Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 13, Richmond, Wayne County, 5 June 1824 — Page 4

uut while the tore it from the waste. Her bosom to adorn, The rose reproved her cruel hate, And pierced her with a thorn. And while th? blood ooEed from the wound And left a crimson stain, She cast the flower upon the ground, ' And siirhid and wept in pain;

She stnres to pluck the Mushing flower, But finds, instead, a thorn. The rural nymph who longs to ?hine Upon a loftier st;teet And yields hrr blooming charms divine, To afflueuce an ae: Too late the finds th promised prize Of pure delL-ht is rone, And trrap, mMrnri of tranquil joji, A hfe-dt stnn iiz tiiorjc. Ton wcrputt; eiri, with broken heart, Bows low at furrow's hrn.e, PaU- victim to the damned art Of uruo guy libertine; Who nt bet I t r ot her fame and rest, And l av' th wretch to mourn Who tov lAiitcntment from her breast, To plant a festtrmg thorn. The youth unversed in bland deceit, By 1.ys soft pasion lfd, In luckks hour unites hi fate To mre ill-trmpeml maid: He tht"k her purr n sinlc? dew IV i, h rac" the vrrdant lawn Hr think to rr zc i frru'mnt rose, But gn: f'TMUli ' thorn. Fr-Mntt.. . Y. National Advocate. THE BRFAKFAST TABLE. My great urcle whom, I have already remarked, is an acute observer of men and manners, and possessed f the most retentive memory in the world, has a great aversion to tin nnrtu ' f . i..t ,,n

t "in k ar c mortar, by accepting an irritation fr m a friend to spe i d a few days; one who, fnm a neat two-story house in the first w ard, had he en translate el to a splendid mansion in the iijjer ar d court end of the city, and who, in addition tobeinir Messed with an amiable fashiorable wife secn children, possessed ample means to make them happy. An absence of three days, and my pi eat uncle found hims If once more in his elbow chair, with velvet cap on his head and yellow slippers ot' Mammy seate d opposite bin) with a basket of stockings before her. "Well Hans" said be, "here I am in my old quarters. Home, is home, as the proverb says; and though I have been most kindly treated by my old friend, Mrs. Courtly, yet I riflfcsd for my elbow chair, and missed my c!d mammy there, and her snuff-box, her monosyllable., and looks of affection." "Well sir, said I, "did you find things altered at Mrs. Courtly ?M "Prodigously so," said he, "when she lived in my neighbourhood, she was an active spiriting little body would put her hard to every thing see that every thing was properly done superintend her domestic niYnirh ii propria persona and was a plump, roseycheeked, pretty little creature. Now,alas, how altered! I found her lolling on a sofa covered with crimson damask. A soft light stole through the silken drapery which in ample Adds shaded the wii dows. Her little child was play ing on the splendid Turkey carpet; and my former gayfriend appeared pale, listless, and interesting. She minced her words, and there seemed to be a languishing lassitude pervading her whole person. O dear how wealth alters people, and how people mislake its usages. But Hans, one thing struck me forciblv during my short visit, and that was the visible alteration in the manners and conduct of the boys. They rushed to the breakfast table; helped themselves first and to every thing they pleased ; talked

