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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
New Man.

We have hitherto inadvertently omitted to
a1Ah o"ledge the receipt of a new .Eap Of
n0rth Carolina, from Messrs. pearca 4. Pos.
" large and magnificent Map, gotten uD
a. great expense and made out from the Ia.
.eS' ana most reliable data, survey, d. It
Is put down at the low price of six doI,.rs
anu may De obtained at the Bookstores gen.
orally or by addressing Rev. sap,I Pc
liiiIsooro' \, c. The Map contains borda,
views OF several State Edifces, and car,ar,
and Seminary buildings il tbe ST. ~
Maps. io"'u o"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04

NE"sFAPoEiAL.-Rev. Henry NJ. Green
proposes the establishment of a new reIioious
paper IN this city-the first No. to be issrned
early In AiaTch next. The paper is to be
Called "IHE CHURCH lNTELLIGENcER." and do
voted to the interests Of the Protestant Fn;s
copal Church-in the conduct of which A.
Editor expects the aid and cooperation If A.
Bishops Of all the Southern Dioceses W.
would take pleasure il publishing the Pro
speetus in full, but for the crowded state Of
cur column We wish the paper success
ana II the "lntelligencer" but proves half az
clever as we find Mr.. Green to be tbo~o nil
be no doubt Of the fact.
The WESTERN ADvocArE.-We are clad 70
welcome our friend Henry E.. Cotton, ESQ.
into the Corps Editorial again. He has ;,,st
began the publication of a paper BEARING tho
ABOVE title, at Asheyille, n. C. It's chief oh
Jeet VIII be to advocate the interests of Wes-
tern North Carolina-and in this laudable oh
Ject he has our warmest sympathies. as
well as for his individual success and nroS
perlty. As nothing is said about politics. We
presume the Western Advocate IS to be . ne.-
trai paper. do! ye western men who intend
TO stick up for your section, begin by sending
on 20 to Cotton, who viii stick to YOU throuyb
thick and thin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
leans to heart
0"E'0 u LHGIt,
And all goes merry as a marriage bell.n

And all goes merry as a marriage. bell"
Bless God for friends-tried and trpe-vbo
are ever ready to defend VIII n the tradacer and
caiumniator -assails our fair fame. Bless God
Tor all our cnjoyments, for He is the giver of
AL Let US show our gratitude to God by
giving ourselves to him entire end may we
all, dear readers of. the Age, so live that when
1860 shall sing its dying requiem in the leaf
less trees, zoe may be able to say We have
not passed its days in vain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
Family News
Teaching as a Profession.

Custom has embraced only the ministry,
the law and physic, among the learned pro-
LESSONS. To these three, the minds of youth
IN former years were directed, as constituting
the chief vocations Of professional life, and
hence these have been pursued as the most
respectable and responsible professions
reaching, until lately, seems not to have been
thus recognized, for the reason that few young
persons engaged in preparation for that voca-
ton as a lifelong employment. We are glad
TO md a change in this respect passing over
the pubic mind. It is of the first Importance
that this idea should become universal.
Certainty, next to the ministry, no voca-
ton IS more useful, more respectable, or more
responsible than that of teaching. The whole
lace OF society is moulded or fashioned by tire
school teachers. The physical as well as the
mental and moral energies and capacities of a
nation are developed, matrlred and directed
III the school room. fla people are ignorant.
lmoeeile or vicious, it is greatly owing either
% the lack OF schools and teachers, or to the
J lack of qualification in those who teach To
70 one cause is the world at the present time
Is fQr. its progress, its energy.
1ls N7shFenedenterpffse as to the teachers
Inc latent fires Of the human intellect have
been developed by the flint and steel in the
hahos OF the Instructor, and the hidden treas
ures OF science have been brought out to bless
the world.
Yet with all these benefits, the business Of
school teaching has not yet taken its position
as fully as it ought to do among the learned
professions. This is owing to causes which
are. easily removed. Most of the objections
10 IL as a vocation, originate in the want of
quall[eation for the position, or the lack of
iaeliltes Tor It's successful prosecution. We
propose to notice a few things which are alb
solntely necessary in order that the business
OF school teaching may take rank among the
professions, and thus secure in its pursuit the
best classes Of society.
First, the minds of the young who seem to
possess qualities or characteristics peculiarly
adapted to the profession, should be early d.
reeted to it as a life business. A choice on
the part of the young is necessary, but there
must be a physical, mental and moral adapta-
ton to the business, in order to make a sue
cesstui teacher. Experienced teachers of good
common sense, can easily detect these charac-
t%erIstlos, and should give direction to them at
an early period. At present, few enter he
vocation from choice. Most persons are
taught to believe that of all others, it is the
most ~irksolne, trying, vexatious and profit
less OF vocations. If it be so. there is 4
cause, and that cause may be easily removed,
1t is found in the fact, that persons enter the
profession from necessity, and whatever other
qualifications they have for it, they are want
= in the first and most important, i. G. a
nsnd a ,Jondness for it. When youth
ct it as a psnSn, the Difficult
-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
/ r OF H AGE

