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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

The men who place their hopes e.cu-
sively in the future, confess, by the vers
act. that they ale incapable OF enjoying the
present, land by enjoyment much more is
meant than the mere taking Of pleasure)-
but not wishing TO make this humiliating
admission, they hatter themselves that some
thing else than what they possess is essen
cial to peace and comfort. This is nothing
less than an excuse for want Of content
ment; because, when the object Of search
is attained, they are as far from what they
really need as ever. He who does not be-
gin BY placing contentment as the basis Of
external goods, heaps up in vain, and might
as well try to fill a sieve with water, as TO
construct a building OF happiness upon a
shadowy foundation. Besides, a constant
restlessness is the greatest possible hin
drance TO a sound education of the mind.
The feverish gaze of the fortune seeker
cannot look Alright upon the beautiful cres-
ton which is around him, if it ever looks
upon il at all. There are many men sur.
rounded by the comforts Of life, who, if
you told them to divert their eyes awhile
from future prospects, to cease envying
their associates, to admire the beauties OF
nature, and the world we live in, TO be re-
joiced at the remembrance Of their daily
blessings, and to be fully satisfied with their
numerous advantages, would put you down
for mailman or fool. 1t is quite as easy
TO cultivate such state of mind as to be
constantly pining after what you have not
got, or distressing yourself because you
are not so we'll off as other people; and
while every man of active mind must de-
sire to 90 through his daily duties with en-
ergy and skill, and to fulfil his vocation
with diligence, yet, when he has done all
this, calm contentment is one great means
to make him happy, and keep him so.--
The poet Horace, when young man, saw
these important truths, and in his first satire
lashes the folly Of mankind in a very Just
and lively manner. That satire is not d.
rected merely against avarice, as many
critics have supposed, but against the
deeper spirit Of disquiet, which is at the
root Of all.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

esting discoveries in that science. But at
length we composed ourselves seriously to
sleep. Ii was interesting. when awakened
at midnight, TO watch the grotesque and
fiend.like forms and motions of some one
of the party, who. not being able to sleep,
had got up silently to arouse the fire, and
add fresh fuel, for change; now stealthily
Juggling dead tree from out the dark, and
heaving il on; now stirring up the embers
with his fork, or tiptoeing about 10 observe
the stars, watched, peychance, by half the
PROSTATE party in breathless silence; so
much the more intense, because they were
awake. while each supposed his neighbor
sound asleep. Thus aroused, too brought
fresh fuel to the fire, and then rambled
along the sandy shore in the moonlight,
hoping 10 meet moose come down TO drink.
or else vol. The little rill tinkled the
louder and peopled all the wilderness for
me; and the CLASSY smoothness of the sleep
ing lake. LAYING the shores Of new world
with the dark fantastic rocks rising here and
there from its surface, made a scene not ca
silly described. It has left such an impress.
sion of stern, yet gentle wildness on my
memory as will not soon be effaced. Not
lar from midnight, We were one after anoth-
er awakened by rain falling on our extrem-
ities and, as each was made aware OF this
fact by cold or wet, he drew a long sigh,
and then drew up his legs, until gradually
we mad all sidled round from lying at right
angles with the boat, till our bodies formed
an acute angle with it, and were wholly pro-
tected. When next we awoke the moon
and stars were shining again, and there were
signs Of dawn in the East. | have been
thus particular in order to convey some idea
of a night i'm the woods.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
Psyche.
ny T. E. HERyEY.

