Newspaper Page Text
/
3 Jtfttklij j^nnspoptr-—Druotfii to tfjt Snfrrtste nf tjjt JSutiniifll Snnorrfitir |5artij, littratart, tljt Jflurktto, uni Srontsttr $tm T to.
B. II. LEEKE & B. F. BENNETT, Editors.
■ Equlitr to the Vital or Iodeyeodeoce Nt of it.**
TEBMS—-TWO DO LEAKS •.year, ii Ainu*.
VOL. X.
, CASSVILLE, GEO.. THURSDAY, JUNE lO, 1858.
tsto. so.
^.btxcrtistmmts.
JOB OFFICE.
The Standard Office being well supplied
with a large variety of the best kinds of print
ing materials, we are prepared to do all kinds
°1job printing-,
in the best style of the art, and at short no-
ticc. . „
Having just received a large quantity ot all
kinds, and the latest stvles, of plain and fancy
mn vtvi»
Cuts, Ornaments, Ac., and having one of
•• Hoe’s Lightning Hand Presses,” we can do
as nice printing as can be done at any office in
the State, and at as low terms.
Particular attention will be paid to the
printing of
ltlanks, of all kinds. Plank Notes, Pro
grammes, Hand and Show Pills, Posters, Ac.
We respectfully solicit the patronage ot the
public, with the assurance that, all orders will
be momnlly and faithfullv executed.
1 li. F. BENNETT,
Cassvillc, Ga. Publisher.
Terms of the Standard.
If paid strictly ia advance, *2; if payment is
delaved '! months, $2.50 ; if delayed until the
end of the year, $5. .
No paper discontinued until paid for, except
at the notion of the Editors.
Miscellaneous Advertisements inserted at $1
per square twelve lines) for the first insertion,
and cents for each weekly continuance.
Contracts for advertisements* by the month
or vear will he made at fair rates.
Laws of Newspapers.
1. Subscribers-who do not give express no
li.e In the contrary, are considered as wishing
t.1 r.mtinne their subscriptions.
.1. If subscribers order the discontinuance ol
II,.If r ne-vsn.ipers without settling all arreara
ges, tin* Publisher mav continue to send them
until they are paid for.
i| subscribers neglect or refuse to take
ill-ir urwsp ipars from the offices to which they
are directed, they are held responsible until
t!iev have settled the bills, nnd ordered a dis-
continuance.
4. If subscribers remove to other places with-
•ml informing the Publisher, nnd the newspa
pers are sent to the former direction, they are
held responsible.
It has been decided bv the Courts that
subscribers refusing to take their newspapers
from Hire, or removing nnd leaving them
iiiic.iI ' cd fur, is /’l imit facie evidence of inten
tional fraud.
The Courts have also decided that a Post
master who neglects to perform his duty of giv
ing reasonable notice, as required by the Post-
Office lh-partment, of the neglect of a person to
take from tile office newspapers addressed to
him, rendei s himself liable fur the subscription
price.
A dministrators’ Deeds, for sale at
the Standard Office.
ARK ANTS of Appraisement, for sale at
the Standard Office.
w
M
R
ARRIAGE LICENSES, at the Standard
Office, at 75 cents per quire, cash.
ETAILER’S Bond, Oath and License—75
cts. a-qnire, cash, at the Standard Office.
J URY TICKETS, at the Standard Office, at
75 ccnta per quire, cash.
C OMMISSIONS of Interrogatories, 75 cents
per quire, cash, at the Standard Office.
A
M AGISTRATE’S SUMMONS—75 cts. per
quire, cash, at the Standard Office.
4 TTACIIMENTS—under the late law, 75
/\ cents per quire, at the Standard Office.
2NT
SUPERIOR COURT SUBPfENAS—75 cts.
j per quire, cash, at the Standard Office.
A DMINISTRATOR’S BONDS, at the Stan
dard Office; 75 cts. per quire.
S CIRE FACIAS, 75 cents per quire, at the
Standard Office.
C IA SAS, for Superior nnd Justice Courts,
i at the Standard Office.
