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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-13
RALEIGH. N. G..
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY IS, 1861.
ALEXANDER II. CORN n
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On.

fA-~aDO-UI1WdTG ]
+-Vr1e oolEwarrior of the Va. Con-
AMI MOI, row not weary of the
Doih TOLL Ilgt1 bravely 'gainst the wild
-, 'ia' Is inaklH shipwreck of so MANY.
'n0 oea'h-oioYto the insidious foe, ih-
au0e wave yer banner high DER alco-
- ~ioruhcatlqs, follow the demon if
osei ihto hlst pr; but free the victims!
See yon lettering Inn, see the filtbv =, &c
-. ~ eateers fund him, see his grey
hairs and furrowed bow COO -, ~,
NY otooo-shot Eye! Save him go to
hlm kindly, speak to Inn sootbinolv Of cb;d
aio ehllohood's hends-point him to a
"ain MN Oh tP end so fast approach
ing; even he may not le lost entirely Iool, ,
en- hoole mem approaches, is passing,
0ioa hHl' TO all APPEARANCE he is a most
1ed1uTe; lort face, expression, all
speak nm one OF natures most nertect enoc;
mems; he walks swihlyLsec he op+or.
oer restaurant; pass ID with him. All, no
champagne, Patch him closely, his
- iitshea and us eye burns with ex-
ei'' ne mas met with disappointment,
and thinks to drown care with wina. a. -
TO hifn and whisper tlere's poison in tbe c,,n
IL ne grows angry, all hi1nf riend brothor.
plead with him, tell hin thine own tbv fr;onas
ce' now 1t at asst "stingeth like a vi
~ oiteeh Ike a%nladder," tell him to look
@o's the road, thee is nothing but wretch
eohess, ruin, iiretrierable ruin one moro s+on
and the die may be cast. God somet;no
ceases to admonish! Oh warn him bv al
ne holds most sacred-by a mothers ,oan,or,
q mothers prayers, by his hope of peace and
immortality, to shun these sIoushs of direct
pestllence, as he would the gates to hell nor.
suaac MN to go with tsee to sign the pledge
.as'e Dot, handle not the maddening wine-cnn.
oear his taunts, calmly bear his threats hi
ieaVe HIM not, for on his brow will
oe written the hell-brand, aLostrn yonao-
Is a group of boys, students, | guess. and en-
manly fellows; what a merry crew. as tboT
snout making the echoes ring observe them
one leaves the crowd, reckoning a companion
tnese TOO are almost young men. and = ~
s"agger OF both, as they saunter laz;lv LIS
ele even now can mark the seeds of d;Ss;ns'
.ohnthey are soon beyond observation pa
sne brandy flask" is passed. Fatbers e enlu
l ond your sons Wheni it comes to this, for tbo,@b
nat"" meu with all the most brilliant pifts 81
nn noblest attributes, he is in s dann o.
49, mp with such a foe! Sons of To-
E E,@' tba Il ihy warming fails, only God car
is-onl GOD can guide the monster
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-13

ApoLooET1c.-Sever indisposition for seve-
raj days last week, prevented the Editor from
giving his usual attention to Editorial duties
and to Correspondents. He hopes to be up
in a few days and bring up all arrearages.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-13
Keep it before the People.

IF temperance men really desire that the
great principles they advocate should be
apopted by their fellow citizens, more atten-
ton should be given by them to keeping the
subject constantly before the public mind
Besides the usual meetings of Divisions,
Lodges. ETC., outdoor demonstration of some
kind-governed, of course, by the circum-
stances surrounding different localities
should be of frequent occurrence, and the
Importance of the Temperance movement
should by such means be constantly pressed
upon the attention of the people. 1t is all
folly to wait till a man has passed the usual
predatory state of a moderate drinker, and
then attempt to reform him for while we
would never relinquish our efforts in behalf
of a fellow mortal while there was life in
him, we will not attempt to disguise the fact
that it is a rare occurrence to rescue a mar
who allows himself to become a habitua
tippler. Therefore, while we have in ou1
midst such safeguards to throw around thu
tempted--as Sens of Temperance, Goo
Templars, the Temple of Honor, &c.,-it
the duty of those organizations to let thei
light so shine that all may be constantly re
minded of these glorious opportunities
af1x their signatures to a pledge which,
maintained inviolate, will shield them frol
the evils of intemperance and elevate the
characters as men. But to the point. "
haua laae- haaa -aE anininp that Tomnnran
king themselves known to the public. 1t
:, not what men eat, but what they diges
), that nourishes the system it is not Il
0 Temperance organizations in existence, b
= those whose works are known to accompli
. the final triumph of Temperance principle
S We could cite ni;ny occurrences viii
IT have fallen under ol immediate Observable
:. going to substantiatethe correctness of Q
q position but we wihonly mention one.
. Some two years ago. young man then
III the very brink ofEuin, saw the notice
one Division, and Became a Son of TIE
perance. It was not hat there was a Div
ION in the place, bit that it's exister
became known, with brought about
: good result. So saysa valued exchange.
ID
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-13

sesses y;r laws, Vegetable Pain Killer NC
instsntlv b', which not. only remove a pGs,
strength. t S~s s regulates the stomach, r PTea
is one Of tho a'a ms slgor to Che system. Il
more than gold. Sold by drugeist Is worth
throughout the United States and cneLaiiy
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-13
J. M. POTEAT.
j, W. HOLDEN.
G. Fl. BLOCKS.

