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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09
The Glacier Of ,he Rbsue.

Ii was weary journey from the Ander
matt up the Urseren Valley to the Furca.
and Just as we approached the pass the
weather became bad; there was rain, sleet,
snow, and fog, all together. The cold was
even painful, and the obscurity so great that
we could not see each other at ten PAGES
the horses. too, were knocked up and stop
ped at every twenty or thirty steps, they
shivered and swea,ed, apparently from fear
and the labor Of proceeding in such deep
snow.
Although We were joined by two peas
ants Of the neighborhood, who were glad of
our company, still, when on the crest Of the
FORK OF the pass, we twice. on the perpetu-
al snow abiding there, got out Of the track,
and | began to think our danger was real,
for it was impossible to Judge exactly where
we were Wandering. At length the horses
made a dead stand. Two Of our number
went to explore, and announced that we
had reached the summit, which the horses
had discovered before that we, from the fog,
could perceive it. Here they are always
sent back. as descent on horseback, on this
side is not to be thought Of, We dismissed
them, took schnapp Of kirschwasser, and
began the fearful declivity in almost dark
ness. asked Louis, my guide, how he
found the ladies in general conduct them
selves here! "Oh," said be, "they almost
always cover their faces with their hands,
and silently weep"
After descending for some fifteen minutes,
to our amazement, all nature seemed 20
change: the weather was perfectly clear,
the sun shone in all his glory, and very
soon the glacier Of the Rhone was in sight.
There is nothing more magnificent in all
the Alps. First, there is the pure bright
summit Of the immense Gallenstock, twelve
thousand feet above the sea. which throws
down its avalanches over the face of rock
worn smooth by the torrents of ice, and
giving fall at once Of probably a thou
sand feet into the glacier. Here are all the
masses in every possible shape and size, i'm
Perceptibly moving down the steep incline,
light blue, and purest white, they present
scene Of beauty, Of grandeur and of confu-
sion that no pen can describe,-twelve
leagues long and two leagues wide. Toward
the termination the whole becomes smooth
and bends over in a curve of 1,75O feet
deep; then at the bottom of all is the arch
of ice from which the Rhone bursts forth
into the light Of day. By the side and in
full sight Of all this is the descent into the
valley Of the Rhons; but before the real
valley is reached you have to pass with the
Rhone through de6le that really trans
cends all the ideas Of the romantic and sub
lime that have ever filled the waking or the
sleeping hours. 1t will take two hours to
pass, and you will feel thai you are on the
uttermost Of earthly conceptions respecting
the grandeur, the Loneliness, and the glory
OF nature. Those two hours will expand |
the powers Of the soul. and will probably |
furnish deeper and sweeter themes Of medi. |
'ation for after-life than the usual course of
as many years.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

This great lawyer, probably with view
to prolong his own days. was always anxious
when old witnesses were in court. to know
their customary habits Of life. 1t so hap
Pened that two very old men by the name
of Elm were one day the objects of his in
curry. You are a very old man. said his
lordship to the elder brother, Il suppose you
have lived a very temperate life?' Never
drank anything but water. my lord said
Elm. Nor you neither, | SUPPOSED" said
the Judge, addressing himself to the younger
brother, when | could get nothing else,
my lord, was the reply. Il always took
my glass with my friend We'll then,' re-
piled his lordship. all we can say is, an
elm will flourish, wet or dry"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09
An Ourans Ousang Hunt In Bornco.

