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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04

;mnossil,le for our minds 10 I'll satisfied in any
Of our conclusions. no maze how apparently
stable ,bex micht. for the pfeent, appear. We
10, ~ -,orontee that our dearest and surest
deductions win not, by and b. ne 'rlPRea up ny
the heels, and possibly, expcea 10 the ueris'oh
Of succeeding times.
But we cling to our old iraerpfe'auonS' desplte
the pretensions Of the new 'AegeadS' ana tiiiS
teaches the primacy of the in'le' aS moving ironi
the fiat of the Almighty. lNolniiis' however, Is
involved in This discreditabI to the intellectual
ability or moral capacity Of ne sehuer SEX II
is purely question, so tois'eaK' OF onlclal pr
oriiy, growing out of the requirements oil luii-
domertol social law. viii which we have no
other business but to obey.
A few considerations, sme of which might,
.,arbars. be new. will sire to illustrate this
truth. Man was first Grated Tor woman was
formed to be his help and companion 'he 'sso'i-
ate Of his loneliness. 1Ius, the woman was
made for the man, and nd man for the woman
The name of God is masculine. Masculine ep-
ilhets aud III. "tes are ascribed 10 thinking,
Lord and Father. Thf masculine pronoun is
always applied to Him. Tine Messiah appeared
as a member of the male branch of the race; and
20 men did He commit the | reat charge OF estab-
fishing his kingdom upon tn, earth.
God has with marked Universally indicated
his own appointment in constituting men the
points of communication between himself and
the race. To men belonged the priesthood, for
only in heather lands and not under the govern
mcnt of the Most High do we hear of prisstesses,
/ Pythoaesses, sc. The chosen channeis OF the
Divine Will have been, with exceeding lc" eA
ccptions, of the male sex, TO wit Adam, Abel
EAcch, Noah, Melchisedcc, Abraham, Isaac ano
Jacob, JOSEPH, Noses, Joshua, David ana ul'
Prophets. But we cannot prolon5 We deem
the premiership Of the male as surely Divine
appointment as ANYTHING in the Universe. We
look upon it as hopelessly unassalIablc that the
head of the woman is the man, as the head Of Inc
man is Christ. the head of Christ IS God. Mrs
Wilson is no doubt, ingenious, but truth IS more
/ than match for ingenuity. We have known
! the Ncwtonian theory 10 be assaiIcd as iunda-
mentally false, and even the area Of the circle
seriously discredi,cd. But the obteotors have
Auttered their hour, fused their fuss, and gone
out into extinction like an exploded meteor. Sc
will it be with Mrs. Wilson's doctrines, and all
who, infected with the same views, might sue
coed her in the same line.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04
CONFESSION OF FAITH.
poLITIcAL-No.. 1.

PoLITICAL-No. i.
lIow is il that whilst the natural sclen-
ces have long ago ceased 10 range men on
this side and that side in hostile parties,
the noble sciences Of religion and politics
still stand as insuperable barriers to the
complete triumph of human brotherhood !
Partly, no doubt, this is owing to the IN
terested motives that are able 10 NIX them:
selves up with politics and religion bu'
the divisions in the religious and Pohucal.
worlds, we are persuaded, are due likewise
10 other causes, and they are, that men
have not initiated the deyotees Of natural
science, in taking the pains 10 60 down to
the very foundations of truth, and in listen
ing to the testimony Of nature and fact
rather than Of authority and preconcepion.
In the present, and few following pa
pers, we shall briefly indicate a few prin-
ciples that lie at the foundation of political
science. The first and most important Oh
these principles is, that aOhat as morally
0rong cannot be politically right. If
anybody were disposed seriously to dis
pute this apothem it would be incumbent
on him TO point out the spot where moral
obligation in its course from the individual
to. the mass passes from positive 10 a
negative value. He would be called upon
TO shew the precise number of people
whose collective interest should differ from
the sum total of the units of interest resi-
ding in each. But this cannot be done
until the axiom is reversed, that the whole
is the equal to all lis parts.
1t is safe, then, to conclude that mil
lion, and any multiple of million, are
subject to precisely the same amount and
degree of moral responsibility as an indi-
vidual, and therefore that the rational and
ustiniunctOn to do TO others as IRE wO"Id
Mey should do TO as, is as binding on a
whole nation as upon one man.
Now in the two great departments OF
governmental policy, the domestic and
foreign, our primary principle is of con-
tinual application. In matters of domestic
arrangement all taxation and all privilege,
u, ~, ~esurc AM all alienation of pressure,
should be regulated Nv this first law
Hence, in the matter of tariff, the ann
should always be to cqualizc the burden,
and distribute the benefit so that whilst
none should be unduly pressed, none
should be. eXtravagantly protited; for
wherein ono'2ss, 'o-,S !41'' 0'''-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04

