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The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-05-19

ROMAN WOMEN.


Of AZ any a-e, nor IN any condition. ever trust
Il with the intnag mtnt Of their own fortune,
very father had i power Of HE and death
over ms own d t4. htegs bat this power was
.ot restricted to d4u5 4t,T, only, 1t extended al
.oto -yns
lie npr.nn Ink prohibited women from hay
M more ti4An half ounce OF gold employed
~ olnanehtnrg linear persons from wearing
iothrs OF divers col5lrs, and from riding IN
..farots, either IN the city, or thousand pla
round II.
They were strictly forbid to use VINE. orcyen
- hav" III their possession the kew Of any place
1ilrt" it wa kept For either Of these faults
they were liable to be dl,orccd by their hus
bands 80 careful were the Roman, in restrain
ln@ then women from vine that they arc s,r,po
ecd 70 have fl,t introduced the custom of>alut
Ing their female relation, and acqutnlnnces,
On entering into the house of ], friend or neigh
oour, that ta"v might discover Iy their breath,
whether th,y had tasted any of that liquor
Tins strrtnr-s. however, began IN time to be
relaxed until, at last, luxury becoming too
strong for every law. the womeA ndulscd them
selves IN equal liberties with the men
BIT such was not the case IN the earliest ages
oi Rome Romuu, even permitted husbands
10 XIII their wives, If they found them drinking
vine And II we may believe EalcrIs Maxi
mus. E9natileS .Mtch~, having detected his wife
.!rnkns out OF a caek, actually made use of
this permission, and was acquitted by Romu-
ils
Fahlus Pictor relates, that the parents Of Ro
man lady. having detected her picking The lock
Of a chest which contained some wine shut her
NJ and starved her TO death
Women were liablcito be divorced hv Their
husbands almost at pleasure. provided the por
non was returned which they hau brought
along with them They were also liable to be
divorced for III temper, which il it could be con
~truel INTO a fault, at least the fault Of ma
tlrc. and might sometimes be that OF the hus-
band
a few sumptuarv laws, a subordinaton to
the men, and a total want OF authority, DO not
50 much affect the sex. as 10 be coldy and IN
delicately treated by their husbands
such treatment IS touching them in the ten
dcrest part Such, however, we have reason 10
believe, they often met with from the Romans.
who had not vet learned, as in modern times, to
blend the uelditv of the patriot and ronghnfs,
OF the warrior. with that soft and indugine be
harionr, so conspicuous in our modern patriots
and heroes.
Husbands among the Romans not ONLY them
selves behaved roughly 70 their wives hut even
sometimes permitted their servants and slaves
to do the same The principal eunurh Of jus
tlniau the Second. threatened to chastise the
Empress, his masters wife. in the manner that
children are chastlsed at school ii she did not
obey his orders
With regard 10 the private diversions Of the
Roman ladies', history is silent. Their public
ones We're such as were common to both sexes
as bathInu. the3frIcat transformations boreo
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-05-19
fron Me no1e, z Bhad's "CoNsctio~s +rtas n.
(iufE 33fb1Iof,uD

Grfth .7ath2hgu"
"ln the tar aud courteous DAYS of France, whom
gay and half romantic gaantry was the universe!
taste OF the young and Old, the lofty and the hum
be Ma1amc Ia M4rcschalc de Mirepoix, alrcad, in
the winter OF her day but with Wit and warmth
OF Imagination remaining than most of the Young
est and gayest ladies of the court. sent 70 her ola
aImrer, NJ. lo Duo de Nivernois, q lock of her gray
haTaccompanicd with some very pretty and ELEGANT
verses, descriptive of The regard Size telt for Inn
winch age could neither eAtinguish nor diminish
he Duke reply IS one of the sW eetest specimen,
OF gactN and tenderness that ever ,cngmber, Ia
have met with
" For the consolation ofthosc English Ladies. vbo
like Madame de Alrepoix, are growing gray. and ia
assure them that the aged themselves atlinurh ror
likely TO make new coniuests, have al ts the pow
CT o. retaining the admirers Of their youth venture
my rude copies OF those charming originals,
HHdI"t tt Hrrpoir 70 tic Inc de Nt,uuy.>, 7,IiS
4 lack u her har
''I.ook, they are gray-but turn i 70 GRAY
These locks our unions dat att, l.
Poor apoll that age can bear away,
BIT, lea cs me Yet in friendship best
No change in friendships star appears,
Whose lustre, as in early prime,
Flames IN the winter OF our wears.
hln1le,l by CHOICE and fed ;, time
No more the world our flames removing
VIII f"lce our bosoms to repress il,
Gray hairs BESIDE the charm Of loving,
Allow the freedom 10 confess it,"
,laa.rHr efHe Dur DE- Nirtru>is
Talk not OF snowy iocks-haye done
Time runs the same, and let Inn nun
To ~ what bodies the tyrant 5 rare
lie knows not tender hearts to sever,
The IIt(" loves are infants ever.
The Griccs arc OF every age
"To thee, 'IAcmira, when bow,
Forever N my spring glow,
MD more in age approve thee,
Could to gay eighteen return
With longer ardour might burn
But delrer could not love thee"
=. The following exquisite Ines are from Moore Z
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-05-19

