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The people's journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1850-1857, 1857-05-21
SEVENTH Flee Thousand articles

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less value. The Dollar that you pay for your
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biiity wogld spend it for something of no pres
ent or prospective value. If after reading the
above you are not convinced, and still feel
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The people's journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1850-1857, 1857-05-21

and SIS, 900 worth OF other property. In the
distribution an ELEGANT HOUSE AND LOT,
valued at $4,000, may be allotted to you. In
any event you cannot lose more than few
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
The Word and the Deed.

A friend from Baden sends us the money
for the renewal of his paper, accompanied by
some remarks, from which We make the fol-
lowing extracts
I'm looking over the Spirit of the Age to-
day Ia paper which | have read with pleasure
and profit for a number of years. | saw an
article calling for more subscribers, and
speaking of the failure of many of the old sub
scribers to renew, for the ninth volume
Being in the category myself, although [ in
tended from day to day to send it on, [ de-
termined to attend to the matter at once; and
accordingly | enclose the money for myself
and one other, hoping that every one of your
subscribers will do likewise, or even better:
by sending a good club-this latter I intend
doing myself as soon as | have opportunity.
Come, friends, let us all determine to sustain
our Editor, liberaify-nobfyEin his araaous
labors. He furnishes us with a paper of
which every citizen in the State may well be
proud, and which every advocate of the glo-
rious cause it so ably espouses ought to rally
to the support of. Let US determine that hC
shalt have the thousand new subscribers h,
4 desires, by Christmas. We have only to
exert ourselves a little, and it will be done
| hopeseyery one of his subscribers, in Other
States, as well as our own, will lend a helpinl
, hand, and send at least one new subscriber
! and as many more as they can procure
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
A Voice from Arkansas

Our kind friend, W. R. Trawick, Esq.
formerly of this county, sends us a club of
ten subscribers from Monticello, Arkansas,
for which we beg leave thus publicly to ten
der our thanks. We extract the following
from his letter:
Since / have been in this State | have
travelled over eight counties in Southern Ar
kansas, and find this (Monticelioas to be the
-foundhng country very P~T6daceve. and is
settling up rapidly with enterprising, sub
~stantial citizens. The spirit of improvement
is running high. Five thousand dollars has
been raised for the building of a Female
Seminary here, which is nearly completed.
They have a respectable Male Academy,
which / am occupying, directing the young
mind up the rugged hill of Science. think
Arkansas is destined TO rank high among the
States of the Union. She is now behind
with public improvements, but her rich lands
will enable her to make these improvements
in a few years. There is a larger emigration
coming into this State than any part of the
western territory. Crops are good this year,
which will make it a fine time for people to
move in the State.
The above list of subscribers | have pro-
cured in a short time. | may find others who
are willing to take the Temperance Spirit
| receive it weekly"
Yours in L. p. & F.
w. r. TRAWICK.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
A Brighter Picture.

We published, some weeks since, from a
worthy Correspondent, a gloomy account of
the Temperance cause in Fayetteville but
we are glad to learn from one of the old We
terans In the cause, Though a young man yet,
and a younger bridegroom-long life and
happiness to him and the loved one he has
chosen for a help-meet-which may she be
indeed that the clouds are dispensing and
the temperance sun begins to shine out again
in that good old town. He writes I'VE
have had some very interesting greetings with
in the last month, and have initiated some
who viii make good working members. Last
night two of my young friends were initiated,
and things look a little bright"
We sincerely hope that this brightness may
continue to grow and increase, until th'
whole community may be attracted by it
beams and become actively enlisted in spread
ing its genial influences. Surely in a popu
lation of some six or eight thousand people
there are one hundred there ought to be fv
hundred) persons who are ready and wiU en-
gage in this good cause, which is laden wit
so many heart-blessings to themselves, in tn
consciousness of doing good to their fellow
men, and will entail SO much happiness upol
their children and friends, if its pure primo
pies be inculcated and observed W. cont
IDENTIFY expect Fayetteville will give a goo
account of herself in future, in the Tempe,
ance cause.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
New York Money Matters.

The accounts from New York are of tho
most gloomy and hea~rt-rending character
The Banks are doing little for the relief of tho
community, and failures and bankruptcies
still continue of daily occurrence. The me-
chanics and faboring classes are suffering
dreadfully, and starvation stares many full in
the face. Riots and bloodshed in order to
obtain bread to sustain life are confidently
predicted working women, thrown out Of
employment, nave been driven to the worst
extremity, in order to prevent starvation, and
thefts of meat and bread are constantly repor-
ted, committed by men to relieve their suffer
ing wives and children. We could fill col
umns of most heart-rending details. Truly
the prospect before the poor of the North, with
a long, hard winter before them, is distressing
indeed and we fear this is but the beginning
of suffering.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
GOOD FROM EVIL.

