Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-02-28
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FuLroN, Miss, Feb. 8, 1866.

Editor Of the Spirit Of the Age:
I am delighted indeed to find the spirit
of the Age all it promised to be. The
members of our club are anxiously expecting
the arrival of their papers, and / hope that
we may be successful in obtaining many
more subscribers heke to a paper so worthy
of the patronage .of3df friends Of the great
Temperance reform ; So pure IN its morals,
so eleyated in its tone ~ 50 interesting IN
its literaK department. as Spirit is.
Many persons indulge IN th9 4ahitYal and
ipordidinate use Of Intoxicating frd6ors from
habit, early indnlgr3 and Nng continued,
who would if iafornpsd as tol its dangerous
and deleterious infuehe meaiately aban-
don and forever esclew j. AIhey learned to
drink when mere children, because their
fathers drank. They have conti1uNi 10 drink
frocn custom and without ever pausing to re-
fleet about the r1ipous Consequences which
NAV result to them or their families. They
use and abuse that which they early learned
to partake ofsin moderation. Such persons
are easily imposed upon by the arch enemy"
and often, when lamentably too late, find thsnap
selves the bond slaves of BaccEns~111
if they had only read andM1 lns'
their course probably n - De
shaped by the dictation ae'a anu
noble hearts enlisted in "a - nh;ian.hsarr
ty and s0briety-the c9s I'll
and religion: "TfnthIs 81 y, -
prevail - let the mast arL aaa ~ o.a
s ond s damping e 5Sasas'"8 runkenne5s let the
haEd iRaasta& 60.
humble and obscure as III is, he yet has an
interest in the general Welfare of the State
and in the good moral3 of society let the
working classes be advised that they are
oppressed and overburf 4 ened by onerous and
gripping taxation to support the traficker in
the beverage of death aet the good natnred
and liberal hearted young men. who are
thou h~tlessly dissipated, De informed Of the
probable and almost c~ertaifs result Of habit
ual indulgence in the use of alcoholic liquors;
let the professed christian, be awakened to a
keen, pungent conviction of his responsibility
to God and the community in which he
lives let the philanthropiSt be aroused to
faction, action, ACTION by ten thousand
strong and plaintiye appeals from novels and
huts of woe and want, and nay word for it
much may be done for the reformation of the
inebriate, for the good of mankind, for the
emancipation of the millions 10 are cursed
and beggared by the destroyer.
Your paper takes high iground in favor of
the great cause, which appeals to the very
best feelingssand sentiments of CAR nature.
Maintain it, byAll fair and legitimate means.
cal VIZ CNGtJ CRCNIOuC 41ditIS uHdCE HuiGu
the ruDG fend affects to carry his nefarious
purposes into execution. Attack him at
every point, and when he is retredting from
the field, throttle him though he be wounded
bleeding, almost oyerpowered-throttle him
and slav him outright even amid his myrmi.
dons. Sow broadcast over the land good
seed which will spring in a thousand OBJ
scura valleys and bloom in tens of thous-
ands of hearts. shedding a perfume and a
sweetness among the green wales of home.
But enough of this you are fully aware OF
the high duties and responsibilities of an
Editor, and I do earnestly hope that you may
not only be crowned with eminent pecuniary
success, hut that you may have the ~consoia-
ton of knowing that in your day and gen.
Grafton" you have contributed somewhat to
the happiness and the elevation of mankind
When | commenced this sheet, [ intended
to say something about Temperance in Mis-
s~issippi. At the last session of our State
Legislature, las you are doubtless informed,
a law was passed, requiring every person de-
!, sirous to sell liquors in less quantities thar
one gallon, to obtain upon a petition to be
submitted to the Board of County Police the
names of a majority of the legal voters in thu
/ Police District. This bill passed by a large
majority. 1t was thought by many earnest
g friends of Temperance that nothing further
'ul HtCI ~ tbCOSIi wa "t LLUO oILSuA1
2 The law is, | think, generally we'll receivet
e and endorsed by the people but in man,
! counties the question, and the only questio,
which will govern the casting of hundred
on hundreds of votes, will be-" Is the ct:p
u didate for Legislative honors a Temporary
o MANI" That isis he in favor of sustain
: ing or of repeating the "liquor law ?"
e Our law | think eminently good in itself
and good as the entering wedge to a prohit
tory clause in our our organic law. | al
Ii of opinion that the next Legislature (if Of
temperance complexion will repeal the ez
e listing ''gallon Jaw" and allow the preser
liquor law to remain unchanged on the sta
ute book, thus requiring all persons to prt
! cure the prescribed certificate, so as to allor
b them to sell by the gallon or otherwise. Mi
slssippiuns are awaking to the terrible infl
ences of the liquor traffic, and | opine til
day is not very distant when public opinio
'o will sustain the utter annihilation of til
h traffic in ardents}spirits. !
TIL fearful accumulation of crime of tt
~ most enormous character, superinduced h
Intoxicating liquors, causes every thinkir
> man to pause and consider long before pu
ting bis name to a petition fos the erection
lg a grOg shop where so much of sin has j
origin, where so many evil passions are Gu
tivated, 50 many crimes engendered, SO mar
IouuS DoFH, 80 mucn DLOO0 Sned, TO say not
IN ing of the domestic inquietude and soci
IS strife and ruin and beggary and misery al
% misfortune born of the bottle, which com
before every ones eyes and appals the stou
est heart. The flowers Of domestic pea
Sc may wither, the fruit of long toilsome yea
m may be blighted, the hopes of masy a fol-
heart may perish, the tears Of thousands
mothers may flow, the prayers and ~entreati
and opportunities of thousands of fathers al
brothers and sisters and wives may be ofere
a and yet 1.-THE dealer in liquid death" W
offer mankind poison aDl sweeten it with /
blandest smile. God deli .us from such me
m rendering you an apology for havil
/
your success and the Success of the 0rder,
remain very respectfully, ITAWAMBA.
FoR~EHE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
The friends of Temyerance and lovers
be good order were much gratifed at the acti
is of the County Court in Bladen last week.
he Two applications were made for license
retail spirituous liquors. and were refuse
ed able counsel were employed on both sid
=. Init IL wonid MT take. The first annl;c.t;