Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-11
oRieiNAL PAPRRs.
For the Spirit of the Age.
THE AGE NEW DRESS.

| have long been reader Of, and a SYM
pathizer with the laborious Editors of the
Spirit of the Age, but have never before
attempted to indite line for its columns.
/ am prompted to do so now, not from any
desire to 'appear in print" but to perform
a simple act of justice to you, Mr.. German,
and your able Associate-not forgetting
the excellent lucubrations of the accom-
plished Editress. My design is to address
the readers Of the Age, and if possible
arouse them to exertion in extending its
circulation and increasing the number of
its subscribers
Fellow reader, You win bear testimony
with me to the excellency of the Spirit Of
the Age as an instructive, entertaining COM
panion. For more than eight years it has
been the herald of Joy to many firesides,
conveyed wisdom and instruction to many
benighted minds, and disseminated the joy
ful sound Of the gospel of temperance
throughout the length and breadth of the
land. The Proprietor has recently fitted
it out with bran new type, which must have
cost considerable sum of money, and ap-
peals to his readers to sustain him in the
outlay, by increasing his list of subscribers.
And this brings me to
My PRoPosTIoN.-It is that every one
of the present subscribers to the Spirit of
the Age shall send up at least five subscri-
bers, between this time and Christmas day !
Many can send more-all can send five
Let us give our Editors who labor so faith
fully for our entertainment-I say let us
give them one happy Christmas-and en-
sure a happy Christmas for ourselves, in
the consciousness of having contributed to
the circulation of the best Literary Journal
--sSostt1t---rIiE CHEAPEST, also, and one that
merits our most fervent zeal in its support.
North Carolinians and the whole South
ought to be proud that we have such a pa
per-and prouder still to have their names
enrolled among its supporters. The Spirit
of the Age is one Of the handsomest as well
as the best, papers in the country, especi
ally since it has donned its new dress. II
is such beautiful fit-so neat, and clear
and clear. And shall we not be generous
enough to recompense the Publisher fol
his outlay Certainly we will. So Mr.
Editor, look out for lots of clubs all along
every week, from this time to Christina
day. You shall have them Let ever,
body say YES, and send on her or hi
club. We expect the Ladies to take tn
cad for the Editress's sake, and the $50
ial Circle"-and above all, for their owl
ake-for the Age is great friend to tn
ladies'. CARSON.
Magnolia, Nov. 2, 1857.
I'VE, Us Il Co. of the Age all thank ou
tranger friend for his earnest rally in b
alf Of the paper, and hope his appeal wi
unanimously responded to. We sha
oport progress, and give him the sum t.
al of the responses up to Christmas next
In connection with the above, we Civ
he following from our friend WALSH (
he Warrenton News. This is what W
all a compliment with a soul in it. w
re proud to merit so high a complimel
'om one so capable of Judging:
awe rejoice to find thatthe "panic" hi
rot affected our contemporaries in tn
itate. Two have just appeared in all th
lory of new type. The Raleigh Spirit
le Age, always a handsome sheet, is no
oubly so. It is good sign when ne,
-al paper receives the cordial and gene
us support which is given to the Spirit
he Age. We heartily wish our frier
iorman, an increase of prosperity cor
Nensurate with his merits, which won
ettle him to the largest list of subscribe
tts side of Mason and Dixon's line"