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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

1t has long been considered that the great
barrier to elevated and general Literary aspi-
ration and cultivation IN the South, has been
owing to the undue attention and devotion
given by our educated men to Politics. And
the laws of stern necessity have compelled
our people to an incessant vigilance In de-
fence of their civil rights and institutions, to
the neglect of the interests of art literature.
To be learned in the theory ndphilosophy Of
government, has Characterised the aspirations
and efforts of the great and gifted men of the
South Few of our master spirits have turn
ed away, except for brief intervals, from the
rugged ways of politics, to revel in the flow
cry meads and linger by the inspiring foun-
tains of Literature. And their unrivalled ex-
~cellence in this high and difficult department
of knowledge, is an evidence that when the
educated minds of the South turn their at
t%ention to literature, they will achieve a sue
cess over their Northern contemporaries,
equal if not superior to that attained in the
political arena and in the Senate chamber.
Within the last few years the Southern
mind has been less absorbed by politics and
more generally directed to the more pleasing
land profitable subjects off erudite and polite
literature. And there is no event in her his
tory that can be contemplated with greater
solicitude, than the Development of a litera-
ry aspiration among her people. This is, in
deed, a eonsummation-a triumph over which
the sons and daughters of the South may al
ready rejoice. More homage is beginning to
be rendered to science and the arts a less
narrow and illiberal system is embraced in
the curriculum of Southern Colleges and
. when young men leave 'Athe ~eloisters of learn
ing, they do not enter the world, as hereto,
fore, with no aspirations after ideal beauty
But under the influence Of this happy change,
the Press begins to receive some proportion
OF the best talent and literary ability of oul
section.
1t is true the wreck of many a noble MIND
capable of great achievements in literature. j:
: still seen descending into the irresistible ant
all-destroying maelstrom of politics. Yet, af
ter every allowance for the unspent impuls,
re Of former inclination and habit, we ~ioyfully
OF recognize the influence of a newborn spiri
- OF literary activity in the South, and we rev
I'd erently salute the stars which announce tn
rs approach of the long expected dawn. tn
m Southern heart beats with joy in ~realizin
the long anticipated triumph; and it rejoice
: IN. the assurance that there is a vigor {
ITS growth and a freshness of bloom in the ma.
n, cent literature Of the South giving promis
Il of a rich and abundant harvest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02
For the Spirit of the Age.
IDLE HOURS. No. /,
BY MANSF

!. why do people write Is there no so1,,
uon to the question ~ we asked old amt
5atsy, VINO had been plying her needle os
ouslIy as II the world had to be clothed and
she were the only seamstress; while we With
our Ieet IN a chair perused the last paner
Aunt Fatsy glanced over our arm to the no
per- tWltched her needle again, twitchnd On
iuea OUT OF her old brain, and replied .swbv
law, child! for money vo "hy'
we looked at the fire, she went on With
her sewing. For money. Yes MANY . noor
an-po IN purse but rich in intellect
CONS MS very brain for money. He must do
~ OF starVe. His great soul is living in .
hlgher sphere he sits Town to his pen Will
burning thoughts are playing through b;S
ol"ii' anu writes ON, on, on. Each line ;s .
gen. aleWel. Each page is FURNISHED oolI
wealth drawn from the great infinite Mn
OF truth; and then he must sell it For nrha4o
a Pittance, reluctantly given by an ed;ton
publisher with not half the brains ba hon or
oad lot Is his. But no wonder genins ;S not
appreciated now. Ours is a nation of oon;,,o
Is talent IS a common thing. Ever
young man is a man of bright parts and hi
hant hopes, If he can boast of HAVING rood -
ancient poet or swears by Apollo. Wei =
is the way of the world. II
but, aunt Patsy, all do not write for mo
ney. Here is the spirit of the Ace tbinI
you the rubies and gems you say it contains
Were purchased for it's columns2 VIII H.
ealtor must be a Cresus to pay for such 70.
rlety of productions"
~! bless me child, you are crazv to-niobt
do know what people write for ~
ana the Old lady looked her intention not -
% 9qestloned, as she resumed her sewing
why do they write? One whose o;ftod
pen USED to charm its readers with its genial
lVslhg thoughts, who used to Irvine for the
age It's loveliest wreaths, answered the ones
'On nus I cannot help it"
i aye Ts tnat is the secret. They cannot helm
y n great soul looks out upon the b1nee
sparkling with unnumbered worlds IL
fontemPlates the majestic handiworI Of tha -
DSn It strives to grasp the s%tupendons
but weak and tremulous. # faItars Us
Is upward fight, and falling back to earth =
sing of Him who "'A - eaftn IL
Moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform"
"oAeo upon our brethren crush
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

