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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-07-01

"TOs see the sun to bed, and TO arise
Like some hot amorist with glowing eyes.
Bursting the lszy bands OF sleep that bound him
With all his fires and travelling Clones round him.
Sometines the moon on soft night clouds TO rest
Like BE- auty Nesting in young mans breast,
And all the winking stars, her landmarks, Keen
Admlrlg silence While those lovers sleep.
Sometimes ouistTetched in very idleness
Nought doing saying little thinking less
To view the leaves, thin dancers updh air.
Go eddyng round; and small birds how they fare
When mother autumn flls their besks with corn
Flchedfrom the careless AmaIthea's horn
TO view the graceful deer come tripping by
linen stop, and gaze, and turn, they know not why
Like bssbfsl younkers in society"
: Here is bit which might have had Q
place in his specimens Of the elder drama.
lists:
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
THE BASQUEs.

Y
=. In looking over arecent number of the
Dagnerroiype. we met with an account Of
a singular people, the Basques, whose
names are. in the mountain Businesses OF
the Pyrenees. Though the history of
these Inounlaineers can be traced hack TO
so remote a period as 300 years before the
christian era, yet their origin remains hid
in obscuiiy. ess.a 3. srses ss2s5
Few in number. these jewellers amongst
the western Pyrenees are formidable by
their courage and energy; and from the
remotest periods Of their hisiory,s have
made themselves respected and even fear
ed. Hannibal treated them with consider.
alton, and was known 10 alter his prapo-
sed line OF march 10 avoid the fierce at
lacks ofihis handful ofmounlaineers. The
Roman proconsulsr sought their alliance.
Cesar, against whom, and under Pom
pey's banners, they arrayed themselves.
was unable to subdue them. After the
fall OF Rome, the men Of the .pyrcnees
were attacked in turn by Vandals. Geihs
and Franks: their houses were destroyed,
their lands laid waste, but they themselves,
Iunattainablc in their montains, continued
free. A deluge of barbarians overlooked
Gaul and Spain; conquercls and conqnef-
ed amalgamated, and divided the territory
amongst them; still the pyreneans eontin-
ued unmixed in race, and untlislurbed in
their Businesses. The vanquished Goth
retreated before the warlike aud encroacll.
ing Saracen, and the crescent standard
luttered amongst the mountains of north
ern Spain. Ii found no firm footing, and
soon its bearers retraced their bloody path,
strewing it with the bones Of their best
and bravest. and pursued blythe victorious
warriors Of Charles Martel. But Of all
tue historical fights that have taken place
in the Pyrenees. there is not one whose
tradition has been so well preserved as.the
great defeat of C harlemagne. The fame
of Roland still resounds in popular melo-
Idy, and echoes amongst the wild ravines
and perilous passes, whose names, IN nu'
merous instances, connect them with his
exploits. 81. - -. .-. III SIS
The Basqnes are brave, inielligen, ane
Iproud-simple, but high-minded. They
have ever shown a strong repugnance L
foreign influence and habits; and hav,
chung to old customs and TO their. singula
language. II is curious 10 behold half
million Of inen--whose narrow territory i
formed Of 4 corner Of France and anothe
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26

q innmedialeiy hraidrd up and lnane in >
dry airy plare. ! hare kind Of very
long cared. right Fowei eorn. uhlris hare
pIanisdfor seseral years. selecsing The seed
IN DC 6eld earh year In The Way deseflb-
Cd. and which yield ! quarter mafr. he
Qualify aud cultivation Of The land being
ne same, Than q wnnld when ! began
raising Il, the corn Is also Il least lendays
earlier in ripening. Ai6nl Il uas diill-
cBlt 10 End doubled sarri sislks. bal n0H
IL would seen 10 an observer in passing
oEer lhe ield. = large prOpOninB u abe
stalls produce iwia ears. measuring the
two together, isenly-four 10 lweniy-iiIe
inches in length: MANY of The single @ars
viii measure fourteen or sixteen inches
long. Ofcoursr no kind Of corn ran pro-
duee 10 any extent. two cars npon stalk,
Of this length. unless The land and enllisa-
lion are both good. Il is 10 he hoped
lhere IS "a good lime coming" when no
land will be planted with Ibis laxurianl
grain lhai i MOI good, or made good. by
lhe liberal management Of lis proprietor.
As my communication j.. already Too
long, will say nothing al present Of the
various inndes Of harvesting the crop /;
perhaps at some future line may do so.
and If ! should, my remarks viii show the
result Of some practical experiments which
have Instituted. .,rs. 81. So.
n, s p. HOI.BROOK.
MARLBOROUGH, w., Dec. II, 1877. a-.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
USEFUL HINTS TO PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

