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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09
CALM THOUGHT.

There 10 nothing which makes so great
difference between one man and anosh-
er. - The practice Of calm and serious
thinking. TO those who have been un.
accustomed 10 il. there is required q. FIRST
IN effort; but il 10 entirely in their own
poser 10 repeat this effort if they will.
and when they will. Il becomes every
day easier BY perseverance and habit
and the habit 30 acquired exerIs . msle-
rial influence upon their condition as re-
sponsible and Immortal beings. In that
great process. therefore. in which con
sisIs The healthy condition Of any man as
> moral being. there 10 most importan,
step. Of which he must BIO conscious. as
an exercise Of his own mind. You feel
that you have here power. however liz.
lie sou may attend 10 the exercise Of il.
You can direct your thoughts 10 any sub
JecI you please: You ran contine them 10
objects which are before you n the time.
or occurrences which have passed during
lhe dsy-or you can send them back 10
events which took place many years ago.
You can direct them 10 persons whom
you are in the habit Of meeting from day
TO day. or 10 those who are separated
from you by thousands of miles. You
can place before you persons who lived.
and events which occurred long before
you came into existence. and you can an.
llcipate and realize events which are mol
likely 10 occur until you have ceased 10
exist. Study these wonderous processes
Of your mind: observe what power you
have over them, and what consequences
Of eternal importance must arise from
exercising them Alright. II you can thus
think Of any subject you please. why can
no. you think OF God: Of his power. his
wisdom. his holiness. his justice; Of his
Law which he has written In your heart,
and in his revealed word, Why cannot
you think Of. and realize the period when
you shall lie down in tho grave and
that tremendous moment when oil thai
are in their graves shall hear The soice oI
the Son Of God. aud they tina, hear shall
live. and shall arise 10 Judgment Such
truths IS these, duly considered. Of
though, Of. could not fail. under divine
influence, 10 exercise q powerful elec
upon all our habits Of thinking aud act
ing in this life.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09
1T Is EASY TO sPoH. A SON.

There are but very few that can bear
the hand Of indulgence without injury.
In our country, 10 most instances, those
who are 10 be great or useful, must make
themselves so by their own excrtlons.
and often by very vigorous effort. Nine
cases out Of ten. The young fellow, who
feels that he 10 provided for; that his " IA
shef 10 rIch"--will relax his exer,ions
and become o poor fool. Whatever may
be HE occupaiionl
There is nothing 20 destructive 10 The
morals, and. We may add. 10 the peace
Of any community. ss The neglect Of pa.
rents, rich or pour, 10 teach their sons .hs
importance Of being early engaged in
some active employment. Too many oil
The ei,izens OF every place. under the in.
iluence Of false pride. suffer their sons.
af,er quitting their schools. TO lounge
about The public Offices and iaveEns oil
their place or residence. rather Than cause
them engage in some important branch Of
The mechanic arts. or force them BY dlnt oil
their own industry aud energies 10 seek
their fortune in other pursuits. Nothing
10 more de.estsbls. in our eye. Than 10 sec
q healthy. good.looking youth, breaking
loose from the restraints OF honorable ~
dus,ry returning ,oh his fslhsr'sdomicialf fol
support. end loa6ng i, about. rather thar
pursuing some occupation which will no
only supper, himself. but give grallhca-
lion 10 his worthy parents. -
We would say 10 every father whs
| has such son. be he rich or poor--ralhe'
drive him TO " cut cord Of wood o day.
| than suffer him 10 spend his time in idle
ness. i" An idle head is the devils work
shop;" aud We may add, tina, idle hand
are the implements he employs TO execus
his dark designs. Waichiowsr.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

