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State Elections.

The election for members of Congress from
this State, took place on Thursday last. In
this city, it was the most quiet election day
we have ever seen, and less interest nantes
ted. A great many voters did not go to the
polls at all.
At the time of putting our paper to press,
not a great many counties had been heard
from, but what had been received, will be
found under our Summary of News" 1t
is certain that Mr.. Ruffin from the Newbern
District; Mr.. Winslow, from the Cape Fear
District, Mr.. Branch, from the Raleigh Dis.
trict, and Mr.. Craige, from the Salisbury
District, all democrats are reelected also
Mr.. Gilmer, whig, from the Guilford Dist.
butsuficienk returnsh have not been received tt
decide who are the successful candidates il
the other three Districts, all of which were
warmly contested.
P. s.--Ssinee the above was intype, s~uficien
Returns have beer received to render it Ger
tain that Messrs. Smith, Gilmer, Leach an
Vance, Opposition candidates have been cleo
ted by decided majorities. The CoEgressions
delegation is thereforeequaly divided betweer
the two parties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-08-10

FME WHEAr-GooD CRoPrlsG.-Msi d. T.
Sims, of Polk county, has sent M q sample
of his Wheat grown the present year. More
beautiful Wheat we have never seen. 1t
would rank Nc. l in any market In . note
he says-"Allow me to trouble you with q
sample Of Wheat grown on my place also
the dimensions Of a lot which | had in Wheat,
and the number Of bushels raised upon it at
ter losing at least one-third. The lot was 30
yards long and % yards wide. The amount
Of Wheat 8 bushels. I viii make from six
acres about 60 bushels Of the same sort of
Wheat equally as fine as the sample / send
you. It is the s'Clingman Wheat" I am
satisfied We can grow Wheat successfully as
it can be grown any where"
Our friend and townsman, Ephraim Clay
ton, ESQ.,, has just measured up three hun
dred bushels, less . fraction, Of superior
" Clingman Wheat" from twelve acres of
ground. twenty-five bushels to the acrel-
If any body in this section can beat this, let
them speak out, or forever hold their peace.
As a Wheat producing country, we are
fully persuaded this section Of the State has
no superior in the world Time will demon
strate it.-Asherils IN. co. Nees.
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The Peace in Europe.

The news from Europe received since our
last issue, indicate that the terms of Peace
proclaimed by the Emperors Of France and
Austria, give very great dissatisfaction to al
most all other European Powers; and indeed
it is said that even Napoleon and Joseph are
now convinced that the basis of the Treaty
was too hastily made, and that in many re-
spects it is unprecedented That the most
important towns of the Roman States have
sent Populations to Garibaldi, is an unmista-
kable indication that the Italian people viii
not easily be forced to accept the honorary
presidency of the Pope.
If the representatives of France, Austria
and Sardinia which it is said will meet short
" to conclude the peace, don't find a better
solution to the Italian question, it is to be
feared that Napoleon will turn his arm against
his allies of yesterday, to force on them the
condition of the honorary presidency of the
Pope, and the remaining in Italy ola French
army Of 80, 900 men, may give some founda-
ton to the belief.
AS to the war between France and Austria,
we do not suppose it viii be renewed.
The most important towns of the Roman
States have sent Populations to Garibaldi.-
Modena and Parma are said to be in a state
of revolt. The Austrian troops will remain
as if no peace had been made.
The London Times correspondent saws
that the peace had produced the greatest ex-
l ASPIRATION and detection in Turin, and the
{ Emperor was accused of being a traitor to
Italy. His reception was very cold.
There can be little doubt, however, that
O this act Of Napoleon's was one of wisdom, so
8 far as his own GLORY" was concerned. He
g England, Prussia, Germany, &c,-had taken
u the initiative either to enforce a peace or else
to extend the war to q terrible accumulation,
% and knowing that in such an event he would
&c and that the prestige of victory and the laurel
I'd of fame might be transferred to others, he
9, prudently accepted of terms of peace, while
I'D all the glory of the war was his. He fore
saw, that in view of the movements and ap
&c parent designs of the neutral powers, it nigh
10 be out of his power to redeem all of Ital,
N from Austrian oppression, and rather thar
risk the sun of Solferino to be overshadowe'
N by a Waterloo eclipse, he preferred forfeitin
th his pledge to Italy, than FORGETTING the victt
rious shouts of Woe rEmpereur" Napoleo
ice the III, the invincible soldier of his age.
ng The question still is, will the Peace last
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L,AcRp RRKR Some time aoo wa re.d.n.r.;

