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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27
AfTEH The ELECTION.

The election is now over and the re-.
snlt whatever il il i wi,honi doubt H.,
v.i,o al fine ucoplr In n,,, v,iro we
ar4uicscp. though from present ,ndica.
,ion, 10 * one at the scvcrcst rebukes Ia
us Without doubt. orr orpouents of
the different oriuinus Will ,nply the 70.
bukc in different WAYS Wbiic some
like Mr.. Rut1rss. Of Harrison. will say il
ID. a rrhnkc of fine onti.Lnov.
>titii v.birh l,.,. a,tu,trl tho democracy
aid ai,. ,u.i,t.u.,..f n ,ero,,,,.,e Dyor IN
which thc priuciples of the American Of.
der are hcld. Others with Mr. rasctA x
Austin will declare 1t is rchukc oi the
kuaw.uothn,es which the democratic par
" has received within it's bosom, and
allowed i'm SOME instances 10 speak t1rlt
some neain. like the Galveston Civilian,
win assert that il ia = rcbukc 81 the
.l,.,,. tradc. notinns which i, IL declared
a.r. entertained hv thc democratic marty
.,,h.r. IN, Mr. Whol,v viii declare il
is a rebnkc of the marty for not declaring
its,lf in favor of rc.on,ping the African
slave trade MANY like the Birdyille
l'ninu viii nrnclniip that the rcbuke is
IL
others will still ASSERT II at il is o rehuke
r,r VIVA, tho, call a useless .xpenliiiurc
Of the public money AGAINST the Indians.
II will bc nrn,laiu,cd "A. A robuke 10 the
convention system hy those who were
members of the State Convention, but
hnltcd and hy others who aye already
calling op the opposjtion 10 unite in
next some will say it is rchnke TO
/ the Chairman of ,hr Central COMMITTEE
/ for his dictatarial spirit and they are
quite ~ willing to accept Pascbal as
| Dictator as any democrat has been to az
uuicscc In the suggestions Of Marshal
/ Others again. and we can point them out
! IN this very city. regard il ~ rcbnkA
to the southern Spirit which has acina'
ted the democracy, and particularly %
those who believe that all, whether slave
owner on not should foster the lustila
/ ton of slavery in oar midst rebnsc
/ to those who have sought to pass laws
encouraging the settlement ot slave
I holders among MS, who have Sought 70
/ iiN the institution more firmly IN our
necessity ia out urosn,rity. st'l again
il is said 10 hc a rebuke Of that scntl-
mont which rcpcls Northern dicta,ion,
and which leads many of the democracy
,n saw tina, !, j. hotter To die, even, as
scrt,nc liberty than TO live in any kind
Of submission To tyranny Thas will
thc rcbuko bc anulied if as we suppose,
wc are defeated Well, be it so. We
sh,ll rot cc,sc In advocate the principles
Of democracy because we have met with
a rebnfr And we believe this defeat,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

uA- Charleston and Savannah are reported
a. unusually heu,hy. Not a ease oi yellow
aNer bas medo IL appearance, while bilious
'cvers, quite common at this season Of the wear
are estsmely rare.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

hrD RIvrR The South Western If
" cdnesday says
The river opposite tins point is falling
slowly Since our last, the l.arkin Ed
wards AID FHnrt have arrived froin the
T. fir
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

~ Mr.. 4 T. Johnson. a furniture dealer ia
was swindlca on, Of lis entire stock recently hy
man named A. Peers Mr. johnson unlor-
tnnnteir employed Peers as his agent, who taking
advantage Of the absence Of his employer, sold
N NAstcck n, a ruinous rate, poeke,ed the pro-
ec~ls, snl fed 10 parts unknown.
Y'ccrs was from Camden Ark aud il de
scrbel as man about 5 feet Z inches high
square bail', s,llow complexion. blue eyes, hiph
check boncs coarsc, sharp features AMI short
brisily hair
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

IN addition 10 the above gentlemen am authorized
~ refer 10 the following, who were present Nrssfs
Newton Lynch Thomas Lynch J. NJ Scott, aud
William lansl! iiy giving the above place ia
yput neat you will ohligc, Noars,
y. WOOD,
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

