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POETRY.
i.
From Poulsor/s American Daily Adver
tiser.
Reflection* qf the Votary of Pleasure in or
aqiitaru hour.
6h, TELL MK HOT THAT ftfcASUEfc'S CHARM.
OH tell me not that Pfeasure's charm*
Can Kill the pangs within;
Oh tefl me not its soothing balm,
Can heal the wounds of sin?
For though it cures with winning smile,
And bliss that mocks controul;
It proves ere long but secret guile,
. A snare To cheat the soul.
Oh tell me not thtse brilliant gems,
Can banish writhing care;
Oh tell me not that'dkraeihs
Can gild the sou}> despair?*
For though with rich and liquid hue>
. They cast each shade behind ;
They cannot charm the loathing view,
Or please th' immortal mntd.
Oh tell me not thtt every joy>
'* 7'he world can hfcre bestow ;
la free from mtoery'a sad alloy,
Unmixed with bluer wo?
for earthly joys though bright* are brief;
Aa suns precede the storm;
they gleam awhile, but tinge eur grief,
With aorrow^a darker form.
Tell me not this, For now no mote,
The syren's voice Tan please;
T*U me not this, the spell is o'er*
'f Which once could whisper case?
But tell me that the joys above,
Arc those which ne'er can fade j
Tell that they b!o6m eternal love,
Unditr.med by sorrows shade!
tMOX TH? F8JLJMKLPNIA VSJotf.
^ A CHARADE.
Jn the half a day my Jiret you may find,
My tecond's a fetaale, of the quadruped
kind,
My whote then pray tell me without hernia
tion ;
'Twill prove a great man of the American
nation.
Jitfolfip.
tlyjirtt is a fashionable* much laugh'd at
of la^e.
My eecond?? a beast of much nobler estate t
Though useless my first, when not join'd to
the latter
United yuA make a good green for the
platter!
EPIGRAM,
Giving the rtaton why ttomert are without
Heard*.
Ttow wisely Nature, ordering all below,
Forbade a beard on woman's chin to grow;
F#>f how could she be shaven, wbate'er the
tViil,
Whose tongue would neter let her chin
" be stilU
Madame de Maimtenow's advice to the
Duchess of Bvhounbv, in relation to her
conduct in the marriage state.
"Do not hope perfect happiness
there It tio audi thing In this sublu
nary state.
"Your in move exposed to
suffer, because it it always in de
pendence; lie nether angry nor
ashamed of tide dependence on
hatband, nor of any of those which
are in the order of Providence.
" Let your husband be your heat
friend, and your <mly confident. Do
not hope that your union will procure
you perfect peace 5 the beat marriages
are those, where with softness ant
patience theyhear by turns with each
olber; thetfrare none without some
contradiction and disagreement.
. " Do not cxpect tlie same degree
of friendship that you fcel: Men
arc in general less tender than wo
men, and you will l>e ufthappy
you are too delicate in friendship.
" Meg of God to guard your heart
from jealousy?do not hope to bring
back a husband by complaints, ill
humor and reproaches. The only
means which promise succcss, are
patience and softae**; imjMtience
sours and alienates hearts, softness
leads them back to their duty.
"In sacrificing your own will,
{>retend to no right over that of yov.r
tusband ; men are more attached to
theirs than women, t>ecause educated
with less constraint. They sre na
#t?rally tyrannical; they will have
pleasures and liberty, Jet insist that i
woman renounce both. Do not ex
amine whether their rights are weN
founded ; let*it suffice to you, that
they are established They are rnns
tpra ? ? we have only suffer, and
ol>ey with a good grace."
The following remarks arc addressed to &
Husband* from the nen of a Lady:
Observe every rule given to her,
(as preceding) if you would be hap
py $ and believe me the heart of wo
men is not less dclicate than tender;
their sensibility is more keen; they
feel more strongly than men do;
their tenderness is more easily woun
ded. Above all things, retain the
politeness and attention of a lover,
and avoid that careless manner, which
wounds tlie vanity of human nature ;
a passion given us, as were all pas
sions fo* the wisest end9,
? !
apho:;ism& I
For young? unmarried Ladiee.
If you have blue eyes you need
not languish.
If black eyes* you need not lear.
If you have pretty feet, there is no
necessity to wear short petticoats.
If you have good teeth do rtot
laugh less than occasion may justify.
If you have pretty hands and arms,
there can be no objection to your
playing on a lute, if you play well.