......s.sse reform would cure their evils with
out relormin their personal habits; suck
reform as would give health, consequent
ly good humor, and lastly, happiness.
Few people consider how much our
moral as well as our physical health de-.
ponds upon exercise, cleanliness and tenn
perance. How much our happiness de-
ponds upon free circulation, unobsructed
perspiration, and good digestion. How
much domestic discomfort is caused by the
righteousness Of ill-health. Many man
of weak and unsettled principles is driven
to dissipation and vice, and it may be to
crime, by the discomforts of his home, Of
his sickIy aud nervous wife, fretful and
troublesome chldren.-Wr SOmhOorth.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04
TIE DISCONTINUED LADY
BIRD.

it is an active thing, rIu hath much
meaning in that old proycrb--H rolf
iag stone gaiLcrs no moss. II remind,
me of Homcr's Kui0nici0. The applica-
ton Of it may be abused, for it might
seem to sanction sluggsmcs,, and the
want of energy and enterprise: linlc
more sleep. Ildc more siumbcr; soft
bed Of moss is a very pleasant thing ior a
stone TO rcclinc upon. Pity 50 disturb II
by rolling
But there is side Of bright truth TO thIs
proycrb, and sin Of rcslIcssncss, change
and discomfort in man, which it condemns.
Men are never satisfied with the dispcn-
satjons Of Providence towards them, gnd
instead Of asking, How may make the
most out of my present situation, and do
the most good in it! they are always IN.
easy. always ready for change. Med
die not with q man given To change. Rep
ulation is thing Of gradual growth II
comes from acquaintance. from slatilIty,
from habit; if it be good. Jet man stay
by il. Ii is the house Of his character,
and three removes are equal 10 one IRE.
Slcadiness Of purpose, with conlenled
mind, Is worth more than 4 great MANY
shining qualities, that are not 80 stable. J
shall Try to illustrate this for the luilc chill
dren, and therefore we must put Our pro-
verb into parable.
There was once 4 little Robin Red
breast, very tickle minded and fanciful.
1t was a wonder TO everybody how she
could ever tx upon husband, and how
any bird that valued his own family hap
piness, and knew any thing Of her char
acter, could take her To wife. However,
she was very pretty, with a very sweet
voice, and little rowing Robin fell in love
with her, and 10 the Spring-time they
.FeFe married, and vert Il making, heir
nest Little master Robin worl,ad like a
good fellow earl and lsie ard slssy /. "a
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04

with the hcarih-wand, to Housewives
known rs Z poker, we have begun our
contemplating spell. Then right IN
the Welding heart OF the fire. ADd small
white jets Of flame blow md blow-nnd
the fire lalks-taulks audlblv. Another
ten minutes andlhc spell works-ihc show
begins. King Coal, now somghry in
England AID upon Inc seas, shows ~, as
in D rning mirror, his carIics, history
the beginning Of his vegetable life. eve min.
craliZcd into the black wealth ne now
yourh>alrs To man. Yes! IN KIM
Coats own fire, we see, in lisSolyng
views # sapphire. topaz, and ruby, here
and there cmcrald-lintcd, the story of III,
growlng majcs,v. The fire burns Lcl.
low. \ red skv rests above = burn;nr
hc.rh. where many rolors live. ,pJ eroon
and change into one another. Apln
orow up ferns and trees. rbicL and Ill
KIM Co,l in his ,onetahls d,y, ,rlon
no, beast or bird stirred his leaves a..
rested on his bougI,,-whcn n! was s;Ior,
save the solemn hcayings of the carlv Son.
And there I'm the fire crows the f,,.s, r.
King G al, and strange flowers. ors,,d,,s
run 40 bis trunks and hang gro,.b,,
branches. And now the forest ClIs-
King Coal is thrown upon his back and
buricd--drcpcr and dccper buried knd
'.''' ~, 49,, ,'',,," W.. VI '.s"'' crushed
,''' &C., ,', .la"i ,c,' CO., ""o''cr
Iano na.soL anJ non,. I -, =, ears
.,n.L,,.J r,o,o L;s ,r.n.c,,.,; - sH "a -
~ IN .,,,s 81 so-,.;.o ~ -, - p"
-" =. ~ - lie ,n,c,s rLc.oI, sec MN ~
;no ;ron E,,omcring +, neI,;nn ~, ~,
-, ,.IIaro , town = r;',1-a,rr- ~ 49,
Coal is warming every hcarb t,r 49,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04
A ScripturaI View of WOman'S Rights
AND DUTIES, IN ALL THE IMPORTANT
RELATIONS OF LIFE.
Ely ELIZABETH WILSON.