Ii is a curious fact in the history OF
sound that The lou,lest noises always
perish on the spot where they are pro-
tuced, whereas musical notes will be
heard at a great distance. Thus. It we
approach within mile or two Of a town
or village, in which fair is held. we may
hear very family the clamor Of the mniil-
tude, but more distinctly the organs and
other musical instruments which are
PLAYED for theiramusement. lfa Ciemona
violin, a real Amal,i,, be played by the
side Of modern fiddle, the latter VIII
sound much louder of the two; but me
sweet brilliant, tone OF the AmatI VIII oe
heard at distance the other cannot reach.
DIR. Young, on the authority oil Derham,
states that al Gibraltar, the human voice
nav be heard at a greater distance thar
any other animal. Thus, when the cot
.,ager in the woods, or in the open plain
wishes 10 call her husband, who is working
at a distance, she does not shout but pitch
es her voice to musical key, which sh
Knows from habit: and by that mean
rea.hes his ear. Theloudestroar ofthelarg
es, lion could not penetrate SO far. 9TH
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
SONG SPRING.

nasA
know where, BY LIES way-side, &
a.. There isa crystal spring.
Where sometimes sit down and sigh,
# But Oit'ner sit and sing.
None larry there as long asI,
W. Or there 500 often be! ,
For il to none does outward flow f.
AS il flows out TO ne. r.a
In the dYcst days Of summer g
-. Its current sweeps along; ~ se'
The winter brings no ice to freeze
- The measure Of 10 song - %
And like good thought Of the soul
T~as ~snos~ oas 60 nas--y j. q
Il ey'ry day but deeper grows,
Instead Of growing less. ..-
Ask you where, by life's way-side,
4 On what enchanted ground, ~l
This crystal spring, 50 sweet-and rare,
a Is ever to be found! 81 81
Look down into my heart, Ry love,
80 As | into your eyes, ...
And while I trace the outward i!ow,
~ You may behold the rise. -t
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26

trsupersy of mnsir IN The hunsn s0lrr."
says ne suiinr; j. ssrikingiy shown inihe
f,aiheslrals abroad. Here The mass q en-
lisely performed in snusirsl sounds. and
heeomes saaible "a every deEolee, how
ever placed in The FeInolesl part Of Lhs
ehhreh; whereas if. The same mass had
.heen read. ihe sounds would not have
IrnvrIlrdbeyend the pEreinrtsofIheehoir."
Those orators VITO are heard in large az
ssmLlies nsnsl distinctly. and Al the greater
distance. are hose who. BIZ modnlaiing
the voice, render il more musical. Lond
speakers are seldom heard 10 sdEaniage.
Dukes soicr il said 10 have been SORT
IL loliy cry. which tended. Is much as che
farmalay ofhis discourse IN the house Of
Commons. 10 send the members 20 their
dinner. Chsiham's lowest whisper was
distinctly heard: .'his middle tones were
sweet. tich. and beautifully varied" SAYS
writer. describing the orator; when he
raised his voice 20 is highest pitch, the
house was completely filed with The yo-
.lume OF sound. and The effect was awful,
except when he wished 20 cheer or AMI
male. and then he had spirii-sliuing mites
which were perfectly irresistible. The
iieIrible. however. was his peculiar power.
Then the honse sunk before him; still he
was dignified. and wonderful as was his
eloquence. attended with This important e.
feet, thai il possessed every one with n
eouyiclion than there was something in
| HIM finer even than his. words; that the
man was greater, infinitely greater. than
! the orator. a.y Cooper.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
M0NIE X L ".

vTlHE thorough bred horse, Monterey, sired by
I imported Fauercr dam by Marion, VIII
stand the ensuing season at Gov. Grahams PLAN
talion, five miles north of Hillsborough, and per-
form service ut the low rates Of six dollars nsur-
ance, and five dollars the season..
~ as -~ F.. G.. Hill.
March :5. r-1~ 49, s' 3-6w
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
STATE OF NoRTH.CARoLlNA.
ORANGE COUNTY.

