Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-09-25
OF AGE. A Weekly Family Newspaper.

ter with. a. sparse and stunted growth OF 1--we
oak and Hex euponia /; AID are -~neitaer. really
geographically neE politically, "a parbof North
Carolina.
The inhabitants are a very peculiar race,
known as bankers or wreckers, s~ubsStlng
almost entirely bv fishing, fowEng, aud
wrecking; ;. acting as occasion requires as pi-
lots for vessels entering the. Sounds. They
hail from almost every quarter of the globe,
and are generally ignorant and superstitious;
and although seen on the map as a part of
Hyde county, they are politically indepen-
dent, knowing little and caring less, for the
government regulations of North Carolina.
Their manners, customs and habits, are very
peculiar indeed.
Separated by nature frem the rest OF the
State, with all their inclinations and feelings
turned seward, they are really aVerse TO
any fellowship or community of interest
with the State proper. They have very lit
tie property ofany kind, and are really much
less concerned about the laws and regula-
tons of State policy, than they are about
the laws that govern the winds and tides
What do they care for tax bills or stay laws
they have nothing to tax. and Almost efficient
stay law has been in operation among them
ever since their existence as a people.
Many queer stories are told of the m o n
corning particular kinds of lights seen UPON
the banks during stormy weather, and also
concerning the especial good care taken of
wrecked goods, smuggling, &c. They have
no good feeling for North Carolina, either as
a State or people, since they regard the whole
concern as an infringement upon their law
less habits OF life They know nothing and
care less, about the great principles at issue
between the North and South, and would
just as soon live under the government of
France, England, or Russia, as any other,
provided they can only carry on the wreck
ing business unmolested.
1t is alhnonsense to say that they took the
oath because they are abolitionists and are
more loyal to, the North than South they,
so far as principle is concerned, care moth
ing for country, butlogethemselves supreme
ly, and would, In. turn, just as willingly de-
sert to England, France, and a half dozen
other powers, were they successfully to cap
ture these banks. They didn't desert to our
Northern foes because ola preference for the
principles of. the Abolition government, but
simply because they have no principles, in
matters of government, of any kind.
Don't be alarmed, old Abe hasn't gained
over to his cause any North C~arOiniats.
ReLL OF THE SHADY GROVE RANGERS" OF LIN
thy list Lieut., C j Hammarskold I'd do, D Rhodes
Sd do. AR Nisbet Orderly Serg't, F A Hoover I'd
Serg't, Jonn T Stamy Sd do. Geo Cauble 4th do, u
Wise 5th. do, or Ensign. Nj HeyRer LIST Corporal,
w G Childers I'd do, John II Eakers Sd do, james Il
Hill 4h do.
PRIvATEs-Thomas Alternately, Vincent Avery. "
J A Armstrong, VIM N. s blackburn, J F Bass, Wm
Henderson Cody, WI Childers, Wiley B Childers, :
Costner, JAS Z Gavin, Jos Eaker, Daniel Eaker,
VIM Elmore, Geo F Fulbright, Monroe P Finger, j v
Grice, Danl. X Gilbert, Joseph H Huss, NJ NJ Hevner
Able Hartzog, Geo Hedgpeth. NJ II Hawley, w o Han
olson, Peter Hullett, Malchi Hovis, John Jonas, ia.
keeEer, Geo P Keever, Henry Kestler, J A Leather
man, John Lemasters, David Langerfelt, c S Martin
: d Moore Moor; j q Mauney, Roht J Price, Daniel Per
ton, J A Porter. Washington Queen, Joseph Queen
bunny Queen, Alex Richards, Moses Richey, Pearson
cob Sane, Daniel Sane, Thos G Taylor. d M TAYLOR
Samuel Talent, David MILESTONE, Mark Withers, i
Williams, Alex II Wilson, Lawson Wise, j f Yoder