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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-12-21

Resolced, That we the delegates here as
sembled, will pledge ourselves to institute
measures in our respective Divisions to CO.
operate with the above Committee to extend
the circulation of Tracts within the bounds
of our respective fields of labor
ResotCed, That the Subordinate Divisions
under this jurisdiction, be requested to ap-
point Committee, at the first meeting in
each month, to engage in the distribution oi
Tracts in their respective neighborhoods
the w. P. at each meeting of the Divis-
ion, to inquire of said Committee" How
many pages of Tracts have you distributed
since last meeting p The sum total given tc
these inquiries, to be reported by the r. S.,
qnarterfy3 to the G. s., when other quarterly
returns are made.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
PETER DOUB, Ch'm'n.
The G. w. ?. read his annual Commu-
nication, which was referred to the Com
mittee on the State of the Order.
Published last week, hence not inserted
here.
The Report of the Grand Scribe, so much
as relates to the condition of the Order, was
also referred to that Committee.
Likewise published last week.
Financial Report Of G. s.
1t affords me very great pleasure to state
that, although We have not the power to re-
port full treasury, yet we have liquidated
all the debts of the Grand Division, some Of
which have hung over us for long time, and
can report the Grand Division free of debt.
with small balance on hand, after meeting
all its liabilities. Having been freed of old
debts, we may reasonably hope to be able to
report full treasury at the close of another
year. The following is a summary of Re.
ceipts:
1859
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such surprise-ordaining s.her, that we
should have ample warning of his approach.
As 1T is, We grow old by degrees though
warned BY passing years, age steals upon
us SO imperceptibly that we find ourselves
upon the banks Of Stix before We arc scarce
ly aware of having quilted. the aowery
paths of childhood.
We would not mind getting old so much,
were it not for the mark which age leaves
upon us. Some men are old at thirty.
while Others are young, comparatively, at
fifty. This difference, generally, arises
from the manner in which they have lived.
The more quiet we live, the longer we may
be able to retain our youthful appearance,
while continued irritation soon furrows the
brow naa pallors the cheek. If then. Won
would put an efectual bar to the str~e,ach i
of age, live temperate, and govern your
passions. Although we can't help hauiag
the passions with which we are seyerally
endowed, we can help letting them control
US, by modifying and controlling them. If
you would have face that would cheat
you out of the knowledge of passing years,
be cheerful, lively, generous and eharita-
BILE minded There arc thousands who
are daily growing old by the ravages of
passion and feelings of an unsocial, and un-
generous nature, which have cankered
their minds, wrinkled their spirits and
withered their souls. They are made old
by envy, by jealousies, by hatred, by sus-
picions, by uncharitable feelings BY SLAM
dcring, scandal:zing, ill-bred habits; which,
if they avoid, they preserve their youth TO
the very last-so that the child shall die a
hundred years DID,
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the Order, at the Odd Fellows Hall. which
was numcrousiy attended, and soma three
hours were consumed in short pithy spcech.s
es from some dozen speaking members of
the Order. 1t was kind of love feast or
experiences meeting, in which each spoke
his mind freely aud fully. Cheering ae-s
counts came up from various quarters of
the State, and the occasion was-on of ne
culiar interest to every true and devoted
member of the Order. @
On Friday night another public meeting
was held at Kinsler's Hall, which was adj
dressed by Judge O'Neal, and John Moffat.
Ihe Hall was more oensely crowded than
1t was On "Wednesday night. and the inter
est and expectation were, if possible, moro
animated and intense. The Judge, the
1o@der 6 OF the Old Guard-the Chevalier
Dayaru or the Orderi in Sou,h CaxoliDa- laa
off in one of bis most powerful and telling
speeches, which was listened to with undi-
vlded attention throughout His Damas-
Gus blade is bright ard keen from constant
use, and he never deals blow that does
not tell upon the scattered and discomitted
ranks Of his advcrsaries.
But what shall say of Moffat, the in.
spired orator who halls from the classic
land of Wallace, Bruce aud Burns, and
whose Anglecised Scotch accent irdicates
defendant of those "wha ha va Wal
lace bled, and those whom Bruce has of
ten led" He followed the Judge, and for
an hour and half held thousand minds
by the charms of his oratory, and made a
thousand hearts beat responsive to his will.
HIS inimitable acting, playful wit, wither-
ing sarcasm and irresistible logic, opens at
once highway to the hearts of all, and
claims the rumseller, the moderate drinker,
the drunkard, the sneering scoffer, and the
blgoted gainsayer, willing victims to the
trilmphal wheels of the car of his match
less eloquencc. We expect soon to have
him with us in Bennettsyille, when our
people will have chance to hear and Judge
for themselves.
We might enlarge upon the subjec: of
our late annual meeting, and the cheering
prospects it opened up to view, but as we
intend to publish the proceedings in full
next week, We will desist for the present.
1t was generally conceded to be one Of the
largest and most harmonious meetings of
the Order ever held in the State. The
members will 60 home with renewed zeal
and courage to fight the battles of the gIo-
rious Temperance reform, and hasten the
welcome dawn of that happy day when our
tri-colored flag of Love, Purity and FL
deity" shall float in triumph over the last
esiRaE tie sssa;sss af KIM Al
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p q Aaress Of Officers OF q: >.
Forhe Spirit of the Age.
Observation-Disclosures VIII.

