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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-17
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MERCHANTS
New GROCERY * COMmIsss0N

n EW GROCERY a. CON- mfsssON
y HOUSE. have rented from A. Rueker,
his fre-nroof brick Warehouse, lateiy erected IN
Ire BASIN Immediately above Lacy d Terry, for the pur-
I,ose If dninga
General Grocery IL Commission,
RECEIpfNf IND FOR lFdRDING BIS MESS
Persons buying goods IN sell again would do well 10
iall on rae before purcha sing. shall sell low--
commission only being all the profit charged, where
the cash good negotiable paper j. eiven IN exchange
good supply of GUANo, LINE g. PLASTER.
kept hand which will be sold ow at any house
in The city.
All goods consigned to my CARE will be forwarded
with all possible dispatch, and particular attention pail
the order Of them.
Copsignments Of produce aLd Merchandise solicited
charges reasonable and pains spared to render satis
faction. Account sales rendered made.
WIN A. MILLER, on the Basin.
aug SITS Late of the firm Of Miller Compton.
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:, - - n J. BLACk, Ticket Agent.
~ B.-Ihe same rates will be charged from Knox
vile and all other points along the line to Lynchburg
aug 19-ts
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I,IsE FOLLOWING RATES WILLIE

II chnrged ON the Nireinin and Tennessee Railr a.
hmm md nlInr the l5lll int
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NOTlCE.-The subscriber begs inform the
" citzens Of Buchanan and the public generally ihn
lie has taken the large and eommodiou. lumber house
the Basin, formerly occupied by VIM. 7. Hardy.
E.q,) where he intends to conduct Wholesale and
Retail
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further supply Of superior Gold and Steel Pens;
Writing Fluid aud Embossed Envelopes: s pring Tubes;
Drawing Paper; Large and small Day Books; Ledgers.
Cash books Reeords-vith Piss aad Memorandum
Books in great variety. BE. &c. sept 7-ts)
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MOSES LACY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
Local items.

PURSUANT 70 a call by our worthy Mayor,
a Town meeting was held on the 3Oth ult.,
tG raise funds for the relief of our suffering
felIow-citizens at New Orleans. We were
prevented from attending by sickness, but VIC
learn the meeting was effectively addressed
by Rev. DR.. Lacy, Hon. John IL. Bryan, and
II. w. Hustled, Esq. Messrs. Geo. L. Gould,
and James NJ. Towles, were appointed a Com
mittee to raise funds in the City; and a Res
olurntion was passed, soliciting the Clergy Of
our City to bring the matter prominently and
forciblv before their respective congrega-
tons. We hope our citizens will respond
literally, in order that ace may have some
share in the holy work of ministering to the
appalling suffering and misery that follow in
the track of the dread pestilence that has
laid so many thousands low in death.
EGg The eligible Mill Site at the Falls
of Neuse' has been purchased by the MAN
tend removing their present extensive Ma.
chinery and also adding valuable paper-ma
king facilities, &c. Extensive Stone build
ings are about being erected, and when com
pleted, this Establishment will, VIC presume
be the most extensive and complete IN TIM
Southern country. The Paper made by thi
Company now commands the very hlghes
prices in the New York market.
ny- Another Paper Mill is in course o
erection, on Neuse River, about six mile
cast of this City, by the "Neuse Manufactu
: ring Company" in which is to he Introduce
, the latest and most approved Machinery
We have no doubt that the most sanguine ca
pectations of the Company will be more tina
realized. Success to all such enterprises.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
Our SalntatorE.

