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i V-l Vdl.l. RUTHERPORDTON, tNo.S, '-s - f 1""-- 'i ' I ' -' i-f r ; ' 1 I'.;"'' . ! ? . - . ' - -f . -f ....... ' 1 I.-- - - i' . ' -. v . " ; -- . . :i -' . i - . - - ( . . ... .... ; .. - , ri 1 if' 9 t- - i 4 "I - StOUNfTAIN- BilJVJrEK. PUBLISHED WEEKLY: BY j THOMAS A. HA YD EN. T. A. IIAYDK.-V & F. I. lVII.SO.'V, Editor. "Tehms--Two dollars perlannuJn payable with r.ln three j months after subscribing Two dollars and fifty cents w ithin six months and Three. dol . lars at the end of the year. ' ! s j . Advertisements , inserted at .the following rdtes-4For onej insertion Ofte Dolltr, per square : of jff)urteen lirijes or Icfs; (Tteeniy-Jlve cents fur teach continuance. The nupiber of insertions de- ,ired must be marked on the margin, or the ad. 4 Vertisement will be continued lti forbid. ' Court Orders will be charged SLc, Dollars. -r Announcing a candidate t office. TAree doU larss in advance. . . . j ; . ? i '' 0A!1 letters and communicattohai on business must be post paid, and :addfesse to T. A. Hay- FOIIXHE MOUNTAIN BANNER. ; , -' Thg fbilbwin'sketch tnafy apar too uncoil" m'E I U ftJM. I- "'IliilllAl 1 1 A tltl :TTt? rr I it Is s tu accordance i fSend .it as a tal merply to amuse, without any instruction. He wished to uhfoidr not onlv the ; He wished to) uhfoIdr not only i jurity of woman's love, but also t power and puritv of womah's love, but also the strength of Christian faith'; and to show.how calmly and serenely a christian an die, Death is usually painted for us in.too horrible colors. Life. is;deprived of half itsjpleasire in the'eon templation of so awful a figure ais he is generals ly ; represented to U3 und we could be taught to look upon him In a fes intolerable form, and to reffard' him i rather as i friend than an enemy, the: great source or uisqiuet and un- rest the fear of death would be taken away. In a Word, if the reader; can only enter upon its j perusal with the same feeli'ng?, aid actuated by the same spirit which influences tike writer, he which influence may find some source of iriteresl pther.wise he ; will probably discover little or nthing-t6 attract i r ' ' . ' " . r-f- : V! . i . . .ins jmeuwi- s icjrtnj, wiinoui tne V fear of censure "or the e'xpectatioi of praise ; for the author neither 'dreads the oie nor seeks the other ; and no matter which majy b& his port ion. " he will remain" alike unmoved. . , TIIEJAURATIVE, H I am young, and yet I am gradually dying.; .ConsunSption--calm, eiitIicoiii?tnti(tt is prey ing upon n.iy vitals and deyourihrT;hein with its never relaxing looth. ' It is ptsibte I may: live . lur year.-, bi it is, probablei, aud:!ihly probable that my lifetwill be measured byfmcnths or even by - weeks.-' . - i ' . ': ' ;p..' . ,A -! V;'; . -; kno'w. it is generally said that persons labor ing under consumption never admit -t he fact, but ' a J w ays thin k they will soon recover; : tfi us del u- d'eti'by ilieTtjnicfilhg;wiejrniniiY tiley sink fn to the rave. But it is not switli V-, FancyJ "m deed, suggests thaa I .am; nit . 'coi.suiwptiv.e- jhat L will soon be restored u health ;; but ream, ' hided - bvrthe : knowledge I! hajyelof diseases arid their sVmDtom-4 tearhes me 'tod siirelv that '1- must soon depart-t hat I hiust jsoim leave this beautiful 'eartruwiiicli seeins to gra.v more beau tiful as my -ijhj ' upon if diWs neater to a close: 'J im grass ltHvks jjreener,.the fltiWer brighter, the trees more. majestic, audit he iioijntains lower with Vnore : sublimity, ' -lfef,. itj M a beautiful world, fur God inade it ;'but I tiust leave its beauty.' It has strong ties ilbr mp, but they must be severed. I must shiit mv eves unon all Us upon al cliann., aiKrclose my ears against all its ;svveet. iielrv of ; inv sounds This hartnonious mach frame must stop jts operations, andjcold and stiti and senseless I must lie down n the dark man sions of the, deadv j The iinilsf vvijl sigh above niv. low .and llonely dwelling,' tlie yrass will .'z sprlrTg Pli...'Mi6i8'd freli over; and around me, the birds wi.ll ftingTni-'C iuelodious strains, and the tall trees: vvili bud airti v aveUbeir foliage.o ' ver me; but 1 cau neither1 see ucr1 hear any of - liiem. J ' i . ; ' I have said that earth has rnanyities for me, I I;av6 a father and a sistqr whoiu J love, andby whom I am beloved. It fwill be Jiard indeed io. part '.'with tlysm to extend my coll and sti fining hantl and say Farewell I ffor the last tune. It will be hard ?to see their tears; nd hear their mQai:s as' they bend over', me and bid tne a last adieiK But there is' yet apotlier naud how shall I speak of her 3 or how pomruanil my emotions so as to be able to speak 2 "jSiief is h fragile.', floiy er of earth, arid one thatfwill bnt day be trans planted Inj Heaven. iShe is a young girl just blushing iiito;r womanhood, and vijws jot" eternal ' love have been exchanged between 'tis, I need not teil.