Is It possible she replied, that you can
have thought of me ~
Il love you, Fanny, now and forever -
l love you as thought | could never love
/! i'll could only hope a return
oh, Beaufort, these bushes, these tears,
speak my hearth
Then said he, encircling her in his
arms, i can yet be happy my life, my
W Fanny
Here, again, Beaufort was destined to
another unfortunate contretemps, arising
from the same cause as before. Before the
lovers hal time to recover composure,
Colonel Wentworth stood before them. 4
see all he said, Fastening to relieve their
painful embarrassment, and have seen it
Tor a long time. do not complain ofyou,
Beaufort; on the contrary, your conduct is
natural, and pleases me. You loved my
daughter, know, deeply, and grievously
bore her loss; but youth is not inconsola-
bic, and you have sought solace for your
wounded spirit in the sympathetic heart Of
one who loved my daughter as a sister,
am glad you have found it. At my age
they die Of love; at yours, they live on it.
AS for YOU he continued, addressing Fan
ny, you have loved Beaufort for years =
Uncle ? exclaimed Fanny, becoming very
pale. DO not deny it, he said there il
nothing d~iscrcditabIe in such an affection
So far from giving him hny reasonto be
heve in it, you have de1ied it to yourself
And when your rivaP-here Fanny made
gesture of dissent-'your sister, / shoulC
say, left us, still you repressed and endea
yored to overcome the feeling, as if it wer'
injurious to her memory. So Beaufort ha
s%triven, and striven in vain. Could Flo
renee, whom | am so soon, | hope, to NEE
and part with no more-could Florenc,
look down upon you from her blessed hab
%ltatlon, she would smile benignantly upol
your mutual affection. She is happy now
and wishes to see you so. Your love 70
Fanny, Beaufort, is but the compliment G
the affection you bore her and your hear
now will be fully satisfied
The Colonel said that he felt consciou
he had but a little while longer to renal
with them that with the loss of his dangh
ter the connecting link between him an
life was broken and that, as he wished t
see them united before his departure, h
should urge an early marriage. The lover
were easily persuaded to the course he r,
commended.
They married, and soon after Colon,
Wentworth died, according to his presel
timent but not till he was assured, b
every possible demonstration, that he lie
no two happier beings on earth than Bea'
fort and Fanny whose love, founded on
mutual appreciation Of each others warrior
excellencies of person and mind, daily j
creased, while their sincere and sorrowf
remembrance Of Florence and the Colon
softened and embellished it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02
New Volume of the Standard

our neighbors of the North Carolina Stan
GARD, give notice, that with the commence
ment OF the approaching new year, new vol
umns of the weekly and semi-weeklv Stand
ard VIII begin. It's old principles are to be
maintained, while the news of the day, liter
ature and the markets will be carefully -
.enoed TO- They want ten thousand subscri-
bers' and call upon their friends TO aid in ~
tending their circulation.
lERhs.-Semi-weekly 81 a year; weekly
-. For ten dollars six comics Of the uool1Y
VIII be sent. To clubs of ten or more e 5o
each; the money always to be paid in ad-
vance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02
Virginia Conference

Inc Virginia Conference of the NJ. F.
church, South, was held in Elizabeth Citv
~ ~ commencing on the 25th ult. The
proceedings have been reported from dav to
day IN the Petersburg Express, and give evi.
uehce OF a most harmonious session. The fol-
loving ministers were elected delegates to tbo
General Conference, to meet in Nashville
Tenn, IN May next, viz: D. S. Doggett. W a
smith L. M. Lee, Leo. Rosser, John E. Ed
wards, W. B. Rowzie, G. W. Carter. G. W
Langhorne, JosephH, Davis, Robert Micbaels
and ". ". Bennett. We have not seen .
list OF the Appointments published, when This
written.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02
e.. ~.
Putting the bottle to a neighoor's mouth.