Here we are, kind reader, with b~uoyant
step andTa hesrt full of hope and promise, to
greet you on the retcrn Of orr birthday
For four years-years of pleasant toll, bless
ed anticipatiots and glorious realizations,
have many of you gone with us to cheer, COM
fort and sustain. Others have been with us
a shorter time, but arc none the less kind and
ubstantial-togethe we enter upon our fifth
voyage, with a newly rugged craft and a gay,
soul-inspiring pennant streaming from our
mast-head-"DowN twITi1 THE LIQUOR TRAF-
FIG" With brave hearts Ind stout arms, let
US struggle on until it is realized throughout
the length and breadth Of the good Old North
State.
We had hoped to reach our long-coveted
fpe thousand subscribers, aid to have felt JUS
tilted in again enlarging Our sheet; but our
friends say It IS tsrgc enough, and good
enough, JMey say, mind !ye, not as and that
we shall have that number before the l5t of
January next. Well, we believe it-and be-
fore that, too, if they work for us as they
have done for the last two or three weeks
Few can boast such .zeafcas friends as has
the "SPiRIT OF TIE ACE"
; The present volume of our Paper will con.
! tend for principles and chronicle events Of
! the most momentous i'm portance to the TEN.
Y perancc REFORM and The welfare of our good
. old State. We intend to be found in the val
u in contending for the great principle of Pro
; hibition to the odious Liquor Traffic. 1t viii
F.; be a fierce eoqfict with prejudice, appetite
G fashion end habit--we Shall need the aid am
: cooperation of erery friend of the measured
n cheer our hearts and stay our hands in tn
l. good work. We feel that no APPEAL is neces
d sary to secure it. The .fftiends of the caus,
n \ hare worked, they ere working mov, and vii
! continue to work f6r us with a hearty goo,
5 will. With a fair breeze, an approving con
le science, and the smiles of Heaven, we shal
e make the port of SUCCESS in safety and tn
" umph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
re4apoGonee County Meetings.

We must again urge the friends Of Tenn
perance throaghout the State, to give their
earliest attention to the calling of County
meetings. Several Counties have responded,
but it is highly important that every County
in the State should be represented in the Con-
vention to be held in this City the 18th Oct.
next.
The friends of Temperance feel moro than
ever the absolute necessity of doing som6-
thing efficiently to arrest the evils of Intem-
p%erance. But the plan to he adopted and the
means to be employed to secure it, require
the combination Of the wisest heads and the
maturest deliberation. Recollect, this Con-
vention is not designed to secure the cooper
alton of sons of Temperance merely, but Of
every Temperance man in the State.
Calfyour County meetings at an early day,
and send up your wisest, and most active and
influential Temperance men from every Coun-
ty. Let it be d movement Of the people from
the mountains to the Ocean, and the result
will no doubt tell favorably upon the future
prosperity and happiness of the Old North
State
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07

"THE GOOD CITIZENS OF TIE STATE" IS
we'll az tho Sons, are beginning to be aroused
to the Importance of Legislative action upon
the Liquor Traffic. The voice of freemen be-
gin to demand redress. Last year we prayed
for iti-but a new era has dawned-taxpay-
ers and voters are daily forming the stern re.
solve that redress is needed and redress must
be had. D~omagogues see the gathering OF
the clans, flushed with the brilliant prospect
Of IL Waterloo victory, and they quake with
fear. Christians, philanthropists, North Car
Dina patriots are marshaling in an invincible
host to meet the decisive contest of '54.
The State temperance Convention is soon
to assemble-the Grand Division likewise
from these two bodies we have hope. Some
thing practical will go out from these-a
plan to wage the war next summer from plain
to plain-from pillar to pillar. We must lei
the enemies of the Reform understand our
Platform. The welfare Of our beloved cld
Carolina demands a Prohibitory Law auG
such must he had, let the cost i'll time, labor
aud money be what it may. The Polls is
the nucleus around which we must gather
there is swift lightning in the ballot. Tht
decisive thunder of the peoples voice mis-
echo as never before, and in tones not to b.
d~isregarded. We must bury our Whigger,
and Democracy. in an ice-house and let then
CONCEAL into an icicle, with a hope that whcr
they melt there will be something better,
while we settle this great question.
Sons Of freedom buckle on the armor 70
the coming conflict, strike v~aliantly for you
homes, your country and your God, and tn
triumph is sure. Then will the great hear
of our Commonwealth throb as ne'er before
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
Labor is Capital.