dc! soul even in sleep; yet she pushed on.
orlven by some unseen power, breathing the
orphans prayer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
only those IA enter if who

me natural and acquired qualifications
For It. Tbs standard for both should be eIe-
waited. Good natural ability, sound moral
principles, passions we'll balanced and con-
'rolled' capacity for government, a goodstock
OF eemmon SENSE, a sound, liberal education
and aptncss to teach, should be possessed bv
those who engage in the profession of teach
Ing. Nor are al who possess these qualifca-
donS, while they are capable of teachiaq. fit
TO occupy the position of heads of schools
Inc public seem not to have perceived il. but
our observation convinces us that one of the
flrSt and most important qualifications of 2
teacher IN whose hands the disciDz;ae If =
school IS placed, is, that he or she shoudbe
p1'Gt1 Many unmarried persons have sue
coeded 'e/I, but how much better they MIGHT
have done, if they had had children Of the;r
own, cannot be calculated.
Thirdly, the salaries of professiona, teach.
eTA should be equal to those of the sane tal-
en' ana capacity in any other profession
No Profession costs so much money or labor
to obtain the requisite qualification. as that
OF eeacnIns; and none should be better paid,
Vood pay is requisite not only as a common.
sa'lon' but to elevate the standard Of tke pro-
Eession.
Fourif!y, great improvements are still ne.
oesSarj IN providing suitable facilities for
teaching. Buildings properly constructed
ranged and fitted up, as well as suitable taxt
books and well adapted apparatus, are Of in.
caleniable Importance in order to success
lil-arranged and unsuitable BUILDINGS h.d
text books and poor apparatus, have driven
many a capital teacher from the profession
ana turned out many an ill-trained student
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04

with molly alteration and Thanksgiving for the
happy homes, the loved inmates, and Joyous
surroundings Of our quiet firesides. God be
praised for the outstanding and soothing
influences Of the blessed home circle. where
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04

days Of most i~nclement.
the old year took its
storm upon It's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
To Our Subscribers

PRESSED as we are for room, we
this issue pass without congratulating
upon the return of-and wishing for each and
ALA HAPPY NEW YEAR. May peace and
plenty preside over every household, and the
brightest dreams of youth and innocency be
realized by every lad and lassie who shall
read these lines.
And We would return our sincere hanks
for the liberal and generous sunnort that haze
been extended. US in the past; and prom
Use for the future to use our utmost exertions
TO render the Spirit of the Age still more at
tractive and interesting as a temperance and
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OF our subscribers a continuance Of their kind
interest in behalf Of the Dear Spirit" as
they have kindly named it.
The list of Receipts we publish to-d,v
evlnces that our friends have not forgotten us
during the~Christmas holidays. From orr
heart of hearts we thank Hem. And we
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04

