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THE fcOKTSTITUTION AND THE UNION OF THE STATES THEY li RALEIGH, N. C. ill TioMAS LORING, ) DITOR AND PROPRIETOR. THE NORTH UAtVljX , il hej ivyitp . , , hilars Tier annum r published wUf A subscriber fail--payabie yearly in rg fo di3COnlinue at nK to give Jf "Sod for which he may have heXP?hlConsidereTa3 having subscribed anew, E? Z lcoo at the option of the Editor, StU ordered to be stopped; but no paper will be liscontiaued, until all arrearages are paid. ( Advertisements, not exceeding fourteen lines, Krillbe insertedonef ime for one dollar, and, twenty kre cents for each subsequent insertion; those of fereater length in proportion. If the number of in sertions be not marked on them, they will be con tinued until ordered out. " Court Advertisements and Sheriff's Sales, will 3e charged twenty-five per cent, higher than the Usual A deduction ot f per cent, wm oe maue iu '.V rirt advertise bv the vear. i nose " - T otter a to the Editor must come free of postage, or tney may uui uc micuucu LUMBER FOR SAUE.-The Subscriber has on hand, at his Mills 17 miles North of Raleigh, a !.rre Quantity of excellent Lorrber. Price at the Mills 1 All orders addressed to the Sub- Vriberll P. M. Wakefield, or to W. Alford at the-Mills, Will be promptly attended to. rntTT,B April 15, 1840. 2S5-6ro. IVIUST tfF. PRESERVED.' VOL; YI.-NO. 304 WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 26, 1840. T BRE E DOLLARS PER ANNUM. WsniOWABI.E CARRIAGES, BA T ROVCIIES, AND BUGGY. I have on ani, in this City, adjoining the Rail Road Depot, he above articles, which I will dispose of very low for :ash, or approved negotiable notes. These Carriages are made in the most fashionable ;tyle, and finished out of the best materials; the work is faithfully executed and will, I think, bear a comparison, with any Carriages brought from the jr.h to this Market. THOS. COBBS. Jane, 3, 1840. tmrmvrcr Xj- TIIICII Uppn constantly for a.xw m m& v J r LI sale the following Musical Works: The Boston Handle ana tiayaen s ouecnou, ... crori TTam Tnnoc' "Evening Melodies. Smith : Little's Collection, Missouri Harmony, The Amen an Harp, Templi Carmina or Songs of the Temple, lusic of the Chnrch, American Psalmody, The larmonist, Dyres Philadelphia Collection, National Ihurch Harmony, The Lyrist: Violin, Flute, Gui ir, Piano Forte, and Fife Preceptor?, -with an ex- .... a nioV,i ounnlv nf the most aDDroved ditions of American and European Books, in History, M t TT TL rmrr PadI PI Arts & Sciences, Classical and School Books, in Latin reek, German, spanisn, r reucu ohu u6.u. Together with a general asortment of American and Enelish Stationary, Musical Instruments, of almost every description, viuuu auuuuitai wwihjo, with a large coiiecuon ox bumc iur iuc auw. Call at The N. C. Book Store, if yon wish to find articles of the above line good and Cheap. Jan. 22, 1840 273'lf- -TrkTP:r!fP! Was Commited to the Jail of Ashe jl County, on the 18th day of May last, a negro man, who says his name is xom, ana mai uc wiuug. i a Speculator by the name of John McCray. But does livfs. that he was raised by John Caypbell o Craven County, aboat twelve Miles from ewbern, and was bought by said McCray some time ii the monih ot January last, ana wascarncu m iuc from hi Master in he month oi February last. To is about five feet seven r eight inches high, stout ooui, weigns iui uue nndi-od Ami flfir nr aiitr Duands. uf a coDDer color, noalrs non and sensible when sDoken to. and is about tTwentyfoui j'ears old. The Owner is requested io tome forward, prove property, pay cnargea, ana ianc aim away, or he will be deali as the law direct?, Ashe Co. June 22ad 1340. 296-6m. B SU RGERY.-Dr. W. R- Scott in forms the public, that he has returned to this city. Raleigh, Jan. 29, 1840. 274 tf. PROCIiAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA . $ 200 REWARD. Whereas, it has been officially reported to this De partment, that on or about the 10th February, ult., a negro boy, the property of Col. Luke Russell, of Craven county, was supposed to have been kidnapped by JOHN and SAMUEL SMITH, which boy was discovered, ten or twelve days afterwards, r.enr the road side, in Greene cousty, murdereci and partially buried a ball having been shot through bis head, and his throat cut from ear to ear ; and as the said John and Samuel Smith stand charged with the felony aforesaid, Now, therefore, to the end that the said offenders may be apprehended and brought to trial, I have thought proper to issue this my Proclamation, offering a reward of One Hundred Dollars for either of them, to any per son or persons, who