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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-04

~ A friend writes US that since the Ad-
dress of the Editor of the Age at Lincolnton,
quite a number nave been added to the Di-
vision there. And another, speaking of
Hopewell Division, says-"We took in ten
the evening after you spoke, and ten other
applications were laid on the table" Itgives
us qualification to know that our humble ef-
forts have been thus blessed. To do good to
our fellows, is all we labor for, in making
Temperance speeches.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-04
The Dangerous Doctrine.

One of the chief causes by which the evil Of
intemperance is p~ropagated, is contained in the
argument of many men, who should be found
on the other side of the question, that the use
of liquor is not Objectionable, if not drank to
intoxication. We are satisfied, that so long
as this erroneous opinion prevails, just so
long will the curse of drunkenness abound
So long as exceptions are made to a principle,
and the ines of division between soberness
and drunkenness are unable to be drawn with
any degree of certainty, just so long will
thousands be ruined by continually stepping
over the defaced landmarks of sobriety and
morality.
We must fall back upon strictly total alb
s~tinence ground, eschew the very least ap-
proach to a compromise with wrong, deny,
as is our duty, the right of man in health to
use alcohol as a beverage in the least quanti-
ty, or in any form, and wage a warfare against
this loose temperance morality, which allows
a little evil to be good.
There is no middle ground for temperance
men to occupy. The total abstinence plat
form is the only one upon which we can
; stand. 1t is the only consistent doctrine, and
the only hope Of the world. This doctrine
} must be enforced in all its purity, or the cause
can make no progress. A letting down of
f our flag of reform in the least, will certainly
t cause it to trail in the dust at the first fierce
e contest with the enemy. Temperance is absti-
7 nence from a hurtful beverage it can be nc
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-04
What a Wreck!

We saw a young man., a few days since
scarcely more than 26 or u years Of age
who presented one of the most pitiable sights
our eyes have ever beheld. We knew him
in his youthful days-he is of good family,
the son of an excellent, pious mother, and he
grew up to be an excellent mechanic. He
had the capacity, and the mental and moral
training to make him a useful, worthy citizen.
After a few brief years of absence, he returns
home a bloated, wretched wreck, so much so
as to render him scarcely recognizable by
those who five years ago were his most init
mate acquaintance. Poor, fallen young man !!
How We pitied him in his lowly degraded
state. God grant that the prayers of that
sainted mother, may yet be answered from
heaven in the restoration and salvation of her
darling boy.
We do not know that we have ever been
more shocked. by any of the hundreds Of
wrecks which we nave met, floating without
helm or compass on the great sea of life
Here was a young man whom we had known
from infancy, just in the bloom of life, so far
as age was concerned, but blasted in prospect,
broken down in health, and ruined in char
acter-- And LIQUOR HAD DONE IT ALI Truly
may it be said of the aecursed drink, in the
language Of the poet:
20 when we swallow down
Intoxicating wine, We drink ~damnation.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-04
To the Snrit of Are Office

Mr. Edeter it scenes that you Complain
of Long obrtu ui-s and Communications |
think if you Wauld Curtail some of the
schools ami patent Medicens you Wauld have
Moore rune for to publish the WOrkes Of the
! All Nifty for | have seen them somuch | have
become All Most Disguised at the Site of A
neuce paper thare are Many things published
in your paper Worst then thos you Complain
of pleas Answer this peace in you next no OF
the Age. WYATT j HOLLEMAN
/ infull Cary Wake
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-04
The Colporteur Fund.