If yon have a disposition to be
clumsy, workiapestryr ?
If you have a bad voice, rather
speak in a low tone. -
If you have the finest voice in the
world taever speak in a high'tone.
T If you dunce welly-dance but sel
dom*
If yoti dance ill, never dance at all.
If you sing well make no previous
excuses.
?If you sing indifferently, hesitate
not a moment When you are agked ;
for few people are judges of singing,
but every one is sensible of a desire
Urplease. ? ,
If in conversation you think a per
son wrongs rather hint a difference!
of opinion than offer a contradiction.
? If you discover a person to be tel
ling an absolute faleshood, unless it
ii particularly injurious, let it pass in
silence; for it is not worth your
while to make any one your enemy,
by proving him or her a liar.
Never touch the sore place in any
one's character; for be assured,|
whoever you are, that you have a,
sore place in vour own; and a young]
woman is a flower that is blasted in
a moment.,
It is always in your power to]
make a friend by smilea^what a
folly then to make enemies by frowns.
When you have an opportunity to
praise do it with all your heart.
When you are forced to blame,
appear at least to do it with reluc
tance. ^ -
Make it a rule to pleas* all* and
never appear insensible to any desire
of pleasing or obeying yon, however
auitwardly it may be executed.
If you are dis|>osed to be pettish
or insolent, it is lietter to exercise
your ill-humors on your dog, or eat,
or jour femme de chambre than your
friends.
| If you would preserve beauty rise
early.
i If you would preserve esteem be
gentle.
If you would obtain power be
condescending.
If you would live hanpy endeavor]
to promote the happiness of others. 71
Uterary Error Corrected m
FROM THE DELAWAKf. WATCHMAN,
1 have seen in some of the late pa*
pers, a poetical piece, erroneously
ascribed to my pen, entitled " Obliv
ion," which has an excellent moral]
point, and would be very good, ifj
the action was more consistent, and
the personification less extravagant.t
It contains the following, amongj
other stanzas:
441 saw a conqueror in his car,
Loaded with trophies gain'd afar?
1 saw Oblivion hurl his dart,
And pierce the hero to 'the heart."
Now, 1 never saw any such thing
in all my lite. Ho far from it, that
I should not even suspect poor old
Oblivion of nny sbcti active doings
as (bis, ani other wiW pranks, of
which he is accused in several other
verses, such as " striking down a;
mighty monarch" (a 44 legitimate";
one, too, I suppose) auri kicking &;
monumental'column (mercy ujun> his
toes) out of its place into the mud or
dust! Now, they who can believe;
such things, are entnely mistaken
in the character of Oblivion, who is
extremely slow in motion, and by
no means such a roy storing bully as
to strike, stab, kick, and lay ahuut
him in this manner. No? Oblivion
is but a poor old superannuated,
sleepy, lame and lazy negro servant
in this great liotel, the World.?
When some wild young buck, in
toxicated with the fumes of Ambi
tion, has disturbed the w hole estab
lishment with his riots, broke the
furniture, quarrelled with his best
fnitnd a aurl '?I
?-?"-7 vmwmvuj^vu ilia viiviikv n
(all to shew that he is a man of spir
it and honor)?and, \vh\?n exhausted
by his own violence, and stupifled
by excess, lie begins (0 doze?then
you may see old Oblivion yawning
and Creeping Softly into the room
conveying the Hew of the night to
his chamber, adjusting him in Ixut,
drawing, the curtain, darkening the
room, and returning to the scene of
debauch, whrte he slowly removes,
one by one, the broken bottles and
chairs and otherlesthnmails of the
now sleeping bully's exploits?and,
anon, all is silence and darkness.
I leave it to the common sense of
my acquaintance to decide, whether
I could be so preposterous as to ac
cuse such a harmless old fellow as
this, of knocking down a king, wan
tonly upsetting a huge marble pillar,
drawing life Ik>w and arrow (if he
had one) without provocation, upon
a " conqueror," or any such mad
tricks. 1 think 1 shall be acquited
of this absurdity.
8. OSBORK.
June 3> 1810.
EDENTON, (n. c.) JUNE 4$.
