Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-07

by eXsravagance--and our principles were /
not vi,iated by bad examples. Nothing can |
have better effect than adopting system |
with children and never departing from it,
If the principles are sound. \ very sacred
and solemn duty is imposed upon parenls'
not only to feed and clo,he their children,
(for that seems to be the boundary attention
with many persons) but to preserve their
mind and morals pure-So incu!cate, 10y pre-
ceps and eromp'e, lesson, Of prudence, eco
nomy and industry. THIS Can only be effect
ed in one way: by decision and juilcious
severity. Unless child fears his parent, he
will never obey or respect him. This seve-
rity does nrt consist in beating chid--but
keeping HIM a a respectful di>t'n admit
ting hn only at stated periods into his pre-
sence, and at those periods conyeFsing ratl-
on,ly and afFeclionately with him crushing
IN the bud every attempt at wit, or what is
called, smart sayings, the precursors only OF
nsoence, rudeness, and i'll manners but,
on the contrary, iDprinting, upon their wax
en- minds, lessons of mildness, temperance,
and industry.
Some will say. that y his cold and re-
pulslve course, you teach children TO hate
you but it should be remembered, that ia
miliarity destro, respect and where tbere
is no respect, there is no tear--wher" there
is no fear, there is no obedience. A child
NAV tear his parent bu, in Zine ne Will dis
coY.rlhr gcoilualitles OF his father, account
Tor his severity and love HIN an! hat very
severity will induce child 10 do nothing
that may offend him. Let them live hardy
when young: partake of rough, but whole
some fare: abstain from luxures {: dress
plainly: give them little or no money: teach
them to earn it: give them trade when they
are able TO work, or suitable profession:
see that their time is employed and. compel
them, while under your care, to obey your
commands, and they will turn out good cl-
tizens. 1t is fact, which is undenlabis,
that scven-eghths of the bad characters, who
di.6gure tie Worldwide are useless to
themseiyes--of no credit or service to their
families, have been thus reduced TO extre-
mites from the culpable neglect and unpar-
donable indifference Of parents.
- HOWARD.
CLARE ASHES.
The execution of the tour unfortunate
wretches who were hanged. pursuant 10 sem
tence, al the Ennis Assess, OH Wednesday
and Thursday week, is calculated to awaken
those horri6e feelings which accounts OF sa'
wage terocily, perpetraied centuries since,
would tail to inspire. We would almost wish
to avoid the contemplation OF those scenes
ihat led IN the fatal contamination OF this mi
seralle drama but our duty wills it other.
wise ard sickcning at the retrospect, we
must still look on 1t, till vision, disguised, re-
fuses 10 perform its wonted oifice.-The
crime for which the first two suffered was
murder-murder in such shape as renders
description hdeuus; the victim. an unfortu-
nate female, who was supposed TO have given
information relative to illicit distiIeres in
the district of Moyree. At The close OF the e
yenirg, a few months since, she passed, as
was frequenl y her custom, the house OF John
and James Sullivan, wherein their compan-
ion. John Burns, was then employed in max
ing whiskey. AT the woman passed, Sulli-
vans mother called out in IRISH, There goes
Biddy the informer.' The men paused, ga
zed az each other, and at that instant. re-
venge and murder expelled reason and hu-
mainly from their souls the ill-starred Bid.
dy pursued her course, and they resumed
their illicit work until they found it compile
ted, without the hindrance which BIddy's
appearance had led them to expect JOY at
their success induced them to drink freely Of
the newly finished spirits, but this unly adj
Ged TO their thirst for vengeance, and nought
but the blood of their miserable victim could
quenlh lis fire. Armed with Various wea-
pons, they left then dMelling, and in one
short hour Biddy the iniormer was no more
On entering her hut, which could not resist
them, the foremost struck her on The head
with a stone, which fractured her skull, and
laid her at his feet; yell of savage JOY an
nounced the triumph, and the PROSTATE. al
most inamu,ate being was raised from the
earth, TO Undergo more cruelties. She was
placed against the wall, and her breasts were
severed from her body trembling with ago.
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