A LL the above ^, ian fc s are well printed, on
_ *ooa paper, and cannot fail to give satis,
ftetian. Thev were printed with great care.
AND
lusnim
SHOE.
William Headden,
CASSVILLE, GEO..
, fa prepared to make and repair
Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, or
anything in bis line of business.
" a.. m ifirsxiITICS
EBusiness Carts.
He has one of the beet BLACKSMITH’S
wd Hoific of best WOOD WORKMEN in
Georgia.
% Thankful for p~st patronage, he beg® » eon*
innanco of the same. Work warranted.
All those indebted to him for last year'*
ihop accounts are requested to call aud stttl*
by cash or note, without delay.
Cassville, Meh 25, 1853—1/
B. II. LEEK^f
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
W CassVIL.L.C, Ga. '
1WNES9 entr
3 wite promtU a
oniurpaid ojfer ]
Feb. 1, 1858—ly.
B USINESS entrusted to my care will meet
wijji promyf and vigilant attention, and
punctually.
W. V. WESTER,
ATTORNm AT LAW,
CALHOUN, GEO. J
W ILL practice in dlttie counties the
Cherokee CirafflBPurticulai- attention
paid to the collectionpHlaims, and to prompt
ly paying over the same when collected.
Nov 26, 1857—ly
THOMAS J. VERDERY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CEDAR TOWN, GA.
W ILL practice in (he counties of Floyd,
Polk, Paulding, Carroll, Haralson and
Cass. Strict attention paid to collecting.
Feb. 18, 1S58—ly.
M. J. CRAWFORD,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
RINGGOLD, CATOOSA COITN'TT, GA. f
W ILL practice in all the counties of the
Cherokee Circuit.
Pa* ticulnr attention paid to the collecting of
money, and to paving over the same when col
lected. ' mh 19, 1858—| “
W offord, Crawford & Howard,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,-
Cassville, and Carteiisville, Ga.
tTTILL faithfully attend to any businessen-
VV trusted to their care, in any of the coun-.
lies of Upper Georgia. *
Wm. T. Wofford, J. A. Crawford, Cassville;
J. A. Howard, Cartersville. July 23.
isdlaiumts.
Gentle Annie.
Thou wilt come no more. Gentle Annie,
Like • flower tby spirit did depart.
Thou art faded, alas! like the many.
That have bloomed in the rammer of my
heart.
Chorus—Shall I never more heboid thee?
Never bear thy winning voice again?
When the spring time comes Gentle Annie,
And the wild flowers are scatter'd o'er the
plain.
We have roamed and loved mid the bowers,
Wbeo their downy cheeks were in their
bloom;
But, I now stand alone raid the flowers.
As they mingle their perfume o'er thy tomb.
Ob! my heart grows sad when I ponder.
Near the silent spot where thou art laid,
And my heart bows down when I wander,
Near the meadow and the streams where
we strayed.
, T
E. M. SEAGO <fc GAA1J,
SUCCESSORS TO E. M. SEAGO,
Wholesale Grocers,
PRODUCE DEALERS,
AND GENERAL
Commission Merchants,
SOUTH SIDE PASSENGER DEPOT,
Atlanta, Ga.
March 18, 1858—ly.
DIMICK & MIX,
DEALERS IN
Boots and Shoes,
LEATHER. LASTS. SHOE PEGS
AND SHOE FINDINGS.
Peach Tree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
A large stock of the above goods always on
hand, and will be sold, cheap for cash at sign
of Big Boot, Peach Tree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
June II—lv. D. A M.
S. B. B ATM AN,
Dealer in A erican, Italian and Egtptiak
Statcart, and Tennessee
Marble.
Monpments, Tombs, Urns and Vases, Marble
Mantels, and Fcknishing Marble,
Atlanta, Ga.
James Vaughan, Agent, Cassville, Ga.
April 22, 1858—lv.
CASSVILLE, GEO.:
BY S. J. HIGGS.
r—^ THE public generally, and his
old friends, particularly, are
requested to stop with him,
when visiting Cassville. His
table will be supplied, as usual, with the best
the market affords. Connected with this
House runs a Hack, day and night, to Cass
Depot, connecting with the Passenger Trains
on the State Railroad. Also, connected with
this House runs a semi-weekly Stage line from
this place via Ellijay to Morganton.