LEcTUREs.-Th Lectures deliyerad before
the Young Mems Christian kof
Raleigh, by Rev. Jno. E. Edway -
burg, Va, were more numero1~ atfa,dod
than any that have hitherto been given here
They were able and eloquent-instructiye f.
the head and heart. We learn that the Hon, D.
X. McRae is to lecture before the same Asso-
citation on the 18th instant. Th~proceeds 10
be appropriated chiefly for the relief of the
poor and suffering in our community. The
distinguished ability of the Lecturer. to saw
nothing of the beneficent purposes of the As
ISOLATION, will, we feel sure, pack the House,
Mr.. McRae recently lectured in PETERSBURG.
of which the Express says:
The Hall was largely crowded. The lec-
turer's object was to encourage youth in the
development of those resources with which
nature had supplied every human mind. on
posing the Shakespearan doctrine, that there
is a tide in the affairs of man, which. taken
at its fo9aRi6ds on tasisrtune," and ~inculea-
OF ms iness and prosperity.
he and modern history
TOT e results Of developed
"a contradistinction with
and with many beau
IN sarnished pictures OF imagi-
tic memories, succeeded in
u Ient and hearty applause of
) yisId days Of most inclement,
the old wear took tic
storm upon us.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04

porasors have fixed the shares :. go and
have provided for a call of the stockholders
to meet on the l4th of January. - en- the
Bank will go into active operation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-25

denounced disunioniss and traitors because they
have chung with fond and fIial affection to their
land, and because some of them have been driven
into the expression of sentiments of resistance
Would not Tennessee lose her just and conservative
influence with them if she were to cast her vote
for BELL, whose party has denounced them. and in
the agony of seeing separated from them in this
terrible crisis, would they not feel that we had
abandoned them forever, and thus be driven to for
swear our restraining counsels? Should they thus
separate themselves from the Union leaving the
Northern slave States in pitiful minority in the
great Black Republican Republic that would rise up
the ruins of this glorious conederaey we ask the
patriotic citizens of all parties to ask themselves in
what adefenceless and unhappy condition they would
find themselves. We are told by the Opposition
here in the South that the cotton States have deter
mined to secede in the event of LINCoINs election
How do they like the picture? Or if the Govern
ment determines to coerce the seeding States Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Virginia viii be reduced to
the necessity of permitting the cohorts of LINCOLN
to march through their territory; or of resisting
them, thus verifying the language of inspired lips
that 'he that is not for us is against u.s.
These caamities-this melancholy and terrible
urama-hlay DC aVefted by the wise and united
moderation of the great States of Virginia, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Missouri standing shoulder to
shoulder with their Southern sisters for the prin
ciples of the Constitution and the Equality Of the
States under it. Tennesseeans, will you do your
part and save your country? Never did such higf
and holy obligations devolye upon you. Party should
be lost in such ISSUE if it interferes the least
| deciding it for the best interests of our common
country, or if it causes our honor and the honor
and happiness of our posterity to tremble in the
| scale.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-25
Latest from SYRIA,

