The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-07-25

~ ascsIIslnsl b. he end of
II arh ne e1isleRcs u . second par q
singed haRsa-hssdsd huns. differing
from Ihase psrsloasis disessfrsd - fora.
he bomsn shape beng eohnnssd 20 ihs
wsisi and furnished with aims. 10 obe
b nd each figure earrlsl gosl or stag,
md IN the otheI. whirlEhu.g dossn y lhs
SIDE. branch wnh lhrse EoasTs. Ites
formed > northern sn.Ssnes into The
ehsnhrr, 81 shirh The liens previously
described ueTe ne soni. ern Toflsi. ]
completely uaeessied The lsi'er. end
iound lhem % be eniiIs. They were
about lseiEe lrs. 10 height. and he same
number IN IenRIh. The body and limb.
wsTs sJmusbly rorusysd. the muscles
snJ bones. si.ho.gh strongly .dessloped.
% d,splsy tins sireAglll Of The animal.
shoded 81 he same time eoHeel kno~-
ledgs Of is snstomy and form Expanded
wings sprHnR from Inc shoulder and spread
over The back; knallfd g,rdls. endlng IN
iassels. ehelrrled The l0lns. These srplP.
iusss, far n;ag IN entrance. were paTly N
full and partly N relief. TIE hrsd snd
fnIr-part. iscing The chamber. were ~
full; bnI only Que lids. OF lie. rect 81 The
slab MAS srulplursd. The hack being plac-
ed sga,nsl he wall of spn.1Iied bIlcks.
That The spseislnt might have both per-
feet irQni and eide yies al The figures.
they were furnished with Eve lsgs; two
were carved on The end Of The slahr 10
fare the chamber. aud three IN The side.
The relief ui The bnhy sDd three limbs
were high and bold, AMI The LAB Was
cos ered. ia al paris not occupied by ihs
image. with inscriptions 10 The cuneiinrm
character. These magnificent specimens
af A.sytisn ar we're IN perfect ,pressrya-
lIcn; The mos. mina.e lines i9 the details
of The xiags and IN The oInaneals had
been retained with their original fresh
ness. Not cbsrseier Was San ING 10 The
inscriptions.
|, used 10 contemplate fpr hours these
mys.erlors emb,sps. aud muse over ,helr
intent and hisiosy. What moro noble
forms could have usheIeI The people INTO
the temple Of their qods, What more
sublime insges could have been borrow
ed from nature, by men who sought IN.
aided BY the Ugh: rf rev. aled religion. TO
enhody their conception oI The Wisdom.
pnwer. and ubiqu,tY Of Supreme Being!
They could find no beiler type Of intel
lect aud know ledge Than The te9J Il
.,,.,. n,f .t,anath thao Tho toll, IA tha
lion: ol rapidI,v 81 motion, than The wings
Of he bird. These winged human-ht al.
ed lions were not idle cle,nons, the of.
spring oi mere fancy; their meaning was
written upon Them, They bad awsd and
inslruc,ed races which fJurished 1000
years ago. Through The portals which
they guarded, king.. priests. and Warriors
had borne sacrifices TO their sl,srs, long
before The wisdom Of The East had pene>
,Tsled 10 Greece. and hid furnished lis
mythology with symbols long recognized
by the ,Assyrian voiaries. They may haze
been buried. and their exislence may have
been unknown, before The foundation Of the
eternal city. For twenty Ave sentiiirs
they have been hidden from the eye of
man, and they nov, siood forth once more
I'm their ancient majesty. Blu, how chang
ed was the scene around them! The lux
ury and civilization Of mighty nation
had given place To the wrechedness and
ignorance of Few hall baIbarous tribes.
The wealth Of temples. aud The riches Of
great cities, have been succeeded by ruins
and shapeless heaps Of earth. Above the
spacious hall in which they stood, the
plough had passed aud The corn now wav
ed. Egypt has monuments no less an.
Gent aud 90 less wonderful; but they have
Stood forth Tor ages 10 testify her early
power aud renown, whilst those baIore
me had but now appeared to bear vii.
ness in The words OF the prophet. tina
"ihe Assyriau VAS once cedar 10 lie
/ banon with fair branches and with sba
downing shroud Of high stature; and HI:
top was among the bongh, hl
heigh, was exalted above all the trees o
the field, and his baughs we've multiplied
and his branches became long, because Q
the multitude of WNeIs when he shot forth
All lhe fowls Of heaven ID abe Their nests u
hi, bQughs, and under his branches d.,
; all The beasts oil the & ID bring firth the,
young, and under hls shadow dwell al
great ma IONS: Tor now is Nmeveh
, desolalion and dry like wilderness, AM
, fncks lie down IN The mids, 81 her; 81
The beasts OF the nsuons, both the cor
!. morant and blltern, lodge IN the uppe
ln,els OF il, their voice s,ngs IN The win
4 dnws: an. dtsolaton is III The thtesh
holds. F"
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THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINT.
4 The doctrines of Loco, Focolsm tend [
; make Of the President Of the United State
/ a monarch more absolute than any ot,e
o to be found, at tins day, nearer Than ST. z,
/ tersburg. Gen. Jackson gave expressio
!. TO them. in. the strongest terms, when b
said, " my cabinet is an unit, and he &C
/ ed upon this supposition, when he turne
/. out Mr.. Duane, for refusing 10 carry mi
n execution project Of his own. !,