Mch 25, 1858-6m
DR. J. T. GROVES,
^rfHAS removed to the office nest door te
™A, C. pay’s shop, where he may be found
HL both day and night, unlessprofeseionally
engaged. Prompt a’tention given to all calls,
bv day or night.
Cassville, Jan. 21, 1858.
l o. o. r.
Vallea Lkmuw, No- F * l
C*ws*r'*K* # Georgia, 4
A REGULAR meeting of this Lodge will be
held every Friday evening, at 7 o’clock.—
Transient brethren invited to attend.
By order of the Lodge.
A. HA IRE, N. G.
R. C. HOOPER, Secretary.
F. A A. M.
Cassville Loons, No. 136. F, A A. M.
npHE regular meetings of this Lodge are held
X on the 1st and 3d Tuesday in every month.
The members will take due notice thereof, and
ravarn themselves accordingly.
SAMUEL LEVY, Secretary.
Oct 23, 1856. 37—tf
Dr. J. W. Kinabrew,
THANKFUL tor the pa
tronage of the past year,
continues to offer his servi
ces to the public, and will
attend promptly to every
'-call, day or night. Office
next door south of J. A.
(Terrell's, where he can be
, -> found during tb» day. 4
sight at Latimer’e hotel, last door on % grst
floor, west to Mr. McMurry’s,
Caarrdlei J»°, 21, 1858,
TkjLANK flWfOS-Jd** printed, m
X3 good paper, (we don't use any other kind)
”" 5i ”It4W4»0 OFFICE.
fSMRVU
win** m
IN KINGSTON,
Over the store of K. V. Johnson, when every
thing in the
FURNITURE LINE,
is kept on bend and F>r»».l?«t manufacturers’
prices, with R»'l Ron* •ddtd-
^Those wishing to porch«sew>H4» 0
v. wiijisog.lgt'*
'President Buchanan on the British
Government Twenty Years Ago.
Twenty years ago, in the Twenty-fifth
Congress, and in the debate on the in
terference of Federal officers in elections,
Mr. Buchanan gave his opinion of the
British Government. Then, as now, per
sons were not wanting to hold up Eng
land as a model to America; and touch
ing this point, and more especially some
remarks by Mr. Rives, of Virginia, the
present Piesident then said :
“I agree with him, that we are in
debted foi several of our most valuable
institutions to our British ancestors.—
We have derived from them the princi
ples of liberty established and consecra
ted by Magna-Charla, the trial by jury,
the petition of right, the habeas corpus
act, and the revolution of 1688. And
yet, notwithstanding all this, I should
be very unwilling to make the British
Government a model for our legislation
in republican America. Look at its ef
fect in practice. Is it a Government
which sheds its benign influence, like
the dews of heaven, upon all its subjects ?
Or is it not a government, where the
rights of the many are sacrificed to pro
mote the interest of the few ? The land
ed aristocracy have controlled the elec
tion of a majority of the members of the
House of Commons, and they themselves
compose the House of Lords. The main
scope and principal object of their legis
lation was to promote the great landed
interest, that of the large manufacturers,
and the ftttid-holders of a national debt,
amour ting to more than seven hundred
and fifty millions sterling. In order to
accomplish these purposes, it became
necessary to oppress the poor. Where
is the country beneath the tba sun, in
which pauperism prevails to such a fear
ful extent! Is it not known to the
whole world, that the wages both of ag
ricultural and manufacturing labor are
reduced to tbe very lowest point neces
sary to sustain human existence! Look
at Ireland, tbe fairest land I have ever
seen. Her lalioring population is con
fined to the potato. Rarely, indeed, do
they enjoy either wheat or the beef which
their country produces in such a plenti
ful abundance. It is chiefly sent abroad
for foreign consumption.