We copied from a City Contemporary, last
week, a brief article, cengratulatbry of the
prosperity of our City, and the high wages
now paid for all species of labor and we
have been led to consider on the vast amount
of LABOR CAPITAL" at command in our own
community, and throughout the State. The
construction of the North Carolina Railroad
by our own hands-extensive and difficult in
the extreme-have demonstrated that we are
capable of accomplishing the mightiest works
that, for so stupendous an enterprise, we
would be compelled to import foreign labor
but the greater portion of the work is com-
pleted, and done we'll, and our own citizens
have reaped the advantage.
And now numherless Developments are be-
ing made, that will still farther call into re
QUESTION the " labor capital of our State
Our great North Carolina Railway is TO be
extended East and West-to Seaboard and
Moantain-a fixed fact, that will not be de-
layed. The iron, copper, lead, and other
Ores, which have so longed been locked up
in the bosom Of the earth profitless rs coin
in the vaults of the miSer, are being develop
ed in astounding richness and profusion ;
and labor is the fiery furnace hat is to bring
it forth in all its wealth and usefulness.
To render a country prosperous, it is only
necessary to turn labor into productive pur
suits in which the whole people may engage
We have had many speculations upon polit
ical economy, and every one has his theory
by which individual and rational wealth il
created but the secret, after all, is contain
ed in the simple sentence" Give the peorl
employment-create a demand for labor
and let every one enjoy the fruits of his in
dustry." This is all that is necessary.
Our Railroad and River improvements
our Mining, Manufacturing, mechanical
Agricultural and Commercial interests wi
each and all open avenues for labor and ell
terprise in our State hitherto unknown
Business will be directed into new and mo-
!. profitable channels, and our Towns ar
Fields will prosper and bud and blossom
+ the Rose. North Carolina is this day one
f the best States to more into and soon tho
sands will be attracted to her salubrio
Y cline and productive fields of labor, for t
= enjoyment of health and prosperity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
ENCOURAGING

A gentleman writing from Gates county,
says-"I subscribe to nine newspapers, be-
side several monthly Periodicals, and /
would not give your blessed /" Spirit" for ali
others. God bless and prosper you in a good
cause"
Another, at Elizabeth City, writes-"Not
withsta lding the unfortunate views of some
of oar friends, still Temperance principles
are progressing here, and it is now reduced
to u certainty that the question of prohibi.
ton will have considerable influence in the
election of our members to the NEXT Legisla.
ture. We pray you go on, and continue to
strew broadcast through the State, light and
knowledge on the subject, and earnestly con
tend, as You have been doing, for a prohibi.
tory law. l shall continue to send you al
the sincws of war that | cdn, and thereby
contribute to hold up your hands, until al
the enemies Of our good cnnse arc put te
flight"
And yet another, from P~erquimans, say
IL am with you, soul and body, for Prohi
bition; and all over for the I" Spirit" th
very best paper in all the land. You ma.
rely on my aid always and to the utmost c
my ability in sending it abroad until it sha.
haunt every liquor seller and drinker ava
from his cups"
A good friend from Louisburg sends u
nine new subscribers, and compliments tn
Age as the best flmily paper in the State.
Such en~couragcments and encomiun
nerve us anew for the good work-and v
wW work, with a WiH, for the good of o,
country and the cdi6cation of our Thousand
Of readers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07

py Bro. L. 8. Farrar writes us an az
Mays Chapel, Chatham, buthaving published
one hitherto, it is unnecessary to insert his.
We arc gratifed to learn, however, that our
friends are at work in that County, and that
with q prospect Of accomplishingmuch good.
Bro. F. writes-"The right feeling is abroad
in this community, concerning Liquortreating
candidates and favorable to legislating against
the Liquor Trafic-and this feeling will ii
properly demonstrated in making our choice
of members to the next Legislature: Tn,
deep stain and foul blot must be erased from
our statute book"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
Spirit of Ae 9se, gaig9 alutb Gatdipa-A Temperance an famap q

