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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

inf Egypl: ll.erffole. TIA lsrafliirs wen
sojnuFness and sirsngess and ~ pnlnal
aniipslhy lozard each 0her. originating
lrom iheirresprriiss conditions. ihry ". re
prevented from inleFmingiing ~ msrrisge.
and losing Their distinctive characters.
This was lhe cause which had bern ne.
EfHed By The Supleme Greater. durinE
lie spsSe Of shnee generafi0ns AMI noe
Ihan fnuE centuries. As the oreasion ET
eventually bringing them nni of The lsni:
CIR, in proportion as they mulliplied. il had
Ihe iendenry 10 sxriie the jealousies and
fears of The Egyptian king-as actually
happened. These jealousies and fears,
suggested 70 him > policy nf The most 10.
inleTable oppression and the most exerrs.
hle cruelty toward the fsraelilrs; not con.
tent with reducing them 10 the most De,
graded condition &c srryiinde. and making
lhrir lives hiller with hard bondage, he
conceived The project Of destroying the
whole rare, hy ordrring III The male rhil.
drrn 10 be murdered rs soon ~ they were
born. In the wisdom Of Providence. this
very command was the means nfpTrparins
this family--when they had multiplied
inio 4 nailon-lor heir issue from Egypt
and Tor their conquest Of tie land uhich
had been pramispd 10 Abraham; and il
Was Al the same time the immediate ocra.
sion Of raising up the great warrior, legis.
lainr and prophet. who was 10 be- their de.
lissrer and lea'lrr. Thenrefnrh, they are
TO be considered as people. and their his
tory as that Of nation.
During the period OF more than thou,
sand years, the Rihle gives us Par,icu'
lar account Of their desiinies; an outline
Of their constitution. civil, military aud re,
ligious, with The code Of laws presented
TO them nv lie Deity. is roniained in the
hooks Of Moses. and vii afford Us copi
Gus materials for future consideration
Their subsequent revolutions Of govern'
menl under Joshua, fifteen successive
chiefs denominaiPd Judges. and success
sion Of Kings. until they were dismemhrr
ell into two separate kingdoms. and ,aflel
u lapse Of some centuries. both conquered
ny iha Assyrians and Bahylonsans. anil a
the end Of seventy years partially resioret
TO their country and their temple. consii
tute The remaining historical hooks Of ih'
Old Testament, every par, of which i
full Of instruction. But my present pur
pose is only To point your attention II
Their general his,nricsl sebs,asier- NJ,
next viii contain few remarks on The
Bible as 4 system Of morals, In ,hs
mean time, ..-..-.. ....--
Ircmain your affcclionaie father,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
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(From the Trihuns.)
LETTERS
From the Hon. John q. Adams
60 Ris SON;
on THE belle AND ITs TEACHINGS

