The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-17
From the National Gazette.

SEAS0NABLE REFLECTIONS.
General Cass has used. as is general.
ly knosn, the advantages Of his posi-
lion az Minister 10 The Court. Of Louis
Philippe 10 make observations upon The
condition Of France. which he has pub
Iished, within . lev months, 10 small
volume. The following IS passage from
il which may be new 10 many readers,
mentioning facts which should be known
in this country, especially al this time,
The matter 10 concerning the army sys
ten Of France. and exhibits in q sifong
l;gLs Iiss state Of society throughout the
kingdom. az il must necessarily be when
every man is subject 10 do military du-
" fot sesenysacs.~@ iheSsFy RPsed disSaa s n
ness and his domestic assocla,ions as
husband and father should be formed.
Iii 10 d,fEieul, Cor an American % con
eeise IN idea Of the true state Of the
working class. upon whose passions
these men conlinslly Operate. Perhaps
thirty cents day. or lithe more. may
be The average price Of labor throughout
France; and GU, Of This the workman
must ciolhe and feed himself. And then
come the seasons Of Interruption. when
work Is almost discontinued, and when
The starving mechanics are thrown upon
abe community. 10 seek The support Of
iile as tiIey can. With us, every honest
ubiquitous man can reasonably expec, TO
provide something in the meridian Of
life Tor its decline. By emigrating west
ward, he can procure piece oil land. and
close his dsys surrounded by his family.
Bulsaeh sn occurrence, 10 Europe. would
be liIlle short Of miracle; and 10 this
reasonable expectation Of an eventual &C.
QUESTION 10 property 10 our country. with
the moral stimulus which seems almost
insepsrahle from the condition OF a Eu-
ropesG lsbnrer. trace one Of the most
striking distinctions between a new So
cieiy and an old one. of our sures. qua.
raniies for the perpelualion OF our insti-
suiions.
"AR illustration confrmainry Of ihis
state Of things is furnished by the law OF
eonscriptien. By this Law every young
man. after the age Of twenty years. is liable
70 serve in the army. He draws for his
chance Of ENROLMENT. and is then called
% ais Danber and The exigencies OF the
public service may require. lie serves
seven years. precisely at the time Of life
when he ought to be forming himself for
his eventual dgiies. and laying the foun.
dalton 81 any responsibility he may hope
10 acquire. lIis precisely the period which
with Us. II lost, would be lost irrepara-
bly,. The average annual demand of
coaseriP's IN France. TO keep the army 81
,'s requisite number. is eighty thousand;
and 'tts immense amount is every wear
drawn from the class o. the population
in the very springiiRs Of life, 10 be re.
turned-surh Of them indeed as have ,hs
luck. good or bad. a. i. may be. to return
.-seren years after. without any prepa-
ration for eventual usefulness.
.'Dai the most remarkable fact in all
this institution is. the pay which these
forced soldiers receive "a pay which. az
ier making the deductions which 90 10
the Government for indispensable sup
plies, amaaais 10 one eeat day, twenty
i've d'llsrs and hilf for seven years
services. Aud yet this process Of mill