Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-18

once seen fhe inside ~ \ coAhlN NHN'l U"H-'
vhc'r learned Ia wn,c with 4 turkey
fraihsr,-l amuse myself In writing.
7 uow procccd io speak about matters and
things IN general, - they appear Ia me IN
every day lic Aud the very first thing |
have 10 saw, Is, advise al Young ladies' To
avoid tipping young men, aud above all d.
gucDs shun she exposure oGbcing seen "sip-
pmg toddy'--a. saw s0mc do It IN a room
. fall II men not hr from Paris the last week.
] have taken down some " unputcs'
"Far from the busting, noisy crowd,
How peaceful Is the life Of iho-r,
Who's names are never spokc aloud
rs subtle fnrnds-malIgnan, foes,
Who uumolr,ud 10 their toll,
The pleasant seasons pass away
Findinr hencaIh the fruitful soil,
Wealth 10 srppor, him day by day
While to incb,b,r, drinking will provo =
Vile .cduccr-loy dispcllCr.
Pcacr-lsturbrr-black gur-t
Sluih tst--lnci-swcllcr,
Brain ,Lccc.yrr, hateful p'st'
Virur bltsicr-basc dccclycr,
SPITE dispaycr---sot' delight
Mus. cNriirr--stHunch HEAVIER,
Falschood sprcadcr-scorPon'- bite
\. Thousand, ofipry, ,hourh,lrss gir',
who nos hil The haTiofs dcns Of iuiamy. cln
testify, Whu,. ugpinc habit, lcl them there
| have J.ru uang such cases. could tell Of
their sorruo, grief, shame and suicide hut
I must not GO lnto these details. have 9th
rr uai,rr, no view tor this letter. ! now have
yrmpihIns ~ ryar to Grncrs and mrchan.
- gr.-'l.
lion IuIrr Ru-s, for many sears Jndcr
100 MONTGOMERY county Pennsylvania, 90 a
charge a 'rrri hy him 10 a jury, made The
following truthful remarks concerning he
probable cause of ilrl times
49," shall take the liberty of saying a t."
worls 90 4 suhl.ci which may not -'rin To
come properly under my notice at this time.
7 Hut, Il Is NJ general % topic ut conversation,
ami has Zen ~ frequently handled 900 The
. newspapers and Ia pluphN,s, that think %
4 will not BE- fuIis1 % uir0du,, y 10 ihis place
-" The subject ~ which alludc, D., The
. hard times. You arr herr, gentlemen, from
the remote parts ~ your county, and ycu
have doubles, heard a variety II causes g,-
signed for these extreme hard times. Our
LEGISLATURE have bad the subject under r0n
,IJ,r,u0n-ihcy have talked ot loan oiTr's
-. stop hvs'--a hN for great internal im-
prnycmcuts--lnl a great variety II Other pm
l.r,s have b,cn agliatcd by mcrnl"r- n 'hl,
hudy of m.n--all Ia obyiaiG ihcs- dreadful
harliucs' But their projects and plans are
all vain and visionary, none u them rllcu'
lated 10 do the smallest permanent good io
the community Congress, ton, must 'c b.
.rrrr,l ~ adop, some general plan, by Chang.
in, the Tamil, or some important mrlsurt
I iuf thr encouragement of domestic mlnuiac-
iurps' thfnkNy this vouh lr'lp ne oui ~ at
our d.Taulues' but 40 ,hi, Is perfectly
tdIr' Thee projects IS s'hCmlng lcts.l-
tors, national ard stat. don't strike At the
root ct the matter.
-" NAV o. singular ln ms views, gem
tlrmcn. Bat. really, | hay, thought 80 much
un ,ho svh,,rt, that / can't avoid expressing
INV sentiments, whatever you mas think Of
them. have no objections a. great national
and State improvements, lam, hy %" m'aus,
uniricudIy IN our own mInuiaT'arf, but
then, think that, ~ orl.f q" care Sac evils
of which al scsm ~ loudly IN complain, we
mus, IN act individually Let the work u
reformation lTgiu lt home, and confidently
believe We shall Soon ct ud 81 The hard
times, and H. bctrT aud happier MN.
-" To BE- calling ont Coz Legislative AID,
vhiIc ~ mann thousands arc Idle, Is like ihc
man We read Of IN the fable Who, when his
Wagon wheel GO, suck fast 10 ihe slough,
cried out for llcrrul,, % come and help HIM
instead Of unloading, or putting his own
shoulder 10 the wheel. We mrst turn about
we must learn tn help ourselves, gentle
men, by our own labor, aud II that will not
help rs, why then, We may call tor Hercules
To assist Ms
1--WE are too fond Of "'horiHg oui, ="
iu our families, and IN this way our family
expenses often far exceed our incomes. Our
daughters must now b. dressed Oft IN silks
and satins, instead Of substantial hOmcspun,
or llnscy woolsey. Our Young people are
getting 10 be- ashamed Of their parents when
seen M a culrse homo made dress; and this
cx,rayagaucc for fine dress, Is bringing ruin
on their parents and must oDd IA work for
the constable and thc sheriff How many
such cLlldrsn havo turned the old people on
in their d.cr,pliude, and made them wander
abOu, among distant relatives, or Consigned
them to Ilc poor house
=" When you can induce your sous 10
prrfer Young women JOr thar real lcorih,
rather than for their dress aud show; when
Won can get them 10 choose a wife who can
mike a GOOD Loaf of bread, and a good pound
of butter in preference TO novel reading,
flirting girl, who does nothing but laze about,
dressed No in her hnery, and Pcrfumcd, ever
ready 10 thump the piano and finger guitar
then, gentlemen, you may reasonably expect
10 see change Scr the better. We mus, get
hack 10 the good old fashioned, honest sim
plici,y Of former times, IL We expect TO see
more prosperous days. The time was, even
since nv memory, when simple note Of
hand, was good Tor any amount of money,
amonu farmers and neighbOr's-bu now,
bonds and mortgages are though, almost no
security. and this is owing 10 the want Of
confidence in mcR
-" And what has caused this want Of
confidence Why, II is Occasloned by the
ex,rayagant manner Of living by our iami-
lies running into debt beyond our ability to
pay. Examine this matter, gentlemen, and
you will find this to be the real cause Of our
hard TINES. Teach your sons to be ioo proud
TO ride horse which their father cannot pay
for-lei them b. above being seen sporting
/ in gig or 4 carriage which their father is In
debt for let them blush TO wear coat SWIM
died out OF the tailor OF pair ot boots not