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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-07
WOMAN AND A MARRIAGE DE CON
VENANCEn

OF the many trials to which woman are ey-
posed among the ordeals OF the great world, few
are more critical than those which beset them
at the age of Mademoisellc de Nangis, while
still ncapacitated, by ignorance of the world,
and of their own faculties and passions, TO strug
gle with evil The principles, however strict,
in which they have been reared by teachers and
preachers are precisely such as cannot be brought
to bear upon their position. Exposed to assidu-
tiles hitherto unfamiliar, to galantries OF look
and speech which they scarcely know how to IN
tcrpret, the fancy is caught, nay perhaps their
affections are engaged, by attentions that ap-
pear proofs preference; but which they are after
wards assured by persons better experienced in
the ways of the world" meant nothing" They
are often derided by these older and wiser heads,
for having been so weak as to attribute sincerity
to men, gentle at least in birth, manners and
breeding. Meanwhile the fatal seed is sown, 10
bring forth a plentiful crop Of care or coquetry.
The girl, thus sharply reused from the reverles OF
first attachment, becomes either dlsconsolate,
peevish, and infrm of health, or rash and reck-
less prepared 10 infiict on others the injury sus-
tanned by herself Ii is 10 avoid this crying evil
that the French have imagined the marriage de
CONVEYANCE. The great improbabillty, the al
most impossibility, that the changes OF society
should unite in marriage persons attracted TO-
wards each other by a first mutual choice, first
inspired the idea of leaving such selections TO
the discretion of older heads; an arrangement
modified by the reforms of modern society into
a suggestion of selection, to be approved or dis
approved by the parties. To ensure the success
of such system, il is necessary, however, to
forestal the danger of adverse impressions. Hence
the early marriages of The French; hence their
objection TO the introduction of unmarried girls
into worldly parties. Rarely do they visit ball
room, still more rarely a theatre. The man des-
tined to become their husband is the first TO offer
them those attentions which rarely fail to move
the feelings Of very young person, instructed
to regard the vaganes Of choice, exercised among
our selves, as indicate and monstrous. The
influence of domestic affections, Of a compuni-
ty of interests, fp,remptory duties completes
the charm. And though much may be urged a
ganst the wisdom of conventional marriages,
vet after examining the domestic history OF the
higher classes in both countries more especially
when including in the investigation the condl-
ton Of the single as well as the morality OF the
married, il will be seen that the question is more
nicely balanced than cursory glance would
lead US TO suppose.--lNrs. Cores Grerife, OF a
Season in Paris.
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That man was selected as sacrifice Man regards
eanhy good with supreme affection, but Ged, csti
mating the value of the soul legisates by his Pro-
violence. over our limited views and low attach
ments, Tor our immortal interests. In this view the
death OF our President may occasion tho richest
moral result His death has rolled tide of feeling
from the whitecrested of the Atlantic to the
most distant hamlets Of the far west. The Indian
wi pause IN the deep wilderness when il is breaihed
therc that Harrison is more. Politicians, the high
and me low are made "a feel chat however elevated
gods, theyimust die Ven, and be judged others.
held marshal Of N6pS5scn's, MORALLY wounded on
the bants of the Danube refused TO die. He insisted
mat surgeons should be hanged who could not
heid ma,shal Of France. He invoked the great name
oil Napoleon. II was all in vain-he did there die.
worldly greatness makes death more appalling but
not less certain Riches may enable agreea-
bic TO wise time, and efficiently TO rcpc faithful
counsel pleasure may beguile the soul Of the con-
SERIOUSNESS OF guilt but all cannot bride the dark angel
OF tpe gave. II duties to ourselves our country
God NOV mpend, do not let us delay until
Lewss have their time to fall,
And lowers 10 wither at the north winds breath.
stars hNe their time to set-but all
Ihor hast all seasons for thine own o Death p
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A CARD
A CARD.
A BOLTON ---FONTAINE H. PEITis

