The Hillsborough Recorder from Hillsborough, North Carolina • Page 4

they gave the joke, so tin o.u!d merit the confidence of the people, 1 duals cf our asmbiy. It is in these man with a In lp-mate; yet it is perhaps that notion of a wife, Which least occupies the iiniginaiion in the would suggist that at this time no 1 STATE OF TUXXESSEE. proceedings should oe instituted But although there may be op-against them, for the breach of their nosiflo tt, measures which may be contracts contained in their charteis; tliat m.nositioii should be the Erst inst. William Carroll took the tab of as governor and commander in chief in ai ever the state of Tennessee, for the two years ensuing. From his n.cssaije, hkh was transnkted to both houses of the general assembly on the day Llloaing, we shall present our readers "Ann a few extracts, as relating to subjects of more geneial interest.

A property or viduatiori law has found many advocates in several of. states; anl in'thi -Mite have known some who have i em warm friends to such a measure. In some cases such a law might be hut far larger for-tion we are clearly cf opinion that it wou operate to the injury of the com-tmn In hi-i n.esjage governor Car-tell adverts ie two Lwas proposed on this uwJur fixing a Value on propt i and upt.n its be'ui- exposed for ale, if some hstu proportion of its be not offered, it should be at the option ol ihc cifc.itor either to take it at that proportion, 01 to lor a time, it) lie ascertained by' law, upon bcin necutrd by i is dt bio other, to ttay executions iu the first instance foi a Riven lime, upon the creditor's btin iccurtd. On these he makes the follow-ing remarks: "But the great questions, with respect to both ilnsr, law 9 remain unanswered, 'ire they eonslituthmu! Jri they consistent ictth the pt rmnne nt interests und respectability vf'the state? That the legislature ran constitutionally regulate the mode of recovery, and prolong the time for payment allowed to judgment to not but receive one. As Mr.

Wu)j the firM manager, he ua rtipn stcd lead out the dance agrt cable custom. The man nf it nt.M.i that he made it a practice in alibis business, first to ask the blessing Heaven on ins undertakings; ami if would be agreeable to the conipa. ny, he would l.ke to do so at this time. No nhjet tim being made Mr proposed to knril, as that wa the most proper meiitliod to Worship Ihe Deity. The tti'e paiital.Htn, an ball dresses all kisst-ij ihV H(mlt ir was very earnest nl in prayer for the spirit hf wan present, lie arose; nothing more vut said about dancing a Untie as pM.

duced toe bah became a cnnfrrrui and very many retired with ah. ing hearts of whom numbers became Christian! his was lit rati defeating tlie i iit'iny with his own weapons. I he righteous are bold a a Lion. pr.rtsi'.v ru.wcr. illustha- 1 King Hobert 'Hiocr, the restorer of Ihr Si oltisll monarchy, being nut one irconu titei ing the enemy, lay at night in a barn bel mging to a roy ai cottjger.

In the morning IWi lin inl.l I -traw he beheld a spider climbing up a beam ol Die mot. i lie sect It II to the ground, but immediately made i second essay to ascend. This attracted the until e. of the hero, who, with re- gret, saw the spider fall sciond time Ircin the saute eminent e. It made a third uusuccsslul attempt.

