by the name Of Dun
birds, are death on temperance. | heard
Ue Of their ministers, in a public sermon,
sly he was sorry for the ~drunkard's family,
hit he wished to be understood that he was
It infavor Of any Institution to suppress the
nee. And the other day one Of his members
ot drunk, whipped his wife unmerciful and
hen got him a rope and called his little boy
md told him he would never see his papa no
bore, for he was going to hang himself; and
lis last will and testament was for him, his
ttle boy, to have his jug and the balance Of
ff8966tasfepg 81 lis dad! Such religion and
Och an influence for a preacher to exert over
lis congregation After he gave his little
py his jug, he went out, built a scaffold fix
q clap board for a trap door but he vas
Ireful not to step off. A. S.
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aa%HH4R ! /! y4aa!aAEga Z Geqalg l1a1rmirs.
REV. w. 0 REID, Principe.

flEV. w REID,
IlHE Spring Session of these Schools will com.
1 menee on the 18th Of January, 1853, and
the Annual Examination will cone of ON the
9Th, 9tli and 10th OF June next. Rev. Mr.. Van
Eaton will have charge Of the Male, and the Rev.
Mr.. Reid and Lady will have charge of the Fe.
male Department. Its very des rable that all
who intend entering should do SO as early as
possible Students. however, may enter at any
time during the Session. All Young ladies' from
a distance are required TO board with Mr. Reid,
excepting those who have relations residing in
town, or It's immediate vicinity. For the BEN
eft of the two Schools, we have a fne apparatus.
with globes and maps, to illustrate the impor.
taut science. We also have a well selected
Library. 20 which all can have access. Our
Schools are conducted in separate buildings, at
a suitable distance apart Tuition, per Session
Of five months
Reading, writing. and Arithmetic COM
menced. s.
English Grammar, Geography. and Ar
ithmeiic, advanced, az
Philosophy. Chemistry, Astronomy, Bot
any and Ethics, $40
Latin, Greek, and advanced Mathe-
MATES. Sl2 so
French. Drawing and Painting i'm water
colors, each, IS
Embroidery, go
Music on Guitar. Sl2: Music ON Piano, $50.
All will be charged from the time of entering,
to the close of the Session, and no deduction will
be made for absence, except in cases of protrac-
ted sickness. Board can be had In town at the
exceedingly low Price of 81 25 per week. and
IN the country, not more than a mile distant, for
81. We have no extra charges. besides those
already mentioned. except that Students furnish
their own lights. Books and Stationary will
be furnished at Customary prices. All letters
relating 10 business must be addressed post
Paid) TO the Principals, al Jonesville, Yadkin
County. \. G..
December 27. 1852. IS-5m.
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HooRERroN. n. C. Jan. 1st, 1853.

am happy to inform you that We are yet
alive and at work. On the 25th ult., being
Christmas day, we had a Temperance lecture
delivered by our friend and brother, DR.. Smith,
and at early candle light Col. j. A. May en-
tertained us for an hour or more with his pc
culiarly expressive style.
After the talking, the daughters initiated
h-ae-.1ies-- and We allrepaired to Isaac
dFssHg to partake Of splendid supper got
ten up for the occasion. Every thing went
Of we'll. S.
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HTOgE1fOT1o

THERE will be q Plank Road Meeting, on
the 18th of February, in the town of Snow Hill,
Chat being the time of our County Court for
the purpose of constructing a Plank Road FROM
Snow Hill and Hookerton to some market or
navigable point. All persons are requested to
attend.
By order of the Meeting,
w. A. DARDEN, Ch'm'n.
]. Jolly SMITH, Secretary.
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Dan River Institute.

NHE Spring Session of this School will con-.
4 mence on Monday, the 10th of January next.
The services of Mr.. j. n. Montgomery have been
secured in the Mathematical Department. Mr..
Montgomery is a Graduate of the University of
North Carolina, and his qualifications, moral
and literary. are of high order.
Board from 81 TO SIS per month.
A. C. LINDSEY, Principal.
Yanceyyille, December. 1852. IS-St
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THnRsnAY- DFr 90

AHNNoUhll IVLOs OVNH'
The Association met according to adjourn
ment in tue Methodist Church, this evening
at half past 6 o'clock, p, M.
The chair was taken BY the Vice President,
and by his request, prayer was offered by
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mUlIDlgLaEON
PENAL ACADEMY.

VtHIS Institution, under the manag~men, and
( control nf Lumhrrlon Division If the Suns
at Temperance, will be again opened under the
superinipndenre ri Miss Nary {. Morrison. on
the first day Of February nrxi. Miss Morrison
has been engaged as Phi cipai in this Academy
for more ihana year, and the nusr ardent friends
Of the lnsiilu,inn do not desire any more COM
petent Tearher than she is
Terms per Session Of Fire Months:
Primary Branches, including Arithmetic, S.
English Grammar and Geography, 81 so
Languages aud Mathematics, $40 o.
I- Board can be had in good families for
from 6 o$S per month.
HENRY r. POPE,
Sec'y Of tie Board.
January S. 1853. lS-4t