pOIJTION ---FONTAINE II. PEI IFS,
~ CounselIoy at Law, late of Virginia, having To-
co,cd hmselfm the city of New York for eight years
las, pat respectfully tenders his Acknowledgements 10
MS fncs in the South for their confluence ana pat
r,n,rs in various matters of business, ana soiicHs
,brf continuance. He has had much experience, noth
.ihs State and that of Pennsylvania in causing fugi-
i've slaves be secured and will continue to effect suc
objects whenever called upon His plans are so well
matured by having at his command the most cff1clent
aid located at different points and successfully mar
monzing that he cannot but flatter himself that he
will have complete in future than hereto
forc-indced, if clothed with full authority, he can
any fugitive slave to be secured who may be IN
the United States north of Mason and Dixons line.
All the statutory enactmcns Of this State this sub
jrc, have been pronounced unconstitutional by the
highest tribunals 1t will therefore be seen that the
provision made in the constitution on this subject are
paramount to all other enactments, whether State or
Federal. There thousands of fugitive slaves IN
this city and its cpvrons and they continue to null
tply rapidly.
These being at best very unpopular cases IN this
quarter The having the Aboli,ionsts, the flesh, and
the devil to contend with it will be necessary Tor
those wishing to his services, 10 forward him
power Of attorney, duly executed and mtnufefy de
scrpvc of the fugitive and also fec OF $50 to deray
preliminary and contingent expenses. Ills universal
charge securing such slave $780, and all reason
able expenses.
MIR. Pcitis will promptly and faithfully attend to
any business confded to him. touching his profession
All letters must be post paid.
New York March II, iS4l-d&c6m.
- The Alexandria Gazette will copy the above
md send their bill to me at l64, Broadway, New
York, +. H. PETTIS.
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JEHOSHAPHAT JINk1NS.
From Mrs. 8. c. Halls Ireland.
IRISH WOMEN.

Amid the want so often attendant upon the
young and thoughtless marriage OF the lrlshpea
santry, it is wonderful TO note how closely heart
clings to heart. Poverty, the most severe and
prolonged, rarely creates disunion, and still more
rarely separation. The fidelity of the Irish wife
is proverbial she will endure labor, hunger, and
even i'll usage, to an almost incredible extent,
rather than break the marriage vow. We have
known cases in abundance. "He beat me-"
said pretty, weeping girl, not nineteen, who had
married from the service OF an old friend; she
beat me, a'am, long ago but never thought
more of it since. And yet that didn't hurt me
half so much as his saying that maybe little Ned
wasn't his that's breaking the heart in me IN
,rely though know he didn't name II, and
that il was the temper that spoke in hm--tbe
weary on it for temper. I've known nothing
but hardship since ! married him; but didn't
complain of that are both expected nothing else
and do Mt mind hasty stroke, for IT'S hard on
him to see us wanting potaioe, and he wet and
wcary-an ouid man before his time with the
slavery and, though put little Neddy TO bed
early, 10 sleep of The hunger, yet often IFS too
teazng on the poor child, and wakes him IN spite
of me, and know the hungry face Of the darlnt
aggravatcs his father. ] know all that; but ne
ought to know that I'd follow him through the
gates Of death, if that would save him an hours
pain he ought TO know il, and he does know II
Pm sure he does and he kissed me tins morn
ing on his fasting breath, leaving the handful
of potatoes for me, and saying the masther, where
he gives his strength for eighteen pence a-day,
ordered him breakfast-which I'm sure amt
the truth. The loves in his heart as strong as
ever but the misery, maam, often hardens the
man, while il softcns the woman. lie didnt
name it, and he knows it's not true but IT'S
hard TO listen 10 such word as that. lie was
INV first love, and he'll be my last. None OF US
can fell what's before us but I'd go all my uou =
bic over again iii would do him any service"
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WHOLE NO. 649.

single word, took and helped her to put the
stone at the head cfthe grave. II is now nearly
sunk in the ground; but il stands just as we
placed il. When we had done, the widow turn
ed and said, Rogers" but tears came, and was
thanked enough. / have set on this log many
times, and thought over the whole scene and
though the mother has been in the grave many
years, yet | can see her even now, just as she
looked when she turned to thank me, and can
hear her voice, just she spoke to her dying
boy Christian Keepsake.
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VALLEY OF SILENCE.

