Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-27

h"oNsn haf'tifs III inc great acters IA II III
hun much-iaf b5tief than on an early a.oua,a,
ance, though VIC disagree in ovcry thin. md md. -
most every OBJECT makes diGcren, in,pres.;aa
lie has ability, but .ukes no trouble IN
In sliof, he is an odd genius--orisinA IN ~. =
thing, IN feelings, manners, thoughts, h.blts >
with some faults, but many virtues. Ills pna,1
mlne and1uiet Experiment, seldom chang. bp, ! .
some provocaiion, will let him pass through ,I'
Union without informing n soul who se1S G..
/ though he has letters IN abundance, he take. n,
trouble TO sec the persons to whom lie is lnrfol,,e,a
and has letters arc considered as only nece,,a,,.
auxiIaries IN case he should bc ,al.enu ~ a e.
travelling on the sabbath" of which there u a
danger IN the southern states, -or cheated on, a.
his wits by the Yankees" whose dexleritv !.
common topic of joke Thus muth Of ns,,.s
now We have separated, owe 10 him. even n.
suttsied letter, for have notion of perni,ti,.
i'm linus To travel iac0g, looking mao cor f,..
houses, our taverns, negro novels, ,ak,na o,h.
with the maliletmcn I'd the lounscrs, though H.
he ought TO see-and breaktastng or supnlna :,
every body place, where chance ncllallf,.e..
throws Inn though such arc the people ae, To
things he ayels he came to scc-not cities H.. D.
has seen enough 1t them; not our great men In
they are all alike every where nj our tlsers oa
mountains, on taili.9 our see merry, our country.
the on ration oi free government upon u fire.
people.
| left Cincinnati yesterday morning The river
was rising rapidly The current vas assuming
| force ailh power, and thc Ohio, usually SO gentle
and so reor was becoming turblJ. edhying and
full of diff stuff from the rivers which flow into II
i from Virginia. Above Cincinnati is long line
Of Settlements the banks OF the river, c1tcndm,
/ from three to tour miles-stcam mus, ionn,lries
factories oil yotious kinds country louses-iu sAor,
the beginnings Of great city, Of little London to
cover the banks of the river aud to be bounded on.
y by the rin,c oil hills IN the rear These hula
are often large, sometimes covered from tho bottom
to the top by stout crowtl, IF -and az other
times partly c!earcd-wtl same beautiful vaIee
in gool sthtc OF cultivation. On the Kentucky
side ofthe river, the hills sometimes assume tbs
appearance Of Il mountain whose base is washed
by The OHIO. On tho other side there are many
neat liie illages, and some towns ofconsidcrable
importance. On the Kentucky side there are but
few, very few ofsaeh, which, 1t may be- is owing
TO The hills tina. push SO closely upon the margin OF
the rvnr or rather lperhaps) to slavery which al
lows but FEW or no villages but INTRODUCES lnrge
farms, seldom well cultivated and in one sense
scaters population, but IN another sense concern
rates tor as better expressed scaters the whites
and concentrates the blacks. Maysvle in Ky.
we passed IN the night, which is II place of great
business, for It's population, On the man route TO
Lexington.
As We assembled, the rIvcr was rising with great
. force. Out steamer moved along the banks, undrr
the leaves of the tall trees which were stretching
! their huge branches our heads, and formL.
nlmosts continual canopy from warm sua Tn,
trunks of trees floating down, at times struck our
prov, but the boat went on unlarmed even o,,,
arge pieces of timber and through thick piles Of
diff wood We stopped at times to fsstcn a A.,
or gondola to the aide of the boat from which Is i,
WAS lowed up Stream the deck passengers too.
large quantities oi wooa, cosln, 25 To / - cents
per cord, according to its qualily-not pine wood
but ash and beech and cotton wood, believe ".
passed the Mouth of tho Scioio, small stream in
appearance, though OF great Importance to Tie ,n,
terror. Above il, is the outlet of the great c.nsl
winch communicates With Lake Eric ard thepf.
with y. York. This outlet is no, quite finished
bat " III Dc III the arst low walcr. Portsmouth, E.
town Of much importance, is just above this QUILT
1t iss good looking, and highly promising place
situated rs II Is an the way To n iolk--nesr III.
grand eanal-nnd between Cincinnati, Chilicotbe
aud Columbus
The Big Sandy river, the dividing lin, between
Kentucky and Virginia, VIE higher tina, the q.
hIo when We passed n--and wts discharsing tor
rents of winter foaming and frcttng like = mad no
liIician md whnllng and eddy My, as il il would
ape The mighty Mississippi. 1t was tearing down
the trees ON the b"nks and celpiialng them into
/ the OHIO. We stopped n, It's mouth to dischurgea
passenser,-and there TIE current almost deadcl-
Ell the paddles Of our oar and soon threw far off
INTO the rl,cr Next Burlington was in sight on
the ONO snie-a town on village remarkable for
nothing III lis app aranoe-but pleasant aud
! c'rd.ns place = Anon, We were vt the mouth Of
GnyAndott. ri,.f--,nd III the village Of t1u,asz
donci aud with few other passengers landed