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OS THE M ARMED STATE.
Front "Praelical links for Ihe Promo
lion of Domtilie Jaipine,"
Jiif M. Vary.
Why ahoulil our joya transform lo pain?
Why gentle Hymen' ailken chain
A bonj of iron prove?
'Tir slranjje, niy frieiula, the charm that
hiiuU
Willioim of hands should leave tlieir miiuU
At audi a Uxwe Irum lute." H aiti.
The nuximi ami rulea lur the recu-
Utiua of the conduct of married peo
ple, occasi'inalljr jblilicd in tiew
paprra anil niagazines, arc liable to
very stronj; objection. They frc
queiitlj, indeed almobt always, imjilv
a highly ininmper degree of auboritina'.
tiun or aubsrrvience on the part of thu
wile, and a correlative superiority or
authority on the part of the husband,
which are incompatible with that cor
diality, harmony, and good feeling,
that ought to Bubtist in such a netir
auJ indissoluble connexion. Those max
im produce a tendency, on the one
luiid, to exercise, and, on the oth
er, to resist authority the parent of
cullibion and warlare the bane of hap
piness.
These observations apply not merely
m persons oi oau tempers or wayward
dispositions, but, in an almost eoual
degree, to those who are on the whole
well-intentioned; but who, acting un
der erroneous views of rights and du
ties, lall into error from misconception.
1 have ho relereuce to husbands, of
whom, by the way, I have known some
I hope the race is ueai lr extinct
who ...treated mejr wives almost as
it they were upper-servants, and
rarciy adilressed them but in a tone
approaching to that of command;
nor, on the other hand, have I any ref
erence to wives who attempt to domi
neer over and control their husbands;
cii wiyjt e are 111 lie met with occa
smnaliYil
me to hi bosom: and 1 shall deal with
him on precisely tiie same terms."
How wise a inaxiiu! one of the most
important secrets of social happiness.
Bat how frequently and how perni
ciously U it disregarded! How often
lo we see a single failing, and perhaps
a very venial one, indeed a mere dif
ference of opinion, produce serious and
wen lasting discord between the near
est relatives and friends!
Let husbands and wives bear con-
atantly in mind that, being imperfect
thi'in selves, thy ought uot to expect
absolute perfection Irotn their partners,
bat to overlook all . their minor im
perfections, and never allow one or
'wo Uilings, or follies, or even vices,
to throw into the shade a host of good
qualities; an error of the head or heart,
which, unfortunately, occasionally oc
curs. J
ADVICE TO THE MARRIED.
"Ye wives and ye hu&banda, who much with
te nee
Toufc-jajiy.igal acenei from all akirmUhet
free,
Ii this doth the neeret of-harmony lie -JZZ
er begin a duet e'en a half note too high.
"Ye l.diea, though vex'd your mild pirits
mivbe.
J kindly beware cfa keen repartee
w peace's ofl boiom those arrows must
hit, "
""eta doubly afe pointed with anger and
wit.
;Ye,h.iband, ufargiiment chiefly beware,
'at laneofgood humori which trighlens
t "e fair, .
vhere reaun'a tort tones soon injpasssrm are
" '"' h.ppines, trembles, and.flies from the
SlMllld.
" !".'', have a care of all haatv replies,
J i !"annKwhoM( discord, the bachelor cries.
I-!. . '""S'y he smile on him-M-lf and hi. cat,
.1 r "ocs of marriage are worse than
f he flat.
I Asome or the readers of this little woik
av . i,n.cc,i,a,iea Wlth the degra,!;,
run. fr Wlr I jm i ..J.."
ii.