Has thy foot ever trod that silent dell
"Tis place for the voiceless thought to swell.
And the eloquent song to go up unspoken,
Like the incense of flowers whose urns broken
And the unveiled heat to look in and see,
In that deep, strange silence, its motions free,
And learn how the pure in spirit feel
That unseen presence to which they kneel.
WILLIAM CUTTER.
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7,he Three .Stmterers.-A gentleman attic

The Three .Stuiterers-A gentleman afillct-
ed with an impediment in his speech, sat down
to a crowded dinner table, at public hotel and
calling to a servant, addressed him thus We
w-waiter, ri give me s-s-some r-roast b-bbcef.
lie stammered out in reply, w-w-we a.a-ant gg-
got a-a-any. At which the gentleman highly
enraged, surprising the servant was mocklng MN,
sprang from his seat, and was proceeding 70
knock him down. when third person arrested
his arm, and cried out 10 him not TO strike' say
ing he st-st-stutters a-a-a. same a-as-We-o-u-uo'
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poetteal.
sTANZAs,


Gritien on visiting my birthplace ajler years Of
by WA. HENRY pURLEIon
We are scatiered-we are scattered
Though a jolly band were we!
Some sleep beneath the grave-sod,
And some are DER The sea
And Time hath wrought his changes
On the few who yet remain;
The joyous band that once we were
We cannot be again
We are scattered-we are scattered -
Upon the village green,
Where we played in boyish recklessness,
How few Of us are seen
And the hearts that beat so lightly
In the joyousness Of youth
Some are crumbled in the sepuchre,
And some have lost theii truth.
The Bsautful-the Beautiful
Are faded from our track
We miss them and we mourn them,
But we cannot lure them back;
For an iron sleep hath bound them
In its passionless embrace
We may weep--but cannot win them
From their dreary resting place.
How mournfQlIE--how mournfulIy
The memoryti come
OF the Thousand scenes Of happiness
Around our childhood's home!
A salutary sadness
Is brooding DER the heart
As II dwells upon remembrances
From which it will not part.
The memory-the memory
How fondly doth it gaze
Upon the magic loneliness
OF childhood's fleeing days
The sparkling eye-the thrilling tone
The smile upon its lips
They all have gone but left light
Which time cannot eclipse.
The happiness-the happiness
OF boyhood must depart;
Then comes the sense of loneliness
Upon the stricken heart
We will not, or We cannot fling
Its sadness from our breast
We cling to it instinctively--
We pant for its unrest
We are scattercd--we are scattered
Yet may we meet again
In brighter and purer sphere,
Beyond the reach of pain
Where the shadows of this lower world
Can never cloud thseye-
When the mortal hath put brightly on
Its IMMORTALITY
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NEW NOVEL, by g. p. r.. James.-Corsc de
IN Leon, or the Brgand, Romance, by the author
Of D,rnley - The Gentleman ofthe Old School,"
Sc &c l. inst published and this day received, Tor
aIc nv r. TAYLOR. april 3
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Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-11-20
i lIltli HlIl3

