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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-12-21
( You have no Right to Interfere with
NV Business !"

A young man is lured into a grog-shop,
and soon runs into loaferdom and moral ruin
father, mother and brothers demonstrate
and plead with the vender, to sell him no
more intoxicating drink. He replies, +" my
trade must not be interterred wih! My right
to sell is a lawful one, and | shall exercise it.
You had better mind your oaon business! If
your son is fool enough to get drunk, it's none
of my fault. Better lecture him p
A few days since, in passing the streets in
a carriage, after duska man observed a group
of persons standing over a heap of something,
on alighting, it appeared that a man lay dead
drunk in the road. His wife had come two
miles to look for him, with an infant in her
arms. His comrade, who had been to the
tavern with him, and who, though staggering
drunk, was not as drunk as the fallen victim,
had q bottle of whiskey, and was attempting
to pour some of it down the throat of the
i" tainted man" to revive him. A man stood
by, seized the bottle and smashed it on the
ground. The woman CALCULATED. God bless
you - To her fearful, prayerful entreaties
to the dealer not to sell her husband any
more liquor, he replied, You had better GO
home and mind your own business, and take
care of your babies. | can attend to my az
fairs"
Now winter has come, the family, doubtless,
will have to be supported in the Poor House.
Yet it is "nobody's business to interfere with
the traffic"
A drunken stage-driver upscts his coach,
and mains a passenger for life, yet it is no
body's business who sells him liquor, or how
much he drinks!
The drunken engineer Of a steamboat, OIL
railway train, precipitates men and women
by scores, into a watery grave, or doom,
them to death in still more revolving forms
and yet 1t is nO60dy's business how much h
drinks, or lCho sells 1t to him! Voters of tn
old North State, have you no interest in thes
things ? Must your children, parents an
friends be sacrificed on the altar of the Ii
quor Moloch, and you have nothing to say
Is it mono of your business?
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"Lord keep my memory green! !"

Ia The interest of the Reform calls trum-
pet-tongued to its friends to organize and
fearlessly assail the strongholds of the enc
my-to give him swift battle in bis entrench-
ments behind the statute books of the land.
The laundering artillery of the ballot-box
must be heard in nnmistakahle4ones, sword
must cross sword and a determined and de-
tenslve warfare must be waged against the
aggressor until he is driven from the field
From thousands of hearthstones where the
footprints of the scourge hath been impress
ea-from broken home affairs where the shad-
ow of the curse has fallen-from millions Of
crushed hearts, the prayer goes up to Heav-
en-, while We write-'God of our Fathers, give
us dcliverance from the dominion ofthe foe! y
May that prayer be speedily answered.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-12-21

DGa- The Communication from Whining
ton, signed Peter" would have been pub
lished had a responsible name accompanied
it. But our rule on this subject is irrevoca-
BILE, and we are compelled to give it the go-by.
Bsy~ Time and again, and again, have we
striven to impress upon our readers the fact,
that we cannot and wU not publish commu-
nicatiOns or notices of deaths or marriages,
unless the real name of the sender be given;
and yet, often do we get such, with q request
to publish them and oblige "A Friend, "a
Subscriber "a Reader" 8. A Friend of the
Deceased" and all that sort of thing. Once
more, and once for all, we request persons so
acting to tax full notice that they are sim
ply losing their trouble. Their communica-
tons cannot appear. 1t is a reasonable and
proper rule to be enforced against all alike.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-12-21

ngA We call attention to an Advertisement
IN this paper by Mr.. Disosway. From the
character of the Compiler, we are led to ex-
pect the proposed publication will be an in
valuable document for circulation incur State,
as we presume much of the information and
argument it will contain will be especially
adapted to the meridian of North Carolina.
and particularly to the present ~juncture in
the Temperance Reform in our State. We
hope tens of thousands will be scattered
over the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-12-21