"psaine, and which regard tlicm
, lirke'-per.. I think it cannot be
""I'n ur ra anu
as mere
improper
- Jrenet.t to the reader a
HATS;, the nnnr. Vn-...! """ Jour w" " company, shou
friend " he savs "elevate a haLr d (,ud 8ucl' wieg le-
InAownTsL td" imJerSS HlX, lou'.d U'm9t
into one wale, and my good qualities, rlill ' . J. d h,?r re
irihaveany.io,heI,L,.nd.ho"d Hte tulnt 11 t'6 m
the latter BrV.mmdr.f,. l.t k;. ..l. P".Ta,.e than comparatively m,j re
prcimen ot
. . - uci ,wir niiKTiBnii r ...
'W ... I
behave iihl'ifrlni-. . '. I: !
"'e published m the Boston Pilot of the firat injunctions of
sm 0r.lvV!n"raMe rUl" bUnd ""j:"' ,he f-'edge ,
hnmblr m Uey" I"'"""1 mcf 'm to I I U. Avail yourself or every op
"Seern'r? J. i . , i PortunitJ ruftivafe your mind, so a
him J!?to"b',l,,, nformt.n from should your husband be int. Ilient and
"--:sree;.ll., k t
-rXSSZT"' ,,,O0?,, ,0"
" dui fi . i.. " .
' ormre (nnniDv. I lioiiirli nii.'
t.7!'rtf,'.- fhchW,ll ei a Ulm to ner.
Ulm te per-
j
i : ... i
inui love aliall beat time with a conWal
bUu 8 thC ,k,rm',U
- RLLES. FOIt HUSBANDS
1 I. Always regard vour wifp vnr
fqual; treat her with kindness, res
pert, and atteutionj and never address
ner witn me ar
nncaranrp nf an e.;..f...
inority.as i she were.as some misguid-
ed -4.bands appear to regard their
il m 9 1 ma "S 4
l
- "e nouseKeeper.
H. Never inierfererin her Jlome'stic
concerns, hiring servants. St., elcept
she consult you. 5 r
Hk., except
V
nrsTi-l m aim
III. Always keep Jfpr propfrly sup-
plied with money for furnishing your 0,r'Pr'ng may ar
table in a style proportioned to your want
means; and for the nurchaa t ,lr--. i XI. While v
and whateTir other articles she may ' providing for your family, the Scylla of
require, suitable to er station in' "M"ness and parsimony, yoid equal
life. V- j'j Charybdis of- extravaganre, an
IV. Chcerfurtv and nromnllv im.
ply wrthall her reasonable, requests;
ami. as far as practicable, anticipate
them. Whatever you accord to her
wisheslet it be done promptly and
cheerfully, so as to enhance the merit
of the matter by. the manner.
V. Never be so unjust as to lose
your teftincr towards her. iu rm.
quence of indifferent cookery, or irree-
lllarlttr I.. 1... I r ." "
- j iiuurs 01 meals, or any
other mismanagement of her domestics ;
knowing the difficulty of making many
of them do their duty.
VI. behave prudence and goofl
sense, consult heron all operations in
volving the risk of serious ininrv ;r,
case of failure. Many a man basin-en.
rescued from ruin by the wise compels
of his wife; and n.anv a foolish huband
has most seriously injured himsel and
family by the rejection of the advice of
us wne, stupidly tearing, if he fol
lowed it, he would be regarded as hen
pecked. A husband can never con
sult a counsellor more deeply interest
ed in his welfare than his wife.
VII. If distressed or cmbarassed
in your circumstances, communicate
your atituation with candor.that she may
near your dihiculhes in mind in her
expenditures. V ives sometimes, be
levingtlicir husbands' circumstances
better than they really are. dishorn
money which cannot be wll afr,.r.l..,l
and which, if they knew the real situ
ation of their husbands' affairs, tliev
would shrink from emend
VIII. Never on any account chide
Id
Daily, calculated to dianl
their ignorance or folly, or in imnair
them in their own opioion or in tint nf
oinerSir
. , - .
"To sum up ail you now have heard,
Touog men and old. peruse the bard:
A female trusted to your care,
His rule is pithy, short and dear.