will apprehend and confine them, or either of them in the Jail, or deliver them to the Sheriff of Craven county i and I do moreover hereby require all officers whether civil or military, within this State, to use iheir best exertions to apprehend or cause tor be apprehended, the" said fugitives. Given under my hand as Governor, and the. Great Seal of the State of North Caro lina. Done at our City of Raleigh, March 26, 1840. EDWARlj B. DUDLEY. By command C. C. Battle, Privata Secretary. JOHN SMITH is described as a riaa of near mid die age, about five feet nine or ten inches high, stoutly built, ruddy complexion and healthy appearance, dark hair and has lost an upper front tooth.l No description of Samuel is given. They were bora and brought up in Craven but removed to either Gecrgia or Tennesse some years since, but returned underjpretence of visit ing their relations and have been lurking about under yery suspicious circumstances for several months. They had, when they kidnapped Col Russel's Negro, a sorrell horse with a flaxen mane acdtail, with white feet and face, and are said to have a variety of covers to their Cart and to change them very frequently. April 1, 1840. 283-tf. HORRID DEPRAVITY. Some notorious Counterfeiters have nearly killed several persons by selling them a spurious mixture of Hays' Liniment. The genuine is warranted perfectly harmless and ef fectual. Never buy the article unless it have the writ ten signature of COMSTOCK &c CO. on the spiendid wrapper. That firm are solely authorized to make and sell the true article. Original proprietor, Solomon Hays. p. s. The true Hays' Liniment is warranted to cure PILES and RHEUMATISM, in all cases, or no pay taken for it. Sold at No. 2, Fletcher street, near Pearl street and Maiden Lane, New York, by COMSTOCK & CO., Wholesale Druggists. THE HUMAN HAIR is warranted staid or restored, and the head kept free from dandruff, by the genuine OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA. Remember the genuine as described below. This is certified to by several Mayors, Ministers of the Gospel, British Consul, Physicians, and a great number of our most honorable citizens, to be seen, where it is sold. Daring Fraod! This article has been imitated by a notorious Counterfeiter. Let it never be purchased or used unlesr t have the name of L. S. COMSTOCK, or the signature of COMSTOCK & CO., on a splendid wrapper. This is the only external test that will secure the public from deception. Apply at the wholesale and retail Office, No. 2, Fletch er street, near Maiden Lane and Pearl street. Address COMSTOCK & CO., Wholesale Druggists. r7" A constant supply of the above valuable prepa ration will be kept for sale by W. M. MASON & CO. Raleigh, March 18, 1840. 281-12m. rOTICE. -Will be sold at the Court House door, in Wilmington, on the 14th day of September next, the f,i;ff,r1.t.f,fT.ANI) -ndTown LOTS, or feo much thereof as will be sufficient to pay the Taxe.-, due hereon fur the years IS38, 1837, and 1830. Ko. of acres 970 100 28 1360 130 3 187$ 453 60 148 500 640 740 2675 1080 414 151 50 eoo 220 213 202 495 1SJ 635 130 15 2 , 2 1 1 1 S 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 Where situated. On South River, On Burgaw, On the Sound, Known as Love Grove, Joining Wilmington, Joining the lands of Jno. Bun ting, Lower Black River District, South Washington District, Riley's Creek, Colvin's Creek, Black River, Long Creek District, Devil's Ditch, Near Moore's Creek, Joining Isaac Newton's, On the Sound, Known as Hilton, Turkey Creek and Catfish, By whom Listed. Amount of Taxes. Joining Wilmington, James Andres, Thos. M. Armstrong, Daniel Atkinson, John Bradley, John Buie, Stephen Boney, Sam'l Bunting, Jas. B. Bon ham, Hardy Brison, Isham Boney, . Mary Bludwortt, 2. Beasly, Jas. D. Crews and M. Larkins, John Colvin, Estate of F. Devane, Thos. Fatral, H. R. Foy, John Holmes, Thos. Garmon, John McAuslan, Willoby Moore, Jeptha Newton, Jno. A. Lillington, Estate of John London, Estate of J. A. Hill, Jehu D. Poissan, . Jco. C. Yopp, 18S8. 5 21 18 1 3 21 8 14 55 2 45 90 82 64 20 45 9 TOWN LOTS. Wilmington, (i it it it u E. Buck, P. K. Dickinson, for S. Potter, Wm. J. Love, jr., T. D. Love, Thos. O'Neal, Geo. I. Phoebus, Mary Ann Paa, Miss Ann Usher, F. M. Waddell, 2 8 17 81 1 94 1 72 6 52 1 9 31 1 24 1 20 1 45 16 37 16 64 7 74 3 24 6 40 33 48 & 44 10 7 10 38 8 8 12 80 10 30 1 61 9 66 1837. ! 