OAYGENATED BITTERs. We have fremont
occasion to speak of this remarkable mad;0
cine, because we have full faith in its excel-
ience, and know of many instances where #
has performed almost miraculous cprrs II
is principally designed as an antidote for dvc.
pepsla, indigestion, and numerous disorders
OF the stomach. 1t was discovered and ner.
fected by a regular physician, after wears of
research and practical experience in medicine
IL IS entirely unlike all other specifics with
winch we are acquainted, and extracts the
a'Sease by Its very roots, leaving no yestire
behind Sold by all respectable druggists in
the United States .-Fgag Of Our Union.
confirming the above in every particular
We have only to say.that the remedy referred
10 Is too well known to render il necessary to
add a word in commentator.
SANDS SARsAPARILLA-No remedial agent
was ever introduced that has proved so mi.
lornty successful as this for purifying the
pioed, and for rheum, fever sores. erysipelas
plmples, blles, mercurial diseases, cutaneous
eruptlons, liver complaint, bronchitis. con.
sumption female complaints, loss of appetite.
general debility. 1t will speedily remove the
worst symptoms of these DISTRESSING com.
plants, and in a brief period complete a rad;-
cal cure.
prepared and sold by A. B. Sd. SANDS Dunu
lO0 Fulton Street, New York. Diussists,
SS0ld also by WILLIAMS & HAYWOOD R.la;,,
0oio aiso oy Druggists generally.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-02-13

The Union mcetinS neld at Richmond Va,
on Saturday Last ~ds very large. Addresses
were made ny Jno. A. Gilmer, Marmaduke
Johnson, John NJ. Bolts, and Vim. II. Mac.
Garland. Mr.. Bolts entree was the signal
for a welcome. His address was the long
est slrohg'y characterized by anti-secession
comments; The meeting was quite entbu-
to tbo PaSaS'ery expression of attachment
. '"e eoeral Union was appIauded.
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the TARIFF AND LOAN ELL.

SEIZURE OF A FORT ARSENAL.
1t is reported that several military compa-
MES from Pine Bluff and Little Rock, started
on the 18th ult, to take possession of Fort
Smith ard the U. S.. Arsenal near Little
Rock. Arkansas
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-15
ROMB-ShElLS.

+ The manufacture OF bomb-shelli
is a matter of much interest. a
gentleman visiting the Watervlier
Arsenal thus describes the prepar
alton of those he witnessed:
The shell is first filled with ole
fashioned round leaden bullets:
melted sulphur is then poured in
to fill up the interstices and bind
the bullets in one solid mass; the
shell is then put into a kind OF
lathe, and a cylindrical hole Of
the exact size of the orifice of the
shell is bored through the bullets
and sulphur,-this cavity is filed
with powder, even with the inte-
rior edge of the oriiice, six inch
shell of the kiiid here described
holding about half a pound; the
fuse fitted into the orifce, is e re-
cent Belgian invention, made of
pewter, and resembles the screw
cap used for patent fruit cans
An examination of this pewter
cap shows, however, that it is
made of two hollow discs of met
al screwed together and filled with
meal powder; a number of fine
holes are drilled in the lower disc,
while the outer disc is entire, and
marked with figures in a circle, l,
2, ,, 4. In this state the shell is
water and weather proof. When
taken for use, the gunner by means
of G small steel instrument scoops
out a portion of the outer soft
metal surface, and lays bare the
charge of composition powder be-
low it. If the shell is desired to
explode in one second after leav-
ing the gun, the scooping is made
on the figure one; if in two sec
onds ON the figure two, and so on;
the idea being that shells of this
description shall first strike the
object aimed at and do execution
as a ball, and then explode, send
ing the bullets forward as if from
another cannon located at the point
where the flight of the shell is ar
rested. Large shells of eight or
ten inches, are filled with powder
only, and bursting, do execution
by means of their fragments
These large shells are generally fir
ed by means of fuse of meal
powder extending through a. brass
plug screwed into the mouth Of
the she'll; in both cases the fuse is |
freddy the ignition Of the charge
In the gun.
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Old .Abr's Direct Tax.

