Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-05-21
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they are negligent or vicious, and give the
reins to their baser passions, regardless of
the claims of virtue, then must society ret
rograde. Now, from the view which we
have presented in reference to single in
dividual, it must be apparent that the eff
fects on society at large, must be still more
deplorable. In proportion as the number
of individuals increases, the picture must
grow darker and more gloomy. While it
humiliates the soul to see one. blindly bow
ing at naammon's shrine, it must fill it with
a still deeper anguish tosbehold ten thous-
and madly pursuing the same feetlng phan-
tom. But to be more particular. This
money-getting, money-saving, money-wor-
Shipping tendency of the times, we epronounce
one of the sorest evils that ever afflicted
society. l. 1t destroys all relish and all
desire for nobler pursuits For when once
it takes possession Of the heart, its removal
is well nigh impossible. 2. 1t burdens
the soul with so many grievous cares and
anxieties, that it leaves no time or inclina-
tion for the exercise of those affections on
which social happiness depends. 3. 1t is
the cause of large majority of the heart
burnings, the discontents, the jealousies,
and the hatreds, that exist in the world
Thousands, yea, tens of thousands of men
will sacrifice the most endearing friend
ships, and will embroil whole communities
in animosities which time can never heal,
for the sake of few paltry dimes. 4. 1t
desecrates the most sacred relations on
earth-that of wedlock. Parents will sell
| &c H. u. i
women will sell all their earthly hopes of
bliss by marrying for money" How
seldom do we see happiness where wealth
was the main object of union Nor is it
to be expected. For God has made zoue
the basis of happy wedlock; the chain
which binds the hearts of man and wife
} together must be one of mutual sympathy
and affection; and when man substitutes
2 different foundation, and different chain,
e he justly forfeits all claim to any happiness
G from this source. 5. 1t is the enemy of
/ reform This we can best illustrate by an
/, example. We once knew young man,
Y who, when first setting out in life, was an
a infexible advocate of the Temperance re-
9 form. To fine natural powers, as well as
q extensive acquisitions, he added excellent
e qualities of heart and unimpeachable in
: tegrity of purpose. So great was his zeal
4 in the good cause, that he would allow no
S opportunity, whether in public or private,
, to escape without entering his firm protest
r against the traffic, and warning all of the
: incalculable miseries which inevitably re-
y suit from the use of the article. 1t was
J. confidently believed that this young man
would become the Ajax of the temperance
3 cause And, indeed, he might have effec-
ID ted an incalculable amount of good, to his
e. own community, to his state, and to his
is country. But there is another and sad
$, der chapter in his history. 1t was not
is long before he was placed in circumstan.
ly ces in which he might realize many dimes
v by selling liquor. And sad to tell, his
n passion for money prevailed over his love
all for his principles, and he became Liquor
n seller The clink of mammon' box wa
n too delightful to his ear, and vibrated to-
nd sweetly ON the chords of his heart, to b.
I'M foregone for the pleasures of quiet con
he science. Thus did the " almighty dollar,
10 not only conquer all his noble zeal, bu
10 converted his home into one of those he'll
tt holes from which issue nought but stream
in Of liquid death. And if this is true in re
ul- gard to one, we doubt not that it is equa
NO ly so of thousands. Indeed, we hazar
h, but little in saying, that, with few, if an
he exceptions, all the infamous groggeries i
les our land derive both their origin and thei
ue permancncy from thirst for gold. Fc
W, we are confident that no man can deal ou
lid to his friends, his neighbors, his kinsmer
to and society in general, this fatal poison
he from other than the basest and most selfs
ir- motives. 1t seems to us that man mus
its steel his heart against every generous emt
ng ton and noble desire, and must make sci
.ial aggrandizement the all-absorbing object
de- his life, before he can pursue the courE
It's of dramseller, regardless of the misel
ch which he entails upon his fellow creature
les and of the bitter curses which are dai
rye and hourly heaped upon his guilty head
in But our proposition is true not only in +
cen gard to the temperance reform. 1t is
are, humiliating fact that men will unite thel
lth, selves to the church of Christ merely b
and cause it may chance to be !" a saving 0
the Grafton" 1t costs less to be christi
uch than to be sinner. There are many e
rful travagancies incident to sinners Iii
title against which the mere name of christi
s of proves sufficient protection. And, henC
lips from self-interest these men will join t
any church. Thus the purity of the chur
lght is destroyed, and its energies are cripple
ever and it becomes less efficient in carryi
i'm out the grand object of its establishment
no Thus, in every department and eve
net. relation of life, we see that money is
not handspring of all action. And thus tn
dar- is springing up in our country pseu
may aristocracy, whose badge of distinction
con splendid equipage and whose password
and MONEY While we disapprove the pl
lits ; osophy of the socialist, we cannot appr
er of this aristocracy Of wealth; and, it is to
that hoped, that common sense will teach,
y experience prove, that "all is not G
ause that glitters."
! be- May 3rd, 1856. NEWTON
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him Horrible A Mrs Somner and