New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-04

the present and the future OF this land Such grave
strong heads such reserve of force in comparison
with wha, is developed. how far more than ho'hah
the greatness they prophesy
/ In the few letters subjoined, Won Raumer shows
some vivaci,v. and had his survey been given in the
for,, ne iournal it would have made more agreea-
bic reading book thong htwoud not have answered
his purpose Of making we'll arranged compend OF
all he could learn sbou, America
! His notice of Niagara is quite pleasing
NIAGARA, July goth
When the excellent Jefferson, before visiting
Europe said it was worth coming 10 America mere
" 10 see Harpers Ferry, he might have been told
iha, there are many places as beautiful more so in
our Germany alone. Is i, perhaps the same with
Niagara Do all the representations OF it show
any thing else but mouotOnous mass Of water
tumbling between tlresomc ellis W As | not told
by many Anercans-who are apt not 10 underrate
what belongs 10 their country-thai | should be
much disappointed and that must stay a, least a
week (which was IMPOSSIBLE in order TO discover
and comprehend It's varied beauties. " You VIII!
feel, said another, quite depressed and annlhl!a-
ted The oppressed heart sighed lady, must
be relieved bytears.' Of this Us the saying Is /
could make neither head nor tail. therefore esiao-
lished beforehand in true German fashion the fol-
lowing fundamental propositions Among all cate
gories that Of quantity prevails universally IN Amer
lea witness the size Of the country, its lakes and
its rivers the universal right OF suffrage the MAORI
ties of the whole, &c so it is with the cataract OF
Niagara. It's fame rests on quantity while It's qaGt-
tiy is very imperfect By virtue Of this last catego
ry q much less quantity may produce greater i'm
preston and ii this want Of quality be obscurely
felt or clearly perceived one feels disappointed
and prefers much smaller wateralls-sucha those of
Tivo!i Terni, Reckeubach, or Handek-to the great.
broad tasteless, and characterless Niagara.
So much for American remarks, and German phi
losophc specula,ions. Both amount 10 nothing
they are all iudge On casting the first look al only
one OF the falls all this wisdom fell like thick toy
to the ground When after hot day ! walked out
into the open air OF cold ight in Chamouni, and
saw before Inc the glaciers Of Mount Blanc and its
neighbors stf;ened in eternal snow, the thought
seized me, w hat would become OF this benumbed
nature if God should but for moment withdraw
His hand from il and from feeble man When,
standing on Ena, l beheld around me nothing but
destruction and death, collected myself, and com
pared this awless, savage strength with the Hea-
ven-imparted gift OF the human soul. whose noble
thoughts, in spite Of all apparent weakness, have
more of life and longer duration, than grey lava
and shapeess ashes II was quite otherwise with
Niagara | could have shouted with eXulta,ion
and my excited spirit scared aofi, like the tones OF
an Eoan harp harmonousy blending with the
thunders of this miracle of Nature. Immersion In
this sea of beauty seemed 10 renew the vigor and
vivacity OF early years; ii was fountain OF reuve-
nesceuce-such the presence OF dry caieSorles
could never set flowing. There was nothing fright
tul, horrible, oppressive, annlhllang, or repulsvc-
but'the beauty of Nature in her MODEST manifesto
ton and the most amazing variety. No painter
could represent this world OF m0C(RS wonders in
full truth and beauty; nor can any description be
successful For if dwell on the wond-ous unity and
harmony of all these phenomena, their multiplicity
is lost sight of; if this last is made prominent the
in a d IL.
meraon.
From the top of Niagara one sees in the distance
the broad smooth mirror-like expanse of Lake Erie,
By degrees its surface begins 10 be rutiied project
ing fragments OF rock and trunks OF trees lodged
against them increase the agitation until the entire
mass of water is transformed into rapids Of great
extent and singular beauty. Through severa! ISL
ands the impetuous torrent forces an easy path; II
then dashes against rocky iset Iris island adorn-
ed with the most magnificent trees, and separates
into two great arms but not forever Tor the same
fate awaits them both and below the falls they are
again united into one stream, which flows majesil-
cally onward. dccked in every shade of green fan
tastically inicrminsled with sreaks of silver The
rapids and this river-wilhout any cataract-woud
form a scene justly entitled to the praise OF rares
beauty. And then what ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
walls of perpendicular or projecting rocks or re-
cedng cliffs covered and garlanded with trees,
shrubs and towers From this region Of verdure
and rocks the floods rush EDWARDS, Of the
brightest emerald hue, now crimson as the sunset
sky and again dissolved in snowy foam, and whrl-
ing upwards from the abyss III volumes oil mist
borne far over stream and land. 1t is not one nor
two water falls; il is whole series Of wonders re.
newng aud changing al every step and presenting
n world of Incompatible beauties. To him who Is
not caught up and enraptured In the first moment,
time will prove of little avail. Nevertheless, three
hours (how many, governed by the railroad. try II >
are not enough TO satisfy one and one day-in
L., hai,, -bapn
into three; for | know of no place in the wide
world SO fitted for the souls initiation into all the
mysteries and revelations of Nature.
NIAGAR,. July 2ist.
We have seen the Falls from every side-irom
above and below from the level of the ground and
from bills and towers and today, the third OF our
STAY we are going 10 enjoy the sight once more
From my window. in the Cataract Hotel on the
American side, see the rapids, and many mills aud
other establishments scattered up and down, which
make use of the water-p Near the hotel two
bridges lead over several small islands, and cross
the rapids TO Iris island Turning 10 the right, you
come upon the American falls the very smallest OF
which has more than twice as much water as Tlvoll
To the left the path leads to the still greater falls,
that divide the Canadian from the American shore.
4 flight of steps and rough path bring you down
10 the bed of the river, and affords q near view OF
the raging abyss and the descending Hoods Again,
from tower standing on Il projecting rock the
whole extent OF Tue upper iu!lS eau NC seelii anu
from second tower, lately erected IN the so.ca!cd
Pleasure Garden, you have panoramic view of the
lake the rapids, the catarac,s. the river and The
country round, such as the world besides cannot at
ford We were taken in light skiti over the foam
ing river TO the Canadian shore; whence all the
falls are seen not sideways oreshortened, but in
their full breadth-and that in an incredible va
rietv of views. both near and remote from below
ana from first and second range of hills mu-
scum OF objects OF natural history merits all praise,
but could not long engage our attention beside these
miracles of Nature; and found s; less satisac-
lion in peepng into camera @5Sctra- | had more
pleasure in drive TO the Whirlpool. where the
river makes rapid turn. and then flows on 10 Lake
Ontario. The falls, however, aud their environs,
are of such cxuberant richness and sPlendor, that
additional attractions like these, though OF them
selves deserving of all admiration, are not required
Though the scenery which oeheld throughout a
large extent Of the United States was very much In
ferior to that Of Europe il must be admitted that the
old world can offer nothing to equal Niagara
Such an accumulation OF spendors would certainly
well repay voyage across the ocean Althoueh,
as remarked the painters art cannot tuIy depict
the motion OF the waters there are yet mui'ltude
of points and views which might be represented