This is, perhaps, the only work of It's
kind in existence, something "new under
the sun" Mrs. Wilson is a firm believer
in the equality Of the sexes, and to " the
law and the testimony" she takes her
appeal. She acknowledges the Bible as
" the unerring standard" for the decision
of the question, and proceeds 10 discuss
the various texts bearing upon it, with adj
mirable skill and critical acumcn. She
interprets the often quoted passage in
Genesis" Thy desire shall be to thy
husband, and lie shall ratlc oUer hce," as
a prophecy, not as commanders she
interprets the text relative TO the serpent,
-" And | will put cnmity between thee and
the woman, and between thy seed and her
seed, it shall Lruise thy head, and thou
shalt 6ruiSe has heel" And she meets
even the famous Ephes. V. %, 24: "Wives
submityourselves unto your own husbands
as unto the Lord" &C., &C., with plau-
sibility of reasoning that is not often cx-
celled. Altogether, this is very remark
able book, and vii! revive the controversy
upon Woman's Rights, terminated so sud
denly some years since by the Rev. The
odore d. Yields mastery descent upon
Miss Grimke, the head of the WOman's
Rights party, bearing her off in triumph
to The pleasant and quiet valleys of matri
mony, and thus nipping the apprehended
-" revolt of the women" in the bud. As
Mrs. Wilson is married lady, the device
that answered so admirably in the case of
Miss Grimke cannot be resorted TO. If
all other means fail, however, we can still
avail ourselves of the wisdom of the Chi
nese sages, who, as is we'll known, pun
isl ed ore rising of their women and pro-
vided against another, by the fashion Of the
p" little feet, "-PhH. Sat. Post.
As there are cfeminatc men, so it is no wonder
if there be masculine women. To this class the
world is indebted for such efTusions as the one
noticed by the Post They never proceed from
the genuine woman, any more than do gibes and
sarcasms against the sex from men g that arc
men, In each case the offending party is, in
measure, 4 mOnstrosity; or is, at least, posted
upon the confines of the dividing limit between
the two halves of the human race. Unable to
appreciate-bccausc they do net understand
the advantages peculiar to their own sex, they
susy themselves in incontinently casting their
longing eyes into the territory of the other.
There ar reasons why writings having The
character of this look are more common now
than formerly. The advance made in modern
times in civilization as given liberty TO woman
(which a few abuse by cxcess) ana female edu-
cation and talent are intellectually promoted be-
yond the practice of former ages. These cir
cumsiances favor the temptation to disregard the
fundamental ordinance of theyCrcator, viz The
Isas,ss,ip of the man and II dependence OF The
heuaan. II 'liEs 0fssrt,os- hi lave universal }.
lne,l, respecting the dicik ofibe Bible o4the
ri Of the relative RI b OF til #sssss-se5
-sas. serious cncil& atiof or abatsaept
: :
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04

gg- We VIII thank our Advertising
Friends to send in their Gvours as early
in the week as possible. Wcmccd scarce.
" say how essential to the success Of our
enterprise must be fair advertising pa
Tonagc. 4 word 70 the wise is enough.
.GUc seodMis copy oCHc Register
10 all ~hoJn IRE suppose desirous oC sub
scri6ing. Uany ~ho rcccicc Mc paper
shoU'd not irish 10 continue, they wiH
please return this numbcr 10 orr alice
lcilh their name mscriJcd Ire hope the
rcfnyoIywW be crcCcdi"gIy fer. II
Lg All communications lpost.pad)
may be left, fer the present, at the Store
OF Mr.. Jno. H. VIII c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04

nE-A correspondent of the National Era
graveIy disapproves of the erection Of the Ma
tional Monument by cent subscriptions ''while
thousands arc without house and without bread
to satisfy their little ones" Let US suppose the
monument stopped, would the houseless and
famished be better OF. Why has this Philaniho-
by been 50 lohg silent, and only speaks nowwhen
something patriotic is proposed But it Is not
qajte unexampled, once an aDdbaster box Of ONT
meg. was disposed of in,zcertain way. and it
! i siiieilarly complaigslof by a philanlhOpi.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT I
Orr1cE- Nnrcn1ber 10, 1919. (

