Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-05-15
Bellum. Horridum Bellum.

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War, Horrid War, iSupon US; and this
with a foreign nation, with China or L.
or Algiers or Morocco, bat with Bone og
Bone. and Flesh of our Flesh ; with bro,,
and sisters Of our own family with Ms
=. we took sweet counsel, and walked So
house of God in company" Sons Of IT,
peranee, who, less than a year ago, me,
such numbers together at Portland, and ~
uberantly counted On embracing in ,bei.
circle the entire nation.-Ministers ana
Churches of all denominations, who, in their
various ecclesiastical bodits met from lbo
North and South to pray and praise, to plan
and work for the universal prevalence Of
Christ's Kingdom; Legislators aud Statesmen.
who. not six months ago, were sitting for con.
s~,ltation in the same Senate hamber, that
they might extend projection over all Com
merce and arts, over thousands OF shipping
in all parts of the globe; Merchants and Bank
ers, prosperous by intertrading IN silver and
cold and silks, and jewels, and " fine linen,
n,role and broideIe ed work, v heat OF Ninnith,
and honey, and oil, and balm" have now ta-
ken ND tie sword and commenced the horrid
: work of slaughter and death. All our belief
!. that the prevalence of education 'ree lnStitu-
. tons of government /; pure and indebted
,elioion a universal observance OF the Sab
hath ten thousand Sabbath Schools al
= most universal meetingi for prayer vide
. k1sead principles Of Temperance. and revivais
: of Gods work Of grace, would forever render
n such a thing utterly impossible, IS blasted
for the moment and we almost begin to fear
> that after all our fancied expectations and
the bright Ironises Of a coming millennium,
when the Wolf shall dwell with the lamb
Il and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
and nations shall learn war no more, We
may be left to roll back into the darkness Of
i bv-gone ages, And yet we cannot makcit
; a reality. We cannot believe that Il Is FOR
i more than an hour and we do trust that
all the counsels of wicked men, and the mis-
apprehensions Of the deluded may soon be
- overruled aud better counseis will take the
place OF those which have brought us into
Oh such deep waters.
War is ever a terrible enemy to temper.
ance. The Revolutionary war introduced
bv to the country the daily spirit ration, whist
nd was carried from the tented field to the farms
he and workshops. The army Of 1912 %entalied
much of drunkenness upon the nation,
~ and more, it is we'll known, were slaueh
q tered by whiskey than by the sword. II
Mexican war, too, was a terrible field for the
ravages of intemperance. Soldiers were en-
NJ couraged to drink, that they might fight tn
- more feIociously. But better counseIs nov
of prevail. We have HayelOcks and Tal lors Il
Inc the fed ; officers who know the value Q
strict temperance. The masses of our vol
an unteer companies, who now enist for battle
on, are men who have been brought more Q
'oy less under the influence Of tte temperate
reform, and are sober in their habits Of lif
Self respect, religious principle. and memor
Of home, will to a great degree be controllin
efruIvHvs- 0euI, wur IS rrrEurrH7J
: ing. Crowded together in camps in wear
ness and exhaustion under the influence
10 bold and daring spirits and appeals to soci
bility, to honor anIbravery, men will DIR in
me- to theiI ruin. Extra efforts must at once
made to stay the scourge. To every ma
leaving his home to engage in the conhic
we would say, leave it with the resolute an
fixed determination that not . drop Of th,
are destructive wbiskey shall pass your lips. An
if you are a temperance man, or a Son {
ana Temperance, show your flag. Raise you
uh- banner. No man needs fery, poisoned drink
ded to sustain him. Havelock used none Ger
at eral Taylor carried his jug, lot it had M
,ept bottom, and would not hold whiskey. Goo.
bad nutritious food, cleanliness, ..calmness and slice
d OF a5e the grea: preservatiyes of health an
Is life. Q that Government would interior,
heir and drive from the tented field the thousan
sys- harpies, the internal vendors, who Thirst f
nil blood At the best If will be a might
nar- harvest for rum. Evey distIlery and p,oe
shop will be quickened into new He, and
we can only pray that the reign Of the Ter
rible evil may be short