-you hbvvbeautil'iil she fs, tow gentle aiyd confiding. The tendrils pV my koul have reached . forth and twined' themselves around her, atid hers have laid hold or mv! heart with a tenacious ness that even death, h, I tnustj vVilli not be able to nnloosp. Ah I how can il endure i to Dart with" Jier 1 bow bear the idea bf neyef f m re seeing iier fair form and lovely face, nf hearing the music of her voice But even if jw'e could; both Jive to old age, would we not. liave to .part at Jastl - And might not 'evil arise 1 or . change .come over one or both jof us, aijd destroy ..the; jswect communion )f sobl;Hliat iiiow " exists be-j iween us 1 Better -die you rig, wjhen all the af- lections are in their purity and innocence when heart responds to heairtpiii every throb,,thn live, to see the blight of early ardent love. But the parting, pang ! to leaveJier so air,; so fragile, and an orphan, oh ! it is very hard And to think lhat I must be dust dust ! niingting with other dust, v hen, if life could be spared unto me, I could enjoy 6uch happiness v ith her-4it is a cad, very s'ad reflection ! ' ! j ' But am I. appalled 7- Do I shrink frdm dcath 1 No,- no.' ' I ; have associated itj witii all : my ' schemes and anticipations ever sjuce l was able to comrjpehend its import At first it was art avv- . fur monster, grimly Vising in the! distance ; but by degrees, as I approach it. it loses its hideous form. - Once I could not connect: it wTith myselt, but now it blends withlall my thoughts-aiid is even lovely ip tne. ;, t have grown familiar with it. Shall 1 not sleep calmly and undisturbedly 1 and shall I not wake again where; death and par sting are not known" 1 Shall I ; not rejoin; my riipthert -Q:V batsa hoJvVord is 'that'!--She ; has. gone before me, led gently away by the same sweet disease that is now' conducting me to her. And shall not father audi sister and she follow - me t Yesj we shall all meet again in a . world of; ,loye. But even while my body molders in the; tbmb, shall not' my spirit! hover over those I loved! and left oh earth and whisper dreaiirs of .'Heaven! into tlv?ir minds Thisiis a sweet thought, a de-i hghtlul belief for I 4I0 believe it ; and if you disagree with me, oh I do not tell me scido not try to make, me disbelieve it, fori would (not be conyincedf T its fallaciousnessx for worlds. It fills me, ivhile even here on earth, with IHeav enly joysf And then when they are released, one by one, from- their; mortality; what a sweet ofiice will be mine to fly forth on angels", wings to conduct them to Paradise5 and welcome them toj its endless bliss; - How 5 enrapturingXwill be the meeting and the fond greeting llfcrinot comprehend the extent of the bliss I should riot be mortal if I could. .: Nothing but spirits; disen cumberedfby any thing of earth, can grasp it V jTo-niorrow how I wish it was past j but I nave a jduty to perform,- a sacred dnty,! and I J mpst not shrink from it I dread it even as the firfal trial ; but I am to meet hek to-morrow, and will nerve myself for the occasion. I- will tell her all, ! for as yet she knows" nothing of the gen tle hand that is leading me from this world I know it 'will wring my heart, andah far, worse-f hers too. , I .would gladly, spare myself the painortelling and her of hearing if I dared. I know she, wiil sufferit will be'to her like the dark clouciisurpinj the place of sunshine ; but itjs bet thit she know it no.'. I s.'.u' 1 -.