licences of returning animation and with a
rapturous joy hailed its appearance
Sad was the denoument of the scene in
the Hotel the lady who supported the sol
der in her arms was his wife! Regardless
of the sacred VOW he had made to Florence,
when he said" as eternala as the Heavens let
this vow be-Thine-thine, forever thine J"
Regardless of this he had married an Amer
icah lady forgetful of the one he had left
Behind; careless of the jewelIed heart she
had given him in trust unthinking of the
crushing blow that would fab upon her. he
had disregarded his VOW cpd it.
Faithless One!.
Adolph impIofed the pardon Ct both, on
his knees he begged pardon for his acts of
treachery, but when his streaming eyes met
the sorroWing gaze of his wretched and
wronged Florence, fresh waves of penitence
seemed to overwhelm his soul, andmore earn
estly did he entreat for PARDON.
No longer did he crave the pardon of
earthly ones, but with eyes up1ft TO Heaven
he implored the pardon of Him who ruleth
we'll. Wild with ~feryency Was his prayer for
pardon for his irreparablc wrongs. The
weakness resulting from his wounds was
more than his feeble nature could withstand
when hurthened with the night-likc guilt Of
his soul, and in a c~onvulsion that struck ter
ror to the heart of his bravo comrades ; a
CONFUSION that told of the agony of a soul and
body writhing under the fangs Of an mex
pressible t~orture, his spirit forsook its feeble
house of dust and winged its flight hence a.
way to receive the approving smile of Heav-
en-, or else the condemning signet Of its God !!
lie had entered hastily the vale of black and
rayless shadows that mortals fear; the dra-
perry mantle of Terror's King had shut cut
the last of LIES twinkling fame. and he was
gone as the morning vapor. ATnriIling still
ness was there-the solemn quiet Of Deaths
mysterious hour was reigning in the group
and the CHASTITY corpse Of the faithless soldier
lay grinning the sardonic smile of death be
tween his frantic wives!
Fellow-soldiers lifted the repulsive corpse
from where it lay in an attitude of horror up
'on the floor, and placed it on a bier. Dee
horror was written on the leaden features Q
| the corpse-linies of agony and despair wer
+, penciled there, and those who raised tn
shroud to gaze Iupon his cold face turne
l quickly away FROM the CHASTITY spectacle.
lie was carried to a grave in a seqhestere
spot the Glods fell with a dull thump like
3 solemn anthem on his coffin no tribute
G tears was sprinkled on the dust that covere
d him he was cntombed in silence unbroke
l. by a sob, and u stone was erected at hi
g head on which was engraved =
l. FAITHLESS ONE!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
North Carolina Conference.

The North Carolina Annual Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will
commence its next session in this City, on
Wednesday the 9th November next. Over
100 ministers are expected to attend. Bishop
Paine will preside. We understand the Pas
tor of the Church is making arrangements
for their accommodation. AS usual, a large
number of visitors will be in attendance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
IN the tedious minutes.
Exquisite interval, I'm on the rack, !

Exquisite lhJeTNai' III on the rack
For sure the greatest evil man can know,
Bears no proportion to this dread suspense.
FRowDE.
How long-oh! hsw long ere I receive
the lay of love he promised to send?" was
The wailing cry of the disconsolate Florence.
Day after day she anxiously expected a let
ter from her husband, who was sojourning
in a land of bloody strife, far from the heart
Of the mourner who knew no joy when sepnr-
nted from the only one who could thrill the
strings Of the spirit-hnrp with the sweet mel
ody of Love. Days, weary days had fed and
still no tidings could she obtain of her hus.
band. Determined upon hearing from him
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
lie, in whom
H6, in whom
NY heart had treasured all its boast and pride,
Proves faithlcss, EURIpIbEs' MEDIA.

lie, in whom
My heart had treasured all its boast and pride,
Proves faiihless. EURIPTDEs' MEDIA.
Six months have flown since the soldier
left his faithful wife, and in the mighty vol
umn of the Past the acts of the living world du-
ring that period were chrOnicled. The wild
grief of FLORENCE had left it's mark upon her
the brow once so smooth was furrowed now
with many seams of care and sorrow the
raven locks were changed by the silver
strands that bitter grief had planted there
At the end Of six months there came intelli-
gence of the arrival of a vessel bearing woun-
d.d soldiers from the Kings colonies.
Then my fears we're not groundless,"
thought Florence " for my Adolph is sure
ly in their midst, wounded and weak, per-
haps a hopeless one forever. O! how l burn
with impotence to clasp his dear form home
to my aching bosom, but / must be prudent
lest by an act Of rashness | overpower his
weakness and clip the tender tic Of life that
binds him to the earth. O! | see him walk
the planks and step again on the soil this
side of the vast Ocean! Be still, leaping
hcart-be still. o! how can | forego the
pleasure Of springing at once into his arms
and pressing him to this beating heart =
Aid I know | must not-must not yet drink
from the deep FOUNTAIN OF LONe-MuS ueny
my thirsty soul the nectared draught of bliss
in store for it. Be still-wild, lcaping heart,
be still"
Can my reader conceive tho feelings OF
Florence when she saw her husband stcI
from the vessel that had borne him home
winch she saw his weakness lettering under
his weary frame in company with other pas
sengers towards the HotelP How eager she
was to spring to his side and aid him in hi;
toilsome march, but her prudence forbid it
and she kept at a respectful distance from
her wounded husband.
She sought him at the Hotel; with a trem
bling step and a fluttering heart she entere,
$ the room where he was-he recognized hel
as she sprang to his side crying. Adolph
: my own A~dolph!!" and throwing her slen
J der arms around his neck she ~fervently pres
t sed him to her bosom from which she ha,
so long been absent. He burst into a foo
Q of tears and swOoned, sinking in the arms 0
! a fashionable lady, who had landed from tn
same vessel with him. Florence sank at hi
side rubbing his hands and temples with
restorative, eagerly watching for the first cS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
nnDlin County Convention.

