Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-11-24
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For the Spirit Of the Age.

For the Spirit of the Age.
MR. EDTroR ~ propose to give you a
brief account Of the doings of the "Sons"
in this part Of the country. We have been
holding public celebrations for some time
past, and these meetings have generally
been we'll attended, and good deal of in
terOst manifested IN them. | first attended
the meeting Of Laurel Hill! Division, at
Daniels church-H. F. Ramsaur, B. NJ.
Jetton and Others speakers. / next atten-
ded the meeting Of South Fork Division ;;
Bros. r. N. Davis and II. L. Ramsaur spoke.
After the speaking there was a public in
stalIation Of the officers. next attended
the celebrst5Sn Of Indian Greek Division.
Mr. Waters, the representative of .CIeve-
land County, spoke in the forenoon. After
this speech everybody was invited to the
grove, where we found good dinner and
plenty of it. After the intermission we
we're entertained with speeches from Col.
Grier of Mecklenburg and III. F. Ramsaur
My next attendance was at the meeting of
Jacobs Fork Division, held at Grace Church.
After the ladies were seated, we were kind
" informed by couple of gentlemen pres
ent, that the title for the land on which
the new church was built had not been
fully secured, and that if temperance
meeting was held in the church, the owner
neVcr Vould giVe title Of course this
petty hindrance did not deter us from hol-
ding the meeting. A few seats were has
tily arranged in the old church, which, by
the way, belonged to "Son," and we lis
tened to speeches from the Rev'ds. Messrs
Dixon and Jingold. The marked attention
paid to the speakers at all of these meet
ings was the best test of their merit, and a
better encomium than | can pass. The
meetings of Palm Tree and Lincolnton Di-
visions are yet to be held.
Our enemies may say that these meet
ings have been productive Of no good, and
that 1--WE carry the thing too far,"-and it
has been. asserted by very high authority,
and by them who of course know, "that
the Sons Of Temperance has done more
harm than good !" Just about such senti-
ments as we would expect to hear from
men aCho are opposed to Bible Societies. To
them who look through spectacles stained
by prejudice, we may not seem to be do
ing great good, yet we hope that our ef-
forts may be like "bread cast on the wa
ters." As an evidence that we are doing
good, | would say, that ten were initiated
the night of the celebration at Indian Greek
Division.
Memorials were gotten up in this coun-
tY to memorialize.the Legislature to pass
law allowing the voters of each school
district to say whether they would or would
not have liquor sold in their respective dis
} tricts. Such memorial was presented to
the Grand Jury of this county to obtair
: their signatures, and be it said to the ever
lasting credit Of that honorable body, they
J all signed it ercept sirteen! If the sixteel
refused to sign it because they thought i
was anti-republican in its features, thcy
: must be wofully stultifed set. If the,
, thought. as sapient juror remarked, "tha
! it was taking mems liberties away" the,
didn't know the first principles of civil lib
l erty. If they refused on conscientiou
!, scruples, they are the most conscientiou
J, set of men | ever knew. No, sir, som
D were afraid of their popularity, and woul
e rather sacrifice principle than lose that
others were afraid that if law of the kin
:, were to pass, they would have to be &
e more trouble to get rot-gut. | suppose tn
t immortal sixteen thought that if their av
a ful fiat went forth against memorials an
r Temperance societies, that the car of Ten
e pcrancc would stop as still as did the su
% when Joshua Of old commanded it, an
. stand still as long. But Lincoln County
p immortal sixteen might as well try to ste
N the Catawba with a chip hat.
ut This little stinkery up here still conti
V ues the genteel business of making ever
t. body drunk that wants to be-anG it
le nobody's business if they do get drum
10 make fools of themselves and fght-tl
county can pay for it. But this letter h
n grown too lengthy, / must stop.
e Yours, &c.
u ZOILUS.
y, Lincolnton, Nov. 10Th