The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-21
From the Raleigh Register.
INSANITY.
This is mere madness

This is mere madness
And thus awhile the fit will work on hm.-Hdmief.
For some months there has been confined in the
Jail of this city poor unfortunate creature, named
DARLING b SANDERS, whose brain is evidently wreck
ed and who occasionally, behaves with such violence
that it has become necessary to keep him constantly
under lock and key. As North Carolina Ito her
shame be il said) cannot boast of Asylum for the
comfortable accommodation of persons thus afflicted
the only places which offer for keeping them safely
are the common jas Of the State, where they
PEELED frequently to occupy the same room with con-
victs and I, Ions
Sanders has sometimes almost perfectly lucid mo-
ments, and is quiet can be for weeks. Then,
again, he becomes violent and noisy as to disturb
the whole neighborhood day and night. A favorite
occupation with him is to stand at the window OF his
CELL and as if he Sherf's officer in attend
ance upon Court hail every pesscr-by, either ju-
TOR or witness, commanding them to come into Court,
&c pain of forfeiting their rccognizance Having
summoned Jurors and witnesses sufficient he proceeds
TO select some one of his fellow prisoners for trial. and
regularly empannels the jury, charging them TO well
and truly try, and true Jeivcrance make, &c lis
imitation of the peculiar intonation which most Court
Cricrs have is TO the very life.
Sanders once possessed OF handsome estate
and received liberal education. To this day, his
chrography is Of the most beautiful copyplate order
We Know but very few individuals that write so splcn
did hand And like most persons who excel in any
particular accomplishment he is very vain Of IT, and
fond Of exhibiting his talent. He is almost always
writing when he has the materials, and his correspon
dence Though like the Irishman's all on side) is
as extensive thar or SOLOMON, ,ho play &C " Tho
Stranger" We come in for double share of his ia
vcrs, whether owing TO proximity or because we
furnish him occasionally with newspapers and writing
apparatus we know not. Scarcely day elapses with
out some message He wrote recently, authorizing
the annunciaiion Of his candidate for Su-
perior Court Clerk, and expressing great confidence
ia the certainty Of his election. We declined ms re-
quest Of course In day two, we received ano,her
note, thanking us for the omission, as nc ionnh we
" charged three dollars for printing three lines.
Most of our communications have been IN prose,
hut we Yesterday received pocicn one which we
s,,b;onparticuarI ms Sanders says i Is original,
and we have no recollection of ever seeing II before
Ir Il he The product of his own brain, then Is tire
sometb;nc Ike ",neftod in his madness.
RALEIGH JAN, NAY ~.
sweet girls. sbdl tell you how TO get married
40 YES 10 be sure sir" methibks you exclsim;
| q ,I'is The way we confess, wishes carried
And therefore pray where is the wonder or blame 7"
Lovely dears, neither wonder nor blame need alright
you,
IT'S the right Of your sex and all, to love man,
Who born to protect, not injure nor slight YOU
Therefore get married you can.
Those sweet rosy lips tho transporting TO kiss them
Yet those lips can Tor triges too frequently pouti
Those eyes, like twin diamonds, may kind Heaven
bless them
We, those eyes, and you know IT, can frown, without
doubt.