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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09
The University.

The North Carolina Christian Advocate of
President Swain which appeared in our pa
per, says:
That communication occupies three col
umns; and we cannot find space for it in this
issue. Next week we will lay it before our
readers, with such m as it may ap-
pear to demand. Those who may read it, are
respectfully requested to suspend their opin-
ions, until they can hear the other side.
We had no idea that a controversy of any
kind, and especially of a seetarian character,
would grow out of the communication. Had
we known it, we should have respectfully de-
clined having any connection with it; for
the Age is strictly neutral in religiona as well
as politics. We supposed the communication
was sent to us, because our paper had a larger
circulation than any other in the State, anc
therefore would be read by more persons
than through any other medium.
We took it for granted that Presiden
SWANS statements gave all the facts at issue
and under this impression expressed our salts
faction with them. Every friend of the I'm
versity would Reprecate the introduction {
sectarian elens9hts into our State University
and if it has been attempted or effected,
ought to be exposed and denounced. But W
do not know that such is the case. w
therefore wait until we ''hear the other side,
promised by the Advocate.
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Increase Of Subscribers.

Our list Of receipts from week to week, con-
tinue to show our increase in the number of
subscribers Spirit of the Age. Our
heartfelt eA1k are gwen to those kind
friends who eo7Eribute so essentially to this
end and we would be pleased to mention
each one, name by name but they are legion,
and would occupy more space than perhaps
ought to be given to our private matters =
but our gratitude is none the less, altho' not
thus indiyidualized. We do thank them one
and all. And what pleases US equally well,
is, our subscribers are pleased with the Age,
and manifest their appreciation by getting
others to enjoy the luxury Of a weekly peru
sal of its columns. Send them on, friends.
We have room for a few thousand more. We
want to get up to that ten thousand notch.
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with the sparsity of the representa-
of the bar. Perhaps The al>crce ofsuch
rom any public advocacy Of the sauscnay be
accounted for by the fact that the legal rro-
fession and political life are very intimately
together, and he who seeks to ascend
the political ladder to its highest round. will
better by letting moral enterprises
alone; especially that of temperance. The
trade in politics and the trade in rum are
somewhat dependant on one another. The
lawyer who wants the votes Of the rum pow
or had better keep perfectly silent on the
temperance question. And yet the question
returns, why is it that VIC have so little ac-
tive cooperation among the legal profession
We think we are safe in saying that there arc
fewer pledged to temperance among the law
yers of the country than among any other
class. Is it owing to the fact that thew have
not been solicited to work for their own high
est good and the interest of a noble cause p
We leave the question without undertaking
to answer it.
1t would be wrong to say that there are no;
noble exceptions to this remark. There are
lawyers whose hearts and warmest svmpa
thies are with us. Whose presence is seer
at temperance meetings, and whose purse il
open to aid. May their number be greatly
increased.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

RALEIGH AND CASTOR RAnRoAD.-A cor
respondent of the Petersburg Express says:
Railroad matters seem to be looking up. |
learn from Mr.. Briggs, that the business of
the Raleigh and CASTOR has improved and is
still improving. Col. Wilder, the new Presi-
dent of the road, is an energetic and efficient
officer, and is growing everywhere in popu-
larity. Mr.. Tilghman furnishes me with the
following comparative statement of the re
ceipts from passengers for themonths Of Jan
uary and February, ~1858-'59: Jan 1859,
1856 So. JAN, 1858, $4,634 so. Excess
s3,o42 05. Feb, 1859, s11,535 II. Feb.
1853, So, 908 40. Excess S7,62o Il. Bal
ance in favor of two months of 1859 over thu
corresponding two months of 1858, $1o,66
re.
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SHOCKING AccIDENT.-Gen. Singletary, of
Pitt, had three of his negroes killed, On the
22d ult., by the caving in of the walls of a
mari Dit. This should serve as a warning
against the old scaffold mode of getting out
mari, and lead to the substitution of Mr.. T..
f. Christman's Mail Elevator, recently pat
ented, and which will enable the operator to
perform the work in one-seventh of the time
required by the old plan, and insure the
workmcn to be free from any danger or ac-
cident while in the pit. The Elevator has
been fully tested by some of our most expe-
rienced planters, who pronounce it superior
to ANYTHING of the kind ever introduced to
| the agricultural interest.
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avs Of the Day.
The Danger to be Net.