- . " s I think' of her .hrjis- all ds50'' f r - n . oi.uer happiness, just rising in splendor, sudden ly blotted out ; tlie fountains of her joys all dried. But-1 must and 'will tell her :I will tell her how deeply, how unalterably I Jove her, but that tne marriage bond can never bind us together. I . cannot impose upon her such a task-as she would have while I live and such misery as Would be hers when; Ivam gone. I- knoii sh would cheerfully bear al I and suffer, on without repin ing; for! my sake ; but conscience" would upbraid me. Still there is another and a weightier con sideration. Perhaps some may thnk I ought not to ajludejto it j but -I will not stifle my soiil under fals delijcacy. If any oiFsprjng blessed lour un ion JvvoLiId they not inherit my pulmonaryj consti tutttoi ard sink a prlraature prey to death and leav-e a broken hearted mother to weep oyer their cjaijly graves 1 Thus should I also trans gress a great moj-ai principjle. j And yet my fate is hard. Totfeel the, fire of love forever burnino" at !nijjfiearf, to know I am -beloved bylpne as .ptfrTr'and innocent as t,fie angels themselves ; and yet 10 be debarred the sweet communion of that love which the married state alone can oive. But I will not murmur. Love's firps will cAn pe punned not quenched by death. I look on. wiiu, ueyuim uib uuuuus oi lime and fiassion. and .(the- future opens -a fflorious orosnect to nJv ' I miist! lhsp. her on parilh that I rnu fln.t U'.T;n T ' ! 11 .UK 4 iiiUJ UUU UCi 114 ilea ven xyi iu-iuorrow i . i can - write no more, now, but will record the future when it shall have be come the past. , ., W. : It jisj past- Strength was given me to perform mv ciuivi i Ji Droke it ?ent v to her. and vpt it 6am like an avalanche upon her. She clung t6 neck ana wepi incoysoiamy. i, too, was uh- manjied ; aiul it. required a mighty effort for me a partial cGmpos'ure. TShe laid aside alt to regain false delicacy and beffred to share" mv. lot whilp. f I jf; wiH:; be to y kngel. j 4 will ; wai ou," saiq she, " a . ministering atch over -you, smooth your pil low; and read to you. j With my care you may live many yeare sweet years to me if I can be. "at." vur iiue and attend to your wants. Aiid when, at lasf, you resign vour life into tlie Hand that gave it 1 , will wipe the dews of death from your prow, i : . . .;- . - i .' spoke to her of the miseries she must en- tne effects of, her. constant attendance on ti poii he,r health: She would jnot listen to 4 1 wijl bqar all cheerfully, even gladly," said "ami nilv n-reatest hannin'ess will consist in sJie, t ' , If 0 7 n - - - - t iq vi,iit your, wants, and alleviating,. so far as I 1, ytur pains. Then banishme not fro m you." "JVlv more than anuel !" t exclaimed. " you" re sn all not be banished from niej You shall hover ov r me and strew the path of death with flow- ers But. I can n;ver call you by the holy name ife ;' for feinembe'r the-legacy the constitu of w tional-. legacy our offspring would inherit!."' , ! She was silent and thoughtful, for it vyjis'a new reectiop; to her. She-Acknowledged the just ice of;iiIykiigunient ahd jvas satisfied! She only de sired to be near nie and to smooth my passage to the grave. This she will do, .and be with .me unto death. May. Heaven reward her according to herdrserts. .' " :"' j "' . '. ; And now I feel hatipier than 1 have for a long time.' 1 am conscious Of having performed a great ;atid trying .'duly. My mind "is calm, but tny I bjudiiy sufferings have " ingreased. 'I feel weak Viid languid, nly cheeks burn and my tem ples thrjub. A claminy syveat is upon m ? and my hand trembles as I write! I' must retirs to rest, andj God only knows whether I shall e be ablejto resume my narrative. . if:!',- ,!' The night is at length past. I was and restless, and I have arisen this weary laud unrefreshed, and am now ba er again " feverish morning rely able to. sit i in hiy armchair' and write. The sun is ri- sing over hill and vale and mountain top and ba thing tl e world in aj flood of beauty. ' The sum jner is t ying. The white frost covers the ground and sparkles in the beams.of the.uhclouded sun. Jt is'hie ? Indian summer ; and the sky. assumes that mellow melancholy aspect that tells of the dwo2lcU orkmuMhfnn.ves are beginning to fade land fall, and the face pfiatuill . soon be changed. 