Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-26
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4 PONTEAiI.
Co;coRD, N. H., 1871.
Waep pu rou1 recreate yoursel, reject on the Agreeable qualities
IF yoGr acquaintance. MAhcu, ASTosfNt..
1t may be known TO you, Mi Editor, thatth writer
of this letter has been several. weeks absent from pro-
fessional labors in Richmond, seeking recreation and
renewed strength amid the lakes, forests, rirulets, cas-
cades and mountains of NewAEngland. Glorious va
riety Of beautiful sublimity, u pale cheek will mantle
itself with the hues Of health Nand the eye will flash
with fresh delight beneath yotr power!
No where in Nature can yGu spend a month more
proftably, than on the river iatmseor IND the mineral
treasures that line the deep gldts of this Granite
State, where the sparkling waSers rush on with de-
light, or barren crags clothe tter naked sualimi.y in
the gorgeous clouds of Heaven. You will find an in.
lelligent and Industrious population everywhere. And
here does the pulse of improvement beat high.
Years have gone by, since in The midst of the widest
scenery Of this State, | drew the natal air I'D from pa
rents born on the same soil, took the first lessons OF
hard -toiling life. In returning on a visit 10 my child
hoods home, you may well suppose that many dear as
| sociations would revive, connected not only with the
colossal hills where the storms howled so fearfuly,
and the cataracts TO which daring youth crePt from cliff
to cliff to cool their enthusiasm and battle their brows
in the SPRAY, but memory also runs back to the men
| who prompted our emulation and guided our thought
Seated here on the balcony Of my enterprizing
friend, John P. Gass's hotel, with the beautiful granite
State house on the right, The elegant main street OF
the Capital in front, the rich valley of The MerrImack
beyond, and the hoary heads OF The white mountains
towering in the distance; one who, like the writer, has
spen, years in familiar acQaaintance with each object
shall 81 i be st %,foublsd I' at pres res with only one.
Neither the tastes nor pursuits OF the writer rem,
der it agreeable or judlci s.foA him to be a protested
politician. With the avSgal that he is prompted by
no selfish aims, and patronized by no partizan wishes
OF favor, may he not, wit'ion. mourning wrongful i'm
%putations, speak his own free thoughts respecting the
Hon. ISAAC HILL?
fany persons resolutely deny that this man has any
| ssarraoahlp oualIties' on which thew can srecTeate
themselves by reflection, to such this letter is not ad'
dressed. 1t is not written 10 challenge discussion or
e~xasperate foes.
But what is the presumption in this case? Who is
Mr.. Hill: What has he been: While | declare no sort
of partiality for or against his personal opinions, it is
intended that in answering the above questions, the Sc
cret of the writer's respect should be told,
MI. Hill is one of the Tost striking instances and
Illustrations of persevering selcreliance, and triumph
ant conquest over obstacle, destined 10 illuminate the
ann ANNALS ns , of ssi' b sSp ssgyl E s',n eH p fssSie nut IN sg pIys a1i
lame in one limb-ihe eldest of nine children who,
with their afflicted mother, in a great measure depend
ed on him for support-with little or no education,
save what he CLEANED by the midnight torch while
others slept. he still bated "not a jot Of heart or hope,'
but pressed right on, resolved to find a way to fortune
or make one. Though adversely marked him for her
own, and thick clustering Affections crushed ms early
hopes, still with en- indomitabie fort'tude Which mas
ever characterized his career, he seems at the outset TO
have said,
,rwere childish %usak1ess to lament or fear"
The story of Bunker Till and the burning of Charles.
town, told by those who shared the terrors and the
fame, filled his young bosom with patriotism; the hand
that moulded his active and tenacious intellect kindled
in his soul a burning thirst for knowledge. Wh'ie YET
in tender youth, and almost too lame 10 walk, lie en-
dured the daily journey of four or i've miles on ioot,
amid the driving storms of the i%ncleraent region OF the
ocean-coast, 10 enjoy the privilege of a district school
In 1902, Mr.. Hill fouEdan opportunity OF gratifying
his master passion, becoming an apprentice in a print
er's office. Here he was voracious of all knowledge
and Industrious in the use Of all his time. Having
faithfully performed his Duties TO others and himself
he left his master in april, 1909, the day before he was
twenty.one years of aye, and came to Concord. Inc
unknown mechanic entered the village he was des-
tined TO beautify in more respects than one, with a rus
tic staff in one hand and his wealth loosely tied IN a
bundle in the other. lie commenced "the New Hamp'
shire Patriot" two weeks after he became a citizen-was
himself the editor-the foreman printer-the proof
reader, and the distributor about town. From an oo'
scure and miscellaneous sheet, il in a few years rose 70
be, probably, the most influential political journal in the
country, sore oHS,
The Editor of course had no smooth summer yoy-
ages to make. The blows fell thick and fast, and he
resolutely barred his bosom to them all. He proved to
his antagonists, il fever any man did, "that there were
blows to gioe as we'll as blows 10 take, y for he did deal
round hard knocks with inexhaustible energy. Mr.,
Hill came fresh from the people; his thoughts were
Aon.ely and natural; they sprang from bis glowing
spirit like lava from the bosom of volcano, aud they
produced their legitimate effect. The hardy noun
teineers hecame Insured with the oTacular issues from