Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-04
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THE WEALTH. oFoUa TATEsmEN.
Jefferson died copPardyes poor. In-
deed, if Congress had not purchased his
library, and given for il FIVE times SIS walls
ne, he would with difficulty. have kept
the wolf from his door.
Madison saved money, aud was COM
paratiyely rich, To add to his fortunes,
however, or rather 70 those OF his widow,
Congress purchased his manuscript pas
|pers,, and paid thirty thousand dollars
for them.
James Monroe. the 9Th President Of
the United States. died SO poor that his
remains found resting place through
the charity of one Of the eitiseas.
John Quincy Adams left some hundred
and City thousand dollars the result of
industry, prudence and inheritance. He.
was a man OF method and economy,
Martin Van Bruen is very rieh.-.
Throughout his political life he has stud
iously looked out for his own interest
1t is now believed that he never spent
thirty shillings in politics. His party
shook the bush, and he caught tho bird.
Daniel Webster sqpapdered some mil.
lions in his lifetime. the product Of his.
profession and his political income, He
died leaving his property to his children
and his debts to his friends. The former
sold for less than twenty thousand dollars
the latter exceeded two hundred Apd
fifty thousand.
Henry Clay left quite handsome es.
tate. 1t probably exceeded one hundred
thousand dollars. He was prudent
manager, aud a scrupulously honest man.
James T., Polk left about one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars-fifly thous.
aud of which he saved from his Presiden,
cy Of four years.
Zachary Taylor left one hundred aud
fifty thousand dollars.
Millard Fillmore is wealthy man.
Ex President Pierce saved some 6fy
thousand dollars from his term of service.
MARR1AeE.-MarriNge is to woman.
at once, the happiest and saddess eyenlsUf
her life it is the promise Of future bliss
raised on the death Of present, en-.
joyment. She quits her hone-her pa
rents-her companions-her amnsements
everything on which she has hitherto
depended for comfort, for affection. fyr
kindness, and for pleasure, q -
Her parents by whose advice, she dared
to impart the very embryo Thought aud
feeling, the brother who has played with.
her, by turns the counsellor, and The
oounselled. and tho younger children TO.
whom she, has, hitherto, been the mother
and playmate. all are forsaken at one fell
stroke-eyeIy former lie isloosened-the
spring Of every action is changed /. and
she flies With joy TO the untrodden paths
before her. Buoyed up by the ,oons
fdence Of unrequited love, she bids &
fond and grateful adieu TO the life that i,
past, and thus turns with excited hopes,
and with joyous anIicpations Of The, hapr
piness to come. Then Icoe. 10 N,e Hantoto
can 6ligM such fair hopes l-wbo can Ireat
cherously lure such q heart from It's peaeep
full enjoyment, and wstchfplr prot eettonoE
can coward like. break The ne.
lusions which have won her. and destroy
the confidence which love he'd inspired,
MORE HoOPED sKrRrs -skirtdqn, Is
still expanding, and the distance between
man aud woman is becoming gysoter ev:,
cry day | These new and, expaplipg
akirts ne fhav Lanor IN front nj tha atnT.S