Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-31

iNhFus ana cAch SnoWeu the uagger winch
only wsited an order from tho ola Man
to plungeit into the heart Of any human
being it could reach BY such sgeney
Hassan kept entire empires in = state OF
revolution and carnage From tsremots
fortresses he made his influence felt and
feared 70 tie extreme confines Of Khcras.
san and Syria. And d'tRence. too. he pro.
IPogatsd the stlll more tnfefnsl engines OF
his authority, his eateehisifns of atheism
and centiOusness-ss Nothing il true all
things are permitted TO the initiated. .''-A.
Such Was the foundation Of his creed.
This william died TRANQUILITY iitt his bed.
having survived at the age Of niaety,--
His spiritual aud temporal power was
contlnued with various viclss sitades through
long suesessibnsof ihposgerss the dag
ger still maintaining its mysterious and In.
eyitable agency. The list Of tlie best.
and some Of the most powerful, OF OH
entail polentAtes who persisted by Il, swelh
as the history Of the Order proceeds, d
an Incredible extent. % During All thu
time the fundamental maxim Of the creed
which separates the secret doctrines u
the initiated from the public teHets Of
the people, was preserved. These last
Wote tllu 'toW 'ttttt lhCcofuthk 70, mt,
Walpole) held 70 the strietest inj0nctions
of Mahometanism, The East did not dc.
teet the motive power iof the Assassin't
chief rthey only saw Che ap0ihafd strike
those who had offendedahe envoy 90 thu
invisible Imam, who oywas soon 10 arrive In
power and glory, and 10 assert bis do.
minion over earths Inathe CfuSades, the
bonds Of the Assassins are traced ia the
fate Of Raymon Of TlipoliL Lperhaps IN
that of tho Marquiso Of Montfeffat land in
many meRner instances.a ADalhat period
the numbers of people openly pfole sing
the creed, Is stated by William of Tyre
ut sixty thousand and by james, Bishop
Of ALA, at forty thousand. At dis day
Mr.. Walpole estimates the number Of the
Ansayrii at forty, thousand Sighting men,
including IsmalisS - These numbers ARE
to be understood, however, in fofinor
times, as well as in the present, %. COM
promise the whole scot and not merely
the exeeutioners, who always formed
very small proportion aud are now pro.
baby extinct. The Old Man1is mo- Ion.
ger recognized, so Ear as can b6 ascertain.
ed, among the mountains, (sfcreg as Usual
in other parts Of Syria, the pat Il iafchal
forms prevails j and tho strange creed
that their ancestors held. together with a
singular reekleEsness Of lie, Nl6ne re.
mains 10 mark their descent, N ieega4
~8d - sg = Gaf &diIW Niiaan "
Marco PoloV was he lifst 60 farilsh
some curious accounts iof the Ansaytii,
and Of the discipline and cato6tisni5 5of
the Fedayie; we hope that bir. WRlpole,
in his promised volume, Will add 70 the
many vihdications which that brave old
traveller has received from time "a. time.
But at the sack Of Alamut ia .i25E all
the Assassirs' book (cxeept tile forah)
were burned as implous; and all tliat now
remains Of their doctrines must be tfedi.
tional. We have dwelt thub long On Che
Ansayrii in order 70 display tli6 interest
that belongs to that secluded and niysle'
rious people, aud Importance of4anya no.
vel intelligence respecting them, Before
we proceed to illustrate their county
from Mr.. Walpole's volume, We must hnd
space for some account Of theomantef IN
which the initiation Of thea Assasslns Is
sllid 10 have been performed. 10 The two
great strongholds OF the Order were tho
castles of AlmuC In IFak, and thatof Mas.
siathear Latakia in Lebanon THESE fof.
tresses stern and impregnablea In them.
selves, are sAidto have been surrounded
with exquisite gardens, enclosed from ali
vulgar gaze by Malls Of immense height.
These gardens were filed with the most
delicate flowers and delicious ffuitsj-9
Streams flowed, and fountains spsrklSa
brightly, through tho graceful gloom Of
luxuriant foliage. Bowers Of fOseS, and
porcelain paved kiosks, and carpets from
the richest looms Of Persia, invited tofeI
pose the senses heavy with luxury. Cir.
eassian girls, bright as the boudS of Pa
radise, served tho happy guests 'WithBoli
den goblets Of ofEehirGz wine, and glAneesyet
more intoxicating. Tho music Of hsrps.
and womaHS sweetest voices. cent iAse,.
nation through tho ear ~ well as eyes';-g
Everything breathed rapture and seIsuss
slity, intensified by seeldsion and deep
calm. The youth whose energy and con'i
rage seemed 20 Qualify him for the Office
of ftIaVis. was invited 10 the table OF
the grand master, At Irak, or the grand
prior, (at Massiat.) He was therefore in.'
toxicated with the maddening, and yet
delightful hGShlEishe. In this ihsehsIbls
state he was transported 70 tlIo GARDEN |.
which, he was tod was sPafadiseg and
which he was too ready 70 take ~ ne
scene Of etcrnap delight, as be fcsellsd %
all hepIeasures u1at Ea.tefn yoluptaoa,.. 4.
ness could devise. aHc was there lulled
into sleep once moro, snd then tganepot.
ted back % che gfandIfnasiefb sides As
he awoke, numbers Of ihitiAted go1ths
were admitted TO heaT. his account d iht
Paradise which the power of ne Oh
Man had permitted him 70 state Ana
thus tools were found aud formed for. thc
execution Of the widest projects. That
glimpse Of ParadiEe doreEgh haunted the