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ham then announced, that all the evi
dence was closed on the part of the ac
cused. Mr. Hay announced that he had
no other witnesses to produce, but lieut.
Jackson, who was on his way from N.
Orleans, and might he expected next
day. It was expected an argument on
the evidence w'cmld commence on the
7th instant.
Davis Fi.oYD,one of the persons in
dicted at Richmond for treason and mis
demeanor, has been tried before the cir
cuit court of the Indiana territory, and
convicted for a misdemeanor. lie was
fined ten dollars, and committed to cus
tody lor a few seconds. I is said he
immediately went to the seat of th : ter
ritorial government, and was chosen
clerk of the house of Representatives.
The Governor of Pcnnsvlvnnia has
offered a reward of live hunclia d lollars
for the apprehension of the murderer ol
Junes Hamilton, ami of 250 dollars lor
'he discot ry of a- ■■ xci ssory.
For the li'/ieeting' Fe.'j.j'' •j.
Mr. Kpxtor,
IT is very common fur von young
unmarried gentry, who .sec an angel in
•very pretty face, and find an heav n in
ov«.-i-y h-mnlo smile, to take part with
\ i\ c ; ia all the domestic brawls wliich
:;appen in your nei ghbourhood. Though
this may be considered evid nre of tli
y lurosity of your sentimi nts, i. is no
; .aiof that you arc always in the right.
It is not proper for any man to decide
positively on subjects where lie is des
titute of experience.
V, hen you have once tast' d of the hy
meneal cup, you will find that, ns it is
not all gold that glittnrs, so every fe
rii.il is not kind, lo\ ing and gentle, who
meets the eve as such. u FaVour is de
ceitful so are appearances. Frowns
cloud, and pouting spuds rnanv a beau
tiful face. Tips,whichappaientlvbreathe
nothing hut the mcllvfluous sweets of
love, sometimes pour forth a torrent of
abuse, which might exhaust the patience
cT a Socrates. You will find that hus
h. .i s must b< ur and forbear mm h, and
th .t it tluir patienci is nt l ; a exhaust
'd, th v often deserve credit lor their
long forbearanue.
i make th- sc remarks in reference to
the r otiefe you have taken in your iasi
paper, of a tlarivg entrant lately com
mit!' d upon one of the citi^ns of this
place. You have introduced your ob
serrations with the “ apostolic injunc
tion,’’ Husbands love your wives, as if
this injunction was violated bv the occa
sional use of a little gentle flagellation.
You surely forgot, that the-same high
authority declares the necessity of chas
tising those xve love.
There is another text of scripture, or
“ apostolic injunction,” which you might
have introduced with much greater pro
priety, viz. *• Wives be in subjection to
your husbands.” It wives paid proper
regard to this injunction, you may rest
assured it would have a wonderful ten
dency to lessen domestic disturbances.
Why, sir, without order and subordi
nation, no family can be properly mana
ged. 13y th principles of nature, by the
taws both ol G ;d and man, the husband
is made the head of the familv; and his
wile, like other menial!;, is r quired to
be iu subjection to him. How coul 1 he
exp» ct to preserve order among other
inferior domestics, if he permitted his
wife to set an example ofdisobedience,
and defy his authority? Yet, sir, this
often happens ; and to this may fairly
lie attributed many oEthe domestic mis
' >rtunes which surround us. Nav, sir,
;t is n >t uncommon lor certain spirited
da /if? to insist on i :v rting the order of
tilings, and placing their husbands under
subjection. When this is attempted up
on a man of independence, who is jea
lous of, ami determined 'o maintain his
pr.-r gative, a struggle ensues, in which
rMdihn is sometim s worsted, and then,
dear Lord! what a yell she raises against
her brute of mi husband; and the poor
man, who has already sutrere 1 much, is,
straightway, to be tarred and feathered,
ntl carried straddled upon a rail thro’
the streets. And.lor what ? Why, for
sooth, h-.: w mid not submit to be put
under }>■.. .eout government 1
I do not say that this was the case
with your Gentleman ; but this I know:
since hi , exaltation, many husbands
scarcely dare chirp the hearing of
their wives. No matter what tantrum
madam takes into her noddle, slv will
brook noopposition. The husband must
he a!’ go d humour anti compliance, or
he i, s'lectingiy advised to take? care,
lest it si 1 mid soon be his turn to take a
tour or. A-*s new wooden horse. In
this state of things, I am by no means
ph ased to find you coining forward and
publi. liing to the world, that the late
outrage and violence met with very
general approbation.” If such is the
bict, it is high time for some husbands to
look about themselves. All domestic.
subordination must soon be annihilated.
Indeed, I apprehend that if our wives
should take a freak or fancy to have es
corts alamode de France, we would have
to indulge them, or the w youngsters of
the place” would be offended, and take
cognizance of the matter. I have no
notion of such a state of things ; and
while I retain a portion of xnv ancient•
privileges, I take the liberty of entering
my protest against it.
An Husband.
Monday evening, Oct. 12th.
P. S. I have this moment been fright
ened almost out of my-wits. Just as I
concluded the above, i heard a lotiftl
noise in the street near my house, and
the words The rail! the rail ! get the
rail !’’ were several times repeated. In
my first alarm I supposed that my wifi
had peeped over my shoulder, discover
ed what I was writing, and informed the
youngsters, who had gathered, deter
mined to horse me. However, when
my fright a little subsided, I discovered
that they were besieging one of my
neighbours, who was “suspected of being .
inattentive to the apostolic injunctionF
Though, poor man, I believe that in
truth one Captain Whiskey, an inmatu
of the house, is chiefly to blame, and de
serves richly, not only to be horsed, but
tarred and feathered into the bargain.
The "W estern Country.
I am'still more and more please d and
delighted with the rapid progress winch
is making in the arts sciences and agri
culture, in this part of the Union. The
reflective mind dwells on this subject,
with equal pleasure, ns something inter-*
csting to his own person, though but a
traveller through thijt country. It exhi- •
lerates the spirits, and keeps the mind
in conversation. A few years ago Pitts
burgh was the frontier of the west, and
frequently invaded by the savages of the
forest. Now it is a place of great bu
siness—the arts and sciences begin to
flourish. The citizens are remarkably
industrious,.and many of them are very
ingenious workmen, and possess a great
share of the principles of adventure and
enterprise. In the town arc three print
ing press' s publishing weekly newspa
pers, and one oth.i for .printing books.
This last one, conducted by Mr. Cra
mer, his just issued a large and valuable
work, in two volumes, called 14 A Dic
tionary of the llohf Ihblef bv the Hev.
Joha Jbeowa of Haddington, a man much