The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-06-22

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p4s Aslh only % fnd rrsL Sel<ma pray
srs from fhe shores of the sea n Holl2nd
had inEok<d for her q Der depsruss he
biefssings % Prevalence. The sian
whi<h guided her we're he unobseured
con<s<llzsioaso o. eisa an3rsligioas liberty.
Her 3eck wss he allar efthe hsing Sod
Fervent prayers hon beslird knsss ming-
led morning and sweating with the Toices
ofoessn and he sishing ef The wind 10
her shsonds. Esssy psosPeroas breeze.
which. rendy swelliag her ssils, helped
The PilFins Onward in their course.
aSoks new anlhems Of praise. and when
ths elements we're wrought into lnsy,
uenher he tempest. tossing their fragile
bark like feather. nor ihe daFkEess and
bowling o. ihe midnight storm. ever
disturbed. IN maH OF woman. ule hrm
and sessled purpose of lheir souls 70 un-
derr0 al and 20 do all thar The meekest
patience. The boldrsi resolution, and lhe
highest trust in God should enable hu-
man beings 20 suffer or 10 perform.
Some difference may doubtless be ira
ced a. this day between the descendants
cr the early rolonisls Of Virginia and
those az New England, owing 10 The DIFF
ferens influences and difereni ciscum-
stances under which the respective settle
msnis were made; but only enough 10
create pleasing variety in The midst ola
general resemblance.
--. lacies, non aanibus una.
Nee dser.a lamen, qaalsm deceit esse soFo-
Um.n
But the habits, sentiments. and objects Of
bolh soon became modified by local eau
ses, growing out Of their condition in die
New World; and as this condition was
essentially alike in both, and as both al
once adopted the same general rules and
principles ef Jurisprudence, these differ
ences gradually diminished. They gradu.
ally disappeared by The progress Of time
ard the influence Of intercourse. The ne
necessity OF ssme degree nfunien and CO
operation OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES against the
savage tribes ,ended 10 excite in them mu-
tual respect and regard. They fought to-
gether in the wals against France. The
great and common cause the Revolution
bound them together BY new links Of bro
therhood; and finally, fortunately, iapp'-
ly. and gloriously. the present form Of
government united them 10 form the great
Republic Of the world, and bound M
their inleres, and fortunes, ill The whole
earth sees that there is now for them, in
present posesrion as well as future hope.
only zone Country, one Constitution,
and one destiny"
The eolcaization Of the tropical region
and the whole ofthe southern parts Of the
continent, by Spain and Portugal. was
conducted on other principles, under the
| influence Of other motives, and followed
by Ear different consequences. Fnm Me
time offs discovery, the Spanish Govern
J ment pushed forward its settlements in
America, not only wi h yigor. but win ca.
gerness; so ha,long before The FIRST perrna,
men, English settlement had been accom-.
plished in what is now the United States
Spain had conquered Mexico, Peru, and
Chill. aud stretched her power over near
" alr the territory she ever acquired in
this continent. The rapidity of these
ccnques,s is TO be ascribed in a great de-
gree to The eagerness, not to say the ra-
psciiy, of those numerous bainls Of All
ven,urers who were stimulated ~ subdue
immense regions, and take possession o.
them in the name of the Grown Of Spain
The mines Of gold and silver were ,hr
excisements 10 these efforts, and accord
ingly settlements were generally made
and Spanish authority established on the
! immediate eve Of The subjngation Of ter
ritory, that the native population miglr
be set to work By their new Spanish mas
tiers in the mines. From these fats, ,ht
! love of goia-G Sold not produced by in
dustry nor accumulated by commerce
but gold dug from its native bed in III,
bowels Of the earth, and that eartf
ravished from its rightful possessois by
every possible degree Of enormily, cruel
ty, and crime-was long the governing
passion in Spanish wars and Spanish set
dement's in America. Even Columbus
himself did not wholly escape, the infiu
elce of this base motive. In his ear
voyages we find him passing from islant
! to island, inquiring every where for gold
as if God had opened the New " ord &
the knowledge of The Old only 10 gratif,
passion equally senseless and sordid
and to offer up millions Of an unnffendlnl
race Of men TO she destruction Of tn
sword, sharpened both by cruelty ant
rapacity. And vet Columbus was fa
above his age and couary- Enlhusias
tic. indeed, brit sober, religious, an'
,! Experimentation TO great things ant
\ capable OF high sentiments. as his robl'
d;scourca heeors Ferdinand anil Isabel;