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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29
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Subscribers receiving their paper with a CROSSE
MARK, are thereby notified that in four weeks
from the receipt of the first number thus marked,
their subscriptions years will expire; and unless
renewed within that time, the paper will be dis
continued. This rule will be infexibly adhered to.
EgF We call attention to the Official noti-
%ieation, in another column, of the annual
meeting Of the Grand Division, in Fayette-
vile, on4the 9th of December next
1t is stated in the published proceedings,
that the G. D. adjourned to meet on the LIST
Tuesday I'D day. of December. The Grand
Scribe has been reminded by several mem
bers Of the e. D.. that this is an error. The
lst Tuesday was at first agreed upon but
the a~ttentiog Of the G.. D. being called to the
fact that thsssstsapd Lodge of Masopsamet at
that time gh and as manlbpembers
Of the G. D. bslonged to that BODY also, in
order to afford them an opportunity of at
tending both, if they desired, it was finally
resolved that the next aunul session OF tht
G. D. should m on the ID Tuesday
the 9th day of December, 1856, at 7 o'clock
P. M.
This will be an important convocation o
the Grand Division. 1t is one that shoul'
be attended by every member who feels an.
interest In the continuation of the Order i
the State. Let the old veterans come u
with their determinations and r~esoiute Will
and the young men with the life-blood Of er
thusiasm bounding in their veins, and let u
take counsel and resolve upon such action 9
will move the good old ship from her ina
tive, lethargic moorings. Come one, con
all, and let US have a grand rally.
We have no doubt our Fayetteville bret
) rem will do all they can towards weieomir
7 and providing for the members of the G.. [
: and making this a profitable and agreeai
meeting of the Grand Division.
Gen. Cary, seeing a former notice Of gu
. of this meeting, says
Bro. German, G.. S., thinks this meet
e will determine whether the Order shall lot
Y err exist in that State. We hope and belle
that the bare mention of the possibility 0
pe dissolution, will revive the dropping gra,
le Of the noble Sons of North Carolina, a
make them FURNISH their armor anew.
Where are Deems, and Hill, and Weir, a
Smith, and Enniss. and Boner, and Sterli
N and a host Of others? Are they dead,
ne have they grown weary in well-doing ?"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29
Rum Murder.

The chief sin of our government is proba-
bly, that of countenancing, nay approving,
licensing the murder of It's citizens, by law
appointed liquor vendors. 1t has been said
that " barbarism is our danger"-and this
remark has been called up by the alarming
prevalence Of ddkIlins in these days. sag
gestiyely tree aeAthiA~~ may Ue, Er1sa
thousand times bore SO, when reference is
made to the more than barbarous liquor traf
tic. Under its baneful Influences all moral
distinctions are either lost, or f%earfully per-
verted and it is time that no peryersion Of
the public neral discernment should be able
to gid over its black character, as a crime
against God, against society, against the
families of its victims, and not less against
the vender's own soul. Nori is the deed made
one whit whittier by the sanction of law. The
very essence of the deed is murder with
the full knowledge beforehand of it's ~inayita-
bic consequences.
Let US see what men seem to feel them
selves authorised to do-aye, what they do
after having obtained license
lst. To destroy, by their business, the
character and life of his fellow man, and his
hopes for all eternity. TO blight with per
petual sorrow the fireside of his brother. 10
crush with the weight of an avalanche the
hearts Of wife, children and parents in
thousands Of h~omes-flling them with tears,
bitterness, shame and reproach.
I'd. To send his victims, unprepared, tt
answer before Him who has said" NJ
drunkard shall inherit the Kingdom o
heaven I"
Sd. And then, upon the principle tina
"dead men tell no tales hug the delusiy,
phantom that because your victim lies be
meath the unhallowed sod, his bloated coun
tenance will no longer haunt and tormen
you.
Deluded, guilty man, think not you Cal
turn away from such a traffic with no stail
of blood on your soul. IF divine truth be
reality, it cannot be SO. Nay, you canno
plead innocence before the Judge of all tn
earth but your conscience, when yoa loo
upon the pale, lone widow and helples:
starving infant, will seEeamin-you ear"
am the murderer of their stay and provider !!
Plate this sin with gold. Cover it with til
veil of human pride and affected license
aequit it at the bar of a perverted publ
sentiment. But it is murder still. The heal
of such an one is leprous with the purpose
shedding blood. No waters of oblivion ca
wash out the stain. The sands of future sir
may be piled above this sin, but it viii nj
be upheaved. and be brought to light.
Atoning blood alone can remove it. Tn;
"blood outlines" calls for divine satisfa
ton. May this be sought, and amply foun
by every ~transgressor.
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For the Spirit Of the Age
The Social Circle.