They are d scu,a,ng auo~, Ii The cry OF New
York. tie important question which s'e oiala
dy, on horseback, should the gentleman u'ie--
Those who iusis; upon the t,it side, say thhm
passing strangers, caCraces, &c, The 'eet fnj
lower limb, Of ihe lady wood be exposed 10 NJ
jury by contact; aad lhJu, h Il Is admitted thai III
England The Igh SIDE Is tyh,n b, the catalltt,
yet It is also addict that sueho caursr Is adopted
because in England the law Of tha uai nqorfs
passengers, to keep to the isf' Those who
contend for tn right side declare that the dress
and LIMBS Of the lady are placed IN CONTINUED
danger by The casual irregular movements Of e.
Their horse II the gentleman Is on the lett, and $"
the matter stands yet IN dispute, as uns.ititd as
the Nc Leod case Of tie boundary QUESTION
We propose a compromise by wIch neltleI
party may clam a Triumph over the other, what
ever both pares may have 10 concede. 1t IS eF.
ident that which side soevef OF the lady The gen
tIenen take, the other SIDE is unprotected; and
whatever Arguments may be used for the r'gh'
| Arguments Of equal weight may be addlcediOf
the eIl, and so ricc rerSa. We propose, then,
this comrromh e, and look to see it adopted, As
lhe le't SIDE - not right and The right mol proper
and as no gentleman likes to be wrong or mol
right with "a lady, let hem split the difference and
instead Of riding al the right or lift haod Of tho
ady, let the gentleman ride Jciore, the latter uPn
"a saddle, and the former upon piiiion ms
- resorng TO first principles, and Will oiiec'ud'y
settle the question. We purpose setting the eS'
ample as soon a. we eau find ii pIllion' looking
iol no Incom eucnce in the compromise, rxcep'
ting, perhaps the occasional family discussion u
to the right ofprecedence, = Phi'adeiPhla o. o
GG1eUe
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-11-20
From kcndall's Exposior.
THE FIRST DUTY.

The first duty Of The Democratic party. on re-.
covering their lost power "a lhe STATE Governments
isl RESTORE TO The PEOPLE A SOUND
CURRENCY, AND REDUCE DOMESTIC
EXCHANGES 10 REASONABLE RATES
How are these ohjscls Is be accomplished? The
process is direct and Easy;
COMPEL THE SUSPENDED BANKS
10 RESUME SPECIE PAYMENTS. OR
WIND Up THEIR CONCERNS.
Tuas done, both obIecs are accomplished The
people wll every wlyre have currency Of go0d
and silver or It's equivalent, ahd what is now cali
ed difference Of exchanges will chiefly disappear.
In point Of f1cl, the grtaler part OF that difference
is not The difference olexchanges, bu difference
IN the ratae Of local cureRcles. For Instance ex
change between New York ana Washington u
quoted at about three per cent / he real dler-
cnce Of exchange is never over oaehai{, and sell
dom more tran f3Ruh per cent Exchange be-
tween New Yok aud Ciucmual, Louisville 81.
Louis. Nashville, &c, u quoted 1T fire ~ ten Der
cent. The rest u The apparent difference is pro
duced ty tie depreciation Of The currency at those
places ,spectiyely, and ought not To be called ex.
charge.
The reader cannot fail to perceive that a re-
Sumption oil specie payments by the banks, hy ie-
storing sound aud equal currency at an those
points, would at once anulhl'ale 50 much Of he
difference OF exchange, so Gated, as is Produced
by tie depreciation Of the currency, and show
what the true difference really is.
The boosted Wing remedy, Bank Of the U.
nied Siaies is important 10 produce her Of
tsrse resui,s From ISIS 10 1929, wbc We
lived 10 Kentucky, there were two branches OF
the Bank OF the Ualted States in that State, and
yet. during the whole period, and for ysars'afier.
wards, the local currency was from ! Y TO 50 pei
cent discount, aud The exchange between that
State and the Eastern cities something more
Every man who lived ia Kentucky during that
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-11-20

