The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-21

RIVERSIDE, Sept 4, 1876.
Beauties of Riperside-7he Canai-The Convention
Scheme to Defeat Siias Wrisht--Irenton Falls
Troutng-H Hunting
now write you from Of the quietest little hooks
in the wide world, embosomed in o neighborhood Of
clumps Of trees whose summer foliage is redolent with
beauty and health and whose shade the very spot to
cultivate dolce far niente" disposition Evergreen
forests bound the distance with their bluesh purple
tintsrimmed by tho dark brilliant waves OF the Black
River, whose pathway studded with falls and dotted by
islands, like rosary Of jet and pearls whose
ave Marias marked by brilliant emerads let fall
by an angel than dashing leaping, laughing river
This county was named after Governor Lewis, who,
God bless him, lost in the oblivion of better
world and has of yore been known the Black River
country" Yet in the small space Of fifty years, great
part of II has been converted from bowling wilderness
into comparative Eden of agriculture and cultivation
the indomtabe Of the Yankee pioneer has done tho
service that their steel did in different
Lexington, till the present time; and strange to say
the Of the country yet but half developed
aided by the hard Dutchman, and the steady Scot
this
blooming and productive farms whose golden butter and
delicious cheese, fine mbed horses and boodsd sheep
and cows have made it the envy Of some and the admi
ration Of other larger counties in the State II will be
well recoeced by you that this county is one Of the
group called Northern New York." whose great man
has been Sas Wright. The canal, when finished land
will only take $500 900 to complete iD will be the
grand outlet of the of this county viz butter
cheese, lumber charcoal, and grain The excitement
throughout tho county intense regard to the action
of the Convention upon this subject
There is already scheme to defeat the election of
Sas Wright for Governor. understand that there
six democratic counties that deeply involved in this
scheme and fast find out facts, by hook or by
crook, shall give them to you Trenton Falls are now
one of the peasantest places Of resort The water is
very low and the view by moonlight is unsurpassed,
even by the great Niagara should certainly give the
former visit if only to prepare my mind for the ma
tiers present 1t strikes be the very spot
TO HE away honey moon in Some Of the finest pctri
factions in this State found in limestone OF the
gion around them yet the few blue harebells that
met with growing the edge OF the grey rocks, are
10 me infinitely more interesting. Yesterday, went
trouting and only took some dezen, yet cannot ana
lyse the exquisite feelings that one has when feeling
them bite andhen their shining slvered Sides studded
with rubies Pen feebly the delight of angler
Dear old lzaak WaltonI have realised all that in this
sport you wrote about wisely, for which thank your
crumbling and long wthered- hand expect to be in
the wild woods among the red deer and red men,
both of whom passing away. had almost forgotten
say that there several singular and interest
ing spots in this county, which shall visit and write
about Joseph Bonaparte formerly had a country seat
north of this and here that he passed the summer
with the Princess Of Connio II was in this country that
during the Reign Of Terror many Of the exilcs found
refuge and their quaint stone mansions numerous In
very fine Indian relics found herepipes arrows earth
enware and hatchets and tradition states that the val
ley Of the river favorte hunting ground of thers