Eloquence qf the Rostrum*
Mk? Willis,
The following brilliant specimen
of electioneering eloquence, was af
forded by Mr. John Holland, of
Beaufort County, who offers as a
Candidate, to represent in Congress,
the district composed of the Counties
ofTyrrel, Washington, &c. It was
delivered in the Court-House of
Washington County, at the tat ses
sion of the County Court, and is
copied from notes, accurately taken
on the spot, by a gentleman present,
who, though he found it impossible to
keep way with the rapid flights of
the *f>eaker, has faithfully preserved
the substance, and in most instances
the very words of the address. If,
as a litt&rary curiosity, or in any oth
er view, you think proper to give it a
place in the Ga2ette,.it is at your ser
vice. ? A Subscriber.
fThS Orator, having obtained permission
from their Worships, mounted the ros
trum, tmUtmr a most profound and cap
tinting bow, spoke'aft follow *s
My Worthy Friend* and Fello* Citizen*.
- By leave of the Worshlpful Court.]
I have the liberty to speak from this!
place, and tell you my business here.
The Congressional election is a mat
ter of great importance. Five thou*
sand votes are not to 1* trilled with.1
A new election is to take place in1
August. I did not come here to
hammer dawn l)r* Hall, or anv can
didate or narty. But you have a
choice, and a right to do aa you
please. The public seem to wish an
opposition and, from the unanimous
solicitation of this district# I ofter my
self as a candidate. I am convinced
you are alt my friends, and not my
foes. 1 came among you from the
love qf my country and the rights of
mamf and I hope you ill congeal
yourselves together, and go hand in
hand with me. [Hear him.]
You have had the trial of several
members from this districMy un? '
cle Air. William Kennedy, Ken.
was a candidate, and was elected.
I know you congealed yourselves to-j
gether in bis favor. His principles
atfd mine arc the same.?[Hear.]
I am not opposed to the present
administration, or any of our wise
and great wen, who are the balance
tcheel of our country. 1 speak against
no party. Are you a republican?
assume your ovu rights. Are you
a fathered? declare your own politics,
i voted for Monroe. He is 4t vex
|>eclal)le, a great, and a good man.
When IkS was at Washington, in
Beaufort cdunty, I had the pleasure
to see him, talk ^itli him, and escort
him. Me has the power of congeal
ing hia friends together. 1 had a
view also of Mr. Calhoun, and his
lady.
In *75, my father stepped into the
ranks. He was at Gertnantown, to
the North, and Briar Creek, to the
South. I feel the same zeal that he
did. [Bravo. J
The last war was right. Did you
find a single man that said, " don't
tight ?" and very properly : for if a
man says he icill kill yony then kill
him: if he says he icill burn your
house* burn his. We must never
sufl?" our rights to he hammered
down, by those inferior to our inde
pendence. We fought for u free
trade and Bailor's rights." Look at
the attack on the Chesapeake
Douglass staved eighteen (mils
through her, wounded eighteen citi
zens, and killed three. JLobk at the
burning of \Y ashington, aud then say
if \ve had not sufficient cause lor war.
Jackson has been blamed abtmt Am
brister?But look at tjampton, and
at Dartmoor prison; where a fcw men
hail merely gone but on a party of
pleasure, a^d they will justify what
he did; Yesj Jackson has enabled
you to tote the key of liberty in your
pocket: How did they reward him
at Htmtsville ? He bid 82 an acre
on a section of public land worth SsSO,
no body would bid against him, and
it was knocked off to him. He turn
ed about and thanked them.
long as there was a shot in the locker,
I was determined to uphold the war.
[ gave five barrels of coru for the
support of poor Soldier's wives.
[Bravo. 1
At March term of Beaufort Court,
1 wm accused of being an enem} to
Lawyers, 1 am not so. Adams v a->
a Lawyer | so was Madison, anil
Monroe, and Crawford*and Calhoun
and Jackson.?And so was Jefferson,
who can ride to Washington, hitgit
his horse to a peg and then go into me
house, and show more sense than ten
thousand of them'[ vVbat a man?
wi^at a man!]
But still we are not to depend on
Lawyers. Some of tliem you can't
borrow from, because tliev have
%*. ? ' a *
nothing to lend. In the attack, on
Baliimore, General Koss was kiiled.
He was headed up in a hogshead of|
mm, lyul sent home. Did a Lawyer
kill him? No it was a plcugMioy.
Was Washington a Lawyer r No,
but be was a great and good man.
He was the morning star of the
world; he illuminated as he went,
and congealed his friends together.
[I^oud cheering;.]
