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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-19

THERE is more fatigue in l~aziness than in
labor.-Erchange.
How much some people must suffer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-19

Mr.. Newell, who was so severely injured
by the railroad accident which proved fatal
to General Picrce's son, has since died.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-19

G- Mr.. Pomeroy, the enterprising and accom-.
modating Bookseller of our City, has presented as
with a copy Of the American Almanac, for 1883"
containing, besides the usual Tables, de-, \ large
amount of important and interesting matter, indie
business. Price 25 cents-address W.. !. POmerOy,
Raleigh, post paid. and get q Cyclopedia Of much
value.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05
Normal College,

ms young Institution has received due at
.ention from the present Legislature hay
ing SO enlarged the Charter as to give tho
power OF granting any and all degrees of Lit
erary distinction. Few Colleges have a more
distinguished Board Of Trustees in addition
to which, the Governor of the State is er of
J'c'o Chairman of the Board, and the Common
school Superintendent is Secretary. The State
has also allowed this College the use of So
Die it ff88plf d fhf Jh6it very ample HiI1 accommodations.
All these advantages, together with its health
OF Location and cheapness of living, will, We
predict, cause Normal College to compare
with the best Institutions in the Country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05
MISSISSIPPI

The Mississippi Legislature was petitioned
last winter for a prOhibitory Liquor Law, by
the people of three townships in Kinds Coun-
ty. Accordingly the law was passed-pro-
hibiting the sale Of liquors an these toscns, pro-
vided the people, by direct vote, should SO
decide. The vote was taken at the late cleo
ton, and the law emphatically sustained.
U60cHtS tfia0 UH1s raw was asked for ONLY
py the citizens of these three towns, and
there IS no evidence that the Legislature
would not have as readily passed the law for
the whole State, if it had been asked for az
they did for three towns.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05

Rum tragedies have not only become SO
numerous as to from the staple Of the nauseat-
ing items Of the newspapers, but have become
so multtudinous, as to discourage any attempt
to chronicle them-in fact they are SO numer-
Gus, and so intermingled, hat you might
about as we'll attempt to count the stars in
tho ruiIty ~"y - to keep any tb;nr ELo
correct record ofthem. We insist upon #
that some competent person should be fur
nlshed with the means to give this record.
and to lay it before the people-let it be
called The Bloody Record and Maine Law
Pleader.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05

MR Through the mercies of a kind Prov
idence, we have sufficiently recovered from
our recent illness to again preside in our
Sanctuna and cater for the tastes Of our read
ers. In entering upon the duties Of a new
year, we feel constrained to tender our pro-
found gratitude to our numerous friends for
the many substantial testimonials they have
given Of their kindness TO us, and apprecia-
ton of our labors for the advancement Of the
great Temperance reform. AS in the past,
so IN the future, our u~ntiring energies shall
be given. to this cherished oh;aaA &C os7s- Lonr+
0uStdih US IN the arduous and m0meDtous en-
terprlse. 10 effect the desired end, the Tenn
perance paper should have a more extensive
circulation. We know it is double that Of
any other paper in the State now, but puo-
llshed at half the price Of others, it ought to
be found in every family in the State. If
every one OF the present subscribers were 70
send us only one new subscriber, our sub
Scription would be nearly ten thoussnd.-
This could easily be done-or at least from
every Post Office a new club Of FIVE or more
could be sent, and the reform be greatly adj
vanced. To friends who have proved such
active agents heretofore, we need but saw. me
intend to discharge our duty-vil YOU HELM
us'by your cooperation? All infavor of the
pronosition will nloaeo eora a-oAan@;l11
monstratlon thereof by getting us a good list
of new subscribers in their neighborhood
and getting all the old ones to renew.
We have made arrangements to make our
columns attractive and instructive, by the
productions of able writer's. AS a literary
family journal, it shall be excelled by none of
its contemporaries. We fatter ourself that.
after three years experience, we shall be a.
BILE to show some improvements on the past
and we believe all have accorded to the
Age" the commentator of being a "good"
paper.
RF FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE The pre-
sent and succeeding years are big with mo-
mentous consequences. The time has come
when we must labor, toll and pray for the
great work we are engaged. Every prudent
agency must be employed to enlighten our
people On the evils of the traffic, and i dthem
of prejudices, fears and distrusts, honestly
entertained, but erroneous and fatal for all
good. What agency more potent than the
Press. In a free country it is emphatically
the Archimedean lever that moves the world.
Let us not fail to spread its light and infu-
nnrn oil over tho Soto
The Spirit OF the Age is published on such
cheap terms there are none so poor, scarcely,
that anno Ike it-and if there be any so
poor let those more favored present them
with a copy. Let the light be disseminated.
I'LL the mlsts OF Ignorance are dispelled and
the dark thrones OF superstition, bigotry and
injustice toppleto their final overthrow. We
would like to make handsome nremiums -
those who forward clubs of ten, twenty and
fifty new subscribers. Just send us on sucb
lists, and let US astonish you with the rich
ness OF our premiums. Who'll be the first
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05