1 She. Will hot be robbed of her love liness, jbut will gnly put off her robe of gorgeous beauty for one more simple,! but' no less attract-! ive!. j Nature chang'es her; garments : lest we i should I grow tired of always seeing her in the same nressi dui in au nercnanges sue ia eim- beau than iful. ;This morning . she seems fairer to me usual, and as I look forth from my chamber her varied charms the desire. to live rushes 1 . . . . i- Li c .: l: ;uponf upon me ; nut 1 turn my eyes irom visiuje unugs 'and penetrate the . future, and am, not .only re jsigned,but even content and happy. - ;' i It niav seem to some the most-suitable time to t 1 J . r . .! a i ...:.u:J. foil rtlie. DOW mat UI liuwtrrss are liuci iu anu tnii- inr, ami nature-sele't clothed in mourning, for the- joss of iSt;a!meis: children ; but it does not leenji sd to nie. The early spring is the time to ,t , E die, When evety tiiing is renewing and jmttiog on tsi fairest robes. The loveliness ot spring tamt v! delineates the I glories of Paradise: (How sweet 4o look fort h.on its beauties, then close the eyes and open them on tnebeauttes 01 xieaven : What a glorious transition ! ; how easy li how nat nral ! ! Yes, spring is the time to die ; and l on- ly pray: that-1 may live until the winter is past spring appears, inen lei me siiv caiunjr iu rest with mv head upon her bosom.; . 1 .ItntiT am becoming too weak to write. I will end for her, for I promised to do bo when 1 Leeded anv attention, and I feel that I have need rf it1 now. She 'will be with me to the end, and that is niffh. ' Two months have passed since! last laid aside my pen. Uurme all that time 1 nave been confined to my chamber, and most of it to my bed. 4And hew shall I' speak of hek She has dure, me in4 been iconstantly with me, refusin to leave aie necessarv She - is ever near, anticipates myiwishei a all she ran trt .ii.vl. ate my 8pffermMran jndeed, mypoiansel. Hersoft hand; has bet joptio; my brow, and her wordsfencouragerTJtl! have sunk into My. soul. She seems evencheerj-i and happy iri jny pres ence j but the bloom; health A? beginning to fade from her chcekant know hnf close alien dance on; me, and the i.ef-cahker at her bearti are doing their xvotk. ?,beg her to take more exercise j and more, skjbut.jny solicitations feem to wound her fifei V It grieves me im measurably io see.her t; declining ; but I am convinced it woufJ .Jr-pj her still more to be awar from rae and t!iej;re I will notimpor tunelier, O womah'. h!irt ! how deep, how ho andjhow mysterioiisVhen once it loves ! How difiprent Ifronf the pzri of the coy maiden when she wouldMwcrM and won by flatteries andttentionis that sajie heart when its love is fixed and the objecicfj eriled ! H Why wonder that-Adam preferr ll to. in and -keep his love to remaimnT ruro 1 ' with iH' It is now th Is rz'.ll an. I e v inter,: but theveather I am st ronget thart 1 - time .that strength sumption is lrJrti& know this, 1 might now enterVme hope of recovering for I fee" much bettelif put I know, it is onlya momentary respitej froTj ; suffering, and1 that I shall soon be laidsagaSpon my bed. I know I must dief soon but lieve Heaven will grant niy prayer that If iay:ive to see the beauty of the early spri'ng.i j " v :gSHE droppsiindiear My si- ter,teo looks ivarliBflr areever with me and bothfwatih"bverie1wth theNienderest' olici 1ude Hy fatier,oo ifkind ; and truly may I say my passagei td terojty is smooth. Fam sor ry to cause them tlch troublent I cannot belpit,: j I'lekK'thtfotsomption ha? also taken hold on her Vitals Ihive seeu the crimson spot upon her cheejj ; ad'al my earnest entreaty she has': left' 'me'' fq -a: litlhile this imorning4 in or der;: to tke ;eSercs$ "aid inhale the pure fresh air. She only went to gratify meV and will soon return.y I have fakeri d vantage of her absence to continue" mv naatiS ; and I feel a presenti ment that tlilS i IS tfi f ; :1st limp T ctiall oiror tir.11 a. pen,and ,tlierefbre,Sfir the first time in this' narraiive, i wii write iP.rr name Ida Uarleton. j J j',; f ' . I " In aprordartce witHrthe presentiment above expressed lhewriteothe preceding portion of. this naiativ wasiesr again able to resume his pen, and Itfeel tta!duty I owe to his memo ry to attempt its completion ; a step to - which I am' influenced by iria ay considerations, which I hope the reader will:' fee able td gather from the context' I will onlylaJd that hisjexample in his last moments is Tiot1 flie least of tjiem. - Of th5 timtf intervening between the period at which lie last ivrote.aiVd his death I have hut liu tie to say. - I might ,indeed, ! say much, but it would seem tioo presumptuous, in !me besides, being topics 'btherifcjf private conversation a ,mong friends bnd acrqeaintances than suited for tjie public midd, which, would havje noj sympathy with their relation fatiher than curiosity would prompt. I ' He bore h4 sufferings with almost un equalled patiehce, ahtf. endeavored t9 be as little" troublesome as possilde to those w ho Joved . him and - watc htd So v ct'TA iTilcj'as" is pa it ifi ihw narrativje shows, had'jseen for many months fully conyinced.of his approaching enxl, which, he met with true chr'n tian torjilude and an unshaken re liance ih theXfiefoy cf-God through the deth of his onlyj -Son. ; My ters blind me as I .write, but my duty to nvrSdepartsil fl iend no ! no ! that is too cold a' vyoid,xand 'ly should I refuse to write the truth td my l(-er urges m on and gives nie strength to proceeds . ; - . . His pray e r -va s ' iea rd and . answered.. He. lived to see tlje budsburst and the young leaves tremble in th bieop,and the early flowers of spring Irome forth. ie died on the first of May. He had! been pre ry wyak for many days, but was full of gratitude that? he hd been spared tosses the tin e for which fie' prayed, and everilonger th&n he expected. Haas no doubt conscious that h'is limb was very ne-irijat hand, but he seldom al- luded.tio it ; tor tie lyier; 11 paine us to ner mm speak 4tit. Hie was always cheerfuj,and appeal ed more like ou-rj comforter than wye Kd like his. On the morning of jhis reath. he was prbpped up on his bed, and a window as raised in'front of hirn in order to let! in the sweet spring fragrance of the air and give him' an..opp rtunity of xlooking out upon ?the earth. 1 'He.-beckoned to me. and'I went and Iai,d my ear clee to his mouthfbr it was with ,nMch difficulty that he could speak even 'faintly. : .- x . . '. ,-: f "This is the timeto die, said he with a callu smile.! "buramon mv father and sister to me that lmay bid !hemi farewell." T turned away wrtb a swelling heart to do his bidding. 7 His sistei seldom left him, but she had watched wiih! himr the whole of the previous night,and I ladtha!tjmorning prevailed upon her to go Lo her chamber and take a little sleep. His father and sistercame and took him by the hand find hef faintly whispered " Farewell." His father's I bosdm heaved, attdvthe big tears rolled down jhis chieek. His sister sobbed con vulsively, but j he made no effort to restrain her. After; holding their ;bands for a short time he mo-; tioned for them to kiss ". him, Which w he tr they had done heldesjj-gibe taken froratbe room His jeye d them as long, as he could see them, atwl . then with some emotion he said, " Thanlt God ! thit is past !M ' and turned his eyes and) gazed !out; upon the world. I vtas standing beside him with my ! hand upon1 his brow After a few moments he looked at me and said, It is alibeautiful wiprld, but there is? one more' beautiful J ; I must leave younow. Give' me yotlr hand! and lean my head upon your bosom." I did asbe directed, and he looked up gratefully info my face and repealed my narae. u Ida Carleton,' were the last yrds he spoke, as they had ilso been the last, he had written His eyes gradually closed as thbugh he. was sink ing into a. sweet -slumber, his lips slightly quiv ered and his soul departed j Hitherto some secret power had sustained me.and though my hibart swelled; almost to bursting, I had bceif enabled to appear- Calm ahd to restrain my rising emotions. But when I saw that his breath wasjgonei arid realized mirreparable misfortune in his loss, ia thousand thoughts rushed at once upon me. Memory carried me back to the time whein we. first met when first he spoe of love, and jl contemplated the happy j prospect that the future prom'sed. 1 The. looks and tones of former days came thrpngtn'g through my soul: I saw him; as in youth ahd health the clear blue eye, the 'manly brow., tlie curling masses oTdark hair clustering so gracefully about his temples and contrasting Io beautifully with his fair complex ion.! I thought 5qf the joy that, once thrilled ihnWh mv! veins i wheii I reflected on him and retoiced toVhink that my destiny was committed intd his hands. j All these, and; many other thoughts came flashing through my mind in QUICK k succession I and then arose tbe contrast witji the -present.! I Oh ! was- it not enough to o- even fob .My, Heart rose into my tnroa.i,auu a cark niisl begah Id cloud my sight ; but tears came to, my relief and I wept wept long and bitterly ; but they vert sweet tears and Tshed them freely. I prayed for strength and resigna tion, and then my mind turned frotnlthe tontem- 4lation of the past and present to that of the; fu ture, and I felt a Heaven sent balm jdiffuBe itself through my souK and.agaih I was calm.