The Beirut correspondent of the Boston TraUelsr
writes under date of September %:
Information has just been received that fourteen
out of the thirtyseven Drse chiefs have surrender
ed themselves to the government. while the others,
determined on resistance, doing all the mischief
in their power to Christian property.
Guards from the American Consulate have been
sent to the mountains for the protection of such
Americans are exposed to the fury of the rebel
lious fugityes; and the Druses are determined
fight to the death, sanguinary conflicts may be ex-
pected between them and the French army as well
as the Arabs and the Government troops.
IL learn that the Druses sent deputation to Add
elKader to ask his aid and advice in their time of
trouble. How many fighting men have your re-
piled he About thirty thousand was the answer.
No more?' Perhaps few more, but about thirty
thousand WELL said he Il had over one hundred
thousand well-traned soldiers in Algeria and was
unable to contend with the army of France. by ad-
vice to you IS surrender yourselves at once, and
then will exert all my influence in your behalf
The Druses went away heaVy-hearted. Some took
his advice others did not. Those who followed his
suggestion may now be seen looking through the
barred windows of their prison room at the bar
racks awaiting their day of trial. What humiia-
ton for these proud mountain chiefs
Letters from Damascus state that the trials are
still going on. Nine MOslems hung last week.
and others have been condemned to death. One of
| their number Druse who had been at the
massacre of Hasbeyia, and another was the actual
murderer Of the Irish missionary, Mr.. Graham
The departure Of Fuad Pasha yesterday with a
| large detachment of the Turkish army for SidOn
with view of going to HasbeyIa, is an Indication
that the Turks quite prepared for the DrusC
| campaign, and that Fuad Pasha will himself take
the field. He is host in himself, and not poor
soldier as his campaign in Greece will testify. He
| is as much Of statesman and politician as he Is
] general
Upon the reception of the present of the pistol:
from the President, Abd-elKader called at once upor
| Mr.. Meshaka, the United States Consular Agent Al
Damascus to express his high appreciation Of th'
| gift.
II see many reports in American papers of 1900
women having been carried away from Damascus
| by the Arabs and KeOrds. The fact is that there
were only Is 900 Christian inhabitants in the city
1t is possible that few hundred thus carried
| away. possibly thousand, but probably much less
| would be more in accordance with the truth"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-25
Democrats! You cannot
be too vigilant, active and
industrious from now until
the 9th of November.


The Democrat the DOUGLAS organ in this city pub
Iished. Monday evening extracts from Mr.. DouGIAs
speech in Milwaukee ION the charge of Lecompton-
ism" Wednesday morning the same speech, woru
for word appeared in tie Nashville Patriot printed
from the type Of the Democrat Just it was set up
at the DOUGLAS Office. How wonderfully affection
ate the BELL and DOUGLAS brethren are getting to
be. Some time since we called upon our friends to
send Us every article they might find in any DoUG-
paper, arragning Mr.. BELL for his political mis-
deeds We have heard of but one article of that
character IN any DOUGLAS paper yet.
How pleasant it is for brethren to dwell togeths
er in unity"
REMEMBER that if JoHN BELL wee to he elected
President he would have Jt one political friend in
the Senate.
REMEMBER that if STEPHEN \. DoUGIAs were to
be elected President he would have but political
friend in the Senat. NEsuTH, OF Oregon, recently
elected bv a fusion between the Black Republicans
and DOUGLAS Democrats.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-25

Magistrates never agree about the price OF KISS
obtained by force. While it was once quoted as low
az ten dollars in Louisville Kentucky, we have
heard of a young French Canadian, in the neigh
borhood of Quebec. who, threatened by young
lady whom he had kissed against her wishes. com
promised the matter by giving her $50 and making
the humblest apology.
1t appears that the price Of that dear article de-
ponds mostly on the age of the person it was stolen
from So tits said by the Philadelphia papers that
a Texas merchant who was last week in that city to
transact some business, being overcome by his feel
inps and spirits embraced middle aged respec-
tabIe lady. whom he met near the corner of Eighth
and Chestnut streets. and ATTEMPTED to kiss her he
was arrested, and held to bail in the sum OF SOU
No doubt that if the lady had been much younger
the sum of his bail would have been double. The
bold merchant provided for hs bail and as soon as
no had become sober left the city, whittier he had
not certainly gone to transact such business.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-25
An AdVentureSS.
From the Cleveland Plaindealer, Oct. Is

In the Police Court one morning last week a
woman still young and in whose face traces of for
mer beauty were still discoverable was sent to the
have come into our possession from a reliable
source. Five years ago she q school teacher in
a small town in the State of Michigan. She was
pretty, educated, and captivating IN manners. But
she had uncomfortable passion for dress and was
one day detected in the act Of stealing costly silk
from the counter of the village store. She was ar
rested but. under promise of leaving the village
never more to return, she was spared the pain and
modification of a public trial for larceny She
Travelled west and encountered southern planter
somewhere on the route, who employed her as gov
erness in his family. She accompanied him to his
home in the far South, where she succeeded in cap
tyating him, causing his wife to sue for divorce
After thoroughly running the planter and scandalz-
ing his friends she elOped with light muatto the
most valuable servant in the planters collection.
and went to st. Louis. There. becoming sick of the
mulatto, she sold him for 81 900. She is next heard
of as managereSs and leading actress of a strong
theatrical company in the interior of Missouri plav-
ing star parts on the stage and doing susceptible
grain merchants off The st. Louis papers last spring
contained numerous reports of her dashing swim
dies along the Missouri River She ran a wild race
in Chicago, and brought up in Brdewell, where she
served out a short sentence for theft She reached
Cleveland in the course of time hOpelcssly dispated
and shattered.
Undoubtedly there is plot enough in her miserable
life for 4 good romance Of the bad French school,
But this adventures too hcartless and schemng
to bring tears to soft eyes, like young Dumas Ca
mile
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-25
mJmst as we Predicted.v

