The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-09-15
CORRESPONDENCE Of The Cecil Whig
HEAD OF THE SusouEHANNA,
STATE OF New York, Sept. 8, 40.

Mn. Cecil Whig.-I contemplated wri-
ting you letter for this weeks paper, but
found could not mail It no as to reach
you in time, and having now few mo-
ments leisure devote them to you, for
your columns next week. Knowing the
as an expansive and power
full river where it delivers its "tribute
waves" to the Chesapeake, l am interested
in i! here as clever mill stream, little
larger than the Big Elk with you-but 1
am beginning at the end ! propose to give
you very brief sketch of my journey
hithcr.
Crossing New Jersey by the Trenton
route to New York, we pass through
level and we'll cultivated country, giving
signs OF prosperous people. Arrived at
New York, we meet with "noise and
confusion," outdoing by far that which had
50 dumbnitying an effect upon the late Gen.
Cass. One hundred porters shouting "Bag-
gage Sir" "Baggage'-two hundred hack
men pointing their whips right at your
eye, Justify singing "hack slr,' "hack"-
bells ringing, steam pipes roaring, children
crying, carriage wheels running "rat-tat-
latter" over the pavements-andthe streets
about the wharvcs everywhere crowded
with drays, and swift and anxious walkers.
Leaving New York by steamboat I passed
up the Hudson IS miles, to Piermont, at
the head of New Jersey. This river I
have attempted to describe to you before.
On its bosom thousand white-winged
vessels were floating, and many steamer
piled up and down the beautiful hills on
the eastern side are being more and more
adorned with splendid residences, which
almost amount to palaces-the tall palisades
still stand boldly up on its western shore,
and the whole river smiled in placidness
and beauty. Up the eastern shore rail
road is in progress, (intended to be the best
constructed in the Union that the west
ern travel from Buffalo, via Albany, may
not be diverted to Boston when winter
locks up the Hudson.
Piermont is so called from its immense
pier which extends long distance into
the river. Here the great Erie rail road
commences. 1t is pleasanter road to trav-
ell over than any other have ever been
OF, and the scenery along II is beautiful and
picturesque, and often grand and sublime.
From Picrmont across New York
through Rockland and Orange counties,
the road runs through fine farming and
grazing country. AT Port Jervis 70 miles
from Piermont it strikes the Delaware
river; crosses it four miles farther up, and
follows it on the Pennsylvania side, to De-
post, 80 miles from Port Jervis. On this
part of the road the scenery is most mag
nifcent, and I regret not being in the mood
to attempt description. It circles around
and among the hills with the river imme-
diatcly below, and tall pine covered peaks,
and often perpendicular walls OF rock,
towering hundreds of feet above, threaten
ing to fall and crush the passing cars. So
close do these rocks approach the track,
that on short curves the locomotive is hid
entirely from the view of the rear Of the
train. Looking across the curves and be-
yond the river, continued succession Of
mountain peaks and wales and chasms are
presented some covered with great green
pines and hemlocks, and in others the tall,
blackened and naked trunks, mark out the
track Of a food Of fire that has swept val
ley and hill. In one place the caverns in
the overhanging rocks, echo in thunder,
over and around US, the hoarse paintings Of
the iron horse and in another deep muir
mer rev, :berates away below, as we cross
bridged ravine, far above its tallest trees.
Beautiful-very beautiful are these wild
and rugged scenes to an admiref Of the I'M
disturbed grandeur Of primeval forest and
bill and vale, and with strong and unut-
tered voice they call away the mind from
Nature up to Natures Cod" and their
softening ard ennobling influences remain
through years, unforgotten and undimmed.
From Deposit the road crosses the " Sum-
mit"-as it is called-the highland between
the Delaware and Susquehanna rivers, and
strikes the shore of the latter near Lanes
boro, in Susquehanna county, Pa, three