1 wish you, my friends, to think
tor yourselves. We are all born in
fants, hut by reading and thinking
we become philosophers. My sen
timent* are the love of my country
and lite rights of man, and I wish
you to pin this on your slesvs9 and
not forget it. I am m republican, and
1 shall Pe so as long as I have brains
as bigas the head of a pin. We are
republicans. The power is with us,
the people; and our government h\
founded on the will of the people,
and on merit? And Crawford, by
merit, came forward, without money
or friends.
The Mechanic, the Farmer, and
the Merchant are the watchmen and
bulwark of our country. Look at
the shooting of the cornstalk which
nourishes the milch cow. Cherish
the dairy-maid and do not let the re
publican milch-cow go dry. Let us
take the cream and the butter for our
selves, and give, to our enemies, the
bonny-clabber and whey. [Loud
cheering.]
| As to the compensation law, it is
a serious affair; but it rests with the
people. , What is eight dollars a
day ? Give it, if the people say so?
but not otherw ise, die that eats thv
meaty yriust eat the hove, I lev uUr
l)i\ Hall vote on this question ? Had
I been \licit*, I would have voted for
80 a day, This they can't do with
out ; unless you say that, like cattle,
the are made of h<n*m* and
hoofs and outfit to go barefooted.
[Loud and repeated huzzas.]
Let us now see how polities s'an(t
with the mercluwts, * * * *. Here
is a " Hiatcus valde defiendus"?
I" a chasm much to lie lamented ;v
[for, at this critical juncture, the elo*
quent speaker was most unluckily
interrupted by the Sheriff's inform*
iug him that it was their Worship's
pleasure that Court should be open
ed. He descended, slowly and ma
jestically. from the b*?nch, not, how
ever, without some evident marks of
chagj-in, and casting a " longing,
lingering look behind.Hut, \n hen
he came to the Court-House door*
the audience determined to afford
every manifestation of respect, to the
man they " delighted to honor/'
placed htm in a chair, and bore hint
off triumphantly on their shoulders,
The novelty of his situation rendered
it ni first somewhat difficult for him
to preserve the Centre of gravity, and
preveut an exhibition of " ground
and lofty tumbling." " But, fortu
nately, the. w hole cavalcade arr*ved,
without accident, at Woodley's Ho
tel, near the Court-Htrosr, where,
after partaking a few Ticklers of tlier
" Oh / be joyful," and drinking souie
patriotic toasts, the candidate took
respectful leave; fully confident, that,
at the approaching electiou, he should
receive the suffrage and iuterest of
every voter present.
The Gratid Jury, however, deem
ed it their duty, un the same dayj to
make a unanimous presentment, now
on record^ in which, although they
did ample justice to the merit, talents,
zerfl and eloquence of Mr. Holland!
and expressed great satisfction at the
entertainment andamusement offord*
ed to them &jr~1he speech and the
chair-scene, yet lamented the inter
ruption Of the public business, and
hoped, that the next exhibition of
Mr. Holland, might be at a time
when no such inconvenience could
occur.
ICnouJedge.?Knowledge will not
bo acquired without pains and appli*
cation. It is troublesome and deep
digging for pure waters; hut whcij
once you rome lo the spring, tbey
rise up and uicet you.
JVewspavew.?The term Ga&eitf
is said to he from the Italian worcj
Gazzera, a magpie or chatterer/
Prodigality.?It is as disagreeable
to a prodigal, to keep an account of
his ex|>enses, as it is to a sinner to
examine his conscience; the deeper
they search, the worse they find
themselves.
From the .lmerican Farmer.
To destroy bed-bugs.?Make a de
coction of sassafras hark or root, not
so sirong as to stain tl^e furniti **e,
and scald the wainscoating of yoar
rooms, once a year, and I will en
gage, a chinch bug.will never entet
it. This 1 know from experience.
An old Man.
Remedy for a Cough.
Roasted onions eaten just before
going to bed, for a few nights success
sively, has been found to lie an ex
cellent remedy for a tough.
Since I commenced the publica
tion of this paper,, (says the Litch
field, Cons. Republican) now four
weeks, I have heard of no death,
nor of any marriage, taking place in
this vicinity: it can therefore be call
ed not only a time of health, but of
contentment.
The following paragraph appear
ed in a Providence paper:
" Tr?urellers should be careful t<>
deliver their baggage to proper pet
nous, as a gentleman a fep day
since on lighting from a stage coach
entrusted his wife to a stranger, awl
has net heard from her sins*."