“The people of England are now strug
gling io make their institutions more
free, and, I trust in God, they may suc-
ced ; yet, theii whole system is artifi
cial, and without breaking it down al
together, I do not perceive how the con
dition of the mass of the people c*n be
much ameliorated. In the present state
of the world, no friend of the human
raee ought, probably, to desire its im
mediate destruction. We ought to re
gard it rather as a beacon to warn ua
than as a model for our imitation. We
ought never, like England, to raise up by
legislation any great interests or mono
polies, to oppress the people, which we
cannot put down without mushing the
Government itself. Such is now the con
dition of that country. I am no admi
rer of the British constitution, either in
church or state, as it at present exists.
I desire not a splendid government for
this country.”
The President’* Authority tn lepras
Insult
No sooner is it proposed to confer
upon tbe President the necessary au
thority to do the very thing that be is
condemned for not doing whenever oc
casion arises—that is, to act at once to
restrain insult to our flag and citisens
abroad promptly, when occasion may
require—than some old fogies, who al
ways are found in opposition to every
thing practical, start np with objections.
The last and roost rediculous of these
that have been brought against the bill
introduced by Mr. Douglas in the Sen
ate, is, that it confers power upon the
President that may be dictatorial. Tbe
same objection may be brought against
every power conferred upon the Execu
tive, for all power is, in some degree,
dictatorial. But there are two condi
tions which we wish to see attached to
all power: First, That it shall reside in
somebody that will use it when necessa
ry. And second, That its use shall be
accompanied with responsibility. If the
}>ower to resent insult and demand rep-
aration for outrages upon our citizens is
to reside only in Congress, tlie experi*
ence of the past tells us it never will be
used either with promptness or discre
tion. If used at all, it is only long after
the occasion is past away, and the effect
of the lesson is lost by the delay; or else
when some one can logroll a claim a-
gainst a foreign Power into a hill pro
viding for twenty other things, and se
cure its passage by giving members a
contingent interest. Ileie the irrespon
sibility of Congress shifts the wrong-do
ers, and nobody is held to account, tho’
every one is ashamed of the act after it
leaks out. The public interest will best
be served, and our citizens and flag pro
tected, by conferring the necessary pow
er u|ion the President, and making him
retponsible to Congress for its proper
use—the old fogies to the contrary not
withstanding.
So savs the New York Herald.
The United States Ship Macedonian.
The Norfolk Herald, in sneaking of
the contemplated cruise of this noble
old ship, says:
“The Macedonian is 1T1 feet in
length on her spar-deck; about 1,400
tons burden ; carries on gun-deck eigh
teen 68-pounders, and two 32-po«nders;
on the spar deck, one*forward and one
aft. two 10-inch gnns, with solid shot,
weighing 120 pounds, nnd shells weigh
ing 80 pounds. Every part of her is
creditable to our yard nnd to tbe Gov
ernment. It may not be am<sa to sny
that the Macedonian was captured from
the British on tbe 25th of October, 2812,
by the frigate United States, under tbe
command of the gallant Decatur. She
was commanded by the then Capt. Jno.
Carden, whose death was noticed by tbe
English press by the last foreign mail.
She was then.said to be “the best mod
el for a frigate, and accounted the moat
completely-fitted vessel in the British
service,” Modern improvements have
made her now a far more formidable
ship than she was originally. In speak
ing of tbe Macedonian, some speak of
her as a sloop-of-war; she was captured
as a frigate—did service as a frigate—
and should not, in bei old age, be de
graded by a second-rate appellation. It
is a rather singular coincidence that
Capt. U. P. Levy, who commaoda her
now on the Mediterranean cruise, was
one of the officers who, in 1812, assist
ed in working her into New York har
bor after her capture.”
Taking TolL
It was winter, clear and cold, and the
suow was firmly packed, when Dr. Mead-
qifs was one of a sleighing party, which
he described so far as he and the young
widow Lambkin were concerned, in the
words following:
The lively widow Lambkin sat in the
same sleigh, under the same buffalo robe
music of the hells, *yoo pretend you
don’t know what toll is f
indeed I don’t then,’ 1 said, laughing;
•pray explain, if yon please.’
