The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-07-05
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uORaIISFTENCE OF EHE WIFE
HHESRAND

-. s.g,;,e sni Instruction alone. Both
- 49, tseir influence: and IS means
aS 80 should not be neglected,
a., = !. BIZ The general tone and spirit
IL, conrerssilun. - manIfessng he
,smner AMI dis POSITION o. the hesr'. that
Sc mes the most sliding impressions.
.These are notifying his character daily
ara hOarly; sometimes even when so'
sent.
d., TIwsr.ls, that BY enabling him 20
PERFORM his powers unembarrsssed. she
conferred . greater benefit upon mankind
,b,n al The female characters hat vii
ever Ese. A similar remaFk might be
s,nlied 10 the mother Of almost every
rreat and good Eaan. Wonan1s true
GREATNESS consists. so il seems 10 me, IN
Tenderin others usial. r.iher than IN being
usefal herself. Or. in other words. II Is
her Office less TO be seen and known IN
society, than 10 make Others seen and
known and their influence felt.
Imisht size numerous illustrations oil
the prinrip'e I .m enieav"ring to sns-
tain bo,l in tits Country and elsewhere.
nigh, speak Of the m.ther anil the vile
of Washington. OF ll.s mother Of Dwighi.
Franklin. Nl.bcrfIce, Whitfield. limo
thv, and hundreds Il others; Tor II was
by the exercise al the duties not only Of
the mother. bat If the wife. that these
ilIu.triuu. characters were hr0ugh forth
10 the World. But @ill c0nline myself
10 a single instance. and thaone in which
the influence upon the husband was d.
rect.
Tie case 10 uhirh refer. is that OF
Sir lanes M.lniosh, whose fame as a
hurst. a statesman and writer is well
known. no; on'y in Europe and America.
bu. in India: and whose eiI"ris IN the
cause Of scieace and humanity have rare
" been equalled. Few men have done
more thrangh the progress Of long life
than he: ind few have At any rate, been
more distinguished for extensive learn
ing. large views. and liberal principles, in
law. politics and philosophy; but espe-
cially in his favoriie department Of the
law. !, was he Of whom Sir w. Scott
said. on a certain occasion. that he made
q" the most brilliant speech ever heard al
tie bar or in the forum" Yet this great
r-a. Il We may believe his own story.
owed M >,.all share OF his greatness to
the assistance anG ;aGaence Of his wife.
OF this the following extract t1o:n letter
ofhis TO friend. describing her character,
after her decease. will most abundsnily
prove. The last clause includes. it will
be seen, passing tribute 10 another per
son-proba5'y his mother, which doubt
less the extract have made in eXhlhii
ing the inhnenec Of Two females in the for
ma,ion Of character. instead Of bat "ne.
"Mlaw ne. in Justice to her memory
20 tell " hat size was. and Whist ] Owed
her. | was guide! in my choice Only by
the blind affection Of youth. | found AZ
intelligent camp2nion and . tender friend,
a prndcut m0a:'Frss, the mos, faithful
Of wives. aa5 a mother as tender a. chill
iren ever had tie misfortune 20 lose.
meta woman who. by the tender man.
aa,net Of my weakness. has gradually
Elected the most permcious Of them.
Snr became prudent from Affection: and
G.ough o. TIE mos: generous nature, she
was taught lragalliy and economy by her
love for rc.
D.ros tie most critical period oil
my LIE, She preserved order i'll my al.
fairs. from the care of which she re-
lie'ed No. Size Generally reclaimed me
f"m 1i,~i3.;.3r; she proPped my weak
al. .r-e,"}3:c na'nre. she urged my indo-
le@"e :, all the exertions that have been
useful or crc3ltable tn me, and she was
perpe,gally al hand TO sdmonish my
heed, ssnts> and improviience. TO her
] owe Whatever am; to her. whatever
] shall ie In her soliritute for my liz
terest, she neFtr for a moment forgot my
feelings or my character. Even in her
occasional resenimen:s, for which | but
too olica gave her cause, would to God
could recall these moments,) she hal
no sulcnness or actimony. Her feel
logs were warm and impemous, but she
was placa;le. lender. and constant.
such was she whom | have l,st; and
have lost her when her excellent natu-
rai sense Was rapidly improving. after
tl2h' Years Of struggle and distress had
ron dos fas:io each other; when aknow-
je"ge Of her w,r;h had refined my youth
ini love ia:o friendship. before age had
deru'ed !; Of much Of its original ar,lor.
'os' lee, alas the choice Of my youth
and the partner OF my misrorvnes,) at a
moment vixen had prospect of her
sharing nay hr,str DAYS.
"ho-"hat wife especially. can read
Mese par%grHt..s. without feeling cnkin-
died wlv'n or desire 10 be distinguish
ed IN The 81. e.. IN, o much in her own
name. as b! Lar I."larmrc on her husband
ana i~mt'. anil i.l-aa.h them on others,
She Tins h""ome~ not 50 much the instru-
men. nj Lnt.,..., ,., =