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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
49, From the Conductor.
The Reformation of Drnnkards.

While sojourning some years ago in the
State Of North Carolina, / visited frequently
at the house of a venerable man, whom | soon
learned to love and to esteem as one of the
best of his species. During one of my first
visits at his home, after we had finished the
evening meal, and as the shades of night
drew on, we were sitting together in CONVEX
~sation, when suddenly he touched me, and
rising from his seat, beckoned to me to follow
him. He went out at the door and proceeded
silently to a little closet attached to the piaz-
"a in rear of the house. Entering this little
consecrated place he knelt, and | complied
with his evident wish, and knelt at his side.
There in unuttered, and. as i hope not unac-
cepted prayer, we remained fora while and
then returned to the pleasant, social circle.
Had notknown the man, the act might have
savored of ostentatious piety-but it did not
thus impress me. On the other hand it rails
ed my esteem for him and was one of the
many indications 'ofyatruly christian walk and
conversation, which continued during all my
intercourse with this worthy man to please
and to instruct me. Nay more, and it is in
this connection that / mention him, the re-
membrance of his many virtues, and his use
full happy life has tended with other similar
examples greatly to strengthen my faith in
bh10 AiOh VIC Il oO O1ICn tSIupJcu W uOuDL
viz the permanent reformation Of drunkGrd
for he was, up to within fifteen years of thC
time at which | became acquainted with him
a most Incorporate man. He said that afte1
many Intellectual struggles against the ruin
Gus habit which had brought him to the low
est depths ofmisery, he resolved one day, will
a solemn prayer to God, forever to abstain
So serious was he in this resolution, that h
deliberately wrote it down and laid it ava,
in his desk. Year after year established hi
reformation and as the anniversary of tina
day on which he wrote his resolution role
around, he was in the habit of reading it owe
and offering up thanksgiving to God, who ha
enabled him faithfully to regard it. Viii
concerning this instance of the permaner
success of reformation we can say, it is one
many, shall we be discouraged though hul
dreds who once gave fair signs of a simil;
charge, have returned to the cup. Man
weak at best-doubly so when under the i
!, huence Of that habit of which we speak,
! Hence long patience and forbearance shou
| be exercised to the inebriate.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
The "Sons" in Raleigh.

TIL history of Concord Division, No. l, has
been one of vcisesAdes and trials-of diff
Guilty, successes now and reverses then, Of
popularity at one time, and persecution at
another. But amid all its trials and difficult
ties, a faithful few have held on and endeav-
ored to hold up and sustain the Division, and
by this means its existence has been preserv-
ed, and though its agency many worthy men
have entered this circle of honor" and are
living examples of the power of the Order to
ssuccor and to save"
1t affords us great pleasure to record, that
after a long period of opposition and ridicule,
on the part of its opponents; and supineness
and lethargy among its friends, old Concord
No. /, enters upon a new year with prospects
of increased influence and usefulness. Many
are seeking admission into its fold, and not a
few are rejoicing in the protection it affords
from the al[pervading destroyer. Husbands
and fathers, sons and brothers, are seeking
refuge under the ample folds of its glorious
l banner, and the Division Of the Sons of TEN
y perance" is recognized as the hope, the ha
). ven of safety for many a tempest-tost MAJ
iner on the perilous sea of life
q And is not this the history of every Divis
y ion that has maintained its ground, and sti
%unfurls its banner, in every section of ii
country? It cannot be otherwise. The worl
n. must see and feel the deleterious influence
i~ntemperance upon the social, moral, physic
and political condition Of society and eve
: one must acknowledge the necessity for
- institution whose peculiar province is to
good to the unfortunate Of our fellow-mcn.
az Let the members Of every Division ia
tn courage, and resolve to sustain their orga
cation. Clouds and gloom may lower fo
es season, but if they are true to the cause,
no sunlight of usefulness will yet shine up
nd them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
THE SUFFERINGS OF WOMEN.
Strength for the Feeble.

