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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26
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CALCULATIONS and ardent wishes for each 9TH
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

RETIREMENT OF GARIBALDL-Recent ar
rivals from Europe say, " Garibaldi has re-
tired to his island hope" The event deserves
more than a simple announcement as a
passing item of news. 1t is doubtful ifa paral-
lei can be found to it anywhere in history.
except in the case of our own ilustrions
Washington. The great Italian has exhibi-
ted a patriotism and a freedom from unhaI-
lowed ambition that deserve to place his
name high above the list of such military
chieftains as Alexander and Napoleon Bona.
parte. He took the sword for the good Of
his country, and when he had accomplished
the noble purpose at heart, he resigned it al
once, together with the supreme authority
that he had welded with it for a time.
The kingdom that he rescued from the hand:
of tyranny and oppression, he transfers. witt
the consent Of the people themselves, to on,
who had not furnished him a gun or a MAJ
for the conquest he had wrought. And whel
he had thus given him a kingdom, he ask
nothing at his hands, but goes home to res
IN the quiet shades of private life. Surel
such a one must occupy a high niche in til
temple of fame. God does not grant man
such blessings to our world as he bestowe
upon the Italian people in the person of Ga
ibaldi.-N. q. Presbyterian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26
Old Hard Times,

Is aroundl Have you seen, him, reader
warrant YOU have and heard, and felt
and feared him, too. All hands join ~ de-
.nouncing him as a busy in:ermeddler VIII
other peoples business; a vile disturbtr oil
the public peace. Go where YOU will, and
you meet his keen searching eyes; his iank'
cadaverous jaws, end witness the convulsIye
g~raspings of his ayaricions claws. a hateful
fellow is this same old Hard Times. Every
man would shnn his acq~uairtanee-ali are
trying to avoid coming . contact with him,
but meet him they NEST, asd That vitban
intimacy. How reepulsive th~e-embrace and
yet we must hug him to our bosom as a thing
we love.
If we 90 to the Bank for a discount, old
Hard Times is behind the counter and wfis-
giles his little finger at us and plainly says
you can't come it. If we offer an account
or due bill to a debtor, he smiles mockish
grin and tells us to call again IL we call
on a friend to borrow a hundred or two, the
old rascal fairly shakes his fist in rage at US,
and drives US empty away.
A cruel, heartless t,rant, is this same old
Hard Times. He causes suffer ing and limo
cent women and children to cry and starye
with hunger and want. He takes away fir N
the needy the last measure Of meal, and
turns them penniless into an unferling world
He dries up the sources of industry and the
means Of subsistence, and riots and reveli
in the desolation around him.
Is there no way to get clear of the oil
scamp? Can he not be expelled from GU
community ? Well, his Notifications ar
pretty strong at present, and may defy al
assaults, for a while But We trust his occr
patton of his dread fortresses will be of shol
duration. Prudence, economy, industry an
mutual forbearance may yet starye him GU
and general and individual interests and col
Germs pass through the fiery ordeal purifie
and freed from the disturbing elements ofdi
union, abolitionism, and other causes. The
a purer, more safe, reliable state of things W
exist, and though it be bought at a fearf
sacrifice and loss, we shall be the wiser al
better of its bitter teachings.
But if we would be saved from anoth
{ visitation from this hateful old Hard Tin'
we must gather wisdom from the paste
5 off all useless and extravagant expenditure
/ husband our resources; beware Of specu
5 ting and overtrading, and turn cur attNpti
= to a frugal, industrious and earnest, appli
= ton to business trusting andrelying on
good Providence of God, and \ resolute,
V t%erniined will to persevere in honest eifor
d then, should he come again, he viii knc
q in vain at the door of all such, for howe
e bad or good looking he may be, he Ca
e come in
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26
FOR TIE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
LOVE

-"Love is a lamp unseen,
Burning to waste, or, if it's light be found,
Nursed for an idle hour, then idly broken
N. p. WILLIS.
Not so Not sol LOVES lamp is not unseen;
1t never burns to waste,--is never quenched -
HIS is a vestal lamp, whose virgin flame
Hlumes the dark with pure and steady glow;
And should its feeblest scintillation fall,
1t would not lie UNHEEDED, where 1t fell
1t night not perish there, or
For Love, co-eval with the THRONE OF GoD,
Is co-existent with ETERNAL LIFEl
He moves on earth-a page in BEAUTY's train:
He follows, where SHE strays,-a worshipper-
Gloats on HER glanccs-feeds upon HER smiles
Lights with his lamp her pathway throughth the darf
And keeps a lonely vigil, where SHE sleeps :.
liz. only, knows HER worth, and spies in HER
A thousand graces, others may not see.
BEAUTY WAS MADE FOR IM-AN HE, FOR HER;
They cannot live apart-THEY came from Heaven
Heirs of immortal life-and when at length
SHE yanishes from earth, lie flies with her =
. They noaf ~FQeETHhE. undiscovered lands-
To blend the myrtle with the orange-nower-
TO build, in brighter chimes, their bridal bower.
"RARA AVIS"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