The increase of the dues from Subordinate
Divisions to the Grand Division, was made
chiefly, for the purpose of raising a fund to
purchase Temperance Tracts to supply Di-
visions for gratuitous distribution. Now, if
the proposition is faithfully responded to. it
Divisions a supply of temperance reading by
which they may accomplish much good for
the cause. But if they neglect it-as has
been the case with many of the Divisions, Of
! course the great end designed will be thwar-
ted.
| The Committee wish noao to make purcha.
ses of the Tracts to send out among the Sub.
ordinate Diyisions-but more than half have
failed to make returns and dues-consequent
ly the funds are lacking with which to pur
chase the Tracts. If all the delinquent Di
visions will promptly remit what S due fo
the last two quarters, funds sufficient will
be in hand to purchase a large supply o
Tracts, to be distributed literally among tn
Subordinate Divisions. The Committee be-
that no further delay be had in this matter
but that all returns and dues for the two las
quarters be promptly forwarded to the Gran
Scribe, at Raleigh-who will promptly han
the amount for Colportage over to the Con
mittee.
Those who do not contribute to this fnnC
of course cannot expect to be supplied wit
Tracts-as they will be distributed pro rat
among the Divisions contributing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-04

~ There will be q mass meeting of the
Sons of Temperance. at Midway. Granville
Co., n. G. on the 9th Of August. A bounti-
ful dinner will be provided. Several speeches.
And every body invited to attend
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-08-04

Rogers Store, Wake county, N. c.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
The Theatre.

The difficulties between the manager and his employees having been settled according to the strictest rules of the code of honor, amica- ble relations restored. and assurances of the most distinguished consideration given, this establishment is again in the tide of successful operation. During the past two weeks we have had some of the best plays reproduced by request, and number of new pieces given.
 MT. McMillen gave us some fine acting as Seur Arnaud in the Idiot Witness; Balie Nicol Jarvie in Rob Roy and other characters MT. Connor, always good as Ragged Pat was most excellent. We need say nothing in praise of Campbell for everybody lauds him.
 Tonight Ireland as it is," will be repeated and all who desire good theatrical treat should go.
 Mrs. Moroney has well sustained a number of difficult characters and gained deserved cred it. Her representation of Blanca, in Milmar's tragedy of Fazio, was one that would have done credit to any star actress and proved that she is capable of filling those characters that re- quire high order of ability.
 We look forward with some anxiety to see Goldsmith's comedy of "She Stoops to Con- quer'' now in active preparation. Besides this are other treats in store for us, we must all go to see Little Rock 100 years hence."
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
:" Birds of a Feather Flock Together.

Under this caption, the last Gazette has one lot to read. Those persons who have read the Gazette and the New York Tribune, or other black republican papers, could not have helped noticing the similarity of their attacks on the democratic party, and in many instances the identity of their language. The terms bogus democracy" "india rubber shirt" Protean party' and the like, intended to be sarcastcal or opprobrious, appear at the same time in the abolition presses of the north and the oppos- tion paper here. Their object too was the same; to break down the democratic party.- How Greeley crowed over an abolition triumph and Danley over democratic defeat. "Birds ofa Jeather Jlock togetaer." When opposition
 leaders started the Roorback of S1OO,0OO,OOO expenditures, with what gusto Greeley chewed it and spit 1t out and the editor of the Gazette picked it up and rolled it, as a sweet morsel, under his tongue! Birds of Jeatter Jioch togetl.ert When the Tribune and the whole pack of abolition papers were lustily swearing that the days of democracy were numbered, and talking of Belshazzar and the hand writing on the wall, mark how solemnly the Gazette began to predict the dissolution of the demo- cratic party and to quote scripture like his con- freres. Birds cf c teather flock together!
 At the beginning of the canvass in Illinois when Greeley was for Douglas, the Gazette gave him faint praise, by rather preferring his course to that of Mir. Buchanan's, but, when Douglas took ground in favor of the south, and Greeley began to oppose him, not word was we freely and frankly said that the course of Mir. Douglas during the last Congress was one that we could not approve, at the same time in plain, direct language that could not be misun- derstood, said that we were opposed to Lincoln, what efforts were made to misrepresent us, and how studiously the opposition strove to make it appear that we favored the election of Lin coln, at the same time that all the abolition papers were accusing the administration of doing the same thing. We rejoice over the defeat of Mir. Lincoln, are glad that he was defeated with democratic weapons, beaten by democratic arguments at least, in part, and if the legisa- ture of Illinois shall elect Mir. Douglas we are satisfied, but if should elect Mir. Breese or MT. Richardson would still be pleased. We hope that the defection of MT. Douglas was but tem-
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
Public Meeting ill Johnson County.