It is to be feared that the sufferings of the
feebler sex are moderated because they are
borne so meekly and uncomplainingly. They
have not been overlooked, however, in that
great remedial system originated by Profess
or Holloway. His Pills and Ointment aren
less potent in their regenerative effect Upon
the female invalid than in their curative ac-
ton upon the diseased frame of man. Young
women engaged in sedentary occupations, are
debarred from the outdoor exercise which
nature demands as a condition of health, are
subject to a great variety of harrassing and
dangerous complaints. Digestion becomes
imperfect, the blood impure, and all the secre-
tive organs d~isordered, in the absence of ply
steal exertion in the fresh air. The results
of these arrangements are various. Some
times the liver is torpid, the complexion sal
low, the frame emaciated. In other cases
dyspepsia, hysteria, helpless debility, erup-
tons on the skin, sick headache, and terri
BILE depression supervene. But in whatever
shape the mischief may be developed, Hollo-
ways remedies, with proper attention to diet
and regimen, will speedily effect a cure. The
pills act specifically upon the stomach and
the liver, restoring to the gastric juice its sol
vent power and producing a regular flow of
healthy bile. The main elements of the blood
being now untainted, and in full supply, nu-
triton instead of poison circulates through
the veins, the appetite returns, the flesh re-
covers its frmness, and the complexion re.
sumes its rosiness and transparency. Iferup
i tions or blotches, those sad drawbacks to fe
$ male beauty, indicate an unhealthy condition
t of the skin and the i1teguments, the 0int
ment, by gently stimulating the externa
vessels, opening the pores, and promoting in
r sensible perspiration, will soon remove thes
! blemishes.
We feel assured, from all that we hav
q read, heard and witnessed of the effects G
d Holloway's remedies, as a means of relievin
y the physical pain and debility to which tn
fragile structure and acute nervous sensibil
T. ty of woman render her especially liable, tina
1t they are the best and safest medicines eve
he offered to the sex. The heather nlytholog
at tells US of nymphs and demi-goddessess upo
lr whom the celestial powers bestowed the q
of immortal charms, but at this day the onl
way to preserve personal comeliness and pr
Id vent premature old age, is to keep the bloc
lie, pure and the skin spotless. Both these d
n siderata may be obtained by the use of Ho
tn LowAY's Pills and ointment.-LOndon II
ss dies NeacsDGDer.n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
Encourage Home Manufactures.

We would respectfully call the attention of
Manufacturers in North Carolina, and the South
ern States generally, to the advertisement of
Messrs. Williams & Harp's Spoke, Rim and
Shaft Factory, in this city. We have gone
through and examined their Machinery, and
the wood out Of which they manufacture their
articles, and feel that We speak truly when We
say that in every they commend them
selves to the Mechanics of the South as supe-
rior in Workmanship, and far excelling in
material such articles brought from the North.
They can fill all orders, great or small, and
are satisfied they can give satisfaction both
in quality and price. We hope to see the
enterprise and energy of the proprietors lib
orally encouraged.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20

Gov. WISE on THE KANSAS CONSTITUTION.
WISE having been invited to celebrate
the 8th of January at Tammany Hall, \. T.,
wrote a letter in which he speaks at consid-
cradle length of the Kansas trouble. 1t
seems he agrees neither with Mr. Douglas
nor the President, in his views, but inclines
ratherto the policy ~propounded by Mr.. Pugh,
in the bill proposed to the Senate, and pro-
ceeds to argue that the President cannot go
behind the fact of the adoption of the consti-
tuition. Atthe same time he proposes tosolve
the difficulty in this way:
The Congress Of the United States ought
not to reject the legitimate and republican
constitution, but ought to adopt II, subject to
a fair and legal vote of the people Of Kansas,
according to a law to be prescribed by their
territorial legislature; and to admit the State
under its constitution whenever the Territory
shall proclaim its approval and adoption by
the people. If they adopt il, to admit her
INTO the Union ipso facto. and if they reiect
it, to leave the people OF Kansas in their own
wav to organize another, and 10 submit an
other constitution to Congress for approval
This letter is severely denounced in the pa.
pers of Virginia, of all parties, so far as W,
have noticed.
And the Democratic members Of the Leg.
~islature have held a caucus and adopted re
solutions embodying sentiments diametrically
opposed to Gov. Wise's views, and endorsing
Mr.. Bucha mans policy in the matter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
A Happy Life.

