Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-11-04
WooDRuFF HOUSE, CINCINNATI, Z
November /, 1851. {

" OoDRUFF HOUSE, ClNClNNATl,S
q November l, 1861.
Dear Telegraph-We left the "Forest
Ci,y'' on Wednesday morning, was rapidly
whirlcd over ,he Buckeye STATE and sci
down at the Cincinnati Depot al ! o'clock;
TWO hours later than The usual time, however,
owing to Two or three delentions on the way
TO one, who like us, has nayerscd Northern
Ohio, in the ~. S. Mail Coaches, al the
unprecedented rate Of forty miles per day.
The realization oil ,welve hours between
Cleveland and Cincinnati was an event of
some consequence. But so il is--and like
The Magnetic Telegraph and other astound
ing discoveries, we forget The achievement,
in the case of its performance" One thing
impressed US with surprise in passing from
Cleveland 10 Columbus-,he immense ex.
tent Of the forest land--not 1.-THE of the
country being cleared up. And such land
level 0oo level if any Thing Jas the most
s,olid lowlander could wish, covered with a
dense growth Of all kinds Of fores, trees
i, affords room for an agricultural develope.
ment to which the present position Of Ohio
is but beginning. There is no need Of
emit rating Wes, for many years TO come
Our great State is bu, in the infancy of It's
developmen,-wilh wise american legisla.
lion, few years will place Ohio first on the
roll Of Empires composing this great ma
lion.
Well, we are in Cincinnati, the CONNER
cial metropolis Of this great Slate--and 10
understand The gigantic growth of the Queen
city would require moro space sLan this let
ter affors. We have visited several Of the
iron establishments with which this city is
bessed--inspecIed them from top to bottom,
and came away wiser man than when we
entered. Although familiar for years with
the industrial pursuits Of the country, yet we
were no, prepated for the full ruth as il
really exists. These mammoula hives Of
industry are proud monuments of the energy,
enterprise and boundIess resources Of the
people Of The United Sta,es-and while look.
ing al the extent and completeness every
where exhibited, we could not repress feel
ing of indignation tha, American politicians.
arrogating 10 themselves the lille of States.
men, will refuse them that enlightened egis.
lation which their interests so imperaliyely
demand-bul it cannot long continue thus.
The city as usual is full of exciiemenls
in the world Of fashion and amusement.--
JENNY LIND is here, giving farewell concerts
previous to her departure for Europe. Las,
night we found oursef among the dense
multitude which wefe drawn together by the
fame Of this high priesiess Of song. We
have heard Jenny Lind, and of course yol
expect our impressions--well, you shal
have them. We speak for ourself and lh'
great host Of outside barbarans who are no
supposed 10 know anything about music
10 be sure, We have cried over the execu
lion Of simple ballad. sung by some rus
tic warbler; but that was vulgar; We have
also listened 10 the fashionable piano pound
crs, as they screamed I'm aaoat," wilhou
rolling up our eyes in ecsiacies, or feeling
any other. emotion than that Of laughter
that was decidedly boorish but now We
have heard Jenny Lind, and our opinion o.
her must determine our musical position
forever, Well, the first emotion we leI
after hearing her as they say ''in cavatin,
from the opera Of der Freyschurz, -" W,
only felt, and we speak truly, thai it was
great pity that girl of Jenny Lind's gooc
sense should be compelled TO make sucI
outrageous faces at an intelligent audience
but so il was, and we could not blame hor--
IFS the fashion. Such were our first i'm
! Pesaions; bul when she sung" Home, swee
Home" and Coming through the Ryo,'
u was gelnng down inloour atmosphere; ant
such singing we never eSpec,I.o hear again
home was far sweeicr dlier, hearing Jenny
Lind sing about L, and as TO The "ryefeId,
we wore never tired Of Incoming through
il. She has wonderful voice; and ascend,
the scale to the highes, noies, with an cas-,
that battles the most acute perceptions to de
Iecteye e6Ortin reaching it, much less de
lecI sometimes, in ''.he flule nolesp ii
they are appropriately called, she seems y
fill the room with the riches, sounds v.
ever heard from human lips, yel you find |
impossible 10 detect where they come from
you would%ilingIy protest Tint sho did no
Prodnce 'hcm; ycI we suppose she does