on THE BIBLE AND IT'S TEACHINGS.
- LETTER ".
We were considering the Billie In lis
historical character, and as the history ol
a family, From the moment when the
universal history finishes, that of Abra.
ham begins. and henceforih ]. IS The his.
tory Of family, OF which Abraham is The
first. aud Jesus Christ The last person /:
and frnm the FIRST appearance of Abraham.
The whole history appears 10 have been
ordered from age TO age expressly to pre-.
pare for the appearance Of Christ upon
earth. The history begins with the first
and mildesi trials III Abraham s obedience,
and The promise. a. reward Of his hde.
li,y, that in |. him MI the. families of the
Garth should be blessed" The second
rial. which required the sacrifice Of his
son, was many years slierwart, and the
promise was more explicit, and more pre-.
cisely assigned as The reward Of his o6s'
dience. ..a~a. FL. .-.*.az....-.
There were between these periods. two
intermediate occasions. recorded in the
18th and 18th chapters Of Genesis on
the frs, Of which tho word Of The Lord
came TO Abraham in vision. and promis.
ed him he should have child, from which
a great and mighty nation should proceed.
which, after being in servitude 400 years
in strange land, should become the pos
SCISSORS of the land OF Canaan, from tina.
OF Egypt TO the river Euphra,cs. On
the second. the Lord appeared To him and
his wife, repeated the promise that they
should have child, that" Abraham should
surely become a grea, nation" and that
"all the nations OF The earth should be
blessed in him." for | know him, saith
the Lord, that he will command his house.
hold after him. and that they will keep
the way Of the Lord, to do justice and
Judgment, that the Lord may bring upon
Abraham tina; which lie hath spoken 10
him." from all which j, is obvious that
the first OF the promises was made as
subservient and instrumental TO the Sc.
cond-thai The great and mighty nation
was to be raised as The means in the ways
Of Gods providence for producing the sa.
cred person Of Jesus Christ, through whom
the perfect sacrifice Of aionement for the
original transgrcssion Of man should be
cnnsummated. and BY which "all the ia
miles Of the earth should be blessed"
am SO little versed in controversial d.
vini,y, that know not whether this 18th
chapter Of Genesis has ever been adiuced
in support Of The doctrine of the Trinity !;
there is al least in il an alteration ol those
divine persons, and one no, little re-
Inarkahle. which know not how to ex-
plain: iftaken m connection with the 10Th,
il would seem that one Of the men enter
tanned by Abraham was God himself. and
the other two were angels. sent to destroy
Sodom, Leaving this, however. LEI me
ask your particular attention TO the reason
assigned by God f,r bestowing such ax-
iraoriinary blessings upon Abraham. l.
gnfolds 10 us the first and most important
part Of the superstructnre Of moral prlnc-
pic crc"ied n2pH the fsmla'i'n Of obedi'
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Our own liberties We will endeaynr IN
preserve against any and every assaiIani.
The moral Ence Of our example shall
preach liberty every where: from nur pull
pits and our press. from our mountains
and our valleys. the voice Of freedom
shall swell firth. and he erhned from our
skies but war of propagandism is cnn-
irarv 10 The genius Of our institutions. and
10 liberty itself. lf nen chonse u live
under drsp"Iism. Ear he il from us "a
rnmprl them TO he free. nation wills
10 be free, il can be. The sovereign.
without the people io'suppori him. is bui
a shadow. however he may seem 10 he
surrounded by munitions of imprgnable
strength. Beware Of foreign alliances =
was maxim Of Washington. and mus
he perseyeringly adhered IN. If we wnnl,
he happy. safe, or permanently free. Be.
ware Of foreign alliances, however tempt.
ing 10 our pri.le. or prompted by onr sym.
paIhies. Let Europe work out her own
problems. in her own way. The mission
of the United States is nilsson Of peace
Journal Of Commerce.
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Interesting Relic, The Boston VIII

Interesting Relic The Boston Wing
publishes the following extract Of a letter
written by John Adams 10 his son John
Quincy, Will The latter was secretary a,
81. Petersburg, in the year 1872:
Your studies. dnnbt not. you pur-
sue, because | know y"u To he stutlIous
youth but above all. preserve a sacred
regard to your own honor and reputation.
Your morals are nrth all The sciences.
Your conscience is the minister plenipo-
Tertiary Of God Almighty in your breast.
Attend to il that this minister never nego-
tiates in vain. Attend to him. in opposi.
non to all the courts in the world. So
charges your affeclionate father,
#fs.7 "4 @ JOHN ADAMS"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

Bear this I'm mlna.-Filleen months
aga Cotton Was selling q finm 10 IN ~
dollars. The adracMles u Presidential
pepgaliye everywhere were crying oui.
:. Behold Inc Separations az The Democra-
Iie ranf-lhe Tariff % ls46l Caiion
has g'.ne up fr"m seren 10 eleven CENTS
PR pnund!' ID snswend no purpose 30
tel them that The rise in The price Of this
great staple was allrihulahle 20 the short
crops of 1915 and 1876; that the prize
sas regulated by supply and demand. and
that The Ien,lrnrirs &c al our Tariffs was
rather IN raise than 81 tlerEr.s prices. oh.
nm n WAS the fauiiF-the Dsmocralic
Tariff. Very well. That Drmorratie Ia
Tih is still 10 operation; aud what is Cot.
ton now selling at but good crnn
Was made in ls47." Exactly SO, anil
the price is down aud Will continue down
until there is less supply and The demand
becomes greater. Tie arrangement of
monetary affairs in England has had soms-
thing o. d" with prices, We admit; but
here again Is anniher reason Why we
should encourage our manufacturing inie-
rests. sn a. lobuild MP The home markets,
and be independent. 70 comparative de-
gee. Of E,rcign buyers.
Again. during The prevalence Of The "a.
mine in ireland, bread-siuiIs went mp 10 \
very great height. . Behold the beauties
fine Tariff Of 1885," again FRIED out The
Polk-"cracy. They were pointed TO the
famine in Ireland. and To the great scarci-
~ af provisions in Scotland. But the Ia.
riff had done ii all-Ihe " Democratic Ia.
riff" will they please inform Us how that
Tariff continues 10 affect pricesl II is still
in operation, We believe. Ne. Argus,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17
Presidential Power.-The Washing.