Confident as we are of the ultimate trl- :
umph of the principles of temperance, we
confess there are causes now in operation,
and we fear, wide spreading, which makes US
hesitate to look for that day, as speedily as
we hope for. We do not allude to the indif-
ference of the masses to the subject of tenn
perance, nor to the Encouragement which
many feel on account of the backslidings OF
many. These are obstacles in the way OF
success, which may be overcome easily and
removed.
The great danger, which we have said is
to be met, is the growing tendency to intern
perate and immoral habits among the young
men of the land. Notifying and discoura-
ging as this fact is, it must not be blinked
any longer, that the history of the nation,
never developed so large a number of educa-
ted young men as now, who are in the high
road to ruin. Our towns, our cities and vii
lagos are literally crowded with the most fas-
cinating enticements to our young men to
drink. Public opinion, the scowI of the so
Z otA0 AiO laws VI tAC ldlNu, dIC put DIT dCl-
ance, and hundreds of our most promising
young men are tempted to love the intoxica-
ting beverage, and unblushingly in the face
of old men, who ought to set a better exam
pie, drink to intoxication night after night
Indeed, they seqm to imagine, that it is no
unbecoming their age or position, to be fore
most in the gambling saloon, cheek by jow
with gray haired topers, pouring Town til
liquid fire.
Nor is this all. Sober young men Of il
dustrious habits, are treated with cool COZ
tempt BY them and showed out of society
because they run not with them to the san
extent Of vice. Their very breath is contar
mated and communicating, and their who
| demeanor a reproach to themselves, and di
5 gushing to men of age and responsibility.
Alcohol has made fools of them, and back
!: up by a wasting wealth, they are elbowil
! the sober, staid old men, out of their W
+ and assuming to be the leaders in politi
4 business and social position. And, as
n drunkenness and gambling and debauchel
} were not vile enough or daring enough, th
L lips beleh out continually, the most aw
n oaths and bhsphemies, sufficient to turn P
(, the cheek of darkness itself.
Formerly, a spree was the exception
ID their otherwise genteeI department, but n
IS their nightly devotions are paid without st
a. to Bacchus, and they are running swiftly
H. ruinl Who viii interfere to save our vol
be men from certain destruction? They h
of been the hope Of the nation, out what n
at can be placed in young men, given up to
IN temperance, lewdness and profanity? !
not the old men Of the country come to
nv %rescue? Fathers, mothers, friends Of
~ young, put forth your arms to save tn
a before they are gone beyond recovery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

New ORLEANS, March "Details by the
Tennessee confirm the first dispatch, stating
that the French and English squadron at
Vera Cruz appear hostile to Juarrez and the
interests of the Liberty Party. It is repor-
ted that they have been intercepting rein
forcements, and are evidently favorable to
Miramon. Miramon threatens to take the
city. The allied commanders had been ap-
piled to for protection in case of an attack,
but the request was refused. It is thought
that the fleet will not openly participate in
an attack, but will furnish guns, shells and a
floating battery for the church party.
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tbtAge.
H. NC.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1859.
Special Notice.

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discontinued atlthee expiration of the time for
which they have been paid. Subscribers
will be notified4ouR WEEKS before their time
IS out, by a CROSS ARK on their papers and
unless the subscription is renewedthe papers
Will be discontinued. This is a rule from
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for the CROSS MARK, andrenew your subscrip-
ton.
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changed, must mention the Post Office, from
as well as the one to, which they desire tn
change to be made.
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For the Spirit of the Age.
The Lost Wife,
"Tho good die Grst,