On reading the beautiful lines embraced
IN the last communication Of our gifted SIS
ter "Mattiey' we are led to contemplate the
many changes that we are heir to, not only
our own. race, but all the created things oil
God on earth. Everything is undergoing a
change, from the most minute plant to the
tallest oak from the most insignificant In
sect to the noble king Of the forest-it is
written upon them all, "time will change
thee" Go We forth into the prairie in Spring
time You see it clothed in flowers of a thou
sand kinds and Of the richest hue-but the
frosts Of Autumn blight, and decay-and
change is written upon them all. See that
noble Statesman and orator whose intellect
and power has astonished the world, rising
in God like grandeur, challenging the admit
ration Of entranced thousands. See him
standing in the Senate chamber of the ma
ton, guiding and directing the weighty at
fairs of State-yet upon that noble brow 1t
is written Soon I'll pass away" Reflect
for a moment upon the personal appearance
Of our " immortal" Neutrality-suspicious. him
to the Presidents seat, now the honored war
rior, Statesman and founder of a Republic
beloved by all-but soon our Washington
like all earthly things, passed away-anc
left a grateful nation to mourn his loss.
There is a " Social Circle" who reside il
a beautiful palace called the esprit Of tn
Age" There was a time when the mem
bers of this Circle were Social but they to
are about to pass away and leave the Circl
to wither away and die. There was a tim
when a Lora, Carrie Clinton, Mollie, Estsll,
Minnie, Alpheus, Frank, and many Others
would once in a while give us iuKnngs froi
their sprightly and gifted pens /; but alas
all these save q few have ceased to CORE.
pond with the Circle. Dear Matte, 20
still cheer US with your beautiful waifs.-
Call your gay companions together, dea
Matte, and give them all a scold. Perhap
it will have as good an effect on them as
did on Alpheus. But his liberality almo
prompted him to give the scold you ga
him all away to Frank. Alpheus, poor II
low, is in great trouble. would adeise hi
to 90 to see the same pair of black eyes b
longing to some pretty girl, twice in success
ion, without seeing any other in the into
val. This will cure you, Alpheus, if y
have not escaped before this reaches you.
But darkness is about to cover the cart
which reminds me that have already WEI
led your patience but | will not close Il
till | tender to you, dear Matte, land tn
you to the others of the Circle Of friendshi
my sincere thanks for your kindness in
hitting me in full membership into the {
Gle. Wishing You all a pleasant good mig
/ will close this unworthy letter.
San Marcos, Texas. SALLlE
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The Absent.

OF all the exercise Of the unfettered
mind, perhaps none is attended with a
more benign influence than hat OF indulg-
ing in kind remembrance of the absent.
Every loving word that fell from the
lips of the absent is treasured with tender
ness. Each kind act is recollected with af-
lection. We look forward to meeting with
unbounded happiness.
Have we parted in anger? Time soft
ems us into inditference-at length into a
quiet acknowledgement Of past friendship.
Have we parted in silence or arrangement ?
This, too, wears away, and we meet again
to forget the past in future communions.
Have we parted in grief? The sorrow is
mutually borne, and tenderly consigned to
the corner of our hearts devoted to the alb
sent shares.
Have we parted in love? No JOY so
great as the remembrance of it-no event
SO delightful or sacred as the reunion.
Have we parted in death? All the
affection that travels with the flown spirit
TO its home in the realms of light. The
changed but ever increasing s~acredness Of
the love that bound US on earth, is now
freed from its alloy, while the unfettered
spirit hovers near, to watch over us, and
bear the incense Of truthful and purified
affection on the wings of enduring love-
Absent from sight, to the spirit ever near
no shade of earth mingles in the holy Office
of a ministering angel, whose sweet infu
ence is like the gentle dew upon the fra
grant flower, which exhales a perfume I'm
seen but ever grateful to the perceptions o
the Unborn spirit.
Absent, but not forgotten, is a sweet ant
touching memorial.-Se1ected
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49, 8.
LADIES &PARTMENT.
Written for the Spirit of the Age.
What is Human Loves