@AS ooseAO w AC4SuvO 3 NOUN.
LioUoR-DEAIERs feel a twinge of remorse
when they contemplate the swoe' pronoun-
ced against those who put the bottle to their
~neighbor's mouth and emakest him drunken"
and they strive hard to misinterpret the
phrase 50 as to bring mans free agency be-
tween them and the dreaded woe HANGING
over them.
In what does the putting of the bottle to a
neighbours mouth cCnsiste Evidently not in
violently throwing a man upon the ground
and forcibiy placing the Intoxicating draupht
to his lips and drenching him with ii against
his will, .funnelpisei No such thing is i'm
Piled. The WOE spoken of by the Inspired
Prophet is evidently intended to apply to all
who stand as agents between the liquor and
the man made drunken" The Offering Of
intoxicating liquors for sale-the putting them
IN the way of men to be tempted and over
come thereby, constitutes the offence against
which the woe and curse of Heaven is recor-
ded, and he is a rash man indeed who's dares
and courts the fiery vengence of the threat
ened woe And this woe shall be visited up
OH all who so t~ransgreSs though much gold
and silver be laid up through wiekedness
yet there is a rust that shall eat the silver and
a canker that shall consume the gold
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

ov1rnme1cefhenf Of the first session q
the thTty-ifth Congress will take nlaco or
Monday the 18th of December. The proceed
ing OF this body will be looked for with ,
great zeal OF interest. Considering the grave
ana important questions that will come m
oeleTe IT. it will, perhaps, be one Of the most
Important sessions that ever met Tho od
mission OF Kansas into the Union as \ Stoto
|ne mormon questionable Banks and tho
Currency-the public printinp-Centro
iheriean affairs &c, &c-are some of tho
most prominent measures that viii claim .ho
ATTENTION of the Representatives of III.
pie; and we have no doubt the wordv debatos
.ilat VIII take place will cause the session 70
De prolonged to a late period.
Inc special Washington correspos,den &c
ool' Forney's Press says it is rumored tb.t
Mr. buchanan, IN his first animal mos,aa.
Congress, will take background on the cnpr.n
cy question that he will re-affirm the nr;n
clples laid down in his speech on the md
pendent treasury bill. He believes that :.
was the intention of the trainers af tho -
Stt"tlo4f to establish a hard-money crrronor,
ana that the action Of Congress since bos
oeefs a steady departure from that intention
Inc issue Will be made in the next CO.
gresss whether State Banks have the eanst;t,,
O4A" power TO issue circulating apromises
70 pay: There will be a large party to take
.ie negative Of the argument, who will MT 4
Is Sald' yield until a decision has been oiyon
Oh the question by the Supreme Court Of the
Cnttsd States. Agcneral bankrupt law for
me Dahks VIII be presented for action. TIL,
"lsproVlde a fixed legal course for pnrtinc
Union Tue
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

\ LONG RIDE.-The Montgomery fA,o T,
papers announce the arrival in that c;tn
Sonn H. Martin, Esq, formerly editor If ~ 7,
montgomery Daily Journal. The most s;n
guar TACT connected with his present tr;n
CONSISTS IN the manner of his migration ~,
entlre Journey frora Kansas having baan LIE
formed on horseback-a distance ofmorn tPer
nlne hundred miles. Both rider and bonan
John II. Martin is a naive Of ~
q sfauuat OF the Raleigh Register Office
he was always queer genius, but a talented
clever fellow May he live to ride mon~
thousand miles yet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02
Extract Of a letter from MecLhnhn..r

1 pIae or a letter from Mecklenburo So
Pleasant Hill Division is in > 90:
onIition- We number ffty.fve mnnSIhmln9
Ls1sfFe OF visitors and one bonorarImss
an OLD man who Is in very NODES IN
eomssalces in life and who has beou la5e CIR,
nnt tIe use OF intoxicating LIQUORS at b;r zee
" @I1aIous, working member nc Is low
"e are all delighted with sbA
80 a@,pat nm IS a great improvement oHi
10 evnru 70 Inspire new zeal and ener1r ana y
~ oon OF Temperance, where = In
10 give you an idea of what &C. Is used
T conmen lor thls community, l will stats thoa
tbann nenced practising Medicine n lena mat
hoa was more or less liquor drank : iooo
1Ilse, as ! had an opportunity Of = every
conwM Of out one exception in the tng.
community. 1t was very common whole
WWhiskey wagons two or three t;,aoa 70 see
' DIVISION was organized in Senta week.
Of, With about 16 members we 49, 1er OF
SlaulAly increasing in members evor oeen
nave now a sober community evon since.
resPectaoie men in il, who are opnosed nose
i ILuer ana love their drains, are aSban me
unA or ouy II, and l ! have not seen 10
1 s wagon IN our neighborhood in WINS
"s uont sell any
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