They wove bright fables in the days Of old!
When Reason borrowed Fancy's painted
wings,
When Truths clear river flowed DER sands Of
gold,
And told, in song, its high and mystic things.
And such the sweet and solemn tale of her,
The pilgrim heart, to whom dream was Civ
en-
That led her through the world-Love's wor-
shipper
To seek, on earth, for him whose home was
Heaven.
Assome lone angel, through Nights scattered
host,
Night seek star which she had lOved-and
lost.
In the full city-by the haunted fount-
Through the dim grotto's tracery Of spars--
Mid the pine temples on the moonlit mount,
Where Silence sits, to listen to the stars
In the deep glade, where dwels the brooding
The painted valley-and the scented air
She heard far echoes of the voice of Love,
And found his footsteps traces everywhere.
But never more they met.-since doubts and
Those phantom shapes that haunt and blight
theearth,
Had come 'twixt her, child Of sin and tears,
And that bright spirit Of immortal birth;
Until her pining soul and weeping eyes
Had learned 10 seek him only in the skies
And she became Loves angel-bride-in Heay-
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
IN on ui sinai.

This is the holy mountain, and among
all the stupendous works Of nature. not a
place can be selected more fit for the exhi-
bition of Almighty power. have stood
upon the summit Of the giant Etna. and
looked over the clouds floating beneath it.,
upon the bold scenery of Sicily, and the
giant mountains Of Calabria; upon the top
of Vesuvius, and looked down upon the
waves Of lava. but they are nothing compar-
ed with the terrible solitudes, and bleak
majesty of Sinai. An observing traveller
has well called it perfect 'sea Of desola-
tion." Not a tree. or shrub, or blade OF
grass. is to be seen upon the bare and rug
ged sides Of innumerable mountains, heav-
ing their naked SUBMITS TO the skies; while
the crumbling masses Of granite all around
and the distant view Of the Syrian desert
with its boundless waste OF sands, form the
widest and most dreary, the most terrific
and desolate picture that imagination can
conceive.
The level surface Of the very top or pin
nacle is about sixty feet square. At one
end is a single rock about twenty feet high,
on which, as said the monk, the spirit of
God descended, while in the crevice beneath
his favored servant received the tables of
the law. There, on the spot where they
were given, | opened the sacred book in
which those laws are recorded, and read
them with feeling of deeper devotion. as
If | were standing nearer and receiving
them more directly from the Deity himself.
Chambers.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
Friendship.

That desecrated name belongs only to
the attachments Of the finer spiriis-the rare
and excellent among our race. A combi-
nation Of qualities, on both sides, is neces-
sary to produce that precious and inestima.
bic sentiment. OF real, sincere affection,
many men are not capable; they have, in
deed, sort Of attachment to the things they
live among, the people who FIJI their house
and family; that is, they do not very well
like TO do without them, when they have
been accustomed to their presence, but that
is all. Take them away, and replace them
by something, or some person else, and you
soon learn to measure the strength Of at
tachment in the ordinary human heart. As
for confidence, that is not the attribute of a
little mind, especially if tinged with jeal-
ousy of mind more enlarged and noble
than itself: it loves to keep its own irivol-
Gus plans and ideas secret, for there seems,
indeed, sort Of instructive dread on the
part Of folly TO come into contact with wis.
dom. Rely upon it. that the man who loves
those higher in the scale of intellect than
himself, is hero undisclosed by circum-
stances. Folly hates wisdom. even the
gentlest wisdom.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
LITERARY EXAMINER.
From the New York Tribune
A Lock Of Hair.
rY MISS ALICE CAREY.

Three times the zephyr's whisper,
And the soft and sunlit showers,
Have called up from their slumber
The early spring-time flowers:
Three times the Summer wild-birds
Have built among the trees,
And gone, with the dull Autumn,
Three times across the seas
Since this bright lock was severed
In the hopelessness Of bliss:
o, there world of eloquenoe
In simple things like this.
What tumult Of strange feelings
IL wakes within my brain;
Half joyous and half sorrowful-
Half rapture, half Of pain.
One moment am dreaming
Loves broken chain is whole,
And echoes Of lost music
Are trembling in my soul.
Another, and I'm sitting
Where the lights of memory burn,
And thinking Of the summer times
That never can return.
OF in the solemn watches
OF the long and weary night,
No link beside has bound me
To the morning and the light.
It's strange my heart will vibfate
From gladness TO despair,
Whenever | am thinking Of
This simple tress Of hair.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
vulynrisy Of Life.