Be to ber dull, a little blind;
h to her virtues verv kind:
Let all her waya be unconfin'd,
And place yur p adlock on hei mind.' "
RULES FOR WIVES.
I. Always receive your husband with
amiies leaving nothing undone to ren
der home agreeable endeavoring to
win, and gratefully reciprocating his
kindness and attention.
II. Study to gratify his inclinations
in regard to food and cookery; in the
management ot the lamily; in your
iiicbii, manners and oeportment.
IIL Never attempt to rule, or an
pear to rule, your husband. Such con
.l.. " -I- I .- L I I
-un ucgraues nusDanus and wives
always partake largely in the degrada
tion of their husbands. : ;
IV. In every thins- ressnnnhle mm.
ply with i libmisheswith cheerfulness
atid evrn.-as.far as nossible. anticinate
them. .' 1 . '
V. Avoid all altercations or anru.
ments leading to ill humor, and more
especially before company. Few
things are more disgusting than ihe al-
lercaiions oi tne marrieil, when in the
company of friends or strangers. There
is one kind of condocfThich' is almost
as revolting as this but not of frequent
occurrence that is, a display of lond
ness before company. : There is a
time and place' for all things.
VI. Never attempt lo interfere in
his business unless he ask your advice
and counsel; and never attempt to
control him in the management" of
VII. Never confide to gossips any
ninrneu aiaie. II you -lo, VOU may
: i .
rest assured that, however stronir the
secrecy on the one hand,
on the other, they will i.
in a day or two become tlhc com-
mnn tallt nf ha ni.r!iKL.-k....J
anouill VOUT IIUSD
r - if - me.l. v,
weii - ininrmeti. vim mav
i- . . e .
j in in
ra
l.is ion with him and
friends.
IX. Think nothing beneath Jmr
I UU.C I U tUUJ
encies winch occasionally arise in he L, Ti r,.n i 6. .
RALE I G II, N. c. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1838.
. l 7 r "cn 01 ""nony, or the
augnieM uneasj ena.tion.
of ' Think naught
a trifie, though it aliall ap-
peart
Small nrnla
the mountain, momenta make
the year,
And tri'flo. t v.. .
- 'We you may die ere vou l.v. i-f-T..i
-V. II TOUT nimhansl Um ;n
, . w- UUBifieilS.
'.waJ ,l Jur expenditures, bear in
m,nd ,l,e rious vicissitudes to which
uC nuu commerce are subject; and
du not tllP0 yourself to the painful
'Ifeproach, should he experience one
of them, of having unnecessarilr ex-
'f-P"ch, s
ot them, of ht
ponded monev
Ponded money of which you and yiwr
aitci siu ue in extreme
rou carefully shun, in
error too common in the United States;
as remarked by most of the travellers
wno visit this country.
XII. If you be disposed to econo
mise, I beseech you not to extend your
economy to the wages you pay to seam
stresses or washerwomen, who are too
frequently ground to the earth by the
inadequacy of the wages they receive.
Economize, if you will, in shawls, bon
nets and handkerchiefs; but never, by
exacting labor from the poor without
adequate compensation, incur the dire
anathemas pronounced in the Scrip
tures against the oppressor of the poor.
"Te fair married dames, who ao often rimlnr'
ii . i .... .
mi lover once oieit is a lover no more.
caught.
"The bloom of your cheek, and the rlancel
..c .. .. i
wi juiu eye,
Your roses and lilies may make the men sigh:
Hut rose i and lilies and sigha pasa awayi
And passion will die as your beauties decay.
"Use the man whom you wed like your fav'
rile guitar,
Though there'a music in both, they're both
apt to jar.
How tuneful and soft from a delicate touch!
ioi nandled too roughly, nor
much!
"The sparrow and linnet will feed from your'
hand;
I
commt,, 0Ur kmdne"' and come rti
Exert
rt with your husbands, the same happy
skill, rr'
For hearts, like your birds, may be tamed at
your will.
