The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-15


ton was at hand; and tic patriot and the
j Jemagogne; the lover Of his Country, and
tho hunter after preerment, were burned
90 10 the sane head hong course Caucus
succeeded 10 cabal; aud popular ora,oty Of
ten tore down private Judgment, aud irtu
eucod pubic opinion. Jaded aud worn by
/ his political campaign, with tagging encr
s'es, and impaired health, Howard sc'com
Cd a season ot relaxation. and vas readily
prevailed on 10 Join party, who proposed
Passing some PINT OF The sutry heat OF sum.
mef al Saratoga Who i there so luno
rant as TO imagine that those celebrated
springs, containing v thn their crystal
sources the hcallng eleueuts, cal uated to
contend successfully with the lItIfa Of dis
ease, gather round their slfu'ary fountains.
only the rich, the suiler,oa, aul the n frm ?
llcfe ls the resort OF beauty and fashion Ct
wealth and accomp'l ,AmCul ifum every part
ct the union. Here NAV be seen the states.
man, laying ASIDE, for The t,mc the gtaycf
cares Of government, and smoothing his
rDf'i'd brow TO tie blupd expression Of
cheerful ctJpymcu'. Iirre he scholar
brushes away The dust aud co5wcbs Of an
uqul'y, and emu.ales the higher efacc-
which he had sometimes aespIsed or vi.
deNalued. Here, too, the lyre o. tic poct
and the pen OF the satifst. fi4d amfI. geld
for exercise; while tie novelist nav catch
the living manners as they rise" aud
transfer 10 bls varied page many plue;l.
tale, ard spughtly aurcd1te.
Amid tie nssembIasc of ali nations. tie
forct-n taste, aud foreign crocr- llat year
~ crowd this iavori'e court OF fashion, the
young the lovely, mad the a't,J Of our osu
cauutty are Away, TO b. luuu4 Oar ar-.
ef clt.es poor forth their treasures Of nif,
and beauty, and Gnamcut and Voc casual
acquaintance formed here. Is often fpen,d
into permanent and uuma'c cenneNons.--
Tie Suuih and the North The Etsl and
Tic West meet together "a hlimoalous 10
tercoufsc. State rigalrcs, aud r.uy pal
ous,es arc land aside pr,JYd,ce j. land
ast1e aud sc ful as il NC we're, ia reah
y, What We arc nomtnsiy, chl'tucn Of enc
household constituent parts OF % great na
zion, whose interests, aud whose glory j.
our common inheritance.
Conspicuous among the JHyous bids Of
passage, that migrated from the CIV ol
bruIaetly love, ~8s lair ornhsu, Of Nagm
rumor had made knoou ,h4t she was the
be'css Of on immense property, on the pos.
session oI Which she ass 20 enter when shc
cane Of age, OF On hor marriage. should
that sant occur ntau enr.I.5 ,cruI NJ
Mortimer had died before his daughter had
passed her first birthday, Aud though he
had not SCRUBBED to cHtfust tho care Of ter
person, aud The direction Of her mad totde
supruuleud1ncc af weak sud uaiu'armod
woaaa, whose beauty had induced him to
int he Der hts wife /; he took q mare prulan.
uai caution With regard TO the wealth
"hch Ind been hls greatest attraction 20
the eyes Of his he'puale, The executors
Of his "lIi and the guardians Of b,s child
aeTc faHh'uI to the ,tls, repcsed 10 them
and under their Management, their ward
aad her fortune prn-perod GaJ as years
sent by. that added 90 Uci fu.urc store, the
.lycIl1ess aal accomplishments Of Laura
Mortimer .nctessej Also, II.-s wasoreo'
''t' 500. tt] MIS- H.I|l ''.t" ItHt De- sttflI
ed ; for 10 spite o. lad alu.a'lon and 10
4iicl4u- uI1 Lruce, sl1 was -lmrle 90 her
ias'cs, and uu5c.a,A m her habits; candid
IN her Judgments, and constant 90 her al
!achmen's. Buther hucuI,y often lpenu
Grated into oNlraylEuucc aud her luds
cumnaIe generosity was frequently lavish
cd on the undcsctuug. Her crctuhly *.
posed her 10 be the dupe ol the designing,
for artless herself, she could no, be taught Ca
suspect arllijce IN others bat slea,n. eve.
~ one who approached her, ~ the mirror
Of her ON pure mind, -ho obeyed the luI
pulses Of her warm and susceptible heart,
without subJeclins them 10 the TEDIOUS Or.
deal OF reason, or the calculating iu.csli.a.
ton Of discretion. Ia short she ~ss a cfca.
mte often 10 be banned bot always 10 be
loved Tor her worst errors claimed many Of
the attributes Of virucs.
Laara Inherited her mothers uncommon
beauty; and some portion Of vanity might
be excused ia one, who from the earliest
dawn Of intellect, had been taught to place
M tuord.nnte tulue On her personal atlrac
tons; bI! this weakness laid her open TO
The assaults Of dtuery nnd the lwnug
parasite often passed current with her Tor
tho admrng friend. Yet her nature WIS
TOO noble, voluntarily to encourage tins dc
grading iribuie, and when the overturned
pauegy RIGS Of his associates were repugnant
to her good sense, and revolving to her cor.
rect taslc she formed an excuse for the
fault, in v hat she believed 10 be The SINGER
tly Of the speaker.
Mrs. Mortimer received bot q moderate
dunuly from her late husbands ample for
tune bg, from her daughters liberal al
Iowance she wns prolusely supplied with all
that could CRAFTY her desire Tor luxury, and
her devotion to the decoration Of her still
handsome person. And Lpura repeatedly
promised TO rcpnr tho lrJnsticr, which &c
cordng to Mrs. Mortimer, her father had
committed, IN assigning her 90 inadequate
a provision, a purpose which could not be
effected until she attained her mnyorlty.-
For THE period tho worldly minded mother
was not content TO wait patiently: and