Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-14
csiI.ANROUS SELECTIONS.
20 ;.ncxrSGuAM,s LECTURES.

- n II yesuaa fTOm the distance.
1..l;.ei,nn, alluded III ParticiIarIy Jus'
49,. oh, sis at home IN the ENJOY.
Aw - and security, and slrrounded by
nses ~ Aelici,t, bit who extended their crit
S. IN s,ch as brave dangers AMI d'if'-
49,. Gen;sl, them with mitefE'is To ''i the
-, ;Y,rnaIs; and not snal! shire of
p:.;.r. IN. fallen 10 the lot vi those WIN
lE"-s.r various circumstances, mi possessed
!. !. ss...,, ,emoerameaf. dcscr'bci tins appear
-. n tho HOLY ci,y. Not making any allow
-. q, d;a.rcnce III opinion, OF opportunities
@.,h;cy cl,c whic!, might enter into the
- ." s,o,cious critic has taken tho pen
-: -: ~ ear. and with one foot resting ON
-. ga tho other stretched across the
u n. hr,se (endcr, AMI seated Oh "a cn.hOn-
49, ~ before blazing fire, has Pronoin:-
ys-a maron3tus upon the iurkicSs travel
lL. 80 vont,.c 10 hive cxfressc1 IN oIIn-
.-.,s.v in accor,iancy with that advanced
49,. c,,,c favorable author, VIII" un'cf other
!...~,s,nccs my have given his "cG'!ni ci
- . the world. m,.nents rcHcc'ihi - s,h-
s:~s 10 CONVINCE tho c1niii 'nind, t"tt 'he
~ .-..n.s ~ prcscnt different aspects, whrn
- snder difsrcD, circumstances, an! rom
~, e,;n,s of dissertation. Ta's II IS with
s..,.r- AMI thu; TN; apparently conflicting
ss--,.s. fr IN yaripis authors WHO have a'fern-
80 .,e,rescd r.piarc 1nl Disappointment "Po:
sr!aa;rc fpr tho first time the city oi ;hs treat
-. TS.s /, owing 10 the lire 3tion m wocn the
....s,., enters into the city. Ffi.n Jpppa. the
- ..c,x,rh 10 Jerusalem presents ihc dark
- E.rs,i view Of its solid md me'ncho'r wall;
ssc ANN D.nsrsris III: eve rests ui'n: the yer
-, Ara bszusiinI ytcv, viii IN si.es new bca"'
~ IN IL rsae; and still III anp'hcr 'iFc''f,h'
x su,cocb irpm ,hc Mout %. DIV es e'Ees' I" the
~,,cared tehodcr The view of tho city IN IT'S
all
MT (ssoriblc position, the vicw IS yet ~ Eost
e,,s greatly inferior I, w!iat the rlfi has been
fn1to jmsc;n,, from tho n,s,,e AMI assertions
- hc has ever been accustomed II regisi as
uuiu1s with I'll sha, was ioyely AMI picturesque
he area covered by the cify,is III extent about
A. Env,ish miles The north side is square;
- the eastern aud southern boundaries, yield
= n the broken forni,i,n of site, are z'g-z'g.
~ walls which npw siirro;ini the cNy are Oh
lshammedan constructions, AMI consequently OF
= Moorish order Of architecture; they arc thirty
q h;ch. anil s,rm,Intsd with b.ti!cnianis and
,vsrx. ard nj difsrcn, points 81 inorcss arc mns-
10 rates. The interior q! TIC CITY - divided
r. "a rds. termed quarters, not tIo" ever each
,.,.,,.~ The SPACE dcnofDn itcj by thai term Z
y ,Ss n,.scni inhabitants the !trgest portion arc
ruyAs' wbo occupy on, hclfnt the city, w!iirh IS
divided by wall Of partition from the cthfr oof
soos: and 40 Evn, this class oi tic pop"'ato" All
bc odiccn, both civil ana military, are chosen,
~ eni,y tho larger s,,rc OF the privileges To
, skercbv sccurcd To ther,. The other 'rtions J
: occupi.d Nv Christians. Arabs md Jews, VINO
Ter spnelown. ar. prohibited t.On having ingrcss
nc Turkish, quarters. =.
