Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-11-15
FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
" Render unto Cesar the things Which are
CRSdT's."

" Render unto Caesar the things Which are
CBsar's."
Mr.. EDITOR Under the above head and
over the signature of 'Yadkin,' we notice in
the Rowan Wing and Advocate of the 2lst of
September, an article protesting to set right
the much abused public mind in regard to
a transaction which took place dt Yadkins-
Vile, on the 4th of July. But according to
our knowledge Of the facts in the case, if the
public mind has imbibed und trusted the one
sided statements of 'Yadkin,' unless again
rectifed, it is much more abused than it
was before. But if it be enquired, why we
have meddled %ourSelf in u matter that so little
concerns us? we answer, that, since : Yad-
kim has chosen to manifest himself only In
the garb Of fiction, it is unfair that Mr.. Doub
should attempt q defence. Therefore we have
volunteered our leisure, promising that Yad-
kim shall receive full justice.
He sets out by giving what he declares to
have been the original cause of the riot =
that because Mark May was disturbed by the
Sons Of Temperance, as he intimates, while
attempting an contemporaries h~arangue, his
friends would ~retaliate on Mr.. Doub. Sup
posing this charge upon the Temperance men
to be true, which we are informed is totally
groundless, does that justify Mays friends
in their treatment of Mr.. Doub? But Yad-
kim is no doubt ready to plead, that he is
not attemptingto Justify them in their course.
He would rather, perhaps, they had acted
differently. Nay, verify but every one can
see, that he does not speak of them as he does
Of the kind philanthropists of the day.
Although he would not justify the former, he
is equally as far from doing justice to the
latter. He will neither be bird nor beast,
$ and vet would like to be both. But further {:
Q L " III Ill, 80, chat Mr. nhuh aomn Tn
deliver an address in favor of a prohibitOry
L1,o.' This being an exciting topic, connec-
e ted with the remembrance of Mays treat
n ment, mot by the temperance men OF the
n county, but by the boys and negroes perhaps
of the %village) would Of course be calculated
To stir M the rabble, and ought in a measure,
TO excuse their conduct How did they
know the subject of his address to be a : pro
Is hibitory law? p Nothing was said about such
a subject. The sherif's proclamation was
k, that Mr.. Doub would speak upon temperance
Sc and Mr.. Doub himself stated that he was go
ii ing to preach a temperance sermon; so tina
no excuse can be pleaded for excitement, bu
). rum and the devil. =.
on But sYadkin' states that Mr.. Doub diC
tn not speak in calm and conci.iatory terms,
- but remarked that he was mistaken in sur
he posing himself in a civilized community
It is true he made use of the language quoted
by or something like it. after several unsuccess
no full efforts to be heard. But Yadkin seem
70 to hold it up as the first word uttered, a
~ though Mr.. Doub came there and with hi
ut FIRST effort insulted his audience. We ar
its however, disposed to deal literally with TIL
er error since the author may not have bee
nresent, and is therefore unacquainted wit
the circumstanc es, or else he forgets the n
on cessity of having truth on his side. B
Is sc would advise him before he writes agai
md to inform the public mind to acquaint hir
Of self thoroughly with facts, and especially
red guard well his own veracity before he il
,ro. peaches that of others. Mr.. Doub's mann
was extremely calm and mild. He appear
to for some time not to understand the natu
sla. of the disturbance, and waited patiently I
order to be restored. He surveyed the d
ole, graceful scene before him with the utmC
of composure and exhibited nothing of ii
and temper of which 'Yadkin' maliciously speal
ints Il is true he did not shrink from the fendi
wells Of the blackguards before him, nor
he lower at their feet and ask their pard
for having offended their scottish dignity, /
n[ stood up boldly, as q christian man shol
? at do in defence Of what is right, let the t
mes flow as it may.
mp 'Yadkin' complains that he has on two
uOe- %casions subsequently, at camp-meetlngs,
ken advantage of his position as a minist
the to illuminate from the sacred desk his v
osed geance against the people of YadkinsvilL
Do calling them heathens, barbarians. &c. ]
In Doub has done no such thing. Here Y
kin has been misinformed. If he were