LAGER BEER-Some time ago, we read an arti-
Gle in one of the leading New York papers on
the subject of Lager Beer drinking; one of
the effects of which was stated to be an en-
hrgement, swelling or bloating of the neck
and face. This effect we think must have
been noticed in this city, in the case Of some
of the free drinkers of this best beverage. If
the following statement is correct-and judg-
ing from the high authority whence it ema-
mates We presume that it is-it is no wonder
that our Lager Beer drinkers swell up
LAGER BEER ADULTERATIoNs.-Hunt's Mer-
chants Magazine enumerates no less than
thirty-eight substances which are employed
to give potency, flavor, consistence, and 9TH
er desirable form of grog. Among them are
chalk, marble dust, opium, tobacco, heubane,
oil of vitrol, copperas, alum, strychn:ne, and
other deadly drugs.
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Asylums for the Drunkard.

This is an age of inquiry, experiment and
progress. While thousands put their brains
to the torture, to find the greatest good in the
most unlimited and licentious indulgence OF
everything which tends to evil, there are
those who are ever on the alert to adopt
means to the great end of promoting the real
good of humanity. We rejoice at every new
development made by philanthropic minds
directed to this end; but it is unsafe to rely
entirely upon every new scheme which is
put forth.
The proposition to provide asylums for the
insbriates, we regard ii as an experiment, which
requires the test of experience to insure en-
tire confidence; yet it certainly is of sufficient
promise to warrant the fullest trial, and the
support of the benevolent .:And we. admit
that the a~lacrity with which the unfortunate
~drunkards of our land hail the proposed insti-
t%utions, is no small evidence of the great want
Of the age, if not the absolute necessity there
is for their establishment.
1t is said, that already 1900 unfortunate
victims of intempegance have applied for ad-
mission into the Asylum for Inebriates re-
Gently established in the State of New York.
In other sections the subject is attracting at
%tention, and should the experiment prove
successful, they will doubtless become as nu-
merous, and we doubt not as useful, as the
Asylums for the Insane.
: There is, however, one phase of the sub
: ject, which has had great influence in initia-
, ting this movement, to which we cannot fully
; subscribe. 1t is, that drunkenness, if not
. wholly, is almost entirely, q disease. Now
: it is possible, nay it is certain, that in some
instances, the fondness for alcoholic drinks
may be hereditary, or that the peculiar con
stitutional internal conformation Of some per
sons render them especially liable to indulg'
u in them but in the great mass of drunkard
s. the habit produces the disease, and not tn
ne disease the habit Gods Word throughout
OF treats of drunkenness as a crime and not a
a mere misfortune or infrmity, produced b
4 causes, either incurable or subject to remov.
y. by the use of medical agents. Such an ide
ms is wholly at war with divine inspiration, an
81 if true, would prove the utter folly of all tn
mt efforts made by the Temperance Reformation
II All drunkards are sinners-some with les
turpitude than others, but sinners who nee
10 recovery and salvation, or they are lost.
oh ~
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that sable garb which greets our eyes IN eve
ry crowd? Why the gloomy countenance
and the fearful eye? They plainly speak
beloved ones have passed away things earth
ly are changing this is not our resting place.
Our bodies are under the powers Of the great
enemy, Death. Yes, they mist see corrup-
ton But our Father will raise them on the
last great day, and clothe them with immor-
tality and then we shall be free from the do
minion Of sin
weelsss sE-c.Dsslate parents, your dar-
ling DO, Il Safesi in the Saviour's bosom. Had
he been spared to you, be might have gone
astray In paths Of wickedness and brought
your gray hairs down to the grave in sorrow:
therefore, submit to the government of a kind
Father, who doeth all for his children's good.
Bereayed wife, the portion allotted to you
is bitter indeed; your sorrows, who can faith
ON them ? but listen to the promises ; 81 viii
be a husband to the widow, and a father TO
the fatherless.",
"For thy grief thou shalt have double,
In thy Makers favor blest."
Devoted husband, is the light of yonr home
no more? Is all now darkness ard .loom
where once was happiness and love and are
you inclined to think that there. is no kind
ness in such a stroke as this Murmur net
against Heavens DEGREES
> Behind a ~frowning Providence
He hides a smiling face"
. God is love and doth not willingly affiict His
o children.
!. Affectionate sister, why art thou still so
sad? The dear departed one was rejoicing at
the moment of dissolution; she told you she
q was weary of earth and its trials she knew
the summons Of .ne Saviour would free her
. from sin, and her soul was longing for its exit.
In that bright world above She waits your
coming, to welcome you to everlasting rest
I'd Watch and pray a few more days, the time is
short
Surviving friends have a melancholy pleas
IRE in speaking of. the loved and ost.s Owe
and over, will they repeat their last Words
ly They define the meaning glance and note th'
N lips moving in silent prayer. The last gentl
pressure of the hand is never forgotten. Blu
a now the rapt spirit has taken its everlastin,
flight, and they feel as though this earth ha
no longer JOY for them they follow to tn
bv narrow house and wish they could lie do#
> with them in the silent tomb. How can the
60 away?
an Suffering surviving mourner, be patient
Ct You too will soon pass from all that is eartl
ly, and God grant that you may be prepare
~ for that home which, though "heaven ar
lat earth shall pass away" remains forever.
WI "Tis ours to live, and love, and die"
he ROSE.
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Natural and ACQUIRED Talent.