The next day, between nine ard ten A.
NJ, Williamson and myself started for the
lake, in Rajah Ais canoe, accompanied by
second, containing the two pangerans,
who were attended by numerous dyaks.-
We had not proceeded, however, above ten
minutes, before en- ourang- outang was de-
serted seated amid the branches of high
tree, on the banks Of the stream. Startled
by the noise, he made of before we could
land, and hot pursuit commenced, the an
imal being from time to time discovered, as
he slowly passed from tree TO tree in ad-
vance Of US, whilst we struggled through
the jungle beneath. H aving thus crossed a
slight ridge Of elevated ground, we were
stopped by a dark, deep, ugly.looking
swamp, and the chss'; Likewise paused, and
from the top of tres kept up an occasion
al grunting bark. Our hesitation was only
momentary, for, throwing off my trousers
and shoes, (Which repented,) took wa.
ter, followed by R',jah Ali and many Ma.
lays and dyaks, and soon found myself
struggling up to TIN, shoulders. with the rifle
in one hand and the ammunition in the 9th.
er. AS we advances a little the water luck
lily shoaled to the waist, and had time TO
look for the game, which was stationary in
the position he had taken when last seem
Rajah Ali was by m ~ side, and firing togeth.
er at about forty FIVE yards, it was evident
that one or both ba lis had taken effect, for
the huge monster went more and more
slowly from one &c to another, whilst we
kept loading and firing as fast as Our situa.
ion allowed then wading here and there,
We enjoyed the full excitement of the chase.
The wood rang with shots and the shouts
If the dyaks as. 'aving their spears and
'randishing their words, they rushed from
me spot 10 another to gain a view of the de-
'oted brute. At lens tn fortunate shot from
ny rifle through his head brought him from
he summit Of tree, crashing through the
ranches with heae y splash into the wa
er. The chase was finished; the height of
no animal was four feet one inch, and il
1as said not to be a Large one.--Journal
f Mr.. Brooke, (fhe yah of Sara,oak)
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

| cannot help taking notice Of An o0;
ion which many persons entertain. A. i ~
taste were a separate faculty Of Ii. m;rS
and distinct from the judgment and mac
alton: species Of instinct by which W. o..
struck naturally, and at the first yl.,o"
without any previous reasoning, win \.
eXcellencies or the defects ola Composite,
SO far as the imagination and the ns.,o-,
are concerned, believe it true ,ha, he -,
son Is little consulted; but where disDO.i,io,
where decorum, where congruity are eo,
cerned-in short, wherever the O. ,.,,..
differ from the worst, am convinced ~,
the understanding operates, and po,bip,
else; and It's operations are in reality 3,
from being always sudden, or when ,brv
are sudden, they are often far from BEN,
right. Men Of the best taste, by consider,
ton, come frequently to change their s,rIy
preciPitate judgment. which the mind f,on
its aversion TO neutrality and doubt love,
to form on the spot. Ii is known thar NJ
taste (whatever it is) is improved e1sc,Iv
as We improve our judgments. by e1iendr,
our knoSledge. by steady attention to oui
object, and by frequent exercise. Tbsv
who have not taken these methods. if he,
taste decides quickly, it is always unesI.
tainly; and their 4uickness is owing to the,
presumption and rashness, and no, 70 spy
sudden iuadia,ion that in a moment dlspsl,
all darkness from their minds. Bu, Ihsy
who have cultivated that species Of know.
edge which makes the object of taste by
degrees and habilually. attain not only a
soundness, but readiness Of Judgment a.
men do by the same methods on all other
occasions. At first they are obliged to spell
but at last they read with ease and with &c.
lerity; but this celebrity Of its operation IS 10
proof that the taste is distinct faculty.
Nobody, believe. has attended the course
Of discussion which turned upon matters
within the sphere Of mere naked reason.
but must have observed the extreme read.
ness with which the whole process, Of the
argument is carried on. the grounds tiscoy
cred, the objections raised and answered
and the conclusions drawn from premises,
with quickness altogether as great a, the
taste can be supposed to work with; and ye,
where nothing but plain reason either IS OF
can be suspected to operate. To multiply
principles for every different appearance s
useless. and unPhilOsOPhical too. in hist
degree.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09
Power % the Voice over q hilarrs

