Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-30
he published in the Richmond and FIcdcTicsa
AMBROSE MADISON, Chairman
]. C. WALKER. Chairman.
To TIE Editors Of the Enquirer. ,, 900

J. C. WALKER, Chairman.
To TIE Editors Of the Enquirer ,,1
SARATOGA SPRINGS, July u, lSl7.
My dear Srs: From Richmond 10 'h's piace,
The journey can be made 10 Two DAYS; c'
Richmond al o'clock and al | o'clock The Sc
cond day had pul down my name al lhe uniea
States Hotel, after having had moonlight view
of of the Hudson river. When this stream is
seen by daylight, with all OF its wild ana striking
features surrounding you on every side, preseh'-
ing here village and there bluff here steam
er and there a 81 il ycssel-al one point an acade-
my, and then orl--heIc splendid private resi-
dences, and there The fsherman's hut--you are
lost in The contend ns Interests anu eiio.ioh.
,hal ale awakened in The mind. Bu' Wheh 'ic
bright aad glowing sun mas scarcely sTeh' I'D
last ray upon The varicga!ed ciouus lha' soiile
times receive a gorgeous spicEuof iiohi -
The mooa hung out IN Inc SKY apost' y1 ,:. ~
The miis OF lis myriads OF lwinkins satellites,
and The Whole Of mans labor seems suspended
along III. shore, you see before you clus-
Ter Of dark mountains, that appear as an eternal
barrier before YOU; you are borne along 10
their ba;e. and ind that 4 stream. which bears
on its bosom So many millions Of freight and
tonnage has its passage through them; you
are los in cycry feeling Of admiration. Some
have called The Hudson The Rhine Of America
but It's own name is more appropriate, Tor nothing
can surpass it,
On reaching Albany, yon are a, The terminus
OF the geat Eric Canal; and, as an INLAND town.
ii presents many features Of interest VI lis ma
nuiactdies il is needless to speak, as every New
England Town abounds with nenl. Inc pace y
handsomely situated, and well built; It's public
buildings a.e suitable and we'll arranged for the
various rmnoscs for which they were construct
cd. The BIS, hotel in the place is Delavan's- The
great TEMPERANCE es;ablishmcnih only fash.
innable house on thai principle that have had
the p.easur. of seeing-llat is the only one that
might proprly be considered The mosl faSiiono6lc
house in liz Ilace in which il is situated. Here
we have olc-the old Congress Hal'-and II IS
the hiId-rae establishment n This seat ol heal'n
and pleasure. Immediately opposite The kaiifoaa
Depot is M entry 10 The park that Surrounds me
Western chi of the United States Hotel, The CEN
Ire oilashiol and gaiey. You will here md al
all seasons he cYquisiles and bellies OF The place
All of The public balls are held in this hole' and
you will Ste visitors from every other house IN
The village IN The porico or in the paTlor, every
evening. 70 my mind this seemed a lIlslc out
Of place, bm still il is done regularly; ana be-
sides, Yen will see large numbers OF PERSONS, who
10 not subscribe 10 The balls, about The windows,
looking on, 1hen The price OF admission Isl 50)
very poorly attended. There was one he'd on
Friday nigh, and singular enough there was no
dance al all nor indeed any Thing like II, as |
learn, although the number OF strangers here can
mol be far ljom two thousand. | need not say
ha, this number at the White Sulphur Springs
in Virginia would not only make up a dance
orcc week, but for every night IN The
entire season So great has been the improve
mcnt in travelling, that you can, from Richmond,
now reach these Springs in shorter period OF
time and for as little money as you can The Vir-
ginia Springs; bu, il we had from the seaboard
10 The. White Sulphur such conveyances as there
are from New York 10 the Saratoga, not only
would you see Virginia well represented, bot
every State rom Main, TO Texas; Tor there isno
one al all informed here that does not place Inc wa
Ter and the place far beyond all DINERS III every
way. Here, no one speaks without an introduce
lion, and you are really panied 10 see the condi-
ton oil some persons, who are unfortunately with
oul any acquaintance, in a multitude, who seem
colder Than ice and more inhospitable than the
winters wind. When your are properly intro
duced, however, everything is smooth and plea
SAINT. A few evenings ago. spent an hour with
some very intelligent and well Informed persons
from Inc old Bay Stale, and was amused al The
surprise with which the ladies spoke OF an ex-
preston made Use Of by the accomplish
ed lady OF the editor OF the N. !. Express, VIZ:
"that il really gave her pleasure 10 see visitors al
her house in Virginia; that il was not formally
nor roli,cncss that induced hei to exhibit them
kindness and attention, but that it was really
pleasure 10 do So" This will al once satisfy eve
~ ore that whenever they see smiles or attention
in New England, il is moi like il is in the Old Do
minion; but that like parrots jargon, il will as
readily chang. 10 any thing else as The wind shifts
from ono poin to another. But this is all ASH
people here desire it. and they have the right ~.
der The CGasAni,oa, 10 do as they please. nc
Yankee is no ,lher being than what interest makes
him. They Understand each other very well, and
hencc CREST doni mokeany cults 0l1ich maia 'hsn
The yi.iios 10 Saratoga stay very short lime;
The larger number only a day or two; there are
so many cha,ees in the society in single week
lha. ycu are brewer thinking yen are yourself ira
Yelling so frequent are The arrivals and departures.
The numbe who come and so in 4 single
season is sci Town At ihirly-five thousand Bnl,
altogether have had a re,p pleasant tinice q;
NAV | wish on as much during the summer IN
The Old Dominion, whether you 90 10 Piney
Point, OH Pint, OF no pa;n; a! ali2 But, at This
Point, lrs cave 10 STOP with The single express
Sion that s;w party from Pney Point, which,
from all Appearances, had seen some pleasure
whether lhalwas true or not, the Junior Editor
can Tell. Your ob'dt seIv',, MI.