A meeting ot the citizens ot Johnson county was held at the court house in the city of Clarksville, on Thursday, November 11th, '59. Capt. Redmond Rogers was called to the chair, and John G. Connelley appointed secretary- John M. Wilson, esq, explained the object of the meeting. On motion, committee was ap- pointed consisting of the following named gen. son, Labon c. Howell John S. Houston, and John M. Wilson, to draft resolutions expres- sive of the sense of the meeting, who through their chairman reported the following pream- be and resolutions:
 WHEREAS, Violations of the penal statutes have become so numerous in this section of the country, by way of horse stealing, robbery and otherwise, as to induce the belief that organized bands, with systematized plans exist in north west Arkansas, having their confederates here and elsewhere, insomuch as to make detection exceedingly difficult And whereas also these depredators not unlrequently commit violence upon the property of those who from weakness and inability are unable to take the inceptive steps to bring them to retributive justice-- much less such active and vigorous measure, as will insure the just punishment of the law, by accellary means not provided by the law.
 And whereas, great lenience toward these depredators will lead to greater insecurity from them-they being emboldened by success.
 Therefore to suppress these inconveniencies resulting from inactivity
 ResolUed That each member of this meeting actively engage himself in procuring evidence by W hich their confederates here may be known and they with the actual and practical viola tors of the law be brought to speedy and e1icient public trial.
 Resolued That James B. Wilson, Dr. R. Maffett, John NJ. Wilson, Jacob Rogers and David B. Clark, be a standing committee, whose duty it shall be, upon information given them, that an offence has been committed by this organized band or other persons, who are about to escape, to procure the services of ef- hclent persons to pursue and apprehend them, and we pledge ourselves for the payment of the expenses incurred in the pursuit and appre- henson of all such persons.
 ResolUed, That the hearty cooperation of ad- joining counties in this work of detection is strongly solicited.
 Resolued, That our senator and representa- tives in the State Legislature be requested to urge upon the legislature the necessity of amending the law in regard to horse and negro stealing, in so much as to make it discretionary with the jury to hang or imprson.
 Resolved That John G. Connelley, John S. Houston and Alfred D. King, be committee to correspond with like committees in other counties.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24


 rights as any paper at the south Battling with ardor and ability for the right, devoted to tue cause of truth, they are doing service for the south in the very heart of the enemy And they will eventually conquer. The sun is shining. though clouds may intervene, and in good time its rays will be felt and seen. But come sunshine or cloud, veal or woe, victory or defeat, the people of the south will learn to distinguish between their friends and foes and put their mark on those presses that pre- tend to keep up party here to distract and di- vide US; that winks at the open alliance of their party at the north with black republicans; that chuckles over the success of abolitonists and islander those conservative men and presses at the north, who are defending our. Interests and fighting our battles.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
Democracy at the North.

To exculpate themselves and to justify their insane course inopposing the only national party that exists, the opposition are fond of asserting that the democratic party at the north is not sound on the slavery question. One says, in his felicitous manner of Illustrating, that it is he cannot see how good southern man can take sides. The late action of the acknowl- edged head of the opposition; the most power ful and most to be dreaded of our foes; the plan of warfare laid down by Seward, is one of un- compromising hostility to democracy and oppo. sition to slavery. The issue is made up-the line drawn--the glove has been thrown and taken up and we cannot see how any southern man can hesitate for a moment which side to take. But this assertion of the opposition press is doubly untrue at this time. The slavery s- sue has been more prominent of late than any other and upon that issue the democratic party has stood for and the black republicans against it even in Massachusetts, the democracy took decided ground in favor of non-interference with negro slavery and were beaten on that is- sue. In Pennsylvania on the same issues they were beaten by fusion of black republicans and Know nothings. But one prominent fact sets the question at rest. Ia aH tue free states '0iere democrat has been beaten; black repub- hoan has been eiected!! To disprove their as- sertlon look at the democratic journals at the
 north. The democratic standard of New Hampshire, the Boston Post, the New York
 Day Book and host of other papers are all
 pro-savery and all democratic to the core. As
 far as Vermont up in the green mountains. in
 Cincinnati, Boston, Hartford, New York. wa find democratic journals as sound on the slave Y question and as eloquent in defence of state
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
SIMMONS BRAZILIAN PEBBLE SPE,