The word talent, has acquired by use, vari-
Gus Specifications, differing widely as circum-
stances control it, yet having an a~pproxima-
ton to each other. In some mouths, it is a
synonyme of genius, which has come to be
used generally in the sense Of natural ability,
or the natural, innate power in some minds
to create or originate; while others use it as
embracing both the idea of native and &C
quired ability.
With the first class, all attempts at any de-
gree of perfection in poetry, music, painting,
sculpture, and Of late have been added by
some, elocution, oratory and composition, are
pronounced futile and hopeless, unless those
who attempt them are richly endowed with
what they call genius, or a natural talent for
them. Now, it may perhaps be true, that
perfection in execution in regard to some of
these branches, can never be attained by those
who are wholly devoid of genius, yet the re-
duction of all of them to system and order by
the hand of science, rendering them capable
of being studied and learned, proves, that
much more depends upon the close applica-
ton of the mind in the investigation of their
principles, than any supposed inyfatus which
the mind receives in its formation or produc-
ton.
This idea, is perhaps, more than any thing
else, chargeable with the slow progress which
has been made In the Amsricst3 mind in its
approaches to a high degree Of exceflehcy ii
all of those branches of human progress. Il
a boy or girl wishes to learn poetry, or music,
or painting, or sculpture, or oratory, or com
position, he or she is met at the threshold
with the discouraging rebuke, ''You have n,
genius, no talent for it" whereas, the yer,
desire expressed by the youth to learn, ind
Gates the power and the purpose to acquire
But our object was simply to call the al
~tention of our readers, to the erroneous ide
which unfortunately prevails, in reference /
one branch included in the above category
Composition is far less under the control
genius, than any of the others named; an
yet so heavily does this idea rest upon tn
minds of many intelligent persons, that it
almost impossible by any argument or pc
~suasion, to break its leaden influence. Write
write /! write is the daily monition whi'
duty sends up into the conscience of many
intelligent gentleman and lady, to be hush
and maltreated by the lazy reply of ~ car
Il have no talent for it." Now every SUI
person, can write-can do good by writing
can WELD a wider influence by it, than in al
other way. All that is lacking is the disr
sition to try, and then practice-practice W
put on the finishing touch. Will not me
, of our intelligent readers TRY. The Gag
!. and the times, call loudly upon you.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-08-10