Hermitage, lille abore Nashville, on the Cnmbsr-
Iand Rirsr, a,c0y in The Stale Of 7snasssss,
February 2sih. 1889.
To my old Friend Dwight, Of the New York
Daily Advertiser.
As | expected, when | writ You my
last letter, the river broke up in two or
three days srter. and | lef. Wheeling in
the steamboat GAINESVILLE, captain Irwin,
bound TO New Orleans. | got here few
days ago. found the Gineral in tolersble
health. though he 10 peskily out of you.
NOR about the way they're goin on in
Washington. you may depend.
think may be I'D better gin you .
kind Of outline OF my journey from
Wheeling. or a. aunt Kezier used to call
il. when she tuck her butter and cheese
down 10 Portland. ga kinder journal Of
The uip.like." l left Wheeling on the
new steamboat Clarksville, she 10 new
boa, built al Wheeling, by Mr. Phillips.
Captain Irwin was 90 well pleased with
the way she was finished that he COL
squire Philips portrait painted. and put
I'd in the main cabin. as compliment
10 him. If I hadn't known better, |
should have believed that il was taken
for unkle Josh. its the very image oil
him, when he gets on his Sunday suite,
specs and all. and they say he's Just a.
| bou, as hot q democrat. do rally be-
| lievs she is about the best water craft |
have come scross in all my travels, ex-
cep, The Two Pollies.
Captain Irwin, too. is very nice
man, as much like Captain Jumper as
two peas. only he was sorter down heart
led for a few days ar.er we left Wheeling.
Howsomever, its my notion that some
lof them Wheeling gals have sarved him
worse than the Lowell gals did me and
sineral Jackson, when We was on our
tour down east-shey have not only rob-
lbed him of his heart bu. they have TAX.
len his gizzard 100. Poor crii,ur, did
pity him. Says he 10 me one day
.Suainger, (or he didn't know twas
lme,) how long did you stop in Wheel,
ling IL "Abou. a week." says |. did
YOU become acquainsed@wish any OF the
young ladies' I" says he. NO." says
Ii, IL hadn'. ,hs, pleasure" +" Well,
,hen," says he. stranger. sou have
missed o grea. treat; there is some OF The
swee,es. gals there. tina. there is in any
town on this drain from pi,tsburg TO N
lorleans. ".You dom. tell" says |. Cap
tain! | seed in q mint he was gone
goslin. his eyes were sol.
No.hin happened worth tellin until W.
| got 10 Sinsinna,ty. As soon as we land
ed, there was the dsrndes. raft of peopl,
come down 10 the wsrf 10 see the boat
case she was a kind Of a crack boa.
end out. Among the rest was my oil
friend Gen. Lyle. Az soon as he step
! his foot into The cabin he seen il was me
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all Of these are without ihs limits Of The
Territory.
The average breadth Of The Terrilosy
astonishing oser 200 miles. and iis length
about 600. In contains an area ef about
eighiy millions Of the public land. and 10
healthy. well-wslered. sufficiently timber
ed. and . great deal OF il remarkably
fertile. and 10 well adapted for agricultural
and pastoral purposes. Lead ore. iron
ore. coal. and salt springs have been dis.
covered in II. And il is said that eli who
reside there. are well pleased with their
situation.
Some few Of these. The choeiaws. The
Chickasws. the cherakees. have. 10 some
extent, written laws for the internal GO
sernmens Of their respective tribes. The
Delawsres are about initiating their ex-
ample. With these exceptions. the whole
Of lhese %. 900 Indians. divided into up
wards Of 20 tribes. who speak different
languages. and many Of whom entertain
Tor each other mutual hereditary animosi-
Ties. have for their government no inter.
national law. II IL manifeslly both the
duty and The policy Of our government
TO provide against the possible consequent
ees Of this critical stale Of things. And !,
was with that view that the Senate once
passed bill for a Territorial Govern.
meni. 10 be formed by q convention oil
The tribes themselves. requiring only that
The Superintendent, or Governor should
be appointed by the President and Senate.
and that the laws should be approved by
the President. and providing Tor the sp-
poiniment by the Indians OF one Indian
delegate 10 Congress. We trust the
subjee. will be resumed and successfully
prosecuted al the next session of Con.
gress.
Much valuable information concerning
The condition and prospects OF these tribes
10 given in . work entitled. e" An Annual
Register Of Indian Affairs in the Indian
Territory" by the Rev. Isaac Mccoy,
who has devoted the last twenty years oil
his life 10 their improvement. Ii appears
by this work that The bes. informed and
civilized. are the Choctaws. the Chicks
saws. The 0herokees, and Creeks. Many
Of them have learned our language, oui
agricultural pursuits, and mechanic arts
Some Of them studied our forms Of Go
sernmen,. and have organized their Go
vernment for tho respective tribes il
imitation OF ours. They have printing
presses among them--they publish news
papers in the English and Indian Ian
guages, They print their school book
and almanacks, &c.
Newark Daily .7dr.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09
THE FOUNDING HOSPITAL Al
MOSCOW.