The fame of Drap- lot spreadetn aDroso'--no
preacheth at Shiloh
1 And the fue of Drap-shot grew and
waxed strong, tIe spread throngnout al
tha land-eyeb tom the black jack plains
Of Richardson D the grind-stone hills of
Ansen and frof the head waters Oh tna'
immortal streau called Grassy creek, to the
classic banks of Stony-Run.
/ And man. there were who went out
70 hear him peach, and who maryeled
oreatlv at the sisdom of their prophet.
g. And it cane to pass that Drap-shot
was called to preach tothe people at Shiloh
i And when be heard the cali he hearkened
i tbereunto, and rose up straightway ane
:. went down to Shiloh, and preached unt'
. tic people who sojourned thereat.
) A. And while he preached, and warne'
his disciples to beware of false: prophet
Q and false teachers, and exhorted them t
c remain steadfast in the faith of their fatt
e ers, he spake unto them in this wise' sa,
:. ing:
where in North Carolina by the name
the Spirit of the Age-ah; but | think
ouoht to be called the Spirit of Dcsol
D. tion-ah i -, en
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EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
Minutes of Afternoon session read and
UTR Sff ilifdu.o. .,-l.,..... -----------.
2. appoint delegation Irom this G. D., to
attend the sessions each of the Grand Di-
visions of South Carolina, Virginia, Ten
nessee and Georgia, to bear the fraternal
greetings of this body, and request con-
tinuance of these social and fraternaI inter-
minglings.
PIG. w. p. Hill, introduced the follow
Ing, which was adopted BY unanimous
rising vote, viz:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand
Division are eminently due, and are here
by fraternally rendered, to M. w. P. Town
send, and M. w. Con. Mofat, for the able
and interesting public addresses delivered
during the sittings Of this Grand Division.
A vote of thanks was passed to the citi-
zens of Raleigh, who had so kindly and
Hospitality entertained the members of this
G. D. Also to MIR. IBrame for the use OF
his Hall.
No other business arising, the g. D. ad-
journed, to meet IN Beaufort, on the End
Wednesday in July, 1860, at 10 o'clock,
A. M. AN. GORMAN, G. S.
4 The following constitutions were report
ed by the G. Scribe, as received for the
Sands Monument fund:
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For the Spirit of the Age.
HOW TO REnAIN YOUNG.

Alb, know my young friends especial
iy the fairer portionl will open their eyes
when they see the caption OF this article a1c. ,
and greedily deyour what | am gong %
say. Age is said TO be honorable, yet u
is an honor for which none of US seek. nc
greater calamity could befall an aspiring
youth land who does not aspire y tnan
we're it possible, sudden visitation oil OF
age. This venerable parsonage is unwei
come at any time, but would be much NOR
dreaded were it possible for him to bol
in-upon us unawares. The God OF Natur
has, however, very wisely forbidden an
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Report:

