Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-14

R&r We have conn across the vote gwen
In the House Of Commons, at the resent ses-
sion, ON the motion to strike from the Reve-
nue. bill the clause laying a tax of 5 per
cent. on foreign and domestic liquors /; and
as it may be needed at some time for refer
ence, we have concluded to publish the Ayes
and Noes, which are as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Amis, Bryson, Bullock, Cansler,
Gotten, Daniel, Davenport, FlyHt, Fur, Gllliam,
NJ. Green, A. d. Headen, Hill, Holland, Houston,
Jarvis. Jones, Lancaster, Long, love- MANN Marsh
Marin. Mordecai, Patton, Rolen, Rose, Settle,
Sheriff., Watts, Waugh. Whitaker, G.. NJ. White.
N. b. Whitfield, C.. w. Williams, s. A. Williams,
and Wright.-37.
NAYs.-Badham, Barringer, Baxter, Black,
Blow, Boyle, Bryant. J. B. Bynum, j 6. Bynum,
A. II. Caldwell, d. F.. Caldwell, Carmichael, Chad
wick, Cook. Craven, Daughry, DorIcn, D9nn, gar
land, Gentry, Gorrell, G.. Green, Grist, Harrison,
J.. II. Headen, Horton, Humphreys, johnson, Jor'
dan, III. Leach, McDuf6e, McKessOn, Mcmillan,
Mebane, J.. w. Neal, S. j. Neal, Norment, Ogles-
by, Outlaw, Patterson, Perkins, Rand, Regain,
Russell, Selby, Sharpe, Shaw, Shepperd, Ship,
Simmons, Singeltary, Smallwood' smith, Steele
Stubs, Sutton, Thornburg, TomliDlinson, Turner,
Vance, /. Whitfield, Whitlock, Wilkins, B. +. Will
liams, T. H. Williams, Winston and Yancey.-67.
-- -
WHILE Martin the painter was unknown
and engaged on his first great work, his
means were SO exhausted that he was one
day reduced to eis last shiIlinA which he
had kept for som time as it was a bright
one. With it he went to a bakers shop to
buy a loaf of bread. The loaf was pur-
chased, the last shilling paid, and the change
about to be handed to the artist, when the
baker snatched the loaf from the starving
man, and gave him back his shilling because
it was counterfeit Martin, however, was
not utterly broken down. He went to his
humble lodging, and having at the bottom of
his trunk found some crusts of bread, with
which he sustained his existence, he set to
work again at his picture. He struggled on
till the picture was finished and exhibited,
and in less than q week after its exhibition
he was famous. That picture was "Bel-
shazzar's Feast; or, Joshua commanding
the sun to stand STILL"
So it is of the great Reformers of the pre-
sent day. They are scoffed, and dorided.
and insulted-contumely and false accus
tons are heaped upon them, by Legislators
and men in high places, because they are
humble and obscure men, chiefly, who are
engaged in delineating this great moral pic
ture of freedom to the world from the blot;
and blurs of black intemperance-but wher
the mighty work shall be accomplished-a'
it will-when in bold relief the panoram;
shall be drawn and exhibited to an enrap
tured world-the name and work of each in
dividual actor will rise in moral grandeur
and be handed down to posterity, as ben
~efactors o ftheir race; while the selfish dema
gogues who, so devoid of patriotism ant
philanthropy, as to declare from Legislative
halls that they would not surrender brutisl
rights " without a struggle" will be abhor
red and condemned as miserable blots upol
their country's history.