The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-05-30
For tie Recorder.
TO ON 4 CORNER.

FRIEND fIEARTT-Although your cor
respondent did not sign his name fully,
am certain The above address is corTecl. |
No man who mixed al all in society could
have laid in such store Of learning. an |
eienl and modern. 10 all the various de-
paTimenis of literature; he seems equally
al home on morals. religion, history. f.
nance. and sports Of the pit.
Ills ancient reading in history. has left
on his mind favorable impression Of the
Macedonian Phalanx; therefore he bears
down on the Fancy with dull quotations
from the British Encyclopedias. Not con-
tent with this. he throws in bis own lead.
en- comments, as reckless Of their effects
on them, and your readers. as Jsckass
dancing among the Poultry. But, sir. we
Of The feather will avoid his heavy gam
bols--and would advise your subscribers
TO keep bright look Out least he aligh,
on some friends toes in his solemn gal
iOpade.
Not intending TO follow him in his his
tory Of the PIT in the days Of Greece and
Rome. its introduction by them into Eng
land, and lis patronage by long list Of
Kings; many who now follow that sport.
will feel themselves under great obliga-
lions To Q. for showing that, SO far as PIE
cejeni goes. this sport has had the sane
lion of antiquity, Of wisdom, Of religion,
and the Kings Of The Earth.
But, sir, AFTER this list of patrons, so
honorable 10 the sport and so gratifying
to the Fancy, he winds up with cock
and bull story Of one John Ardesoif, who
90, drunk, burnt up game cock. aud di.
ed Of Apoplexy. Now, what Of all this!
This is good Temperance Society $40.
~; he is but nne Of thousands tina. drink
ing has killed; and as TO roasting The cock,
"a thing Of some doubt by The way Mo-
Their Church has roasted thousands Of
men and women. equally moral and learn
ed as your correspondent Q. But, sir. l
object tn making The conduct Of drunk
en- mailman some hundred years past, a
subject of reproach 10 gentlemen at this
day; or il he meant TO alarm US by his
sudden death. he must calculate greatly
on our simplicity. But. sir, some Of US
have heard that men have fallen in the
Senate chamber. al the Bar. nav, al the
altar Of orr God. lie should have APP
pended note To his piece, charging all
members Of Congress, lawyers, and mi
nisters Of the Guspel, no, TO be alarmed
at this awful story Of death and cooking,
as il was only intended to brighten those
who Tough, cocks. | offer this friendly
suggestion 10 y. 10 show | bear no ma
lice.
! q. goes On TO say, ,ha, If all the crown
ed heads Of Europe, united with Asia. AZ
RIGA. aud any other place, " they might,
make i, fashionable. bu, they could not
make il moral or genteei." Now in this
crusade agains. all the Kings of the earth,
I, as a citizen Of Orange, have no lot or
part; bat am persuaded that il those
same Kings could see his famous Jers-
miads, they would grieve unto death, UNI
less they can get absolution from this
High Priest Of Morals and Fashion.
Now is your chance, Mr.. Heart. 10 be-
come great man; send the las, two mum
bers Of The Recorder 10 such Kings as
your learned correspondent knows 10 have
offended. end YOU will soon see their mi
nis,ers, not in Washington. bH, in Hills
borough--no, in the. palace of the Presi
dent, but in the anle-room Of the Printing
tOilice. suing for an introduction 10 the
Ssnctum Of The modern AIbumazar, that
in the name OF their soyereisns they may
proclaim their adhesion, and receive such
instruction in learning. religion. morals,
! fashion, and gentiity,. as may save them
! from error and his future denuncia,ion.
/ am willing 10 admit the high claims
Of Q. in learning, ia morals; nay. he
may, for aught know. be The very pink
Of fashion and gen,ility; for of The first
he has given us pronf IN the long quota,
tons that he has inflicted on the subscri-
hers Of the Recorder, and Of the three
las, he has assured US he is professor
and Judge. Now lie, him. like the Pha'
risee Of old, he content with lis virtues
and accomplishments, continue TO pro-
claim them in the market place. and on
the house top. and thank his God he is
not like some men. Nay more, sub.
scribe to his profound knowledge of ari,h-
meiic; believe he has done so, and can
again calculate 10 a single cent, what he
has made aud eau make by the schools
in HilIsborough; believe also that he
go ~ h., oh, s,,n, or,co.s tha. is "a Sim