In Bremner's Excursions into the inie-
rior Of Russia. q valuable work, which
hss lately made its appearance in Eng
land. is the following description Of the
Founding Hospital 81 Moscow, which is
probably The mos. extensive establish
men, for the reception Of infants. in the
world:
This building 10 among the most
beauiiful OF the whole city. and probably
ranks with she larges, ever bull, in any
part of the world-ss may be inferred
from The fact that it contains ample
accommodation for nearly four thousand
persons, young or old. with handsome
apartments for the managers, sleeping
rooms, hospitals, lsying-in rooms, &c..
all under The Same roof. . This estab.
lishment was founded by Casharine, for
The reception Of infsn. foundlings. many
OF whom are nursed and brough. up in
the house; but The numbers admitted are
nov so great. that thousands are also sent
out 10 nurses in the country. and brought
back when old enough to begin to read.
All are maintained ill they arc fit to be
bound GU. 10 some trade; or if possessed
Of talent, I'LL they can 60 TO college and
study for proiession--the whole being
al The cost OF the establishment. which
maintains them till they can maintain
themselves. The number OF children
supported by The house in 1924, was IL.
075; in. 1891. 23.7ss; and at the time
of our yisi. there were in all about 80, 900,
either in the establishment or supported
by it's funds! The annual outlay 10 now
considerably above 20,000.000 roubles
$500, 000l.) in 1891 il was 1929. 1893
roubles. On our first visit il turned out
that the order for admission with which
we had been favored FROM the governor
of Moscow was for another day. Our
| Journey was not altogether frui.less. how
ever, for this un,imely visit brought US
in for scene not often 10 be matched
The sending OF of the infants newly re-
ceived 10 nurses in the villages, or to the
| farm belonging TO the hospital. A long
/ string Of peasants carts filled with straw,
1 was stationed in the open court; each in
/ its turn drove up TO the door. and in tum.
bled sometimes Two. sometimes three OF
four ssou, clumsy women; these were she
nurses. A liule baby was next handed
10 each of them, and she Instantly gave II
The breast. The little imp set bravely
to work, and away drove the rustic
equipags in gallant style. Two men
on the steps were checking The name @
the nurse and the number OF the child
as they entered The carts; for here chill
dren are counted pretty much as sheer
are elsewhere. The little creatures were
swaddled up IS light as pounds Of bussel
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

Origin Of Fo0isesp' Paper.-Il 10 well
known that Charles |. Of England. grant.
ed numerous monopolies for The support
Of his government Among others was the
privilege OF manufacturing paper. The
water mark Of the fines. sort was the roy
al arms Of England. The consumption
Of this article VAS great. .. this time. and
large fortunes were made by those who
had purchased the exclusive right 10 yend
il. This. among other mOnopolies. was
sci aside by the Parlismen. that brought
Charles 10 the scafTold. and by way Of
showing their contempt for The King. they
ordered The royal arms TO be taken from
the paper. aud fool with his cap and
bells 10 be substituted. II is now more
Than an hundred and seEenty-fse years
since the fools cap and bells were taken
from the paper. but still paper Of the size
which the Rump Parliament ordered for
their journals. bears the name Of The ws-
Ter mark then ordered as 40 indigni.y 70
Charles.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

Some men sseribe all their unhsppi-
ness 10 the narrowness their means; but
place them in the immediate enjoyment
OF al that enters within the circle OF their
present hopes and desires. and they will
no sooner have entered on the enrapturing
possession. than new hopes and desires
will begin 10 nantes. themselves. You
cannot place man in such situation that
he will not look above il and beyond il;
give him the whole Of this world, and,
like the hero Of Macedon. he will inquire
for another. Reu. Halier Cotton.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars. The question 10. whether il 10 MOI
high lime 10 make uss Of psrs Of this
income. for the present generation. or
whether u shall all 90 10 our posieriiy:
ws are glad " hear that many counties in
the state. will certainly adopt the school
Law 81 once. and ne dOubs not but all wiIl
come into the measure in The course Of
time.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

going 10 market We we're surprised 10
see psrulfs taking parting kiss Of some.
We bad believed thai sll belonged 10 ihoss
who we're unwilling 10 acknowledge
them. but now learnt that any one may
send child 10 ihs house. xeansd or IN
wesned. All who do not wish. or are
not able. 10 bring mp lhsir children.
may leave them here without paying .
farming; 90 that. though n 6rst strictly .
founding hospital. and though the ma
iorisy Of the children depending on il are
still Of that description, ysi this insiisu-
lion now contains many Of other kinds.
II 10 in fact. . sort Of general nursing
establishment"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09
THE NEW INDIAN EMPIRE.