SERMONS BRAZILIAN PEBBLE SPEcTAcLEs. MT. Semmous, the celebrated optician and manufacturer of the above renowned glasses, will close his stay in this city on Saturday. The testimonials that is attached to his adver- tisement will certainly convince the most skep- tical of their superiority over all others in use.
 Mr. Semmons has sold very large number in our town, and we have yet to hear of the first one who is disoontented with their use, on the contrary all those that we have met Chat is great many) are perfectly satisfied with them. As this is the only opportunity our citizens will have of obtaining these invaluable aids to vision, we would recommend them to call im- mediately on Mir. S., who will select such glasses as their sight may require.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
NTA California letter writer thus gives his

experience of insurance:
 Insurance is a nice thing--a beautiful svs- tenn. I tried it once--insured vessel. She got knocked into smithereens;;' had her re- paired under the eyes of their agent. On set clement they treated me to treatise on "iet- son." |" tlotsom' and general average" and navigation, aud several other sciences A bro- ker rendered a beautiful document all figured over and ruled in red ink, and we settled.- They first charged me what had paid for re- pairs, then charged 1t back to the vessel-then charged the vessel the difference between what she then was and formerly was not--then de. ducted what she ought to have been--charged me back the insurance l had paid, and having by some error a small balance in my favor. they gave that to the broker for making up the pa- pers.
 Not being scientific mathematician. took the matter home and figured all day on it; and the result stood thus:-I had been allowed the privilege of repairing my own vessel at my own cost--io pay two notes not half due; and put seventy-fve dollars in broker Jones' pocket for the connection of all the mysteries of Daboll simmered down in red ink, and tied up taste- fully in blue ribbon. It is a very pretty thing II have 1t vet; and if am ever sentenced to solitary confinement in Sing Sing, I want the privilege of taking the document with me. In ten or fifteen years 1 might begin to compre- bend it. You are some on figures, Jones you are.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
Topics of the Week.

Our California exchanges are filled with ex- ultations over the successful trips of the over- land mail coaches. They had dinners, speeches, firing of cannon and other joyful demonstra- tions.
 The "I told you so'' class of persons have now found out that even if the Atlantic tele- graph cable is uninjured, it would be impossi- ble to transmit more than fifty words an hour. The submarine telegraph in the Mediterranean, from Malta to Core is three hundred and seven- ty-fve miles. Three words in minute is the most they can transmit on that line. Now if it requires minute to transmit three words 375 miles how long will it require it to transmit the same words 21OO miles.
 remarkable discovery has been made in regard to the treatment of paper, whereby it is so strengthened that band of paper that in its natural state would support weight of five pounds, by this treatment will sustain weight of one hundred pounds. The paper is dipped In sulphuric acid and water; the proportions ol acid and water being equal. It is then imme- diately washed free from the acid, first in pure water, then in diluted water of ammonia It Is then almost equal to parchment. Engrav- ings thus treated instead of being injured, are rendered sharper and clearer. But the disco very Is most important to photographers as the surface of the paper is rendered glass-lke, ena- bling them to obtain rich tones and softness
 Cotton declined in Liverpool from the 27th to the 3Oth ut., from 1a to 3sd.
 The expedition to Nicaragua has set sail.- We have no accounts yet of the reception on the lsthmus
 The United States troops in Oregon have
 h eyed two or three decisive victories over the Indians. This will put stop to the war in that quarter.
 Gov. Brown, of Georgia, in his message, re- oommends the chartering of DO more banks and the winding up of those in existence. He is in favor of a gold and silver currency.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24