!Ue gay and good humor'd, complying and
kind, '
Turo the chief of your care from your face to
-yonr-mind.
'Tie thus that a wife mar ber coiiouhi im
prove. '
And Hymen will, rivet the fetters of Love."
Gaaaica.
GENERAL RULES FOR
AND WIVES
I. Should differences
husband and wife, let the sacred and ;
AttenJ to my coun.el-nor frown to be taught lY'""u l"e .r"cy ill wit, though
That prudence tmjt cherish what beauty baa' 'n8J eaplivate in the mistress, will
invariable rule be, not as it unfortu-iu . J , "nu ' H"uh' "If you
nately too frequently is. who shall dis- 7! 'a' whol"1life' 1 m
pl.yjhe mostqa,,V and play the des- 11 1." Vabird"
p4able character-of-Mtvw- M rsSutdnaHyv haiweam. so completely angered
leir, but who shall make, the first ad-' thnt ha w" 'u"n enough to use a cane to her!
vances; which ought to be met more She r,n out of th" hou 10 ""'shbor's for the
than half way.j This is a cardinal rule f T1' Next snorhjojf ah. returned home, and
parties, can hardly fail to secure peren-, ly on hi. shoulder, smiled i hi. f.c. and l!.fd
nial happiness.
There is SCSI celv a
more
prolific source of unhappiness ,
in the married state than this so called
firit, the legitimate offspring of odious
prideand destitution of feeling.
I IT Perhaps the whole art of happi
ness in the married state might be coin
pressed into two maxims '-Bear and
forbear,!J and "Let the husband treat
his wife, -'and the wife her husband.
, . i
wan as much respect and attention as
he woald a stramra lad v. and the atha!
Grange gentleman
f-T J 1
llim trust much rsution is scarce
ly necessary aeainst fliitations. well
calculated to excite uneasiness, doubts,
a J r
ROujpjcjooainJheJiejtf
Uandmrwife of the patty who indul
ges in mem, and to give occasion to
me censonous to make sinister obser
vations.! It is unfiirtunatidr Inn Init.
tliatiTJtpicion of misconduct often nro-'
duces full as much scandal aud evil as
the reality. : "
Trifles light as air ' V
Are, to the jealous, confirmation strong '.
aVlioofs from holy writ." .. ' .- ,
IV. - It ie a good rule of reason and
common sense, that we should not only
be; but appear to be. scrupulously cor
rect in our conduct.! - And. be it ob
served, that; however pure and inno
cent the purposes of the narties mar be
at the commencement, flirtation too of
ten leads to disastrous results. It
mperccptibly. but almost certainly.
breaks down some of the e-uarda that
Hiedge. round innocence. The parties
i : .i . .
in tnese esses are not inantlv comnareil
i r, - - wimsi t u ui it a lb n ul'i. a u ii ii
I i -
"A preat portion of th. wretchedness which
has often embittered marriad life. I am nr.n..l.
ha. originated in tb. neglect of trifles.
wonnuhial bappineas i a tbiiiif of too fine a
texture lobe bandied roughly, tt is a pl.nt
which will not .sen bear tb. tc-oeb of unkind
ness; a delicate flower which ' indifference will
chill, and pu.picioo blast. It must be wstered
with a abowerof tender affection, expanded with
a alow of attention, and guarded by Iba impnrg
oaM e barrier of unshaken confidence. Iliue
matured, it will bloom in .very season of lifr,
to,
thua mutilated for life.
"He that lo.
eth t,,e Jsnger shall perish tfierein."
