New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-29
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
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Lsnd of the mountain and the Hood
md Of brown heath and shp.g2y wood.

.f,eDium1uc ROHir'-i plUcked up resOlu-
!, .od rauosed. some time in August To the hills
Kew Hampshire. There, either by the sea side
amid mountainous ranges. | passed fortnight
.,s,lv. pleasanty and trust may add, rtseiy.
40. No notes Of what did saw or heard-trust.
- however. 10 recollection. ! may be able TO i'm
..... snon paper certain incidents, either Of my
,p O, others not unacceptable TO the general
'ssder
Among the places visited which had no being
nv earlier days in New Hampshire. was the
CIV Of Manchester 1t has sprung up with all the
.,o,d,y aud with almost all the gorgeousness Of
an Arabian eocbantment ] cannot borrow Mr..
pb,6pss exoberant dction 1t is true, and say OF 1t
q, he did Of Moscow" It's thousand spires point
n The Heavens, and its domes OF gold enrich the
.,pbeams" There is too much poetry in such des
so,ion 10 apply TO Manchester-a loom built city.
,.saic life is there, which requires tanner Ian
.,ge But there is All activity in its appearance,
\. air Of earnestness in its inhabitants the sound
Industry in its streets in its manufactures and
h. warehouses. which speak OF fortunate enter
s,e. Of successful ingenuity, and of liberal re-
,,d to Capital and Labor. The primal surse
"A, BY the sweat Of his brow man should earn his
,,.d seems here to have lost its original charac-
y, lor in aud out of the factories, among women
"A snong men. | saw none but radiant faces
f,hr seemed attractive, aud there was no indica-
4s in the countenance or action OF men, OF I'M
quited toll
A. one of the many evidences of the almost mi
,eulous growth OF this place, can state a TACT
onmunicated TO me by an Intelligent friend thSt
Is have been sold this Summer IN the city at one
,sr the square foot constituting portion OF land
he whole Of which within twenty years was set
Il on An execution at 81 30 the acre. The history
few, even OF our rapid cities, relates such aston
,aing progress
II is one hundred years ago that the royal Gov
nor of New Hampshire His Excellency Jonathan
l3echer. New Hampshire was royal PROVINCE
hal It's Governors were appointed by the King III
(ouncill visited the Falls Of Amoskesg, upon
.hich the City Of Manchester is now situated
The newspapers Of the day. (such and few as they
ssrel published an account OF this visit.
His Excellency left Boston, into which port he
nd arrived from the Mother Country" home, as
WAS then calcd-in his carriage with four horses
Al servants in livery. lie rode in vice regal state
sine accompanied by large csvacade' and at
ended by a troop of horso-the latter always used
.lA,e occasions. At Ncwburypost he was met
" another troop OF horse, who escorted him to the
npposed dividing line between Massachusetts ana
Ssx Hampshire where they were met by three al
anona troops all forming magnificent cavelcade
acompanied His Exccllency TO the George Tavern
champion alls Here "provant was supplied Tor
-,n and horse-not even His Excellency James n
. Pok and su,tewere better provided with creature
/ mmorts at Concord the last summer nor did even
/ aey-if oontempOranoous accounts can be relied
apOn-render more justice to the good cheer pro
'iied cr them. His Excellcncy the Governor was
| gscOasly pleased to pronounce the. eatables good
AID tie drinkables likewise. He admired the
qaanug-he praised the quality
He went IN state 70 the two Houses which he
hsd oonVoked at Hampton Falls aud made them
f. speech which unfortunately has not come down
= pOw tmes-for then reporters were not and men
+ ssh in Office and ambitious OF fame had no one 10
axe down their words or write out the speech
shrh they should have made
Heeit the Assembly in session, aud caiiingrou
T I'm bis rusty friends and his serviceabie troop Of
a0se made a three days excursion, 10 the great
0nieutment of his mind. The newspapers were
note than usually eloquent ON the occasion mol
, Mr. President Folks late unlimited presence IN
New England provoked from sympathetic presses
mere sincere or fattering language.
1t vi. during this excursion that he visited the
falls Of Amoskeag. He had prophetic vision
nd could not have loreseen that where he then
sOd the haunt OF the savage beast, or the hunting
oonds OF the only less savage Indian, Ia less than
century there would be the hustle energy and IN
elhgence Of civilized, refined and active life
Dc bone Of toiling and contented thousands.
"A thousand years scarce serve TO form State.
aihere city sprung into fall life IN hall score
u Years
HIS Excellency' so said the courtly papers OF
ne dsy-"was much pleased with the iine soil OF
Vhester the extraordinary improvements at Derry,
and the mighty falls al skeag"
There Is HecAess in the appearance Of every
thing at Manchester not agreeable to the student of
the picturesque age, which robs man of his beauty
'e"u' All interest 70 The creations Of his hands
walls OF fresh made or newly painted brick mi
'orm in their size and construction suees., NO :,
ages Of besuty-nor does the half 6ni.h,a -.
with its alternate handsome structure and has,q,
eOatriyed hut, satisfy our preconceived idea, .,
taste Manchester and cities like it are in a,ran,;
ton state it will pass from its brick and mortar t.
architectural grandeur in its next development
-Thepreseni appearance of Manchesteris not i,
sole claim to our interest, for every son Of New
Hampshire it has charm beyond its spindles-
'eyoad even its mighty falls. 1t is rich in man.
historical association.
Being an advanced post OF civilization as Man
chester then called DerDfeld, was a hundrec
!esn since Of course in its vicinity there tool
pace rany desperate conflict between the An
sosaxons and the red men of the forest Til,
A''ef' TOO Ignorant to understand the manifest
destiny which precipiisted the former upon them
"n'es'ed' with greater or less bravery, with sue
ee'siai or unsuccessful strategy, the ever threaten
ING approach Of their stronger adversary. Many a
"man'ic event consequently happened. record O.
winch is stiu Preserved-if no, elsewhere-in that
se't OF all repositories the memory of,bs olass,
enSo''snl 1t is not my province, at present %
sAisenee any Of these, however interestips or an.