Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-08-29

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gears s0iH expire; and unless reme,Oed '
soitan that time, the paper wiU be discontinued.- S
This rule ac;U be infeei5ky adhered to. :
Close Of the Volume.
The present No. closes the Sixth Volume of
the Spirit of the Age. IF our materials are
not delayed on the way, by the confusion in
communications between Norfolk and this
City, we shall commence our Seventh Vol
ume, next week, in a new dress, and on new
type.
For six long and weary years have we
stood at our post battling with what of ener-
gy and ability we were gifted, in behalf Of
down-trodden humanity-for the diffusion of
Education and knowledge among the masses
of the People-in the PRONUNCIATION of Truth
and for the downfall of Error-in a word,
for the establishment of a pure Literary and
Moral Home Journal in our midst. If we
may judge Of our success in these respects
by the large list of subscribers who have
honored us with their patronage, we may,
without vanity, believe we have accomplish
ed much.
In the six years Of our existence we have
carried hope and joy into a many a stricken
househould raised the fallen and crushed
spirit Of many a responding, hopeless father
and son and planted roses in the cheeks of
many a wan and cherries mother, daughter
and sister. Thank God, we have the blessed
consolation of knowing there are many who
rise up and call us Blessed, for the whole
some, h~ealth-giving whisperings which oar
Esprit" has impaired to them. Our mis-
sion may have beRs "a humble ms in the
estimation Of the he-bibber and the haugh-
ty aristocrat, but it is one upon whose retro
spect we can turn with pride and delight
having no harsh regrets and ompunctious
sorrow upon which to pillow our sleepless
head.
AS in the past, SO in the future, we hope
to make the SPIRIT OF THE AGE the harbin-
ger of good news to the distressed-a sympa-
thising friend and counsellor in the family
circle-the promoter of a pure and virtuous
literary taste among it's readers-and above
all, the unfinching advocate and defender Of
the great cause of TEMPERANCE.
To accomplish these high purposes, VIZ
earnestly solicit an invitation to visit every
home circle in the land we request Iterar.
contributions and pecuniary support from
the pure and ~virtuous ~literati, male and fe
male, that have hitherto graced our columns
and also from others and sincerely an,
earnestly call upon our Temperance friend
to rally to our aid, with their pen, purse an
influence, to help us fight the battle Q
humanity, in which a six years regular SCI
} vice has neither weakened our ardor, or sha
ken our confidence in final success.
AS we shall have a word more to say O
these subjects at the commencement of GU
new volume, we conclude these remarks b
saying in plain English to every friend (
t the Paper, we need your cooperation an
3 aid-we need your efforts in procuring sui
scribers-and we earnestly exhort all to g
: to work and send us as many as can possibl
be procured to begin the next Volume witt
It is a favorable time to subscribe. and "
e intend to make the Seventh Volume of I'll
Age, if possible, even more valuable and Ell
e tertaing than any of its predecessors. bPA
y who will send US 81, whether in Clubs,
singly, shall have the Spirit of the Age f
y " one year. To any one sending us $40, v
will send IL copies. @a Surely upon the
le very low terms, we ought to receive mar
lie hundreds to m the new volume wit
Come one-come all-and cheer us by t
d most lively demonstrations in behalf of t
Or good Spirit"
as DT AT the close of the sixth Volun
Sc with near five thousand subscribers, we ha
no dams to make to any. Cash IN adUaa
tie being our invariable rule, they have, of coul
Is all come up square to the mark. A mol
81 band, truly. But we have a considera1
bo sum due US for Advertising and Job wol
or which we need now to pay for our new n
terials. We shall forward accounts to
n such, and we hope they will promptly hor
ns our draft at sight.
ng IA The Hon. George E. Badger qualif
nd as a Magistrate for the County Of Wake
"a. the August Term, and took his seat on
Ike Bench as one of the Conrt
- The Hon. Thomas RufHn, Ex-chief Just
10 OF the Supreme Court Of the State, has b
lin for some time a presiding Magistrate in
oaO- County Courts of A~lamance.
az "Th Southern Farmer" is the t
I'LL of a weekly Agricultural journal, publis
,;le at Petersburg, Va, price 81 a year II
S. Peasants and Andrew Nicol, Editors.