We have information from a re-
liable source that there is not a
little talk and some warm feel
ing manifested on the subject of
taxes in the neighboring district
of Indiana. Heavy sacrifices of
property viii not be quietly sub
mitted to, and sales will be pre-
vented by combinations not to
bid, nor permit others to bid on
property offered by tax collecting
officers. The feeling, tits asserted,
pcrvadcs all political parties
We makeno comment on the pub
lie mind. 1t forcshadows some Of
the troubles of the future When
the delirium of the fever, brought
about by the acts and frauds of
these in power, shall abate, the
people will be amazed at their
own recent fOllies, and, we fear,
will rush to the other extreme of
infuriated madness against the au-
thors of their calamities.-Cincin-
ndti Enquirer.
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Unwilling Warriors.

All the prisoners, says the Rich
mond Whig, tell the same tale
that they enlisted only for the dc.
fence of Washington; that they
were not to cross the Potomac, and
had no thought nor wish to invade
Virginia. That they had been
imposed upon by their leaders, and
particularly old Scott, whom they
abuse with great fervor. One OF
them more intelligent than the
majority assured our informant
that he and all his comrades whose
term of service expired the day
after the battle, were convinced
that they were forced into the
fight to prevent theirreturn home.
Whether there be truth III this
or not, it is the standing excuse
which all the wretches make for
their invasion, and it is the same
that was made by the prisoners
taken at Bethel If it be true, it
argues deplorable ignorance a.
mong "the most enlightened pee
pie on the EARTH" and a wicked
ness among their rulers, even ex-
ceeding that, for which We gave
them credit,
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The determination Of SIarei;

The determination Of Slareiy.
The n. Y. World, an official Or
gan of the Lincoln Administration,
under the heading, can Alterna-
tive the South must shun," has the
following significant paragraph
Let Southern readers ponderitwell:
Anti-slavery discussion in this
war-Congress is out of place, for
the war claims the support of all
true men, whatever their opinions
of slavery. But the Northern Sen
ators who participated in Thurs
DAYS debate did well in not shrink
ing from the explicit avowal that,
while they regarded the war as
,waged solely for the supremacy oi
the Constitution, yet, if it should
come at last to be a aquestlon wheth
er the Government or slavery
should perish, the latter must take
the death. The South cannot toe
clearly understand that. The pres
ervation of the unity of the Re
public is a foregone conclusion with
the Northern people-the one fixed
supreme determination, agains
which nothing will be suffered t.
weigh for an instant.
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High Betting.-J. Arlingto

High Betting.-J. Arlington
Bennett, of New York, a commits
stoned officer in the United States
army in the war of 1872, and a
union man, and a major-general in
the militia of that State, publishes
the following card in the \. Y
Herald:
100000 WAGER.-To the edit
ors of the Herald: | will bet this
amount of stock, which | possess
in my own right, bearing interest
of seven per cent. per annIlm, as
sure to be paid as treasury notes
that the North cannot by force, un
der its present civilian generals
compel the slave States to remain
in the Union.
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General Johnston and Major Viii.
ting.

Capt. Desha, of the Kentucky
regiment, in Gen. Johnston's army
is contributing, under the sigma
ture of Sc De kay, some very
graphic sketches of camp life, to
the Louisville Courier. On a re-
cent Sabbath he attended the Epis-
copal Church at Winchester, when
were present Gen. Johnston and
Maj. Whiting, whom he thus de-
scribes:
There were numerous uniforms
observable through the house, but
| saw none more intently engaged
in the services than Gen. Johnston
and Major Whiting, the chief COM
manders of our division Of the
army. They are both communi-
cants, and have the enviable rep
utation of being true Christian
soldiers.
The casual observer would new
er take Gen. Johnston for the man
that he is. Below tie medium
size, plain AID unassuming in garb
and unpretentious in manner,
there is nothing whatever in his
personal to indicate the eXaltation
of his rank. He has, however,
a striking head ard face, bat the
former he generally keeps conceal
ed beneath a broad-brimmed SLOUGH
hat, or old-fashioned, round crown,
glazed cap. His countonance is
shadowed by iron gray whiskerS
and moustache, but beneath the
latter there is to be seen a thin,
compressed lip, upon which there
almost constantly plays sneer.
Major Whiting is no great man
in physique, but Intellectually, he
has few superiors in the army
Ample evidence Of his great engi-
neering genius were afforded in
the construction of the harbOr de-
fenses at Charleston and the work
ing of the tremendous batteries
that sileneed the guns of Fort
Sumpter. The only striking thing
about the Majors appearance is
hit peaked hat, and immense eye.
The latter has all the fierce bril-
-iancy of the hawk, while the pu-
Dil is dilated to extraordinary size.
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Blockade of the West.

