Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-06-12
Gleanings from our Correspondence.

subscribers, and says" This evening We
made q little rally in our Division for the
Age, and the result is, We send dozen new
subscribers Enclosed find a dollar for each
name, and to diffuse your "Spirit' more
widely. And let it be understood that Da-
vie Division still lives and dares even in
these perilous times to raise its warning voice
against the fell destroyer of our race
Thanks Bro. T. and all our noble friends
of Davie Division, for their material aid in
this our day of need. We are glad to
hear that Notwithstanding the noise and
confusion incident to wars dread alarms, they
still rally around the pure banner of our Or.
der, and nobly struggle to save the enslaved
and degraded prisoners in Alchohors camp.
May the most u~nbounded success attend their
labors.
Bro. E. F. Ramsaur sends us three sub.
s%cribers, and says: ELqurel Hill Division
I'm Lincoln county, is doing well at this
time. We had four vacant seats, caused by
that number of 'our young brothers leaving
Tor the seat of war, but their places have
been filled by four new recruits, and we
nave also added two lady visitors to our mum
ber."
lIhe members of Laurel Hill Division o..
e.ronrul, working set of brothers, and we
have no fears that the cause of Temperance
will suffer in their hands.
The D. G. w. P. Of S~wannanoa Division.
in Buncomhe county, sends US a club of FIVE
subscribers, and writes:
1t has been so long since our Division has
reported in the Spirit that fear other Di.
visions begin to think that it has gone un-
der; but such is not the case. SlCannanoa
D10tS1on has gone to the aoGr! Nearly all
the officers laid aside their badges and put
on the soldiers uniform. Our W. P. drop.
ped the gavei and grasped the musket our
+. 5. and A. r. S. left their pens to corrode
IN the ink till they would dip their swords
in tyrants' blood to write freedom for the
sunny South our c. and A, G.. each left his
staff leaning against the Chapel wall. and
grasped the southern flag to bear it through
the storm of battle to victory our @. S. left
his wooden spear in the ante-chamber, and
with glistening steel stands sentinel on our
border, and we know he will guard it we'll. foI
he is correct in the passwords is-LIBERrY
OR DEATH and ether members, enough tt
form a quorum, are with their officers ir
camp, under the Hon. z. B.. Vance, Can't. O
the Rough 4 Ready Guards. Their request
was that the home partof the Division should
be kept alive till their return from striking
their %country's foes to the dust. MANY O
them were members of the Church and Sab
bath school.
Last week | saw the Sabbath school list O
young mems names, and the first five on tina
list are volunteers. Can such soldiers, wheI
lighting for liberty, be conquered? Many o
them may find a soldiers grave, but if the,
do, we are satisfied that IN egery respect the,
ciU die at their post. The young mer
of this neighborhood are all gone. Forty o.
fifty from Swannanoa! May the God of mer
cy be heir shield.
I'VE mingled with the brothers of Swan
nanoa Division, while in camp here AM
from our own knowledge of them, we will G
security to their gallant conduct, whether a
soldiers in-tbeir-eeent-y' norrico or in tn
great cold water army. God grant them a.
a glorious victory on the field of battle, and
safe return to their Division room to unit
with their long absent bretheren in singing
"Once more we here the pledge renew,
OF strict fidelity;
Still to our maXims ever true,
To Love and Purity"
A friend sends us a club of subscriber
andremarks in his letter enclosing the money
Your paper has done good in this part of tt
country. One man who was almost a so
subscribed to your paper about a year ag
and after reading it for a while quit dTinkir
to excess and now seldom touches the stuff
all. His name is on the list | send you.
like your paper very much, and would ser
you a hundred names if could