The extravaganza in living and dressing
which the unexampled times Of prosperity
that this country has enjoyed, had begun
to excite the astonishment of even Euro
pean circles and the American Scottish
Aristocracy" in Paris and elsewhere, was
fast becoming a synonyme of almost unpar-
alleled recklessness in the use of money
The same habits were rapidly coming into
vogue in our American cities also. A
splendid establishment, hosts of servants in
livery, parties and champagne ad imfmi-
tum, and vices to boot, were becoming the
badges of responsibility! Along with hab-
its Ike these, a great black wave of crime
seemed swelling up and about to break
over the country with such a force as to
sweep away the strong fastenings which
the Fathers constructed for its safety. Moth
ing is truer than that a long period Of un-
checked prosperity begets pride pride,
recklessness and crime, if it be not a crime
in itself. This is often more s~trikingly seen
in the career of the sons of rich men,
! Their reckless and vicious course, destruc-
tive alike of the fortunes bestowed upon
, them, of their characters, usefulness and
constitutions, has almost passed into a pro-
: ! verb. The same causes operating In the
I same way produce, in proportion to their
! potency, similar results throughout commu-
: mites, and the country generally. These
: had become marked everywhere through
the land. Hence, a spirit of haughty AFRO
y gance, a restiveness under proper restraint,
a disposition to treat other people with
contempt and to trample superciliously
3 upon their rights, had become widely diff
" fused producing naturally enough other
consequences, and exciting In the minds o.
: cool and sagacious observers of the time:
; ~weIl-ground apprehensions for the ultimate
results. If the financial storm that has ST
70 suddenly overtaken the people and made
so many bubbles burst, shall have a ten
a dency to recall them to a sense of the per
J ; ilous nature of the causes that seemed t.
y be working out certain destruction forthem
'r fit will induce soberer ideas, a more mod
a., est carriage, a more friendly spirit, a re
: trenchment of extravaganza, curb vii
speculation, and promote harmony and
'h- better understanding between the differer
portions of the ~confederacy, it will prove
great blessing to East West, North an
~ South. Some of these effects at least "
AP think it highly probable will follow an
i, all of them ought to. Possibly denunci
ne ton of one part of the country by the pc,
pie of other parts of it will be less gener
and bitter. Perhaps it will be discovere
tn that there is really a community of intere
on in the country. Perhaps the mutuality
less dependence and relationship between d
if ferent sections, apparently antagonistic, W
ich be better understood and appreciated, Or
bud ducinp corresponding effects upon the pu
her lie mind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

~ We were surprised to learn from the
Biblical Recorder of last week, that the Raj
eigh and CASTOR Railroad had refused the US
ual halfprice passage on that Road, of Dele
gates to the Baptist State Convention. The
Portsmouth, Wilmington and North Carolina
Roads had all acceded to it. This has been
the custom with all our Roads to all Reli-
gious and other Jorge convocations, and none
have more literally and cheerfully extended
the privilege than has the Raleigh and Gas
ton heretofore. We are therefore the more
astonished at such refusal now. 1t is wrong,
and will work to the injury of said Road
Who is to blame?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
e.. 10.
LabOring increases Love for The canse

" LAC Odu1Cs
In the beautiful and forcible Circular. ad.
dressed by the National to the Subordinate
Division of the Sons of Temperance. which
VIII be found on our first page, occurs this
striking passage: IF we love this cause we
should be ready to labor for it and by la
boring for il, we will learn to love it." How
true In proportion as we are interested in
this work-in proportion as we exert our
selves to advance it; to get good ourselves
and communicate it to others just IN that
proportion will men labor for its advance
ment, If all the persons who are initiated
into our Divisions would enter with heart
and energy upon the work of bringing in new
Misunderstanding up the lukewarm, and Civ
ing life and interest to the meetings, how
soon would our Halls be crowded again.
But what is the fact in this case Men
come in; are initiated leave the Division
room, and never take the first step towards
advancing the cause. Some seldom visit the
} Hall, thinking it quite enough for them to
keep the Pledge-others go, but their voices
are never heard in behalf of the cause, in nor
3 out of the Hall. Things were not thus once 4;
and in this there must be a reform if we
would again prosper. We must love the
cause well enough to labor for it and the
more we labor, the better we viii love it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
Yours in L. P. & F.
w. r. TRAWICK.