speak to me at once-I cant be heard. |
have rights and | intend to defend them. 1.-THE
Speaker ordered1he lobby to be cleared, which
was done. Mr.. Miller declared he would
speak till midnight, before the use of the Hall
should be granted.
Mr.. Spruill said he had offered the resolu-
ton as an act of courtesy to a large and res
Pectable portion of the citizens of the State
but as he saw that the gentleman from Cald-
wen, by the exercise OF a right which he pos
sessed, was determined to defeat it, he would,
10 prevent the continuance of a scene which
was o disgrace TO the House, withdraw il.
Cr0CK the HrxT udy.A-
THE reporter would remark that, not ex-
pectlng the debate to take the shape and oc-
cupy the time it did, he took no notes of the
remarks OF the gentlemen who first spoke-in
fact, of mo except Mr. olson and Mr.. Miller.
The report of the other speeches has been
written entirely from memory, and is conse-
quently very meagre. OF the speeches Of
Messrs. Dargan and Caldwell he could recall
so little that he has not attempted to do more
than state their positions. There was so much
NOISE that ne was frequently unable to catch
the remarks of the speakers. The whole scene
was ore OF continued and increasing excite.
ment.
On the 18th, it being Withdrawn from the
Senate, MIR. Mcneil Of Robson. presented
a Memorial from 10000 voters of the State.
4.'lZS ladies', and a number of youths, praying
the Legislature to frame a bill, and submit It
10 the people for their adoption or rejection.
10 prohlolt or restrict the sale of spirituous IL
9uors as a beverage. Mr.. Mcneil moved
tnat It be referred to a select committee of five
VINO sna AXE the same into consideration and
report to the House.
Mr.. Munday moved that the petition be
iald upon the table. Upon this motion a dis.
Miller, Strange, Cherry, and Wynne partici-
Pated. The motion to lay on the table was
lost-yeas 81, nays 78.
The question then recurring on the motion
of Mr. Mcneil, Mr. Mills moved to amend by
referring it to the committee on the Judiciary.
Upon this motion a brief and pleasant dis
cussion took place-Messrs. Avery, S. p. Hill
and Dargan opposed the amendment, and
Messrs. Amis, Holeman and Collins advocated
it. The amendment prevailed, and the refer
ence was made to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Mcneil defended the memorialisFs
petition in some excellent remarks, as die
also Mr.. Cherry of BERTHE while Messrs
Strange, Miller and Wynno denounced it il
quite bitter terms. We deeply regret oul
inability to procure a synopsis of this debate
as wo are anxious to let the people know how
a respectful petition from them, for relic
from a g%rievous evil, was received at tn,
hands of their servants. Sickness on ou.
part at the time, alone prevents our bein;
able to do so now-but we still hope to civ,
at some time, the substance Of what wa
said on the occasion. We are informed som
remarks were made that would look YER,
ugly coming from a grave legislator, sent t.
make laws for a moral free people. w
shall keep up the fire until all is told
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05
Tha lew Year

