Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-23
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G~ARYspURc. N. G.. Nov. 10. 1883.

GARYsBURG, n. c., Nov. 10, 1913.
l attended a Temperance meeting yester-
day, at CASTOR, in this county, and being We
ry much pleased with the exercises and the
interest manifested in behalf Of our Memo
rial, / have concluded to give your numerous
rea1ers q brief notice of the proceedings.
The Sons Of Temperance met in the Division
room about eleven O'Clock; and, after pre-
l%iminary arrangements, proceeded on their
march to the warehouse where the speaking
to take place. The exercises of the day
were commenced by prayer from the Rev.
Mr.. Jones, of Brunswick County, Va. After
this the Marshal introduced to the audience
the same gentleman, who entertained us for
fifteen or twenty minutes with the ~prettiest
Temperance song to which / ever listened
He seems to be gifted With an extraordinary
talent for composing rhyme. At the conclu-
sion Of this song, DIR. Brown was next intro
duced to our notice, whV entertained us in a
beautiful, eloquent and able address of an
hours length. lie is truly and emphatically
an elegant speaker, and he portrays with n
masters hand the evils of intemperance.-
During his speech he repeated several appro-
pirate poetical quotations from Milton and
other authors. His talk will be productive
Of much good. At the conclusion of this adj
dress the Rev. Mr. Jones again entertained
us with several other beautiful and appropri-
ate songs, after which dinner was announc-
ed, to which all did ample justice. The au-
dience again assembled, after dinner, and we
were addressed by Mr.. James Simmons, in
a short speech of much argument and good
sound logic. The speech of Mr.. Simmons
was extempOraneous, as he was invited to ad-
dress the meeting after arriving in town.
However, it will prove conducive to the in
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the cause of humanity. This address closed
the exercises of the day, which will be long
remembered for the good Of the Order.
Ihadmycopy of the Memorial along, which
| took occasion to present to the people, there
assembled, for their signatures. 1t was very
rainy and the people were scattered about at
various places, but, notwithstanding, / OBJ
tanned % voters, which is nearly half that
vote at this precinct. Nearly every man as
signed it that | presented it to, and most Of
those who refused to sign it, said that they
would go for it" hut were unwilling to sign
the Memorial. / now have 100 voters, IA
minors and nine ladies, as petitioners to the
next legislature, making in all 1872. This is
a pretty fair start for two or three DAYS work.
| think that we shall be able to send a ma
jority of the voters, from this county, to the
next General Assembly. Many other coun-
ties can do this if the friends of a prohibito-
ry measure will only make the attempt
!, Now is the time to get the names to our Me-
mortal. There isnOthing at present to which
the peoples mind is more directed than the
great cause of Temperance. Let us then be-
! gin now, while we have time, and while the
3 mind of the people is not agitated by any
party contest. This is an auspiciOus mo-
ment for the triumph of our reform. The
intrig1es of our political d~emagogues are not
so stringent and forcible as when a political
$ warfare is raging. This is the loftiest barrier
/ that we have to overcome. Let us evade this
difficulty, if possible, by having our Memo
' rial signed previous to the political contest
r Friends of Temperance, let us all 90 to worE
o and vie with each other in this noble work
Every county should strive to get a majority
Although this is impossible in some, yet i
J will stimulate other counties. Let us have
' noble rivalry in this good work, and we vii
present to the next Legislature such an array
! of names, from every portion of our State
that will ~causeit to take such action with oul
: Memorial that will finally prove to be o re
buke to our last Assembly.
Very Respectfully,
WILLIAM III. GARRIS.
We have received another account of tn,
a CASTOR meeting from an esteemed friend, Blu
as the details are generally embraced in thi
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