CHANGES IN THE CABINET.-Secretarv Cobb
has returned to Georgia. His letter ofrcsig-
nation to the President was kind in It's tone,
and was answered IN the same spirit 10y MIR.
Buchanan. lie has returned home 10 take
a leading part in the secession movement
Hon. Phillip FRANK Thomas, Commissioner
Of Patents and Ex-Governor of MARYLAND,
was nominated and confirmed by the Senate,
as his successor.
On Friday, Gen. Cass resigned as Secreta-
ry of State. The reason of his resignation
was the Presidents refusal to send more
troops to Fort Moul RE at Charleston. S. c.
1t Is said that Gen. Scott and Secretary Floyd
arc also expected to resign.
Mr.. Prescott Of 5. c., assistant Secretary of
State, has also resigned He is in favor OF
Secession.
Attorney General Black has been appoint
ed to succeed General Cass. The \. Y. Ez
press says:
There is a Significance, however, in this
appointment, which the country is not like
~ to misapprehend. The meaning Of
1t is, that as long as Mr.. Buchanan is in Of
flee the Federal Government vii! abstain
from every thing like force or coercion
against the seeding States. The recent
opinion ofJudge Black in favor of non-action
we are given thus to understand. is an opin-
ION by which Mr.. Buchanan intends to abide.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26
South Carolina.

1t will be seen from our columns to-day, that
South Carolina has seeded from the Union
lin other words the Union may be said to
be dissolved.
Welearn from a gentleman who was presen.
at Columbia during the session of the State
Convention, that the resolution virtually declar-
claring the independece of the State, was adop-
ted without a dissenting yoiee-the members,
as their names were called, answering "aye"
with a solemnity BETTING the most momen-
tuous event in the worlds history. Not a
sound could be heard but the voice of the
clerk as he called the roll and the steady,
clear faye" in response.
As the result of the vote was announced
one loud cheer went up from the large audi
ence (others being quickly suppressed while
the ladies waved their handkerchiefs and the
blue cockade.
A striking characteristic of the Conven-
ton was the numbered gray haired men it
contained. The stable, the learned, the ex-
perienced, the wise composed that body. A
more imposing spectacle perhaps was never
witnessed.
The scene out ofdQors partook of the char
acter of thst ~ith No cxcitepent-every-
thing calm and dignifed.
On Thursday last the Convention of South.
Carolina, in session at Charleston, unani,
mously passed the following Ordinance:
"An Ordinance to dissolve the Union be-
tween the State of South-C Carolina and the
other States united with her under th'
compact entitled 1.-THE Constitution of thu
United States Of America"
"We, the people of the State ofSouth Car
DINA, in Convention assembled, do declar
and ordain, and it is hereby declared and or
dained, that the Ordinance adopted by us i
convention, on the Odd of May, in the yea
of our Lord one thousand seven hundre
and lightweight, whereby the Constitute
of the United States of America was ratified
and also all acts of the General Assembly
this State, and amendments ofthe said cor
stitution, are hereby repealed, and that I'll
Union now subsisting between South Care
lima and the other States, under the name
the United States Of America, is hereby di
solved"
Great excitement and much rejoicing pr
i, vailed in Charleston.
South-C Carolina, then, is now an indepe
dent State.
We announce this result with the profou
:. dest sorrow. God only can foresee the cons
quences that will follow.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

nv
IHE STATE LIBRARY.-During our late visit
to Raleigh we had occasion to visit the State
Library, which is located in an out-ofthe-way
part Of the Capitol, and therefore not SEEN
unless specially sought for. We found yeIy
fine room, with probably several thousand
volumes of valuable books, many Of them
superbly mot saudilyl bound, and the whole,
as well as the apartment itself. kept in the
very ncatesT condition. There r CTe W0fE,v
N many large voiumcs-tllc Parliamentary
History OF England. we believe it (which
cost $500. We found many well LDuad and
carefully preserved volumes of the principal
newspapers of this State, out Of which nate
rails for History may hereafter be coilaled.
The Librarian, Mr. q. II. Perry. appears to
be as familiar with the characters Of his
dumb but yet Speaking companions in that
quiet room as any pafer Janaiyias with tie
characters and capabilities Of bis children.
F0V. DIS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