Not without a mixture of coutern aud curiosity, the monarch- belnld the insect twelve times balU in ami; but the tlnrtcenth ess.ty crown-etl with suet ess; it gatuetl the sum- lit it of the itaen, vv hen the king, stai ting from 'tis mk his pii able insect has taught me pei vi ram I ill folfw its rx- auiplc. Have 1 n.it been twelve tint deteated hv the cnemv's suneriir torn? On one in ore light hangs the indepenJant iny country In a few tbvshis anticio.tt'ions were fuilv 1 realised, bv the irhn i ius result to Sc otland of the battle of lSaunotl- burn. A young gentleman having occa sion to ask a ladv tor the Btiufh rs across the table, atlilifsm iter in ho lollow ing truly emphatic and ena moured strain: 'St bfautlful, at ciinpiished, and i harming lady, will your ladyship, by an iiinei ited and undeserved i 'itioit oi vour i'lfinitr goodness, please to extend to your ni mt obseqiiioiis devoted and very humble- feet rant, that pair if ignijioti iit digests, that I may esi-pate ttje exci esi ences o1 tins noctur nal ry mil ir luminarv in older tiiat ill- refulgent hi ightiic'ss of its resplendent brilliancy may dazzle the vision of our occular optics inuicpo- tentlv. CUIUOUS isr.RMON. (leorge Washington ebh, soli- cits the serious and candid attentittu of ea ot his customers, arr iuiltlited to him fur more than mtv T-'' i''-pHM rs, portion 'f rornui in tnp latter i lause nt the sin chapter of the (iope arconling to St Matlbew Pay me what Ikon owest." In disrotirning from tbrse wnrd, it is the intention (he preacher to make no iivt-sion of his matter to have nothing lo do with mites except an.l t.

treat the subjrtt "g'lly, ally m.r religiously nor orally, nor physically As he has a mortal aversion to onj winded people, ever since he began to collect newspaper accounts, he will be as brief as a law yer's summons, and leaving his text t( -xplain itself, come to the I mClll. Heloved brethreit! hearken unto roc and attend to the words of my l'ay the I'rinter quickly, when thou ait in the way with him lest at any time the Printer deliver thy account to the. attorney, and the attor ney bring thee before the judge, and I I i il? JuR deliver tnee to ine oiutei, ln be rast int prision. Verily 1 ay unto thee, thou fbalt by means come oht thence, till thou nasi paid the uttermost farthing. Those exfol fb supeiiority of (lie am ients.

shoiihl consider that among them they had not a linen shirt or knew the benm1 of a pair id' spectacles words: tempered with moderation. Citizens the state brothers of the same family we should strive not loosen the ties of fraternal affec tion by sectional jealousies. Actuated bv this spirit, we may hope for the smiles of that superintending providence in whose hands is the fate states aud empires." LINKS On the rf.jL-!uiitiynt ut llurtfurd, See from lite sterile soil enrich'd with cre, From verdant border of the tVui't'ul plain, Prom K-v from trecillui wave in ir From lonir-araun vits brigli with gulden From the lair range of culuir'd eai th's donmin. When oVr h. breast the knteou hurvoi u.jrs, ltU s'l it.li dew or vallit soft rain, Her varied tribute Ai icuHure brini To chei tho bean i man and praise the ki't-1.

As vkheu JudiVs for s. ltmii fiast Vat; herds' n-quir'j from wiUth su'jfcts halldi To Invites' knife, or prest, Tney poured uinuiricrous trim ti.e fertile lands; So now they thronj in miihifar'ont Hleal not ve Rocks n-r sarii.k 'v lou'erii'i: train, No al ar's tes vmr sinless b'otl n.tndk,' Led by the ind fund of U.e gentle swVih, Hehuld toe peee ul sports of Cure bjua tet us reijjn. lLs'et Speed the I'l j'jjjh'-j-l'pturn ith glit tering slotre The ep: draw furrow. Ye vtho scornful vie Toil's hardy jus in n.aidy efi'irt dare, Bear hence vour suet. this scene is not fur you.

Hence to the Unless, enervated crCw, With silken forms by a i nveit, PriJc tl'hotd iw due; Think life ta ustt.il L.b,.ur fiitn Not more than blonVs dull sleep shU ense the ee of 'HeHven' the True Vmeticn. MISCLLLAN UOUS I.X'l'K ACTS Women should'. from their infancy be accustomed to bavr the dire -tion ot s-in. de partment their fa-llier's house; they slnaild kt ep The a -counts, learn to purl has1" 'he vai is articles used in houst keeping, and kn i a how each may be i to the most advantage; care must be taken' lh.it onomy di gene rate not in'o avarice; exjiani the folly of 'Mi is passion, mind Ikih that it increases; ith age, that ii is ver disgrai efol. and that a prudent woman should.

