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FOR THE PRKE TRESS.
fl reply to the answer in the Free
Press of the MM ult. to the tinig
ma of the 10M March.
If Sin had been the only friend,
That did our enemy attend,
In vain would he have sought the lovely
bride,
When absent from her guardian's side;
.His countenance, so fierce and vile,
Must have betray'd his flattering smile;
This well he knew, then call'd to hand,
A friend, who soon arranged the plan:
With language eloquent and kind,
His every sentiment refined;
While Satan rules and sways the heart,
Conducted by insidious ART.
STANZAS.
Oh! who that has loved with devQtion and
zeal,
And felt the sweet passion transfixed in
his heart;
Oh! who that is lov'd, in return, does not
feci,
The soul piercing anguish and pain 'tis to
part.
When the farewell embrace round the fair
neck is flung,
And the nectarine kiss on the lip is im
prcss'd; When the touching adieu is pronouned by
the toneue,
Or the half-smother'd sigh perchance'
breaks trom the breast.
When down the fair cheek, flows affection's
own tear,
Bespeaking the sorrow, which then fills!
the heart; j
And the moment for parting forever, is near,
Uh! who does not icel the pain 'tis to part
bad characters, is always a mat
ter of calculation; the desire of a
supposed present good, is always
its incentive. Make punishment
a matter of as certain calculation
as the supposed good, and the
reduced: because, the offender
will balance the certain disadvan
tage against the uncertain advan-
T11E BACHELOR'S CHOICE.
An oval face, a slender waist,
Describe the female to my taste;
Her age, eighteen, or rather more,
But not exceed an honest score, (tivcnlu.)
Complexion fair, her movements nice,
Each step adjusted with advice;
Her countenance must grave appear,
Jsot over coy, nor yet severe.
Her features regularly neat,
"F.nrli limli intirr. run! rnmnlptf
Jo blemish must the eye displease,
And in her walks advance with case.
Her attitude must be upright,
Indeed, I fancy it polite, 1
Near perpendicular or quite;
Her hair an auburn, eyes a blue,
With cheeks well flush'd with rosy hue.
Her bosom should unsullied show,
Pure as the white etherial snow;
Her mein majestic, and her brow.
Confess she might to Cupid buw.
"Not too austere, but like the dove,
Would always innocently love;
Disposal to share a mutual bliss,
And elevate the bridal kiss.
Her mind must also, be correct,
Therein I'd wish for no defect;
In temper cheerful, though serene,
Tvixt a coquette and prude between.
Her judgment good, opinions wise,
Iot vain, nor over much precise;
Reserved, and thoughtful in a crowd,
Not talkative, nor arguing loud.
When 'tis my fortune thus to wed,
With joy I'll mount the nuptial bed;
'Till then, 'tis my nocturnal lot,
To slumber on a lonesome cot.
tage. ,
We arc led to these remarks
from a knowledge of the fact, that
in an instance which has just
transpired, the Governor has ex
ercised (most properly) his pre
rogative of remitting punishments.
We have an act upon our Statute
Book, which provides that any
person guilty of Mauhem, which
is the violent depriving another of
the use ot such of his members as
may render him the less able to
defend himself, or to annoy his
adversaries, shall, fur the first of
fence, stand in the pillory two
hours, have; both his ears cut off,
and receive thirty-nine lashes on
the bare buck; and for the second
olfence, shall suffer death, with
out benefit of clergy. Under this
act, a person convicted of the
above olfence, in Davidson coun
ty, has been sentenced to under
go the penalty, attached to the
Iirst violation ol the law. Gover
nor Burton has however, so far
mitigated the punishment, as to
do away the barbarous part of
cropping. A Penitentiary (of
which we have always been the
advocates) would substitute cer
tainty of punishment in cases of
this kind, for a system of abortive
cruelty, so revolting to humanity,
that it cannot be enforced
We learn that a conviction lor
the same offence was found by a
Jury, at Warren Superior Court,
held Inst week, and no doubt, a
similar application will be made
to. the Governor. Raleiiih Rei.
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somebody was hung for the cred
it of the State!" She is sentenced
to be hanged on the 18th inst.
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extent and amount may be safely whipping his wife, (tried at the
IUUUIU UJJUUUl VUU1UUI fit. wi
County,) Judge lliiffin held, that
although in civilized society it was
universally considered as dishon
orable and disgraceful, for per
sons in elevated situations to lift
their hands against their wives,
yet the law was made for the great
bulk of mankind, who were obli
ged to labor for their bread, and
clearly is, that a husband has a
right to inilict moderate punish
ment on his wife the only ques
tion for the jury "was, whether the
whipping was excessive, barba
rous and unreasonable if so, they
would convict, if not they would
acquit. Acquitted.
woman. Wr. W. is also, -nr.
.cii,Yuuiy iiuauiiy, lemperateaM
industrious man. This 0Ccu
rencc opens a field for invei
tion, to gentlemen of the
faculty, from some one of wll0
we would like to hear the rca
why conception has been tha
protracted, as well as, why ghoul!
it take place at this time!''