loud and saucily; and sat a half an hour to a meal, w hich in old times was finished in five minutes. Dear me, what changes. You remember, Mammy, how we boy s got on before the revolution? Wre awoke at day break, and, to be sure, we would wrestle a little in bed and throw the pillows at each other; hut at early dawn out we would sally, down on shore picking up shells, or a long walk to the Meadows, near where the City-Hall now stands. We vrould be back in time for breakfast, and tahe our seats round the w hite oaken table, and with our tin cups, with milk and water and two large slices of bread and butter, we finished a hearty meal. Then our hands and faces were washed and rubbed dry with a coarse towel in dispite of our yelling, and of to school we went. At 12 had a piece of bread and molasses, a plain dinner at 1 and at 2 in school again. We played until dark, got our milk and water again, a universal substitute for tea we play ed until 8, and off to bed in the dark. Wre could stand all w eathers, for we were hardy, active and temperate we could skate, swim, and snow-ball. I thought of old times when Mrs. Courtly's boy s came from their chambers at C dressed like dandies with ruffled shirts and white handkerchiefs, and seated themselves at the breakfast table w ith an air of lordly and effeminate authority. I particularly remarked the treatment of infants, and w ith painful sensations. Mrs. Courtly's youngest baby, sw eet rosey cheeked intelligent little creature of 18 months was placed in her high chair at the table she cried for every things and bad every thing she cried for coffee, hot rolls, eggs, fish; and after the infant was crammed almost to suffocation, a dispute arose between the husband and w ife, whether the baby should have a radish the wife carried the day; the child ate the radish, when alas in a few minutes it turned up its little ey es and fell down in a fit. In a moment an indescribable scene of confusion ensued: the mother shrieked in agony, the servants ran about distracted, the neighbours ran in: hot baths were ordered: the dear baby, stiff, insensible and almost dy ing, w as chafed, rubbed and put into the bath; two Doctors chairs were soon at the door; emetics, oil tincture, embrocations and other remedies were applied, and the infant was snatched out of the jaw s of death by these timely applications. After my poor friend had somewhat recovered from her fright, and bad her temples bathed in camphor, I ventured to expostulate with her on her treatment of children. 'My dear sir," said she, in a subdued and melancholly tone iy hat can I do? Would you have me to sutler the child to ( rv constantly ai d violently for things and deny tbein?" '"Yes, Ma'am," said I, "I would. In the fust lace do not bring children yvhe re these things are to be seen, ai d rather let the m cry than cram tin m with deleterious substances; crying is good for hildrei their equalling is not yen pleasant to he sure, but it strengthens their lungs. Imagine, my dear madam, the effects of y our disciplii e, here is an infant, with its organs of digestion recesarily weak and tender, crammed with solids and cold and clammy food to a degree; that the tender blood vessels in the stomach are pressed upon, and the circulation stopped convulsions and death arc the results: Give a child nourishit g food, in reasonable quantities, but by no means give it what it cries for." There was much truth and reason in the observations of my great Uncle. Children are not treated in a manner calculated to strengthen their constitutions, and make them hardy, enterprising and temperate citizens. The infant, when it begins to w alk, crawls up the knee of its father, and dashes instinctivly the hand into bis pocket to

came home to the feelings of the proud man, and he was silent concience whispering, meanwhile, how dim were his prospects of rising in the future world, to an equality with the pious poor, if his christain friend was in danger of falling below them. Best. Telegraph, TO THE CURIOUS. It is said of Dr. Franklin, that he dreaded the inqvisitiveness of land-lords to that degree that he trembled on seeing a signpost; and to prevent a routine of questions, he called all "mine host's" family together, and told them who he was, where from &c. &c. We mention this to prevent the following from exciting the risibility or frowns of those whom it may concern. It is sincerely hoped that it may have the intended effect for we labor under serious difficulties when at work, by reason of that thirst for knowledge felt by visitors to the Printing Office in order to obviate which, these answers are now given to questions generally put to us by the curious, 1. The types are cast made out of a composition of lead, antimony, Sec, and cost from 4 1 to 200 cents per pound according to the size. 2. We never print Almanacs, Spelling books, Testaments, nor Bibles; it would take about one twelve month to print a Bible. 3. We will printasong for $1,00, when it contains but six verses. No more will be charged for thirty copies than for one. Wre sometimes make mistakes when setting type. 5. The Printing business is pretty hard to learn It would require four years more or less (according to the thickness of the learners skull,) to get a complete knowledge of the art. We wish that people would not meddle with the materials when they come into our office, as it very frequently makes us considerable trouble. 07" Tq such as are in the habit of knocking at the office door, yve -would mention that the practice is not according to etiquette, or propriety. Vil. Record, From the C'liicinnat.' Gazette. In our last paper we mentioned a pamphlet recently published at Philadelphia on the subject of domestic policy .and promised to present the substance of it in a succession of numbers to our readers. We do tins the more cheerfully , from the circumstattcc? thnt this polity is at present little ui derstood by the people. Most men are willintr to acknowledge that difficulties and embarrassn ents e xist in every part of the nation: The ordinary channels of wealth are much croyvded, and in seme instances altogether closet! the professions are all full merchants and shopkeepers baye multiplied till c mpetition has driven thousands to bankruptcy and ruin agriculture is crowded and evidently in a declining state; and eery department of industry se ms te belabouring under unwonted Jangour and depression. The question on all hat ds is. what is the cause of this state of things? When are we to look for a change? Erom what is it to be effected? Does the evil exist in the habit? of the people, or in the policy of the government? In reference to these enquiries, we draw from the pamphlet before us 1st. that the state of things here described really and absolutely exists 2d. that it does not arise frcm the want of a .ji?7 of enterprise and industry among the people; but wholly from a want 'of an adequate market for our surplus produce, and fre m the consequent unprofitable employment of labour. Before we proceed to the contents of the pamphlet, it may be well to advance some facts to prove, what is denied even by seme in this western country, to yvit: that an alarming state of embarrassment

pervades most classes of people in every part of the nation. On this side the mountains, it is not difficult to prove the position in its fullest extent. Eyery man's experience, who has been at all "ee.i versant with the business of the West, yvill furnish him with farts sufficient to satisfy bis own mind upon the subject. Where has there been anew channel of employment opened yy ith the slightest prospects of advantage, that has net been at once crowded yy ith adventurers, drawn either from idleness or from employments which yielded but a scanty support. Auctioneers and Commission Merchants (and their business once yielded large profits in this city) have so multiplied a to make the trade hardly worth the pursuit. Steam boat oyvners have increased in number till the trade is almost ruined, hardly one in ten being able to defray cost and current expenses. Mechanics of most de scriptions are wanting employment. Farmers, in innumerable instances, with the hope of receiving a price adequate to their labour and pains, have been forced to become their own shippers, at unseasonable times!