1836. $00 00 00 00 29 82 3 24 1 89 12 90 33 89 15 15 12 45 The following "Lots are unlisted, on which there will be double Tax. Wilmington, l( u (C l M u II II II l( II II II II M u II II w II II u II 13 56 3 55 Wilmington, N. C, July 22, 1840. Margaret Allen, Ann J. and Mary Bryant Wm. Corbett, J. Dawson for Tilliston, Mrs. Elliott, Robert Edens, Ellen P. Halsey, Peter Harriss. E. P. Hall for Jno. Hall, Mrs. Susan Hill, Estate of Kellogg, Heirs of Blount, Mrs. E. Leddon, ' WC Lord for Hender Geo. Lucas, Tom Martin, Estate of Morgan, Mary Roam, Joshua H. Toomer, E. H. Wingate, A. J. McRae, Wm. M. Green, W. C. Williams Esl Jas. W. Walker, Wm. Wilkinson, O. FENNELL, Sehriffof NewHanofer County. (Pr. adv. 834 50.) 299-8t 10 30 4 20 2 4 1 8 1 73 1 62 45 65 67 55 14 65 17 7 10 9 11 45 5 4 31 14 9 51 9 95 2 52 1 70 . 2 59 86 1 22 2 90 86i 2 60 11 40 17 58 8 57 17 76 19 42 , 9 42 13 20 4 32i 4 32 Delivered by James B. Shepard, Esq., of this Citj, before the Wake Ferest Female Semina ry, bn Friday the 26th June, 1840. - Published by request of the Young Ladies, before I whom it was deiiverea. " Young Ladies : In consenting to make a few suggestions on this interesting occasion, per mit me to return my most cordial thanks for so kin( a testimonial of vour aDDrobation and es- teer. The late period at which your invitation wasreceived, with the many unforeseen demands upon my time since, must form an apology for a deficiencies you may perceive in this attempt to gratify your wishes; and I feel sure, that hov much soever it may subject .me to criti cism and censure elsewhere, "from the generous confidence of gay and sprightly woman, it will at least meet with a partial reception. If there is anv one circumstance in the life of man more calculated than another.'to yield unmingled sat isfaction, it. is the cheering belief that he has the respect of those who approach the purity of that spirit which breathed them into existence ana . .... who are entirely tree from the vexations ana nreiudices of ordinary life. Under such impres sions as these, I was proud of the honor tender ed by this galaxy of youth, beauty and intellect, and doubt not it will be a green spot on memo ry's waste to which I can hereafter recur, and ,i . i r i r on wnich dwell wun ieetings oi no common pleasure. To impart correct information to the , should be the purpose oi every citizen in a Republic; but in communicating it, numer ous difficulties are to be surmounted, much pre- tudice removed, inveterate partialities and blind attachments to be exposed. 1 rutn, tnereiore, should be the substratum upon which any one wbo is called to the desk of the lecturer, should build his superstructure. Without it, one may perhaps charm by the point of his satire, his poesy of language or the chaste and classic spir it of his fancy; yet he cannot convey instruction to the mind or emotion to the heart. Conscious then of the responsibility which has been assum ed and ready to bear with dignity and com posure the attacks of unmeaning ignorance or pampered pride, I shall look only to me launiui discharge of the duty assigned in the utter ance of tnose sentiments wnicu appear iu me conducive to the weal and happiness of society. With an eye single to the great interests of my 1 1 i . country 1 have always yieiaea a consent to lend my humble abilities on every proper occa sion to the support of those essential principles, an unceasing recurrence to which, can alone pre serve our Institutions on a foundation as eternal as truth itself. And here at the very threshold the question may well arise, how can we act so as to secure the blessings we enjoy to the latest posterity? Our only resource, it must be admitted, is in the Dower of the female sex whose frowns and smiles can alone control the turbulence of angry passion and hush the boisterous elements of re venge and strife. The appeal cannot be made in vain. Woman is more interested than man in the improvement and gradual developement of all the intellectual and moral properties of the human race, because the history of the past teaches that she has always sustained the most degrading relations in those times and among those nations upon whom the light of science had not shed its beneficent influence. With the barbarious Indian she appears as a slave, in the soft and voluptuous climate of Eastern Europe whose state of civilization novers oeiween renne ment and utter darkness, she becomes a mere Dlavthintr. but assumes at once her natural po sition in those lands where Christianity has re- ealed her important functions and disclosed that woman was intended for and is capable ot discharging the most varied and responsible du ties of life. Here alone does she shine in all the relations of wife, sister, daughter, and friend: scattering in profusion all the endearments ol natural affection and attracting us insensibly by a thousand