Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-06-26
RccolIcclions Of West Point.

D' W ~ i-hiul w atNthlinE or N COUtng
down the ii.dsoa. there are Comparatively
low ''Dntr,v' fuG. .sN umu
a. boom acquaiu'r5 VIII even the halls
tt.t - worthy ol no,r 10 thu, cI,raord mn
- ? .tc'--.iyiug bu, onr dsy OF pcfhaps
on y - few hour, toav VISIT which ought
NJ b. aE 10 comprise n whole week A
proportion oi these travellers, after they
hs,c hutrrd through the 10 ms Of the
eadc.ny. walked ronni the camp, Witnessed
the p1rsic had the band or perhaps az.
c,mr'ish,d ha"y survey Of the nuns 81
Iou Putnam. seem 10 believe that they
arc consequently fhmll,nr with oil that
both nature and art have done FOR one Of
TIE M" beautiful md interesting spots on
he American continent
Al beautiful indeed / s from i's 70.
nnutlc situation in the midst ~ the High.
land, looking directly down on one Of the
fnc't ilvcrs m the world ,nd from It's pic.
t1ro'quo combinations q mountain, valley
md plain; woodland rock mud water
sccnctv'oo which no painter Inns ever ye,
done jIs,icc And how intensely ln,crcs-
are ,Ds associations with the history OF our
revolutionary contest when West Point
commanded the pass"s Of the Highlands
T., once opposing n barrier TO the descent Of
the enemy from the lake country and to
their ascent from the ocean Also amid
these hills lay the army Of Washlngi on, ut
tho tune !, was 80 providen,iaiIy saved by
III" discovery OF Arnold's treason
And now, when the storm Of war is
gone md the ,iiberalter Of America finds
no further occasion for It's mountain for
ttcsos I, has brcomc the nucleus from
wh'uce the military si'nce Of our country
ralaus TO rs utmost boundarics; the nut-
scty Of a body Of officers whose cultivated
minds, polished manners, md high tone Of
moral I''Iing. have rendered them dcserv-
odiv popular with their compatrIo,s also
'hcrinc a flvorabe testimony even from
the IIrliIah tourIsls
J, isa common md in most instances, a
true remark that frs, impressions are las
ting: nj least with regard To external OBJ.
,cc,s Nv own first impressions Of WIS,
Point were received on q lovely summer
evening That succr.drd n stormy div |
had lh the CITY OF New York with my
brother, n, nine O'Clock in the morning. IN
tho slow md unpopular Richmond the
only bonrthot went up the rl,ct on that
day, AMI the worst Of tho three steam YES.
sells which nj 'hn, TIM" comrf's'd the IS
hblishmru, Of VITA, IS now termed the old
North River Company ! need not say
TINT ), WINS during tic period 81 the charter
thrv had oh,iinrd for tho exclusive steam
navigation o. tn" Hudson Ia those d,vs
{. IL 4 g.,
Cr,r''v cr.,.w 1lw'n'Y fur h.or.. oul
the tIrr was rn dollars
| had anticipated the most ccs,atc dc
light from my fret view f tho grand and
romantic scenery Of lhis mobile rycr Bu
very soon after we left the cry n hcny,
rain came on, aud sccmcd to have SGT II
for the who'll" dav. had recently rccov
cred from long Illness and couIl not ven
turc To remain on the wet dcck. even undrI
the screen ofan umbrella The canvass
awning was SO perforated with holes FROM
~thr chlmucv.spntks that It afforded hbou
Us much shelter ASA common sIrve. Tner,
was no upper cabin and reluctantly con
pcll,d tnvsclfto quu udmIrng the PalIsnd
Rocks md descend to the apartment appro
prlated to the ladies' |, was very crow de-,
and perfectly close The bcrths were al
OCCUPIED BY females lying dawn in tho,
clothes, and irving to slrcp nwav the ted
Gus hours The numerous children wcr
uncomfortable frctful and troublesome, n
auost chiIdren arc when they are cabin
cubd conhn"d Seats were so scare
(whcn we're they otherwise in summe
sicasnboa,) that many Of us were glad /
place ourselves on the wooden edges q
the lower bcrhs In this extreme coui
no, agree with the old adage that 1t is n
chap sitting as sanding for II cheapnes
means convenience or ngrecabencss, as
generally supposed found il quite rs con
vc0lcn,, and rather more agreeable, l.
s,1nd leaning against something. lhan u
ct on the perpendicular edge Of board
We had not even the pleasure Of r<ealin
our eyes With the handsome fuings thu
now when thcoc Is no monopoly and grco
rivalry. are deemed indispensable to ia
reputation OF an American Steamboat Tn
old Redmond was furnished very plainly
niias m,aGlv Tier cabins had commo
Nngratn rarpots the urlics, possible pa
toms pine tabios namiod rcd. and curtain,
OF coarse dark calico By the by, rcader
never 70 to boarding house that profcsse
. ptaIA table YOU Will be- almost sure I,
nod It a mean one Aisn, never engage
rldiE eooA YOU will tie s,moa sure t
Gnd her no cook atall
We were NEATLY all d,y in the boat. an
y raln'd lnc"s'anlv Il was very tan,al
1'nY on this, my hfst voyage M The HnJ
son. u obtain only IN occasional clnno.
Of MS shores through the small cabin WI
ows which windows we're always M
nopoIzcd hy muse maids seated on IN