The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-15
Huntsville, Ala.
Correspondence Of the Herald

HUNTSVILLE, Aug. goth, 1913.
Rural Scenery - City improvements - Religion
An'Ssemsmts- the Crops = Rairoads - Banking,
&c. &c.
GRN. BENNETT -
Sri
Deemlng your journal one of the best vehicles of
public instruction either in this country or in Eu-
rope, am induced to give you little information
OF passing events in this portion of our country as
perceive that you have not been recently favored
with a local correspondent in this section. have
been sojourning here about ten days. / have en-
joyed myself with ascending to the summit of
Mount Sanity, (Which is a most glorious summer re-
treaty where found ga fay in fairy land" the beau.
tiful Miss Pc, daughter of a wealthy planter.
The old gentleman has an observatory near to this
cottage, which commands a magnificent view of
plantations, indented with rivucts and chez uered
with waving fields of "golden fruitage." Almost
in the very centre of the city, one of the coolest,
sweetest springs ever saw, gushes forth copious
ly as to form below and through the suburbs very
large rlvulet.
They have Just completed new Court Honse,
which stands in the centre of the town, within the
only elegant public ediice they have, except, per.
haps. the bank, which is. ALSO quite elegant and
chaste structure, with Dorlc columns, built of stone.
Religion is here very fourishing. The Baptist,
constructing new and grand place for public wor-
ship.
The goody citizens have been lately highly en-
tertained with elocutionary lectures by Prof Whit
ney, whose eocution is voluble, distinct and ju-
dicious. Some of his Rotations would do honor
to the 'high and palmy" days of A,henian elo-
quence The circus has. also, just passed through
Huntsville is near to Mobile, the principal city in
the State. The staple article Of the farmers here,
and indeed throughout the State, is cotton. An the
soil OF Alabama is well suited tor the growth of the
same. and the climate is 80 genial about Huntsville
that 1t is produced OF an exceeding fine quality.
For want oil accurate statistics am unable to state
the exact amount Of last years harvest 1t is a
time, and at the farthest in half century, will be
immensely rich. It contains large, vigorous and
productive territory. In the northern part of the
State is Tennessee river, which empties into the
In the southern part Of the State railroad about
10 miles long, from the Alabama river to the line Of
Georgia, and in the northern, part railroad. As
senle e e the river
AS it regards the bank system, the State
has lately. received a very wholesome les.
son, which in the future it will turn to its
provncialisms OF the Alabainians they invaria-
bly, give the sound Of short e, az in there, where
&C.. the broad sound Of a, as heard in war-but
their articulation is more just than we in the north;
IN adjectives, terminating in mess, as happiness,
they give to the last syllable the appropriate articu
lation, instead OF Miss, as we say in New York All
shades and colours here negroes and mulattOes ar
ticulate the short e, with much care.
The public house, 'ycept the Bell Tavern, re-
minds me of one of those inns 90 graphically de-
scribed by Boz Dickens, in the State of Illinois.
procure herself husband She, therefore, neglects
her household affairs attend to the sacred rtee of
pride. She has, also, daughter-they are jealous,
as the latter attracts, and has "daily beauty
which dimnlshes the Establishments of the former.
The citizens Of this delightful, rural town. are ge-
neralIy hosptable, polite, and high toned. Many
of the rural seats are elegant; and the grounds adj
jacent show refinement travel, observation, and
education.
Yours, &c. A TRAvELLKR