Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-10-31
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Bro. D. Stradley, P. W. P. of Henderson
vile Division, writes I'VE have very in
t~eresting meetings-initialing four or five at
every one. We had a torch-light procession
Court week, and speeches which accomplish
ed good"
Bro. VIM. Stafford, of Cane Creek Divis-
ion, in Alamance county, says-"The TEN
pcrancc cause is looking up in this section,
Notwithstanding the great political strife
consequent upon the ensuing election. l
would be glad to give you n short account
of our doings for the last three months, if
had time, especially of our late meeting and
Banner presentation; but for want of it must
content myself with saying we had a good
time Of it."
Bro. j. j. Ward, Of Franklintor, writes:
We have initiated some thirteen Lady
Visitors lately, and many others will soon
follow. Our prospects are of the progressive
order. We are determined, if possible, TO
make old Franklinton Division the Banner
Division of the State. No efforts on our part
shall be wanting to advance the noble cause
of Temperance. We lave a goodly number
of young men, of the right stripe in our Di-
vision, all of whom are eyerting themselves
to influence others to unite with us"
Extract OF letter dated
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 10Th, 1860.
notice in your paper some account of the
, death of Mitchell Smith, of n. c., which &C.
CURED at this place. Our Columbia papers
c have told but a small part of the truth. Hon
t he was made drunk, is q matter entirely be-
n meath their notice. This unfortunate affair
=, occurred at our late election. 1t seems to be
a custom in Columbia, on occasions like this,
c for candidates for office, in order to secure
IS their election, to set up drinking establish
ments, called here Bull Pens" and poor
Smith, although not a voter, unfortunately,
N on Sunday evening, dropped into one of
to these enclosures. And on the following
morning, when the Commissary went his
!, rounds for the purpose Of arousing his forces
for the conflict, poor Smith was found sleep
s. ing his last sleep!' 1t is proper for me here
er to state, that only part of the candidates re-
in sorted to this detestable practice and, so far
:, as l know, this "modus operandi'' is alone
u confined to this particular locality.
Extract of a letter from an esteemed friend,
dated Lafayette, Ga.:-"Some time ago |
sent you a few subscribers for your pa per,
m promising at the same time to increase the
if number. Accordingly l now send you three
more names which you will please add to the
an list. They are all members Of my school
ok | feel satisfied that Of my IS pupils, not one
es. of them will ever become a drunkard.-
80, We labor hard to instill into their minds an
utter abhorrrnce to drunkenness, and as your
MT, naner is q fayorite with them, T feel that
de- with it in their hands, they are safe. Send
on your good Spirit and let it do its perfect
work.
to a The Temperance Champion is the title
of a paper recently started at Atlanta, Geor-
are gia, by w. G. WILDLY, G.. W. P. of Georgia.
,;v- 1t is the Organ of the Knights of jericho, and
of the Grand Division of Georgia, is ably con-
of Quoted, and gives promise of future usefulness.
s of We extend the right hand of fellowship, and
be- bid Bro. WILDLY God-specd.
OF ANOTHER WHIsKEY MURDER. The Greens
d in boro' Times learns that a man by the nam 0
Woods left his home, in the northeastern
part of Guilford county, on the goth inst.
and visited a neighboring distillery. pur
d to chased liquor and started for home. No
We reaching home, search was made for him OF
the 21st, and he was found about 10 O'Clock
SS almost frozen. He was taken home, but
and when the effect of the chill wore off, he wa
and thrown into spasms, which terminated hi
g., life about IL o'clock that night. He leave
II" a wife and several children. Well may
ira be ask ed of the man who sold him the liquo
rong eWhere is thy brother %
Wig do all the friends of the liquor bus
,tical ness so constantly denounce the Maine La
if it is a practical failure No rumseller CT
be found in all the country who will not bi
nend terly declaim against Prohibition And /
), are hireling of the traffic, whether political edit
svs- or otherwise, but what bewails the deep mi
alton, ~ e az sr.tom - laa;sIation
but Do they believe it q failure If so won
they vote for such a law in North CarOlin
polit- oereanhiy tn bes mUu aur II H. % -. 4ue. i" !? i" ~ :
fea- Ennor cold and 5rart in Maine now IN
zee ever before" If this be true, the friends
cr;me whiskey and beer ought to lie the staunC
49, est upholders Of Prohibition.
minis NiRGiE.A AshLeH f! lILhIlAILs.i
of our ~ RroocLs Trent and Rolton = commit
eek it? to apply to the next Legislature for a cha1
for a house of refuge for inebriates. The
r. adjustment will BE called the Virginia Wa
fam
ID do GEoRGIA.-The Annual Session Of
Gaand Division of this State was held
II AGO Palmetto on Wednesday last. The ate
he cul- ance was very large. AT eleven o'clock a I
idance cession was formed, numbering between +
and five hundred, and headed by the
any metto brass band, they marched to a bea
Xtrava- full grove, where a speakers stand and s
zen and had been erected. There were at least
of hundred and. fifty ladies in the procession
r The reports of the Grand Worthy Patri;
ana Uranu ScrlDe eVlueHCcu TIC prosper
and all condition of the order. Lithonia was St
which cd as the place for holding the next An
Session. The following officers were cleo
L. G. Jones, of Augusta, G. w. P; G
Jones, of Palmetto, G. W. A.; J.. c.. c.
nett, Macon, G. s.; Milledge Murphy, Sp
no n, Turn Out, G. T.; P. II. Brewster, Car
G. c.; E. C. Grannis, Macon, G. Con-; l
or sew Lancest er, LumRkin, G. Sentinel.
temper. IS Christian Keener, Esq, a well-kn
city OF temperance lecturer, died at Baltimore
Sunday Tuesday Of last week.
!. Col. LIQUOR AND THE GREAT CALAMITY
OF head readers remember the great calamity of
md es- month-The loss of the Steamer Lady
his by which hundreds of lives were 10
'ateiuly Although the Press has been singuIarly
Ill they in regard to the matter, yet it is said t
Oh our well known that scores of those lost on
" man fatal night went down in the stuperfact;
drunkenness, making nc effort to save t
selves. Had no alcoholic poison been so
that Steamer, many more lives would d.
> ian less have been saved.
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