Probably no even, has occurred in the
progress Of our country. since The es-
tablishmen, of the Federal governments.
more interesting in itself. or fraughs with
more importan. consequences. Than thc
settlement Of the native tribes beyond the
western limits Of the Union. There are
now in The Territory set spars BY Con-
gress for their permanent residence ABOUT
81, 900 Indians, belonging to " separate
tribes, and speaking as many different
languages. About 10000 OF the whole
number belong to tribes native 10 the soil.
Blu, tho estimate does not include The wild
Indians of the prairie or the mountains.
or those residing north ofthe Missouri, or
around the sources Of the Mississippi, as
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

Those events tina, prove the prelude
to our greatest success. are often sppa-
rently trivial in themselves, and such ss
seemed 10 promise nothing.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-23
From the New-York Wing.
1.-THE IIIIRRAH Rows :,

It used TO be said among politicians, that
Mr.. ]. @. ADAMS committed one great error
at the opening of bis administration and
that was, in refusing to appoint Martin Van
Buren, Minister to St. James. And had the
venerable statesman Of Quincy possessed a
little more Of the ductility Of his opponents
and less of the unbending integrity of an
honest man, he might doubtless have Sc
cured an efficient ally, and silenced form
liable opposition. But Mr.. Adams we'll
understood the selfish character Of Mr.. Van
Buren,; he had watched the upward progress
of the willy statesman with an observing eye,
and noted the devious and tortuous paths
by which he gradually rose to Distinction
And knowing him as he did, he refused to
give him the mission to London. as the
price of his adhesion. The result is known.
From that hour, the hostility of Van Buren,
was open and uncompromising. With the
aid of the great Southern politicians, whom.
he adToitly brought into his tolls, that he
might betray them whenever the fitting op-
portunity should occur-aided also by the
slough face5s' and innnmerabIe ofice-seek-
eTs of the North, and by the use Of means
such as never before stained the annals Of
our eleclions.--he accomplished the over
throw Of Mr. Adams. Unrefecting men
would doubt the sagacity os Mr.. Adams on
this emergency, but no one can doubt his
honesty. Upon both his honesty and saga
city the Senate Of the nation has since
placed signgt, which will stand till the end
Of time. 10 their prompt expulsion Of this
same Van Buren, from the very Office which
Mr.. Adams refused to confer upon him!
About the time the opposition 70 Mr..
Adams began to concentrate their forces.
Mr.. Van Buren,, in leisure hour, took i
distinguished member DC Congress BY the
arm, and walking about the rotunda OF the
Capitol, entered warmly into the subject Of
the then approaching struggle. ssBuf, pray
tell me, Mr.. Van Buren,, said BIS friend,
chow you can reconcile your support Of Gen.
Jackson, with your own of expressed opin-
ions Of his total unfitness for The Office -
How pardon me my friend, 9 interrupted
the Magician, s. bold 70 this doctrine Ethat
tkerei u WnpnrdoaabIe sia 81 pogit;es. You
and ] were Crawford menboth hostile Is
Gen. Jackson. You are alsoa ffiend of Mr..
Adams am not but Gen Jackson, with
all his faults, il an available candidate and
We can carry him. But howg'' asked bis
increduloas friend. 81 will tell yoli said
Van BuEsn- we'N carry tte sIsctioa 6vthe
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-23
HENRY CLAY's SERVICES.

When statesman, tried and faithful hi
therto, stands before the nation as probas
bic candidate for the highest honors, the
question is usually reiterated. which had
been asked concerning him, at every pre-.
yious gFadation Of his upward career, By his
onsistency-W What has he done9
The only reply which Henry Clay need
make to such interrogation, would be 10
point to the history of bis country. That
shows what be has done.-THERH, ii lines
Of living light, expand and The records of
civic c0nquests which oulshine the pomp
and blazon Of a tenfold field. There stands
tie register ofcompromises which have kent
uIsuIlied the gFeatfaith Of the people, and
preserved The Union. There beams in his
iavor the testimony Of both foe and friend.
He has marked every crisis Of his career,
with some good work for the people: their
industry, their political strength, their poll
tical rights, their peculiar interests, have
always been safe in bis hands, and be has
illustrated their merits IN every station =
broad and at home. With such views 81
hisconrse and services. The question: What
candidate for Che Presidency, announced
81 pTobsble, can present 90 many facts.
which are part of tbs glorious history of Bis
country, Eedoundine % Is credit and rs.
nown, IS Henry Ciayl We answer, among
the 50 called statemen of The day.--No1
oNr.A-Pk1 y. s. Gazette.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-23