The committee to whom was referred the
Report of the Committee on Colportage,"
beg leave to present the following as their
Report:
Your Committee is impressed with a deep
and abiding conviction of the great impor
tance, indeed, the necessity of circulating,
by means Of judicious and well written
Tracts, Temperance Literature throughout
the entire length and breadth of our State.
Tracts, such as will place before the public
mind, the great principles of Temperance,
as these are set forth and sustained by the
a0ord of God and which the sad expert
ence Of THE WORLD, clearly demonstrates
essential to the final extirpation of this
greatest evil of human society. Such mes
sengers, we believe, will more efectually
operate upon the worlds mind, than per-
haps another measure adopted and used by
the friends of total abstinence from all in
toxlcating beverages.
A sufficient variety of such messengers
should be prepared fol- circulation, so as to
comprehend in their entire grasp, all the
most important features of the great prin-
ciples OF the temperance enterprise, In
plain, cogent and convincing manner, that
the worlds conscience, as we'll as thought
may be powerfully impressed so as to induce
correspondent action in regard to this no
/ ble enterprise.
!. Your Committee regret exceedingly thai
so little has been accomplished during th'
present year, both as respects the prepara
ton and distribution of Tracts. We, how
: ever, rejoice to know that something ha
y been done, and that with happy and Der
: efcial result. More, yea, much more ough
must be done in this direction to insul
\. success in this blessed cause. Tracts mu
be multiplied and when multiplied, the
L must be distributed broadcast over the G
or. tire State.
a. Your Committee would recommend tt
adoption of the following Resolutions
- ResoLred, That the Committee on Public
y tions and Colportagc be requested to secu
if possible, greater number of Tracts
ye, publication embracing such subjects as n
be best adapted to spread throughout
an> ; tate the great and leading principles OF lie
G. perance.
ResolUed, That the Subordinate DivnsC
n be, and are hereby requested to cooper
with the above Committee, to carry into
and successful operation, the Publication
DER. distribution of the Tracts, which the S
len Committee shall, from time to time lsS
ion. and have placed into their hands.
,rted sThis list embraces all The new members
mitted at this session.
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The Grand Condsctor reported the fol-
lowing Representatives in waiting, who
were introduced and duly Initiated into this
branch of Order, viz =
REPRESENTATIVES INITIATEp. j. III. Will
son, j. NJ. Alexander, j. d. Burfoot, K. J.
Stark, J. II. Thorp, T. G. King, J. B. Grier,
NJ. ID. Young, E. Perkins, S. J. Forbes, N.
H. Kayler, w. II. Harrison, J. Fl. Hines,
J. NJ. Alexander, b. J. Blackley, F. NJ.
Young, s. M. Parish, w. d. Trotter, g. r.
Harding, John w. Hatch, VIM. Stafford,
j. w. Hatch, j. G. .Kirkmsn,-23.
The following previously initiated mem
bers of the G. ID. we're in atte5dance, viz !:
a. w. Cummings, Rich'd. Stelling, "A. M.
German, d. S. Hill, w. K Martin, ]. G.
Palmer, J. ]. Litchford, Peter Doub, c. 6.
Yates, d. n Sherwood, J. A. Pritchett,
VIM. Murdoch, r. B. Vance, r. n Black
stock, j. G. Wilkinson, III. w. Abernathy,
|. Jordan, w. NJ Grier, J. w. Harris, VIM.
,Sandeford, j. f. Foard, S. G. Wilson, J. II.
Mcconnell, r. G. Eubanks, E. A. Poe, j.
w. Freeman, w. ii. Beddingfeld, N. s.
Alexander, and several others who failed
to enrol their names with the Grand Scribe.
The Grand Worthy Patriarch announced
the following Committees:
On Elections and Returns Reps Foard,
Gricr and Mcconnell.
On Charters and Petitions-Reps. Jor-
dan, Sherwood and Rowett.
On Constitution and By-Ldws of Sub
ordinate Di0isions--Reps. J. W. Freeman,
N. ". Alexander, J. G. Palmer.
On Publications-Reps. Doub, Sterling
and Litchford.
0" FGnance-Rops. Abernathy, Will
kinson and Yates.
On 1ppeals-Reps. Foard, Rowlett and
Grer.
On State of the Order-Reps. Hill
Vance and Blackstock.
On Tracts and CoIportage Stcr,
ling, German, r. NJ. Sloan, Weir, and
Vance
P. G. w. P. presented to the Grand Di-
vision Bro. D. b. Townsend, NJ w. p. of
the National Division, who was received
with the honors due his distinguished posi-
ton in our Order Likewise.
| Most Worthy Conductor of the n d.,
Bro. John Mofatt; also, Visiting members
/ from the Grand Division Of South Carroll
ma, Bros. Redwood and Murray, who were
duly welcomed to seats in this g. D., and
united to participate in its proceedings.
M. w. p. Townsend responded to the
complimentary reception remarks of oul
i O. w. p. did also Bros Moffatt ano
! Fleetwood. The following hours Eor ,uoeS
ing and adjosrning during the session
we're agreed upon, viz:
Meet at 9 A. M.-Close P. M.
" 8 p. NJ 5
"7P.M.
Rep. Sterling, Ch'm'n of the Committe
on Tracts and Colportage, read his repor
which was referred to the Committee o
Publication.
This Report we published last weel
and is therefore not inserted here.
Recess taken till o'clock, p. M.
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Amt in hands of Gr Treasurer $S8 At
Fraternally submitted in L. r. q f.
WK MARTIN, G. T

