Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-04
No. v.
u,,,,et Of a Letter to the Editor, dated
No. V.

<.,oinanon of travellers. Inc n"oie az s %
tho Mohawk and the Cahoes tails, the hrs'
,-,e.djd s?ecinen Of man's ingenuity auu e su1
go s., views oe natures grandeur, cannot iaii
-. Nc, every beholder. Troy, on TINS route
"a - ".at town. laid out On the plan OF Phliadel'
= 80 .J Alexandria. Schenectady Is represent
qua No, 20 no in ~ thriving condition as some
"a w, &c.. an the Canal. A Railroad across
.'''. ,rntry Z, Albany. shortening the route con-
,:t,r,ll, will perhaps revive Its appearance; IL
",.,r,ba,ess. considerable trade. Union
L'1i ! in thi, pace. and is an institution stand
,J7ss.s~yedly high. The College ediilce Is
-, us bY;lIing. and shows at considerable
I''-nro sin taking the course OF the Canal,
"'''"'' Y.,,.j.d e,vhty miles further, to Utica,
o.e ~ the most aourl,hing towns III ''le "es,ein
,,art If New York.-Ihe journey on th'S part oi
H. Canal was extremely pleasant. Inc emery
,,,,bout being wild, Is sufficiently oo'u ano ih'e-
,as,;rq. while the boats passing aud re-passihS-
tSe rs,t rijIapes aad iar,n-houseS-the mills and
,,o,,f,c,or;es, which present themselves, all
-5'', ~ ,nnearance oe life aud activity exceed
- gratifying The Canal here runs along the
sh7r. If ,i,e Mohawk. across which, at the Little
Eli. another aquedSt is thrown, serving the
d1IbIs nurpoSe Of feeder, and a side cut for the
c,,v.yince If boats TO the town. | lind that
bay, noted down the numerous villages we pass
ed on this part OF our route gu can trace them,
however, on the map.
Travelling on The Canal is thought, by some, to
he rather dull work: / confess, however, l like
:, much better than the jolung of stage The
hackers are generally neat and ccmmOdlous. aud
10 f1rs GOOD. Its delightful Just after the sun
has - ipc his broad disk behind the hills, leav
IN the iinsering remnants of his golden rays on
aJ anund, to glide smoothly aud quietly along
sc,lIr sheet Of water, winding beautifully thro'
6ne countrv,-and listen TO the boatinen play
ing the;r Kent buSIes, or the echoes Ut the horn
among the vallesy. The opening stanzas OF
Grar': elssy have often been brought to my mind
Nsech ..sightsand sounds" The boatmen. like
The watermen on the Thames, very often. Us they
pass each other, handy BiliinSSga Wit: aud |
have Frequently heard samples vi Coarse, but ma
i've and original humor, which skiltul novelist
might work up with vigor and effect.
AZ Utica commences what Is called the long
'erel-;he Canal passing through perfectly le-
'el couptrr, without single lock Tor upwards of
slx'y miles. The ground IL low and Swampy.
aal travellers generally, for vanity, take the
sase 70 Syracuse. This section of the Canal
sas drst dng, aud the poicv of this measure Is
nov sufficiently evident Tberc were N difficult
ses to alarm the people, but every thing To en-
COURAGE them to vigorous prosecution and con-
S,rIon Ut the work. On he road to Syracuse.
We passed the Indian reservation, where a mise
able remnant of the Oae,la !;dians still reside.
was never 80 torclbiy Impressed with the me
anchOly import Of the Oft-repey ed expression-
l.o tue poor lndian!-as when looked upon the
zre'ched descendants Of this once warlike and
powerful tribe. Several of their children ran
aoR5,lde the stage tor a considerable distance.
stumbling Tor the coppers which were thIown to
'aem by the PASSENGERS. The parents looked on
uehumtIlatiuS spectacle with somethin. like sui
'ea despair, vet patient endurance, displaying
ui, 'rais ot their ancient character, even in the
mtlst Of their degradation. Benevolent indiyi-
dads have exerted themselves To improve their
'oa'iiuon. The spire Of a small Church rises in
ue midst OF Their huts-but am afraid all will
H'' answer. do not know but that am wrong;
vet can the Indians everbecOme Chris'ians? In
we extremity OF their distress. they cling with
S'a'er pcrunaclf' K religion of their fathers.
to' with every fortune staring them in the
ace, can a." a; brought ~ add. what MANY
"'ald cons, still greater one than any in
enI''Pauon, the rennnciation of their ancient
nam and worshIp:-But am wandering-this ia
a', the object OF my rough notes.
on this route. far in the distance. we catch the
ST't view OF the Oneida lake. one of the beau,;-
~ lakes which form so interesting part of the
scenery OF Western New York. The country
S.naS here continues asreeably diversified; and
Villages. neat and thriving in their appearance.
are frequently seen
iyanno' here hclpremarking the general healthy
anu Nap2y condition of the people in this section
VI 'o'"'ry' Whether it is OWING 20 the Fem.
y.""'e eoci"ty,or some other cause. 1 cannot saw:
~, certain It Is that the drinking Of strong l..
S.'r> Is getting To be very much Gu, of vnSue
We oi'tn set down to tables at public houses
where the decanter is never touched s,,h",,NL
mere may be forty or hfty at dinner LdaoJ T
Vas 'oid hy respectable inn-keenar hst i.
ammunition IN the quantity of liuusr honnSt anJ
''1ie nrre Is considerable and that iotennsr, No.
~; 'IP"uN gong down. The beneficial rs,nlt If
s'ls Is seen m the condition of the inb,h;,.n. ~
pray mat the good work NAV 20 O., until !, Nor
AIDES the whoas land. Wv ""''' per-
must mention ton. BY the way. that onr Sou,h
,.n country bears III the palm. dsc;JsdIv :" ,ha
80" T OF beauty. There is an air Of eracefnIness
au elegance IN our females, which i w,rt;no
'eie' and which Is ahsoln,al,, -.