Ssw ApvEnrugggsrs - y office Stolen and
Wanted
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

o%- On Sunday evening last J V. Richard
NOV, Esq, connected with the Southern Pacific
Railroad enterprise, arrived in Marshall The
intelligence from abroad, brought By him. "a Of
very favorable character. The bos, feeling
prevails, ard the strongest assurance are given
in fnvor Of the cnicrprizc. llr Fowlkes went to
New Orleans whore he expected To remain
few days, aud then proceed to 1cyas liz arii.
val is Anticipated daily
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

~ Aarck il Publishing scries Ok article
In the Houston Telegraph.
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-08-27

Y The Hon. J G. .Icucs, Of Tennessee,
says IN late letter Published IN the
Memphis Ball tin
Il am for stephen \ Douglas fui Pros
ilent OF the uitcd states in 1860
Ucnceforth Jones viii be very com.
mon name NU,ho8 Rptjhra
In case tho Charlcslon Convention
should nominate Nh Douglas, of which
there seems 10 lee "a strong probability.
what world friend loughery do sup
port hnn though. If course, az would
thousands who now Indignantly dcnuuncc
him - w htqacg .llsolg,
Not exactly W. would support Mr.
Douglos however, IA preference to an
avowcd kuow-nothmg OF a blackrepuhll-
can As choiceof evils, we would pre-
Ter him to sam llouston, John Minor
Bolts, Henry Winter Davis, Kenneth
Iayner, John J Crittcndcn, Willard Fill
more, aud politicians Of that school
But il il neither probable nor possible,
in our opinion, THAI; the Charleston Com
vcntjon will nominate Mr. Douglas, and
for the very important reason, among
many othcrs. that lie is obnoxious to the
South Democratic National Convcn.
tons have uniformly respected the wish
cs OF southern democrats, and We may
safely assume that no man who cannot
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
The PvosDect,

Our hearts are buoyaut WITH the hope
the confident hope-that the Order Of the
Sons of Temperance in North Carolina Is
about entering upon a brighter era than 1t
has knsovn for several years past From
many sections we lesrn of increased activity
among the members, and Of accessions to the
Order, The very inclement weather has
prevented many fronn operating as efficiently
as they would haze done; but genial Spring
will soon open upon US, and then we conf
IDENTITY leok for great activity in the Order
Coursge, Brother Let us all work in ear
nest, AID the songs Of rejoicing will ech
] from every Division in the State
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16

What n treasure arc they to this world of
ours! And what IL source Of all goodness,
s.r " uSVsO uu',suy VI tnvrn, ndo 1t itvinS
power in It's heart to draw around it the aE-
Ccctions Of its sons and daughters, and draw
ing them to it, how loltily and how rapidly
can it instruct them in all duty and obcdi-
cncc! In no way can a State do more for its
children and with such trihing expense, than
by providing and procuring for its citizens
the sweet and refining pastimcs which good
books afford to all who can read. The vice
and idlcness of single year, caused by the
want Of something useful to read, will cost
such q community far more than ten times
the worth or expense Of books sufficient to
supply the whole people with reading for five
years 10 come.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
The Marriage Vow.

The deed is doss9! Yes, before high Heay-
en- they made it: both of them said Il will =
and it WAS as If they had sworn to it but
alas! how soon forgotten. Had they been
o in heart, in purpose, III charity, that VOW
would have been kept, # no other but a
pure affection had formed she union, DO jar
could have hrohen it; but fancy, or interest,
or convenience, was the prompter and finish
err; hence disappointment OF chagrin and
mutual disgust have followed quickly, ano
thetfa9ss 11o' 'R'38F IF Hteut1 sak kg%Reafe f iiiff to g We
How d5stastef2 must life be to them? VIVA
a cold, bleak, slowerless journey must they
travel, Together, yet separated-bound, bu
mot by slker cords-life must be a burden
AndiS this Il mere fancy sketch ? Woub
F., that it were
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
Our Division has gone down =

All has it2 What brought it about
Whose fault was it? Not mine," says one
tor [ was among the last who held out
and tried to keep it up" Then you deserve
much praise, and had all been like you, its
,dewnfall would not now be mourned over.
But how long since your Division closed OPP
CITATIONS? Several months-perhaps a year or
tWo! Good brother; have you tried to revive
at lately? Do you rot see your friends and
neighbors rushing recklessly on IN the beaten
path to rain Is not drunkenness now
known in families where it was not when the
Order was in existence in your community
You have always been true to the pledge
Then you are the very man to revive youl
Division. Make an honest effort. Head the
list youseff, get the sober men about you t.
unite with you-appeal to the Ladies for thei,
names-and you will soon have your Divis
ion fourishing again.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16