~ ORANGE COUNTY. @5 @4a
Court OF Pleas aud Quarter Sessions,
a February TernI, iefe. ---@sss
1T is ordered hy the Court, that hereafter. when
u majority Of the Justices Of the Peace arc re-
quired TO assemble IN Court for County Busi-
mess. the Second day Of the Term, viz. Tuesday,
be assigned for that purpose.
And the Clerk is direeird to publish this order
in the HillsborUugh Recorder. -ze.. ~
Witness, Joseph Allison, Clerk of said Cout,
e, Office, the fourth Monday-of FEBRUARY, 4. ID.
~ JOSEPH ALLISON, C. C. C.
March 81. --- +s- ga
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
The Doom ofour World.-The North

The Doom ofour World.-The North
British Review, says -" What This
change is to be, we dare not even conjec-
ture, bu, we see in the heavens themselves
some traces of destructive elements and
some indications of their power. The
fragments of broken planets--the descent
of me,eoric stones upon our globe-the
wheeling comet welding their loose ma
,eriaIs al the solar surface--the volcanic
erup,ons of our own sateite-the ap.
pearance of new stars and the disappear
ance of others. are all foreshadowed ofthat
impending conyulsion TO which the system
of The world doomed. Thus placed on
plane. whic | is 10 be burn,u up, and under
heavens which, are to melt away, thus
,reading as i, were on the cemeteries, and
dwelling on mausoleums offormer worlds,
lie, us learn the lessons Of humanity and
wisdom, il we have not already been
taught in the school Of revelation.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
LIST or LETTERS,

EMAINING IN tho Poss OlE.ev a illk.A.,.
~ Esash. y. C. - ~ IA iay q Apsil. fSgs.
Mhich dncs takrn out Mulan ftsrrr msnlis. y n ts
seat ~ he Gsnsssl Pes 0a.es - aEsd isliesS
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26

War and It's Effects.-Thomas Car
lyie, m his :. Sarlor Resartus," says:
:. What. speaking in unofficial language,
is The net import Of warl TO my know
ledge. for example, there dwell aud Toll in
The British village Of Dumdrudge some
i've thousand souls. From these, by GER
iain,' natural enemies Of the French, there
are successfully selected during the
French war, some thirty able-bodied men;
Dumdmdge, at her own expense, has
surkled and nursed them; she has, not
without sorrow, fed thom up 10 manhood,
and even trained To crafts. so thai one can
weave, another build, another hammer, and
the weakest can stand under thirty stone
ayoirdupois. Nevertheless, amidst much
weeping aud swearing ll,ry arc seirrie,l,
dressed in red, and shipped away al the
public charge. some Two thousand miles,
or say only io-thc south ofSpain, and fed
there until wanted. And now TO that
same spot in the south OF Spain, are ihir-
~ similar French artisans from French
l-Dumdrudge in like manner vending, ill
at length, after infinite effort, the parties
come into jnxtaposiiion, and thirty stand
fronting thirty, each with gun in his
hand. Straightway the word :. Fire" is
given, and they blow the souls out Of one
another; and instead of sixty brisk, useful
craftsmen, the world has sixty dead car.
cases. which il must bury and anon shed
tears for. Had these men any QUARREL
Busy as Satan is. not The smallest. They
lived FAR enough apart, were the entirest
strangers-nay. in so wide a universe,
there was even. unconsciously, by com.
merce, some helpfulness between them.
How, thenl Simpleion, their governors
had fallen nui, and, instead ofshooting one
another, had the cunning TO make the poor
blockheads shoot" Bishop Warburton
SAID. ~ look upon war as the blacklist
mischief ever breaihed from hellupon the
fair face Of creation" DR.. Joriin Tells
us that war is "no- better than robbery
and murder Our Reformer, Wickliffe,
exclaims, !" Lord, what honor 10 a knight
Iiha, he kills many men! The hangman
kiIleth many more. and with better title.
Better we're it for men 10 he butchers of
beasts than butchers Of their brethren"
Lord Brousham. in speech at Liverpool,
branded "war'' as "the greatest curse OF
the human race. and lho greatest crime,
because il involves every other crime With
| m lis eyecrahle name." A
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26

True Politeness Never ridicule. or
point the finger Of scorn at a person be-
cause he is less wealthy than yourself.
Many a great man and brillian. ge'
MUS have been The victims of poverty,
while accident has raised simPleions and
even idiots to stations OF affluenee and pow
er. The true principle is to treat every
person with proper respect no matter
Whether he be rich or poor
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26