Hundreds have closed their with ruin, and not a few, as mavf v by the records of the steam C f and 23, have lost not only their iH but their lives. Those ivho are ? i acknowledge truth, know these tit -be tacts. It is welt known also Vn ft of the country, that most kinds f'h ions shipped from this market 111

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an me snippers in loss, and scn , in total bankruptcy and ruia. visions were purchased at tho 1 'e'

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lmum price, many of the movtu

a lair compensation for bringiCincinnati. Pork was sold in preatl tities from one to two dollars perhjJ If at such prices purchasers arJ involved in losses, what encourj does it afford to them or to the f. J We have seen what it has beendurb; last fall. But little more than provisions were shipped last irintJ were the year before ! This fact c J speak to the farmersand to the per pt erally in a voice of warning. Thevt to enquire into the cause of this

tion tins tatai uncertainty m t;fi foundation of all their wealth .mU. . .

ity. Is it to be attributed to the-?' tion of banks and denreciaferi ns'

i '-n;? No! for our banks, so long llam.j cause of all our evils, are swept our currency is sound and heahbv. it to be charged to a yy ant of indu-s economy? No! for economy aniorc

boring part of the community is carmost to meanness, and industry, is, produces more than can Le v; advantage. Farmers are absolute inconsiderable portion of the year : , want of proper stimulus to labour-: want of a good, encouraging rr,.ri their produce. They hire no v. -because they have nothing where.' pay them; the consequence cfv.'' that hundreds and hundreds of all men, mere labourers by profi?i..:. either no employment yyhakwr, shifting from one thing to another.ing up a scanty subsistence in icr

despondency. Farmers do nttp lands as they were wont to do: Vi'i dantly testified by the records oi t; cffices. and innumerable nublir :.!

outbidders. Nor do they pay I : already entered, as may be picvtd ': : ference to the same records, Passage of nntioe.nl l:iw fur tlVir :

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hat then is the cause o! uus : , sion in business? What prevcit? i f mer from realizing the same jref: -his ii dustry that he did during thj and a great part of the French re, It is the vant of a steady, cdcoxu.k r. his produce ! Bring back the n.aihtL' existed during the wars inEurquj last American war, and the irciht dustry would revive; every lari'ffind profitable emplenment ai d Its ::j all descriptions w ould again prcsy t: w ar is a forced state. It is ui rer.se::! not unchristian, to base cur prcrr such a calamity. And besidt?. M, l'.l.-l-. A l TV

jiit-j ?uou iu luippeu ag.ui'. . is generally at peace, and in such a J' provisions of all kinds are muli fi l ports where we once either dirath h directly found a profitable market. : closed, probably for ever, acai:! (

rope raises as much of the I -rtai she consumes, besides many artu - exportation. England has ai r ped wheat, potatoes and ether f to the U. States! at a time wher .rr:; dull in Ohio at less than three coil barrel! Compare this state of tbirp fact, that moty-tiiiui: per ceij whole population are ic.nicinira creasing at a rate' vt i t arh ieurp ; nor :mi nni. :n d what oi( sped ( ' '

ford for a change in our marKei. e better! W here are ye to sbirf.ur;" products? And where are yc ti t j kct fer them at home, vhc ,:sf;j persons out of e very hundred r.ri j ed in raising for their owi eei and also to sell ? ( f It is f dlacious, under the c cv of the government, to h ok M?1 j Thefaimers need net elit ' products of their labor must j ins: rather than int n usit'C li:f Unpe and permanent fuwc inaiM r ed, and this can only he k' c. H i crease of duties, en foreign I;''111 I by protecting and fosttring l!t,H:tI j tures, and drawing eiff a port'1'1' ''j;whonoww the nation, to tU" l(t. ,V of clothing it alse). It is not, tl(t ; has been alle ge d, for the p'l1- ' ing up monopolies among n';iI( but for the purpose of re acl i' r est of the great mass v( crccW i that the tariff bill is contei ded is its true foundation, and tl i they yvill take the pains to t11,' sources of their adversity a1-1 I '.;

will see it to be true. :