only endeav by a frugal and dil'gent life io avoid the eu une attathed to and It is necessary to cut tail ail use. expeiic.es in Ki.iei bf more liberal in ts of beufvidence, charity, and friendship. l't i (pit ni which costs tn at sr. is utntiale ly cheap it is a general go.ul inanaic ment. il a mean ii siai mv, that i-.

ti dy Do not fad to repie.si in liie I 1 i ol those women, wiio eagerly s.e a wax-can'tlie', while they sulfer to be ch ated by 'their in ohjertn of im-ji nt ton, Would mo'hrrsinstead having "their daughters instructed in nianv trilling ai rouipiishments, employ them in plain work an 1 housew iiery, and allow them suflirient exercise in the open air, they would both make them more healthy it her and usefui ineinln rs of society. am no enemy 1 1 genteel accompli slitirnts, hut woiiM have tbe'ji only, considered as sn nudary, an I always disregarded when they impair the li-ait'i." Jiu, Itii n. The management nf domestic affairs is certainly the proper busi ness ol women, and, ti'ifashioriably rustic as such an a -serti'iu inay be thoiight. it is certainly not beneath the dignity of any lady, however high In rank, to know how' to educate her children, to govern her servants, to order an elegant, tablewith economy, and to manage her wlnde family with prudence, regularity, ami method; if in these, she' is defective, whatever may be her attainments in any other kind knowledge, she will act out 'of character, and bv net mov ing l.er proper spb-re, become rather an oe ol ridicule than of approbat.on. I'ennwm.

'The oiiginal ptnqnse lor whit the lemale sex were reated is sai.l, you know, have been providing its to a season nf courtship. Be assured, however, that as an oflice for life, importance stands extremely high one hose situation does not place him abov the ant of such aid, ami fitness for it should make a leading consideration in his choice. Uniuau- tic ideas of domestic felicity will iu- falliuly in time, give way to the truc state of things which will show that large part of it must arise from well-ordered affairs, aud an accumu lation of petty comforts and conveniences. A lean and quiet fire-side, regular-and agreeable meals, decent apparel, a house managed with or der and economy, ready for the re ception of a friend or the aecnnioda dation nf a stranger, a skilful as ell as an affectionate nurse in time of All these compose-a' Very considerable part of what the imptul state was intended to afford us, aud without tlietu no charms of person or understanding will long continue fo bestow delight. -The ai tsoflimise wifecy should be regarded as proles stonal to the woman who intends to become a wile; and to select one tor that station wli is destitute tif them.

however otherwise accomplished, is as ahtird as it would he to choose Lii nt lilt i iri excelled in everv thing rather than in law or pliysic. Let ine, re- I mark too knowledge and good will ate not thc-mdy requisites fur the ollii nf a helper. It demands a certain energy both of body and mind, which is less frequently met with among the females' of the present age th in intgiit be wished. Akin to an uiintrvcd irameof body is that shrinking timidity of mini and ex cessive nit etv of lecliinr whit is too much -encouraged under. the.

notion of female delicacy. Tint tuts is car ried beyond all reasonable bounds in modern ejucation.can scarcely hi doubted by one who considers what exertions of fortitude and self-coin- mand are continually required in the course of female dutv. One. who views sot icty closely, and in its in terior as well as its exterior, will know that ol alarm, suf fering, and disgust, Come nine uure friuentv in the wav of women titan nu n. To them belong -ail the offices about the weak, the sit ami tin dy insr.