D- We have received the first No. of
G raham's new weekly, under the style ofthe
Saturday Evening Mail. 1t is an elegant
paper, Astounding with a vast deal Of the
best reading matter. Graham is capable of
publishing a No. | paper, and he no doubt
will make the Mail such an one. 1t takes a
firm stand in favor of prohibition to the
Liquor traffic.
GoDEY's Lady's Book, for January, is on
our table. Cooley starts the new year with
great improvements on the past although
his Magazine has always been Of the highest
order) both in point of embellishments and
matter.
w@ Some friend has sent us a Catalogue
Of Carolina Female College, located about
ten miles from WadesbOro', in Arson coun-
ty, on the Plank Road leading from Cheraw
to Rocky River, in the immediate vicinity OF
Tyson's Mineral Spring. We are pleased to
see that the Institution is in quite a prosper.
Gus condition. There is an able Faculty
connected with the College, Apparatus, Ii.
brary, Reading Room, &c. Last session there
were about 100 Students at the College.
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obey me. AT midnight, fy hither with thy
bride, and | will unite thee
But remember said the youth, tor
tured with maay conflicting emotions; ; the
ropulace will Stay thee, it thou dost unite a
slave to a freeborn girr
Leave that to me. Obey my %instruc-
lions. Now away return at midnight!
AT tho same hour on the previous morn
ing, Arnenius repeated his visit, but the
priest met him at the altar; and as he was
about to speak, said in a boiier tone than
le had hitherto used :
The deity has again spoken Of thee!'
'Iiast thou punished the slave z denan-
ded Armenius eagerly.
First, must | relate the words Of the god
I servo, then to thy question:
Be speedy With thy fooieries,' said Ar
menus, huughli!y; Ihavc wtighty business
to-day, and few moments ospare.'
Last night said the Priest, the god
spoke TO his servant, and said. thy friend
Atticus, whom Armcnius cxilcd, yet lives,
Start not. senator Of Rome -Atticus yet
lives. and in disguise has returned to Rome,
found proof Of thy bascncss, and received
honorS from Augustus. He has learned,
too that before her death, his wife was de-
iivcrcd Of a child-that thou didst seize the
infant, aud didst bring him up as thy slave,
mat thou mightest feast thy hellish hate in
seeing tho son Of thy rival eat with thy
bondsmen.'
Hast b ended! asked the auditor.
| have, answered the Priest.
know, thy god or thou spcakcsI
nsise, Tor o~fa1SSssyI know that Atticu'
is long since dead. Nov answer me, hast
thou slain the slavcP -,
TO satisfy myself how faithfully ! hat:
executed my commi sion, said the
raise yonder veil aud behold his body
The senator strobe in the direction point
ed ont and, drawing aside tie curtain be-
held Agricola with Maria in his arms. He
rccoilcd at first, but in an instant exclaim
ing:
Wretch, thou hast deceived ME = unshealh-
ing a jeweled. gifted dagger from beneath his
robe, and was bounding forward, when the
Priest caught his r
Hold, murderer, he cried, nor dare to
shed a frccman's bloodp
He is not free. He is my slave cried
the senator, striving to free himself from the
Priest, who held him with an iron grasp
while he exclaimed 'tis false-he is ny
son-then casting aside his robe, he discov
cred bis person decked in full scuatorialco cos
tune, while he added, and I am Atticus, I
Roman senator then wrestling the daggc
from his hand, he threw him from him Will
gigantic strength, crying, thy treason ha
reached the cars of Augustus. Guards
seize tho traitor y
As if by magic, the chapel filled with lie
giouaries. who, tearing his robes from tn
crcst-fallen Armcnius, conducted him to
n%cighboring prisoE while the new senate
restored TO all his power and estates, wit
Agricola and his lovely bride, were cscorte,
triumphantly to the palace of Augustus.
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na. The Grand Scribe acknowledges t