Bro. I. Stafford of Alamance, send us four
su bsciibers, ana re~marks-s'The cause of
Temperance is pros pcring in this neighbour
hood. and when political matters shall be-
come quiet, we expect to have a grand rally"
An esteemed brother, writing fiom Eufaula
Ala, writes-"Although the present politi-
calexcitement has possession of the minds of
our people, am glad to say that our little
Temperance band are faithful to the cause
the cause of all m~ankind-and are doinr
much good in this city. Our numbers are
fast increasing; and | sincerely hope that
the day is not far distant when our SUNNY
South VIII be as prompt to resist the agrees
ions OF King Alcohol, as they are those Of
the people of the North on our political and
social rights; and that when our Southern
Confederacy shall be established, it will have
inscribed OH the folds Of the flag-sDow :
wi h the aggression Of N,rtherners and alse
King Alcohol
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26
The North Carolina Planter.

The Publisher expected to nave issued the
mas holidays. But owing to his failure to
receive the materials from Baltimore to put it
in a new dress for the forthcoming year, he
he has been-unable to do so. It will be out,
however, early in January, and he earnestly
~solicits all its friends to forward their own
subscriptions, and as many others as they
can obtain, as soon as possible. He hopes to
double his list early in the year, and pledges
himself that no efforts viii be spared to fur
nish his readers with as good an Agricultural
paper as they can procure elsewhere.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

Rum is never false to itself Whether sold
at the Tiger" or the Green Mountain" it
is alike brutalizing. May the time come
when people can hold their social interviews
without It's discordant and Accusing presence.
Glorious-O, how glorious it must be-
when men sink the humanity God gave them,
by becoming slavering drunkards at every
gathering, and be proud Of their idiotic sot-
tiShness /!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

SUPREME CeuRr.-The following gentle
men, upon examination before the Judges of
this Court on the 10Th inst, were found quail
flied, and granted licenses to practice law in
the Superior Courts of this State, viz:
Basil c.. Manly, Raleigh; A. S. Hinton,
Marion, Ala; Abner S. Williams, Martin
County Louis Hilliard, Greenviile, VIM. NJ.
Hammond, Arson ; I. c. Singletary, Pitt,
W. NJ. Norman, Dobson Surry Co., Thos.
Cowan, Wilmington E. F. Satterfield, VIII
mington, j. K. Lassiter, Sampson Jeff. w.
Rogers, Camden Ark. Ssml NJ. Stanford,
Kenansville, Duplin Gen. j l.. Henry,
B~uncombe; NJ. j. Robbins, Randolph Co.
VIM Adams, Greensboro. NJ. L. Eure,
Gainesville W. j. Rasbery, Snow Hill,
Greene Co.
In the list of County Court licentiates pub
lished in our last paper, the name of Hugh
OBrien, of Franklin. was misprinted Gar
dener O'Brien, Raleigh.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

Losses ALREADY SusTskED.-Tke Bslti-
more Eschdnge estimates the loss already
sustained in The depreciation of stocks and
other public securities, at one hundred mil
mons OF dollars the loss on the grain crop,
thirty millions; the loss on cotton fifty mil.
hons; the loss on hogs twenty millioEs-in
all, two hundred millions on the above ar
tlcles alone since the 9th of November.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26
Splrit oftbtAge.
Special Notice.

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

C~oUScILLoRs "F STATE. -Ihs following
gentlemen were on Thursday last elected
Councillors Of State for two years, tO-wit
council "ooten, Of Lenoir; John W. Gun
n'hslain, o. ferson; w. A. Ferguson. OF
neiSie u 4 0iaves, of Surry David Muir.
Phy, Oh cumberland; j. j. Long, of North
ahpton, ana w. L. billiard, of Buncombe-
IneSe gentlemen are all Democrats.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

~ We are panied to hear that our be-
loved friend and brother, John Moffatt, was
called suddenly away from his recent visit to
North Carolina, by a family affliction-the
loss of q little son about q years old-under
most distressing circumstances His death
was caused by a garden bean which was
swallowed, passing into his lungs and pro-
ducing almost instant death. We sincerely
~sympathise with the afflicted parents in their
heavy bereavement-as will the numerous
friends of Bro. NJ. in North Carolina, whose
hearts twins around their W household
treasures, and can in some measure appre-
ciate the sorrow that has thus suddenly
Swallowed his noble, s~ympathising heart.
As Bro. N. had promised visits to some
friends before leaving our State, this notice
will explain why he did not fulfill those APP
p~ointments.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

DEcLINED.-Ne Learn from the Standard,
that President Buchsnan rendered to Hen. L.
Oh. Branch the important office OF Secretary
OF the Treasury, made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Hon. Howell Cobb, and that Mr..
Branch declined theofTer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

