Hence man, who was made in the image of God, in most countries, is as ornamented with a cottage bonnet, of the same material; viz. Brussels lace with two ostrich feathers. She likewise wore a deep lace veil, and a white satin pelisse, trimmed with Swandown. The dress cost 700 guineas; the bonnet, 150. and the veil, 200. Mr. Pole wore a plain blue coat, with yellow buttons, white waistcoat, and buff breeches, and white silk stockings. The lady looked very pretty and interesting. Yesterday, the wedding favours were distributed among their numerous friends; the number exceeded eight hundred, composed wholly of silver. and unique in form; those for the ladies having an acorn in the centre, and the gentlemen's a star: each cost a guinea and a half. The inferior ones for their domestics and others, were made of white ribbon, with silver stars and silver balls and fringe. The lady's jewels consist principally of a brilliant necklace and ear-rings; the former cost twenty-five thousand guineas. Every domestic in the family of the lady Catharine Long, has been liberally provided for: they all have had annuities settled upon them for life, and Mrs. Tylney Long Pole Wellesley's own waiting woman, who was nurse to her in her infancy has been liberally considered." London Courier, of March 16, 18/2. Many females in the vicinity of the city of London, far superior to Miss Long, no doubt, in mental and moral excellence, at the time of the above pompous and expensive matrimonial alliance, were suffering for want of the necessaries of life Could we exhibit the contrast of indigence and extravagance in its true colours The dreadful tale no human ear could hear, ignorant as the ass, and as servile as the spaniel dog; consequently, they suffer one of their own species to yoke them like an ox, and drive them like a horse accustomed to the harness; nor dare think, much less speak of liberty. "But when the toils of each sad day are o'er, They sink to sleep, and wish to wake no more." I would ask any reasonable man, What better than beasts of burden are Hessian mercenaries, and Russian soldiers? Have they more rights, or as many privileges? The general's horse lives magnificently, when compared to his subalterns; yet, poor wretches! because they have a coarse coat, the colour of scarlet, and worsted epaulettes, of the shape and colour of silver, they think this a sufficient equivalent, for both the loss of life and liberty, and will bear kicking and caning with the docility of asses; and will even assassinate the man, (or inform on him, which is the same) who in their presence invalidates their cruel oppress sors. Hence all that truly ennobles human nature, is extinguished in Eu rope, Asia, and Africa; where degenerate servile man is odious in his own eyes, and contemptible in the eyes of his tyrant. Alas! this earth originally a paradise, is metamorphosed to a hell by cruel man, the repository of despotism and death. How, are the titles "lord" and "most sacred majesty.' "THE MOST high and MIGHTY PRINCE JAMES" prostituted, when applied to such villains, who deserve the gallows a thousand times more than the midnight robber! Yet such fellows despise the virtuous poor, and consider them as "the swinish multitude," and seem to think the world was made for them only. And yet, alas! these same stupid, slavish people, gape with admiration at the pompous parade, and apologize for the oppressive conduct of their tyrants! One would think that such wretches, who kiss the foot that kicks them, deserve to be slaves; but I say they ought to be pitied, rather than reproached, because they are kept despotism is in magnitude. The eldest son is fixed upon the pinnacle of grandeur, and entitled "my lord," while his brothers, perhaps far his superiors in mental and moral excellency, are forced to seek a precarious support at the bar, in the pulpit, or the army. And what is this inversion of the laws of nature for? I answer, merely to support family pride. Is it any wonder then that man is degraded, when the rights of God are thus infringed, and the laws of nature violated? Such fellows, therefore, generally live like brutes, and yet require the adoration due only to God; and many wretches, who, blinded with gold dust, or degraded by habitual servility, bow down with all lowliness and cringing adulation at the approach of the duke, the count, the marquis, the earl, the lord, and the Lord knows what; and yet, at the same time, treat the true Lord of heaven and earth, with silent and sov. ereign neglect! What black ingratitude! And it seems a just re-action of Providence for their idolatry and cring |