- 1 I had but just resumed my self-command Vhen his father and sister my father khd sister too entered, and I was enabled to speak ttJ them words of consolation ; though it was long before they could appear calm and resigned. But why linger over this scene ? It makes! my heart bleed, and yet it is sweet tome, and I have perhaps dwelt on it too long. ', I vyill pass on.: .We Jaid him to rest in a peaceful and lovely place. ;A month has since passed, and the dow ers are blooming above him ; lor his sister's hands and mine have planted them there.jand our. constant .care has caused them to flourish. A little weeping willow also, which I planted at his hftadhas budded forth and begun to grow. AV9daily visit his grave. His father too,! fre uently : accompanies us. , , Myhbme is jnow w here once his: was. ' His father! is my father, ,'-" '";v sister.: We shsrsjour joysf and griefs, and are happy in buhcaon?' And now in conclusion permit ! me "tb;"say,a!. word of myself and of the Change which I has come over me. I once shuddered at the thought5 of death. I could not bear to think of the cheer less silence of the tomb, was full of health and vigor, and my youthful imagination painted a long .and happy life. I had dreams of earthly bliss and vainly thought thevr would fc rpaliWL Therefore I loved the world and trembled at the thought of deathf But novV the strongest tie of life is broken the sweetest cord is severedl It true I yet have ties, but they are compara!tive- jjr weas anu easuy rent asunder. My early hopes are dead, my dreams of happiness have flown, my fondest anticipations are crushed and withered. All are buried with Wm, and I look forvvard with a patient longing to the time when I shall rest by his side. I now look on death as a friend, a sweet friend who will take me to him. And death is not idle. The same "sweet dis ease" that led him to his mother is leading me to hirm Like4 him, I only pray to see the "early spring once more. j Bu I am lingering too long.,' Kind reader, sympathise with me. Drop one tear to his mem ory and one for my bligjited love, and may you profit by the example he has left you.' ' l . As he ended with my name I will end with his Edwin Lorain. j 1 From the Su Louis New Era. Rrminisccnccs of a ITIcxicnn Campaign. NUMBER TWO. ! - Description of ' the. great Cathedral. in the City of Mexpo, translated from the papers on file in the Stale Department of Qie Republic. ' i The entire channel, (the access to which is by four flights of stairs,) is surrounded bya balus trade composed of a mixture of metals, common ly called pinchbeck, orhamentedi with statues bearing the cahdelebrasVfor torches. Thi$ bal--us trade extends along both sides of the gallery, until it reaches the choir, which occupies the op posite part, with its! steps, railing; and gates all made of the'same niaierial as js also the balus trade which extends all around thechoir, and contribues to the ..formation ofthe "Tribu nes, within which, oil the side of the choir, rest two beautiful and powerful organs. 'The interior of the choir is ornamented with handsome stone carvings. The gallery and frontispiece of the choir, were constructed in Macao, or cityof Chi na, and first exhibited to the public in "3.730. J The total weight of the pieces which enter into the structure, is 534 quintals, or 53.400 pounds. . Towards the North, in. the two extreme ends of the edifice, are situated, on the Western j side, the saloon of the chapel, the claveria, tithe pffice, and public librarary of the church; the latter, though contiguous to the temple, constitutes a distinct and separate building. This library was presented to the cathedral by the illustrious members of the Chapter, Don Luis.: and! Don Caytano de Torres; oh the Eastern side! is to be found the sacristy, the ant i-sacrist', thejehoc olate rooin, and college of infantes. I Finally," on the main front, towards the East ern angle, there exists another temple, occupy ing af surface, of 165 square feet, the platfprm of which, designates a cross of equal dimensions. Its structure and external distribution is excel lent, serving as a parochial chlirch,, and is-con nected bv an interior communication with the cathedral itself. It contains three naves, and embraces within