The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-11-14

IS freedom 0i spirit anu 1oeIdiity hpout
the latter, which is offended by the thrift
habits of the former,--while the latter can
not abide that quality in the former, best
expressed by the term sIackness and its
consequences.
There is great difficulty in procuring g
female help. Al a small boarding house,
where spent part of my time, in Quincy,
happened to hear that the hired girl was
paid four dollars IA week--and that AT the
tavern in the same place, the girl was paid
five dollars. After hearing this, pardoned
the landlord of the latter place, that when
l (having a natural adherence at coming
into contact, in this hot weather, with lin
en- or cotton that had before been in con
tact with / could not tell who) ventured to
intimate how agreeable luxury clean ar
ticles of that kind would be-he intimated
in reply, very cvilry indeed, that perhaps
the accommodations OF the tavern under
the bluff would suit me better thnn his. In
fact, as he told me afterwards, he had no
clean sheets in his house, aud he apologised
for it 10y the dearness of female labor.
This dearness of the girls is not, as
AT first supposed, owing to their sagacity,
but TO their laziness. Girls of southern
origin retain the same aversion to labor
and inability 10 work, that they acquire
when surrouLded by slaves. Consequent
ly they are unfit to be domestics and wives
in free State. A ferryman, while cross
ing the Illinois river, complained to me
sadly of the difficulty of procuring help to
assist his wife, who was unwell. lie had
neghbors, he said, who were not 100 proud
to beg Of him frequently a piece of meat,
but whose daughters were u great deal too
proud to pay for it in work. Dear, indeed,
must these girls be to the husband who de-
pcnds upon their energy 10 aid him IN the
struggle for livelihood.
This deficiency of cleanliness added
forec TO other annoyances of the night. If
! could communicate to YOU an idea of
what my night endurnnccs have sometimes
been, from the combined attacks of three
blood thirsty enemies TO human rest, that
domineer III some districts, inflictlng their
poisonous wounds amid the din of an in
fernnl music, stirring all the blood to fever,
and generating n nervous excitement that
destroys all capacity and inclination for
sleep, driving their poor victim To seek re-
lief in all changes, when no relief is 10 he
found you would think had good rea-
son to repeat the feeling exclamation of our
classical President, Our suilerings rs in
toerable wv
Let me caution you against the practi-
ces of steamboat conductors in the west.
There is n combination among them to de-
troy passengers in other modes than by
blowing them up. They have an engine
on board more dangerous than their boiler.
That engine is their table. To traveller
from the north, sailing day after day in n
steamboat, through n hot, bilious country,
without exercise, n table loaded three times
n day with variety of meats and but little
else, is source of greater peril to his life
than either fire or water. IL you would
travel through these regions in hot weather
safely, you must practice self denial. And
you must begin early, otherwise there will
be an unobseryed repletion of the system,
by which it will be brought into a state
most favorable to the attacks of disease.
We have heard much of the marvellous
growth of western cities. And have seen
many that have sprung up with a celerity
almost incredible. And yet | have seen
none that surpass Bangor. | have seen
none, that with such rapidity of growth, ex-
hibt so many substantial md elegant build
iags and none that make SO fine n display
from the several point. of view about them.
BY the way, was much pleased with n
Sunday discussion heard at Peoria, which
mention for it's novelty. Meeting houses
being scarce, the Court House is open To
the different denominations. 1t was occu-
pied in the forenoon, first by Methodist,
anI afterwards by Presbyterian congro-
CATION. And both ministers preached n
,ailst the doctrine Of Unitaranism. The
after only heard. He argued the subject
with great force and ability. In the after
,oon Christian preached three hours on
he other side. He was man of litile ed
ucalion, and rather wearisome. la the
evening the Uniterian doctrines were de-
Tended by one iavorably remembered in
llun,oon. And he spoke
between two and three hours, without notes,
with all the energy and animation Of a
western orator, showing an ability in ex-
empore preaching, not inferior TO any |
preacher ! have anywhere heard. ] wns in
erested, and much sratiiied with the dis
;ussion. And like this mode Of bringing !
opposite opinions before the public sn that I
he arguments on both sides may be heard, G
and their force weighed, by all parties. G
Blu whether it is on the whole, the mos, ,
profitable mode of passing the Sabbath, is i
another question.
As this letter has become quite long t. q
nough, ] shall put an end TO my desultory y
for the present. f
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