Extract Of a letter from the u ". Scribe
Of the National Division:
l am happy to note the success Of the
Spirit, and the nerve displayed by the lii
GERS and members If your Grand DIVISION.
Inc Co!poFteu- system which voar Grand
or'issoh has InaGguraicd, Is prc.aiar 70 y.
C~aroiiaa, but nope j, MT destined 90 Ic-
man so. ltmasr, in good haIu:s, as uith you.
ieal TO most Important results.
The oider VIII revive. \ nca lie is eg!-
IDENTITY before it which viii characterize IL
sell BY motive, single, I trust. to the advance
Ihcht OF the order and The cause Benefits.
politics, and individual schemes. Lave been
The bane Of the past. By whose influence we
had nearly been tbrottIel. That tHe sterling
character Of the "Spiul IS the Age Will 10
much to the re ascerdeut movement Of tac
order, DO not doubt. | have watched il
long and have learned L. admire in, cusgsse
ana ellciency. We have at present 10 "a
per IN pennsylvania TO take our tIy in hand
ana wave 1t Ia the fore front 81 the battle
week alter week, bravely and u4Hinchfugly
as the spirit does and we feel the ystt If
IL soreIy. y sheet Ike yours. or volr ecual-
" admirable neighbour, the Son Of TeuIuer-
ance OF South Carolina. would double our
numbers IN less than q year. To your re-
sPeellYe States, those newspapers are inyal-
liable. None know 50 we'll how valuable such
nears are, as those who are colnpeIled ia
night without their powerful AID. MAY bsth
succeed To the fullest wishes of their ursurir-
'oFS, ana to the greatest possible good Of tie
cause ID North and South CaralinI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16

Arson DIVISION, s. OF 1.-THE meetings
of this Division are becoming exceedingly in
teresting. Those members who have absen-
ted themselves IN time past, viii consult their
pleasure, credit and profit, by attending on
Tuesday night next.
The above is taken from the Wadesboro'
Argus, and expresses a great deal in a few
words. If the members of the Order who
have realized such great benefits by being
associated with il, but who now, though firm
to their pledge, seldom visit the Division
room-if, we say, they would again regularly
attend their meetings. they would derive great
pleasure and profit themselves, and would
be the means of doing great good to others.
And who is there, that has been himself ben
Gifted by the organization Of the Order, that
would refuse to contribute all lie can to ben
eft others? Surely such conduct would
manifest the basest ingratitude. But many
absent themselves from the meetings, from
fo~rgetfuTless. and other trivial causes. Thi:
was not the ease when love for your fellow
beings, and a desire TO do good to the untor
tunate inebriate, caused you to turn out il
all kinds Of weather to attend your Division
meetings. Then you saw the cause prosper
ing-then the young, the middle-aged an
the old were coming in to cast in their lot
with you and help youin your labors Of loy
then wives and children and redeemed Inc
were singing the praises of the Sons, and Il
voking Gods blessings upon them
Brother! would you see those good 0
days return? Would YOU have your hea
made glad, as in those days, because You Il
YOU were not laboring in vain? Then
and do your FIRST works over again Lab
for the cause nor rs you dd then, and
reward Of your hands eli * given Won
You viii &c -our sous, lrothcTs, friends a
> neighbcr@, all coming up to yo}r aid
it.-Thc experiment will not be i truitl
? one.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
To the Ladies.

The Sons have determined to make a
vigorous, persevering effort to rejuvenate their
Order: They have opened the door for your
admission ard cooperation in their noble
Philanthrophy, DO you need any appeals
any persuasions-to induce you to give your
aid to your fathers, brothers, husbands in
hanishing i-ntemperance from the Land? WHO
Of society? Q! who can tell the countless
sufferings wosAN has endured from the wins
cup and the brandy bottle! And will YOU
not Join an earnest effort to pat them down ;
Then visit our Division rooms-exert all your
arts and persuasive powers upon our sex;
let your precept and example be felt against
fashionable as wcllas Questionable drinking
Discountenance it in al its forms, and re
shall have an easy task to Danish it frcan $50
ciety, Ladies' give us your aid.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
Misplaced Confidence.

