Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-02-23
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NORTHAMPTON, Feb'y. II, 1858.

NORTHAMPTON, Feb'y. II, 1858.
As you are aware, Oh Friday the 18th INST,
the Sons of n Northampton, in conjunction With
visiting brethren, assembled IA the beanbtgt
village OF jackson to listen to the eloquent
and thrilling appeals Of Bro. Philip S. White.
| shall not attempt to give d description Of
Bro. WIS whole speech, for should do him
injustice; but merely to give az outline OF
the most important part. He commenced
by making a comparison between our moral
revolution and the political revolution of our
ancestors. During his beautiful historical
description of the events which led to the
formal Declaration Of Independence, by the
Continental Congress, he ~eulogized North
Carolina in one OF his transcendently beauti-
ful and sublime flights Of oratory, for the
chivalric spirit which peryaded her people,
when was heard from noble, glorious old
Mecklenburg, the shout Of independence and
resistance which went/booming over the
heights of Olympus and received a response
from Heaven itself, in the delivery Of Ameri-
ca from British tyranny. In speaking Of the
causes which led to therevolutionary war, he
mentioned the contempt and disregard with
which our petition was treated when sent to
the throne of Royalty, and Compared it to the
disregard with which our petition was treated
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was sent to King George, came from his sub
jects, who might have expected that their
King would have treated it with contempt IT
1t did not meet his views or suit his ambition !;
but when q petition is sent to q deliberatiye
body, like the Legislature Of North Carolina,
whose members are the servants of the Soy
ereign People, then we might reasonably con-
slider that our petitions would be referred and
reported upon, and justice done to our pray
ers. But alas F! the Legislators Of North Car
DINA deem themselves, not "the servants
but, 4" the people and took occasion IN their
dignified station, to call us fanatics" Al
ter leaving this strong comparisons, Bro. w.
proceeded to speak of the only remedy, fol
the liquor traffic and the grog sellers law
totally prohibiting the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors. With his master mindhe convinced
every sensible man present Of the necessity
J Of such a law spoke Of the absurdity OF tht
licence law and answered satisfactorily thC
many though dimsy objections of the enemy
His entire speech was interspersed with
appropriate anecdotes and occasionally witt
q flight ofthe most eloquent and sublime ora
t tory that [ ever heard. At the close Of hi
morning speech we partook Of a Dime
which was prepared for the occasion afte
which, we again assembled in the Church t
ilolcit " anu dppItuu TIC successful CuOftS .
; our noble Chief. During the afternoon lie de
livered q beautiful and logical speech, which
+ with the others at morning and night, tol'
we'll upon the audience, as thirteen gentlemel
gavein their names for initiation, the mos
Of whom were initiated that night. Alright
after 9 ~torch-light procession, Bro. ". spok
for about two hours in his usual strain Of 81
oquence and argument, after which we pre-
cceded to initiate those who, convinced unde
!, his powerful reasoning, gave way to thei
better judgements and allowed leason to pre-
dominate. Mr.. White, as an orator, is Sc
dom ifeversurpassed. lie is one ofthe grear
est orators of the day. lie combines with
his oratory the cogent and unanswerabIe 81
gument of Calhoun, the deep, penetratin
and eloquent thought Of a Webster, and til
grace, elegance and sublimity Of a Clay
Heisemphatically the Chief Of our cause, an
. with him aud his arguments we are bound t
e triumph. May he long live to battle in tn
noble cause, and gain new laurels, if poss
bic, for the unfading wreath which now enci
!, cles his noble and phiIanthropic brow.
. INVINCIBLE.