Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-08-28

that We have stood at lie helm and guided
our humble barque oses the auicksands aud
dangers that have thresteded 10 wreck and
destroy If. But thasls 70 . kind Providence
and TO thousands Of gsssruna friends who
have nobly aided as. We come to the begin
ming Of the thirteenth volume with nearly as
large q subscription list as we have ever had.
and with the tgood Spirit as warmly en-
grated upon the appreciation and affections
Of its Patrons rs ever. We have nc other
way to express or grateful appreciation Of
the partillity and kindness We have ever re-
ceived from q generous public, but to pro-
mise our unremitted efforts to make the Age
worthy of the liberal support it has always
received, from the date Of its first issue,
twelve years ago.
But how painful the retrospect, when we
contrast the condition of our then happy and
prosperous, with our present distracted coun-
try. Then peace and plenty were in all our
borders-union and harmony prevailed from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. The great Ameri-
can Union was loved and worshipped at home,
honored and revered abroad. Then the proud
Flag of the Stars and Stripes was rallied un-
der with national reverence alike by the sons
of Louisiana and Maine, of the Carolinas and
of California. But alas how great a change
has twelve short years broughtsabout. Thtt
Union, once so fondly cherished by all, be-
came a source of oppression and wrong to
one section, through the fanaticism and per-
fdity of the other, and now it is rent in twain
beyond the least hope of reunion. That
proud Flag, the uplifting of whose folds in
spired every American heart with manly
pride and patriotism, is now the insignia
of tyranny aid shame, under which hordes
OF mercenaries rally and commit crimes
against their injured brothers that put to
blush the history of barbaric ages.
How justly may we congratulate our
sunny land on a separation from a peo-
pie on whom the curse Of God seems to
rest in all their efforts to. degrade and en-
slave us. But yet we cannot look upon
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Union with
out some regret. With SO glorious a past
and so inviting a future, what might the
United States of America not have been. if
the poisonous breath of fanaticism had not
withered its life, and the frenzy of sectional
ism destroyed its existence. But it is gone,
and history will record that it is not zoe of
tho So11fh uhC Hrcf co,o.ol 49,. 49, -
brotherhood, which, once broken, converted
the political bonds which united us into in.
struments of oppression.
The commencement of the 18th volume Of
the Spirit of the Age finds the Southern
States engaged in a mighty struggle for a
government of their own. We sought to &C
quire this by a peaceful separation from the
north. But they would not have it so.-
ThaHa ttarnntAa to~naaroa nc ia .Aaaa;n in tn.
Union failing in that they have waged a wal
against US of subiugation to vassalage, o.
utter determination. The latter NAV b,
done-at least it is in the range of human
possibility-but ~subjugation, never-nepe
Ever since the fierce mutterings of .hun
der were first heard from Fort Sumter. th,
Spirit of the Age has boldly spoken out fo,
resistance to and separation from the north
And while the war lasts, it's columns will. il
a great measure, be appropriated to the ad
vocacy of Southern rights and Southern in
t~erests, and in opposing any body, sect O
party, who is not for a total and complet
separation-commercial, social, political, an
eternal-satis6ed as we are it is the only wa,
peace can be perpetuated between the tw
sections, after we shall have conquered one
under the blessing of God, by the stron
arms and brave hearts Of our gallant soldiers
We shall continue 70 give the uerg lates
and most reliable News in every Issue
and endeavor to keep up Correspondent nc
with our Volunteers in the various Camp,
So that their friends at home shalt hear !
every issue of the Age from their friends j
the Army.
We shall also furnish every week som
choice LITERARY reading and TEMPERANCE al
@ticles, not forgetting the Children, for who's
tastes we always try to furnish something
In a word, we intend to try to make the Ae
interesting to everybody. Now, reader, bel
US to sustain it by sending us some new sui
scribers.
Th;s is our Programme, on entering upo
our Thirteenth Volume. Now, kind friend
we have a short "order of proceedings" "
-
wish you to follow: We are publishing IL
cheapest paper in the South, and furnishir
as much if net more reading matter tia
others of double our price of subscription.
Instead of reducing our size, as many ha,
had to do, we have increased our number
columns of reading matter. We give me-
% columns of small type every week-and a
for only one dollar! Well, this requires Of
more hand in the printing office. Beside
!. paper has greatly. risen in price-so have 6
!. the necessaries of life, nearly. We ha,
'. been cut Oft from the profits of advertiser
, almost entirely. We get nothing to do
the way of job Printing. So you see '
: are reduced to an entire dependence upon o,
subscription list for support. At the 10
price charged for the Age, unless a eery Tar
number of subscribers is secured, it cam
s be sustained. Now, what we ask is this
: that every friend who wishes see the Spil
: of the Age keep up, he or she will forthwi
apply themselves ta procure subscribers
e It. II they will do this, we nave no fears