Ur Persons calling for any Of The shove let.
icrs, viii please say they arc advertised.
JAMES NJ. PALMER, ,. ".
Apl., D. ] a a#a 24--3w
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25

The title Of the piece The First Hungarian
March" After he had left the regiment, in which he
had attained the highest eminence and reputation
leader Of the band and choir master he travelled for
some time in various parts Of Germany. with a
pany Of musicians, of which he the soul and the
head. Every where his compositions and the skill and
performances Of the band conduc ted by him. met with
the greatest applause At Berlin he gave his first CON
cert on the kings birthday, in Sommers Saloon
The modest artist himself had not, at this time,
the least idea Of the great fame which would fol-
low this concert, and with what applaue and rap
ture his musical performances would henceforth
be received by the connoisseurs and the public
The interest which his musical talent and execution
excited continued he nceforward to increase in Ber
lin which is to say much for city where they can
only endure what is excellent, great and new Since
his first publcati above referred to great number
of marches polkas, quadries, &c., of his composition
have appeared before the public, and have uniformly
brought the author increased and deserved fame =
Some Of his marches were taken up by the army and
immediately became favortes with the soldiers Gungel
has done much to improve orchestral music especially
by introducing the violin in those orchesras of public
music in which it was before known. He has in
this and other respects rendered great service to
the musical world.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25

sustain tho great fabric of government. With this
all my sympathies and my voice, till am dumb
shall be for It, There another important interest
at the North which suffered from the present tariff
the fisheries II we 60 South, Pennsylvanis suffers
in her iron and coal interests, which the bread
of 80 many was dependent and the noise of her
hammers recently, tells of this. Buchanan says
that it may be in her power to turn the election
join in the issue Let Pennsylvania, herself give
her casting vote and, thank God nobody holds that
casting vote but herself. If could be heard by her
would tell her how people were looking to sea how
she would throw that casting vote Productive labor
to the amount Of had been recently thrown
out of employ in rolling mills in that State and there
seemed to be in this policy bloodhound scent to
seek cut and run down labor. five mean to keep up
this labor we must have protective tariff to insure
labor its requisite reward The present tariff is de-
structive to al the interests of the country We can
not stand for long time this great importation of
foreign fabrics Under the tariff of AZ there wers.e
ased and per cent on imported goods under tn at
of 46, while the importations greater, the reve
nue. was less The subtreasury and tariff like aston
and Pollux are always fou nd to join together. The
question now 10, whether the hands into which We
commit the destinies Of the country shall for war
or peace. think the candidate proposed by our op-
ponents is man Of dangerous tendency, as the Ore
ted-while these men talk so much about resisting
England, they act exactly the part that British MI
mister would desire. Confidence must be placed in
some man. have made up my mind for the whig
nominee, Taylor. Think with Buchanan, he is a
whig bound up, and wound up, in his declaratio ns
and will surround himself with wing cabinet. An
influence will doubtless be exerted on the society Of
Friends to induce them to 60 for the free soil csnd
date wish they could that every vote they give
for Van Buren, will be for Cass ! was in New York
last week gentleman remarked to me, < We shall
elect Cassthe liberty party helped years ago.
and the free soil party will do 1t now" believe, un
dor he mi Tn hat tha Z.
more safe from the extension of slavery and the
power, under TAYLOR than Csss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25

p1AlSFIrr.p ANp PLAIN TALK.-The other day,
our contemporary of the Sun, endeavored to throw
dscredit upon letter published by from our
Madrid espondent, IN relation to the pending
negotiations OF this government with that of
Spain, for the purchase of Cuba, and plainly init
mated that il was manufactured In this country
Now on the subject of paper manufactured
paper OF all kinds and especially of bank paper
oui contemporary should be careful how he express
e. an opinion What has become of the Pam.
field Bank That gross and outrageous fraud, by
which the aborer and the artisan were cheated
out OF their hard earnings, has yet been unatoned
ior and the criminal indicted by the Grand Jury
OF New Jersey, dare not show his face In that
STATE. nor enter Its borders, even to make tracks
Tor Mexico
Ii IS astonishing TO see how impudence and ras-
cblty, ignorance and roguery, to go together, like
Siamese twins Your vcrlest knave is always the
most bareiaced in his wlckedness. The rogue
who picks pocket will cry "stop thief" the most
,ehemently; and with the view Of brazening out
his own yllsny, will point to the innocent man
IN The crowd. as the author of the crime
lostead of imputing oiscredItabe practices to
@ ers, il would be letter for the ex-hnancler OF
the Plainfie Bank. Of the Jacksonville Bank, OF
the ehigh Hsnk to atone for III Sc past rdnsgres-
.icus and 10 Iepsre for his final Journey TO that
,ou rs Where ih,re will be no State limits 10
psr,rnt the operation OF the finding ot that Grand
irouts' Which must vet ST uJon his fi1ancenng
a.o Other operations and which will undoubtedly
,ake means 10 bring him within lts jurisdiction.
~l'h a p eutltul supply, not OF bank currency to
ehea,. IN, o '',he fire that never Dies to punish
-. A. -. -. odl.d thu ,,nor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25
The Presidential ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Probable Policy OF the Candidates,