A BEAUTIFUL FiGuRE.-Life is beautifully
compared to a fountain fed by a thousand
streams that perish if one be dried. 1t is a
silver cord twisted with a thausand strings
that part asunder if one be broken. Frail
and thoughtless mortals are surrounded by
innumerable dangers, which make it much
ore strange that they escape so long, than
that they almost all perish suddenly at last.
We are e~ncompassed with accidents every
day to crush the Wondering tenements that
we inhabit. The seeds are planted in our
constitutions by nature. The earth and the
atmosphere whence we draw the breath of
our life are i~mpregnated with death; health
is made to operate its own destruction. The
food that nourishes the body contains the ell
ements Of its decay the soul that animates
it by a vivifying fire lends to wear it out by
its own action; death turks in ambush alenl
our paths. Notwithstanding this is thu
truth, so palpably confirmed by the daily ex
amples before our own eyes, how little d
we lay it to heart? We see our friends an
neighbors perish among us, but how seldor
does it occur to our thoughts that our kne
shall, perhaps, give the next ~fruitless war;
ing to the worldl
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Splrdoft eAgs.
RALgI6H.E.c
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1859.
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Close of the Volume.

Two more issues of the SPIRIT OF THE AGE
will complete it's TENTH VOLUME. For TEN
A have we battled with what ability and
energy God has endowed us, in behalf of the
pure and ennobling principles to which this
Paper has been dedicated. That so entire a
need of success has not attended our efforts
as we desired, is teo true for we would have
had these principles lover all prevail" could
our wishes have been contaminated. Yet
we have great reason to rejoice and be thank
full for what has been done during the ten
long, weary years that we have tugged al
the helm of our good old ship; and we do re,
joice, that this day finds her sails still filled
with prosperous gales, and So many true ant
faithful Sons still engaged in spreading it
pure Banner to the breeze.
In promoting the cause Of Temperance W,
have labored with sincerity, and all the yea
and efficiency we coudcommand. Inthought
word and deed we have been firm and true t
the noble behests OF our beloved cause; an
worked with untiring industry to enforc
them upon the acceptance of others. An
We have labored with a faith unyieldia.
that it would not BE- in vain. Darkness an
clouds, it is true, lave sometimes dampene
our ardor, when We saw that Intemperan'
seemed to prosper and increase in the Ian
but we have never yet doubted that our pri
ciples will finally prevail, no more than v
have doubted the coming Of the great mile
ial day, when all the earth shall be filled wi
the knowledge and glory of the Lord.
With a firm reliance upon Divine Providen
for its smiles and support, and an unwaveri
confidence in the ultimate success of our pr
ciples, We hope still to labor on for ten yes
more in so great and good a cause.
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, TnE LEISURE HoUR-The latest issue Of
this paper contains the valedictory of Mr..
Strother, late Editor, and the salutatory of S.
7. Williams, who has purchased the es-
t~ablishmsnt. The Leisure Hour is published
at Oxford, N. C., Is neutral in politics, and
devoted TO literature and news of the day
Granville and the counties adjoining ought to
give II q liberal support.
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~ We intend to use every effort to make
the forthcoming volume of the Spirit of the
Age one of the most useful and interesting
in its history. Beside its temperance feature,
we will labor for the cultivation Of the pure
and beautiful in literature, the encouragement
of domestic virtue and happiness, the devel.
opment of mind and talent, and the advance.
ment of the moral and religious interests o.
society. In the News department we viii
give weekly summaries of foreign and domes
tic intelligence; and keep our readers faith
fully and accurately posted up on the prices
in the chief markets of the country.
And all this we offer for one dollar a year
Reader, can't you get up ten or twenty sub