w 49, - II
What rs design, its purposes? Is it to
feel your very being emerged into anothers!
Is it To count all moments lost, away from
the hearts idol 2 To think, to dream, to
live ON tvory word that falls from the lips
of a mortal even as ones self? To cher
ish every token Of reciprocated affection as
a trcafuro, dearer far than aught that
Heaven or Earth could giye2 In fact, in
every action performed, in every word spo-
ken. 70 have the image Of the loved one
prcsen. 20 the minds eye Is this what
Upper calls " Sweet idolatry enslaving all
the soul r And is this the best purpose,
the highest ambition, the hottest feeling a
human heart is capable of Shall it waste
the movers OF mind bestowed by God, in
pursuit Of u phantom 50 unsatisfactory, so
even degrading as this Oh no. BY
every dream Of usefulness, of influence,
and lofty example here, and by every hope
Of a biissful hereafter, the answer should
be NO.
II is alike our duty and privilege to love
enc another. We have the sanction oil
HOLY writ FOR it. But it Is not the nero
love Of form and feature, If indeed we may
give it The sacred name Of love, that should
engross the soul Mind should hold con
yere with mind, and heart with heart
full and free should be the souls commu
nings, that each may be encouraged, en-
frightened and strengthened to 60 forward
IN tho performance Of the work God ha
especially assigned to each and every one
AS we pursue Jife's dark highway, ofteI
amid perp,cxities and Disappointment
when the heart is sorely tempted and tire
aud full almost to bursting, the swee
counsel Of a loved one will come with il
r%eyiying influence, like the cool plashin
rain drops in u midsummer's day to til
dropping flower, scorched aud witherin
beneath the fiery rays of southern sun
Aud like that flower, the heart that br
Just now was almost ready to despai
agaiu looks up cheerfully and dlffuses ne
life and sweetness to all around. Humo
love thus exercised is next to love to Go
the purest-holiest impulse of the heart
man. But let it not be idolatry. Gil
not to the created, the homage due alol
t. the Creator, or else ere long the manda
may 90 forth from on high" Ephraim
Joined to his idol, let him alone"
NINA.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29
Editors Table.

The QUARTERLY LAW JOURNAL; A. B.
Guigon, Editor; Richmond Va. The Octo-
Der No. is on our table, with the following
table Of contentse-Liability of Railroad
Companies for Injuries; Recent English De-
c%isions Husband and Wife Evidence to
explain a written contract Court of Errors
and Appeals of New Jersey Fathers right
to Sons labor Trespass quarc claumsum
fregit; Deed; Construction, Evidence aliunde;
Bill auia timet; when dismissed Laches,
Equity, Limitation, Lapse of time; Will
construction, Devise; Bill, demurrer for null
tifariousness ovelruled. Parties Church Pro
perry, Power of Courts of Equity over Trus
tees; What is Literary Piracy?; Tariff oil
Fares on Railroads, &c.; Editorial Miscella-
ny Book Notices, &C., J. ~. Randolph,
Publisher; Richmond, Va, So a year.
THE BANIsHED Son and other stories Of the
heart. BY Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz.-
Philadelphia L. B. Peterson.
The althoress of these stories was one Of
the most popular writer's of her sex and
country. The stories in this volume are we'll
and earnestly written. Full of character,
true in sentiment, and strong in description.
The gifted mind that poured its treasures Of
grace and beauty over these pagssis still and
quiet in the chambers of the dead. 1t is
mournful to contemplate such a genius deaC
with only such works as It's memorial anC
mausoleum.
GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-The November is
sue is superb. It's ongrayings are In the fines
style of the art and they are for use as we
as ornament and then there are 50 many {
: them. The reading matter promises entel
: tainment and instruction. Hard to pleas
must they be who are not pleased wit
> Cooley.
B~ We have received from Mr.. Pomero
! the November No. of Harper's Magazine
: This widely circulated and deseryedly pop
! lar periodical still grows in favor aud int
! est as it advances in years. Mr.. Pomero
= We understand, disposed of near 200 copi
Of the October number.
70 Er Graham's Magazine is also to han
a. filed as usual with the finest Engrayings a
,r entertaining reading matter. It has no
G. perior in its line in the country.
ty GF Arthur's Home Maeazine.-The !
N VEN Der No. Of this model family Magaz
an is before US. The readers of at may alw;
ur confidently calculate upon finding matter
i'll profit and instruct as well as entertain.
cir present No. has a fine colored Fashion Pl
ho engraving, as we'll as other embellishmeI
he and the Editor says one will accompany
he future Nos.
ms PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY MAIL.-This
ur %cellent weekly Paper is published at S
year. 1t is one Of the few literary Jour-
at the North that has never maligned
South and its institutions. An excel
of family paper, and always has a good "
Di- to say in behalf of the Temperance refo
ion Address J. Patrick, Philadelphia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29
Life.