Ii IS usual TO attempt the management
children either by corporal punishment
by rewards addressed 10 the senses, or b
words alone. There is one other means
government, the power and imPcrtanes d
which are seldom regarded. refer 70
the human voice. A blow may be infic,.
ed on a child, accompanied BY wOrds
uttered as to counteract entirely It's intent
ed effect; OF the parent NAV use anglss
in the correction Of the child, not OBJECTION
able in itself, vet spoken in a tone whch
more than defeats It's influence. Let any
one endeavor to recall the image Of iond
mother, long since at rest in heaven. He
sweet smile and ever clear cOUnlensnce are
brought wildly to recollection; and so als0
is her voice; and blessed is that parent VINO
is endowed with a pleasing uiIeranee.-
What is it which lulls the infant 10 rePCse
Ii is no array Of mere words. There IS no
charm to the untaught one in letters, sylla'
bles, and sentences. ID is the sound which
strikes its little ear that soothes and CON
poses it to sleep. A few notes, hOWevsi
unskilfully arranged, if uttered in a sol
tone, are found to possess magic inhuense,
Think we that this influence IS confined
the cradle! No, it h difiused over ever
age, and ceases not while the child remains
under the parental roof, Is the boy grow
ing rude in manner and bolsterouS ID
speech | know Of no instrument so sure
to control these tendencies as the genie
tones Of mother. She who speaks TO Def
son harshly, does but give to ms eoncoa
the sanction of her own example SIC
Pours oil on the already raging fame ID
the pressure of duty, we are liable 70 utiei
ourselves hastily to our cnlliren. PerhaPs
a threat is expressed in a loud and lrlialIns
tone; instead Of allaying the passions OIL Inc
child, it serves directly to increase lhem.-
Every fretful expression awakens IN MN
the same spirit which produced II. 30 dOs'
a pleasant voice call up agreeable ieeins';
disposition, therefore, we wOu,I
encourage in child, the same We shoO"
in the tone in which we addrs''
lim.-Chureh of Eng. Nag.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09
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know of no sensation more extraordi- |
nary and striking than that which affects
the traveller as be approache, the north in
the summer solstice, particularly when,
for the first time, he finds himself no longer |
in country
"Where light and darkness, in perpetual round,
Lodge and dislodge by turns.
The French traveller, Custine, has most adj
mirably described this feeling, "Hier est a
peine fini, domain commences" this is liter
ally true, for there is nothing to mark the
passage of time. The necessary observance
of the conventionalities of life and society
reminds US OF particular periods, but the as
ISOLATION Of ideas which attends those peri
DDS no longer exists. The mind, like an
ill-regulated imepiece, has no accuracy in
its movements. Night brings no darkness
in its train: subdued light, as compared
to the garish day, is the only emblem Of
the approach and existence Of tomorrow.
To rise early on a summers morning in
mure southern latitude and TO find all ma
ture still in repose appears reasonable, be-
cause The season oil rest has not expired;
but to wander abroad at midnight Gf such
an expression can be usedD and to find all
still as death both in town and country,
save the occasional patrole Of mounted
Cossacks, when nature does not slumber,
weighs down the mind with the sense Of
preternatural state. The exhilarating SEN
sation which one has experienced in En-
gland and other European countries. from
the freshness and sweetness Of early morn
ing, when
Gan natures children feel the matin spring
OF LIES reviving with rsviving day."
are missed here, and in their place weari-
some monotony. the effect Of a hard. dry,
fixed atmosphere, pervades everything
The new day, the tomorrow, seems as if
it had sat up all night, and AL nature. ami
mate and inanimats, partakes Of its inau-
ence. As the closing of the eyes in sleep
reireshes and inyigorates the body, the ma
terial substance of our nature requiring this
relaxation so wonderfully and mercifully
} contrived, so likewise the immaterial spirit,
} the mind, has an equal necessity for sea.
! son Of calmness and repose, when in the
! absence Of the exciting and busting activity
: which absorbs its energies by day, it can,
under the shades of night, revert within it
: self, rejecting on the past and contempls
{ ting on the future. Imagination is more
lively when undistubed by the impressions
of the external senses, and the solemniry
of darkness, with its train Of uncertainty
} and shadowy fears, stamps its creation:
] with the vivid forms and colors Of reality
The soothing influences of this period can
E only be justly appreciated by those who
5 have experienced the conrrast.-Thomp
sons Life IN Russia.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