Let all who wish to get nice Christmas
Presents, go to Franklin's. He has Toys.
Confectionaries, and every thing for the little
folks, in great ~profusion and variety.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

pa We had the pleasure of a visit, last
week, from our noble Grand Worthy Patri-
arch. We were pleased to find him in ex-
cellent health, and with a heart fully alive to
the interests of the Order over which he has
been called to preside during the present
year.
He has issued Commissions for those Dep
uties whose appointment he has been request
ed to make. A number of Divisions have not
yet sent up recomme ndations for the appoint.
ment Of this important officer. The G. W
P. has therefore instructed the Grand Scribe
to forward blank Commissions to such Di.
visions, and they are requested to fill then
up with the name of the brother they wish
appointed, ard inform the Grand Scribe o
taz "a@nn of the same, thgt tn
list Of Deputies in the State may be publish
ed in the Spirit of the Age as soon as possi
BILE.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

A BIG HoG.-We learn that B. II. Tomlin.
son, of Johnston county, has a hog about
three years old which is s feet long. 8 feet
and s inches high, and 5 feet and s inches
round supposed, if well fattened to weigh
100 or 500 lbs. This hog has never been
pushed until since put up this fall. If this
hog had been let run another year he would
have veighed 900 or 1000 lbs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

~ We extract the following compliment
tary notioS@eam the y. c. Presbyterian, and
heartily endorse every word said:
n. c. CHRISTIAN ADvocATE.-At the late
meeting of the n. c. Conference, Rev. VIM.
E. Pell was appointed Assistant Editor of the
Advocate. Mr.. Pell is one of the most popu-
lar and useful members of the Conference
and wields the pen of a ready writer. His
sound judgment and editorial experience make
him a valuable acquisition to the Advocate
office. We welcome him to the fraternity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26

IL VAL be pleasant to see the day when
rum shall not mingle it's discord with The cir
!oyment OF every public and conyiysI gather
ing,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-26
Augusta J. Evans.

The last number of the Cosmopolitan
gives us a fine portrait of this distinguished
Southern lady, in connection with a biogra-
phical sketch-from which we quote the
following:
Augusta j. Evans, author of 'Beulah,' is
a native Of Georgia, having been born near
Columbus, in that State, in the year 1897
She is the eldest of a family of eight chill
dren. Her early years were passed in Texas
-1S47 found her in San Antonio, where, in
the midst Of the alarms of war, and the de-
moralization consequent on the presence of
several regiments of soldiers, she was not
able to profit much by her surroundings
But, like many a noble heart before her,
she had the most priceless of treasures, q
mother of intelligence and good judgment,
under whose care the girl grew up into young
womanhood, with right principles, right aims,
and right views of society. Her brothers
were too young for her companionship a
mothers society, and books, were the only
resources against loneliness and ennui.--
Here, then, were nouriShed into full life the
germs of that reflective faculty which ulti
mately sent her mind in search of compan.
ionship and sympathy among the dry bone
of the Schoolmen and Doctors of Mentality
which refused to be satisfied with what i
found-which created for itself a world O
doubts, fears, struggles, and of ultimat,
triumph in the plain, homely, Christian CARL
of Beulah.'
In 1s49 the family removed to Mobile, il
order to afford to the children the advantage,
of good associations and good schools, an
there they still contine to reside,
In her seventeenth year Miss Evans wrot
'Inez-a Tale of the Alamo in which sh
designed to show the abuses Of papacy, a
they were revealed to her in San Antoni,
and also to embody the principal features ofth
Texan war of independence. This work wa
brought out anonymously in 1866. 'Beaulal
was published by MeSsrs. Derby &Jacksol
in 1860, and has now reached a sale of twent,
three thousand copies. = = x
Miss Evans is still a resident of Mobile.
calm, patient student, an intense lover of n
ture, fond of her home, and devoted in h,
family relations, she is gathering in thos
materials which produce glorious mental r
suits to such natures as hers; and We, ther
fore, look forward to her future with hope
further offerings upon the altar of a pur
enrolling, and beautiful literature"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-20

iAEetr PRAcrIoE.-lf volunteers wish to become
ensent soldiers, they must learn to shoe, as wel
as handle their muske,s. with accuracy. Thisthey
can only do by frequent practice. either in squads
or Sing'y soldier accustomed to the firing ia
musket could always make their gums tell a. ,es.
en'y hye or one hundred yards, whilst on the her
hana u he vas not Of accurate aim most Of his 81 OF
would be lost in time If battle The execution
dong at the battle of Orleans may be attributed to
the Tact that the soldiers generally dead shot
"a circumstance that gave them nerve and cool
ness in that trying hour. Ii our sod ers hope 10
De equally efhcient, they must practice at tho tar
get until they are good shots; and the sooner they
commence 1t the sooner will they be enabled to
present an undivided front to any flag and now
them down as does The reaper ~ w tho grass.