The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
-, To,.9a hurrying TO escape

-huil, Toledo, hurrying to escape
a shadows of its deep prison. ana
,orously into ligh and liberty 10 van
1asnine INTO silent plains, and on 10 ara
DER Us waters were dyed win brave
vera, ol,dlv reflected the flash OF the v,cto-
oaoo" "ranets of England,-trlumphanu
rous %. IN. A., IN. shattered arches Of Al
roais '''- IN 10 desolaie Estremadura, IN
naiHf' ,r.nouIl ms the azure sky by which IL
s''eaH Ha'io.J vel powerful enough 10 force the
a,.ias At Alcantara. There the bridge OIL
- \ worth going hunarod iiii'eS " SCI
n,s the now fierce condensed streaiii' anu
~. ,hr rocky gorges together grah", s'nnP'e'
.ua solid, tinted by the ie ndeI eo'ois y,
4 tam centuries, il looms IKE i''e gre!
p,,,.n mower, with all the sentiments OF
% - ,o,gnitude, and the interest OF the
- nr.sent such are the glorious see mes
-, hsbeJ and skeiched; such are The
I a-..,rs ;n which we have refreshed our
us,y and weary limbs.
H. EN- solemn. and striking is this Iagus
n Snaiu, No commerce mas ever MACE ~ us
wav-no English steamer has ever e"ii'~ea
- lie those of France and Germany
- have witnessed battles, not peace :
=. -.aac,ed castles and dungeons, not qnays
wsrehouses: few cities have arisen on It's
nL. a. on those Of the Thames ana hnihe !;
u truly river Of Spain-that isolated anu SOL
land Its waters are without ooaI' I's
Is without life man has never lsia ms manu-
its pillows. nor ensiafed '''ei' i'e' a''" 80
nceni gambols.
- ;,,nessible TO read Tom Campbelis ad-
.slscri,tion Of the Danube before its po-
scb,,gs.I by the smoke Of his ubiqui-
r,rymen's Dampf Schif, without APP
Il lines 10 this unciyilized Tagus:-
have loved thy wild abode.
Al oun unplouched, untrodden shore,
her scarce the wOodman finds road,
And scarce the fisher plies an oar'
ar mans neglect love thee more,
That art nor ayarice intrude
r,,,,e thy torrents thunder shock,
Or prune the vintage Of thy rock,
Magniticenty rnde''
most interesting question and one oil those
,h., Inst presents Itself TO the traveller, or the
,a,8sr i. how comes it that the Spanish king
4o,, has fallen so low. whilst England, France,
c.-,n,nv and other countries, much less ia
yo-s5 BIZ nature. have in the same period, risen
90 high The great cause, which is itself, how
eyer. hut an effect. is given in the following
brief passage:
Acsipa deeper ana more permanent curse has
s.s,Say aDerateG for the last two centuries, at
wbich S,tnisl authors long have not dared 10
1 N, They have ascribec the cepopulation of
Fs,rsmssurs 10 the swarm of colonist adventu-
yers ana emigrants who departed from this pro-
vince Of C0riez and Pizarro TO seek for fortune
A the new world Of gold and silver; and have at
,rbutsd the similar want Of inhabitants in An
dalgcia 10 the similar outpouring from Csdiz,
which. with Seville. engrossed the traffic of the
n4t-g oil afip a
oroo.. well conditioned mother state-witness
the rspil and daily increase Of population in
orr own island. which, like Tyre of old, is ever
sending forth her oUipouring myriaGs, and watts
"a the gtt--mOSi parts of the sea, on the white
wings Of hey merchant fleets, the blessings Of
peace. re-. gion liberty, order, and civilization,
10 disseminate v hich Is the mission Of Great
Britain.
The yea. permanent and standing cause Of
S7ain's thinly peopled state, want Of cultivation
an5a5ounlton Of CesolatiOn, is BAD GOVERN
vEN-. ciy. and religious; this all who run may
real IN her lonely land ana silent towns. But
spain, ]; the anecaote which her children love
70 tel be true. will never be able 10 remove the
incubu. Of this fertile origin Of every evil
When Ferdinand III. captured Seville and died,
being saint he escaped purgstory. and Santia-
20 presented him 10 the Virgin, who forthwith
desired him 10 ask any favors for beloved Spain.
The monarch petitoneG for oil, wine, and corn
-conceGe. for sunny skies, brave men, and
pretty womsH-a.lowed; foT cigars, relics, gar
JIG. ana hus-by al means, for good goreTn-
rs,Hi ;-"Nay. nay" said the Virgin, THAT new
~ can BE- granted: for were it bestowed, not an
angel would remain cay Iouger in heaven"
AT al events Spain is over head and ears in
crbt, and irrem-cilbiy insolvent. And yet few
countries # We regard the fertility of her soil,
her GOLDEN possessions al home and abroac, her
frugl. temperate population, ought 10 have been
less embarrassed; but Heaven has granted her
every blessing. except good and honest govern
men;. II : either bully or craven: satisfac-
ton in twsuty-four hours, Ia BressOa, or line
of-ba;rle ship of Mal.Ca-Cromwei'sr receipt
3. the only a-guement which the semi Moors
Understand: ccnciiatory language is held 10 be
weakness. yog may obtain al once from their
fears WHIST never will be granted by their sense
ofyustice"