The .sncsai styles o! architecture employed III
laiuus is the most unt..or,tlc I" make an I'M
nnr appearance; ana One great reason Tor me
mseof poverty OF the inI,,G.'an's oil Jert'Saicn'
- insecurity Of the possession o. wealth..
= display therefore Ut pow riy, w.licn win
=, pe,,vlc seems an indispensable accotupa"i-
~ n ~. pcs,essiau. is not ,lIus estimated
m: r. the p,.y of the people seems 20 hc, 10
~ such an appearance as w'h'd lead one 10
- then, in actual poverty, even though pos
- of miilicus This results fru'u the tear at
- supposed To be rich. which wouI! :seF .tIhiy
Net the indiv nii,l &, the ,.!dusy ct ;he r.
4 VIM m;.,ht exercise ,hr ri-!., oi Transferring
, discovered treasure tsc.u tho Golfers OF the
.hless posscssor to his owa treasury. Ihus ,
y oftca bc seen standing 1T the door OF Il i".- s
dug mansion, most iil-.,ro-cd Porter, w!ih
sAavcu beard, and habitca IN ragged grab
d IL stranger dcm,nlcd adn't'a':cc, he ms |
usdcrvo scrutiny and series o. iatGffoga,o- |
. exc eedinsiy irving TO the paticacc. and ii {
nitted M all. Is he'd ,hro' labyrinth 1t d:c1ry :
j dciapsda,ed apartments, before he Is permit {
TO know that The master oil the house Is pos u
'seJ u the sD1cioss cousts, ptv".I with niosn- I
marble, infessectcd with beautiful fountains. a
q fragrant with groves Of orange an" cifron >
-: and that here, anil protnsion OF luSurIcs, il
iiinid owner may without fear o. rlo!csta'ion y
himself, be habi:ed IN robes ou,vicing in o
endos even the grab Of royalty ITSELF "
Population. G.
The population is oil fascinating character V
npcscd II Turks, Arab, from the desert. and ].
cPlcd by almost every Christian dcDumi- y
aOa, embsncing among others, the aGhrrcn;s TO t,
Creek Church, Catholics, Arneni,ns. Marc 81
~, Neseosiaus-aii Of whom believe in the ci
'S"es 4 n1skind, and come with d yo,ion1. feel C.,
3 . pay visit {, the Holy CITY. Th,s III
!. !. ssscos of she year when the pilgrims arc 10
rsed together at Jerusalem. il mly truly be ps
world in miniature. Hero may be 1t
. wssshsppcr Mt tho hoiy shrine; who III
. 49, The distant regions OF R.sSia, "a
I" '"s 'eeoefs Of the frozen sea; while in the ar
e'OoP - ooe Who lives in The country y! A. w
-, 'nom the regions u D,ltour or Soudan, de
eae scscfs Il The Copi;c Church; and 10
: sase9 shs,s widely in either direction, mi
eate regions, as well as those in other I'i
i - Cube, here have their representa- III.
!, =. amsd mo pilgrim throng may be seen sac
sesmass Of France, Spain. Portugal, of ha
Ases nely, Of Sicily aud the Islands OF the pa
rssso Gsoeeia and Circassia; from Tir;a- IA
II ssssa, and Cashmere, and from the walls of be
S.'seec empire; combining every variety OF ri,
ssem the splendid robes worn by tho Per VT
~ Turk, to the Wild coverings which les
sayed Upon tho half-nakcd forms Of the iGi- th.
p p = Hiodostao: aud moreover, the inter he
|. ~ eeeee ~ greatly enhanced by the va Gal
soeses spokea Nv the various rcpresen- ina
= ohaost every land under the SIM. be,