chords. The regard paid to females is a fair test of the decline or increase of nation al wealth and character ; for it is a remarkable fact that in EsvDt. India and China, you can trace the difference in their condition according to the proportion of intelligence in each of those countries. In some, subject to tne mental amies of a slave she acts as the mere subordinate of a superior power, a perfect automaton to obey the will of her lord and master. Again, she assumes the garb of an humble dependant and when par tially indulged undergoes still an imprisonment almost perpetual. In cases of extreme licence the houses of religion are the only places where they can visit without restraint. In all other situations their inferior position was unceasingly kept before them while they were ngiaiy pre vented from relieving their intellectual wants or improving their moral condition. In Greece, nerhans she was more hicrhly respected than elsewhere, yet, even there never attained that rank which the chivalry and devotion of modern times have assigned her. The Lacedaemonians differed from all others, sharing in the exercises and manly games of men and thereby adopting some of the rougher portions of the male char acter. " In regard to many things, tne Roman people differed from every other nation of anti quity in the duties and offices assigned to fe males. The doors of society and the inter change of familiar conversation were not forbid den ; on all interesting occasions their women were exoected to be Dresent and add the charms of a soft and polished deportment to the more vigorous and intellectual properties wuicn m general distinguished their husbands. They entered with zeal and pleasure into the discus sion of crave Questions of State: in some instan- pr risinor above the boasted superiority of man, nt mabino- him font ashamed of his imbecility and weakness. It then appeared that the dif ference between the two sexes was owing more in thtk forre of odnf ation and habit than any na tural ineoualitv. The verv fact that some of them, with all the disadvantages of a narrow edu cation and comparative ignorance oi manicinu. could sunerseJe those who inherited as it were a title to rule, proves the fallacy of the notion at one time so general in respect to the distance be twoen the mental nronerties of male and female. During the times of the Republic, they became less and less disposed to mingle in the haunts of general society. Shunning the more frequent ed places of exhibition, feasting and entertain mont thev devoted their chief attention to mat ters of household economy and strove by exam ple and precept to impress upon tneir cnuarrn the necessity of practicing me siem rdmWstoic'sect, that they might obtain the. favor of 4r 1jL i v i i r Instil. oeir tjroas ana ine meea or immonaiuy. j-uom-llosr into their offsnrinor sentiments of the most w I 0 i enthusiastic love of country and the most exalt- ed'piety to their deities they deemed all their anxiety rewarded by a rigid adherence to those principles which it had been the object oi a nie to impart. When, however, a thirst for conquest began to prevail and lascivious manners were introduced bv the wealth flowing: in from for eign finds, the whole face of society was chang ed. Instead of those exalted specimens of virtue and patriotism which the early days of the Re public presented we perceive nothing but con tinued scenes of prostitution and selfishness. There was no animating principle, nothing of that ffrand and ennobling character which is adapted to arouse and feed the passion for honor able fame. But what gave woman her true position in the relations of social life what elevated her ffom the wretched and debasing state in which. ignorance and superstition had placed her in fine, what bestowed upon her the rights of rea son and of nature may be deduced from, that religion which broke forth in such splendor upon the world. Its tenets taught the political and moral equality of every human being. Its truths were so plain its ends so salutary its illustrations so beautiful and its denunciations so awful as to convince the just, persuade the prudent, entice the gifted and compel the mean within the pale of its dominion. The populari ty of its doctrines, the certain result of its con- geniality with the true interests or mankina gave it an impetus which it has ever since maintain ed. It has continued to grow on the affections of our race and has rewarded woman with that which is the most inestimable privilege of her sex the right to be the equal and companion of man. . Besides these, there were other causes which tended to effect a change