On two hfaltS (Twins.

Ontwo H15uUS (TWins.l
These infants just into tie world did pccu.
Dislike it--clos'd their eyes-and went TO sleca
The starlight dcu5
All silently their tears of love instil,
Weeping themselves away, till they nfllsc
Deep into natures breast the spirit of her hues.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-05-19

The following exquisite Ines arc from Moo1
: Evenings IN Greece and are sung by a Leu
Iran maid WIG had visited the site OF sapph
leath
As DER her loom the Iesbian maid
In love sick lansuor hung her head,
lnknowing where her fingers stray'l,
She weeping turned away and said
oh, my sweet mother, It's in vain
cannot weave as once wovc-
SO widered is my heart and brain
With thinking ct that youth love p
Again the web she tried to trace,
But tears fell Ger each tangled thread
While looking in her mothers face,
Who Ger her watchtul lcan'd, she sax,
"oh, my sweet mother, It's in vain
! cannot weave as once wove-
SO wilder'd is my heart and brain
With thinking of that youth love -
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

Md whereas thc Sid Convention has been
duly ratified, o. both parts, and the respective
rstilicatinns OF same were exchanged at Lon
don on the sixth day Of February last, by Al
sERT C,r1AriN. lnvoy Extraordinary, and Mn
istcr P.enipoteutiaty of the United States Of A.
r,ericn, aud UENRr ;INwlS AnpISGToS, Esq
i..e ''is B-itaric Maiesty's charge d'AiIares to
She sad United States, CT. part q thcir respect
i've Goyernincn.s;
Nov, theTstnle,i | TnuS Quincy AntNs, Pres
ulent of the United States, haYc caused the SAID
Convention 10 ae made public, 70 Tie end that
the same, and cyaey clause and article thereof,
may TIC observed and fulfilled with good Faith, by
the United states, and the citizen tlcreai.
In witness whereof, have hereunto ~ m!
hand and caused the Seal OF the tinted
States 70 be affixed.
Done at tue CITY of Washington, this nlne
teen'h ,Iav OF March, in the year Of orr i.orc
one thousand eight hundred and twenty scv
en-, and of the independence Of the unltee
| States The fifty first.
| JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
By the President:
IL. CLAY,
/ Sncrptary nj St1tp
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

,ninstre.sy sweet'y ii!tea the air. as tae ia-
20 trod or his way ot fowecs. Washington
she'd tears!
The merit Of tllese appriate ana classical
decorations is Cuc 70 tie late Mrs Stockton,
Of Princeton, a lady Of superior literary &C
quiicments, ard refined TASTE. She was Ia
military called iie DNtchess, from her ele-
gance and dignity Of manners; was 9 Lost
ardent patrior ditiug the war Of the Pctolu-
ton, and. with the Stockton family, waS
marked for persecution on the ruthless ~
vasion Of the Jerseys. This distinguished
lady was the grand mother of Mr.. Secreta-
ry Rush, who is "toubly blessed IN his rev
olutionary ancestry; both his father and his
grand father having signed the Declaration
of Indcpcndencc--a most honored distinc-
tion, and, we believe, enjoyed by no other
citizen of the extensive American Empire
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