perioI knows hat The United States Bank was
perfectly impo'cal 10 furnish -odnt cuaency Or
regulate exchanges, and that those objects we're
effected al last solely by de acts q The State
Legislature restoring a specie currency OF Iis
equivalent. From The nature ri the system,
Bank OF the United States or other large Jluk
can control he smaller banks only so long as
then pau spear. The Instant they suspend pay
menl, rs power over them ceases, and II never
can be resumed uutl the State Legislatures or a
controlling public opinion steps m aud compel
the delnquenls 10 return TO the path Of duty.
IL Is obvious thai the State Legislatures aud
public opinion may be as efTeclually exercised
riihOul the existence Of Bank Of the United
States as with IL. Now is the time 10 reduce
TIM, truth to practice. Let the Democratic States
compel their banks 10 resume. and those who are
now msled by Wing arguments will find Them
selves IN possession OF a sound currency and
regulated exchanges without the agency oil y
tlona Bank. Ia no other way can the arguUents
IN favor of Bank be so eileclually relulsd, aud
at the same time so essential a beneh, rendered
10 the county.
The dmoual Of currency rould lss largely IN
creased By resumption. gtutng ~ slant and stsc-
lire re'ist 10 The people. Although the banks
might, IN a moderate degree, curtail their issues,
millions Of dollars, now bearded IN mems desks
! and other dark corners would Immediately ap.
pear TO Inc light Of day, aud entering into crcu.
laton, more than replace the amonnt Of bank
notes which nigh, be wlthdrtwn. We have not
doubt that the resumption would at once make
money more plenty in all the States where il
prevails, even though il should produce a consid-
cradle reduction Of the bank notes in circulation.
Bur the hogfds Of specie which would now pro-
duce this result. aIe daily diminishing. Not
being used as a currency, is becoming an artI.
Gle OF merchandise. and finding It's way into the
mat Of the nation, Is shipped 10 Europe. Al
this moment specie is drug IN New York, and
IS gong out by hundreds Of thousands IN every
packet that sails, while foreign exchanges are al
rates which formerly precluded il profitable Ship,
ment Why is ibis It's because III lwo.lhrd-
OF the unpn II is no, used as currency, aud Is
gradually abandoning the country to deprecated
bank notes and worthless shupaslcrs.
Democrats, il isyour first duty TO stop his
process. The way 10 stop it is to eompd m.
banks 10 RESUME. The longer the measure is
delayed, the more ct the specie will be gone, the
more dlheull viii resumption be, aud the less
decisive viii be- The relief to the people.
".Nor's The day and nor'S ME hour"
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The Election.

We received no papers from Jackson b. The last
mali ani, 10 consequence, have bat few additional
returns Next week, we hope To be abe TO ay he
foil Official result before oarreaders. We can now
mere.s state that we have certainly elyo;rd
TnGHulS VI. TUcEER, GOvrnor, by about
1000 Majority.
JACOB THOMPSON and WILLIAM NJ. GWry TO
Congress by somewhat larger majority.
JoHS d. FREEMAN, Attorney General.
ArGUsrUs B. SAUNDERS Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts.
RICHARD ). GaAvEs, State Treasurer.
And We have carried tae Legislature by large
majority. We lost the Secretary Of State, through
a division in our party. Lewis &. Galloway (whiq)
is elected 10 that Office.
We have gained glorious victory Mississippi
responds in cheering tones to her regeneraled
Sister States, Georgia, Maryland, Oho PennsyIya.
MIA and New York.
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FIRE IXVICKSRIPC

Irsaait Coafasrai,oa, - Tn, -.
AID sSsHi thirty hoas,s dsslr5q.s az, v-l'i 1s.ri
press to announce The NOS, de..r5r,, e ''oPas
n5' ever occurred Ia this city. hwa, ~. Tat
"a "a ABOUT o'clock last nsa, IN tn. t -. cove
a. A. 2.'1' TO On Nam street. from hen
% their course two ouure so,a,s 17s'Oy -
SIDE Of Main ttom Cherry to I,.rn. ,'s % ca.
The wind was blowing a perfec, o,rs 'I5'a-
noO.e exeruous OF cur gallant fire.. 1Da he
but little avail, sill all was done 10 10 "elsG
arms and stout hearts could do to sav -. strong
resS Of The destroyn. element. " Peg.
At 'h'' late hour uenritd and worn dow,
We are we cannot pretend to stare tie s9,o' nav" 4,
lne L's:' but Utmost be immense. We are ~ ~ =
unable 10 gi'e. tue names ofall the srs. also
The Plac'pal losers, however. mu,, l.. :
Hunt &Co. furniture dealers, AID II. ~ II
Vough Of the Union Hotcl.--rcE.5rr, 'i Tr4I
.Nor. 9. mig