Tho good die FIRST,
Aud thoy whose hearts are dry as summers dust,
Bur1 on to the socket"
What is there that can compare with the
loss Of a good wife? She who was the light
Of your eye and the cherished idol Of your
heart! She who was all gentleness, purity
and love. Who with a hcartfull to overflow
ing with love and devotion to your welfare
and every effort to make you comfortable and
happy she who first inspired you with that
holy emotion, that hallowed passion-lovel
who was your guiding star in youth, and in
after years, as your wife, walked by your
side down the chequered path of life, making
il n pleasant pilgrimage But she is gone!
She who reigned supreme in your heart of
hearts-whO was
Z" The ocean to the river of your thoughts,
That terminated ALL"
She for whom you would have sacrificed
every thing-eyen life itself, is gone!
"Death lies on her like an untimsly frost.
Upon the sweetest flower Of all the field"
Yes, those eyes that once beamed upon
you SO full Of love and tenderness, are closed
in death That lovely form that you have SO
often pressed to your throbbing heart, lies in
the cold and silent grave. She whom you
loved better than your own soul, is inaminats
clay The night winds sweep DER her lone
w grave and sigh out a requiem to her mem
DRY. She is dead and the busy world to
you is but a moekery. Your home, that you
loved so we'll, is broken you leave it and
take up your abode at another's hearthside.
Your home is tenantless for you feel that
it would almost be sacrilege, to let others oc-
cupy it now. Often you 60 into those silent
chambers that were once hallowed by her
presence-now empty and cheerless there,
alone with God, who only knows the extent
Of your sorrow-you can give full vent to
your grief.
Oh how often the heart is wrung with
anguish, and we shed bitter tears of sorrow,
when We think Of the priceless treasure that
No have lost.
In the dim recess Of our spirits chamber,
How Oft lies grief, though the face does not tell,
And hope would fursake us did we not remember
Our heavenly Father, who sees ard knows u
well.
But il must be borne-she had been grad
ually ripening for that
Happy land, far far away"
And we are comforted with the swee
thought, that her spirit has passed away iron
the troublesome scenes Of this "sin- strickea
world" to realize her faith and hope in tina
bright sphere
" Where saints immortal dwell"
WILL: WAMPUM.
Camden Co., n. @.
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To Correspondents.

:. We give up a large space in this number of
the Age to our Correspondents but we still
find quite a | number On file. They shall have
place as fast as we can make room for them.
We publish marriage and death notices
free, but long obituaries, and poetry attached
to marriages, we do not want any way-but
if insisted on being published, send a dollar
along with them, and they will appear.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

AN OLD FASHIONED MorHER.-Ah,
how much meaning is composed in that
simple expression, the old fashioned moth
er! 1t carries our thoughts back to those
women whose home influence was pure and
elevating; who taught their daughters to
render themselves blessings to society by
their goodness, their diligence and their
useful knowledge. We think of the lofty
heroism, the brave endurance, the thou
sand virtues they inculcated, and sigh at
the contrast between the past and the pre-
sent. How few mothers understand or per-
form their duty in training their children.
A smattering of this, that and the other,
is considered quite sufficient education, and
to show off to advantage is made the great
aim of life. No wonderthere are so many
desolate fre-sides, so many unhappy wives,
so many drinking, gambling, husbands.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

CRY MATTERs.-Mr. T. L. Clayton has
been elected a Commissioner to supply the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr.. Jno.
Croker, of the Eastern ward. The Board
have determined to have the sidewalks re-
paired at the expense of the owners of the
property which they front. This is very
well, provided good crossings to the streets
are given after one gets off the side walks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

~ The Wings and Americans of the
Edenton District, have agreed to hold a Dis
trict Convention in the town of Gainesville on
Tuesday, the nth day Of May, it being Tues
day of Gates May Court, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate to represent that dis
trict in the next Congress of the United States.
The democrats have not appointed the time
and place for holding a similar Convention.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09
For the Spirit of the Age.
Perseveranee.-BY A. J. q.