A happy New 70, gentle reader! Nav
i orlng JOY and giadPss to every household,
and dispel gloom andprrow fromeaeb striclz-
en- heaf6! The past, nth its trials and Vi
clSSl'uaes' has r~olledFway while the fu-
ture, with gilded promises and hannv smiles
Deckons us forward to tie goal of success and
triumph. Let US forgs the former. excant
to profit By lis wise adAoni6osa. and nross
Win the latter to iuz
mighty events! LIgnJ6en fit, &x4 is now
numbered with the years beyond theiood-
its brilliant achievements in morals science
and literature glitter in shining c~orrBcations
in her crown Cf wondrous deYelomcnts,
whose light and knowledge will brihten the
pathway to eternal day. Eightoeqsfty three
has dawned upon US, to astound he world
with the still higher achievements the God
like intellect bestowed upon mani And as
in the one, many bright planets have been
distinguished from the Notwithstanding
the world by the loss Of a CalhoA, a Clcy, a
Webster so in the mighty eTers hidden in
the womb Of time, will be develc1sd the skill
the patriotism and the wisdom 3guide tht
storm and direct the Whirlwind 4 in days 0
yore. God grant to our beloved country
long, prosperous, undivided Uniq and ma.
the close Of Tie new year preset US to til,
world g nation not only free frAan politica
bondage, but untrammelled bytho gallini
/ f fesse:is. q Ip+sm2erancs: Then indeed ma,
we sound Our peans
For the land of the free and the .home of tt
brave"
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of Tyrrell; Kerr, of New Hanover; AL,
bright, of Chatham Murray, of Hyde, and
many others, compelled a show of hands, by
calling for the ayes and noes, so that the peo-
plemight see how the vote stood on this rea-
sonable and just petition made to the law
making power.
We nave much more to say on the subject,
but must forbear till our next.
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To Subordinate Divisions.

The Grand Scribe would hereby give notice to the
Subordinate Divisions in the State, that be has for
warded the P. W. and exp. to all entitled to receive
At directed thus-"D. G. w. P. of (namel Division
with the Post office attached. He has endeavored 70
mail them all correctly, but should any fail to receive
IT. ne hopes prompt information will be given him,
tnat another copy may be sent. Divisions having
made no Returns for the two previous Quarters, ara
not ennued to 1t, until arrearages are paid up.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05

nA-The attention of our ercban
others, is invited to the New York advertise
ment OF Messrs. G. B. HATCH &Co.. the 1on~
established Manufacturers and importers e
Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods. Those -
terested, will, of course, make it a point to
cal upon them, when they shall make thai.
purchases in the Empire City. Deis
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05

good to the State would have been accom-
plished-but the merest glance at the mea-
sures consummated, must satisfy every one
that there was a great waste of public time
and a wilful disregard of the great interests
of the people, and of that liberal policy which
should have characterized a Legislature in
this enlightened day of progress and reform.
We hope there are no "more of the same
sort left"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05

The punch bowl" of the 81 Spirit Of Il.
Age'~ has nearly a half a column of 5. SIM"
which LOOK very familiar.-cayuga CHIEF.
mat " bowl of punch :" was made in the ab-
Sence OF the Esprit rapper from his usual
haunt' or the essence of the g Chief mint
would certainly have been thrown in. Tha
Chief Is our favorite and we are always desirou.
OF giving unto Cayuga' the things that are the
Cayuga's.
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RALElfH, .. Q.
Wednesday January 5, 1853.
A Pesitii Arrangement

Subscribers receivin{teir papers ssith a red mark.
are thereby notified th4 ia four ~eeEs from. the re-
ce'rt Of the FIRST """ab4has marked their ss5serio-
tao" gears '0iH expire ttnd unzess rene,oed NTH,
that time, the paper '0abe discontinued. Tai. y,1e
~iH be inferibty odhea1 to.
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Y. EGINToS,
j. w. OLIVER.