How crud is the betrayal OF confidence ?
How great, should be the punishment Of the
traitor. Rat often he rises upon the down
fall of his victim-obtains to eminence and
position, maile the object Of his ruin sinks
in the gutter of ignonsny and disgrace Nir-
tue andrea worth are powerless, when touch
ed and ta1epered with by one whose princi-
pies are unsound and who decoys but to ruin.
And how many such men are there in the
world? Though the blood of injured limo
concei o15es aloud against them, bereayeJ
hearts and blighted reputation bring then
,accusatisns against them, yet their Hypocrisy
and ~oftiKles the conventional rules Of society
not only shield the1n from merited punish
ment, bat lift them high in the public esteem
Thank God! there is a day of retributio1
coming when eyen-handed justice shall b
dealt,eut to them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
Concord Division.

ALL the members OF old Concord Division,
No. /, ~se earnestly requested to meet at
Temperance Hall, on Saturday night next
Many things haze transpired to- interfere
with the regular meetings of the Division
for the last month or two, but we want to
make a fresh start now We hope to sec at
the members present next Saturday night,
and also a goodly number of others who de
sire u unite with as CONE oNE-coME ALL
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
Temperance Lectures.

We had hoped to see during this winter
more frequent notices of Temperance lectures
throughout this State, than our eye has fallen
upon. We know that there is a large num-
her of intelligent friends of the cause, who
are able to interest and instruct an audience
upon this or any other subject, and whose
talents if called into req1isition could do
rnuch in strengthening the Temperance IN
terest. Why is it, that SO little has been
done in this regard? Is it because we have
become dispirited, or on account of the appar-
ent unconcern manifested by the people at
large? Both of these may have operated to
some extent, but how unwise it is to yield
to such influences. Perhaps nothing Is so
essential to ultimate success, as the regular
and persevering exhibition of our principles
and the evils of intemperance, by the means
of public lectures. Dormant as the masses
5 seem to be on this subject, and dead-set Us
i, the determination seems tobe in many TO OPP
pose US, and keep up the practice Of drink
ing, yet there is a potency IN the steady and
: regular effort to put it down by agencies Of
this kind, which must eventually succeed.
We have all along believed that the surest
1t method Of keeping up the activity and increa-
= sing the number Of Divisions, IS the employ
re ment Of Il State Lecturer. Our cause feels
deeply the lack of this most efficient means
to Of sustaining and keeping the Divisions alive;
but the success of the cause in general and
1t. in particular localities, depends more parti-
le- cularly upon coning out the talent Of the ma
ny in their S. -yal neighborhoods who can
be induced 10 4eIiyer lectures. When the
machinery Of our organization was thus kept
in motion and our success was overwhelming
then there were found men in every ncighb0r
hood, who stepped forth unbi1len, often, t,
, = work for 1t. But now when more effort is nee
49,, ded than ever, and the cause demands create
sacrifices and e~xertion, few come to the res
+ho cue We hope to see aspeedy change for tn
better in this direction. Call them OIL
friends of Temperance, light your campfire
.;nn sound aloud the calls to duty and to- arm
and let our strong men once more buckle c
their armor for the contlict. At this crisis, mar
feel reluctant to obtrude themselves upon Il
ocbo public. Such men must be urged out, al
they will come at the bidding Of the friends
the cause. Who VIII start the ball? Rea
er! will you see to it that you will have
Temperance lecture in your ncigborhood Il
Iea'- or next month";
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16

