Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-16

win the rude nature by Whlch ne wal
surrounded; vagrant over The contin
ent in constant warfare with his fellow
man the bark of the birch his canoe
strings of shells his ornament. his record
and his coin; the roots of the forest
among his resources for food, his knowl-
edge in architecture surpassed both in
strength and durability by the beaver
bended saplings the beams Of his house,
the branches ana rind of trees its
roof; drifts of forest leaves his couch
mats Of bulrushes his protection against
winters cold; his religion the adora-
ton of nature; his morals the prompt
ness of undislplincd instinct; dispu,ing
with the wolves and the bears for the
lordship Of the soil, and dividing with
the squirrel the wild fruits with which
the universal woodlands abounded.
The history of a country is always
modified by its climate, and, many of lis
features, is determined by its geograph-
ical situation. The region which Hud-
son had discovered, possessed on the
seaboard harbor unrivalled in its ad-
vantages, having near its eastern boun.
dairy river that admits the tide far in
to the interior; exceeding the chain of
the great lakes, which have their springs
in the heart of of the continent; con.
tanning within its limits the sources Of
large rivers that flow to the Gulf Of
Mexico and to the Bays OF Chesapeake
and Delaware; inviting to extensive in
ternaI intercourse by natural channels,
Of which, long before Hudson anchored
off Sandy Hook, even the warriors of the
Five Nations availed themselves in
their excursions to Quebec, to the
Ohio. or the Susquehanna; whilh just
sufficient difficulties to irrita,e, and not
enough to dishearten,-New York uni
ted most fertile lands with the highest ad.
option to foreign and domestic CON-
merce.
The manner in which civilized man
can develop the recources of wild
country'is contained in its physical char
acter; and the results which have be IN
effected, are necessarily analogous to
their causes. And how changed is the
scene from that on which Hudson gazed
The earth glows with the colors Of civil
lzatlon; the banks of the stream are en-
amelled with richest grasses; woodlands
and cultivated fields are tremendously
blended; the birds OF spring find their
delight in orchards and trim gardens.
variegated with choice plants from every
temperate zone while the brilliant flow
ers of the tropics bloom from the win
dows Of the green house and the saloon.
The yeoman, living like good neigh
Dor near the fields he cultvales, Clio les
in the fruitfulness of the valleys, and
counts with honest exultation the focks
and herds that browse in safety on the
hills. The thorn has given way to the
rose-bush; the cultivated vine clamors
over rocks where the brood of serpcnts
used to nestle; while industry smiles at
the changes she has wlo't, and inhales
the bland air which now has health on
its wings.
And man is still in harmony with ma
ture, which he has subdued, and adorn-
ed. For him the rivers that flow to re-
motest climes, mlnglc their waters for
him the lakes gain new outlets to the
ocean: for him the arch spans the flood.
and science spreads iron pathways 10 the
recent wilderness; for him the hills yield
up the shining marble and the enduring
granite; for him the forests in the inleri-
or come down in immense RATS; for him
the marts of the city gather the produce
of every cline, and libraries collect the
works ofgenius Of every language and
every age. The passions Of society are
chasiened into purity; manners are
made benevolent by civilization; and the
virtue of the country is the guardian Of
its peace. Science investigates the pow
ers of every plant and mineral, to find
for diseases; schools of SURGE
ry rival the establishment Of the old
world. An active daily press, vigiant
from party interest, free even to dsso.
uteness, watches the PROCESS Of society,
and communicates every fact that can
interest humanity; the genius of letters
begins to unfold his powers in the warm
sunshine of public favor. And while
die curiosity may take its walk in sha-
~ avenues by the ocean side, commerce
pushes its wharves into the sea, blocks
Up the wide river with its fleets, and,
ending its ships, the pride Of naval ar
'hltecture, to every cline, defies every
Wind, outrides every tempest, and in
'ades every zone.