The time for solving the great question of who
will be the next President of the United States, Is
rapidly approaching, and ere many more revolu
tons of the earth on its own axis are made, the
great result will be known throughout the country
With the view of afiording to politicians, and the
public generally, the best means for enabling them
to form speculatlons and opinions on the probable
result of the contest of next month, we carefully
compiled and published a table of the results of the
preliminary elections of twelve different States,
and a comparison between them and the returns
from the same States In the Presidential election
oflSA.
The following is the table,
STATE ELECTIONS.
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS ALREADY HELD IN
1873, COMPARED WITH TIE RETURNS OF 1874.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25

INTELLIGENCE FROM HAYTI-The schooner Bar
BADGES, from Cape IIayten, 18th inst, arrived at
was quiet there when he left. News had been
ceved from Port Prince that President Soloque
dangerously sick, and had lost his voice lie Is said
to have been poisoned
Letters from Cape Haytien received by Mr.. Wilson,
United States Consul here state that there had
been some outbreaks at Jacmel and Grand REVERE
in consequence Of the debased state Of the currency
and the consequent high price Of goods.
The schooner Tellus, from Gonaives 4th inst ,
also arrived at this port yesterday Capt Hadley
poi t. that commercial matters were gradually assuming
better shape in the island. letter from oonsiyes
says:-
Cofce was fast falling In price, and confidence fast
tsinipg ground Merchants again begin to give ore
dit TO merchs nts which. of late, has been refused
ht stock Ct Am, ~ DIVISIONS was getting reduced
end btrr prices were obtained for most articles -
BgsfOu Ttot'i.'. o. %
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Markets.


PIrrsBUnG, Oct. %, 1913
Moderate sales Of -four have been made at previous
prices The supply Of grain is small and the market
at stand Sales Of hogs at So rs per 100 lbs. West
butter sells at cts per h. Sales Of cheese at
per ID. II is raining. There 8 feet water in
the channel, and rising
BALTIMORE, October "a, 1848
There was but little done In the way Of markets TO-
day wheat and fell of &c. per bushel -four
groceries, and provisions exhibited material change
whskey remained about the sane.
BUFFALO, October "a, 1848
Receipts within the past "a hours Flour, $4,000
bbls wheat, a. 900 bushels corn, % 900 do In -four
the operations reached 900 bbs., at 81 80 81 82K
wheat dull and nominal, at 9Oc. For corn 500 .
was demanded, and $50. offered. Freights to Albany
have advanced. We quote -four zoe. . TIC; wheat
19c., and corn, tic.
Albany, October "a, 1848
Receipts by canal within the past "a hours Flour
$4,000 bills. wheat, 900 bushels corn, $500 do.
barley, IL 200 do. The flour market exhibited no
change while moderate amount of sales wore taking
place of wheat there sales 900 bushels ct private
bargain barley in demand, at lower prices; sales
27 900 bushels at CSC. roc.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25

The SoUrHKRNER, Capt. Berry, arrived yesterday
morning, from Charleston, with papers from that
city Of Saturday, and the mails from New Or
leans two days in advance of the land route.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25
Actual Circulation OF the Herald.

Uotr. "a Tuesday. 3,6SS copies
The publication Morning Edition Of the Herald COM
noncd yesterday at minutes before O'clock and finished
Is minutes before o'clock Afternoon Edition
msnsed 1t Is past O'clock and finished at 10 minutes
before o'clock the second at O'clock and finished ct 20
vn;uu NAT
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25
News from, EurOpe,

The steamship United States, Captain Hackstaff
is now in her thirteenth day, and is, therefore
nearly due at this port. Her news will be five
days later.