Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-17

would soon be banished from the land.-l
Well, the argument was SO convincing, that
quite number of our most professional,
and good many, not so professional, but
equally as possessional gentlemen, embraced
the doctrine and forthwith Joined the Sons
of Temperance. Well they continued
sometime IN the delusion that has got such
q fast hold on you, that the quickest and
best way to get rid of the evils of Intem-
perance is for every body to quit drinking.
But sir, as soon as the excitement of the
mind, occasioned by the eloquence of those
great Orators, had passed away and they
had time to view the subject in the light of
reason, as learned men always do whenleft I
to cool, deliberate thought. they at once
saw that there was better plan, and forth
with determined to adopt it. The plan is !
this, to let all the drunkards have all they
can drink and kill themselves as speedily |
as possible and let the country be freed
from drunkards at once, and it will be freed
at once of drinking men, for, you know that |
there are very few men, if any, nowadays,
that drink, except drunkards.
Well, they say that this is a glorious
cause, in which every body should engage,
so that the work may be speedily accom-
plished, and, as preaching BY example is
more favorable than any other sort of
preaching, these professional and possess
ional men have nearly all gone to drink
ing, and they say that if they can have the
cooperation Of. a few more brave spirits like
the one that operates the steam distillery
at the town of s., they will soon be
able to eonsummate the work. They say
he produces an excellent article for the bu-
siness, it just tumt.es the drunkards over
board like falling off log They say, if
they can get plenty of such liquor as he
makes, they can soon dispatch lots of drunk
ards who are now curse to their families
and disgrace to society, to Davie Jones'
i where Wards Ducks went. This sir, is
truly an age of improvement, and the old
/ North State is destined soon to take rank
alongside, if notin front of her older sisters.
Since so many schools and colleges have
sprung up in her borders, she begins to ex-
hibit young men offine literary attainments
possessed Of as strong powers of invention
as. the yankees, and who can exhibit the
heinousless of intemperance in such way
as to strike the senses of a decent man as
forcibly as if presented by either P. S
White or Gen. Cary. They say that the
business in which they are engaged looks
to man up tree like rather low busi-
ness; but that it is sometimes necessary-te
condescend to low things to accomplish
; great ends. And that there may be fitness
of things, as learned men always fancy sys.
tenn and order, they have selected the eel
7 lars and low places about towns and villa
1 ges in which to keep their liquor. So wher
$ you go to town, if You see these fellows &C
7 down into the cellar, you may know they
are laboring in the temperance reform.
9 hope, dear SIR, You will not become impa
q tient with my long letter, for shall clos
+ after giving you some advice, which fee
it my Indispensable duty to do. Our ole
+ mother, temperance, your espoused com
, panion, has good many sons inthe State
Il and | know you feel strong desire to Sc
them all actively engaged in the grea
t work, and have a desire to educate then
7, with an eye to their best proficiency j
'e driving drunkenness from the land and
IS have been little perplexed to know i
D what profession they could render the mos
u aid bnt sir, from the lights before me,
in think should select the legal profession
a. as | think that gentlemen of that professio
n are generally most successful. | have wri
is ten much more than intended, but if yo
OF should not be convinced yet, and still col
OF tinue to operate in your old way, you ma
y, hear from me again, for this new plan mu
OF be adopted, being the product of minC
es well cultivated and plans well matured, an
ks think when you examine the plan tn
roughly, you will at once give up the poll
10 and yield proper assent to the opinion
all wise heads.
Ia l beg leave to remain your most OBJ
eir ,lient servant and co-laborer.
INT CONSISTENCY.
MI Prosperity Plains, n. G.