"Lead as not into temptation." is a wi
prayer; tod while we pray not to be
lp into temptation,' we most assur
edly ought not to lead ourselves into
it- I know
these remarks will be
charged in ik. . . 7 1 . 1
tS JL r !f T" f pryd.erJr- buM
withhold them.
i inai Liiarze, 1 cai
innot
VAvoid all reference to past differ
ences ol opinion, or subjects of alter
cation that have at a former day excit
ed uneasiness., Remember-the old sto
ry of the brartbirds 14 ntl till llirtlfliAa
"I swear they were blackbirds." Hut i
vow tney were thrushes." &e.t Re
member, also, the nithv scene in lit lit.
tie farce styled "Three Weeks after
xiarriage."
she preceding rule9. if at rlnm.lv
10 iov eu as human imperfection will
allow, can hardly fail to secure hanni-
r ii . . ' - - '
ness. Even should only one out of ev-
y en reauers Drotit bv f iHin. I
should fondly hope that four out of five
would, I shall be richly paid for their
fcuucoction.
jl cannot , conclude this brief essay
better (Inn by adding the following ad
mirable advices of Julia de Uoubigne
to her daugntcr, shortly previous to her
death.
'Sweetness of temper, affection to
a husband, and attention to his inter
ests, constitute the duties ir a wife,
and form tho basis of matrimonial fe
L,c,tJ T,,e8e ,e inleed, the texts
from which every rule for attaining this
felicity is drawn. The charms of beau-
.... .1 iL- 1 'ii
not Ions delight in the wife. Th
W'11 h.,r,en vcn their own transitory
ri.ln-11 1 1 I ! .
reign, if, as I have seen in many wives,
they shine more for the attraction ol
every body else than of their husbands.
Let the pleasing of that one person be
a thought never absent from your con
duct. If he love you as you wish he
hould, he would bleed at heart should
he suppose it for a moment withdrawn.
play'd on toof" do not, bis pride will supply the
place of love, and his resentment that
of uff'-ring.
"Nfvpr rnnaSilnp a trifl
m 1 1 llll, TT II H Ilia,
te,ai h'n. The greater artf-
cies ot uuty ne wui set down as his
due; but the lesser attentions he will
mark as favors; and trust me, for 1 have
experienced it, there is-no feeling more
'" " 'li, . . .. ..
f The story here referred to, though probably
a driufUw the imagination, bears a stronjr
analogy to occurrence, that occasionally Uka
place in families, and, at all vents, is strongly
admonitory. The atory is as follow., let it pan
for what itia worth: A aprUman brought home
a orace oi oiraa, and handing them to hia wife,
y life fown8- and -Bin I unable to distinguish
:othinglj, "Now, my dear, it is iuata t.l.
?" ,h "ne? T0U ueJ cruelly about thos.
"" j anew in your beart
they war. thru.hea." Haiwor again they
were blackbird; aha vowed again they ware
thrushes; and th. former scene waa renewed
and terminated as -before. And, according to
tradition, .very anniversary Was similarly cel
ebrated. - .' . ' ,
- Frm "Three Weekt after Marriage."
1 ... ( ...j uwjj ivacaei, you
mak. ma r.adv to emira iih i..,k;... i..i
'
V I n r .
Lady R. You may Isuih: but I am rihi nm.
.wiuuisnqing.
, Sir Cbaa. How can you .ay ?
V Lady R. How can you ssy otherwise?
: . i . i - -
s -sss.ssas aaavf inw j
oir iDii. Welti now mind ma. mw T.,l
-iu -r.i.:. ' .'. '
w. can diacuas iteoollv.
Lady H. 8o wasan: and' It's Air iK.i
1 yoo: ar. ihsie th. ruffle. I bought for
Sir Chaa. Tliey ar., my dear.
Lady R. TVy ar. very pretty; but, indeed,
jim yimjvH ma caru wrong.
; 8ir Clias How can vu t
low can ,0u ulk sot (Som.whsl
peevish.)
Lady R.. Be. there, now!
fir C'has. Liateo to me, this was th. affair
Ltdf II P.ha! flildwuck! h..r me fir.t.
Sit Chas. Pho. no-d n it. let m.
peak
f' t R Ver7 we,,( ,ir flT 01" againt
Sir Cbu. Look her., now here', a pack of
earda, now you shall b. convinced.