Hvyat B0ys!'' AT tie sans time, suitine
the action 70 Che word, be swung bis hat
above bis head, and shouted hurTahfDr the
Hero Of New Orleans. An unwOnled echo
was heard outside the Capitol. The boys
took It nP--the-scavengers repeated it--all
who wanted Office Joined in the cry, and
within three months, the ssI7urrah Boys
had tried the power Of their lungs from one
end OF the Union to the other. The "Hur-
rah Boys carried the election. II was all
hunah!
The old general commenced his admins
tFatlon with hurrah; and during his long
reign whenever he had any favoFite object
in view, the indomtable sshu rah boys1 were
called in requisition. Il was hurrah against
the Bank; hurrah against the Senate hnrrah
against internal Improvements; and hurrah
against all credit and commerce. And when
Mr.. Van Buren, had any favorite personal
object 10 attain, no one better knew how to
''set the ball in notion than he. The
'sHurrah BOYS" drove Mr.. Calhoun out Of
the Vice Presidency, and opened a clear
course for Mr.. Van Buren,. They trod the
little palmetto flag in the dust, when they
"hurrah'd'' the Magician into the presiden-
cy, He is still making use ofhis formidable
engine and, at the present moment. instead
Of attending to his appropriate duties at
Washington, IS busly engaged with the
'hurrah boys'' ofthe Empire State, in con-
summating the gigantic scheme of an 'sIn-
dependant Subj Treasury . which he Aatters
himself is to secure to him d second term
of Office, and the succession to his political
"heirs and assigns" forever
Ever since 1926, Mr.. Van Buren, has
been mounted on this favorite hobby of the
'shurrah-boys''-he is a good horseman--no
jockey of all bis train knows better how to
manage the rein or when to apply the spurs
than he-but he may find there is such a
thing as 'riding free horse to death.'-
From the instant Of his landing at Castle
Garden, he seems to have acted solely on
the "hurrah" principle; and is following it
out all along his route from New-York to
Albany. But we think the People are grow
ing sick of these hurahs. The yeomanTy Of
the great farming counties Of the interior
seem to have no taste for the show, nor
voice for the song.
The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-23
From the New York white.


HFThe movements of the President are
are making themselves merry at his expense
and others are mortified at his folly. His
partizans, who seek to make political capi-
tai out ofhis visit, represent his progress to
be one of continual triumph, although they
blaze away at the "Wicked Wings" who
have not the grace to fall in and help crack
up the splendor of the royal train. If the
Loco .Focos have it all in their own way, we
see no reason why they should complain, or
why they should not be able to get up grand
show, wherever there are men and boys
enough to make one. The army of Office
holders, with their tribe of walters and loa-
fers, will at any time make quite snowy
and imposing harlequin pageant; and it is
idle to suppose that a single one among
them will fail to render homage to his Ma
iestv, wherever be is gracicusly pleased to
appear. They will run and sweet at bis
heels, like boys after Ere engine. The Gus
tom-house officers, postmasters, and hang
ers-on, with their marshals and numerous
committees, are always prompt in their at
tendence, and the loud hurras and shouts of
these political lazarons. fed upon the crumbs
of the Executive table, are heralded as the
index of public opinion, as the voice of the
People! The poor fellows will find them
selves sadly mistaken when the trial comes.
The truth is, the great mass of the people
distrust the movements of Mr.. Van Buren,,
Knowing his forty character, they are al
ways on the look-out-they know how adroit
he is at doubling, and in seeking a covert,
when the Public Scorn, like an eager mas
tiff, is DIGGING his heels. Had Mr.. Van Bu-
rem come amongst the yeomanry of N. York,
as the PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE; had he
dotted the diadem Of Party, and laid aside
the rod of prescription; he would have been
received with Welcome worth something
to him in the shades ofretirement whittier he
is going AS it is, having insulted the Peo-
pie by the matter and manner of his public
declarations, here and elsewhere on his pro-
gress, he has forfeited all claim TO their res
pect courtesy, which a highminded people,
jealous Of theif-own honor, would have
cheerfully awarded, had he adopted the hon
est and patriotic course ofWAsHrNCToN and
MONROE.