Presidential Power THE Washing
ton correspondent Of the New York Jour
pal of Commerce. Ia paper hitherto man
iiesiing as much sympathy with the Loco
ioco party as with the Whigs, has the fol-
lnwing speculaIions on the powers which
the President has taken into his hands
"ltseems 10 me that in England there
Is IN some respects more free,lnm, aud
less despolism, than there is in the United
States, with all its professions of democ-
racy al home, and antidemocralic reproach.
es from abroad. Historian Alison him.
self ought to he satisfied with the degree
Of power our Presi,len, possesses, ar at
least exercises, far in our county The Cor.
meE dos moi sr1m necessary to the latter.
IL would b. difficult To find a more impe-
rial perogalive than tina, Of making war
which. il nn, granted 10, can be assumed
by the President. as recently on The Rin
Grande, or which is the same Thing. order
such marches, encampments and positions,
az VIII insure resort 10 arms on the other
side. This certainly is ISocuring war.
II | load pistol. and seriously aim il at
an irritable man, may be certain Of
fight. The danger increases in the case
of collective bodies. Hence all this blool-
shed: hence the dire calamilies in Next
co. the half Of which have not vet been
'old. II is said that The ratification of tho
Treaty in the Senate. was fastened by
the statement Of The fact that our poor
soldiers were dying at The rate Of a thou.
sand per month A distinguished and
truthful officer writes that The mortality is
deplarable. the disease ufien affecting the
mind. as well as the body. Anincurable
inconsistencies often aggravaies the symp.
toms of the diseased, aud deepens the
elaam Of the dying. In that hour of DO.
Oily agonies and sorrowfhl recoIeclions.
how many OF them turn ,heneyes to their
dear native land, while all they love rush
es into the memory. choking up the deep
est channels oil The soul with the over
flowing tide ofeinoiion.' e7&sa7
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

How few of us would feel il in or
hearts to c. insure others. if we knew the
peculiar complexion oftheir hearts. While
the course Of life is smooth with MS. they
may experience lis sad reverses. While
joy sparkles in our path way, grief may
sit brooding in their bosoms. They have
trials peculiar TO themselves. Of which we
have no conception. There are sorrows
locked up in the heart. that are never
known 10 mortal man. And while we
condemn individuals for this cause and an-
other. i, may be that in the eye Of heaven
we are far more guilty. They suffer
enough, without the finger Of scorn or the
tongue of censnre. and by our course We
may add ten fold 10 their sorrows.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

wiie. = Ny worldly los % perkst. OF
'hs nlllinn a good wives n Ibis worid.
nni one iesl sure i hrilfF than she wa..
whom tie lsnrd gave me kliy-ihree years;
sfssfs0nzGr. hilhf'A. run6denIial. e0nsei.
~nsioEs. gniiclras. Discreet making nv
hame u ne aluays he PleassnIss. spot in
Ire World"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17
Neutrality-suspicious. Of the mos, agree

Neutrality-suspicious. Of the mos, agreea'
BILE consequences of knowledge is the re-
speei and importance which it communi-
cafes 10 old age. Men rise in character
often as they increase in years: they are
venerable from what they have acquired.
and pleasing fr"m what they can impart.
With unsducaied women. when youth Is
gone all is gone. woman must talk
wisely or Look well. Every human being
must put up with the coolest civilny, who
has neither the charms of youth, nor The
wisdom of age. Kidney Smffh.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

The total territory Of Mexico embraces
abou, $500, 900 square miles. The ter
ri,ory to be coded 10 the United STATES,
bv the pending treaty. embraces six han.
dred and fifty FIVE thousand square niles,
with population Of about l00, 600.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17
Tnm be- chrisaian Ohrrrrr.