Lady R. you m.r Uk M tmorrom 1
know I am nght. ( Walk, about.)
Sir Chan Why, than, bv all that's perverse,
you are th. most headstrong . Can't you
look here, now? Her. are the very cards.
Lady R. Oo on; you'll find it out at last.
Sir Chas. D n it, will you let a man show
you? Pho! it', all nonm-nsc! I ll t.U- ......
about it! (Put. up the card..) Como, we'll
go to lied. Going.) Now, only slay a mo
ment, (Takes out ihe card..) Now, mind tne:
aee bare-
Lady R. No it does not signify; your hesd
will be clearer in the morning. I'll go to bed.
Bir Chaa. Riay a moment, can't ye?
Lady R. No, my head bruin, to ache', r K(.
freledly.J . '
irCoas. Why. tWd n the cards! there!
there! (Throwing, th. cards sbouu) And
tbere, end there. Vou msv ao to bed bv vour.
I', andeoufusooserte'lneifi liva a moment
longer with you. No, never, madam.
Lilly II. 1 ake your own w.y, air.
Sir Chas. Now, then, I tell yoo once mar.
yoa .re a vile woman. W ill yoo ait down
quietly, and let me convince you.? (Kite.)
Lady R. I am disposed to 'walk about, air.
Sic. A.C
iiriKn i vna I , 1 let ,ne' Wackliird be dressed
IIUiBANDS iroritnnar." nunLI.:..I.IO 1.. ..
I : ,. ;-". -"js nc, --wny, tne
if malt I. maill vnn . . ' I .1 . ...
T i. ;. -'"" mm uiey are inrusli
arise between es. " Wlial." resulica h "h. r k.ir
Jelicjhffnl to" one's self, than that of
turning these little things to ao pre
cious a use,
Above all, let-a wife beware of
communicating to others any want of
j'vcceivco in ner nusband. lis
- u"'''. t once, those delicate eord,
. . . j
Murv" '"7un,t
which preserve the unity of the mar
riage enga-reiHeiit; its sacred ness is
broken forever, if third parties arc
made witnesses of it fellings, or um
pires of its disputes."
"V fair, powfti'd of ev'ry charm
To captivate the will.
Whose .miles ran rsje itself disarm,
Whose frown, almost ran kill
Say, will ya dsign the verse lo hear,
uers 11.11 ry beara a part
An bnnect versa, that flow aincer.
And candid from th. heart?
"Great is your power, aaata firmiy yt
M tnkiud it might engage,
If, a. y. all ran make a net,
Y. all could make a cage.
Each nymph a thousand hearts may tak.f
F or who', lo heau'y blind?
But lo what end a pri.'oer mat,
L iiles. we've .Irength to bind!
"Attend the cunel. often told.
Too often told in vain! .
Learn that bet art, the art lo hold
And lock the lover's chain.
Gatneater. lo little purpose win,
Who Ijse again as fust;
Though beauty may the rhsrm liegia,
J'ls sweetness nuke, it lu"
THE NOBILITY OJ LABOR.
BT OUVILLK UtWEY.
So material do I deem thU r.,ii;
the true nobility ofluh ir. I rnnin tta
I Would dwell on it a moment lonn.r
and in a larire view. Whv.thcn. in the
great scale of things is libor ordained
or us? Easilv. ha.i if-.,.
. J- "viis
Ureal Urdaiuer, might it have been dis
pensed with. The world itself miirht
have been a mighty machinery for pro
duction of all that man wants.
Ihe motion of the trlobe unnn its avi.
miglit have been coins foward without
man a aid, houses miirht have been liL
an exhalation.
' With the sound
Of dulcet symphonies and voice swett
Bright like a templet '
gorgeous fumilure might have been
pi a
lui
laced :n them, and soft couches and
xunous banquets spread, by hands
unseen; and men clothed- with fabrics
of natures weaving, rather than imperi.
al purple, might have leen sent to dis
port nitnseu in those Klysian palaces.