Bp The Grand Scribe acknowledges the
receipt of $40 from Rev. DR.. Deems w
P, for the purchase o~fffacts for gratuitous
distribution. Alse IS from Vicksville Di-
! SiriaprTash county, for the sam object.
BsS~ John A. Avirett, Esq, of Onslow, has
sent $50 to pay for Lecturers, and So for Tracts.
Noble and generous response.
ReAe Milton Division has forwarded SIS, for
the employment of Lecturers. The work
progresses finely.
BSAe The members of Ncwbern Division
have Individually subscribed SAT for Lectu-
rers, and our orrespondentthinks the amount
will be raised to 500! Huzza for old New
bern who will enter into noble emulation
with her generous spirits
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pA Some of our friends seem to think that
the omission Of the word :" sacramental' in
the memorial, may prove n hook on which
the enemies of prohibition can hang a large
share of their opposition, and suggest that
the word be introduced in the Memorial
We are aware that this point was taken up
by the opposition press, and made a subject
of much cnmment-but "drowningmen grasp
at straws." However, it may be well enough
to have the memorial read" sacramental,
medicinal or mechanical purposes, and there
by prevents mistakes. What say our friends?
What does the Temperance press throughout
the State say on this subject?
Star an the East. 4
The word "sacramental" was originally
incorporated in the Memorial, but some of
the ministers objected to the employment of
the term in connection with Intoxicating
drinks" as sacramental wines were not re-
CURED to be Intoxicating" However, to
prevent all canting hypercriticism, perhaps
it would be better to insert the word. =
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& exp. for the ensuing quarter. AS it will
BE- a saving to the Subordinate Divisions to
have such matter prepaid, the G. S. has done
so on the above documents, and will continue
to do so in the future, provided they refund
him the amount he pre-pays. This can al
ways be easily and readily done by sending
each quarter a few cents over their per GEN.
tage. Ia Twelve cents will cover the pos
taSe on the articles sent this time let each
Division send that amount over their per GEN.
taSe, and all will be square. Us Particu-
lar attention is requested to this arrangement,
and if promptly complied with, it will be a
considerable saving to the Subordinate Divis-
ions.
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THE Run TRAFFIC IN New YoRK.-The New
York Tribune states that the whole number
of places where alcoholic liquors are sold in
that city, is Il03. Unlicened, 1929; repor-
ted d~isorderly, 1858; with grocery shops,
37S9; lager beer shops, 1888; exclusively
wholesale, 1873. OF the taverns for travellers
there are only 1876. Of the whole number
1894 sell three cent drinks; 1911 are closed
on Sundays $50 have gambling 1913 are
kept by Americans, or persons calling them
selves such 1910 by Germans 1927 by Irish
234 by other foreigners 233 by women,
and % by colored people. Open on Sunday
$500.
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Caroline. % Temperance an famlp ddleeklp 0tns
Christmas is coming !

In accordance with our uniform custom,
we shall not issue a number of the Spirit of
the Age next week-but a%vailing ourselves
of the Christmas holiday, take a little breath
ing time to be happy over the past, and re-
cruit for the stern and trying realities of the
future. So, reader kind, spare us our regu-
lar weekly visit, till we come on New Years,
to greet asest smile, and
wish you gcisaB Conscience and a happy
heart.
And who does not feel happy at the ap-
proach of this festive season Yes; CHRIST
MAS IS COMING, with his jolly face, indicative
of joyous greetings, the Widespread board,
the reunion of separated loved ones, with
their arnestcongratulations and ardent wish
es for each others welfare.
CHRISTMAS Is COMING How the little Sc
cret cells of the memory spring out at the bare
mention of those words, aud scenes from by
gone years come baek in all their freshness
when we reyelled in the anticipation with all
the buoyancy Of childhood, and all a child's
simplicity. IpW strong an influence do they
shed over all our future years.
CHRIsT4As IS COMING Who does not re.
member the pictures he drew in imagination
of the grim-visaged Kriss Krinkle, who be
slowed his gifts upon us with a lavish hand
and that too when it afforded him no pttsaas
ure, but becausgit was a boanden duty--and
the long winter evenings when before spark
ling fire, we sat and listened to the grand
fathers Christmas story, manufactured ex-
pressly for our amusement, and SO well en-
tertained with ghosts and COLLINS, that we
sat and ~shuddered while we listened, as we
thought Of the dark rooms above stairs, when
the wind was beating against the windows
and bowling around the chimneys.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING! There is a duty
we should perform. Let US retrospect and
SEQ how we stand with the past year. VIVA
benefits we have conferred, and whatreceived
As for ourself, we take some pleasure in the
knowledge of the fact that we have circula
ted among our fellow-citizens some too hun
bred and fifty thousand copies of the winged
messengers of the Press, bearing the striking
and appropriate title of the Esprit OF tn
AGE"-being the pioneer in the great worI
- -kn m -
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EZ
THE New YEAR IS coNINGl Impelled by
grateful recollections for the past, and in
splred by the momentous consequences Of the
future, we shall strive to make the AGE the
fit representative of the Age; and to accom-
plishthis, we ask our subscribers to send US,
each, one near subscriber rs y New Years gift,
and in return we agree to present them with
a rich Original Story, beginning with our
first new years issue, which we think they
will pronounce equal to the value of the sub
scription. The larger our list of subscribers
to begin the coming year with, the better we
shall be able to make our paper.
To those, then, who feel interested in the
progress of the Spirit of the Age, we say send
on your subscribers. There are those who
have done much for US in this way, and who
every week, like the harvester from the field,
come laden with their shetland we here re.
turn them our sincere thanks, and assure
them that we shall use all our ability to make
ours the paper of our happy and prosperous
Old State.
Christmas and New Year are coming!-
May we so spend them and so begin the com-
ing year with deeds of justice to ourselves
and charity unto men, that it may shed its
influence over all our lives, and in a hale old
age may the recollections of the past be evel
present to US, and withall so pleasant, thai
like the philanthropist of old, we may be ev
er ready to exclaim-
"Lord keep my memory green ~
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ape
Estimates Proved.