Il have had a very happy life," remar-
ked a lady to us the other day. How ma
ny ladies of fifty, looking to the past, can
say, with a true heart, 81 have had a happy
lifeT There may be a little curiosity to
know something of the circumstance of
the person who made this remark, and as
this is a little gossip strictly between our
''readers" and ourselves, we think it per-
fectly proper TO crafty this feeling. The
lady was over fifty +; she was not a fashion
able lady ; we question whether she ever
wore, when most extravagantly dressed,
the value Of thirty dollars about her per-
son-so rich cloths, silks, laces and fnery,
did not make up her happiness she owned
a house, but it was furnished plainly rich
carpets and costly furniture had nothing
to do with the remark; she wasn't married,
no husbands love nor children's smile had
made up her happiness; a life Of ease and
comfort, freedom from care and toll, had
not constituted the happy life of which she
had spoke, for hers had been a busy life, a
life Of labor had made her happy. Time
had never hung idly on her hands stand
ing on the mount Of retrospection, and
looking back on the half century passed,
no ghosts of idle hours rose up to haunt
her. She had labored to the best of her
ability. Family she had none: no children
claimed her care, no husband her love and
instead Of growing selfish, and letting her
thoughts centre upon herself, her great
heart took in the whole family of humani-
~, more especially its women and children
and it said, Il win toll for you, life is ear.
nest, it isfor something better than clothes
and food for the porishing body" And
so she lived, she walked by the light, as sh,
saw il, and if some called it an ignis fatuus
som called her a visionary, aud enthusi
asst she needed them not she went OF
strong in her purpose, swerving not fror
the course God pointed for her to pursue
claiming for herself 'the hirthright {
every being capable Of receiving it, Ii
freedom, the religious, the intelligent fire.
dom OF the universe, TO use its means,
learn its secrets as far as nature has en-
bled them, with God alone for their gui,
and their Judge"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
8ytttt # .s< Is<-3efxtse, 81. s:
Correspondence Of the Spirit Of the Age.

corresponding of the Spirit OF the age.
Mr.. ERROR Enclosed you will find one
dollar to pay for the Age next year. Twelve
copies OF your excellent Spirit of the Age,
make their weekly visits to our town and
vicinity, and the readers, so far as l have
heard, are well pleased.
From the present prognostics IN our coun-
try, it bids fair to be one Of the most deslra-
bic sections in our adopted State. We have
enrolled near one hundred students Id the
schools, and have a promise of a large IN
crease. Fifty mechanics can not do the work
in demand In, and about our town.
A large number of families have moved IN
to this country, this winter, and some arc
from the Good Old North State"
There are some efforts made here in tht
Temperance Reformation, but in spite OF al
the efforts of Sons, Templars and Tetotallers
the old King Alcohol will occasionally lay
his unmerciful hand upon our good citizens
and drag them down to an untimely grave
leaving widows and orphans to bear all tn
disgrace of a drunken companion and father
On the 18th inst, Prof Scott, delivered a lee
ture in the Court House, on the subject 10
sober" After which be proposed a pledge {
Total abstinence for the year 1858. Thi
proposition has been acted upon with niue
success. Near one handed names have bee
given to the pledge. All the ladies are in fl
the TemperaneeTekm but a few who wal
their G1rlstmdsN Don't you think the
ought to have drinkfng galIants TIL. ne
society takes the names of the Monticellor
ans, and viii meet once a month, to have
Temperance lecture publicly.
Snow fell here on the oath inst, six inch
deep an unusual depth for this country.
w. R. L.
Monticello, Ark, Dee. 98th, 1857.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
Q

As in the purpose Of religious reformation,
thousands postpone the day of return to God
till tomorrow so many are postponing the
day Of reform from incorporate habits till to-
morrow, and tomorrow. And alas! how
many are wrecked upon the delusive coast of
delay, and ere the tomorrow of reform arrives,
they are stranded upon the rocks that environ
the shores Of procrastination. There is no
IN iddle ground in the work of reform. If
men would save themselves from the dangers
that surround them, they must at once, and
a0o, cut loose from those habits that have
lured them on until the beacon fires have
well nigh died out in the distance. They must
resolve to touch not, taste not, handle not, y
from this time, heneeforth and forever, the
perfldious destroyer. Prompt, positive, de-
cided action, is all that can save them. He
who dallies is a bastard and he who doubts
IS damned, is the strong language of the po-
ct; it is emphatically true of him who would
be saved from Incorporate habits. To tenn
porize, or compromise with a corrupt appe-
tite, Is at once to give up all hope of success.
: Strike boldly, determinediy-and strike nou
and the victory is won. Try it, and let
the year 1858 record your freedom from the
: tyranny of drunkenness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
The Drunkard to Society.

The drunkard is not injuring himself only,
but he is, if standing in those relations, de-
community of a useful member of So
ciety the wife of a husband, his children of
a father and those in the various relations of
brother, relative, or friend of the benefit his
Influence and help might be to them. If a
stone forces itself out of an arch it Injuries the
whole structure. The injury is proportion
ed to the position occupied, and the power
to sustain and benefit. A sense OF duty leads
every conscientious man deeply to feel the
responsibility thus resting upon him to his
fellow. The great body of sober, conscien-
tious men, seek to save the community from
the evil of drunkenness, and arrest the drunk
ard in his course of selfdestruction by every
means in their power. 1t is their duty to do
it. They feel it so. It is the guilty who en-
quire, sam ] my brothers keeper q We
inform the liquor dealers who charge US with
meddling with other mems matters, and say
to us, 1t is one of your business" that
they cry falsely. 1t is our business. 1t is
made our duty by the God who made US, and
by the ties of fraternity that bind us to our
fellow men, and we VIII attend to it and
never r~elinquish the pursuit of our object
till drunkard making is legally, strictly pro
hibited, and the drunkard-maker subjected
TO the punishment, merited by his guilty
course.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20

The CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE M0RMONS.-
General Scott, having been fully advised of
the views of the Administration with refer
nee TO operations against the Mormcns, IS
now engaged in developing his plans for the
Spring campaign. They are not yet finally
determined upon, however.
The General is understood to concur with
Secretary Floyd in the opinion that the cam
paign should be conducted altogether with
regular troops or as nearly so as possible, and
for that reason he is especially desirious that
Congress should act at once upon the propo-
Sitlon to add four or FIVE new regiments to
the regular army.
The ultimate decision as to the chief plan
of operations next Spring will be determined
by the decision of Congress on that PROPOSE
ton. If the regular army is increased, ope
rations will be chiefly conducted from this
side while if volunteers are authorized, in
stead, they will be raised upon the Pacif,
side, and the chief base of operations, conse
quently, will be upon that coast.
The forces now near Utah, however, vii
need reinforcements and succor at an earl
day, and with a view to affording them, tn
Lieutenant-G General will issue an order hmm
diately directing such companies as can b
spared from Kansas and other posts, to COZ
~centrate Immediately for the march towarC
Salt Lake at the earliest possible date.
We see reports now and then to the effe,
that portions Of the Utah army have bee
surrounded and cut up by the Mormons.-
The campaign against Brigham is an arduol
and difficult one, it is true, but we enterta
no serious apprehensions as to the result
IT
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-20
COWPER.-Br RoLASrur.

Ancient mythology informs us shat Ceres
compelled her foster-son, Triptolemus, to be
purified from earthly dross, by a nightly
burial in fire, before he could be endowed
with the precious boon of Immortality
Likewise it is with characters Of genius
Before enjoying the just reward of their
abilities, they must first be tried in the
crucible of earthly v~icissitudes, and, if they
survive the rigid test, their after-life is
crowned with comparative peace and pros
perity. Adversely seems an indispensable
aid to the perfect development of a per-
sons talents: for, as that greatest of all
Germans, Goethe, observes
Who meier his bread with tears hath ate,
Who never through the lonely night
Upon his bed hath weeping safe,
He knows thee not, thou heavenly Might"
Cowper, the well-known English poet,
was no exception to the general rule. AL
though his trials were not those incident to
poverty and obscurity, they were not, on
that account, the less appalling. His were
mental sufferings, the most terrible of all
trials, and from their thralfdom he was
seldom free. His natural tendency toward
insanity threw over his whole life a tinge
ofthe deepest melancholy, and, being OF
an extremely sensitive temperament, any
thing Of an uncommon and exciting ma
ture threw him into fits of temporary lu-
macy, from which he would gradually re-
cover, but always with the most agonized
and remorseful mind Religion was the
subject most dear to his heart, and con
corning which he was often plunged into
the most distracting doubts; nor werethes,
moments unproductive, for it WAS in thesO
times of mental gloom and harassing IN
certainty that he composed those hymn
now so popular, and whose sweetness anC
feryency of spirit have seldom, if ever, beel
surpassed. Warmly attached to home an,
all its sacred associations, he rarely forsoo
its familiar precincts, and in the compar
ionship of a few faithful friends his life Wa
spent in apparent quietude. But, alas :
there was strife of which the world nevt
knew, the strife of conflicting emotion
agitating and 1agonizing the breast, unsee'
unheard.
Sir James Macintosh observes of COY
per, that 'he does not describe the mo
beautiful in nature, but the beautiful in O
BINARY SCENES" The observation is tru
Even in the most barren prospects, our p
ct could discern some pleasing beauty, an
also, in Tighter and meaner affairs he soug
to find redeeming points. He endeavort
as far as his melancholy Temperance
would permit, to behold the bright side
life and things, and this, in one SO habi
D ally cherries, is deserving of high prais
Cowper's p%oetical works breathe a t
: der, sincere, and fervent spirit, and h;
: gained for him the title of 'the Preside
y ct" His delineations of social life h
q few equals, and the refined sentime
e which are found on every page, end
4 him to every ~loverof true, heartfelt poe
D His lines to his "Mother's Picture"
"To Nary" would alone have suffice'
es render his name immortal. He died A
I'll 25th 1900, at Dereham, Norfolk.
Life ILLUSTRATED