Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-01-08

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- The-follOwing article, taken from The
n'cnmond Examiner, though seemingly con-
veyisg a little s~neering at the Sons Of Ten.
Perance, clearly evinces that this orosn;v.-
uon is looked to for arresting the ;mnet,.
wnicn intemperance has received in the South
ana Oh intoxicating and promoting their pure
principles of sobriety into which they hava
so long and faithfully labored TO indoctr;,.ta
.ne'r iellow-men- We have, however. too
iong suffered with contempt the iibes and
aerisions of wine-bibbers and brandy o,x
Tiers in high places, to be now turned .v.v
nom our purposes, although appealed to hv
tnose who have contributed, more than .nv
o'ner cause, tothe prevention Of the ascend.n.
oy oft the principles which the Sons Of Fem,
ance advocate. We are willing, nav. anx;o,.
70 labor and struggle for the adyancemo.t -
temperance principles and we have true
:" inc South, who are ready to enter nnon
the crusade which the Examiner saws -.
poAutlons and backslidines Of The t;mo.
loudly call for. We hope to find some eerv
southern orator who will like Peter the H..
"'H s'artie not only the drinkers. b,, -.
lawmakers and law. dispensers into $50
the Importance of the subject. Wi ~
hammer give US the aid of its witber;na
sNng'ng lash, to whip the rascals n.LsJ
through the world" who in anv NAME.
'f'ou'e towards fostering and e~ntailipv tho
curse OF ~intefnperance upon our newborn
Hepuoiic III SO we shall not DESPAIR Of ono
cess. But to the article of that paper:
The Sons OF TEMpERAScE-Fo,,ou
example OF the order of free and .coentnS
alasons, we see that the grand div;s;nns,,
81 the Sons of Temperance in tho g.
composing the Cenfederacy. have rsso1nsS
Iolcast on their allegiance to the q c.
DIVISION OF the United States" The mova-
Tent mas not been made q moment too soon
'uuging the rest of the Confederacy bv Rich.
mono, we shouldlsay,there was work enough
20 employ q very respectable army of Sons
Ior the next SIX months. During the tenn
porary idleness of the worthy men comnos;no
the order, the enemy (old king alcoboD has
obtained possession Of the citadel of the nao'
pies Affections their stomachs-and -
ated their allegiance to such an extent tha.
1t is doubtful whether some poor so1ls 49,
not gone under irretrievably. We can 49,
no more apostles of Temperance I;ka AZ
Buck Eye Blacksmith or the sanity Rro.b..
Cough, because no doubt those indefat;eshIa
men are in the Northern army; but the times
In a temperance point of view. call aIo,d G.,
q Crusader, who will be willing to wollon
the enemy hip and thigh. We suggest ~
the leading Sons the employment oS sonao
persons capable of picturing the evils If ;n1
temperance in the most diabolical colors wh;oh
a'rather lurid imagination could bring 70 h;s
AID. de should be capable of touchino free.
~ upon the pangs ofremorse that tear round
IN so frlghtful q manner in the beoinner,S
bosom after he has been on "a reo,lor
drunk for "our folks" now disport t6em-
selves (see Mayors court daily in ali manner
OF d~runks-regular and irregular. The amos.
tie employed in the good work should be- al
so aoie, from experience, to point a warning
finger to the imaginary topper of long stando
ing, now w%allowing in the gutter-illustra.
lions OF which ne could get any time after
nightfall by walking the streets of Richmond.
Az the present J%uncture We think a little di.
iation upon the misery of patient wives and
itue cniloren brought to grief because of
sne reveis OF their natural protectors in the
pleasures OF mania Potu would not 90 bad
We trust that some leader in the good cause
VIII adopt our suggestion and send forth an
Apostle to show our whiskey- loving popula.
ton the evils of intemperance in all its forms
AS we have. before said, he could illustrate
his subject fully by observation. Brother
Trent is Grand Lama, and Brother Evans
Grand Guyascutus for Virginia, and thew
may De able to get up some measure to re-.
ileve us OF the nuisance of drunken men