Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-04-18
Words In Season.

Our beloved friend and Contributor, "lN-
VALID" has for many long and weary years
been deprived by affection from attending
the meetings of his Division but he still
feels a deep interest in the cause, and recent
w prepared some remarks, which were read
before his Division by his devoted Amanuen-
sis, his little sister, from which we make
the following extracts. They are strikingly
forcible and applicable at this particular
time, and we ask for them a careful perusal
by every Son of Temperance:
Never was there a time which demanded more un-
firing activity, and more s~leepless vigilance on the
part Of all true Sons Of Temperance than now. Soon
we shall be in the midst of q great political campaign,
which. as usual, will draw the popular mind from all
moral enterprises to the one great absorbing cause Of
excitement. You should then endeavOr by increased
effort To keep the reform prominently before the public,
and TO prevent Of possible) that decline of interest
which may be reasonably anticipated, unless a deter
mined struggle be made to arrest 1t.
Depend upon il, my brethren, You have it now in
your power to prove your loyalty to the cause rs you
have seldom had it before. If you are the genuine,
truehearted Son you would have US believe You are,
YOU will seize your sword with n frmer grasp and
strike. right and left, with a determined will. Already
the miuiOns of the a%rch-iend are gloating over their
bloody feast, candidates a4e ut their dirty work OF
buyiur ~sufraEes with mean whiskey, and hosts OF no
be Youths are being led To take their first steps down
the road 10 ruin. Now, II fever, you should be up and
nj work. Determine, this day, that you will not relax
yuur efforts during the great political tempest which
will be- soon sweeping DER the land. Once more throw
your banners to the breeze, and pledge each other
here that its tri-Culorcd folds shall not be struck until
the wontcd calm has been again restored.
Determine that you will cvince to the world that
Won are I'm earncst-that II il no child's play in which
Won are engaped-that It II for a great and glorious
principle that YOU are struggling, one eminently wor-
thy of the little sacrifice of time and means which you
are making In its behalf. Determine that every meet
ing ofyour Division shall, If possible, be promptly and
p~unctnally attended that during the few moQtkZk kicL
haNGusue before the contest Is decided
n.,,In ahait uvsos gS@-.s unnu- the Lie at AZ
tempt, 10 lake sweet counsel t09ethnr~ms
eogNs "a tsGans 20 tbWg6fs ne f,rm Who Wnile
NXYtps champions q ~ .NaS. aa,issar;os
are sowing the seeds of Generalization and vice, may
GO forth 10 neutralize their pernicious influence, by
proclaimlng the benign principles of your noble Order
Nerve yourselves by all Legitimate expedients TO dis
countenancc the base practice of treating, as elecuon,
cerinp bribes, and to defeat, II possible, every asplrant
Tor ohhce who may seek to secure his elevation by such
unworthy means. Eudcavor, If possible, TO discover
those who may stoOp to such debasing acts, ana II
Won have II In your power To convict nm OF MS perm
DIV do not hesitate to expose him To the pnohc gaze
and arouse against him the odium and contempt OF
me enlightened and incOrruptible portion OF commt-
Uiiy