This is now the cry of some of the Douglas men,
The defeat Of Foster is just they predicted. They
always knew that it would not do to ignore the
Presidential contest and that Foster would be beaten
Well. perhaps they did know that Foster would be
defeated, and how he would be defeated and pro-
badly they could enter into particulars if they chose
to do SO. Men who are so ready to predict defeat
gencncrally have some interest III making their pre-
dctions good.
So with many of these exutant Douglas men,
They predicted Fosters defeat, because they had
some hand in doing it. Some of them who were IN
the secret bet and won large sums OF money from
brother Democrats on Curtins election The leader
of Douglas party in this State, John ". Fornev
used all influence against Foster before the election
and now exults at his defeat In localities where
Douglasism is the strongest the defeat is the most
signal Congressional candidates, who were not
identified with the Douglas interest, were slaughter
ed. The total vote of Democratic candidates for
Congress Is probably some ten thousand less
than the vote for Foster. While the Breckin-
ridge men generally stuck to Lehman in the First
District, although he tried TO defeat Florence two
years ago and elected him by their votes the Doug
las men struck down lngersO in the Fifth District
because he was 4 friend Of Breckenridge In the
Fifteenth District Gen. Fleming was served in the
same way, merel Y because lie was suspected of SYM
pathizing with Breckenridge; and L.yooming county
which is Douglas stronghold actually gave Curtin
a majority.
impression that large portion of the straight-Out
Douglas men played false to Foster, and this &C
counts. to great extent, for his overwhelming de-
feat. 1t would be unjust to accuse all, or even a
majority of the friends Of Douglas Of playing at
This trescberous game-but that thousands Of them
did vote for Curtin is past controversy. No wonder
that they predicted defeat and staked their money
on Curtin when they knew precisely where defeat
was to come from They are welcome to all the
money ard laurels they have won by assisting to
strike down Democratic candidates Harrisburg
plir.nt lt,lI I-ninn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-25
An Americans Opinion of American
Women.

The female half of American society owes debt
of some sort, and heavy one, to the New York
Express for the following outburst in the shape of
reflection drawn from the just concluded visit of the
Prince of Wales and suite. 1t says
zone thing is determined by the recent visits TO
this country of Princes from the East and from the
West of the Old WOrld-American women have
worse manners than the men. 1t was the women
who at Washington intruded upon diplomatic reCep-
tiOns, and sat upon the nantes the Presidents
mansion; it was the women who insisted upon 60
ing a ball at Gen. Casss house, that the vener
able Secretary declared he dared not give dinner
or 4 matinee it was the who thrust their
notes upon Tommy. So. also it the women
who jOstled and crowded upon the Prince at the
ball at the Academy; it the women who got
upon the seats in Trinity Church to look at HIM,
Notwithstanding the clergymcn had first requested
them not TO do go. These are women of all grades:
not only such might be supposed ignorant Of good
breeding but such as would be invited to the balls
of the Secretary of State or could get access the
Academy Of Music last Friday They alike
in Washington and New York; they have displayed
this behavior before now, at the crowded operate
matinees; they 90 in the omnibuSes and in the
railway cars where they demand the places of the
men. and never dream of thanking them. At the
North and South at the East and West, the rule is.
that American women are rule-the contrary IS the
exception