As a circular has been prepared, in
compliance with resolution OF the Board
Of 155a6daers, to be sent TO the principals
and toac&2rs of all the colleges, acadc-
mics, and public ana private schools ol
the United States, requesting apcrloulo"
contributions G.om the students and pupils
attached to the same, in aid 0f<the great
National Monument now in the course OF
erection in this city, it will greatly tssist
in CARRYING the plan into operation if the
teachers and others will obIigc the Board
by furnishing list of the institutions Of
learning and the names of those having
charge of them i'll their respective towns,
counties. &c, and address the same to the
Hon, Elisha Whittlesey, General Agent.
Papers throughout the Union will
please copy this notice.
GEORGE WATTERSToN,
Secretary W. n. NJ. Society.
We willingly give place to the above, and add
the expression of hope that it will be responded
to with alacrity everywhere. 1t IS one OF the
aid Of whatever is, without us, prosperous and
successful, bat to draw coldly away from what
really requires our assistance: we DO trust THAI
in the present case this unworthy sentiment viii
be imperative. After many long years of talk.
ing and planning, and preparing, after sustaining
many mishaps, the cause Of tho National Moho'
mcnt TO the Father of Ills Country has at leng'h
ripencd into action, and some GO or ~ lccI oI
the cdGcc been built. &" SHALL IT co oN?' seems
to be now the question and, we do not for mo-
mcnt doubt that universal response vii! go up
from the American people "lr SHALL 1t "o'"d
Justly make our nation a standing diSrace to the
world over, were we 10 suffer THIS monument 10
lag for want of means, whilst We stuH to over
flowing the greedy pockets Of foreign fiddlcrsa"d
oppera-dancers, Il cann0t be that this little
need should be refused to the memory Of him,
whose personal virtues & sacrifice, constitute The
corner stone of our ma ional prosperity.
Whilst on this subject We might as well give
vent to an opinion we entertain respecting the
plan of the Monument itself and the expectation
of the managing Committee. At first the talk
was of raising the monument TO height OF COO
feet, but subsequently the figures were lowered
to 500. Why this was done we cannot say, haY-
ing never heard, but we think the Committee
will be apt to make another start on the road TO
moderation about the time another so feet or
50 shall have been put up. Our deliberate opln-
ion is tbat for such an elevation as the one pro-
posed the base of the Monument should have
been greatly beyond what it is, viz. 20 feet
We take it that $50 or perhaps 275 feet will be
the out side possible limit TO the elevation upon
the present basis. From what cause it arises
we pretend not to say and cannot now stoF to m
vestigatc (perhaps it is greatly increased ccntn-
frugality) but it is certain that at heights cX-
ceedng 2OO feet, stability decreases very rapid
", possibly even beyond gecmetricai ratio.
In building the fabric ofhis ownrenown, Wash
incton took the broadest possible basis.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04
To OBr Patrons.

Our thanks arc due and rendered 10 those
friends who having had faith in our project, long
since afforded us, the encouragement of their
names. We have yet another favor 10 solicit,
~. ,b,{c, n of our friends will cndeayor to
,n,ltinly his subsc, bing Unit by as large figure
rs his Industrious good W.. TO our enterprise can
command. By the FIRST of the h~ 1t year. win a
little kindly help, our subscription st might
Acount 500 good names. This would sci US sa.ely
&at. and place the Register on the highway TO
Ipcnt success.
Nertising Sairous we would say shat we
no pass1 n extend our circulation, SO
HzlN tests to the best of our pow
lghout 1.c Surrounding
H. = knade fair beginning
iiarper's Ferry Alex
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04

LG 4 Meeting of the Shareholders OF
the BcrryyiIlc and Charcstown Turnpike
was holden at the former place on Mon.
day last, at which the location formerly
adopted was resisted, and counter rcsolu-
tons passed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04