in the social relations. Theajeof chivalry which is memorable for much that is eccentric and amusing, lent its aid to pro duce this alteration. The nations that bordered on the Rhine were the first who acknowledged your rights and one of their historians has in formed us of the veneration which was paid to fe males in his time. Indeed the characteristics and even the seeming eccentricities of revelation its rites, ceremonies ana omces us Denevo- lence, meekness and submission of which tne ancients could not even form a conception in duced the stronger and wiser to yield to those who were certainly their superiors in love,; gratitude and devotion. " In every age and country," observes Gibbon, "the wiser or at least the stronger of the two sexes, has usurped the powers of the State, and confined the other to the cares and pleasures of domestic life. In ft hereditary monarchies however, ana especially in those of modern Europe, the gallant spirit of chivalry, and the law of succession, have accus tomed us to allow a singular exception ; and a woman is often acknowledged the absolute sove reign of a great kingdom, in which she would be deemed incapable of exercising the smallest employment, civil or military. But, as the Ilo- : . . i .i . i 4 man Emperor3 were still considerea as ine gen erals and Magistrates of the Republic, their vives and mothers, although distinguished by the name of Augusta, were never associated to their personal honors ; and a female reign would have appeared an inexpiable proaigy in tne eyes of those primitive Roman?, who married with out love, or loved without delicacy and respect." That species of unbounded reverence which sig nalized the davs of chivalry and that pretended indifference to all things, save the favor and re- d of vour sex, which distinguished a still later period, by no means gave you a becoming and dignified place in the annals of lime. The moderns have partially bestowea upon you ine rights to which vou were entitled, and imposed the duties which it should be your pride to per form ; and this fortunate result has been effected by pursuing a medium course between apotheo sis and slavery, by recognizing you as members of the humn family; neither degraded into beasts of burden on the one hand, nor elevated to the heavens on the other. And here. let me inquire, if you yourselves do not feel fully endowed by nature to maintain that proud station which you seem destined to hold. Let me relate to you the story of a maid en girl whose exploits tended very much to raise the character of her country. There was village in the land of sunny and delightful France where there once resided a young ana timid child, the chief traits in whose character were a shyness of the ordinary run ot mortals, . . u i:.:.. r i.f. a Singular aeVOllOn IU luo luuiauura ui mc, au unpretending and resolute discharge of all its duties and unwavering fidelity to those- wbo needed her assistance. It was her fortune to have been born in a stormy and tempestuous period when the feelings of her nation and peo ple had been aroused to a state of enthusiasm, when everv bosom glowed with patriotic devo tion to the interests of the land which gave them hirth. when the trump of the soldier and the steel of the mail-clad warrior rattled at the'very deors of her home and threatened to pollute the sanc tuary of private repose. Young and modest as she was, wis nine peasant gin wuo uau uci fnmlwn whollv en?ared in the arrangements WBWWv J 00 , of domestic economy, and whose uninitiated soul was yet unwarped by the disappointments oi life, went boldly forward to assume trie com mand of a war-like people; to drive the fierce invaders from her own native hills and restore peace to a distracted country. She has lelt to future ages the task of perpetuating her fame and has placed on the roll of "history a record which will do honor to her sex, and immorta lize herself. This was Joan of Arc a name unrivalled for its brilliancy in military renown. She seemed to be governed by an impulse which nothing could control. Her nctions were so marvellous, as to produce among many the be lief of supernatural power, and truly, in an age of general superstition, the wise and the weak might equally ascribe the success of her under tabinrs to n nnwArWnnd that of mere human a- gency. After pointing out the road to victory, after narlnrminor mt!m of ihft most orallant achieve ments, and securing to unhappy France inde pendence and powr, she finally fell a sacrifice m thu hlnodv tor tra of a sanguinary priesthood. and washnmt t the stake for the pretended crime of wichtcraft. Such was the history of this celebrated female, who, by the force of mere natural intellect, relieved ber sovereign irom Vnin nnrl r!pnair (But when we return to the peaceful shades of domestic life, we feel the want of sorrie'.liing be yond all this to render woman interesting and agreeable. She must then unite the "utile cum dulci," and be prepared to enter upon that scene and those duties to which she is most naturally adapted. The occupations and engagements ot the two sexes being- widely distinct, -that course of discipline and instruction should be pursued. wun eacn, wnrco win enable mem io aucnarge their respective duties. , The opinions upon the subject of female education have been so differ ent, and even so.