! Mr.. Lincoln undertook to block
ade the South, which was, in effect,
simply hint for them to plant
their own corn and raise their own
Igrain, which they at once adopted.
The blockade, therefore, turns out
to be a blockade on the West, in
stead of the South. The follow
ing extract from a letter to the
New York Day Book, from an In
teliigent gentleman of Illinois,
forms doleful picture:
The blockade of the Mississippi
has prOstrated the State of Illinois.
So far as our business is concerned
we are utterly and totally ruined.
No part of the whole country has
felt the pelnicious effects of this
war like Illinois.
. The first blow Frustrated our
banks, striking out of circulation at
once all our money as efiectuaIIY
as if destroyed in a single con
flagratiOn. To fill this vacuum VIC
had nothing but to move forward
our immense supplies of farm pro-
dUce, with which the State was
literally crammed. This, however.
was impossible; our great CONNER
cial artery, the Mississippi, was
blockaded-not a bushel of grain
could pass. With the Mississippi
open to US, our corn would now
command at least 30 cents per
bushel, which would relieve our
embarrassments.
Now, however, owing to this IN
constitutional interruption of our
trade, corn is worth s cents. net
enough to pay expenses of market
ting. Lincoln has indeed "assas-
sinated" his own State, for YOU
might as well expect a man to live
and enjoy coed health with his
Jugular vein severed, as for Hi
nois to flourish with her great ccm-
mercial artery, the Mississippi.
hlockaded. Ihope, however, that
the lesson will not be lost, that
our people may learn by sore
experience, the ruinous tendencies
of Abolition doctrines.
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D-~>--

Presence Of Nmd.-On these
occasions we are mournfully 1e-
minded of the name of Presence
: OF Mind" bestowed on a late dig
nitary ofthe church in consequence
Of a story told of him by himself.
"A friend" he used to relate.
''lnvited me to go out with him on
the water. The sky was threat
ening, and | declined. At length
he succeeded in persuading me and
We embarked. a squall came on
the boat lurched, and my friend
fell overheard. Twice he sank and
twice he rose to the surface. He
placed his hands on the Prov, and
endeayored to climb in. There
was great apprehension lest he
should upset the boat. Providen-
TALLY | had brought my umbrella
with me. | had the presence of
mind to. strike him two or three
hard blows over the knuckles.
He let go his hold and sank. The
boat righted itself and we were
saved. Such presence of mind
is, happily, by no means universal.
We have heard a story of another
dean, who had left behind him o
race OF sons chivalrous as himself
who ON raw and gusty day in
December, and at the advanced
age of 20, leaped into a canal to
save drowning person. And the
like courageous efforts have not
been waiting in the moral storms
OF which we are now speaking
ECltnburgh Rcrier.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-15

RESIGNED HER FREEDoM.-From
the New Orleans "Bee' we learn
that Amelia Stone, a free negress,
aged "a years, born at Geneva,
New York, has Instituted suit in
the Sixth District Court, through
her counsel, for the change of her
status from a free woman to q
slave. She selected Recorder
Adams for her master. When
asked her reasons for the change,
she stated that she would rather
remain here a slave than be oblig-
ed to 60 back and live in freedom
among the abolitionists Of the
| North.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-15

MEDICAL SToREs.-Amongst the
articles that fell to us at the bat
tie of Manassas, was the entire
stock of medicines of the "Grand
Army of Invasion" AS these
stores contained all the medicines
necessary for large army, their
capture was very opportune, and
supplies us with much that is very
desirable. The Yankees, some
time since, refused to sell us any
quinine. Wonder if we did no
get some from them on bette
terms?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-08-15

Immense natural Bee-hire.-In
a cavern on the right bank OF Col
orado, about seven miles from Aus
tin, Texas, is an immense hive of
wild bees. On a warm day, a
dark stream of these little emblems
Of industry may be seen constant
ly vending out Of the cavern,
like a long, dark wreath Of smoke.
The stream often appears from one
to two feet in diameter, near the
cliff, and gradually spreads out
Ike a fan, growing thinner and
thinner until it finally disappears
in the distance and elevation
The number of bees in that cavern
must be incidentally great-proba-
bly, greater than the amount in ten
thousand hives. The oldest set
tiers say the hive was there when
they first arrived in the coun-
try and even long before that
time. 1t Is estimated that there
are many tons of honey and wax
in this immense cavern; and If its
contents could be reached and
secured, they might be more
valuable than any places yet
reached in California; but who will
undertake it? The sting of the
little owners are more formidable
than an entrenched army, and
will, no doubt, secure to them un-
molested possession for some time
to come; and yet the thing might
be done. Here is room for inyen-
tion-for a real live yankee to go
down to Texas, and rob that great
beehive.