‘Yon never beard then,’ said tbe wid
ow, moat provvkingly—‘you never heard
that when we are on n sleigh ride, the
gentlemen always—that
—when they croes a
kiss, and call it toIL pay
it.’ wmav—
I said that I never heaJTof it be
fore—but when we came to thff* next
bridge I claimed toll, and the widow’s
struggle to hold the veil over her face
were enough to tear it. At last, the
veil was removed ; her round, rosy face,
was turned directly towards mine; and
in tbe clear light of a frosty moon, the
toll was taken, for tbe first time in Iris
life, by Dr. Meadows. Soon we came
to a long bridge with several arches;—
the widow said it was no use to resist a
man who would have Lis own way, so
she paid the toll without a murmur.
‘But you won’t take toll for every
arch, will you doctor?’ the widow said
so archly, that l could not fail to exact
all my dues, and that was the beginning,
hut never mind the rest. The Lambkin
bad the Meadows all to herself in the
spring.
The Age* of Animala and Men.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN.
When the world was created, and all
creatures assembled to have the’r life
time appointed, tbe ass advanced first,
and aksed how long he would have to
live.
•Thirty years,’ replied nature; ‘will
that be agreeable to thee V
‘Alas!’ answered tbe ass, ‘it is a long
while! Remember what a wearisome
existence mine will be ; from morning
until n : ght I shall have to bear heavy
burdens, dragging cornsacks to the mill
that others may eat bread, while I shall
have no encouragement, nor be refresh
ed wiih anything but blows and kicks.
Give me but a portion of that time, 1
pray tliee.’
Nature was moved with compassion,
and presented him with but eighteen
years. The ass went away comforted,
and the dog came forward.
‘How long dost thou require to
live!’ asked nature; ‘thirty years were
too long for the ass, but. will you be
contented with them ?’
‘Is it tby will that I should ?’ replied
the dog. ‘Think how much 1 shall have
to ran about; my feet will not last so
long a time; nnd when I shall bare lost
my voice for barking, and my teeth for
biting, what else shall I be fit for but
to lie in a corner and growl ?
Nature thought he was right, and
gave hire twelve years. The ape then
approached.
*Tho« wilt, donbtleas, willingly live
the thirty yean,* said Nature. ‘Thou
wilt not have to labor as the asa and the
dog. Life will be pleasant to thee.’
•Oh no T cried be; *80 it may seem to
othen, hot it will not be. Should pud
dings ever raid down I shall have no
spoon. I shall play merry tricks, and
excite laughter by my grimaces, aud
then be rewarded with a sour apple.—
How often sorrow lies behind a jest 1
shall not be able to epdure for thirty
years.*
Nature was gracious and he received
but ten.
At last came man, healthy and strong,
and asked tbe number of his days.
‘Will thirty years content thee V
‘How short a time !* exclaimed
man. ‘When I shall have built my house
and kindled a fire on my own hearth—
when tbe trees I shall have planted are
about to bloom and bear fruit—when
life wiih me will seem most desirable, I
shall die! O, Nature, grant me a longer
period T
Thou shait hare the eighteen yean
of the ass besides.’
Th.it is not enough,’ replied man.
Take likewise the twelve years of the
with me.
•Oh, oh, don’t, don’t T she exclaimed, | dog.’
a* we came to the first bridge, at the j ‘It is not yet sufficient,’ reiterated
same time catching nie by the arm and , roan : ‘give ire more.’
taming her veiled face towards me,! ‘I will give thee, then, ten years of
fm- to cue the attempt to employ the
J>vi*tbaa ia eommeree should remit dissfc — ( ,
troosiy, it is suggested that she would m«ka wt jj a her erBt twinkled through the ape; in vain wilt thou crave more,
a good moaumsal on the end the ^ * I Mao departed unsatisfied.
mnoster‘Don’t -hatT I asked, Tto natd* Thus man liree seventy years. The
times the height of Bunker Hill mouumeat, i , \ g-j in his human years, and
hiffhsr than the promoted Washington mou- mg anything. f . .
higher than aay moauaMB* ia tb* tWell, but I thought you were going paaa swdkly bj. He is then heal J
world, higher thaa the Pyramids If ao ^ to |i; replied Mis. Lambkin,
body dies and nothing oesara, worthy to he. j ‘ w hat’s that!’