- very inconsistent, that there is scarcely one over", which prejudice and folly have thrown more7 doubt While many have supposed that skill in household matters, and a certain- degree of canning in culinary disposi tions, were all in any way requisite to form the model of feminine excellence, others have re jected these useful arts and contended that those only which bestowed grace upon the person and manner, were worthy of attention But it must appear clear to all men of reflection and sense, that either of these systems could present' no fair specimen of the genuine worth of wo'nun'. The one exhibits a narrow and sordid spirit, be cause it cuts off half of the human family from those enjoyments and privileges which were in tended for all mankind, his impossible for you io share and reciprocate the nobler sentiments of the soul, if your position and employments in duce the mortifying belief that you are the.ser- vant ana not ine partner of man. u nen ine aai ly routine of domestic duties becomes the fixed and indispensable condition of your sex, there will be no opportunity for the cultivation of those qualities which would render you valuable and instructing members of society. The. charm which letters and polite learning throw around the monotony of every-day life you can never dispense :you become but a mere instrument to prepare food and 'raiment for him who re ceives no enjoyment from your presence or conversation. 'So strange a mode of female education is unbecoming any age or people, much more the boasted intelligence of the nine teenth century. It degrades woman to the condition of a brute, and intimates a distinction which is grounded in neither nature nor reasony If misfortune, or any accident of life, should force' one to become the menial of another, it may be the lot of virtue and intellect to submit to the vul gar dominion of ignorance and vice. Yet how much superior is the former, in all that com mands the esteem and veneration of our race, to her whose sickly sentiment and insolent as sumption never fail to excite as well the pity and contempt of friends as the scorn and ridicule of enemies. The conclusion, then, to which these hasty reflections bring me i. that the insinua tion or avowal of such a system in regard to your education has no basis in fact, no excuse in expediency, no apology even in the crusty mus ings of bachelorism. fThe idea, howeyer, that your only station is that of ministering -to the physical necessities of man his luxury and ease is rapidly yielding to the lights f civilization and refinement. Indeed, the argument (if it would not be a desecration of language so io term it) admits of refutation by every individual ' i i ! .i .r tr ij wno may asK nimseu mis question, vvouma lady of fine mind, extensive information, grace- ful manners and prudent notions in the aisei- nline of a farriilv. or one destitute of all these qualities, sejze-lipon. the fancy and command the love of ah -honorable man? But the idea into which the zealous defenders of the more gay accomplishments are apt to fall, is equally erroneous. The notion that it is un becoming a lady to pay proper attention to those matters of vital importance in the management of her home, is ahsurd and disgusting. Inde pendent of the triflers that swarm around you, always have the boldness to declare, and to act upon such declaration, that you are ashamed to perform nothing which duty demands and deli cacy permits. The idle and the dissolute may perhaps sneer at what they might term your homespun notions, yet I venture to say that if ihey could be conscious of the utter contempt and the crimson blush of indignation which man tled your cheek, they would shrink from your searching glance as madmen are made to tremble beneath the look of fearless reason. Supposing you to be brought up on the latter system, your whole attention might be absorbed in those frivo lous amusements whichyield a momentary pleas ure but