Bsz, We hear of good success ATTENDING
pro T. ;. Whites laborsrecentlv. At Hens
aerson' Roxboro', Leasburg, YancevviI1e =
counties and Chatham. cons;dnr.-
Die numbers were enlisted under the Temna@
ance banner, and the cause greatly strenPtL-
ened n advanced. We have not room or
time for particulars. VI
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05
DJOURNMENT

The two Houses of the General 6..o-
slae die, on the 9Th December -
@rA days. In another %coInma
we give a list Of~u the public act column
during the session. Gov pa;d "0's passed
ated on the 22d, ana 1op. R. NJ s snaugur-
elected Judge of the aunde
18th. No 0. $. senataS Mas eIectad On 'As
The business of the .lec'ed.
last two weeks, was conducS LOT the
cited, confused manner, thar Such an ex-
of the bills that were passed asear many
feet and incorrect. We regret imper-
no measure more than the " HomeA p OF
Such a law is greatly needed in oaAS.II
the people desire it and had a ighttoA
it at the hands of their public servants,N
we predict its passage at the next session.
We have never known so boisterous, inhaA
monious q session. May it be q warning to-
all their successors not to keep exciting po-
! litical Gsattera hanging IN tho xhHlst iaaA {
they wish to do anything for the good O
their constituents. Had the Senator and
) Districting bills been disposed of il the early
part of the session, we doubt not they woulC
have adjourned earlier and done the worl
1 before them more to their W satisfaction
and to that of the people at large.
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THE NEW RITUAL.

q Undersigned, committee of the National
DIVISION authorized to promulgate a New Rit-
uIl' desireto make known, that they have had
: laporlGus session of over a week, during
WHICH an the manuscripts submitted were
carefully examined. No one of them wossat
is1actory asa whole; but a Ritual has been
prepared by the committee, in part. by seIec-
ting from several of the contribution Srhno;t
ted, &C., and which as far as Completed viii
DC iurnishedt to the Order as soon as nossiblo
Inc committee will hardly be able to com.
plete their labors, and announce awards to
authors, before the next meeting of the Nat.
lonal Division, at Chicago, in June.
S. F. CARY,
c. EGINToN,
w
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NEW

lt Will be seen by the annexed card, that
the appointed to promulgato a
new Ritual for the Subordinate Divisions Of
the order OF the Sons of Temperance, have
parity performed that duty, and make the
following announcement
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Our Rules.

At the commencement of the new year, we desire
to state explicitly, that justice to ourself and the
pecuniary safety of the Paper, require a rigid ad-
herence to the Rules we have adopted concerning
subscribers. Hereafter, I- no subscriber win be
entered on our books unless the cash is sent in nd.
vance, and no paper continued for a longer time
than that for which it has been paid. In making
these Rules, We doubt no one, and hope to give Of
fence to no one, as all tCiH be treated alike. To have
debts of 81 and 81 scattered all over the country
would ruin any concern in the State, and besides.
the only way a cheap paper can be sustained, is 5v
cash advance payments. The Editor has not the
time to attend personally to the mailing of the n,-
pers. His Clerk has the books before him. and v;u
give the red mark notice four mesks in advance a.,
at the end of that period, unless a new crsdi. =
pears, the paper will certainly be stopped, without
discrimination or Partially. N- During the nae.
year, the Editor was induced, under strong nlod.o.
from a few persons, to enter their names vi,bou.
the cash many of them have not comnliad ui.b
their promises, by sending on the money. Monu
such We have stricken off, and the oth.rs ~
by requested to forward without deIav. : tbov iii
be charged 81 per year. We do not intend 70 ~
regarded as overbearingly ~exacting and PRECISE. bus
promptitude alone will save any cheap paper, 90
ours, from embarrassment and ultimate failuEsa~-1Mc5p
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05
acknowledgements