From he chFaian Ob~rrG.
al SING OF CALVARY.
Down from shs willOw aonaA
Ny slumb'Eins harp ] Ike.
And BID is silent siIiags .@
To heavenly thenes swskes-
Pesocful lsi IL hIesshings Re.
s0A and soothing harmony.
Love. LoEe pisine ! sing:
Oh. Cor srraPhi lsre.
B4lhs.l y siloa's aRam.
All lOueh'd ~ish living frss--
I.oilY. ppre. the s,rain should 10.
Wien sing Of Calvary. -..
3 IoEe. Love on earth sppearsl
The wresehed thrOns his wsyI
he beare,h al sheir srief., a~
And wipes ihsir teaFs away:
Soll and sweet the strain should he,
Saviour. when ] sing % Thee.
lie saw me - he pasI,
IN hoPeleSs SORROW liz.
coniemn'd and doom'd 10 death.
And ~ salvation nigh:
Long and loud the strain should be.
When sing HIS love 10 me.
q die for thee, --he sill
Behold the cIoss arise.
And To- lie bows his head
lie bows bis heal and dies!
son. my harp. thy brcatAipss be,
Let me weep on Calvary.
Hs Ews' cgain Ne Ercs'
hear the voice Of Love:
lie comes to soO,he my fears.
And draw nv soul ah.ys;
Joyful now the strain shall be,
When sing Of Calvary.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

Whist message did you bsias yeur
lzdyfs demanded hr.
conrade now ronEs-se.l the truth.
NrFe lhrsr he orders ! garr ynu.
sronndrls'' said The engaged Sm nngn.
"cersainly nos." replied The squir;-
I. bul yau will own that have made nv
pnini god. Won may now see how Il
unHld hare been had given your onirr
about The young prirst. Ny nnhle lady
Is model nf her ser. and almost an an
gel; hui sill she il q daughter If Eve.
WIN seems 70 isse beqneashed 70 al her
linesl descendants her own Spirit ~ PR
versencss. And ne hare only In remem-
her Lady Angelica's plessanl rides npon
Sultan 10 he c"nrineed that Il has lost none
Of rs vigOr in The descent"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17

aWhoso findeth a Wife, findeth q
Good Thing."-The venerable Dr. Cha.
pin, Of New Haven. now IN his seth year,
says, in reference 10 the recen, loss Of his
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-17
Electors for President. The fniiow-

ing table shows the number of electoral
votes to which each state is entitled al
the ensuing election:
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To the above add Wisconsin,. v ih four
votes. s <r.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-13

possession of all posts and guard-houses. The
gates OF the inner town are again open, COM
munlcation re-established, and the troops have
retired to their barracks The citizens, students,
&c., are all armed, mount guard, keep the
patrols and order, so that nothing is to be ap-
pretended. ... ..
uniil now the lower and poorer classes have
behaved very well and quietly, and have evinc-
cd No desire TO commit eXcesses or plunder
nor is this to be feared, as the citizens, students,
and better classes will keep order.
The ramparts and gates were bristled with
loaded cannon-the people rushed (unarmed)
en- 0'dsSe TO their mouths, and shouted," Who
dares to fire upon US, your unarmed brethren!'
Not single cannon was discharged-most
probably there were no superior orders to that
effect. 1t is Likewise said that the fire of the
Infantry only contained ball in every tenth
musket. 1t was the wish to spare the people
who were unarmed yesterday, and only to i'll
tlmidate them, in order to disperse the mob.
just hear that 60 to 80 persons have been
killed.
There have been serious riots at Magdeburg
and many persons have been woundc
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-13

From CHAGREs-ArTACK UPON THE SPAN
IsH FoRTs BY THE ,ESGLrsH.-The steamer
Midway, from Chagres, arrived at Jamaica on
the 9Th ult., and by her the Journal received
some interesting intelligence, including an ac
count of skirmish on the river San Juan, be
tween the detachment which lately left thi,
island in the Alarm frgate and Vixen steamer
and the Spanards at San Juan dc Nicara.
qua.
IL is stated that five or six of her Majesty 5
troops were killed, and IN officer of the Vixen
severely wounded. 1t is also said that between
seventy and eighty of the Spaniards were killed
and a great many made prisoners by the Eng
llsh. Several of the stronghods of the Span
iards had also been taken, and a sufficient force
left in possession of them.
Since writing the above we learn that the
Upper and Lower Forts on the Oregon river
were captured by the boats of her Majesty S
ship Alarm, Captain Lock, the steamer Vixen
and brig Daring, and detachment Of the 3Sth
regiment, the whole command of Capt Loeb,
with Commanders Rider and Peel in command
of their own boats. The lower forts showed
much resistance, but the loss in the boat was
trilng one man killed aud midshipman
was wounded. The loss on shore was consid-
cradle, but the exact numbers not KNOWN
The wounded and prisoners were sent on
board the Alarm and some of the former had
died.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-13