What is life? The life of man is but a
span-it is but a gossamer thread. Frail hui
mainly has but a few days on earth, and is
full of trouble. And how often does the
complicated machinery (Which man is COM
posed, get out of order. Thousands forget
the God who made them, and rush headlong
to destruction. Jared by the syren yoices
many plunge into the gulf Of ~intemperance,
are ruined-and undone forever. They seek
to drown trouble in the flowing bowl, and
seek happiness where naught but misery
dweIls, until reason totters on its throne, and
the victim is lost to every sense of virtue
and right, The life Of man should be a state
of eteraal vigilance, for in the language OF
another, even the elements are at war with
him and ssthc heat Of the noon-day sun would
wither like the scorched herb" The chills
and dews of night would fill his bones with
pain,' ".the winter frost would extinguish
life in an hour" and " the hail would smite
him to DEATH did he not seek shelter and
protection from them. The dangers of life
are too many to enumerate, they should at
vi l6dSG serve 10 ISTt1tiu u VI u QutN u ludbe
t great architect who planned our bein 1, and
e holds us in the hollow Of his hand. Yet,
t how passing strange is it that man, exposh
5 ito SO many dangers aud constant shipwreA
4 on the shoals of time, should SO far forget the
nature Of his being as to engage in the soul
y destroying, and hell populating traffic of
rum-selling. So numerous are the sins Of
man, and in so many instances does he break
!, the commands Of God. that it is o mystery +,
why the wrath of the Creator does not en-
tirely consume him. It is indeed strange
Id that we should be permitted to hold on a sin
~ gle year in our rapid course to destruction.
= :" Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
Should keep in tune so long"
For what have we done t~o.Inerit so muel
as loving kindness. What are We capable Of
as that God in infinite mercy, should call
&C. council in Heaven, and send his own an
ne we'll beloved Son into the world that we Nigh
be redeemed. But it is so and no matter hoy
tn many dangers we encounter in this life n
matter what our cares may be, God has q
D., dopted a plan by when we may be htted &c
bic heaven. Not only has he given US the ia.
%ulties to>provide for cur welfare and safet
urs in this world, but he has suffered his ow
Son to assume the form and nature of ma
and to be offered a b~leedins sacrifice for OF
ns, many transgressions, and be assured, he wi
we, not hold g%uiItless those who neglect the
of a own salvation, or deal gently with those vi
s are daily sending their fellow men along Il
road to hell. MOI mol! the groans of Il
aud damned and the tears of widows and orpha
lng, will curse you, oh rumseller, in the no
% of Judgment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29

Dr The R. S. OF Little River Division
IN Orange county, writes: Sour Division
IS in a thriving condition. We have recently
had a great camp meeting where our Diyis-
ION room is located, at which there were
about 10 converts and now they are coming
into our Division might say by the whole
sale; 50 thai we have had nearly as great a
revival in the Temperance cause as there
has been IN the Church. Should the contem-
plated Temperance Convention be held, our
Division will be represented by two or more
Delegates"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29

DRUG STORE IN NoRFoLx, VA-We invite
attention to the advertisement of Messrs.
Santos, Wake & Co., to be found in the
age" These gentlemen are ~favorably
known as druggists and obliging business
men in Virginia and the Carolinas, and we
commend their house to physicians and
country druggists throughout the South
Their assortment of drugs and medicines is
varied and complete, and, we learn from the
Norfolk papers, their establishment is the
most extensive of the kind in the South.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29

College Revival. The Herald of
Truth brings tidings of a glorious revi-
val in the Holston Female College, at
Ashville, II, G. Between sixty and
seventy Of the pupils have made a pro
fession of religion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29
Greensboro Division.

