Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-16

outride %falsehood. The mist is disappearing
and the glorious sun of light and knowledge
is beginning to shed its redeeming ravs with
in our midst. Hope is bursting upon us
from every portion of our beloved State. Let
us be up and doing. Let US begird ourselves
with the armor of FAITH, unsheath the sword
of TRUTH and lift above our heads the banner
ofLIBERTY, to go forth with the heroic deter
mination to conquer or die.
INVINCIBLE.
Garysburg, Nov. 1858.
MARYLAND.-The Baltimore Clipper has
the following excellent remarks concerning
the triumph of the Temperance ticket in that
City. By the way, we would just here say
to our readers, if any of them desire a first
rate Commercial and Ne1cs paper from Balti-
more, we heartily recommend the "CLIPPER,"
which always contains the very latest news,
and whose Editor is always found on the
side of temperance and humanity. But to
the extract:
But there is one triumph in particular, in
which it is our privilege to rejoice-not over
the defeat of the respectable and excellent
citizens who have been rejected, and whom
we would have but too gladly hailed as the
champions Of our cause, but over the glori
Gus success Of that cause itself. THE MAINE
LAW TICKET HAS SUCCEEDED! The city OF
Baltimore has on this occasion achieved for
itself the proudest honor it has ever won !
1t has, by a solemn vote of it's free and indie
pendent citizens, pronounced the manufac
ture, importation, sale and consumption Of
Intoxicating liquors to be immoral and per
%nicious, and demanded the prohibition o.
usages so disastrous to the public veal, anc
to social and individual happiness. This yer
diet will be sustained by the people Of TIT
State it will receive the sanction of the Leg
~islature, and old Maryland will soon be re
deemed, regenerated, and disenthralled from
intemperance and all its train of kindred
woes! A proud and glorious day is this TO
Maryland. 1t is a heaven-approved triumph
"a triumph that will elevate our people il
the estimation of the world-and better stiI
in their own esteem.
Our hearts are filled with gratitude as W,
contemplate it, and we are prompted to g
forth into the workshops Of our mechanics
into the humble homes of poor women an
toil-worn men, into the cabin and the cottage
and to offer our heartfelt thanks to thos
whom we may there behold, and to say t
them, "this is your work" The proud, tn
wealthy and the happy have not done thi
deed for they are selfish and unfeeling.-
The sons of toll, and their wives and daugl
tiers. have been the eloquent and faithful ad
vocates of the temperance reform. They hav
withstoOd the curled lip and the scornfu
glance of the wealthy, and gone forth to tn
temperance meeting, and walked in the ten
perance procession, for the encouragement 0
their cause. They have followed the inebr
ate to the scenes of his temptation, and wit
words of kindness and acts of charity, ledhir
away from the path he was descending
They have sought out the children of til
drunkard, and pointed out to them the pat
of temperance and happiness and obtaine
their solemn pledge to pursue it. These ar
the people to whom we owe our present tr
umph, aud these are the people whom tn
pampered wealthy must follow in the way
duty, if they would not sink in popular e.
TEEN, and bear the odium they have merite
80 well. For many and many q year tn
sparkling attraction of their sideboards WEI
irresistible to their humber ~neighbors, 40
for evil throughout the whole community
Now must they follow where they dared NJ
lead and the rich mans home will henc
forth be protected by the honest yeoma
whom he could not seduce from virtue to ru1
and disgrace.
This is a proud day for Maryland, a pro1
day for the city of Baltimore. The bow
promise is before us, and the day of hap
f%ruition is at hand.