Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-20
OUR NEXT VOLUME,

Early In September next the Fifth Volume
of the SPIRIT OF THE ACE will begin and
it is the desire of the Editor and Proprietor
to make such improvements as will extend its
facilities for usefulness, .andrender it more
and more popular with the people. 1t isnow
by far the cheapest paper in the Southern
States-furnishing more reading matter, at
half the price, than any of its cotemporaries.
We have at a heavy expense, bought a fine
Power Press, and are extending our Office,
which will enable us greatly to enhance the
value of the Paper, and keep up indeed, with
the SPIRIT OF TIE AGE, as our name signi-
fes.
1t IS our desire to open an intercourse with
the business portion of the community, and
thus gain access to class with whom wehave
been somewhat circumscribed. We know of
no better way of doing this than by getting
the Trading Community to Adrcrtise in our
columns. Having by far the largest ~circula-
ton III the State, it is to their interest to
spread their business notices before the pub
lie through this channel. Our desire is to
get such an amount of patronage in this de-
partment as will justify US in charging our
sheet to make room for It, without curtailing
our space for reading matter. Let all our
friends who have anything in this line, send
on to US, and help attain our object.
1t is our design to make the Age a vehicle
for communicating the LATEST NEWS, and
most correct and reliable Mercantile, Com
mercial and Market information and also,
to keep its columns copiously interspersed
with choice Literary, Misccllaneousand Moral
rcading-in a word, to make it A, No. l, as
the Inspectors say.
The advancement and prosperity of our
native State, in all its parts, without fayorit-
ism to sections or schemes, it will be our
pride and pleasure by every means in our
power to promote and accelerate-our uchoze
State and our own State, first and dearest,
and our ~neighbors next.
Upon the Friends of Temperance and Re-
form we especially rely, and confidently ap-
peal to them for an increase of business
The ensuing twelve months will be a momen-
tous one in the history of North Carolina
a great issue is to be made a mighty con-
test waged, which is to. determine whether
the Rum-curso is longer to be inflicted on us,
or whether as freemen, we will throw off its
Calling yoke and declare independence from
its base vassalage. By the help of God, we
expect to be in the thickest Of the fight,
welding the broad battle-axe of Truth and
Humanity to the utmost of our humble abili-
ty. We expect to be literally sustained and
supported by the tens of thousands who will
contend with us for the protection ofour fire.
sides and the welfare of the country. Shall
We be ~disappointed in the reasa9able expec-
who are c~ontending with US for this glorious
emancipation, they are marching up to the
support Of their State Temperance Press,
knowing it to be the mighty engine which is
to move and arouse the people to this great
revolution. Kentucky paid in 500 during
the month of June in subscriptions to her
State Temperance paper; Louisiana is adj
ding hundreds weekly to her Organ Ten
nessee, Alabama and Georgia are making no
bic advances in this respect, while Virginia
is arousing herself and strengthening the
great propelling power in the Old Dominion.
North Carolina will not be behind her sisters
in this respect. To work, then, friends, and
let US begin our new volume with such Draw
ny arms and strong sinews, as will enable us
to deal out our blows thicker and heavier
than we have ever done! Let every man
resolve to do his duty. Only 81,