its angles, an )ffice for the disV J patch of business, a. sacristy, a id a small chapel used as a place or deposit tor je corpses m the parish, ! ' f The Cathedral bf Mexico possesses jewelry 91 great value,' and vastly rich ecclesiastical; orna ments ot every description. Among tne tormer are to be enumerated as'most remarkable, the aU tar service, all composed of solid gold, stich as six largeNcandle-sticks, six floral pyramids, tour chandelier, tvo incensories, two furniigatory va ses of a smaller description, a cross inlaid with precious stones', with its pedestal and front orna ments of the same, another cross of Iagre!ef! two reading desks, and two peace plates. ! In'addition to these, is the image ot. Assump tion, likewise of solid gold, ornamented with rich iewelsi and weighing 6,984 castellanos, (ai Spah- sh mm. i np imara or l.o nceoi 011 is 01 oure silver and weighs 38marks. The eilve lamp- that embellishes the front of the tipriss, iveigh? 4.373 marks, of which 1.710 are gilt, and the re mainder white. TheicostSpf, this lamp alone was 871,343 37, The whole ptece consists of fifty- four chandeliers ; its! hefghtxJs twenty-fiVe feet. its greatest diameter ten feet, and its circumfer ence thirty-two feet, jlt.is sustained by a chain and spikes of iron, weighing 1,650 pounds. The Tabernacle was purchased from Mr.Jose: Borda ; it is about three feet highl and weighs 88 marks of gold. Its front is studdetl with five thousand eight hundred and seventyvtvyo dia monds, and its opposite side with two thousand six hundred and fifty emeralds, five hundred and forty-four rubies,' ope hundred and six amethysts and eight sapphires. ! It waspnrchased !by the Cathedral for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, although its .intrinsic value far exceeds that amount. This, it? will be borne in mind, is the cost of the Tabernacle alone. ; ..!'.-' ' "The great sacramental vase contains thirteen marks of gold, and one thousand six hundred and seventy -six diamonds. The chalice contains ten arid a half marks of gold, and one hundred and twenty-two diamonds. ( I i ' The Tabernacle used on Sundays, designated in Spanish, "Domingos de Minerra," is also gar nished, with diamond's. '. Mosfi if not all of the jewels, were presented by Charles" V. j There are, moreover, twenty golden chalices; Inany of w hich are set with; diamonds, and six s"mall plates of silver with their respective; wine ves coia (nr the celebration of the mass. The silver service as mot abundant ana rrcn; - '. j.-. . consisting in part of two sets oft torch stand tcompdsed of four pieces'eacb. 'a great numher of I a t..'- f !. . . ... ,1 , uorat urns, incensone?) canaiesticK?, cnances, and "wine cruets three statues :ieleven. lare chandeliers, and foqr perfume, Vasesj all of which . are of pure solid silver. . The sacerdotal vestments are upef"ior'M any til the Republic, and among the finest ahd most, costly in. the world. . ; : . ' Charles .V. made a donation of many of thd most magnificent onesj and subseqllili others were presented by his suctessorPi as also by prU -vate individuals; while others nf great splendor have been purchased from the funds 'of the chutth. ' ;'- . ; :';-. : The wealth of the cathedfal hiay he regarded as almost incalculable J millions of value inVpre-, cious stones, jewels, &c. &c, being concealed, and their place of deposit only knowri td a few of the principal priests of their order. ; 1 Such is a hasty and imperfect sketch of the great cathedral in the city of -Mexico. 1 ' . ; ' To be dohtinued. ; -' --; dencMl T?ayldr's Humauty j "One of the most Btrikirig characteristics of Gerii Taylor is his universal kind-heartedness. Coh Haskell, of Tehnessdej who was vitH Geri.,Tay tir "tr.mjhi b . II 1 I 1 1 I I ii 1 iM ante of h i rn ; - V ' ' rT-illl On one occasion, Gen. Taylor was descending the Rio, Grande, on a' small steamboat, with a Urgpa himiber of discharged sick soldiers on board. The btiaUbeing very crowdedi these poor fellows had been very uncomfortably slowed a way on the. deck, as the lowest part of the wes tern steamboat- is termed. As soot) aV den; Taylor ascertained their condition!, he ordered, the officers, &c, out oft the cabin,1 and had the sick men all transferred to their ! places. He himself took a blanket and gave up his berth. The night passed, and in the morning there was a good deal of inquiry for