scribers for such a paper? DO try.
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" And many an old mans sigh, and many a wild
ows,
And many an cphan's understanding eye
Men for their sons, wives for their husbands' fate,
And orphans for their parents timeless death,
Shall rue the hour that ever thou vast born"
How applicable the above lines to the intro
duction of that fatal draught into the world,
"Alcohol'-that has been the cause of so
much woe and suffering among the sons and
daughters of men. They were written, it is
true, by the immortal Bard of Avon" and
applied to the hunch-back tyrant, on whose
birth the owl shrieked," and "the night
crow cried, ABIDING luckless time; !" yet they
are e%minently applicable to the prince of ty-
rants, whose sway has become almost univer
sal, and whose heartless cruelty is felt
throughout the world. Who is there, in al
his family relations, can claim exemption from
the ruinous tyranny of alcoholic drinks ?
Perhaps not one in the entire world, wher,
it has been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have beer
beggared, orphanage has starved, wives an
daughters have been prostituted and debase
under its damning% influence. None have bee
found so high that it has not aspired to reach
and none so low that it has not stopped t
conquer!
In view of these facts-known, seen, fe
and acknowledges it not astonishing ths
it should find men who will ~palliate, excus,
and even attempt to perpetuate its reign u
on the earth ? 1t is ~notenough that it shou
be permitted to erist simply among us, b.
the strong arm of Tau must be invoked, f
the purpose of entailing, legalizing and pc
petuating this ruin upon us. Is not tn
emphatically, the wonder of the age? B
so it is; and the heart of the ~philanthrog
statesman is made to bleed on account of
But, thank God, the day of retributi,
will come? We hope to live to see the tr
when the Drunkards College will no long
be endowed by the State-when all lee
sanctions will be withdrawn from the trait
and Alcohol will be regarded as the fouls
and chief enemy to the national, social a
moral elevation of the human species. Is
not a period most devoutly TO be wishes
and one worthy the prayers and exertions
the good of the land I?
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A TERRIFIC BArTLR-0ne of the rlost ter
rifle battles of history was that fought in
1914 lone glorious summer day at Rannock-
burn" in Scotland. The English army Of
100,e 600 men, under Edward II, was totally
defeated by the Scots, 10000, under Bruce
The loss of the English was 154 earls, barons
and knights, 100 gentleman, and upwards Of
er was effected by battle-axes, swords, spears
and other weapons of the feudsl and neigh
boring eras. Robert Bruce, with his "
hand, destroyed a large number Of men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-08-10

IMPORTS OF FOREIGN DsY GooDs.-The
imports of foreign dry goods at New York,
for July, amounted to 14,635,606, against
6,996, l31, for the same month last year. The
increased Importation for the seven months
of this year over the corresponding period of
1857, is about eight millions or nearly IL per
cent. The increase over last. year is one
hundred and Mtrty-thres per cent.
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For the Spirit Of the Age.
Passing Away.

Mutations and decay are indellibly stam-
ped on all beneath the skies. When the
great Creator made the world and all things
in it, He pronounced them very good, and
nothing short of perfection could have salts
fed Omnipotence. Had not sin, the grea.
despoiler, entered the paradise OF peace to
mar its beauty and destroy its being, it might
have remained unchanged forever. Sad in
deed are the consequences to the inmates Of
that lovely garden of Godl What means
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-08-10

BEAUTIFUL 0RNAMENr.-The ladies are in
PRODUCING q new and beautiful ornament for
the parlor, mantel, or centre table. They
take large pine burrs, sprinkle grass seed Of
any kind in them, and place them in pots of
watur. When the burrs are soaked q few
days, they close up in the form ofsolid cones
then the little spears Of green grass begin to
emerge from amongst the lamine forming an
ornament Of rare and simple beauty.