The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-09

band vas = brave man. with whom |
shuuid always have willingly shared my
dinner. viii reIr,nch. then. one dlsll
daily from my table; thai will save 4
clown day. and that you shall have. un-
al ran 10 better fnr You. I he nexl good
pension whlrh falls in silall be yours"
MhO has not heard The frigmful story
81 'hr officer condemned 10 death for The
psl'ry oiIrnre OF burning candle IN his
lent during The houTs when lights sere
pEohIbllrd. and whom il was said ll.ai
Frederick i0Iceil 10 add as pnslsciini IN
hls letter Of advice 90 hls v ife The cru ]
words. when Jon receive this shall have
ceased 10 exist I! The penril. as vel as
The pen. has been pul in requisiIion 10 H.
lusiraie this instance OF The hearllessnes5
oi the PTussian despoi. Now. mol snly
Is the anerslole false. bur unfoulded IN
any particular. llis pure ficllon. for there
Is oiand never Was any regulation IN The
Prussian service Furnishing such a. Of
fence with death; and So FAR was Fred
eiick from being capable Of such cruelty
OF hIs own accord. that il was with the
greatest reluctance he even gned sen-
lence Of death when criminal had be n
condemned BY the tribunals Of The cnun-
Try; and never, during his long reign.
though always vested with The power IT
life and death, did he inlllct thai punisli-
meni wilhouia judicial decision. Rigid
and even severe ~ his discipline, he ai.
horred capital punishment. and never fail
cd 10 substitute some l.sser penalty in
place Of Il whenever lie thought the well
iare OF society would PERM, il.
Equally erroneous are those accounts
which ascribe TO this King a habit Of in
ilicling personal rhaslisemeni upon those
about hIm Tor offences against himself or
his domestic regulations. In this par.
llcular he bore no resemblance TO bis faith r,
who was noiorious lur his violence to-
wards every member of his household
-sparlng MOI even his children in hls
paroxysms Of rage. For some OF these
ouibursIs OF passion Frederick has been
unjus,Iy credited. Not only, however.
was he incapable Of descending 10 such
unbecomlng demonstration Of displeasure
against those who offended him, but, on
the contrary, if he noticed them al all, i.
was almost always in -humored and
larelluUs way.
! A certain clergyman in Berlin made d
king the constant ohj'cl Of his attacks
from the pulpit; he derlaimed without
ceaslng against him as irr,llgioas, proiane,
lyrannIcaI. aud poured forln upon his de-
voted head as Sabbath succeeded Sabbail !,
Il volumes Of the most viru,enl abuse. He
was reprosed by The ministry, aud re-
] peatedly advised 10 be more circumspect
by those who apprehendcd that his lnso.
lence and temerity would draw dow
upon him snme terrible relribulion, bui all
in vain; the Ierocily OF this clerical bull.
dog was mol 10 be appeased. Al last he
was arrested, and brough, before lie King.
My reverend Iriend," said his M.iesiy
alchly," you have evidently an ambition
To he martyr" Now understand me
once for all !; in that respect. cannot
ohligc you. You may abuse me 10 Il
end Of The chapter, bul shall not prose-
cute you in return. Permi, me, then, 10
advise you To select hereafter some olher
topic Inr The edl6calion OF your audience.
Alter hearing SO much OF the imperlec-
lions ol an earthly king, doub. nol tha.
ii would be quite refreshing 10 them ifyou
were 10 tescanl awhile upon The perlec.
lions Of the King Of Kings, whose glory
and honor fear you have quite lost SIGHT
Of while derotlng your attention TO me.
With this gentle reprooi, which was adj
minislered IN full court, The reverend gen.
tleman was dismissed; bnl lhencelurlh a
charge was manifest in The style Of his
preaching, which was greatly TO the adj
vantage OF his congregation.
Looking one day from window in his
palace, Frederick observed crowd of peo.
pie occupied in reading placard which
was posted al a most ineonvenienl height
upon a neighboring wall. "See VI hat
] that is that exciles so much curlosily,n
said he 10 an attendant. The page went.
and speedily returned with The inlorma.
] tion that The attractive object was hand.
bill abusive Of The person aud government
of his majesty. " Go and have il placed
lower down." said The King .lle peo.
pie can hardly see TO read H.
/ Being informed that certain citizen of
Berlin was disafiecled person, and had
uttered The most atroclous threats against
him How many hundred thousand
mencan he bring into The field e. said The
King, Eh?-none Well, then, i, is
hardly worth while for US 10 make war
upon him."
Notwithstanding The severity Of his
discipline. Fiederlck was loved as father
; by his soldiers, and father and friend
he proved himself TO them upon all occa-
caslons. Aud old sergeant, on half pay,
incapacila,ed by his wounds for active
! service, had for long lime been an ap.
, plcant 10 the Minister oil France for a
arns.lN ,...A.