New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-08
=. .s.. .,,xst Passage Of the Hudson.


forget the gorgeous procession of natural beauties
which passes unheeded before their careless eyes,
and the interesting associations which they sug-
gest. But who can be utterly unmoved by the
charm. OF the scenery of the Hudson? Poets
and painters have long been in tie habit OF gong
into ecstssies on the banks of the Rhine, when
surpasses noble river only in reputation. IL Is
true that the American stream has no mouideF'hg
castles on It's banks, for we Fave never been
blessed with feuda tyrants TO erect tnefn IL mas
legends of murder, rapine and Parrlcide con-
nccted with it, for people are TOO virtuous and
intelligent to indulge in the deeds which create
such Apician rnorsels for tho mind ; it has no
sunny vineyards, (ungracefu as they really ere,)
but fields OF golden grain replace them; and why
should not the sight Of the substantial food oil
be as grateful to the eye as that OF his need
less and often injurious uxuries Casting aside
then, these points of comparison, what unsurpass-
ed beauty meets us az every bend of the stream
At one moment we glide through sunny scene Of
placid charms, where the unbroken mirror OF the
gittering water is set in a magnificent frame OF
green and gold, and the gently-sloping banks have
their luxuriant verdure reduplcated in the polish
ed surface at their feet, where the reflected clouds
seem like "strips of the sky, fallen through 1t en
high Anon we enter the shadow OF some noun
tain side, whose dark frown seems to chill the over
cast waters, which assume an inky hue, and, hem
med in on each side by the encroaching cliffs, rush
more rapidly along, as if in haste to escape from
their dread presence. We see many point ia
nous for its beauty the world over; but amlag
those OF lesser note are many gems, which, though
outshono by the coruscations of the more brilliant
Jewels in this diadem of nature, would elsewhere
be thought diamonds of the first water. One fine
pictorial effect is constantly presenting itself where
the deep color and boldly marked outline OF a
cliff near at hand are strongly relieved against
The soft neutral tint of the distant hills robed IN
their azure hue" Often, too, we see rocky psHt,
reminding of the castled crag of Drachen-
fes," but crowned with airy cottage in the
place Of those grim turrets embemauc OF the
peaceful security which has succeeded to the
strong-handed violence of the dark ages. Ihe
shadows of the clouds chase one another over the
hills, like the breads, or mountain nymphs OF the
ancients creation of fancy, which they doubtless
suggested. The most careless eye must be struck
with the uxurance of the foliage, the affluence OF
vegetable life, the prodigal waste, it seems to
us, of the productive energies Of natare. Wha,
nyriads of trees and plants, each with its count
less leaves, and each leaf complicated tissue OF
veins, hbtes, cells aud circulation And all these
are seemingly produced only to blossom, mature
and perish. Can tbis be their only ain or have
those philosophers some reason on their side who
maintain that all organized nature possesses por.
Iion of the universal soul Laying aside the con.
temptation of abstract beauty, we turn to the as
sociatioas which man has interviewer with it.
Leaving behind us the gilded domcs of Albany,
which carry our thoughts to eastern cmes, we
may discuss, if we be scientifically inclined, the
government operations for deepening the Over
saughs. Then as We approach the Catsk,ll peaks,
from which the mists ascend like incense from
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long nap and bewildered awakening. AS
after town to glide by US, their rise and bis
tory suggest new topics of thought till enter
the Highlands, where every stone is eloquent of
patriotic struggles. Yves, Point nlone with its
Washington, Andre and Arnold supplies material
for days meditation. g The~Culprit Fay" has
lent new interest to cd Gro nest" Petene is
the magic of poetry. Stoney Point and the other
ruined Notifications along the banks, have each
some thrilling legend connected with them. Soon
these trowning passes give place to more smiling
openings, and, leaving behind MS the Tappan Zee,
famed in the veritab!e history of Diedrich Knck-
crbocker we coast along by the gigantic Aqueduct.
whose course is marked by its white marble venti-
la,ors; and among the many picturesque cottages
on the eastern shore we look most eagerly for the
guaist, many-gabled mansion which nestles at the
outlet of that sleepy hollow, which its owner has
sRade immortal and before we have finished dis
cussing Ichabod Crane, Brsm Bones, and the
gentle Katrina, we find ourselves in sight of the
great metropolis. New-York Mirror.
IHE NATIONAL lNTELLlGENCER.-TheE Editors
of this paper aud the various reporters and hands
in their employment have cause, we presume, to
rejoice that Congress has closed its session, foi
their labors must have been extremely onerous.
The copious reports Of proceedings furnished
daily, large portion of which must have been
supplied by reporters after dark, cause az i'm
measc mass of work to be performed at night, to
the serious prejudice of sight and health. Those
who read the paper in the morning could hardly
form an accurate idea of the care, trouble and
intense labor required in its preparation. We
have had considerable experience in the pubca-
tion OF a morning paper, and can say with truth
that there is no class Of community who so dearly
earn the compensation they receive as tine persons
so employed. Whilst of other professions
can enjoy their evening recreations and their
natural rest, those concerned in morning paper
are debarred from all pleasure and sleep as their
tolls will permit" cen Sunday shines no holi-
day to them. They approach to per-
petual motion as human nature will permit. If
this he the condition Of those who print morning
paper in ordinary times, what labor. must those
endure who engaged on such paper as the
National lntellgencsr during the sessions of Con-
grcss? Men pity the galley-slave, but his labors
and confinement are not moro nces.ant, are far
less arduous, than must have been those of the
persons engaged on tic National Intelligencer for
the past nine months. (Balt. Clipper.
WooLES MANUFACTURERS The principal wooden
manufactures in New-England are at Salisbury
. establishments and S5 sets of machinery; at
Lowell the Middlesex company, which has 81 sets
of machinery; at Andover, establishments and
o5 sets of machinery, at North Kingston, r. I. 10