REMARKABLE PHENoMENoN.-The Buffalo
Express says the water in the Niagara river,
at the village of Black Rock, fell during night
before last, three feet lower than il was ever
known before. and during the day Yesterday
rose again only about six inches. The stage
of the water in the river is eequen1y changed
by strong northeast gales that force the water
in the lake towards its western extremity, but
a fall so unparalleled at a time when So
we're storms are seldom known, and while the
weather is so exceedingly mild and propitious
here-can scarcely be accounted for from such
a cause. The water in our harbor has not
perceptibly receded.
Since writing the above we have received
the following from our correspondent at Naga-
IA Falls, which adds to the wonder and mys-
terry of the phenomenon
Niagara Falls, March 30, 10 A. NJ.
Unprecedented lo,c ,c0ter at Niagara Falls
The Falls of Niagara can be compared to moth
ing but mere mill dam this morning. In tho
memory of the Oldest inhabitants, never was
there so little water running over Niagara s
awful prccipicc as at this moment. Hundreds
of people are now witnessing that which never
has, and probably never may again be witnessed
on the Niagara river. Last night at ii o'clock
the factories fed from the waters of this maies-
tic river were in full operation and at II o'clock
the water was shut off, the wheels suddenly
ceased their evoutions, and every thing was
hushed into silence, except g faint roar of the
madened waters of the Niagara. When the
fact was made known, asionishment could be
seen pictured upon the counenances of all
To give some idea of the lowncss Of the wa
ter, Messrs Geo. IIamlin and Woodruff this
morning, rode in buggy one third of the way
across the River, from the head of Goat Island
towards the Canada shore-the wheeling was
excellent, the rock being as a foor. They
drove outside ofthe island known as " Aliens
Island" and turned around-a thing which has
never before occurred
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-13

The LATE Explosion AT THE NEWTON TN
'NEL.-We learn that none of the workmen who
were injured by the late premature explosion
at the Tunnel at Newton, says the Traveller,
will lost their eycsight or the use of their limbs,
but are, some of them, drcadiully disfgrred,
and will carry the marks ofthc accident through
life. At the time Of the explosion, man who
was employed at the mouth Of the tunnel, was
shot out some thirty feet, in about the same
fashion as if he had been at the mouth Of a
cannon.
FRoM Souru AMERicA-Accounis from
Valparaiso to the Iii Of February say that
President Baiyian, OF Bolivia, has been reject
cd by revolution, and with few adhercnls
had arrived at Valparaiso. Mr.. Barton,
charge d'alTaircs of the United States, had al
50 arrived.
The Ohio ship Of the line, Capt. Taylor,
arrived ON the roth of January, from Rio
Commodore Jones hoisicd his flag, as com
mandcr of the Pacific squadron, on tie 2lsi,
and sailed for California on the 9Th. The
sloop of war Prcblc was at Callao.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-13

Still LATER FRoM MExlco.-Nora Cruz
dates to March 20th have been received at
New Orleans, by Steamer Edith. There was
a report when the Edith sailed that Santa
Anna had embarked on board the British
steamer Great Western for Antigua.
1t was thought at Vera Cruz that the treaty
of peace will be opposed by the MeXicans.
Deputies for the Congress at Qucrctaro are
leaving the Gulf towns and proceeding 10 the
interior therefore, it is thought a quorum
will be soon got together
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-13

From TAMpIco-INDIAN ATTAcKs.-Ad-
vices have been received from Tampico to the
23d ut. Business was lively, and the city
healthy. An attack has been made on the
town of Ozulma, by a considerable force of In
dians, who were gallanly rcpulscd. Many of
the inhabitants have fled elsewhere for greater
security. The hope was generally expressed
that Colonel Gates would, now that friendly
relations existed between Mexico and the
United States, protect that and other towns.
The Municipal Council of Tampico, convened
Immediately on receipt of the news that John
Quincy Adams was ON more and passed rcsolu-
tons Of respect.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-13

MuRprR..A man named Crawford, was
murdered few days ago in Harrison county,
NY, by one Buzzard, who, together with his
wife. was arrested.