Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-05
Our New Volume.


Our New Volume.
With this number, we enter upon the Sew
enth Volume of the SPIRIT OF THE AGE. For
the six years we have stood at the helm, it
has been our constant endeayor to furnish
substantial and useful food to improve the
mind and gladden. the heart of our thousands
of readers. We have the satisfaction of
knowing that these efforts have met with their
entireapprobation, and many who entered
Their Ames as passengers for the first trip
in our gallant craft, have been with us on
every voyage and are registered for the sew
enthtr4. Many others who have come on
board since our Barque was first set afoat,
have remained by our side to cheer and sus-
tain US through the p~erilous voyages it has
passed. We heartily invite ALL our gallant
crew still to remain with us, promising them
a pleasant voyage, good fare and aquiet con-
science, as long as they "DoN'T GIVE UP THE
SHIP" to use the heroic words of the irwin
chile NELSON.
To sustain a paper on as cheap terms as
those on which ours is published, requires a
large list of prompt paying subscribers and
in order to have that, it is important that all
interested in the objects of the paper, should
procure subscribers to it-for its cheapness
renders it utterly impossible for the Publish
er to employ paid Agents. Let US see, then,
what are the objects of the SPIRIT OF THE
AGE, and also lcho are the persons that should
interest themselves in procuring subscribers
for it:
The first and great object, is the promotion
and advancement of the glorious cause OF
Temperance. All who know any thing of Its
history, will bear testimony to its efficiency
and answering fidelity in this department
1t is therefore the duty of all who favor the
cause of Temperance, to subscribe to the
Age themselves, and get all others whom
they can possibly influence, to do the same
In order that it may accomplish great gooC
in this respect, it must have access to thu
people-those who are willing and anxious
to read and understand the principles of thi
great Reform. 1t must therefore be intro
duced to such by the friends of this move
ment.
Secondly it is our desire to introduce tn
Spirit of the Age to the people of the Sout
as a worthy Family Companion, to instruc
and edify the social circle, and impart info
nation on all the useful departments (
life-so that the father and the mother, th
> son and the daughter may each find SOM
!, thing to entertain and edify whenever the
: consult its well filed pages. All heads
5 families ought therefore to encourage us.
! Thirdly-we are endeavoring to build up
J HOME LITERARY JOURNAL, suited to the tas
/ and wishes of the Southern people-for it
5 a notorious fact that of the many northe,
:. sheets that are receiving hundreds of tho
! sands of dollars annually from the Sout
e there are very few but what grossly inst
:. and abuse our people, and prove themselv
+ to be the bitterest enemies to oar homes and o
If institutions! And yet our people lavish p
ronage upon them, and they grow rich out
n those whom they thus traduce and vilify
= We want to build up a Literary Paper
liz OOOUh W pduAOAiAAC dIu W ILLS ClU,
are collecting a galaxy of Literary Contrib
tors who viii grace our columns from We
to week with chaste productions of Prose a
Poetry, and thus establish a Paper wort
ened citizens of the south, and prevent tn
fostering the viper who stings in return
their kindness. VIII not every true So,
ern man aid us in this laudable e%nterprit
Give us the thirty thousand southern subs,
bers of which that vile Abolition sheet
Saturday Evening Post-boasts, and we
furnish a paper far its superior in every
pect, and one true to the interests and in
buttons of the South, at the same time
for half its price of subscription.
We think we have a claim upon the LAI
of the South for their especial patronage
aid. We have done much to i~nculcat
spirit of intellectual excellence and liter
superiority among the Females of the So
We devote a considerable space to then
pecial benefit every issue, and have man
the fair sex who contribute regularly to
columns. We think we have a right to
nestly appeal to them to aid us in gettil
larger circulation.
To the Farmer and Mechanic we off
paper worthy of their support, and in m
ng, respects adapted to them. The able Let
on Chemistry, by our intelligent and acc
plished Correspondent :" LIGNITE, and W
will be continued regularly, each contain
liable information worth fvetimesthe am
of subscription and besides these, G
matters Of much interest and important
them will be found in our columns. We
to have their aid and influence.
The general reader will find a large
varied fund of entertaining matter-the
a rent news of the day-enough of poll
reading, without taking sides, to keep
ave posted up on the political affairs of the c
Pile. try-the Prices Current in the most in
Inc tant contiguous Market towns-Poetry
IA Romance-Song and Story-Essays and
the tures-Wit and Humor-in a word, a
structive entertaing Companion. All
on relish such a sheet, surely soiu give US
,0a. dollar, and get their friends to do SO
len. wont you, good reader?