Litchfield enquirer., 1839-08-22
From BOssOa qNonserips.

without in the slightest degree inlHring the
craft. orlkilling or wounding amy Of hei
men. The Captain seems to- have been
delighted with MUIR magnificent lakes, ris-
efs. waterfalls, mountains, aand lobsieEs !;
and The fair sex ofour common country
ne anqnalifedly declares 10 be g the pret-
.lest women in the world, !" but no cannot
80 lor our democratic Institutions, mans
ners and customs, and is down upon the
Dtoodthirsty musquiIoes Ofthc West with
fearful veheMenCe. Boston, he thinks
and correctly, too--is tlle1 most English
CITY IN the Unien, and has the most rigidly
preserved the English manners and habits.
FhlladeIphia, lie IS Of opinion, Is the fich-
est and most 'aristocratic city, hut he does
not appsar 70 take much Of fancy 10 the
Commercial Emporium cially on The
= glorious Fourth, whom lhe streets are
clicked with ioafsrs, hogs, boys, crackers,
sqnibs, ire, smoke, aud women. The
scenery of America, Capt. M. has no dis
position TO quarrel with. as witnesselh the
following remarks on the Hudson.
s' When 4 aWpke the next morning, i
threw open the blinds of my windows,
which looked cut upon the river, and resi-
~ was surprised aud delighied. A more
beautiful view never gazed upon. The
Rhine was fresh in my meRsory-; bur, al
though the general features Of the two riy-.
ers arc mt dissimilar, there Is no one por-
ton ofthe Rhine which can Be compared
to the Hudson q, West Point. Itwas what
you may Imagine the Rhine 10 have been
in the days Of Cesar, when tho lofty moun-
tains through which il sweeps were not
barred and naked a. they now are, but.
clothed with forests, and rich in oil the va
rie.y and beauty Of undisturbed nature.'''
Capt. M. went 10 Church, on Sunday
during his stay q, Niagara Falls, but the,
voice at the preacher, being overwhelmed
BY the thunder Of the AlMiehty, so near
at hand, affected him but slightly, and in
abiding 10 tho fact, he breaks forth into
the following strain Of eloquenee:
!" Yes, il is through the slsmen,s that the
Almighty has ever deigned 10 commune
with man, or TO execute his supreme win,
whether it has been by the wild waters 10
destroy an impions race--hy the fire hurl-
ed upon tho doomed ciiiss-hy seas disi-
ded, that the chosen might pass tlro' them
-by the thnnders ON SiDsis Mount when
his laws were given I'd niaD--by The pillar
fire or the gushing rock---or by The rush
ing OF mighty winds: And i = still through
the elements that the Almighty speaks to
man. TO warn. TO tarrIly, TO chasten TO
RAISE him up TO wonder, TO praise, and
adore. Ine iorked and blindlng lightning
which, will, the fapidiiy Of thought, dis
solves the union between the body and tho
soul the pealing tnnnlers announcing that
the Doll mas sped me herce tornado
sweeping away every tn,ng ~ Ms career
me oesom o. WRATH the ho~ling STERN
inc mountain waves inc earth quak'ng
ana yawn'ng woe. .n 2 second overthrow 's,
ing me work ens pr'ce g. centuries, ~ and
purymg tnousands 10 hving tomD me
merge yoM,.ng q le9 crsIsr. pouring op'
us n""es vi 'i4a'u nIe, ana S''a"s'ns 'ss-
,s -. n.;,. ..;ii ..,.sr. - "s 70,
..a,s. "a, ;,,,:;,s ..,rs ~. 80 "a h;n, !. -
ssvs,arce mi more l,sva ,han lie Icnr.
Termination az Inv fallinc waters. great Nj.
apara !,' .9f 80
And here il 4 story abont he wate,
| wi.ehes. which Cant. mi. saw IN Inc Passa.
r. river iust ahove III. Falls. #
awe amused ourselves ~ lthrowing anal
p;eces 90 money into thes water. whore +
was abont 4 failtom deer. RI ne bows il
dive after thev gained them 100 easily
Ne went 10 another bari II tie at. where
/, was mach deeper. and threw 10 d dollar
| The boys stood naked ON tl,s rocks, like
SO many cormoTant:. waiting to dart upon
their prey when the dollar had had time
to sink 10 the bottom, the word was given
they all dashed, like lightning end disap-
peared. About a minnie elapsed ere there
was any sign Of their reappearance, when
they came up one by one, bFaatbless ans
flushed, like The racers who had pnlled UP
and at last the victor appeared with tis