When ihe house bect-mt a scene e.f wrcteln diirss Irom anv cause, the man often runs abroad, and the wu man must lay at home and fare the rst. All this takes place in. culti vated sorietv, and in classes lifr ah ive thecotniuott level. In a savage sta'e, and ia the litwt women are compelled to undergo ven the most laborious as w' ll as he nn.st disagreeable task. 1 1' na ture then has made theiu so weak in temper and constitution as many sup pose, she lias not suited means to ends with the foresight we generally discover in her plans I confess myself decidedly of the opinion oi llmse who would ratio una the two sexes to a resemblance character than contrast them.

ir- ne, wisdom, presenc of mind, pa i.ence, vigor, capacity, application, ace not sexual qualifications: thev bel ing to mankind all who have duties to perf iitii, or evils to endure. It is surely a most degrading idea of the female sex that they must ice to trick and lin- owe their influent esse, tu counterfeit or real weakness. They are too esst ntial tii our hapiti oess to need such arts: too much of the pleasure ami of the business of the world depends upon tlietD to give reason tor apprehension th at we shall cease to join partnership ith them. Let them aim at excelling in the qua- li'ies peculiarly adap'cd' to the uts thev have to act, and they may be excused from affected languor and coquetry. We shall tint think, them less amiable lor bong our bust help ers.

Aikin. BOLDNT.SS. Though I never expect to possess milt Coldness am loileneni eitrv f.r character, yet I cannot but highly anmire mis cnaracter in others. Itut I especially admire it in the minis ters of the gospel: though unhappily, few ministers in our day possess Hi The following is an example wor thy of Mr. the van- gelist, in the Kngland states, and who has been very remarkably sue cessful in his labors, has often met with much opposition, and ntill more ridicule, lie was once preaching in a town where there was rnnsidera- b)e t(t lhe gin, when the opposed agreed to have a ti and chose Mr.

II-first nianagec. The evening atrives the naitv assei.bes and tn their aston- ishment, Mn atnong thereof. As to it but, that in concert with them, and with their express assent, a day sh mid be named, snlli. iently distant to emibte them to prepaie f. it with out injury the con.inunity, when, they should all be required to com mence paj incuts under the penalties whit the state has it in its power to nd it would be worthy til enquiry, whether a paitial resumption of specie payment for small sums nrght not begin at an earlier day, than that lixed upon for general navment.

By tins course you will evince a disposition not tn injure either the banks or the debt or class, while, on the other hand, you will show to lie note bidders that vou are decplv setisible nl their rights and that they shall not be long withheld. The community ill see in a course of this kind a dispo sition not only on the part of the go vernment, but ot the banks also, to give to the country as soon as possi ble a sound and durable currency, Confidence will be restored. he present exorbitant rate of exchange will diminish private Capitol will be loaned at moderate interest. The country will be gradually relieved from enilnn'assmeni: and a wlnde- some staie of thing will ensue. The importance of a will regulated criminal code will be acknowledged by every reflcting friend of mat), and is a subject which has strong claims on the aitteiition also ol our legislature.

The following are his reinaiks: The great objects of punishment are the reformation of the offcitfler and the tirevention of crime. 'I he a plan that will best advance these ob jects ought certainly to be adopted lo the attainment ot the tatter much --conduces as certainty in punishment, and it is orthy of serious and anxious enrpu. ry, whether a more lenient scale oi punishment, bearing a just proportion to the magnitude ol each offence, I would not better answer the purpu- si than the present system. Under it, it is almost impossible to convict a mutual however enormous a crime he may have committed. Such is the tenderness of jurors, that, when the li'e of a a llow creature is at stake, an equittal is too apt to follow the discovery of a single ti unistaii' in mitigation the oflm e.

There is no mode of punishment at which the reflet ting mindo powerfully revolts, as whipping, cropping and branding. I hey nev er tail toliavf a badetlect oti society and on the culprit. They are looked upon by ihe by slanders first with disgust, and then with indifference. Th" offender ho has lust his character at a -whipping post, having lost all that is valuable feels insensi-hie to infamy, and a spirit of revenge against the whole by whose Jaw he has been punished, stimulates him to the commission of new outrages. Ibis avoided by private puiiishin nt.

