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I Communications FOU THE FREE TRESS. WHITE LIES. "A lie is a breach of promise; for whoever seriously addresses his dis course to another, tacitly promises to speak the truth, because he knows thai the truth is expected." Q But there are falsehoods, which produce no specific injury to indi viduals, and which in their gene ral tendency cannot he consider ed either pernicious or criminal such may be properly denomina ted "white lies." My object is, to show that the colour of the lie is frequently mistaken, and misap plied, consequently an injury pro duced when not intended. Many persons, both young and old, male and female, are in the habit, in social conversation, of telling and exaggerating tales of thin" he say liction merely lor tne amusement of the company, without intending any injury to any individual what ever. The person who tells the tale, believing it at the same time to be false; and from his manner and style of delivery impresses the rest of the company with the same belief, cannot be said to be guilty ses, as k tends to maintain that j will again stifle their voices, and confidence which was placed in .triumph over our dearest rights, them-by another individual, viz: to keep a secret. If it be consid ered prudent to destroy the peace and injure the feelings of a man, by deceiving him, when at the same time, a simple truth could not possibly produce any injury to any human being, it is a false con ception of this moral principle, and a "mistake" in the colour of the falsehood. . Under the canopy of a "white lie" he erects his standard of lib erty! a liberty, a privilege to de ceive! This liberty defeats its own end. For, as the speaker considers himself under no obli gation to adhere to the truth, the faith of the, hearer must be ex tremely perplexed? and when once deceived, and the deception pro- I duces a serious injury, he will ne ver again give credence to anv 'S. of an evil intention, or a design to; In this The latter case is one, in which there was evidently a design on the part of the speaker, to de ceive the hearer it was a wilful deceit; and when our expressions are not true in the sense, in whidi we believe the hearer to appre hend them, we wilfully deceive, or in other words we tell a lie. injure the person who is the sub ject of the tale. Although the in tention may be an innocent one, and without a design to produce any injury whatever, yet, the .sub ject of the jest may take up an idea to the contrary, fearing that the company may give credence to the story, and thereby be the means of injuring his reputation.! Under this impression, he accu-l ses the person who repeats the jest, of having propagated a false hood against him, with a design to injure his character. When such a state of things occur, un pleasant consequences frequently, ensue. In this case, the colour was misapplied. And it goes to show the necessity of always be ing well acquainted with the indi vidual who is the subject of the jest, whenever we are disposed to indulge in this sort of amusement. For, although in the above case, it is evident that no injury was in tended, nor indeed, was there any produced in the public mind; yet, the subject of it felt himself injur ed, and in consequence of which, expressed his determination to obtain satisfaction, (a trait of conduct, attributable to his natu-i ral disposition ) therefore, 1 say it is all important to be well ac quainted with the disposition of the person who is the subject of the jest, before we venture to take this liberty with his name. Again the colour is sometimes "mistaken," either designedly or through ignorance. If I ask an individual a civil question, which is of great importance to me, and it be in his power to deceive me by answering in the negative, although an affirmative answer might disclose a secret, which it is his wish to conceal, would it not be more consistent with mor al obligation, to evade the ques tion and not answer it at all, than to answer in the negativo, thereby intending to deceive! Such an act may be considered by some, an act of prudence in certain ca- casc, the speaker "mis takes" the colour designedly: however, in the strict sense of the word, it cannot be considered a "mistake," as he has a knowledge of what he is doing, and therefore, knows that he is guilty of a wil ful deception. On the other hand, we may view it in the light of a "mistake," as it is the wish of the speaker to. impress the public mind with the belief, that he did not intend any injury by the de ception. Ampliimcdon. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1S.T. Town Officers. On Monday last, David Barnes was elected Magistrate of Police, and Kandolph Gotten, Jas. W. Clark, Michael Ilearn, Robert Joyncr, and John Parker, Commissioners of Tarborough, for one year. Alteration. -Our readers will per ceive, by an advertisement on the first page, that the Trust Sale of Land, Ne groes, &c. by Jesse F. Jones, will take place on the second Monday in June, instead of the first, as before advertised. perhaps, for ever, fetich is. the importance of the next Presiden tial election. But I rest confi dent, that in the contest the peo ple will be heard, and distinctly understood. And that while cor ruption is made to tremble at the majesty of their power, that they will reward the merits of that pa triot, statesman, and honest man, General Andrew Jackson, by ele vating him to the highest office in their ift." the powers common to every ft of government. It is not lo ' ' the least remarkable of the x lutions of the day, that with Hut exception, those who were iJC