Referred to Committee on Finance.
Rep. Litchford offered the following,
which was adopted:
WHEREAS, itfrequent.ly occurs that Rep
resentatives elect to this G. D. appear with
out their credentials-th member holding
the same failing to appear: To obviate the
embarrassment arising in such cases, be it
Resolved, That the Recording Scribe of
each Subordinate Division be repaired to
forward to the Grand Scribe, duplicate cop
les of the Credentials Of its Representatives
elect to the G. D.. along with the Returns
due for the Quarters ending 30th Septem-
Der in each and every year.
The 6. W. P. was requested to prepare
separate and suitable Commissions for Lo-
cal and County Deputy Grand Worthy
Patriarchs.
In view of public exercises for this eve.
ming, the G. d. closed till tomorrow morn
ing at 8 o'clock.
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MORNING SESSION.

DECEMBER, s, 1889.
The 6. D. met and wa. opened IN due
form.
The Grand Worthy Patriarch called on
such Local and County d. 6. w. P.'s as
were present, to report on the state OF the
Order in their respective jurisdictions
which was responded to by many present
nearly all presenting cheering accounts.
PIG. w. P. Sterling offered the follow
ing Resolutions, concerning the State and
National Organs of the Order; which were
adopted:
Not inserted here, because published
last week.
-. The G. ID. then proceeded to the election
of officers, which resulted as follows:
List published last week.
Recess taken till o'clock, p. M.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.


Minutes of morning session read and ap-
proved.
The Committee on Finance submitted
the following report:
The undersigned, your Com. of Finance,
beg leave to make the following report
Upon examination of the Book and Papers
of the 6. S and also your Treasurer's ac>
count, we find all correct.
We also recommend the payment of the
expenses of our G. W. p, to and from tht
semi-annual and annual meetings of tn,
Grand Division, which amount is $751; ,43
Fraternaly submitted in i. p. d f.
H. w. ALTERNATELY, }
Us. WILKINSON, 8
c.. g. YATES.
Report of Committee adopted by G. I
The officers were then duly installed an
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Paid to Grand Treasurer. $3.50. So
Receipts on Colporteur Fund $13s,OO
Paid for printing 1000
Paid to Ch'm'n Col. Fund. $2S,Oo
Fraternally submitted in L. P. &F.
A. NJ. GORMAN, G. S.
Dec. 7th, 1863.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The minutes of morning session were
read and approved.
The 6. d. proceeded to the nomination
of officers, the election to take place to-
morrow morning.
The Committee on Publications submit
ted the following
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The Grand DIVISION Oh tuc oohS VI io
Derance of South Carolina met at Colum-
bia. ON Wednesday the 3oth ult., and con-
in session three days, The atten-
dance was large, and much important bu-
s;pess was transacted. The exercises aud
proceedings of the body were conducted
+ the most harmonious and orderly man
ner and great unaniinity of sentiment pre-
vailed among the members. :.
Several delegates from other Jurisdlc-
tons were present, among whom was Dr.
A w. Cummings, G. w. 2. of North Car.
ol;na. and Col. Wm. Grier, z. w. T., and
brothers Vance, Blacksteck, and Edwards,
/ all from the old North State. Col. lhos.
| J. Evans, G. S. of Virginia, and John MOI
fat NJ ". C. of the National Division, were
aIso nresent. and VIM. @. WILDLY, q. w
fP. of Georgia, all of whom made able anc
oIoouent speeches, and gave cheering ac-
counts Of the progress of the Order in .hei
various Jurisdictions.
A nublic meeting was held at kinsler
HAL On Wednesday night, and the larg
and attentive audience was addressed b
!, brothers Jas. Tuppcr, of Charleston, Evans
!, of virginia, and Vanceof North Carolln
: We have not time or space at present
= : give our opinions of sae relative abiiItl
: Of the speakers, or the points on whle
:, tbey touched. That they were able al
: eloouent. the spell bound attention OF t
: Iar9e audience which was held tor mo
r. r. tban two hours, can more fully and satisfa
re torily attest. ,,...;no
nrI On luuIsoay
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For the Spirit of the Age.