Gen. Taylor"; but no- . body could tell where he was. At length one of the servants in the boat mentioned that a man was lying wrapped Up in a blanket, on the fore castle. The officers repaired thither, and found the old man truly there, and still locked in his honest sleep, with his blanket wetted and soiled, by the slop water which the servant,; supposing him to be some common soldier,ihad carelessly swept against him. Was not this a study fhr the admirers of benevolence and self-denial f .The conquering General ofnhe American Army . sleeping in his blanket, in the open air, on the forecastle of a steamboat, whilst his, berth was occupied jjy a poor soldierwithout rank, but re ceiving his generous consideration .because disa bled by disease, contracted in the service of his; country. 1 : ' ' .- To show that courage ahd humanity ars kin dred virtue?,,the Albany Evening jotirnah. on the authority of. a venerable Chaplain who wTas at tached to the army in Mexico, states that' after the battle of Buena Vista, Gen. Taylor made his dispositions for the.renewal of the conflict on the following morning. ! But at the dawn of -the next ay, Santa Anna was in .full retteat. The'As mencan Cavalry were despatched in pursuit Soon, messengers, returned, informing the Gene ral that the Mexicans, broken and scatTeredi were in rapid flight, but that the roads and the waysides were strewn with exhausted, famished Xn4 winded sold itatioD t banta Anna s flight v eia4eitJa ail without either food, wafer, or tnedicdl attendants. Upon receiving this information, Gen. TaJof immediately ordered We nty wagons to .be fat nished with all that was required for the teilef of those whom the Mexican General had left to suffer, and die. These wagons were promptly despatched, accompanied by surgeons who were' directed to find and administer : to all the sufferers. And to the Quarter Master who executed this order, Gen. Taylor said t Keep an exact account of .every. article sentj so that if any doubt should arise of the propriety of thus relieving theenemy's wounded, I can pay for them myself." : Cass apingr ItoyaHf A correspondent of the Wnsblngtqil u nion says that he called upon Geni Cass to congratulate him upon his nomination1 when, "greatly to my gratification sand that of the friend who accompanied rhej" says he, "I found his reception room gracefully , festooned with wreathes of flowers, and surrounded with bouquets of great beauty and fragrance." This custom of decorating reception rooms with flowers, says the LOiKsviIfe Journal, is prevalent among the kings and noblesNDf E u rope; Cass copies it from tliem. He has a great passion Icir e Very thing aristocratic. When he wasminiMer to France he not only idolized Louis Phillippe and wrote a sycophantic book in his praise, but established a Teg;lilation that none of .the citizens! of the United States, his own countrymen, should be admitted to the King's court except irt full ? court dress (bus exel uding every Amen- ;: can who should be either on wjllhi or unable to pay a few hundred dollars for ' the privilege of looking upon jrOyaUyv -Himself recei t'mg a salary of S'9,0t)0 a year and figuring regular at the cobrt of St. Cloud in gold and lace, fie did not chose that his own inflated vanity should v be mortified by the entrance of d fellow countryman not glittering in extravagant and tawdry costume UKe nis own: tic could not bearthe thought iht a fellow countrynan in the plain dress df an A rae'rican; gentleman should yenrrre' fntp the awful presence of Louis Philips and himself and the French nobles. And this man is called ii Democrat! arid a conven tion, calling itself Deinocrdl'ic has nomi nated him as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency! TT a r n to Choose. The Locos have t pqw the choice betweWn Cass and Van LSUREN, anau mattes very ijuieuiueiciii; ; which they tofe for; The are in the situation of thj traveller tit the cross- rpads;-- .'.'; " "fc - - "Stranger, wtiich is the way to vil lao-e?" "There's two roads," responded the fellow. "Well which is the best?" "Aiht much difference; both on "em very, bad'. Take which you" will, afore youVe gone liait way you n wish you a tucjt I t'other.'. 4 . verpower mc '. x - t ; ' '')' ll - -r I S 3 1L J I
Mountain Banner [1848-185?] (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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