Man is selfinclined to give himself up
to common pursuits, the mind becomes so
easily dulled to impressions Of the beautiful
and perfect, that one should take all posi-
bic means to awaken ones perceptive fac
ulty to such objects; for no one can entire
ly dispense with these pleasures; and it is
only the being unaccustomed to the enjoy.
ment Of any thing good that causes many
men to find pleasure in tasteless and trivial
objects, which have no recommendation but
that Of novelty. One ought. every day, to
hear little song. to read little poetry. to
see good picture, and, if it is possible, to
say few reasonable words. -Goethe.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

Supper was got before our eyes in the
ample kitchen, by fire which would have
roasted an OK; many whole logs. four feet
long, were consumed to boil our teakeitle;
birch, or beech, or maple, the same Sum
mer and Winter; and the dishes were soon
smoking on the table, late the armchair,
against the wall. from which one of the
party was expelled. The arms Of the chair
formed the frame on which the table rested;
and. when the round top was turned up
against the wall, it formed the back Of the
chair, and was no more in the way than the
wall itself. This, we noticed, was the
prevailing fashion in these log houses, in
order to economist in room. There were
piping hot wheatencskes, the flour having
been brought up the river in batteaux--no
Indian bread. for Maine, it will be remem-
bered, is wheat country-and ham, eggs,
and potatoes. and milk and cheese, the pro
duce Of the farm; and, also, shad and sslm-
on, tea sweetened with molasses, and sweet
cakes in contradistinction TO the hot cakes
not sweetened, the one white, the other vel.
low to wind up with. Such, We found,
was the prevailing fare, ordinary and extra.
ordinary, along this river. Mountain Gran.
berries, stewed and sweetened, were the
common dessert. Everything here was in
profusion, and the best Of its kind. Butter
was in such plenty. that it was commonly
used. before it was sailed, to grease boot,
with.
Thomas Fowler's house is four miles
from McCauslin's, on the shore Of the
pond. Instead Of water, we got here q
draught of beer, which il was allowed would
be better, clear and thin, but strong and
stringent as the cedar sap. 1t was as if we
sucked at the very teats OF Natures pine
clad bosom in parts-the sap Of all Mill
nocket botany commingled-the topmost
most fantastic, and spiciest sprays of the
primitive wood, and whatever invigoratinc
and stringent gum or essence it afforded
stepped and dissolved in ia lumberer'
drink, which would acclimate and natural
Use man at once-which would make him
see green, and if he slept, dream that he
heard tho wind sough among the pines.-
Here was fife, praying to be played on,
through which We breathed a few tuneful
strains-brought hither to tame wild beasts
As We stood upon the pile Of chips by the
door, fsh-hawks we're sailing over head and
here, over Shad Pond, might daily be wit.
messed. the tyranny Of the baldeagle over
that bird. Tom pointed away over the
lake toa bald-eagle's nest, which was plain.
ly visible more than a mile of, on a pine,
high above the surrounding forest, and was
frequented from year to year by the same
pair. and held sacred by them. There were
these two houses only there, his low hut,
and the eagles airy CARLOAD of fagOts.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
Little kiusine.-e.

