Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-07-11

of the elective franchise. which is more po-
tent than membership in a hundred total abb
s%tinence orders.
3. Those of our fellow citizens who are
engaged in the traffic and who say they wish
it we're abolished, and are ready TO give it
up if they can then be upon an equality with
others in trade, can unite their exertions to
bring about this most desirable result. 1t
is evident hat men Of this class give re-
spcctability TO the traffic, and this is the only
mode in which they can do anything to nit
igate the disgrace which their business en-
tails upon them. They will gladly accept it.
There are some other particulars to which,
your attention is most respectfully called.
/. 1t is not a costly Order. twenty-five
cents is the initiation fee and the annual due
is 81. There is no expenditure for snowy
and costly regalia.
2. There are no grips, signs, or pass
words.
3. 1t is not a secret society in any sense,
all the meetings being open, except those
called by the chairman, as in the case of
church meetings, or when a member is tried
for the violation of his pledge, in which case
a person who is not a member may be pres
ent to give testimony. IT IS AN OPEN Or
GANIzATIoN OF UXcowARDLY MEN, men who
will assert their freedom from the lash of
the political ox-driver.
4. No member yields his freedom as a
voter. He docs not pledge himself to vote
for the nominee of any club or caucus, nor
is he bound to support any particular meas
ure or set of measures. lie does not neces
sarily forsake the political party of his choice
He simply gives its leaders to know that be
D will not be whipped in to the support o
2 men who have not moral courage to adyo
cate the best interests of society.
4 Fellow citizens, when you see the basC
lodging and cringing of the men you selec
TO make your laws. when you see that tn
e rum traffic has its adherents bound togethe
s by the strong current of pecuniary interest
and animated By the greed of gain, does
= not occur to you hat something should b
done to organize the moral forces of th
. community? There may be some of the dc
Il tails of this order which you do not approve
y Come into it and have them changed. Blu
does not the general plan seem practicable
1t is very simple. 1t is constructed to en-
brace the largest numbers of the community
But one single object is presented. The !;
bors of the Order are bent to the passage i
10 \ every Legislature in the Union Of a CON
ST1TUTIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LAW
" Will not every MORAL man in the countr
l. unite with US? IF all who are in favor of
lie proper liquor law will throw their iniuenc
n into this order, shall we not secure prohib
d. ton in every State in two years? "
surely shall, because in a majority of cour
- ties in each State we shall hold the balant
of power.
s G5- IF this is not the plan what Is 2
~ Submit another more practicable, and v
Us will join you-until you devise such, is
not your duty to help US?
~ E Cannot one good philanthropic, i
o; %luential man be found in each city, tow,
nr village and county, who will take upon hin
er self the agency of establishing clubs?
lg E~ Copies of the Constitutions of N
%tional, State and Local Clubs may be o
IN tanned by applying to &C. Cole, ESQ
e e. Greensboro. North Carolina. The fir
ID Local club in each State wiU be the Sta
Is, club, and so act until Menert annual me
ing.
Form Of application Jor State Charter.
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