Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-18
From he Nep5vrvport Heralt.


VINO MARRY AND HAVE CHILDREN IN AMER
IoA.-MOre than four-seyenths OF the marriages
in Massachusetts, are among the ioreighn born.
Why is ii I For the most simple reasons-the
foreign horn can afford to get married, and the
native born cannot; and this must be so rs long
as our extravagant modes of life continue. In
social life there never was people tending TO
deeper and more destructive social corruption
and that is more evident from the records OF
all the courts and tile columns of all the news
papers-than Americans. Our fathers used TO
tell Of the profligacy of Paris their children
tell of the mysteries of New York--a city not
far behind any IN Europe. and making prop
er allowance for size, how far is New York
ahead of our other cities and towns Once
was the time when a wife was 'shelp meat;"
now in thousand of cases you can change
the Sc meat to " cat" and make it read mole
truthfully. We boast Of our system of educa-
tion; we have female high schools, female
colleges Yte!naie medical schools, and female
heavens. Our girls are refined, harmed, wise !
they can sing, dance, play pianos, paint, talk
French and Italian, and all the soft languages,
write poetry, and love like venuses. They are
| ready to be courted at ten years, and can be
| taken from school and married at fifteen, and
| divorced at twenty. They make splendid
shows on bridal tours. can coquette and 1lrt al
| the Watering places, and shine like angels, al
winter parties. But heaven be kind to the
| poor wretch that marries into the fashionable
| circles. What are they at washing floors Oh
we forgot; nobody has bare floors now
how vulgar that would be = What are they
at making breaking bread and boiling beef T.
Why, how thought!ess we are-to be sure they
will board or have servants. What are they
at munding old clothes but there we are
again; the fashionable change so often that
nobody has old clothes but the rag men and
the paper makers now; what are they at wash
And here Is our intolerablo stupidity once
more; having children is left to the Irish =
What lady thinks of having nasty children
about her now i-or If she Is so unfortunate,
don't she put them to wet nurses to begin with
and boarding schools afterwards? We repeat
we have come to q point where young men
hesitate and grow old before they can decide
whether they can marry, and afterwards Keep
clear of bankruptcy and crime. What is the
consequence? There are more persons living
single life-are there more leading virtu-
Gus lie? 1t Is time for mothers TO know that
the extravaganza they encourage is destruc-
tive of tho virtue of their children that all
the foolish expenditures making to rush their
daughters to matrimony, are, instead OF an
swering that end, tending to destroy the insti-
tuition OF marriage altogether.
DEATH or THE APosTLEs.-St. Matthew is
supposed to have suffered martyrdronl, or was
put to death by the sword at the city OF Ethi-
opia.
st. Mark was dragged through the streets of
Alexandria in Egypt, till he expired.
St. Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in
Greece.
St. John was put into caldron of boiling
oil at Rome, and escaped death. He after
wards died natural death at Ephesus, in
Asia.
st. James Tie Great was beheadcd at Jeru.
salem.
st. James was thrown from pinnacle or
wing OF the temple, and then beaten to death
with fuller's club.
st. Philip was hanged up against pillar ut
Metropolis, q city Of Phyrgia.
St. Bartholomew was hayed alive; by tht
command of n barbarous king.
St. Andrew was bound to cross, whence hC
preached to the people till he expired.
st. Thomas was run through the body by 4
! lance, near Malipan, in the East Indies.
| st. Jude was shot to death by arrows.
St. Simeon Zelotes was crucifed in Persia
St. Matthias was first stoned and then behead
| ed.
| rnE NORTH AND THE SouTu,--That most ell
oquent of all Southerners, as think Mr.. Prem
tiss OF Miss, was addressing crowd of som
! 1000 people in that State, defending the tariff
and, in the course of an eloquent period whic
| rose gradually to some beautiful climax, h
painted the thrift, the energy, the comfort, tn
4 wealth, the civilization of the North, in glow
ing colors, when there rose up on the vision o
the assembly, in the open air, a horseman o
magnificent proportions and just at the mo
ment of hushed attention, when the voice q
Prentss had ceased, and the applause wa
about to break forth, tue horseman exclaimed
WD-- the North.'' The curse was so muc
in unison with the habitual feeling of a Missis
sippi audience, that it quenche their enthnsi
asni, and nothing bat respect for the speake
kept tho crowd from applluding the horseman
Prentiss turned his lame foot around and sale
Major Moody, will you rein in that steed
moment 7'' Ho assented. Said he, "Msjo
tho horse on which you sit came from UppS
Missouri the saddle that surmounts him cam
from Trenton, N. ]. that hat on your hea
was made in Danbury, Conn. the boots 20
wear came from Lynn, Mass; the linen of yol
shirs is Irish, and Boston made it upi yo'
broadcloth coat is OF Lowell manufacture, ar
was cut in New York and II to-day you su
: render what you owe tho Sd North,' "
u would sit stark naked.' daughter and lol
= applause. )-Speech Of Wendell Phillips.
9 An effort is boing made in Philadelphia
the general closing Of the stores during t
IL summer seasonal 5 O'Clock In the afternoon.