THE SOUTHERN CTTIzEN.-This is the title
of a large and well printed weekly paper, the
first No. of which came to hand last week.
1t is published at Knoxville, Tenn, by John
Mitchell, the Patriot Exile, who will be as
sisted by Vim G. Swan, Esq, who is repre-
sented as a gentleman of fine ability. The
paper will be Democratic in politics; neutral
in religion and will contain the general news
of the day. A literary column appears in the
first issue, which contains a lengthy and in
teresting notice of Madame Levert's Souve-
Mrs of Travel. 1t is published at s. per an
mum.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
George q. Throon ESQ

We were very 7agreeably surprised, on
Thursday evening last on opening a letter,
to find the well recognized superscription of
the gentleman whose name heads this article.
1t will be remembered that, owing to some
suspicious circumstances, it was feared he
had met with foul play at or near Petersburg.
But a letter over his own sign manual, dated
T~appantown, Rockland Co., N. Y, satisfies
us he is still 'salive and kicking" We are
truly glad to know it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

THANKSGIVING DAY.-Gov. Bragg, by Pro-
clamation published in the Raleigh Standard,
has appointed and set apart Thursday, the
26th day of November next, as "a day of
solemn and public thanksgiving to Almighty
God for past blessings, and of supplication
for his continued kindness and care over US
as a State and a Nation"
The 26th of November has already been
named by the Governors of several of the
States, as Thanksgiving Day and it would
be an appropriate act if the celebration of this
day was made general throughout the Union.
But, we observe that an earlier day. the 18th,
Gov. McRae, of Mississippi.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
Death Of a Good Man.

We have the painful duty to perform Of re-
cording the death of WILLIAM Hill, Esq, Sc
cretary of the State Of North Carolina. He
departed this life at his residence in this city
on Thursday morning last, 29th October, in
the S5th year of his age. He had held the
office of Secretary Of State fortysix years
being elected in - and was unanimously
re=saees Ena matter
what party was mYPower. The standard
truly remarks-This is a high tribute to the
faithful officer and honest man, and as rare
as it is exalted. It istseldom indeed that mar
ty rancor and party Partially is so effectually
disarmed and brought to bow willingly to the
demands of merit.
He died not of disease. The machinery o.
life ran down-the vital principle was gradu
ally exhausted, and be breathed his last with
out a struggle-without the movement of
muscle. In our mex we hope be able to la.
before our readers a short biography of his
long and useful career.
The funeral took place at the Methods
Episcopal Church, on last Friday, at l
o'clock, and was numerously attended. L
respect to the memory of the deceased, tn
capitol and principal stores of the city wer
closed for a time.
Mr.. Hill had been 2 member of the Met
odist Church for ovs % years, we believe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
Meeting Of the Grand Division.

We call attention to the Advertisement,
giving notice of the Convocation of the next
session of the Grand Division. In our next
we purpose speaking more at length in refer
ence to it, and alluding to some matters which
should engage a prominent place in the DELHI
e~rations of that body.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

~ We publish, with pleasure, the Pros
pectus Of ''The Times" published at Greens
boro', for its third volume. Our friends, the
Editors, however, will excuse us for erasing a
line or two, in which it is stated that ''The
Times is 'the only Southern Literary and
Family Journal published in the South
Our own pet-the Spirit of the AGES pub
lished in that favorite and favored clime-the
Southland lays claim also, to be a eLitera-
ry and Family Journal"-and hence we are
unwilling to give currency, in it's own col
umns, to an abjuration of these pretensions,
by publishing for another journal that which
is not so. 81
The Spirit of the Age, is strictly and EN-
phatieally "a Southern Literary and Family
journal" and we have reason to know thatit
is extensively taken and highly priced as
such. Temperance Literature, it is true, il
one of its prominent features, but we had no
supposed it forfeited it's claims to be a sLit
erary, Family Journal" thereby. In al
kindness, we think our friends of eThe Times
have yain-gloriously exalted themselves b
laying claim to exclusiVeness in Literar
Journalism for the South. stRender unit
Caesar the things which are Caesars" salt
the Scriptures.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

~ 1t is reported in the papers that a
tiger belonging to a menagerie recently had
his diseased toe nails extracted while under
the influence of a powerful dose of chloro
form. A wretched punster remarked upor
reading it, that it was the most extraordinary
case of Ctaw-referm he had ever heard of,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

~ Mr.. Thomas Crawford, the distinguish
ed American sculptor, who has been at the
point of death for so many months, died in
London on the 10th inst. He was 43 years
of ace.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
eAgt,
H,g.C.
WEDHksDz a0VEMBER 4, 1857.
sbssial Notice.