DEAR SPIRIT Though personally un-
known to your worthy Editor, am proud |
of the relation existing between rs, being
wind that blows nobody good" says an old
but just maxim. Fortunately for Benton,
it pleased Heaven to put it into the heart
of one of the Old North States noblest sons
to cast his lot amongst US, whom he found
far behind the "Spirit of the Age" By
the promptings of noble heart, he set
him about to devise some means for the
ameiioration of his late formed associates.
Oh! happy thought! The "Spirit of the
Age" with all its worth and beauty, first
claims his attention. With book and pen
Gil in hand, he solicits subscribers, among
whom | am proud my name is found
As dwelling upon Temperance seems to
be your chief delight, l will endeayor to
cheer you on in your glorious enterprise,
hE-assuring xog that the influence Of the
and that too, to a great extent. | have
never known a people SO fully enthused as
we are here on the subject of temperance.
All seem lately, to have awakened to a
sense Of their danger, and men, women ard-
children all seem engaged in this holv
work. We have in our village of about
twenty-five families, Lodge of Good Tens
plars numbering over one hundred mem
bers. The Order Of Good Templars is
formed upon different foundation to any
Temperance Society have ever known
i have long been member of he "Sons,"
and the "Social Circle" but | think this
preferable to either.
First, it plainly points out mans duty TO
himself; second, his duty to his neighbor,
and "last but not least" his duty to bis
God; (that Being to whom we must all
look for good in this life and happiness in
the life to Gomez the combination of which
three principles is powerful and must pre-
vail.
In Yazoo county there are four large
and fourishing Lodges of Good Templars,
plainly showing that Heaven visits our
cause with peculiar success. In casting cur
mind DER the many ruined reputatiors
and blasted hopes of millions, wrought bv
the tyranical King Alcohol, we are ready
to exclaim-"To arms! to arms We friends
of humanity! Your enemy is upon you,
ready to bind you hand and foot, and laugh
at your calalnities. Rebel, ye subjects OF
the remorseless king; gird on your armor,
and with the mighty battle-axe of Tempe
rance in hand, cleave the skull of the hell
ish monster. Float your Temperance ban
ner in the breeze, with the motto, Temper
ancc and protection to our Mothers, Sisters
|, and Wives, now and fo ever.
>.x.urpL-~r>-<=~sss4zzzzIzzs
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Rep. Sterling, Ch'm'n of the Committee
on Tracts and Colportage, read his report,
which was referred to the Committee on
Publication.
This Report we published last week,
and is therefore not inserted here.
Recess taken till o'clock, p. NJ.
The Nevada journal., 1859-12-30

/" Democratic CAaracteristics.-Chas.
Astor Bristed, writing from Baden
Baden, in Germany, thus speaks of
the Democratic party:
"In the North it is notorious that
the party of rows and disorder is the
Democratic Party. The great ma
jority of the roughs and roydies and
shoulder-hitters belong to it, as a mat
ter Of course. When the Democrats
have no immediate enemies before
them they are just as ready to fight
among themselves. When one hears
of grand row, the first question nat
urally is, which of the Democratic
sections began it, and the news of
New 7 ork Democratic gathering with
out a squabble, would almost make
one believe that the millennissn, or
some other "good time" was really
" coming" The names Of many lead
ing Democrats, such as Wood, Ryn-
ders. Sickles, &c, are mere synonyms
for riot and violence and be it re-
membered, that these local proceed
ings are indorsed and approved of at
headquarters-that is, at Washing
ton-and that one of the above-men-
toned individuals, probably on the
old principle of "Set thief to catch
thief" was appointed to the special
execution of those laws which he had
all his life been busily engaged in Vi
olating.
GAS it is in New York, so it is else
where. California is the only "out-
and-out Democratic Free State, and
also precisely the most lawless.
NOW the Democratic party, what
ever it may have been once, is at
present simply the Pro-Slavery party,
neither more nor less. All the econ
omic and financial questions, which in
other days divided it from It's oppo-
nents, have been long ago decided in
it's favor. and its sole peculiar attri-.
butte is its Pro-Slavery-ism. And it
is worth while noticing that, just in
proportion as its other distinctive fea-
lures have been obliterated and swal-
lowed up in its through-thick- and-thin
advocacy of Slavery. its lawlessness
and contempt of justice have in
creased"