The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-09

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esi most satisfactory, bat lley might have
been elevated and increased By . deeper
and more feEyeni principle.
Nature hal been b0uniiful in giving
them kind and genlle dispositions. and |
generous emotions; but the bark With iis
swelling sails and gay sIeamers. that
moves so CALAMITY oyer the ripping
waters. struggles freely against the rush
ing wind and foaming wave. Prosperous
- Frank might be considered. he had
attained no success beyond What every
industrious. capable young man may
attain. Who. from his first setting out in
life. scrnpulously limits his expenses
within his means. This is in fact his
textbook and his agis. No. what 9TH
ers do, not What seems necessary and IT.
ting 70 his station in life--bui what he,
who knows his own affairs. can decide
j. in reality flung. Shall we, who 80
much prize our independence. give up.
what. in political view alone. is dr0ss
compared To independence Of character
and habits! Shall we. who can call master
spirits from every portion Of our land, 10
attest TO the well-earned victory Of freedom
and independence, give up the glorious
prize. and suffer our minds 10 be sublngal-
ed by foreign luxurIes and habits! Yet
il Is even 50; they are fssvinvading our
land: they have already taken possession
ofOur s"ap"rts. and are Fastening TOW ards
the Interior. Well may BRUSH travellers
scoff, when they come amongst us. and
see our own native Americans adopting
the most frivolous parts nl civilized life;
us feathers and gewgaNs; our habits and
customs made up of awkward limitations
Of English aud French: our weak attempts
at arislocracy; our late hours Of visiting,
iorwhich M possible reason can be- assign
ed, but that they do so 10 Europe! Lei us
rather, with true independence, adopt The
good 0i ever, nsilOH,-iheir arts and lm-
provemenls-theIr noble and liberal insl-
tulIOns,-Iheir literature. and the grace
and real refinement Of their manners; hut
lei Us strive n retain our simplicity, our
sense uf what is consistent with our own
glorious calling, aud above all. the honesty
aud wisdom of living within our income,
whatever il may be. This is our true
standard. Let those who can afford il,
: consult their own taste IN living. II they
prefer elegance Of furniture. who has a
| right 10 gsinsay il! But let Us moi all
ain AT the same luxury. Perhaps il is
this consciousness OF unsuccessful Imita-
ton. that has given cnlOr TO the charge
made against US BY the English. OF undue
irrilabili,y. Truly, there is nothing more
likely to produce it. Let Us pursue our
path, With firm aud s,eadfast purpose.
as did our fathers oftbe Revolution, and
we shall lille regard those who. after
receiving our hopltaiity, retire 10 a dis
,ance aud peli us with rubbish.
Whether the following extract from a
letter, written by one Of The primitive
and respectable members of our govern
mrnI. Judge Wngsie, has been publish
ed, | do not know; but il bears honorable
testimony Of the simplicity OF Washing
tons first public dinner, and Is copied
verbatim from the original letter.
II was member Of Congress when
President Washington was inaugurated
in his office, and at the frs, public dinner
he gave. The President, the Vice Presi-
dent, the foreign Ministers. the Heads Of
Department Of government, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and the
Senators from New Hampshire, and the
Senators from Georgia,-being the two
States from the Northern and Southern
extremilies of The Union,-made the
company a, the table. Il was the leas,
snowy dinner that | ever saw al the
Presidents table, and the company was
not large. The President made his whole
dinner on a boiled leg Of mutton. IL was
his usual practice to eat Of but one dish.
As there was no chaplain present. the
President himself said very short grace
as he was sitting down. After the dinner
aud deser, were finished. one glass Of
wine was passed round the table, and
no toast. The President arose. and all
the company, Of course, and retired TO
the drawing room. from which the guests
departed. as every one chose, without
ceremony"
| We hope this DEPRESSION will be excus-
ed. for the sake Of the honest independ-
ence Of our purpose. Hitherto DIR. Full
ton had done what every other man may
do. with health, capacity and industry.
Without a symptom Of quackery. he had
courteous manner Of listening 10 the
complaints of his patients, and sympa-
Thy which arose from kind feeling. No
one could appreciate This gentieness more
highly than poor rich Mr.. Harrington,
who had been laughed at by his enemies.
scnIded by his friends. blIs,ered hy one
physician. die,ed BY second, and steam.
ell by third, ill he was an epitome oil
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