leave the hpart and mind as aching and empty as before. ( Either plan, therefore, of itself, j is not that which T hope inclination would lead you to prefer. If both are defective, it may be inquired, what is it which I would recommend as the basis to form a useful, polished and interest ing woman t- Steering then equally clear of the errors of those who believe that you are only capable of the drudgery of domestic life, and those who value only the frivolities of fashion, you will detect in this middle line of policy that which will render you serviceable ana pleasant . m ! .t I 1 companions, to be economical as me neaa oi a family diligent in the employment of time tasteful in the recreations ot leisure hours de vntprl wives kind daughters to render Your selves pleasant friends, and benevolent in all the relations ot lite, are cieariy me irue interests and should be the sole object of your sex. It should then be your highest ambition to attain those art3 and graces which will make you use ful in private, and enchanting in saciety. With out trespassing too tar upon your attention, i hope to be permittea to recommend especially to your regard, novel reading, dancing, music, drawing, painting, and needle-work.) The last mentioned, in both Us departments. will be found useful and agreeable. Addison, in the Spectator, refers .to it in terms of high praise, "It must" says he.-"be a delightful en tertainment to the fair sex to pass their lime in nutating fruits and flowers, and transplanting all the beauties of nature intoktheir own dress, or raising a new creation in their clostts and a- partraents. How pleasing is the amusement ot walking among the shades and groves plantea by themselves; or in surveying heroes slain by their needle f Here thev may indulge their fancy in rural landscapes, and la portraying the innocence and felicity of the pastoral age." It may also be urged upon your attention for a sun stronger reason, because it relieves many very amiable young ladies from that wretched habit of gossip and gives a healthy ton to the mind. One who devotes her attention to these things neither desires to. nor could if anxious, pester hfirilf wit h th matters of otbeT people. It al so exercises the fancy and improws the under standing. To become a proficient in h is. and always has been, considerea ft high cliort oi te male ingenuity. The'raost ancient nations have; bequeathed to succeeding generations beautiful ana Exquisite specimens of the. perfection la, whicf" this" , art may be, Carried. . They hare shown what may be atlained'by labor and inge-' rVuity, in the less imposing tut not less useful departments of knowledge. -It hs a .tendency, to prevent idlers from sauntering aWuf. j it seals the tongue of slander, and lulls tdjslesp the pas-' sion 6 childish., curiosity. The matrons of Greece,- of the most remote antiquity, of highj birth, -Iping ped?gree,.and extensive; fortune, took groat grid in the e.xecp.tion ot sfccb work, and compelfd with one another in the firoductions of, the needle. Ijt .is? related of Penelope, that she; spent: iter leisure hours for maajr years, while, her hatband was ojbroad, in learning to execute, with neatness and despatch pieces of needle-work. THerar 's a very animated and. tasty description, given' of h?rt. when, thus .engaged, by Homer,, in the Fifth Book of thepdysey. Among the many .Ceremon is , pecu lis rl J? theHGfreeks at thu bariat of deceased persons of distinction there, was one which made h imperative to celebrate. the occasion by throwfng over the' bier articles of needle-work the production of domestic la bor. That great master of the human passions whose work has been a model to all succeeding time, thus speaks of the robe of Ulysses: "In the ricjf-woof, aiqund Mosaic drawn, Bore ha fiill stretch and seiz'da dappled fawn : Deep in the neck his fangs indent their hold, They pant and struggle in the moving f old." We are told bv Mons. de Guts, a man observation, wbo had spent much time in becom ing accurately acquainted with the habits of mo--, dern Greecethat even now each lady has her work room : corroboratory of which is the ac count given by Terence which reflects with; much precision the customs of Greece at the pe riod he wrote. From what has been said thenr; on the antiquity and usefulness of this branch, it cannot be questioned that it is a domestic accqmJ plishment absolutely necessary in the female, sex. Painting and Drawing are also elegant a rts Where nature prompts they will be found easy, of attainment, and not fail to reward all your trouble. , ' ' ' - "J Proficiency in Music, too, should be desired by eery one who