SUPERIOR and
O different kinds
happy; he Whore cheerfully, awl re
in hit existence. The
joieea
cried the widow, yeare of the are
i next, i
Kingston, Ga-, May 13,1858-6« ; 1 eoa ^ MOtMa g by sash a aMaumaat. than
carries the corn that is to feed others;
blows and kicks are the wages of his
faithful service. The twelve years of the
dog follow, and be loses bis teeth and
lies in n corner and growls. When these
are gone, the ape’s ten years form the
conclusion. Then man, weak and silly
becomes the sport of children.
Mrs. 8now’s Literary Husband. . ... .... . ,
„ „ foreign horn. Why is it?
ies, lm Mrs. Snow, an editors wile.! • , f ' , .
, ’ , ’ - , simple of reasons — the fo
I well remembej, that day when Mr.
Snow asked me to be his. I confess I
liked Mr. Snow, and thinking it would
be a very fii>e thing to be the wife of an
editor, 1 said “yes” as pretty as I knew ;
and I became Mrs. Snow. I have seen
ten years of married life, and find my
husband to be an amiable, good-natured
man. He always spends his evenings
at home, and is, in that respect, a very
moral man, but he always brings with
him a pile of exchanges, which are lim
ited only by the length of bis arms; and
reads while I patch the knees and el
bows of our boy’s coat and pantaloons.
After we have had a quaker meeting of
an hour’s length, I break the silenee by
asking: “ Mr. Snow, did yon order
that coal I spoke of ?”
“ What did you say, my clear ?” he
asks, after a few moments dlence.
“ Did you order that coal I spoke to
you about!”
“ Indeed, my dear, I am very sorry ;
but I forgot all about it. It shall come
to morrow.”
Another hour’s silence, which is re
lieved by the baby’s crying, and rather
liking to hear a noise of some sort, I make
no effort to quiet him.
“ My dear,” said Mr. Snow, after he
cried a minute or so /‘hadn’t you better
give baby some catnip tea to quiet bim ?
he troubles me.”
The baby is still, and another hour
passes away without a breath of noise,
becoming tired of silence, I take a lamp
and retire for the night, leaving Mr. S.
so engaged with his papers that he did
not see me leave the room.
Towards midnight he comes to bed,
aud just as he has fallen to sleep the
baby takes a notion to cry again. I rise
as quietly as possible, and try to still
him. While I am walking tbe room
with the small Snow in my arms, our
next—a bev of three years—begins to
c r y at the top of bis lungs—What can
I do ? There is no other course but to
call Mr. Snow ; so I called out: Mr.
Snow ! Mr. Snow ! Mr. Snow !
Tbe third time he starts up and re
plies : “ What, Tim—more copy !”
As though I was Tiin—that little
devil running about Iris office ! I reply
rather cool, “No, don’t want any more
copy—I’ve had enough of that to Iasi
my life time; I want you to see what
Tommy is crying about.”
Mr. Snow makes a desperate effort to
rouse himself; as Tommy stops to take
breath, he falls to sleep again, leaving
me pacing the room in as much vexa
tion as I can comfortably contain.
Tbe next morning at breakfast when
I give Mr. Snow an account of Iasi
night’s adventure, he replies “Indeed
my dear, I am sorry the children troub
led you.”
This is always the way. If I com
plain, it is, “ indeed, my dear, I am sor
ry,” but should the very same thing oc
cur the subsequent night, directly before
bis eyes, very likely he would not see or
know anything about it, uuless it hap
pened to interrupt the train of his ideas.
Then he would propose catnip tea, but
before I can get it into the infant’sstom-
ach, be will be far away in the realms
of thought, leaving me not a little vexed
at his apparent stupidity.
Mr. Snow knows the name of every
paper published in England,France, Ger
many ; but he esu’t far tbe life of him,
tell the names of his children. He knows
just the age of every American journal,
but be does not know tbe name of his
n baby. He knows just bow one of
his contributors looks, but I don’t be
lieve he can tell whether my eyes are
black or blue.