Ia the January number Of the Ladiej Re
po%sitory there is a short poem, written by
Mrs. 4. II. Shuts, doubtless for some ON,
that mourned a little one 'gone before
That little one was IDA ; but as | read, tn,
tears would come, and | mentally substitute,
him for her, and it seemed 20 tell of mn sor
row then, being true to nature" which i
good evidence of merit in prose or poetry
Listen {:
We watched the dawniug, dancing li.ht,
In his loft eyes of blue,
AZ day by day awakening thought
Their loving glance bcamed through.
His pretty coo, his playful ways,
Gould alt our fondncss move,
Aud closer, closer round he twined
The tendrils Of our love.
Ho dropped and faded, the dear hower,
So tender and caressed!
We've laid him from our arms away.
In loneliness to rest.
We miss the sunbeam that no more
To light our path may come.
And sadly now we sit and sigh
Within Our darkened home.
Weep no more, mother, weep no IN ore!
lie Is released from pain,
lie folds his little hands 10 peace,
And wakcth not again.
Translated from the frost Of earth,
While innocent and fair,
Into the garden Of our Lord,
To bloom in beauty there.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
Gaoirs' 9rpartmtnt.
Mrs. M. E. GoRMAN, Editress.


well.written tale Of fiction is not unac- =
ccptablc; nay, it is a %solace, a positive enjoy
ment to almost all classes of society. The
age has been educated by novels, as well as
other miscellaneous reading. BY inculcating
lessons of virtue, and exhibiting examples Of
courage and enterprise, they have been NOR
nj instructors, and have not only awakened a
love Of virtue, but led the way to it with a
gentle and charming carnestness, and taught
men to practice it. A great novel is a great
epic, a narrative Of thrilling events, awaken
ing deep and powerful emotions, a descrip-
ton of living men and women, dwelling in
some place that we know, illustrating the
character, opinions, and manners, of an age
that is familiar to us, placed often in circum-
stances Of embarrassment and trial with
which we sympathizc, courageous in the midst
Of danger, unassailable by temptations, urged
ON by the strongest motives to attain some
end, and that a high one; tasking the best
powers Of the intellect and Of the heart to
the utmost TO attain the goal, and, at last,
reaching It amidst the acclamations and the
tears of the attentive and interested specta-
tors; for a good novel is a good drama, not,
indeed, acted on the stage, but read to a Sc
lcct company, and belonging to a class of pri-
vate thcatricalS.
When we speak Of novels in a commcnda-
ble strain, we do not alludc to that class OF
compositions which often passes under the
name, which skim the surface and gather up
the seam of life, which aim to excite without
interesting, which inflamc the passions, and
by their streams of pollution contaminatc the
healthy currents of life but we speak o
those great works of art, those monument
Of n rich and creative genius, true to nature
and cnnobling to humanity, which have re
viycd the love Of the chivalrous, the beautiful
aud the classical, in the minds Of the risin
and the risen generation works which tn
scholar, the philosopher, and the Christian
may read with appreciation and approval
works which kindlc the enthusiasm Of Il
hopeful. and confirm the faith of the wave
ing, without awakening terror or shame
without soiliug purity, OF shocking the MOI
sense of the age. We speak of such wor'
as have proceeded from the great masters
the art of heroic composition in modern tim
such as have a]ssuagcd calamity, enliven
solitary hours, and have thrown around
cial life IN exquisite grace, and cminently c
tributcd to the cause of civilization, moral
and refinement.
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tBeAgt,
J / d Inc G.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1859.
Special Notice.

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OF all terms Of comparison, the most en-
dcaring is the word little" Strange enough,
when all the world is striving to be great
Nice Htte woman, we say; sweet little lover
dear little thing nobody even says nice
large woman-or sweet big lovcr-or dear
great thing. No; decidedly everything low
able is little. But we dare not dwell longer
on Che subject, for we have just remembered
some fine large specimens of creation that
might resent it-and them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16

LADIES HOWE MAGAzINE.-Wc would COM
mend this admirable monthly to the especial
favor of our readers. There is Il valuable les
son in every article within its covers high
moral principle running through its entire
pages, which should give it a passport to eve
ry tireside. The February number is before
us, and s~ustains all we have said in its favor.
81 a year. Address T.. S.. Arthur, Philadel.
phia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-02-16
The Last Cow

4 man once remarked, 4 thought I was
honest-would have resented tie slightest
.mnputation upon my integrity, until the off
Ger came to take nay last COW, my only re-
source to feed my crying babes then l hest
tated-fe}t unwilling to let her go. I then
said, alas! am not honest" Nowadays,
that man would have been called a fool. Hon
est men now must cloak the dwelling, the
rich furniture, the carriage and horses, a few
~favorite servants, a bundle of bonds and pay
% cents In the dollar.