aims to please. It is. useless however, to compel young ladies to learn'.the mere mechanical7 part, of Music, for if .the tasteV for it be wanting, nothing can render their per formance interesting or agreeable. Poverty in?, other thing may be compensated, by study and perseverance, but in this art nature, reigns su preme, and it is absurd and ridiculous in parents' to make iheir children exhibit themselves on oi theatre to which they have no rightful preten sions At present any th rifg which appejtains, how ever remotely, to personal character is regaYded as of great consequence; and hence it is thut dancing is looked upon as one of the most im portant items of education. It tends to improve the figure and expand the frame (hough it had little connexion wifV any nrntal or moral acJ complishment. It has been so strongly sane-' tioned by public opinion that no parent would now think the education of his child completer until it had attained all the, graceful evolutions' of this enchanting art. When enjoyed mrdef the eye of age and experience, whea' conducted with propriety and decency, it is harmless and affords a gratification to every beholder. IMS' useful by giving action to the body and exerciser to the limbs: thereby improving health and com fort. It is agreeable, by imparting grace of mo tion and dignity of genture. "Grace wa in all her 6teps, iifetivca ht hr ey :' In every gesture dignity and love." Unless possessed of this external ease a con tinual sheepishness will attend you, and an awk wardness of behavior, even on the most ordinary occasions, make you a p pea rg rotes que in satiety. A failure to attain the command of your limbsf in early life, from whatever cause arising, bigot ry," superstition, or inability, will' have a perma nent effect on your future character. Many per sons of much inferior mind will far surpass-you, because they possess those manners that gain applause and elicit admiration. I must, however, be allo-ved to add lhat dancing is apt to be car ried, to an alarming excess, so that it often result. in positive injury. I am glad to see that the1 subject is beginning (o attract attention among the Clergy, and sincerely hope that they may i ' i . . ii . succeed not in anninnaiing me in,' out m re ducing it to a system of 'he most irreproachable decency and moderation. J W - .... m Many worthy and intelligent men have eject ed to youth the habit of novel reading. Of eve rv species of writing there is none, perhaps. which appeals more forcibly to ibe heart and t affections, than that which may be termed Ihe iterature of the imagination. It summons to its aid each faeulty of the soul, and when properly selected raises o"ur admiration and esteem for all that is noble in nature and exquisite ia art. We might search the records of genius, and where could we find embodied in language so rich, virtue- as refined, as that illustrated by the toils, the dis- tress and sufferings of Kebecca, when defmeated by the masterly pencil of Sir Walter" Scott? Follow her to the dungeon of cruel and brutal fanaticism; behold her resigned in the true spir it of christian humility (o the command of her Is rael's God ; see her lay aside all the well-known resolution of her character, and put on the garb of submission to what appeared the decree of desti ny; trace her through every swtene of threat. temptation and persuasion, which succeeded and almost overwhelmed ner wun moruncatron ; 101- fow her when solicited by the sumptuous oners ol the proud Templar to desert the convictions of duty and of honor ; finally, view her wnerr sentenced to punishment for tbo commission of an offence, the thoughts whereof had never pol luted her chaste bosom ; and then reflect that a mid3t all these trials and afflictions she bent in humble supplication at the throne of mercy for support, under every frown of fortune. Meditate on this picture, and then say u this concentration of all the virtues even when described in the vivid fictions of romance, does not force us to love. admire, and imitate such unsullied purity of character. The limits wbieh custom has assigned to an address of this kind, will not permit me to travel over too extensive ground, especially on so bar ren a subject. You must not, therefore, suppose that those things to whieh I have referred ore all which it is advisable, or even necessary, far you to know. The personal accomplishments, set off by elegance of manner, are highly esteem ed by ike judicious and sensible yet forget not i
The Weekly Standard (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 26, 1840, edition 1
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