FALLEN:-We deeply regret to see It an
nounced in the papers and the report con
hrmed by the Spirit of the Age that the e1o
quent White-Phillip S. White, the renown.
ed temperance lecturer, has Welded TO tbf
seductive influence of strong drink. W.
aeeply regret this for the sake of moor White
he was a noble specimen of humanity and an
honest man. No 'Iscariot" was poor White
put a genuine philanthropist, who had faIi
the rulnous influence of the Intoxicating c,,n
and labored hard to efesauo others from it,
Dnghtlng allurements. IF s,Judas hotroyod
ms Lord Peter denied Him and Thomas
doubted His word. Let him who thin[atb
the standeth take heed, lest he fall"
We clip the above from the Goldsboro,
Irlbunes We sympathise with the true snir-
II OF charity and commiseration it exhibits
IN striking contrast as it is with that fiendisb
mallce which exults over the downfall Of an
errlng tellow-mortal. If White has been
overtaken by temptation, as MANY an honest
sincere man has been, and been seduced apain
oy the Intoxicating cup, what man so base as
TO rejoice at it? But if after falling. he has
taken to setting the accused stuff. he ;s an
"lscarlot" of the deepest dye. For his weak
ness or misfortune we deeply ~sympathise with
but for his liquor selling. there is no
excuse or palliation,
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tBeAgt,
& a LglG ,N.c F..
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1857.
Snecial Notice.

The SPIRIT OF THE AGE is conducted strict
~ upon the CASH system. All papers are
discontinued at the expiration of the time for
which they have been paid. Subscribers
will be notified FOUR WEEK before their time
IS out, by a CROSS MARK on their papers and
unless the subscription is renewedthe papers
will be discontinued. This is a rule from
which there will be no departure. Watch
for the CROSS MARX, andrenew your subscrip-
ton.
~ Subscribers desiring their papers
changed must mention the Post Office, from,
as wen as the one to, which they desire the
change to be made.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02
ABOUT FASHION.

1t is not often that we occupy any of our
space in homilies upon prevailing fashions.
Indeed, ifFashion limited her controlling pow
ference of a woman's skirt and the shape of a
bonnet, we are not surethat it would become
a public journalist to hold his pen between
the arbitrary Queen and her v~etaries but
the jade, not content with debating the apa-
rel, seeks to influence the heart and direct the
steps in life.
Unfortunately it is fashionable to drink in
toxicating liquors to use profane Language
to sneer c~ontemptuously at the soiemnities of
the christian religion; to place a low estimate
upon human life, and to walk deliberately
through the public thoroughfares prepared
to put a leaden ball through the body of any
one who may happen to offer an insult or dis
pute an opinion. Fashion whispers to the
conscience and tries to persuade the man that
the carrying of deadly weapons is essential to
ones safety in these days of prevailing wick
edness but it is a delusion often attended
with the most fatal and desperate eonse-
quences.
Fashion has great power in securing the
approval of the public. Thesnost outre dress
may seem ~repulsive at first, but it soon be-
comes tolerated and finally the much admir-
ed. Men express surprise that they ever saw
anything ungainly about ii. Half a dozer
years ago a hoped dress would have beer
regarded as an enormity; and the seyeres
sarcasms of Punch would nave been consid
cred well deserved by the most fashionabl,
lady of the day. But Fashion has promulga
ted a new decree, and many of our PLANES
women even are unwilling to be seen in pub
tic without her legitimate c~rinoline expaI
sion. A year ago the mothers scolded thei
light headed daughters for their expandin
proclivities-they began to be reconciled t
it, and now it is nothing unusual to see age
matrons with an amplitude of skirt whic
would once have gone towards a complet
outfit for several grand children.
Dur pen should not so much deplore Fasl
ions tyranny, if it confined itself only to di
tating the manner in which the people sha
be clothed. 1t invades the temple Of the i
ner man and there dictates and rules. II
moral standard of the people is being lowe
ed. Bloodshed and death does not chill
as In days past. Newspapers parade t
monstrosities of sin before their readers
) the common occurrences of the day. T.
t courts seem to have lost the moral courage
: convict the vilest desperate. Juries on
. trial for murder calmly chew their tobac
with as much naOnchalance as if they we
pricing stocks in Wall Street or beef cattle
the Brighton market. It is not fashional
+, to convict a fellow of murder and report
: verdict of "Guilty in the first Degree"
, What shall be done to break the manacl
5 which Fashion have riveted upon society a
1 cause it to return to its former appreciate
q of evl2 =
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