Tbe world says Mr. Snow is getting
rich; all I know about it is, be gives me
money to clothe and feed our boys, and
too, without complaint of poverty. I
hope the world is right in opinion; and
when l am satisfied that it is, I shall ad
vise him to resign bis editorial honors
and spend a few months in becoming
acquainted with his wife end children,
nefiuleones will feel modi flattered
in "»»k‘"g tbe acquaintance of so liter
ary a gentleman. ^
Marriage* at the Horth.
There is a lamentable amount of truth
mixed up with the quaintness of the fol
lowing, which we find floating about,
copied from tbe Newbcnport Herald. It
is applicable to many places smaller
than New York:
More than four-serentE* ot the mar
riages in Massachusetts are among the
For the most
simple t»l reasons — the foreign born can
afford (o get married, and the native
born cannot; and this must be so long
as our extravagant modes of life contin
ue. In social life there never was a peo
ple tending to deeper and more destruc
tive corruption—and that is most evi
dent from the records of all the courts^,
and the columns of all the newspapers
—than Americans. Our fathers used
to tell of the - profligacy of Paris; their
children tell of the mvsterics of New
York-a city not far behind any in Eu
rope. And making proper allowances
for size, how far is New York ahead of
other cities and towns ? Once was the
lime when a wile was a “help meet;”
now, in a thousand cases you can change
“ meet” to “ eat,” and make it read more
truthful iy.
We boast of our system of education;
we hare female high schools, female
colleges, female medical schools and fe~
male heavens. Our girls are refined,
learned ami wise ; they can sing, dance,
play pianos, paint, talk French and Ilal-
lian, and all the soft languages, wrile
poetry and love like Venuses. They are
ready to l>e courted at tea year*, and
can be taken from school and married
at fifteen, and divorced at twenty. They
make splendid shows on hridal tours,
can coquette and flirt at the watering
places, and shine like angels at winter
parties. But HeaTen be kind to tbe
poor wretch who marries in the fashion
able circles. What are they at. washing
floors ? Oil, we forgot; nobody has
bare floors now—how vulgar that would
he ! What are they at making bread
or boiling beef? Why, liov thought
less we are—to be sure they will board,
or have servants. What are they at
mending old clulhes ? But there we are
again ; the fashions change so often that
nobody has old clothes but the rag men
and paper makers now ! What are thev
at washing babies’ laces and pinning up
their trousers? And here is our intol
erable stupidity once more; having chil
dren is left to the Irish! What lady
thinks of having children about her now?
or if she is so unfortunate, don’t she put
them to wet nurses to begin with, and
boarding schools afterwards! We re
peat—we have come to a point where
young men hesitate and grow old before
they can decide whether they can mar
ry, and afterwards keep clear of bank
ruptcy and crime. What is the conse
quence l It is time for mothers to know
that the extravagance they encourage ia
destructive of the virtue of their chil
dren ; that all the foolish expenditures
making to rush their daughters to mat
rimony, are, instead of answering tLat
end, tending to destroy the instituticn of
marriage altogether.
Farmers’ Daughter*.
Girls, don’t look towards the city
with louging eyes; if you would pre
serve the rosy freshness in your cheeks,
stay in the country air and sun.
Don’t persuade your fathers to sell
their farms and go into town to deal in
dry goods; if you do, they will probably
lose farms, goods and all.
Don’t a{>e city customs by wearing
cloth gaiters when you walk ; they are
not adapted to rough country roads; or
by inviting an evening party of your
neighborhood frieuJs to meet at 0 o'
clock; for that is their usual bed time.
When you would adopt a custom,
ask if it is suited to country life, not if
it is fashionable in the city.
Don’t paint your faces; exercise and
tbe fresh air will do that.
Don’t stand in awe of a young lady
just from the city. We should rather
look for a wife where there is less starch
and carmine, among farmers’ daughter*
who hate the glow of health in the
cheek, and the sparkle of intelligence in
the eye.
Don’t look upon city beaux as a su
perior order of being*; you know noth
ing about them.
Beat satisfied to be farmers' daugh
ters ; yon know not what you would sa
crifice were you to change places with
the envied city girls. Go to work and