The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-18

Sis supported by traditions oil the Hind0os
and other nations Of great antiquity.
SYRIA AND THE HOLY LAND.
We learn from The journal Of Mr.. VOL.
colt, missionary in he east, that Beyroo,,
Tnpoli. Aleppo. and Acre. have fallen
into The hands Of The allied powers. The
following extract slludes 10 The hopeless
condition of The pssha's cause.
.Thus 10 disappearing from this land.
and will soon have vanished from The
earth, The balsini and poricn,ous shadow
OF Mohsmmed Ais despo,ism. Il have
seen The wicked 10 grea, power. and
speeding himself Ike : green bay.,rer;
ye, he passed away, and 10, he vas not;
yes, 1 sought him, bu, he could no. be
found The pasha. on his conquest o.
this country. eight years since, was hall-
ed 30 lis deliyerer and regeneration. and y
he had had no schemes Of personal anoi.
lion 10 promote. bis great genius Nigh.
have been worihily applied 10 The deve-
Ilopment Of lis rich resources. bot we
support Of On immense standing army oy
compuision and exior.ion, drained u OF
| is enterprise and ,igor. and reduced II 70
the deepest distress.
| "In . political view. the country has
| sppsren,ly gained much. The reopis
have been delivered from = gsievous 10
reign yoke, and have had placed IN Thea
hands the means Of comparative indie
misunderstanding been literally suppl.
ed with arms and ammunition. Thei
/ io,ure conduct will be determined 10
great Measure By their tresimen,. III
sultan ha, approached them with The mos
liberal professions; has presented then
with h,s new constitution, accompanied
with . proclsma,ion granting them iar
, ,Ler immuni,ies. II The spirit which alc
!. ,a,ed these can be Infused into hls loca
. psshss and governors, reslrainlng me ea
actions and petty tyranny wheel, mad'
their former dominion onerous aud omen
i. siye. his authority may be permanent!
4 established. But the observauonsioi w
past month have impressed me WIN se
: ~ serious doubts Of The future que. o
|. this country. Geographically u doe
i no, seem fi,ied for The present organize
q lion; and i, is far less 81. politically an
! morally. No one can look upon shes
!. lune.inly and heavy Turks. and feel .h'
!. l,he susce p,ible and lively Asabs-the hs'
!. ldy moun,sineer and the Bedaween rove
! t.-were made to be their subjects. IN
= llat,er, agile and dex.erous, rel'lce IN IN
II swed. The javelin and the musss', an
. glory in their Independence; The iofme
sluggish and supine, glory IN their ea'
n jim the unmolcs,ed enjoyment OF me
IN Ipipo and coffee. The power OF me por
,c has, moreover. been so hnmbled oy u
/, pasha Of Egypt, that his adm'n's,ra'''
liz shorn of lis moral influence. EseI
If man kno ~s that the 0uoman empire
y The presen, day would sink TO The ear
= be inherent weakness, il il were not U
IN held BY foreign props. Ny concius''
lie lis. ths, the sultan cannos greaey opp'e
:, This coun,ry, aud csnno, easily rule
:. and tina, The power which hiss schies
he In. conquo., for him, will have great
es cssion 10 administer i,s government oil
al Time, however. aili sho-; and u 10
=. lfre,hine 10 Lnow that thsre will De
I'd il.m. temporary rspose. Tbs ex're'
n lerhaus,ion OF ,hs land demands . SECS
q Tor iu f~crui,ins energies. And who =
IA Inc, cray for shs time, shen those s,orl
IN sras. xhica hsss pasted like success
,eh y,yss ossr The land. shall have COMP
=. ed their number. sad the promised re-
on Of peace shall commence!
q. !. The influence of the recent chan
zen upon The moral prospects Of The coun
ed remains to be sssa. but Il can hardly