soD.
A BASQUE OF AUTUMN r,..
BY FREDERICK ISocv

rIpe!-red-lipped Autumn-o;,..,
summer, she Is dead, swee, rpei
s S,, nei, through the rustling alsSs
otIew the way with beries r ssue
Nectar'ne anc peach, 1ose-sta;lsa
iney al least may serve 10 sho'
BY the mirror'd blush Ietainss snow
How her cheek was wont h IL,
WI come and weep beside bs s-ON
As chief moumer Ger her f.,s
With veil OF gold leaves 49, d
As she lies in statel "ei'
l have wood her in the me,ao,.
When she was a sweet voD~ra
Ire she IN the rain-cloui's shsSo ming
Parted from the Spring, ~
Later, L have sported, bIlthe,
Win her IN her SUMMER bon,.
She II was who led me wbithsr
Spnng those fays, the fows-.
bnng, then, round her haIlow'd ~.
incense, from the dead leavss C S'.i
"nile the silent woods stand ns..
San Pdgcdntry;
And the phantom mists shah MAJ.
Cerements Of the silver fold
Erethe red-stIeak'd sky at eve
To the stsrs, tuIns cold
HaTk! the breezes are beginD,o.,
Strew the leaves, and lightly i1s.a
Canticles in honor singing
OF the beauteous dead
Weeping daylight, weed-like, wear.
Rays Of yellow sunbeam now,
Fmlt-zoned Plenty plume-like hear.
COrn-sheaves on his brow
Sing, sad winds, in every place.
Nlntage-hill and orchard den
Where her smile was wont 10 zraes
Haunts she loved so we'll
Strew the way with berries une.
Summer shs is dead, sweet mad.
Ger her, through the listening GLADE
Pipe!-red-hpP'd Autumn-pipei
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09
Contemplation.
BY WORDS woRTH.

II Is a beauteous evening, calm and fre,,
The holy time is quiet as Nun
BreathIess with alteration; the broad sun
Is shaking down In its tranquility;
The gentleness Of heaven broods Ger the Sea,
Listen! the mighty being is awake,
And doth with his eternal motion make
A sound like thunder-everastingly
Dear Child. dear grill that walkest with me
here,
If thou appear untouched by solemn thought,
Thy nature is not therefore less divine:
Thou lest In Abraham's bosom all the year;
And worship'st at the Temples inner shrine,
G cd being with thee when we know II not.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09
LITERARY EXAMINER.


The bridal veil hangs DER her brow,
The ring of gold is on her finger,
Her lips have breathed the msrriage-vow- /.
Why should she at the altar lingerf
Why wears her gentle brow smilea
Why dims her eye when doubt IL Overt
Why does her slender form for aid
Lean tremblingly upon her loverf
L. Il a feeling of regret
For solemn vows so lately spoken7
T. Il fear, scarce owned as yet,
That her new ties may soon be brokenl
Oh, no. such shadows darken not
The cloud that now is passing DER her:
Hers is bright and happy lot,
Ana bright the path that lies before her
Her heart has long been freely given
10 him who, now her hand possessing,
Through patient years has fondly striyen
Tomcrit well the priceless blessing.
Ii is the thought Of uniried years
That, 10 her spirit fondly cinging,
lie dimming her dark eyes with tears,
And Ger her face It's shade is flinging.
IL is the thought Of duties new,
OF wishes that may prove deceiving,
OF all she hopes, yet fears to do,
OF all she loves, Of all she's leaving.
IL is the thought of by-gone days,
OF them, the fond, the gentle-hearted,
Who meet not now her fearful gaze
The dear, the absent, the departed.
And who can marvel that the bride
Should leave the sacred altar weeping.
Or, who would seek those tears TO chide,
That fresh and green her heart is keeping
Not he who with lovers care,
And husbands pride, is<ondly guiding
Her timid steps; for he can share
The gentle thoughts that need no hiding.
Soon love for him those tears will chase,
AND smiles relume her eye with gladness
And none will blame, who truly trace
To its pure source, her transient sadness
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

When we withdraw from human inter-
course into solitude, we are moro peculiarly
committed in the presence Of the Divinity;
yet some men retire into solitude to devise
or perpetTate crimes. This is like a man
going to meet and brave lion in his own
gloomy desert in the very precincts OF his
dead abode. John Foster.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09
Unktud ness.
BY CHARLES SWAIN.