Application, industry, assidious attention
to business, and a continued perseverance, in
whatever we may undertake to accomplish,
are sure guarantees of success. With these
prerequisites few fail without them few
succeed. We can look around us and point
to a large proportion of the men of wealth,
and high standing in society, who owe their
success in life to perseyering industry. They
have the satisfaction of knowing that they
have been the architects of their W for
tunes. Many of these noblemen of Nature
have, through their own Individual efforts,
risen from poverty and obscurity to positions
of wealth and influence.
loo many look upon success in life as the
result of luck, of fortuitious circumstances,
rather than Of untiring effort. They are al
ways looking for something to turn up"
without trying to turn it up-they patiently
wait for Mercury to come and roll their cart
out Of the mire, without ever once thinking
of putting their ooa shoulder to the wheel.
We need not expect to succeed without we
try and we must not only try, but perse-
we're in our efforts. We must not think of
giving up because we happen to fail once or
twice, or even a dozen times but, after each
failure, we should roll up our sleeves and
try again. Experience is a dear school,
but fools will learn in no other" This trite
aphorism contains as much truth as any of
the wise saws" of Solomon-who mag, for
aught | know, have been the author of it.
Perseverance! Write the word in iron
letters upon the tablet of thy heart, and en-
grave it deep in thy mind. Perseverel Had
Demosthenes given up after his FIRST failure
at the bar, the name of the greatest orator
the world ever saw would have been a blank
By continued perseverance, obstacles, which
seemed at first, like great mountains, may be
reduced to insignificant ant-hills. Their
P~ERsEvERE!
: r. r. Springs, n. c..
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MILITARY VISITORS ExPEcTED.-The Oak
City Guards of Raleigh, N. c., are expected
to visit this city, on the 18th of March, as
the guests of the City Guards, Capt John
P. May. 1t is the anniversary of the latter,
and we learn they contemplate extensive pre-
parations to receive their brother soldiers
So says the Petersburg Express.
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your ercehent paper may not be appreciated
by all, yet the good it is doing, is past find
ing out. May it soon spread over this land
and country, sowing seed as it goes, which
will one day spring forth, yielding an album
dant harvest And may God fill its Editor
with still more zeal in the great temperance
cause! ACHSAH.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

CHESAPEAKE AND ALBEMARLE CANAL.-We
are grati6ed to learn that the last stone on
the lock was laid on the 10th ult., and that it
is confidently expected hat the canal will
be ready for navigation by the first day of
April. This is cheering news to that sec
ton, whose citizens have so great an interest
in the completion of this great enterprise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09
Gaoies' Department,

~ I give up my entire Department thiss
week to the fnvors of Correspondents. 1t is
50 well filled, | am satisfied that my rea-
ders will not regret the exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

ExPLosIoN.-The steam boiler Of Mr.. I.
H. Shows saw mill, near this city, exploded
one day last week, seriously injuring several
persons.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

Is. Isaac Moses, Grand Worthy Patri-
arch OF the Sons of Temperance of East Ten
nessee, died at Knoxville, on Monday last.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

FATAL DRINKs.-Three men John Ora
ham, Annanias his son. and John McCollum.
were poisoned in the store IF John C. Ter
rel. At Bennettsville, ). G., on the oath ult,
by stryehniBe in q bottle Of whiskey out Of
which they drank The two first died in
half an hour after drinking. and the last
about midnight. The elder Graham wa the
grand father Of Terrell. and possessed knowL
edge Of bis having obtained goods on false
prctenccs, and it appears that Terrell poison
ed him 10 remove the evidence. as he pur-
chased Stry chime a few months before from
prisoned.
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Contents of March no Of i G Planter
SELECTED Articles

III
Preparing Sol-Planting and cuItiyating Cotton
Tobacco cultivation and prices.
Match Safes.
Essay on Corn Cul;u :
Pressing Tobacco.
Linn a. a fertilizer for "Atof
Horison;alize the yoo AZ sb4Ti aows.
How Agriculture ~ b. narrowed,
The true system II .afming.
Tobacco Worms how TO ezteTrninate.
Quantity Of Tobacco mad T. the Acre,
Preparation ~ utture IS Land,
Th, elton 81 uue
PIO,perits - "a. Scarf
Preparation tF pring Fops,
Hog raising % Casaell.
70 prevent IN IN Wheat,
Agricultural S0cleties.
On the Peach,
Root Pruning.
Prof able Treatment Of an Orchard,
Plant Strawberries,
Starting Seeds Early,
Coal, or Kerosene Oil,
| Grasses in n. G.
Fatal Disease amoag Hogs,
EDITORIAL Articles.
To Agricultural Societies,
Somebody Else-Not Ne,
High Prices-Admonitioa.
To tbe Press,
A Good Move about Premiums,
Agricultural Pursuits,
South carolina Farmer
Savers Patent Hnrs- Hoe.
Timely Sagsesfi.r-. rxtrae)
Kittie"ei's u .uipul ted Gl1Ro.
On Pea culture.
To BeileRywer n apple Orchard,
State horticultural Society,
On Horticulture,
Culinary Department
COMMUNICATIONS
tppcai for n. C.. Planter.
Lime a. D Manure,
5ari and Health, qmPortant}
A Model Farm
Price Of the n. c. Planter, 81 a year
Address A. NJ. German, Raleigh. y. c.
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Speaking Of piece Il poetry, DC Knieker-
booker says:
more Of the same sort q, no DON'T As
Prince D'Artoie. Of thu eyiled family of
France, said 10 Pbi.iip KeIobje, in Edinburgh.
when asked 70 come TIE second tter 90 see
him play Falstaff: An 70. Io'ss.eu Kc4nyle;
it was very fonny-I snjle yrg' moehe but
one such Jfun al ras eheG.f'
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changed to Trinity, and will henceforth be
known by the name of Trinity College. The
Post Office has also been changed, so that
al. things mailed TO what was once Normal.
should now be TO Trinity College, n. c
EMORY AND HENRY CoLLEGK-The Rev.
Charles F. Deems, ID. d, of n. c., has been
invited to deliver the annual address at Emo
~ and Henry College in June next.
DEDICATION. The new II T. Church, at
Scotland Neck. n. c., will be dedicated on
the 3rd Sunday in April. Rev. DR.. Deems
is expected to preach the sermon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-09