. r air scene:" i imagine you are saying;
fortunate for as had it been the Hcene
ordained for human life!" But where,
then, tell me, had been human energy,
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i't-1-c.uiaiii.e, patience, virtue, nero
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- Cut offwith one blow from the world,
and mankind had sunk to a crowd of
Asiatic voluptuaries. No, it had riot been
fortunate. Better that the earth had
been given to man as" a dark mas,
whereupon to labor. Belter that rude
and unsighily material be provided in
the orebed and in Ihe forest for hint to
fashion to splendor and beauty. Better,
' iit- because of that spleiulox and
bouWt because the, act creating
them it better, than the th! ner. them.
selves; because exertion is nobler than
enjoyment; because the laborer is grea
ter and more worthy of honor than the
i titer.
1 call upon those whom I address tn
stand up Tor the nobility of labor.. It is
iieaveirs great ordinance Tor, human
improvement. Lt not that great ordi
mm e ug uroKeil uown.
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and it has been broken down for ages.
Let it then be built up again; here, if
uu . mji it is oroKeu down;
any wnere, on these shores of anew
world - of a new civilization. But how.I
may be asked, is it broken down? J)o
not men toil, it may be said?. They- do
indeed toil, but they too generally do it
un a u sc un-j inuai.
Many submit to it as in so in. am-i. .
degrading necessity and they desire
nothing so much on earth 3 escape trom
it. They fulfil the great law of labor in
the letter, but break it by spirit. To
some field of labor, menial or manual,
every idler sjiould hasten as a chosen
coveted field of imprpvtrocnt. -
But he is not impelled to da under
the leaching of imperfect civilization.
Oif the contrary, he aits down, folds
his hands, and blesses himself in idle
ness. This way of ihinkins- is the herlt.
age of the absurd and the unjust feudal
system,' under which serfs labored, and
gentlemen spent their lives in fightin
and Teasting. It is. time that this onpro"
brium of toil were done away. j
Ashamed to toil art thou? Ashamed
of thy dingy workshop and dusty labor
field! of thy hard hand, scarred with ser
vice more honorable than that of war, or
thy soiled and weather stained gar
ments, on which mother nature has em
broidered mist, sun and rain. mist, fire
and steam her own heraldic honors?
Ashamed of those tokens and titles, and
envious if the flaunting robes nf i in Ike.
cile idleness and vanity? It is treason
to nature, it is impietv to Heaven, it is!
breaking Heaven's great ordinance.
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Toil, I repeat, toil, either of the brain.
or of the heart, or of the hand, ic thei.
only true manhood, the only true nobil-
3 . . "
In publishing the list of public de
faulters, given in our column a few
week since, the New York Commer-
NO. 47.
cisl Advertiser makes the folhiwing ex
cellent remark. Well deserved and
appropriate is the" satire Conveyed in
r iiiey"
these lines, and striking the exposure
mane in tne unblushing- hvnnc.
neinsTorthe mHT
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I'UBLIU DEFAULTERS.
Alas lor rMr Toby Watkins! He
nourished by half a doien tear too
aonn. Whs l. u . ..... .
,IV ouallls wal ln 0 -
fice, the people's treasure was hold in J
be a scarced fund, disbursable only ftn"NV
pursuance of the laws, and alone for A
tne puuuc aervice. The most rigid ac
countability was exacted ot those who
had the keeping of the funds, and woo
to the unfaithful servant whose "itch
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wig puna mane iree wim what wal
not his own. Hence the tad predicaT"
meut in which poor Dr. Tobias -Wat-kins
found himself, when it was dis-"
covered that for his own personal use
he had overdrawn and misappropriated
the paltry sum of four thousand dol
lars. Paltry, we say, by way of com
parison, as will presently be seen.