Small acts Of kindness how pls,,,r
and desirable do they make lie ET.,-
dark object is made light BY them 81
every tear Of SORROW is brushed aWay :
When the heart Is sad. and despOndsr,v
sits at the entrance Of the soul. a ,6a,,,
kindness drives despair away, and nlase,
The path cheerful aud pleasant. Who v1
refuse Kind act! Il costs the gyer so,S.
ing, but is invaluable to the sad and a..
rowing. 1t raises from misery and d-,,
dalton, and throws around the sou H..
hallowed Joys ylat were los, in Parsd~
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

Beau Nash, having borrowed some NON,
OF city beau whom ne patronised in nm
he was asked one day to repay il, uDor
which ne thus complained to friend. I'D
yon know what has happened" NO
"Why, there's that fellow Tompkins vbo
lent me $500, has had the face to ask n.
for it. and yet ! had called the dog, Ton
and let myself dine with him"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

The best confession Of wrong doing in
the past. is right doing nop. When man
brings forth fruits meet for repentance, we
take it for granted he is repentant, whether
ne says 80 or not. And yet we like con.
lesion, where error has been committed or
wrong done. A man, tenacious of opinion.
and proud oil his consistency, must possess
rare moral courage to say, ~ was rrong."
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

Every hour in the day Ia, :, -
rising and setting of the san vii; iIIs n Tie
shippers, but extremes NAV b. -, IND nnd .Or
Ii is not necessary to get up =, ,s asO'ced--
morning, or wait I'LL the dew rn IN u,
evening or to melt in the roondsr s u Tie
from i've or SIX I'LL nine, or from ' sln bot
eleven A. NJ, from three I'LL ,iY ~ n'.s oil
n M asan, ?. NJ. are remunersl 4. y h oil
oil course weather, season. and corvsn;. Ol'
must be studied. '''ehlenes
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

only the labor OF building. and he may be.
gin life as Adam did? Ii he will still re.
member The distinction of poor and rich,
let him beapesk HIM narrower house forth
with.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
A GoOt Acilou.

There is something 50 grea; in a simpl.
good action. that the man, who, in his
whole life, has performed even one. can
never he wholly desPicable.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

A Hindoo law says, strike not, even
with blossom, a wife, though she BE- a,ilty
Of a thousand faults"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

Wordsworth says, Language IS no, Il.
DRESS, but the INCARNATION Of though,
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

Pins were first used in England in 1913,
before which the ladies used skewers.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02
TIE BaeLweea- OF sEasne.

Under the title Of '.Ksaadn and the Maine
Woods" Mr.. HENRY ID. THoRKAU, Of Concord,
Mass, has been publishing series of sketches
in the Union Magazine, which are quite supe-
riOr to any descriptions Of wild-woods life that
we have seen for several years There is all the
freshness and odcr of the pine-forests about
them, and the language flows with as clear and
sparklinea stream as the mountain rapids down
which the author was whirled in his canoe
visited, except by traPPers and lumbermen, and
his narrative will be new TO many Of our read
ers. We have, therefore, made a number of ex-
tracts, characteristic OF the life, scenery, and
soul Of the wilderness. Y. Tribune
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

'ei evening amusement, apart from probes
sional business, but it is in vain. Necessity
hos no law, it's osLs soaapnlsnry, and
must abide by it. However | contrive, not
withstanding, to obtain my relaxation al
other times, am making this article very
egotistical, but in my love for fresh air, and
my conviction Of the value of exercise,
consider my own feelings a tolerably cor
rect standard Of other peoples, and what |
am enabled to obtain, perhaps at some cost,
(for it is likely, were to be at home all
day, ! might increase my gains) others might
do likewise. The healthfulness of morn
ings walk before breakfast has often been
questioned. | can personally speak in ia
vor OF it. | can never suffer (voluntarily)
a fine morning to pass, Winter or Summer.
without two or three miles walk, or half
dozen miles ride or drive, and meet
many other pedestrians, equestrians, &C.,
on the same enand. The reason why the
morning trip is not always congenial, is very
frequently owing to the late hour Of retiring
the previous night; ard where the objection
is that it produces qualmish sensations on
an empty stomach, the better way is to eat
a biscuit before starting.
Now, with regard to exercise on more
extended scale. To those who have il in
their power to avail themselves of it at all
times, to those blessed with equipsges, they
have, indeed, powerful means Of collect.
ing health at every jaunt.
Or all kinds Of exercise, walking is the
most Misunderstanding the most delight.
ful, and the most advantageous. inasmilch
rs greater distance can be got over--a
greater variety OF air be respired, at the cos,
81 positively more exercise and less fatigue;
beside, The country can be reached, which
. no easy matter to accomplish on foot
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-12-02

