The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-11-19

He furnishrs iid~ons piciuie Of Niche.
met Ais domination and ooirsees ~ 81
ria. along with N account Of me Chfl@
tan population. passage Of which ] an
tempted 70 quote for you. here. because
lhe subject has suddenly grown and vii
remain one of pregnant consequence Tor
Europe and The East.
Who are these Christians Of Leba-
non and lheir nsighbor highlandrrs The
Drnsesg Some cf The noblcst mountain /
GERS in The world. | have stndird iheif
history. shared The hospitality OF thsir
princes, had intercourse with der fne
and hardy pea.an,ry. and have no hest.
ialion in prononreing them % be simple
hearted, frugal. Industrious. and brave.
When the Csliphs orenan Syria. 4 vas
in ihe mountains Of Lebanon that lie
Christians took refuge; the hardy remains
or those gallant bands We,e led 10 victory
BY The Crusaders; but. long after the war.
riors Of Europe had retired. they made
head IN despair. from time % time, against
lI.eir oppressors. Tie high.minded T.
Mrs neaied them generally with honor,
but The Turks have e'er pursued . pei.
" system or cruelty and exsciaon. 20
lie caprice Of cup,diiy Of local orpres-
sion promoted. Blu, The valleys Of i.s.
Ibanen are productive. her mounlain sides
faithful 10 the mulberry and The olive, hel
snowy passes and rugged rasines easily
defended, her villages placed IN strong
positions; above all. her Christian con.
vents (sald 10 amount 10 tw0 hundred.
! crown many bold summit. and hel
] Christian Churches adorn many fertile
/ glen. Il il wonderful, then. that thu:
, descended. thus excited. and having g
. much 10 eight for, the Christians shoul'
J be, as they are. free minded and 9 Han
, monntaineers. undaunied By centuries Q
: Impression. and undismayed by the neg
/ lee, &c The Tristan world! Their gov
{ ernmen, is that OF clans, the heads Q
. which are hereditary chiefs. The inhs
: bi,anis Of Lebanon lesiimaied al 10000
il Al least. exclusive Of the population
. The cilies. are divided INFO Syrian Chrli
i ,ians of The Greek Church, Maronii
, Christians. lin communion with n
q Church Of Rome, since The time OF The
. founder. Maron, The friend Of Chryso'
ION aud Pope iinmesda., in the fours
.e ccn,urv,) and Druses, that wide sprea
a. ard m, s,etious sect, derived. il - supp
n sed. from The remains Of the Chaldr;
Al settlers IN Samaria, for their wofsh
n (ihough they acknowledge, certainly, Of
10 t:od) is neither Moslem nor Chriss'a
or They aie quiet, inoffensise people, a
nd assimiIa,e in character 10 the Christian
We with whom they live on good tern
10 Outwardly, they sometimes conform
re the ceremonies OF either Christians
n Moslems; but the higher classes are 81
il; 10 rise 10 a second and third degree
10 initiation in Tie mysteries, ynd mslnt'
nj a highly moral department. u he ne
an di,ary Prince of Lebanon. The Emir !
zee CHR. lalds his wild court at Deir 81 Ma
nld mar, a picturesque fortified palace in
we mountains between Beyrooi and Sid
TO him the independent lords of the
lcys profess and generally maintain .
n glance. There is = small Arab ami NJ
sulman population in The towns on
or sea coasi-a mixed multitude, quite
tine, in character from the inhabisant
I'm, the hills"