The Times" in speaking Of the Sons Of
Temperance in Greensboro says 1.-THE Di-
vision in this place dates its organization
back to within a few weeks Of the first in
the State. It has always prospered from
the beginning and is noted for its punctuality.
Thrice the Grand Division has looked to her
fnr -heaa,- end she has Always responded
with a noble leader worthy Of the cause aud
of herself. Bat in her onward career, she
feels inclined to boast of 60 acquisition so
great, as the admission, (of a number of La
dies as v%isitors) on last Monday night.
For-the purpose Of making room and suit
able accommodations, the Division has pro-
eurel and furnished u new hall for which
they feel more than amply compensated by
the pleasure, aud the impetus to the Temper
ancc cause, Of only one visit. The hall has
not been SO full, and especially with our
young men. fer a long time.
We hope the only excuse ever given by
woman, The inability of accomplishing any
good) has now been silenced forever. Wo-
man has "A influences and that influence has
to a very great degree. always given aid and
comfort to the devotees Of the wine cup. If
they have drank Of the cup of sorrow, their
hands mixed the bitter dreg. But We pity
them, we weep with them, and with Peter
) we would pray for them, for they knew not
what they did.
But the door is now thrown open aud the
ladies are invited to come forward with the
eloquenoe Of their presence and the poetry
} Of their smiles and break the e~achantment
f of the sparkling cup which fixes the eyes Of
the father and son, the husband and brother
t They are entrsated to throw their infuenct
into the opposite balance, leaving the resul
: to Him, who said a cup Of cold water giver
: in his name should have its reward.
t In addition to the ladies present, a numbei
of propositions were received for the mex
D night. Thus We hope it may continue unit
every lady, old and young shall have unite,
a with US. The ceremony Of initiation wa
t written by Gen, Cary, and is short, beautiful
. and impressive. It will do the ladies goo,
: just to hear it repeated once, and TO receive
the password. if they never attend again
Remember tho meeting every Monda
night.
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A North Caroginsan. J. J. Petit
grew has been elected to Congress from
Charleston, S. c.. He is a son of Hon.
E. Pettigrew, Ct Tyrrell county, N. c.;
graduated with the highest honor at the
University in 1847, and has for some
time been practising law in Charleston.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29

LECrUREs.-The Literary and Scientific
Institute of Norfolk. Va. have already en-
gagged lecturers for the coming season.
President Tyler, of Va, Prof. DeVere of the
University Of Va, and Rev. DIR. Deems and
Rev. Bp. Atkinson Of North Carolina, have
already consented to lecture.
We hope the Society under the auspices
of the Oak City Guards will favor our com.
munity with similar intellectual entertain
ments this winter.
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Coal and Iron an North Carozs;o,

Coal and Iron an North Carolina.
Mr.. Haughton of Chatham CO., n.
c., has sold his coal plantation on Deep
River to IN English mining company
for $40, 600. Mr.. Thomas Unthank
has sold his farm which joins Mr..
Haughton's, and contains valuable beds
of iron ore, to the same, for $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29

ag@ 4 man was found drowned recently
in the Alabama river. The Columbus Sun,
from the description furnished and the eff
fccts found upon the body Of the deceased,
inclines to the opinion that it was Preston
A. Brooks, q printer and a native of Raleigh.
We find the above in our exchanges. Who
was he? We know of no such man, a ma
tive of Raleigh"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-29

s Colonel Benjamin s. Jordan, said to
have been the wealthiest man in Georgia,
died in Baldwin county, in that State, a few
days since. lie was, we believe, a native of
Wake county, N. G.
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A Pretty Thought.
Take the bright shell
From its home in the lea.
And wherever il goes
1t will sing of thee sea.
So take the fond heart
From It's home and its hearth,
Twill sing of the loved
70 the ends of the earth y,

The above is. indeed, a pretty thought
now many there be this d4y sitting by lonely
hresides up and down the vide, wide world.
mat have been taken from a blessed home
and a blessed heart, listening with tears dim
ming eyes brighter than now. sung by the
hidden harp of the heart Of joys, and loves,
and hopes forever lost /