- The Raleigh Register is also out with
a new Prospectus, offering that paper at re.
uuceo prices For the semi-weekly 81 a wear
the weekly at S2-instead of s. and
$3.50, as heretofore. The Editor promise. -
make MS paper a reliable vehicle for commu-
nlcatlng the doings of the important session
about to convene, and an interesting
newspaper fall matters of interest transn;r;no
I'D the world He calls upon his friends to
ana him in increasing his circulation.
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AZ length Beaufort. as if Acknowledged
the necessity of speaking nearer the feel
ing OF their hearts, said, "IfI could ovo,
think of marriage again, / know how to
describe the person | should like to marry y
ranny biushed, but said nothing. an tho
nrst place" he continued, II should wish
to have known for a long time. and. # 7
may use the expression, BIZ heart. the o;rl
10 whom was to give my whole life y
A for me-" said Fanny, ~ have lone.
determined never to marry; but wore :
otherwise, should prefer, for the compan.
ION OF my after life, the playmate of my
childhood. 1t is too often the case that
one Is unacquainted with her husband nm
the morning after marriage"
III seems" replied Beaufort, with n half
smile, that we agree upon the preliminary
Now should hope to find in NV wife tLrcc
recommendations-good looks, amiabilitv
and sense"
81 trust | should not be cons;dorod
ambitious" said Fanny, sin hoping to find
IN a husband the three corresponding oual.
Hles OF elegance of person, devotion. and
Alas J, said Beaufort "you would have
70 mum a long time before you found them
united in one man. Ono'u
Don't be too sure of that renlied For
ny, laughing and blushinp ebnt 90 om
aud hnlsh your own ideal.S ~
well, | have not much to add 7 sboull
expect OF course, good education and nr;n'
,clPies, and refinement not only Of manners
but Of mind ners
could not love a man. said FANNY
deficient in either
stll' there is n thing continued Bean
Iort, without which all the good Qualities
! nave enumerated would be priceless in
And what is that r inquired FANNY
Attachment to me- he replied
Gould there be a doubt of that % .o;1
Fanny, unguardedly and Suddenly blusbinC
violently.
But she continued, after an embarro,.
sing. pause, how eorid / be assured that
my ideal would care for me 2
Hewould adore you, FANNY cried Roor
fort. i answer for him; for no one conId
know you so long, and not love Won devo.
tedly and extrayagantly.'
They looked at each other in silence. and
both afraid to speak, for the truth shovel
itself too plainly upon their troubled f,ros
After a while Beaufort, as iftalking to him
self, repeated-A girl that | have known
from infancy and by hearth
The playmate of my c~hildhoodr nur-
INJURED Fanny.
Good looks, %amiability, and sense r
Elegant, generous and superiorr
Good education continued Beaufor+
and good p~rinciplesp
Good principles and education repea-
ted Fanny.
Fanny said Beaufort, taking her hand
you have sat for the portrait / have made
And !, Beaufort replied she, TREMBLING.
Il have had you always before me-
'OhP exclaimed Beaufort, with a palm.
tating heart, If girl like you could love
me-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

~ The Publisher has sent no
an Address delivered before the Students .,
Clayton institute, Johnson county. N. q hz
7. II, Whitaker, Esq. We have read If and
llnd there many sensible home truths clota
edn goodlanguage well calculated to inspire
ennobilng purposes in the minds OF his vo,,th
full hearers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

9 The Postmaster at Clarksvile, Va,
Informs US there is a letter to our address in
ms ohce, which is detained for non-payment
Of postage. The writer viii please call at the
T. u. in GAINESVILLE and put on a stamp and
ie' Tue letter come on to us. He can send on
the letter for 8 cents-it viii cost rs 6
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

- 1t IS reckoned that there is one bo,o,
SHOP Tor every eighteen families in New yorl.
CITY and Tor some heighborhoods in the CITY
a grog shop for every ten families
rms accounts, in a great measure. for the
norrid murders and other o~utrages that ara
oaily perpetrated ia that CITY.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

- The first camp-meeting in the United
otates was held in Kentucky "a years ago.
Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists oo-
daily united on that occasion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-12-02

@-A correspondent informs us that the
age was not received at Pacific P. O. in
FRANKLIN county, last week. The fault is NOT
ours lhe package was-certainly sent.