The March No. Of this State Agricultural
has been published ard sent to sub
seribsrs. 1t Hill lie seen by tie annexed
table of contents, that it contains a large
fund of valuable information on almost every
department of husbandry-some of which
are Of especial interest to our own State
We call especial attention to the article
beaded Mari and HEALTH This work
oHght to be better sustained bv The Planters
Of North Carolina than i, is. The following
proposition 70 Agrirul u4al s cieties ought
to procure for il two thousand new sub>cri-
bers immedia-cl y.
To Agricultural Societies Who viii serd ~
subscribers to tic n q Pioneer foT 1859. we
make the following offer For every tea
subscribers sent n fur lS59, auSl act We
will send FIVE copies Il tie n. G.. Planter for
1858, .frse-thus furnis ing them with a lar z
q~uartity of valuable, agricultural matte to
distribute free If cost u their mem .ers. That
is. they will receive fifteen copis Vi uur Safe
Agricultural paper for SIG.
Now will nos every Agricultural Society
in the State avail ttemtel&es oi lhHs hueral
proposition? The terms proposed viii 1T
, pay as the actu.l cost IF thr 1885 No bur
; we want them altered among car Farmers
and Printers, fer two reasons lst because
they will be greal ber-fttrj ,. theme and
2 secondly, it will lie The means Is introducing
: our Planter 10 the Farmer more geuerally
! than it has been.
Come now, Friends, help introduce our
{ State paper among ' A. Agrieultuai friends
e The effect will be advantageous 10 then. e
your Society and to the State generally, a.
well a. to Us.
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Price of the n. c. Planter, 81 a year
Address A NJ. German, Raleigh. \. c.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-04-27
Doors to the Ears and Heart.

A judicious writer, wise, some will say in
the worlds ways, has said, how profoundly,
| leave you to judge, that, to employ his own
language, there are two doors inside his ears,
y right hand door leading to the heart, and a
left hand door with a broad and steep pas
sage out into the open air. This last door
receives all ugliness, profanity, vulgarity,
misunderstanding, which suddenly find them
selves outside of him. He then continues !:
Tdudicious teachers and indulgent parents
save young urchins a world Of trouble by a
convenient deafness. Bankers and brokers
often are extremely hard of hearing, when
unsafe borrowers are importunate. | never
hear a man who runs after me in the street,
tawllng my name at the top of his voice nor
them that talk evil of those who are absent
nor those who give me unasked advice about
my affairs; nor those who talk largely about
things OF which they are ignorant. II there
are SOUND of kindness, of mirth, of love, oper
fly my ears But temper, or harshness, OF
hatred, or vulgarity, or lattery, shut them
Ii you keep your garden gate shut, your
flowers and fruit will be safe. If you keeJ
your door closed, no thief will run off witt
your silver and if you keep your ears shut
your heart will lose neither its flowers nor it
treasures
Is there not a vast deal of philosophy in al
this? 1t teaches that the heart and the ca
should ever be open to the reception of tn
good and the true, and closed hermetically t
all that is impure and sordid. Could we a
follow his advice, how very soon would thi
world of men be transformed into a heave
fit for the residence of angels.