Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-02-29
A Weekly Family News paper.

And as Sons of Temperance, the occasion
the crisis-furnishes u double inducement
to put forth our strongest efforts for the ad-
yancement Of cur cause. Are the times por-
tentous Does danger threaten? Is there
a double-armed foe invading our homes p
Yea, rerilyi Then let US one and all to
arms: and while we seize the sword and
cartridge box in defence of our political
rights, let US also bear with us wherever we
go, the Pledge of Total Abstinence, and on
all occasions try and get recruits to fight old
Alcohol, whose hellish m~alignity was sym
bolized in the devilish crusade of John Brown
at Harper's Ferry.
THE GEORGIA CRusADRR.-After a suspen-
sion of several weeks, caused by the recent
destructive fire in Atlanta, the Crusader
comes to US Phonix1ike from its ashes, and
like that tabled bird dons a new and and if
possible more imposing ~piumage. The Cru
sader with its valuable typography, able and
sprightly corps of contributors, headed by
that noble champion of Temperance, John Il.
Seals, deserves to occupy the front rank in
Southern literature. We gladly welcome
this old ~favorite to our sanetum, and hearth
} ly wish the editor all the success his enter
prise and talents so richly deserve. Devoted
! to literature and Temperance-two dollars
| per annum, in advance.
} So says the Virginia Conductor, every
word Of which we endorse; but yet we must
Y regret that SO little prominence is given to
; = al -.-,Io, l1ofara nc In
! deed there is but one editorial article on the
q subject, and that appears to be a~nseffort to
j. justify so little Temperance matter being CIV
en-, ef which complaint has been made. We
e especially regretted to see the assertion, that
'the abstract subject of Temperance, every
= one knows to be hackneyed, dull, dry, and
long since Monmouth sentiment that fo1
one we cannot agree to. As well might we
talk about the abstract subject of Faith
or of Judgment to come" of which Pau
reasoned before Felix, in conjunction will
Temperance" being "hackneyed, dull, dry
: and worn out, " and therefore Improbable il
discussion.
The Editor further asserts-'that ever,
idea which it is possible to advance upon il
: has been repeated a thousand times in h
= hearing Of every American citizen whose ear
can be arrested by the subject, and the mos
ct inventive genius would fail to originate any
ire thing which was not perfectly familiar to all.
for We must enter our demurrerer to this r.
iii mark also. There are hundreds Of Thousand
is who have never heard the Temperance 60
md pel-in the mansion, the cottage and tt
ers hovel-their attention has never been draw
ON to the subject; they may be enlightened al
teh and won over by arguments that may be o
rim to some, but are bran-new and convincing
them. Try it, brother Crusader, on son
well-informed man on other subjects begin
expatiate to him on the Order Of the Sons
49, Temperance, and tell him of their efforts
educate the people in Temperance sentimel
and perehance you will find him about as p
foundry ignorant of these things as are I
heather of the Christian religion. God BIZ
you, Brother Crusader, you are greatly n
taken about this thing. Many, very ma
+ ~ intelligent men, even, apd ghost of thsfg
Md f@"' "io 0s9i"ue"' Nno Avlh"S "NS'1
Temperance moyemem0ht whatever.
W" But the Crusader asks if he is to orept
~re-write, r~eiterate and re-repeat those 81
old ideas, and fill the editorial columns "
pol- them every week, from one years end to
otherg" Well, yes, better even do this, Il
:" ignore the subject as 'hackneyed and |
oN since worn cut" We believe it is the d
of the Temperance Press to give ''here a
tie and there a littie"-'line upon line,
precept upon precept'-and unless we
this, the cause will suffer and greatly re
gade,
We make these remarks in all kindn
and feel sure they viii be received by ou1
temporary in the SAN spirit.