Slavery. We have, lone since
on good information, been quit;
satisfied that the fate of the bin I
population in our Southern State",
has been materially mistaken b
us, in supposing it to be dooinej
to wretchedness,, cruelty and on
prcssion, and we have only Uajt
ed'for a fair opportunity to
public the reasons on which thi.
opinion has been formed. )ye
have principally derived it .from
many impartial and unreserve!
personal conversations with num.
bers of those ladies and gentle
men, who annually come to pass
the summer months with us-a
custom which should be rnnrn JAli
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Norwood presiding, an action oft and encouraged as a national
At the Spring Term of the Su
perior Court for Rowan county,
hem in this town last week, Judge
damages for Slander, Betsey Kin-
caid vs. Thomas Hendricks, was
tried v)0 for plaintiff costs pro
bably two or three hundred doll's.
Salisbury Car.
Criminal Code. It was the
opinion of a great man, that a
just proportion of moderate pun
ishment, provided it were certain,
would prevent almost every spe
cies of crime. In this sentiment
we fully concur. It must be clear,
that the more severe the denunci
ation of the law is, the more the
culprit's chances of escape are
multiplied. Offenders calculate,
that prosecutors in such cases,
will be loath to come forward
that evidence will not be forth
comingthat the Jury will be un
willing to convict and finally, as
a last chance, that the Executive
will extend mercy. Crime, with
Executions. The Raleigh Re
gister, after announcing the exe
cution of negro Ned, on the 13th
ult. makes the following remarks:
"We have more than once ex
pressed our sentiments as to the
worse than uselessness of public
executions, and the recent event
is another melancholy proof of
how little moral efiect, these local
exhibitions of death are. We
were shocked to see numerous
parties of females, dressed in their
best attire, returning from the
tragic scene they had been wit
nessing, laughing and sauntering
carelessly along, perfectly uncon
scious that they had a few mo
ments before been present, when
a soul had been violently separa
ted from its earthly companion,
under circumstances the most aw
ful. When we add, that there
were individuals, in such a beast
ly state of intoxication, that not
even this horrid spectacle could
sober them, we would ask any
dispassionate man, what good is
done by public executions!"
At the recent trial of Sarah
Rowland, for murder at Newport,
(R. I.) while the counsel were
employed in packing a jury, a
man was asked if he had formed
any opinion relative to the case
about to be laid before him, and
replied, "That he believed with
Elisha R. Totter, it was time
In our paper of the 3d inst. we
mentioned that the Rev. Mr. Pla
iner had been convicted, at Ox
ford, of an attempt to ravish a
voung woman, and lined $2;j.
We h ave since been informed, by
a gentleman of the bar who was
present, that Mr. Mnnicrwas not
found guilty of an attf mpt to com
mit a rape, but of an assault
hence he was fined only 25. ib.
Cherokee Lands. Gen. George
Lee Davidson, of Iredell county,
and Gen, Alexander Gray, of Ran
dolph county, of this State; and
Gen. John Cocke, of Tennessee,
have been appointed Commission
ers to treat with the Cherokee In
dians, for the cession of all their
land? in North-Carolina, and so
much in Tennessee as will be ne
ccssarvjfor facilitating the cuttin"
of a Canal between the Jliwassec
and Canasaga rivers. ib.
Miocitiir' n nttnm ii'Ii,.l. 1. .
powerful, an inevitable hut insen
sible tendency, to assimilate the
manners, fashions and modes of
thinking and acting of distant re
sidents of the same nation, and
soon make them insensible to
those little nameless and unimpor
tant differences, that cannot on
everv account be too soon oblitc-
; rated even from memory. . From
tlie above source we have occa
sionally obtained the most satis
factory information, that with oc
casional exceptions, of course, the
condition of the black population
there, particularly on the planta
tions, is one of contentment, of
gaycty and happiness; and that the
connexion of owner and slave is
one of mutual attachment.
New- York Ec. Post.
Public Dinners. The Hon.
Nathaniel Macon, being on a visit
week before last, to Louisburg,
was invited to partake of a public
dinner, which he declined. In
reply to the Committee, he says:
"Permit me to say to you, that 1
have never been at a public din
ner given to nny man for public
services, and that I never approv
ed them. Now, I am too old to
change an opinion so long practi
sed on, without discovering it to
be erroneous."
Wonderful. A correspondent
of the Richmond Enquirer, says:
"Mrs. W. fnnsnrt f Iw T r
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Cumberland county, Va. after ha
ving lived in a married state for
about twenty years, without ever
having conceived before was, on
Wednesday last, in the forty-third
year of her age, delivered of a fine
son. Mrs. W. has been twice
married: with her former husband
she lived about twelve, and with
tiie latter.
Liberia. The Colonization So
ciety acknowledges the receipt of
letters from Liberia, up to the 11th
February, representing the Colo
ny as in the enjoyment of health,
peace and prosperity. The colo
nists arc engaged in constructing
new and more extensive fortifica
tions, and various other public
buildings, and are making iircat
improvement in their condition.
The agriculture of the colony
promises well for this year. To
bacco is 75 cents the pound, and
none can even be bought at this
rate. A valuable grant has been
obtained of the Junk territory, 42
miles south of Cape Messurado.
and a factory commenced at that
place. The establishment at t.
John's, Grand Bassa, Young Sif
ter
m
r's and Factory. Island, arc stih
aintained, and promise import
ant advantages.
ifayti From late account,
would seem to be fast rcturningto
her ancient state of vassalage un
der the French government.
issaries of the French are insinua
ting themselves into the notice
and favor of the colored authori
ties of the island, and, in prosecu
ting their designs, leave no means
untried to prejudice and embitter
their minds against all the frienil
of liberty, especially the American
she has lived about
eight years, during all of which residents, who receive the greater
time she has been a healthy robust' portion jof their disguised abuse-