For carrying into effect the Treaty VAN tAc
Choctaw Nation of Indians, dated October e.
leventh, eighteen hundred and twenty, twenty
five thousand six hundred and sxty-six dollars
sixty nine conts
For rations to the Florida lnAians, twenty
two thousand sixty eight dollars and thirty
cents
For running the line Of the land assigned to
the Florida Indians, three hundred and thirty dol
lars and fifty-six cents.
SEC. 2. IND brit further enacted, hat thc
several sums hereby appropriated, shall be pa'a
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated Prorided, however, that no
money appropriated by this act shall be pad to
any person, for his compensation, who Is III Az
rears to the United States, until such person
shall have accounted and paid into the Treasury
all sums for which he may be liable Prowdea
also, that nothing in this section contained shall
be construed IN extend to balances arslnB
solely from the depreciation of Treasury notes.
received by such person TO be expended IN the
public service ; but in all cases where the pay
or salary of any person is withheld, in pursuance
of this act. it Shall be the duty of the accounting
officer If demanded by the party, his agent, oi
attorney, to report forthwith, to the agent ot the
Treasury Department, the balance due; and "
shall be the duty of the said agent, within sixty
davs thereafter, to order suit to be commenced
against such delinquent and his sureties.
Approved; March ,, 1927.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29
FRAN the .lcgp Orlcana .ftpcrfiser. Of tht
26th FebruQrU

Yesterday, the citizens OF New Orleans
were greeted with the rare and wonderful
spectacle of the ascent Of MIR, Robertson IN
to the regions OF tho upper air by the means
ot balloon. The crowd OF spectators was
immense, filling not oniy the enclosure in
which the preparations were made for the
Urlal vo} age, IN which there could not have
been less than 2,3UO persons, nut all the
neighborinS streets, the levee, the shipping,
and the tops Of houses, The day was fair,
the weather agreeable, though rather too
warm, the state OF the atmosphere too was
as favorable as could be wished, the wind
blowing moderate breeze to the eastward
of north. About II o'clock small circular
balloon was let off, which mounted almost
perpendicualiy, and then taking direction
before the wind, fell in the swamp apparent
ly four or FIVE miles below town. his was
followed successfully by two others, Gone o
which bore the shape of hsE,) both o
which went up III similar manner and de
scended in similar direction. A little af
ter one o'clock, the hour fixed, the hardy
nronaut mounted the Car, attached to The
great balloon, which lowered for two ol
three minutes over the heads of the specta
tors, while he saluted them OH every side.
and then majestica'ly mounted aloft, ht
waving Nag, on which were inscribed til,
names of Washington and Lafayette. A.
he rose high towards the clouds, tn,
sight was wonderful. glorious aud sub
lime beyond expression; he confined wavinl
his flag till his person was no longer visible
The ascent was almost perpendicular, til
the balloon attained its utmost height, ant
then it took direction about north euS,
gradually descending in place beyond tn
verge Of the cypress swamp. From the mo
memtnt when the balloon begun to ascend
it was visible about half an hour.
. Deep and intense anxiety was felt BY a,
classes and descriptions of persons for tb
J fate OF the intrepid man who had trusted hi
life to so rain an element in SO fragile
vehicle. Hour after hour passed away dur
ing which the streets were filled with pro
7 pie eagerly enquiring after news concernjn
him. Various runours were in circnlatior
n and many of ais friends began to fec! apnre
;, henson for his safety. About : o'clotI: ;
E tbs evening, sho4;s from iotsaDd yo;c.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