-o thing has s' great a tenien to bend and ov en onie the stubborn and unruly' pa-s'ions of our nature, as solitary imprisonment, coarse dirt and hard -labour. These nnsi pronrit rae to a penitentiary or state prison he erected tor the punishment of offenders, "ft ought to be built at firt on a small Additions can be made as necessity shall rejoice. On the iiiteits'inij sulc "'uci-liu'n he has lolhj.v. ii.jj i nai The general diffusion of knowledge among the great body of the people, is an i.bjvi so consistent v. it it the principle nf our that it has a strut claim oi the attention' of legislative Sinue ol the older states have so adapttd to the various nitdili.im i i i i' i of soi ietv, that everv of the community may arrj'uire a conimon LnglMi education, and when we reflect that genius and mental' net gv air as often found in the of poverty ami obscurity "ai 'among lie rich und well Urn" there in every motive for Ihe patriot ami sta'esman so to direct his elf r'ls, as to place within the rear It of the poor as well as tiif wealMiy the means of education.

hat is state of our school funds? is the state of our c-dlcgi; minis? wotildl repeat the recommendation ofmy jiredet t-s-sor that these '-subjects eiMjniretl into by your body at the present session." I conclusion of the mes-jape of go-veu Carroll forcibly applies i'srlf to us ai tins turn whne the, conflicting io-'ertsts of the eastern -and western of our state has a tendency to en Tec iti of ti.nny in the itid.vi- of to of I 'made alter the passage i a law, I find among legal characters there is no doubt. But there seems to he some difference of opinion as to contracts made previously. 1 lie better opinion seems to ine to be, that such a law does impair the obligation of pre-existing contracts, aud ii'j rs the creditor by operating retro ji. i lively; and, of course, that it is unconstitutional. From the best view of the subject which I have taken, am also well that sin laws would not advdiit die real inn rests and chaucur of (lie state.

And thnr ten-! b-fn in a map-rily of instant es, evi it the debtors thrinst-lvis fr whose relit I the would he parsed, is, hen we exp' i in and look to the nature of man, at least extieinily questionable. Such is the plot ion -of the human rat that, evil tiny can In di i ret! it is rrtly thought of until it again ai rives it! act uniolated calamity. 'I he unfortunate debtor is rawd for a moment by a stay or a rtplexen, but, at every new plunge, lie -i ok" cl' per nto he m.rc and, iti ail carries with him, the second or third tune, two or three his (ii.s..spt tu nnghbors, who, trusting to ov e'r sai guine ah u-lations have incautiously become his security The is-uiiiT of paper niriney as a mea-fc'ire cl relit 1 oui pi esciii ci.ilic is a opc-rimi The ijvcioor enumerates oim) tViUwhico wuuid rcsijit li'uiii a cseyii to such a and- gives it as cunvinion td past vxpt i itti'-e, that in nioe. casts ten they served to increase the nines tiity mi; intended to remc-H ium ail he deduces t'ie I -a vvj'ng w.iich cannot 'Lc. tvo l-uniy imprtsu co our 1 he cultivation of industrious habits and the practice of rigid economy arc tin only means by vvhiilt ndiv iduals gt net allyCan be relieved ii itiu p'-etiiiiarj tin ai ra.isineiits.

A detenninaii' on the prl of the petiole, to nitm ami do- ns'ic tie hotiseh'ilil in.ini.f.. tun i i and (' I ssen theconsuniplioii fo reign go'idt if every (lest nption, will Soou It In ve t.iC most id' the trom the pre.ent With to thcii baoKs ai.d the ot p-iym-culs, he re-' conitiitntis a m'ud, betur soiled to 'the of toe coutifyi and we rcCornmend to the sjidttatiou ot ocr r-; js.eir,blv a biniiiar pi ov ij. j.j would not be pulitic-. with repaid to oui banks. lie lln.s reinaikb: The course whit suggests itself i my mind as lit ing the eat ex p.

tioiiahk, and hist tab ulaled to pro-, moi'e ti'p permanent interest of the state, would he to all upon the dif-fei en banks fr are pu of their iiptin oath, atol at th same t. Vie, to 'it a committer or communis to examine into the stale of their busmrhS. if'thty found to.