THE BEGINNING OF THE END, PERHAPs-The late speech of Senator Seward is declaration of war. If it is .c:ed upon, if it's policy is at- tempted to be carried out, not only is disunor inevitable 3soudshed and war will result.- This speer" may be the beginning of the end It decla. les war upon the democratic party and upon slavery. The issue is made up-the line drawn and now for mastering of the forces.
 We seriously believe that this speech of MT Stewards is the most fearfully important ont made since the revolution. Next week ws shall review 1t at length.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24

porary. If he remains true we shall approve his course hereafter, but if he again wavers we shall again condemn his actions But to return to our mutton. While we noticed the similarity the black republicans, we also noticed differ ence. and anxious to do justice, we pointed that difference out It was an act of charity in us to show that the agreement between the oppo- siton here and in the north was not complete. They say they oppose the democracy because it is pro.slavery. The Gazette opposes it be- cause he says it is anti-slavery. The two are fighting together, battling for the same object and uniting against common foe These birds have flocked together. Because we pointed out this difference the Gazette becomes enraged.- We put those black birds Seward and Greeley on the stand as witnesses on behalf of the Ga zette. We were engaged in hisdefense. Least of all did we suppose that he would object to such witnesses when he and they are fighting a common foe. Shall subaltern object to his Colonel and General testifying in his behalf? We trow not.
 Then we repeat, that the article in the Ga zette is an ungraieful one. We were showing the only difference we could discover between these great men, and one of them becomes in dignant
 The Gazette says that we accuse others of abolitionism, though wearing the livery of abo- litionism as dark as - something Now we do not accuse the Gazette of downright abo- litionism. Indeed, we cannot conceive how a man born in the south and who has lived in Arkansas for half a century, can become an abo- litionst But we did say that the course of the Gazette and other opposition papers of the south, was to strengthen the hands ofthe enemy; that it was giving them aid and comfort; that his party was fusing with and merging into the black republican party at the north, and that it i'll became southern press, at this juncture, to pursue such a course If we throw a stick of wood into the current of the Arkansas river it may be caught in some eddy or lodged against some bank, but it is more than probable that the current will carry it off and float it to the Gulf When we see these opposition papers throwing themselves into the tide of opposition to the democracy while we hope that they may be caught in some eddy, we fear that they will float on to the black sea of abolitionism.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24

ference between the opposition presses, those in the north abusing the democrats because of their defending southern rights, and one at least, in the south averring that it was anti-sla- very, whereupon the Gazette becomes very fierce, its article is very muddy, very grand glooming and peculiar but we suppose he in- tends to deny that there is any difference. And we are led to believe this, because, he winds up his distribe by quoting this verse of scripture:
 "Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity"
 Well, we do behold you, and precious set ou are. Very harmonious, very fraternal and
 osely united.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24

LETTER FROM BOARDING SCHOOL Mss "DEER MARI am now being teached the Spanish lanswage, which my Tuteor says i learn 1t with grae faSlity, i've been here. spoke and rite the real new stile now? and my com parishons are being very much admired among the pupils of the school. l come within won of getting the medic for bein the best english scholar, at the clothes of the last quarter, and i shood a done 1t but was Bein sick bedd and coulden't attend to my studes--for a hole weak? and so got beehynd and, by the way Mrr. (what shockin bad english you do right ? ime ashamed to sho yewr lcttars to any of the missesses among any akwaintances for instents you sa vile the te wotter was bleng the other day etchetcrah and so forth now yew should say vile the te woter was ben bilte-par too rites jus az inkoneokly for instents he says n his letter french guds are falling verry fast in- stead of saying french goods are being fell, ime really shocked that you and hee kont keep pace with the march of modern improvement but ime being called this minnt to excite my span ish lesson, so must wind oft supperscribo myself your affectionate dawtur.
 MIRANDA MACKERREL.'