The New York Statesman publishes the
following as a story founded on fact, and sup
poses that it had given rise to the report
that Morgan, had been found alive IN lana
ia.
Mr.. Joseph Morgan, keeper Of the TX
change Coffee House in Hartford, man OF
property, and responsibility, and one OF the
Directors of the Etna Insurance Company
was recently in Upper Canada on importanI
business for that Office. Being called oy
name at one Of the public houses, some 81
the by-standers instantly supposed that Nv
was no less parsonage than the rcdt LGfF'
HorGGn, in full life. The conclusion was
natLral that he would secret himself it their
suspicious should be made known to him
They therefore kept dark, till darkness ha,
overcome the day, and natures soft nurse
hat! visited the pillow of Mr. Morgan ara
rocked his senses into forget.uness. ~.
midnight. "that dread hour" they ushcre0
into his he'd chamber with suitable hum
ber OF the ministers Of justice, reused M"
IRON his innocent dreams, ordered HIM 10 %
coutre himself for a march to Sir PereBiihe
Maitland. who had enjoined upon them ths
delivery to him of the lost, but now restored
Morgan. 1t was ia vain that the unarnitI
prisoner protested that he was not tue .'H,
Morgan they were liz search of--th"t ne a."
written no book OH masenrv--lul tht' ~
had never before been seized and thre'i'e'eu
To ne taken off to places unknown against l''
wi''. btf Al wo..,L not do; IL. fsQ8 .lt 70.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

Picfg, n0raity. Gc.--Rcligion, to all class
cs of the community, is essential to the COM
fort and happiness of all, but it must be sup
ported from its intrinsic worth-from its in
herent and positive advantages. and not from
speculation or worldly profit. We are con
stantIy at war with those who make religion
trade. On Saturday man was placed at
the Bar to receive sentence for cheating an
other out Of 500, by forging and altering
number on 4 lottery ticket. He was sahc'
tilted looking man; and the Recorder stated,
that several highly respectable residents mao
pctitioned the court in his behalf, insisting
that he was not proper subject tor diS-
graceful punishment inasmnch as ne was
piuus man, steady in his devotions, and con
stantly attending prayer meeting. Inc
court very properly differed with the petl-
TONERS, and considered from that very cause
his punishment should be made the HEAVIER
as an example to those who violated the
laws of God and man, while PROCESSING 70
obey and respect both. The punishment
however, was very light, as our Recorder
"speaks daggers, but uses none" IL is MS
uniform saying, when pronouncing sentence
"we could send you for seven years to thc
state prison, but think that the great enus
of public justice would be answered by con
filming you six months in the penitentary'
and such is the Judgment OF the court"
~. Y. Enquirer
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29
LAWS OF TIE UNTCN.
BY AUTHORITY.

PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF
THE NINETEENTH CONGRESS.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29
Extract Of letter from Remington Vt. dated
Dec. 25, 1771.

Dec, 25, 1771.
"a very odd event happened lately IN our
neighborhood, viz MIR. Zebulon Stanhope.
farmer, living about five miles n f by n
Of this township, having trained a couple Of
large bears to the plough and other services
clapped them before his sled last week.
with twenty chipples of wheat for the New
City. The animals drew extremely well
I for four miles and half; when the halter Of
the near bear giving away, the farmer set
about repairing it; but whilst he was thus
emploved the inhuman beast sezng him by
the right leg, tore it miseraby, and both
bears hauling at once, ran away with the
Sled. So that with the utmost difficulty he
got home in four hours on foot.
Messengers were dispatched to look for
the sled and cargo; and two days being spent
in fruitless search they were given up for
lost But on the third at noon, the noise OF
a carriage near the house was heard, and
yonng G lad Stanhope jumped up to see who
was coming; when-behold to his great as
constituent, it proved to be the bears draw
/, ing the sled into the barn, with no earthly
thing in it. except four large bears and three
cubs The lad, and two men that happen
ed to be in the house, ran nlmbly and shut
ting the door, with my long gun, shot them
all through crevlce."
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

1t is stated that the most disgraceful trans.
actions have taken place on the Jersey shore,
where the ship Lewis was wrecked few
days since. A large body of men assembled
and committed depretations upon the cargo
in plundcring every thing from the wreck
which came within their reach. Is it posi-
BILE that such state of things can exist in
L civilized country like this! 1t is the most
base kind of piracy thus to plumber a ship
which has bravcd the perils of the deep, and
in an unfortunate hour been driven ashore
bv an act OF providence beyond the control
OF man.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

splendid military ball was given at Pen
sacola on the 22nd ultimo, in honour of the
birth day of Washington. The military Of
ficers at Cantonmcnt Clinch, and the naval
officers of the United States ship John Ad
ans, Of the schooner Grampus and Of the
Navy Yard were invited guests. Appro-
pirate salutes were fired by the u. S. ships
laying in the bay.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

proclaimed his arrival in the city lie ma
landed in the swamp, near Madame CAT
court S plantation about miles from town
on the GENTLY road. in little more than ba,f
an hour after. He was found by some ne.
croes, above the middle in mud and water
and by them was safely brought to terra fir
ma. having met with no accident. and lie
balloon, with every thing appertaining to Il
was saved Mr. II. estimates the height ~
which he asccnded at about 5000 feet.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