Whenever temperance men make an estl-
mate Of crime and pauperism resulting from
the liquor traffic, there is some upholder of
the system ready to question the correctness
of the statement. And yet the uniform re-
suit of close investigation yerifes such sta
~tistics, ifindeed it is not found that the cal
c~ulation even falls below the true figures
The Examiner, of Norwich, Conn, has the
following, which we quote to illustrate our
remark:
The average expense of pauperism, lin
Guiding foreign) in the United States, is said
to be 500 per year for every 1000 inhabi-
tants, or S2,000,000 for our entire population
of 90 00 600. This is a very high estimate"
So say the Joint Select Committee on the
Liquor Law in their report to the late Legs
lature. In other words, they say that the
average yearly cost of pauperism to the peo-
pie of this country, is said to be only ten
cents a head; and this they pronounce avery
high estimate" The obvious design of this
showing is to make the community feel that
the entire cost of pauperism is no great mat
ter after all and that the cost of so much of
this paupcrism as is occasiOned by strong
drink, is really a very small affair, and not
deserving half the prominence given 1t by the
advocates of temperance and of a prohibltory
law"
Let US appeal to the facts in the case. We
Iauote from the g ABSTRACT OF the Seventh
Census" published by order of the House of
Reps, 1853, PIP %, LOG. Let any one make
the calculation himself, if he is disposed to
be q disbeliever in temperance figures:
The population ofthe United States in 1850,
was %, l9l ,9l8 and the cost Of pauperism
for the year ending June l, 1850, was S2,954,-
SOC, or $l27 for every 1000 inhabitants.
The cost of pauperism in the free States,
with a population of Il, 875 .465, was $685.
8O7, or S175 for every 1000 inhabitants.
The cost of pauperism for the New-Eng-
land States, with a population of 2,72S, ZIG,
was S963, 653, or 1888 for every 1000 inhab-
itants.
The cost for New York, population 3,097,-
394, was $8l7, 1886, or S263 for every 1000 in
habitants.
The cost for Massachusetts,, population
994,514, was 1892, lis, or 1894 for every
1000 inhabitants.
The cost for Connecticut, population $40,
792, was sos, 624, or 1851 for every 1000 in
habitants.
The reader will observe that the above es
timate i hhasA1m
~ = 1tseo upon facEs and with reference
to States proverbial for intelligence ant
wealth. With reference to our own State
the case is equally deplorable. The fact
above cited show that it is not a very higl
estimate" which says pauperism costs tn
people of this country $500 annually for eve
ry 1000 inhabitants.
Facts equally incontrovertible prove tina
three-fourths of this expense results from tn
traffic in intoxicating drinks. Taxpayers
look to this matter; from your purses come
u portion of earnings to support this system
Is it not a strong and prominent argument i
favor of a Prohibitory Law Stare the fact
in the face and let the ballot box answer.
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RALEIGH, q. Q.
Wednesday, December 81, 1858.
A Positive Advancement,