iy uisiinguisnea lor their resist ance of federal power, when crisis required its full exerci should be now, from motives haps too obvious to be question, ed, most zealous in their tUbr to usurp every attribute of sove reignty. At such a moment it h some consolation to the patri0r States of the Union, to find tlicm selves again associated in defend ing the public interest against uV unconstitutional efforts of a le$! pairing ambition. Whatever lnaj be the result, it will always iye me pleasure to recollect that even my exertions, however humble there the subsequent Wednesday. Oni"1 keen noticed with approba tion uy tne citizens ol Kalcigh t& whom I beg you to express niy grateful acknowledgments. Accept, Gentlemen, the assu rance of the very great respect of your ob't serv't, C. C. CAMBRELE G Will. Pol;, Wm. Boy I nv, and Joseph Hawkins, Esquires. Complimentary . Mr. Van Buren, a Senator, and Mr. Cambreleng, a Re presentative in Congress from the State of New-York, arrived in Raleigh on Sunday the 29th ultimo, on their return from an excursion to the South, and left Monday, they dined at Gov. Burton's, in company with a large number of the citizens; and received an invitation to partake of a Public Dinner, which they declined. The Raleigh papers contain the invitation of the Committee, and the replies thereto, from which we have ex tracted as follows Mr. Van Buren, af ter declining the invitation, says: "I feci bound to notice your im pressive reference to that great political principle, whicl We understand that a meetin i UIUIO! .t n . T...1.... Uvcon men and parties at the pre-' ra,.,k count.v'I Wl1' 1,eld5 -1.,,. ...i..;, Jr..... Louisburg on the 19th mst. tot Ihc action of the Federal Govern- lllC P."rPos0 ot adopting measures nient by turn, fllttll MKtifO 1i 1tlir SJ.tn t'I.,x. you claim for her the ijrcat merit T, " Uigaice.-Th of having been among the earliest, JcWeld Races commenced on the most consistent, anil efficient ad- 1 ,ul!.,1ni0,: , vocates of this fundamental prin- s T "cnccK. ah i : . , 1 ed over the course lor the Pronru he action of the Federal Govern- l"C J!HrI)OS0 0t aaoPl"S nent within the limits designed or lie F01'10" f Ins election ,ytho Cramers of the Constitu-,10 lh Psidencyot t ,e U rates, ion. You certainlv do no more Kaleigh&tar. etor's Purse. Jockey Club Purse, $400, three eiple. All dispassionate observ ers ill admit that the measures to which you allude justify the .cy l.ud rursc, 4uu, nrce claim vou express. The spirit of mi,e ''eats, was taken at two heat, encroachment has nssnn.P.l ... ,, "V Mr- .Johnson s Sliakspcare, and far more seductive aspect,, '"g bally McGehcc. and can only be resisted by the! rr, T exercise of uncommon virtues' 1 llC LawrcnccviUc Races com But it is consoling to know, .hat,"10!' 0,1 the,24th V': all that is necessary to make that ! A fewccitukcB, 100 entrance, rpsitni.o ,.ir..r..,...i :u...: .was taken at three heats bv .Mr. " V V v ,11V,UIIU, lo till II111UAI- Congressional Candidates. In the 12th district, Samuel P. Cai son will he opposed by James Graham and Robert 15. Vance. In a recent Circular to his constituents, Mr. C. savs: "Before I conclude, fellow citi zens, permit me to bring to your notice the importance of a crisis which is last approaching a cri sis big with the fate of the peo ple's rights; and one which may decide forever the important ques tion, whether the people will be governed by their own wills, or whether the intrigues, manage ment, and corruption, of the pre sent ambitious aspirants Ibroilice, blu adherence to those sound doc trines which have ever characteri zed the politics of North-Carolina. When the opinions which do hon or to you become the general sen timent, then, and then onlv. will the safety of our political institu tions, and, consequently the liber ties ot tiic people, be placed be yond the reach of contingencies." Mr. Cambrelen, (who is a native oi this State,) answered as follows: Gentlemen I regret that an in dispensable engagement prevents me irom accepting the very po lite invitation of the citizens of Kaleigh. Allow me, gentlemen, to parti cipate in the just pride you must ieei mat "Aorth-Uarolma has ne ver been found among those who oppose the General Government in measures adopted for the good of the Union." Vrh0n that Union was threatened, and the public cause demanded it, she and other patriot States were foremost in sustaining the Federal Govern ment in the exercise of every power necessary to maintain our honor and defend our countrv: while others. -7 "...vi iwum f vilU Clay's b. c. Andrew Scoggin, beat ing Capt. Harrison's b. c. by Vir ginian, and Mr. West's b. f. by Archie. (Mr. Johnson paid forfeit.) Proprietor's Purse, $2UU, two mile heats, taken at two heats by Capt. Harrison's ch. f. P ft beating Win. R. Johnson's ch. t Nancy Abner, and Mr. Duaifs b.f. by Virginian. (Won very easy.) Jockey Club Purse, $650,Yoiir mile heats, taken at two heats by Capt. Harrison's ch. h. Ked Gaunt leu, beating W. R. Johnson's Pi rate, and Dr. Shell's ch. f. by Na poleon time, 8in.21)s.& 8m. 24$. The New Market Races com menced on Tuesday, 1st instant: A Sweepstakes, (ten subscri bers,) taken at two heats by Mr. Johnson's b. c. bv Contention, beating Mr. Harrison's g. f. Virginian, Mr. West's cr. co. f sister to Mulatto Mary, and Mingo's s.c. Weyanoke by rinian time, lm.ois. im.- Proprietor's Purse, 8300, three mile heats, taken at two heats by Mr. Garrison's k. m. Sallv Hope beating. Mr. Johnson's b. h. 1 1 rate lime. Gm. 4s. and om. us. JockevClub Purse, 8700, lour most anxious: tn iv'u W ...r. . i,rtf.t- ht
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