Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-02
Office Of the Grand Division,
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SAY FRANCI.co. Oct. 10Th, 1851.
worthy Br0thsr 81 hasten to acknowledge
'ur favor Of the l0th If Septpmher. received
Is day. | an sorry to say that IN one hour
- Atlantic mail closes so that l cannO
,swery you rs | would desire.
l have Just returned from Il long, tedious,
d arduous Temperance tour through the
arthern portion Of our mighty State. In
It immedia ely after the last Session Of
r. Grand Division. / went Sauthward to
b Tuclnmne and M.rcer Rivers. Thence
l%rthwarl. passing through most Of the
%tlnties, occurring every day and night on
~ Prohibitory Question. up To the day Of
elton, when | reached the last, or Siskiyon
o., travelling 1000 miles on horseback, in
i''tIc over two months. ] am very sorry
Uniform you that after all our toll, we
~" been defeated BIZ some 5000 majority.
odng to various causes which some time
i'll explain To you, The main cause | NAV
81, was whiskey influence and the foreign
W.
We are defeated and NIT conquere.t. nor
dneartened. For sin &c the election, | have
s~uceeded in adding nearly 80 new Divisions
- ur order, with over 500 new members
" are steadily increasing in numbers,
,tnn"th aud influence. A deep sorrow per-
yaes The hearts Of thousands at our defeat,
luia nxed purpose to conquer or die, our
mato Is " GIve US Liberty or give us Death"
We shall succeed. We have elected six
Suns OF Temperance as State officers, com
mfacing with our Governor, Lieut. Gov,
S''e Printer, Surveyor General, oneSupreme
Judge, together with about so Sons to our
legislature! We are partially cheered and
Outraged by our success. We have now
" Divisions. with a large membership, say
1000 or 10 900. Our order is steadily in
c-asing. Prohibition is becoming a gen
eh theme and topic of discussion. We
have made 10 compromises. In nv travels
and Iahors ! visited md assembled Mt. Shasta,
or &'ustte Butte, one of the sublimest noun
ta'l and most magnificent sights perhaps on
thlsNorthern continent. | should be pleased
to Eve you a description, hut it would take
more time and room than | couldspare now.
Suffice it to say | assembled alone to its very
Etop. about 1880 feet, hearing the Banner
of importance and Prohibition up it's rugged
spjeand planting it firmly among its high
est oaks and rocks to wave till we shall
trOmp phi. Upon its top, | found the crater
Of Volcano, from which burst forth a thou.
sand little sulphur springs, boiling hot ant
apparently emitting steam enough to drive
Il connective; large piles of lava are strowr
over its sides, whilst eternal SHOWS cover
other portions. | have collected many rart
and valuable specimens but must now for
!, beU rand write you again.
nAdfSsr2 DiSf>ior meets next Tuesday
I'VE will have a long Session and much inter
esting business. Election of Officers, estab
| lishirg Of Temperance paper, if possible.
My best regards to your Temperance work
ers, hping and expecting to visit the mex
, annual or National Division, | anticipate tn
pleaslre on seeing you face to face. In N
hlSty jottings | do not pretend to write f,
t the pbIic, save only az you can extract ar
= modify, taking the will for the deed. | wi
f send YOU full accounts Of our doings ne1
$ week, am yours in LIP & f,
ISRAEL S. DIEHL.