Subscribers receiring their papers wih a red mark,
are thereby notified that IN four '7eeks from the re-
ccipts Of the frs. number thus marked, their subscrip-
ton years riH expire aud unless reneeed rithin
that time, hepaper toiU be Discontinued. THE rule
p0iH be iafcribly adhered to.
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To the Editor cftAe spirit ofthe Age."
Mr.. EDIroR: If the following suits the pa
gcs Of the Spirit of the Age" you will con-
fer q favor by inserting.
Your most obedident s@erv't,
I DERRuN
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rag The Grand Scribe has forwarded to
all tho Divisions entitled to receive them
that is, those who have been prompt in for
warding their Quarterly Returns and Per
Centage-the Proceedings of the Grand Di-
vision at its late session, and also the D. "
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An American, travelling in England, setG
it down as one of " the sights" of that coun-
try, that he actually saw ladies with soles-
ChOte sotes solcs such as are soles? "Isaw
one" says the astonished traveller, "who had
a sole between herself and the ground which
was actually half an inch sbiek? e was a
rainy day, and she lin her good sense) had
provided for it." Well, the English are an
odd people, and perhaps the women do wear
shoes with soles half an inch thick but a
traveller who has any regard for his own rep
utation had better not report such stories to
our American ladies. They certainly will
not credit the statement that English ladies
wear such vulgar things, even when the
streets are ankle deep with mud, snow, or
slush. Colds, aches, consumption, death it.
self, coeld not force them to adopt such rid
iculous fashion. The right to wear stout,
waterproof boots is indeed a male p~rerogative,
which the boldest champion o~fwoman's rights
has not yet invaded, so far as our information
extends.
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lW51een Two of The shorteet st;tnbos

At the same time we think there should be
an Inspector of common consciences from
the manner in which certain dealers treat
poor toll worn seamstresses with harsh words
and bad Quarters" we shouldn't be sur
prised if they found their lizard souls, one of
these mornings, " creeping out between two
Of the"-hOttest CHUNKS!
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pr Lead us not in temptation, we say in
the Lords Prayer. In the spirit of our Ii
quor license laws we say, Let us all be
tempted" Temptation turks in every path
of life; and alas! how many fall in the snare
to struggle there and die without deliverance.
Old men and young men, fathers and broth
ers are dying in the ~drunkard's beaten path
ripe for the drunkard's doom. Arise to
the rescue! Sever the chains that bind them
and set the tempted captive free. Prohibit
ton will do it. Will you help secure a Pro-
hibitory Law?
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PAFER, adapted to the circumstances, de-
sires and taste of our people, we congratu-
late ourself that we are not only a welcome,
%Uisiter, but the honored inuited guest Of thous-
ands of families, with whom we hold sweet
social intercourse, imparting and receiving
words of counsel and wisdom. We are vain
enough to believe we have maintained our in
dependence, that we have endeavorcd to spcak
the truth, and the whole truth, on all sub
jects that we have attempted to discuss-we
have succeeded in introducing a newspaper
into regions where hitherto they have been
almost unknown-we have striven to advo-
cate the right under all circumstances, with
out respect to party or sect, and have ever
been governed in the publication of our pa
per by a desire to do good to our fellowmen
by overthrowing every barrier to civil, polit-
ical and moral freedom, that might interpose
the onward march of progress and reform.
We have enrolled as subscribers to the
Spirit of the Age, and we are continually re-
cciving.the namesof, the most enlightened Of
community, men of liberal views, who desire
an Investigation ofevery matter Of importance
to the people, and who feel that the basis q
a republican government rests upon the in
formation of its citizens, and who in all case.
know that eight is better than darkness"
We claim that we have presented our sub
seribers with more reading matter than an
other weekly paperin the State for a less price
and we claim that both our original and Sc
lected matter has been such that it has affor
ded both amusement and instruction to ou
numerous and enlightened readers; and from
the fattering encomiums we have receive
concerning it, we now firmly believe that il
order to be fully appreciated it has only to b
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RE THE LIBRARY of a clergyman recent
ly deceased was estimated at Ten dollars,
while the wine in his cellar was valued at
Three Hundred Dollars. -Erchange.
The cage" supposes the reUerend gentle
man agreed with the Apostle, that the let
ter killeth, but the spirit maketh alive" =
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Bg~ One of the Philadelphia editor thinks,
from the manner shirts are made in b S city,
there ought to be an inspector Of common
sewers. The editor went to the expense of a
new shirt the other day, and found himself,
when he awoke in the arnipG-Gaa