We are requested to give notice that a Tenn
perance Convention for the County of Duplin,
will be held at Strickland's Depot, on the
10th of September, instant. The friends Of
Temperance and the Public generally, are
invited to attend. Every Division in tho
County is especially requested TO be repre-
sentcd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07

BUFFALO, August 29th.-The Democratic
ward meetings, held here on Satdfdss for the
election of delegates to the Democratic State
Convention, occasioned great excitement be-
tween the friends of the Administration and
those w%hooppose Gen. Pierce's policy in max
ing appointments: The contest was very Sc
we're, and resulted in the entire rout of the
Administrative party. In some wards the
ballot boxes were broken to pieces, and a
general fight ensued.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
RALEIGH, o. Q.
Wednesday, September 7, 1858.
A Positive Arrangement.

Subscribers receiving their papers nth a red marx,
are thereby notified that an four pee&s from the re-
,ceipt Of the first number thus marked their subscrip-
tioR years 'cit expire ard unt9Ess r;5ne,ocd pi,hin
that time, The Pdpcr 'oiH be discontinued. This rule
will be inferibly adhered to.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07

Yes, and in November next will be seen its
resurrection morn, in the which the trumpet
tongue Of thousands Of voters will proclaim
the freedom of the Empire State from the
Demons Power, and enrol her with her sis
tcrs that have declared for the Right!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-07
WITCH WIS engTdVeQ g
FAITHLESS ONE!

The shadowy desert, unfrequcnted wood,
[ better brook than foerishing peopled towns
There | can sit alone unseen Of any,
And to the nightingale's complaining notes
Tune my distresses, and record my,woes.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

a man steal. and now have practical
illustration of the factP'-and the old man
burst into tears. H3s2iG2f ? u --s-Aa
ar i" Don't be child" said his wife, wi
ping away the tears; ego like man over
to Sterritt-tell him it was little bit of
frolic, pass it off as joke-go and open
court. and nobody will ever think of it
again !'' li Of. gao --"
. ~ A little of the soothing system opera
ted upon the Judge as such things usual
ly do: his extreme modification was fully
subdued, and over to Sterritt's he went
with tolerable face. OF course. he had
but little difficulty in settling with him
for, aside from the fact that the Judges
integrity was unquestionable, he had an
inkling of the joke that had been played.
The Judge took his seat in court but it
was observed that he was sad and melan-
choly. and that his mind frequently wan
dered from the business before HIM
There was lack of the sense and intelli-
gence that usually characterized his pro.
ceedings.
Several days passed away, and the bu-
siness of the court was drawing to close,
when one morning rough looking sort
of a customer was arraigned on the charge
of stealing. After the clerk had read the
Indictment to him, he put the usual ques-
ton:
'' Guilty or not guilty?"
g Guilty, but drunk" answered the pri-
soner.
Whats that plea 90 exclaimed the
Judge who was half doziug on the bench.
g He pleads guilty, but says he was
drunk" !" replied the clerk.
'sWhat is the charge against the man."
''EIe is indicted for grand larceny"
"What is the case ?''
't May it please your honor" said the
prosecuting attorney. the man is regularly
indicted for stealing large sum from the
Columbus Hotel"
g He's hey? and he plead"
He pleads guilty, but drunk"
" The Judge was now fully aroused.
'' Guilty, but drunk! that is ii most ex-
traordinary plea. Young man are you
certain YOU were drunk %
''Yes, sir.'
'Where did you set your liquor?''
s' At Sterritt's."
''Did you get none no where else 20
'' Not IL drop, sir"
on got drunk on his liquor anu then
stole his money -
:. Yes, SIR
Mr. Prosecutor" said the Judge,
g do me the favor to enter a n0iLc proseiui
in that mans case. That liquor of Ster
ritt's is mean enough to make a man do
anything dirty Lgot drunk on IL the other
day and stole all of tSIerriH's sHcer spoons I
Release the prisoner. Mr.. Sheriff, L ad-
iourn the court.