In New York, on Saturday, the court fin
ed Mr.. Barker $3.50 for an alleged libel on
Richard Baifeld. Esq. their clerk, and re-
quired him to give bail in the sum of 900
dollars against transgressions OF that nature
for two years. A strenuous but unsuccess-
full effort was made by council for delay
in the decision on various grounds.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-29

The case of the u. States. Us. $50 chests
of Tea. Lippincott * Co. claimants, has been
decided by the Supreme Court OF the United
States--on appeal from the Circuit Court of
the United States for the Southern District
Of New York. Mr.. Justice Washington de.
livercd the opinion of the Court, affirming
the decree of the Circuit Court, by which
the said teas were ordered to be restored to
the claimants, Internationally.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-01
TFIE MONITOR.
THE CHRISTIANS HOPE.

"Hope is the medicine Of the soul, the cor
dial which anmates and sustains us under
she labours of life, which alevistes the se-
verest Affections, and which sheds an in
creased splendour over the fairest day Of
earthly prosperity. But the best hopes,
which take their rise only from this world,
and whose flight is restricted within the
narrow range Of earthly good are totally in
adequate to allay the fear of death, and to
remove; or in any measure to mitigate, some
OF the heaviest suff'erings. to which we are
mere subjected. There are disappointments,
which this world cannot compensate; losses,
!or which it can afford no substitute; sor-
rows, to which it brings no alleviation.
would not deny the value and excellence
ef the nature, which God has given me, OF
Ne capacity for Improvement and useful
ness, with which he has cndued me, and the
,,nnumerable sources of qualification and de-
,,lsht, to which he offers me access. ac-
knowledge with gratitude the multiplied
earthly blessings, on his part so undeserved,
which he bestows on me. l am enchanted
with the beauty and splendour, and magnif-
Sehce OF the world in which he has placed
'l,, ane, l rejoice in the fertility of the earth
"llch SO abundantly rewards the labours Of
,,aan, and supplies subsistence for the count
cnissss nss', myrlads of its children. contemplate
11la aslisht the diversified forms of animat-
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-01

than the Curate giving one convulsive shud-
der, fell senseless on the Altar. All was
now copfusion-the ceremony was not half
finished, and the Minister was laying sense
less-every means was now used to recover
him, but for some time without effect. At
length he slowly opened his eyes, and the
first object he saw was Louisa Mordaunt,
bending over, him, her looks expressive ofthe
utmost compassion for his situation. This
had almost again plunged him into forgetful-
ness and it was only by very strong effort
that he succeeded in raising himself; he
then, by great exertions, succeeded in finish
ing the ceremony, at the end of which he a.
gain became senseless, and was i'll this state
conveyed home.
He did not long survive the marriage of
Louisa Mordaunt, he soon after died vic
tim OF that worst of all diseases-a broken
heart Louisa Mordaunt lived long and
happily with whom she made her husband
nor did she ever surmise the dreadful effect
her marriage had upon the Rev. Alfred Cor
sar. ]. H.
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-01
MARRIAGE.

I would fain hear from those marriage
haters but shadow of reason. why | should
not pronounce a modest wife the greatest Of
human blessings. She is the safety of that
house whose affairs she administers. She is
the tender and faithful love Of your children.
She is the JOY of your health, and your care
and relief in sickness, the partner of your
good fortune and comfort in your bad. She
sooths and breaks the headlong violence of
youth, and tempers the morose austerity of
age. Will any one offer to persuade US that
the education of children, which are the ve-
ry images of our bodies and pictures oi our
minds and in whom we see as it were our
very selves born again anew, affords not a
delight since to the last degree' or that is no
satisfaction when we come to obey the laws
of fate, to see son OF our own to whom e
can bequeath those honours and posse ssions
of our families which we received from our
parents.