Oh! could lean indifference
From all hear and see;
Nor think nor care for others, more
Than they may care for mel
Why follow thus, with vain regret,
To serve q broken claim2
II Others can so soon forget,
Why should not the samel
Oh! could lean Indifference
From all | hear and see;
Nor think nor care for Others, more
THIN they may care for mel
There is no blight that winter throws,
No frost, however stern,
Like that which child affection knows,
Which hearts, forsaken, learn.
What solace can the world impart
When Love sreliance ends?
Oil there's no winter fUr the heart
Like that uRkindReSs sends!
Oh! could learn indifference
From all hear and see;
Nor think nor care for others, more
Than they may care for mel
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

Mankind are indisposed to think; o. -
make the world vast dormitory. -
heaven-aPpointed destiny under which US
are placed seems to protect them ron !"
fiction; there is an opium sky strs'e9s.
over all the world, which continually iAD'
soporihcs.-Johr Foster.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

When the majestic form Of Truth ap
Proaches. it is easier for a disingenuous
mind to start aside into thicket till she is
past, and then re-appearing, say. at was
not truth, than to meet her, and love and
obey John Foster.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

Casual thoughts are sometimes OF great
value. One Of these may prove to be the
key TO open for US yet unknown aparts
ment in the palace Of truth, or yet unex-
plored tract in the paradise Of sentiment
that en- IONS it.-John Foster.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

Theodore Parker. in a late sermon % %
that the grandfathers OF many men, #
nowadays are studying heraldry 70 3
their patent of nobility, had not eve"
coA1 TO THEIR Arms.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

All pleasure must be bought at the P'le'
Of pain; the difference between false pes
ure and true is Just this-for the ir'E !.
price is paid before you enjoy ltd w
false after you enjoy it.-John Foster
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

The retrospect on youth is too often like
sting the grave Of friend whom We had
injured and are precluded by his death
hon the possibility Of making him an
aionement-John Foster.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

Youth is not like a new garment which
we can keep fresh and fair by wearing SPA
nngly. Youth, while we have d, we mus,
wear daily, and it will fast wear away
John Foster.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-09

Time is the greatest Of tyrants. As we
go on towards age, ne taa ;es our health, our
limbs, our faculties, our strength and our
features.-John Foster.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-05-26

FROM VERA CRUZ.-The Maria Burt,
Capt. Riddle, arrived last evening, from Vera
Cruz The 9TH, Tampico the 9Th, Brazos the 10Th,
Pon Lavaca The lllh, and Galveston The i4lh
inst. She brings no later news. Three compa-
MES OF Texas Rangers, who cam from Vera
Cruz in the Maria Burt, were landed in Texas,
part al PORT Lavaca and part al Galveston.
TD,r.,,,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-05-26

the edge oil the villages on The uncultivaicd lands,
rent tree. which are never hereafter TO BE- sold.
4 The Indians, to receive, through their chief,
Dan Jacin,o Pat, all the arms which were taken
from hem by the Government, 10 the number OF
$500. any deficiency to be supplied by the pur-
chase of new ones-all the arms now 10 existence
10 be Immediately restored upon Inc ralincalioh
of the treaty. All the arms now 10 Inc posses,
sion OF the Indians TO be retained oy .heHi, anu
all moveables and effects captured by mem 10 NC
retained and considered as their properly, suoJec'
to no future claim.
S. Considering that his E1mo. Gov. Barbacha-
no is the only one charged with The ratification,
tulilment and faithful maintenance oil The terms
of this treaty, il is agreed that he shall remain 10
the existence OF his supreme power during lhe
term Of his natural life, agreeable 10 The WISHES
Of Inc people OF Yucalan, and That the troops now
under Don Jacinto Pat will be ready 10 lake up
arms again to maintain him in power, If neces-
sary.
G. From the moment of the ratification of the
treaty, Don Jacinto Pat, chief of the insur.
| gents. TO be Governor and Commandant of all
the Captains Of native Indian troops of Yucca
tan, and, in conjunction with his Exmo. Cover
nor Barbachano, to decide upon tho best method
of establishing harmony between the whites and
Indians, and of administering justice for the
good of the whole.
7. All servants who are in debt 10 their mas
lers 10 be relieved from the same, whether en-
gagged in the war or not, but debts hereafter con-
lracted 10 be liquidated by personal service.
8. Duty on The distillaIion OF agwardiente abo-
lished in Yucatan.
s. As soon as the ratification of the treaty is
completed, The belligerent forces shall mutually
retire to heir homes, leaving merely such forces
as are necessary TO keep order and establish tran
GUILTY. and harmony in the several villages.