We give to-day as far as we have been able
to procure it, a sketch of the debate in the
Senate and House of Commons, touching the
SUBJECT OF temperance and the Memorial of
the cltlzens Tor some reform in the LIQUOR
traffic In this State. Part of the debate we
publish was reported expressly for the Age,
and the remainder we extract from the Stan
lard and Register, of this City.
Ihe 1ndecofous, u~ndignifed and illiberal
i0il@FAs ihouIgeu III by some o rnc speuxers
towards the Order of the Sons of Temperance
particularly, and the friends of reform gener-
ally may have been expected to provoke a
retort OF bitterness and severity from them.
but such is not the language of "truth and
sooerness." We rely upon the calm and de-
llOerate sense and justice of the people, whose
rights have been outraged, to enter up the
verdict due to such conduct and our only
province IS to lay the facts before them to
give thema proper understanding of the case.
And first, we shall take a brief view of the
scene IN the House, on an application for the
use OF the Hall in which to hold a night ses-
sion OF the Temperance Convention then in
session IN this City. The request was made
IN . respectful manner, as coming from res
Pectable citizens of the State but how was
1t received? Insult and contumely were
heaped upon them. Every Objectionable term
that had been uttered by Temperance Lee
turers was at once remembered, and these
Wero recited as reasons why the Hall should
be granted. Others hid their opposition
behind the pretension that it would be 1eeded
courage to a7ow fE5;r opposition q, i cause
and to show that this formed their chief OBJ
lection to granting the use Of the Hall to the
friends OF Temperance. Grave Legislators
using all the disgusting pratings of the igno
rant and debased, working themselves into q
fury, for the purpose Of pandering to the
prejudices Of the dissolute rabbIe! The scene
was disgracoful to the State, and the propo
ser Of the Resolution wa forced to Withdraw
it, to save the character Of the House.
A day or two afterwards, the scene wa
changed to the Senate chamber, where it wa
expected at least calm elaboration woul,
prevail. The occasion was the presentation
ola Memorial signed by some 10000 voter
and from 4 to 5000 ladies and youths, ask
ing some amendments in the LIQUOR laws 9
the State. But how was it received? Ez
element became rampant-the signers wer
denounced as fanatics" and it was predic
ted that " the Sons Of Temperance, if thei
petitions were listened to, would soon becom
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-01-05

we sound Our paans
"For the land of the free and the .home of the
brave"
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COME. AT L.ASTL

h State Legislature, after three months
wrangling, disputing and intriguing, has
a~dJourneu' anu ITS members nave returned TO
their constituents to give an account of their
stewardships. And they will nave a long
list to rseite of what they have not done,
while a most " beggarly account will sum
up the total of all that was accomplished for
the moral, intellectual and physical advance
ment of the State. Ofcourse we have no ref
erence to parties or politics, in our remarks
but for their baleful and uncompromising
influence, the honor and interests ofthe State
would not have been so shamefully disregar-
ded-we allude to the insulting neglect of
measures rising high above such considera-
tons, but which have been sacrificed upon
the affairs of prejudice, animosity, bigotry,
and s~ectionalism. Let us catechise our pub
lie servants a little:
Questton-What have you lone to improve
the moral condition of our people
Answer-Oh! that is something not within
the range Of our duties, and the people are
out Of their sphere when they come to the
Legislative halls and ask for redress of grie-
vances" Off moral character. What do noe
akaa-~l.a
had not the time" to attend to such snalf
matters.
Ques.-Well, whatmeasures were adopted
for the spread Of intelligence and knowledge
among the masses of our people?
Ans.-Ah! we fixed that thingnicely. We
have appointed a Superintendent ofCommon
Schools, whose duty it will be to travel from
Cherokee to C~urritack, at his v expense.
on the liberal salary OF $500, to tell oul
schoolcommittee men what's needed to make
our system equal to that of Massachusetts and
other States, and to enlighten them as to how
sadly we are behind them to point out GU,
imperfections, and to belabor the subject 0
what we ought to be
Ques.-All this we know too well already
but did you make any provision for the rem
edying these deficiencies reforming thes
admitted errors, and of perfecting a system
equal to the necessities and demands of tn
people?
Ans.-Wel!, aheml=reallY=zes-no=
The Evansville daily journal., 1853-06-21
Museum of Wonders,
GRAND COLOSSAL

Nhleh comprises greater variety Of Attractions, ahd
none ex.ra9rdhary Novelties than an, travelling Ex
aibiion in the wori. Evesy feature Of this Mammoth
Of Peculiar and interesting nature and
lhe whole is produced upon gigantic scsie OF magn
,ade- The travelling panphfenalia OF the American
as enters each town. is preceded by the gor
NJ CAR OF JUGGERNAUTm ru
orawn D. Ten Elephants. sup, rby caparisoncd being
an accurate model or that tefrkls engine of olarous
s3ercce finished an f.corcts in all tie ex.royarance
Whole irring secfacis of more than Oriental <Plen
dor. The Exhibition will take place within magn!e
cent varegacd Pavilion composed Of American Flags
OF 'r-proof fabric The real genuine, original