- :, NE ncs, finished, in TN fine I a%.
nearly gov me season. when .'e na .,.s
or Inc suml ned = thorn in it, which II wa.
bird discovel .onoye without breaking II
up. and so persuaded her husD'"0 70
don it. ,nor another,
hnt mn sooner had they got itnlceiy ieasp,
o on, - and warm and comfortable fhan INC
d;sccntented Lady.bird found thatl was
u,s b;rb in the tree, and that a strong
wind would overset rs @ she PerSG erTon
hfr husband TO abandon tIIa'~aiSo' 80
jew commenced another in the Teni EeL
a barbcrrv bush, where it wouio Uen :, :,
difficult for any school-boy to come 1 a. co. e,
and they had just got II aImosl '', ro,0r ~
their abode. when the Lady-oHu' lI'''I
mo one dav from A visit, told fer husband
,"1o had been working lard a day to
finish the nest. and had eren eH a COM
panv of upholstercrs y help ITuI, ,h I"a, me
materials out of which they I'lo Gu"' II
, ,~Src 50 Car inferior to tlFr neIghbors''
, m,,N ,sbicnahle, th& 1t woqId ncr"r
anu an - JrniI n il, NIL thei fricndf she a(-
6rmcd. would cut the a'PT'I :a"''. =
So, bv dint of MUG ''''pl'5I",s, S,''
oersraded her mateF abandon la' also
Now there was wise old oNI in that
.,,; nU% ,ri'r ~. had been Watching
Their proceedings and one day vac" u!r!
came near his NJ to gather sene GOWN
and soft mossF FIR another of theroWn' ne
,hms oJJrrss$ them. silly Rr.s DO
,i", NOT srchow the season Is aUancing'
~" nj Nh Irv change YOU are oslng IN
Time more rau you are gaining D taste
,sn Low[l3 very berries on y9u Barber
LrsL ne becoming rcd vii The ap-
roach o. Autumn!
IN. dt time you get sailShcd IIt ,
e. ~ As'= a.''-.' u n
hen what Will YOU do with vzss
lad YOU been conrcn,cd VIM Your first
situation. YOU nightly this time have had
family Of soncs,crs about YOU allsproyi-
led for. But YOU will never be happy so
yiycn TO change, fora rolling stone gathers
Io moss. and your discomfort is always
preventing YOU from rcaIising the happi-
ness that Nou might enjoy III life.
And lrimc tell YOU, pretty Mrs. Robin
Rrdbrca,l. that You 90 on giving yom'
self airs, INSTEAD of contcnlrdly helping
your good.namrcd husband in his efforts
to provide for your heirs, You will never
have a lamiIy. though you 1--we to be IS
old as the PuonjN.
The Lady bird tossed up her head At
this, and few oil. declaring That she nev
cr heard suchl miserable pun in all her
life. But Master Robin WAS very much i
All il turned ont lp~l rs the
old owl had PREDICTED; for .horah ar-r
two Robins Ut lngth got settled. md iai
a couple of Iiul' bright specified cggS shi-
ming ~ their net, yet II was 50 late, that
one frosty morning. just after the young
had broken tie shells. and while the
parents were Joking mp a few seeds and
worms for breakfast, the poor liulc ihlngS
zero = -T--4--'A41lgd La WI dicd; ma
then. in the first emigration, Ire bcrcaycd
Robins had 10 90 OF TO hc ropirs n
mourning.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1849-12-04
RetrOceSSiOn of the District of. Columbia.

1t was clear enough to every mind not
under the influence of infatuation or indif-
ference that when that portion of the 10
miles square south of the Potomac was
once receded, it would not be long before
the northern part would "lollow suit"
The writer Of this, then personally in
terested in the matter, often found occa-
sion to state his belief in public and pri-
vate. But though dictate of pure reason,
the sentiment was generally received like
a vaGcination Of Cassandra.
limitations havebeen lately thrown out
however, that make ii likely we shall hear
of efforts being made this winter 10 COM
pletc the outrage commenced in MAY
1916. This is 10 be regretted on many
accounts, but principally as evidenclng
that disposition exists TO lead the Con-
stituiiof,to the transient designs of the
day. A wosse feature could not well be
developed. Abose all ihinel die Cons;i-
xr11HEu
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1849-02-06

Making in the aggregate a decrease Of S399,340
/ am free tn confess that in my judgment, a sill
further decrease of taxation, ranging from S25, 900
10 500 900 per anhum could take place without
injury to the State in any point of view THIS
result, doubt not, has been in part produced by
the advances made 10y the Bank. anticipatory of
the xigcncics of the fiscal year. and the coming
in of :ho taxes. Al least 1t has been a great relief
TO the tax payers hy giving an extension Of the
time they are bound pay yiheir taxes.
4 do not at all, MIR. Speaker, jain in tho gentle
naa.SmGrets, when he says the State would be
ksbt, were it not Cor it's =. fire loans,'' and
lites. When look upon ihriv.
from its oshcs--,he railroad facili-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-03
The European Mail Steamer.

Few York, saturday, November 3, Isi'