Who does r.ot recollect the ease of To
by Watkins? Into what state of ho
ly horror General Jackson was thrown.
and his virtaoas 'Squire Amos, al the
discovery of his defalcation? How the
virtuous or the land groaned over his
fall? How the Treasury presses hnwt
ed at the robbery of the people? How
the land rang with execrations of the
unfaithful servant? " Who dues not re
member with what ferocious veal the
officers of the law fell upon poor To
by? And how deep the regret that
"cruel and unusual punishments"
were inhibited by the Constitution, that
the offender might be torn to pjecea
with red hot pincers? Who dors not
remember how suddenly he wal snatch
ed from his family, and how snugly he
wss locked up in prinn? Who does
not remember how many years he was
doomed to the dungeon, .and how ma
ny big oaths Geneheral Jackson swore
that he should "let in jail' before lie
would sanction his release?
And yet, after all, poor Toby was
not a defaulter until he was made such
by the express commands of General
Jackson. Poverty, and Ihe wants of a
large lamily, had driven him to the act
of using four thousand dollars of the
publie money, but he was still too lion.
est. to consummate the crime by carry
ingthe entries into the books. Hence it
was.tliat so many indietMientt were ne
cessarily iiuashed in court. The of
tence ne,u not been consummated) and ,
it was not until General Jacksotuby an
express order, coiiipelled one of tha
auditors to carry the entries of Wat-'
sins unauthorized drafts into- the
books of Ihe department, that an in
dict menuvould lie. Then, indeed, it
did lie and again the. land wrang with
the triumphant shouts of the faithful,
oVerthe fate of their victim. Weill
poor. 1'oby sinned, and ounishinent waa '
ueserveu mougii not to the extent
meted to him. vThe fact is,a Toby ws
doubly unfortunate. He committed
the embezzlement under Mr. Adam.
administration, and he wrote in the
newspaper against General Jackson.
In both these respects he judged most
unwiselr. Ilu should hv written in
behatf,oi" General Jackson, and taken
me money- alter his election. Tbi
would have made all the difference in
the world.. And at'toMh amount,
why that would have been of no conse
quence. True, a paltry four thousand
dollar would only have s!ion him to
be a scurvy knave. But had he dipped
in for half a million. Iie'mis-h't l.avo
!;oneon a foreign ' mission, like Major
larry. Had he taken a hundred thou
sand dollars, he would have been able
to roll in his coach, and be counted a
fine Allow- Four thousand dollars
would have heen a mere flea-bite. how.
ever, and would not have enabled him
tuj-antjinong the suleudid fallows .f
the party.' Still, had the doclor wait."
ed until the Mheio" came in, he Would
never have gone to Jail for that. Wit
ness the following table of Jackson and
Van Buren defaulters, agiiftat whose
delinquencies not a murmur ha been
raised by the government press in fan"
quarter of the land. Alas! we say,
that Toby .Walkin took money too
soon.' : ,
HENRY CLAV ABOLITIONISM.
Sometrf the paragraphs in the biogra
phy of Henry Clay, written by one of
the Editor ol this paper, have of lata)
been extensively circulated and most
grossly perverted, we allude to certain
paragraph touching slavery. We have"
thus far forbone to notice the inisrepre- .
sentation to which they have given rise-'
trusting to tne good sense and discrim
ination of the public, but our forbi-aranco .
is exhausted & we will at once and for
ever put thi matter right. "
Forty year ago, the question ofjhe
gradual emancipation of slave in Ken
tucky wae agitated, on the occasion of
forming a new Constitution for. the
Slate. Kentucky had comnaritivelv :
lew Slaves. u
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was a Question not ot
Federal power exertetlixi the insiitu-
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!L,nn of 'ery, but of unquestioned
Powe.r applied to slavery with-
in the undisputed limits, - andHnder
the excluiv. and acknowledged sov
reignty of the State. Pcnsylvaiiia had
adopted 1he system of gradual eman
cipation, by whih all aiavea,' born' of
itt qjlxed Vote trrre btrtt at lAe ag
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