vaiids have been known to rise and walk
the day following a removal into the coun-
Try. Apart nom local Peealiarities and cd
vantages. fresh air is in every instance use
ful. These are not mere rhapsodies, but
eulogies which the recollections and daily
experience Of all can subssantiate.
The present facilities for obtaining fresh
air far exceeds those Of former times, indeed.
even only ten years back; and he must be
regardless or very apathetic Of his own
health, who does not now and then avail
himself OF them to get snuff Of the country,
The railroads, omnibuses and STEAMBOATS,.
are boons. despite their monopolies, nuisan-
ces and dangers. that while they have their
snnoyances, which we are every day hold.
ing up to censure, We ought to be charitable
toward. and trust to time for improvements.
The best time for riding for health, en-
Ioyment OF the country. and for the purposes
Of exercise, is certainly in the morning be-
fore breakfast, when the season will admit
oil it, say from six to eight or nine in the
morning. Despite the objections to getting
up early, the horror which some people have
Of it. and the many real hindrances. let the
experiment be but made, and the tempta
hon to repeat it will be very strong; beside
The quletude, freedom from annoyances ON
he roads. the air is so much fresher, purer,
and more delightful than at any other time
Of the day. Pray try III II starting out
upon an empty stomach destroy the pleasure,
AXE a small cup of coffee and biscuit or
frisk only, or crust Of bread.
Where other times in the day can be
pared. take the two or three hours before
Inner. or else the evening also, or all
hree; but the valetudinarian cannot be too
much out in the open air; it is the natural
'reathing-Plac for every one.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-17
NATIONAL INTEELIGENCER.

No one who has observed the course of the De-
mocra,ic candidate for the Presidency in former
davis before the influence of ambition had corrupted
his political morality and when candor and beraliy
were leading traits in his character, have failed
TO notice with deep regret the reverse ofhose qua
lilies which he has displayed almost ever since has
return from his mission TO France. -Four years
ago, in the last Presidential canvass, in political
progress through the country, the sentiments eX-
pressed by him, full of demagogsm and ultra-de
mocratic doctrines, curiously contrasting with the
old federal stock on which they were engraiied,
thoroughly Disguised most OF his old friends lhey
have not been surprised at any thing ne has snce
done. in the Senate or out of il, in the way OF pro-
pitiating the favor Of the People by aiierng Their
weak side and counting their worst passions. lhey
are hardly surprised even at the remuneration OF ms
former regard to the exerors OF courtesy and pro-
prety, which equally adorn both public and private
life, of which his letter OF acceptance OF the Baitl-
more Nomination furnishes fragrant example, in
the imputaon his political adversaries OF prln-
ciples which they have never entertained IN any
thinglike the extent to which, until quite recently, he
on the contrary, they have on all fit occasions per-
emptorily disclamed. His own former opinions
on this subject upon record. We do not cues
ton their sincerity; but certainly the records OF
time itself cannot produce an instance OF greater
tergversaon than is furnished by the contrast be-
tween those opinions and the doctrine preached in
his late letter in which he affirms the right OF the
Public wiz. the Mob) 10 take the Government into
It's hands whenever its majesty is Disconnected with
the regular action of the constituted authorities OF
the country OF this ultrajacobinic doctrine, how
ever we do not mean now TO speak II is worthy
of separate exposition and Reproduction.
Our object at this time is to invite the attention
of our readers TO an examination and refutation of
Mr.. CAss's libel upon the principles OF the Wing
party, which we find so well done to our hands in
the following article from the Richmond Wing, that
we give preference 10 it over what we had our
selves intended to say upon this particular point.
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