The SPIRIy er1AE AGE is conducted strict
" upon the CASE system. All papers are
discontinued e heexpiration of the time for
which they haze been paid. Subscribers
win be notified ToER WEEKS before their time
IS out, BY acRoss MARK on their papers and
unless the SUBSCRIPTION is renewedthe papers
VIII be Discontinued This is a rule from
which there will be no departure. Watch
for the Cross MARE andrenew your subscrip-
ton.
- SubseribeFs desiring their papers
changed must mention the Post Office, from,
as well as the to, which they desire the
change to be made
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

FoUSD GUILTY.-A man named Ellsberry
johnson was convicted at Buncombe Superb
or Court last week, for violating theperson Of
a young woman in Henderson county some
time ago, and sentenced to be hung. An APP
neal was taken to the Supreme Court. .
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
A, NJ. GeRMAN,
Raleigh, N. C.

- Editors all over the country, with
whom we exchange, are respectfully reques-
ted to copy. the above and the favor will at
any time be cheerfully reciprocated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

RALEIGH M CASTOR RAN RoRD MEETING.
The seventh annual meeting of the Stockhol-
ders of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Com
pany, was held in this city, on Thursday.
Hon. L. OBJ. Branch appeared as the proxy
Of the State.
The meeting was full, e~vincing a very com
mendable degree of interest on the part of
the Stockholders III the management Of the
Company's affairs.
DIR. w. j. Hawkins, George w. Mordecai.
Thos. Miller Inc Charles L. Hinton. were
elected Directors on the part of the Stockhol-
ders, and the Governor and Board of Internal
Improvements appointed CASTOR H. Wilder.
Jno. G. King and A. c.. Perry, Directors on
the part of the State.
The salary of the Treasurer was by a IMAM
in1ous vote, increased to 81, 500 per annum-
a handsome compliment to Maj. w. w. Vass,
the present incumbent.
The report of the President and Directors.
on the operations of the last year, seemed to
give general satisfaction, and the affairs of
the Company were thought to be in a sound
and healthy condition.
Some complaint was made that the Peters
burg Railroad Company had failed to relay
the Greenville Road with heavy rail, notwith-
standing the assurances given that il would
do so on the rebuilding of the CASTOR bridge,
and some resolutions were passed on the sub
ject, which, it was hoped, would accelerate
that very desirable work.-Register.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04

IDEAS are like pieces Of money. Thosc
Of the smallest value circulate the most
Bad words like bad money often come back
to those who first gave them currency.
Bags of lavender are sometimes placed in
drawers to give all therein a fragrant smell.
So kindnesses stored away in the heart sweet
ems every object around
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04


a. The Biblical Recorder, of last week,
contains a communication, signed IS. S.
Satchwel1, Geo. w. Wallace, Committee APP
pointed by the Union Baptist Association.
opposing N ORG rdn1o
and title of Eide David M. Lee, of Texas"
who has been imposing upon the Baptists in
some of the Southeastern counties of this
State, Letters from distinguished members of
Tile Onurch IN Texas, say they know no such
man, and that he is doubtless an impostor.-
He is about 40 years Of age, stout built, about
63 feet high, weight about $50 pounds, short,
thick neck, round full face, eyes large and
dark colored. He processes to be a Mission
airy among the Indians, and takes up collec-
tons for that mission. The Baptists of the
South are cautioned to beware of him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
To Advertisers.

The large circulation of the Spirit of the
Age, makes its columns one o the best Adver-
Using mediuL in the State. It circulates
extensively in every portion of North Carroll
ma, and in the bordering counties of Virginia
and Districts of South Carolina, ~andtherefore
commends itself to the Advertising commu-
mites of Petersbg~Eorfoa Wilmington,
and Charleston, as traaing maris desiring the
custom of it's readers-and also to the Adver
Using public generally.
Address "A. M. G0RMAN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-04
AFamily Journal for theSouth.
TEE Split OF THE AGE.
KALkIG H, n. G.
ALARdn rs COLUMNS WEEKLY PAPER ;

q LAhE7E q UJLUMNS WEEKLY PAPER.
Is now in Its niRth year. The Proprietor
has recently Ataut with new type en-
tire. 50 that It Is . Of the handsomest sheets
in the country. L is a Literary, Family Pa
per-especially adapted for the Home Circle,
and has for its high mission the ennobling work
to instruct to elevate, to beautify and re-
fine. It's list of FIVE THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS
bear evidence of the appreciation in which
it is held by the reading community. It also
contains the News sf the day, the Markets
good Literary, Temperance and other reading
TERMs-single copies 81 5Oa year. T.
clubs of 5 and upwards 81 each.