Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-08-12

hOmk, ETluuls Juitc Atf.lV1A
.RomE is mighty even in her desola,ion.
knew The world had nothing like her, and
ye,the impression she has made on ma, as
the first view, is unexpectedly gseas. l do
bot yeltfeeI able % 10 on wandering ffon
Gre ehhffi ,aesennl: picidf. or sfvlf'nfe|
Us others do; Ineed TO pause and sihihk---
or course, I shall leave wiIhou, seeing even
a tenth part Of the objects Of decided in,er;
est; bu. IL | should thus be able 10 carry
away any clear and abiding impression Of
asmail part | shall prefer this 10 aconiused
and foggy perception Of greater mul'ipli.
city Of details. .s......, r
Tha, single view Of the Eternal City,
from the ,ower Of the Capitol, is onethat |
almos, wish had given up The first dey to.
The entire of Rome and its inhabited su-
burbs lies so full and fair before the eye,
with the Seva' Hills, The Coliseum, the Pan
lheon, the Obeisks, the Pillars, the Vatican,
the Castle Of 81. Angelo. the various Trium.
phal Arches, the Churches, &C., &c, around
you, that i, seems the bes, use that could be
made Of one day 10 simply move from look
oul 10 lookout in that old tower, using The
glass for few moments and then pausing
for reflection. have half a mind thus 10
spend one Of my three remaining days
True, the Coliseum, will seem vasler close
at hand, bu, from no poin, can it be seen so
completely and clearly in its immensisy and
| It's dilapidalion combined, as from that The
Tarpcian Rock seems an absurd fable--ils
fatal leap the daily sport Of infonis--but 10
all arcienl ciies the same garing discrep.
anew between ancient and modern attitudes
is prescmsd, and especially, we hear, at Je'
rusalem. The Seven Hills whereon Rome
was built arc all dislinguishable, Yislo'e
to-day: but they are undoubtedly much lew
or than ai first, while all the intervening val.
eys have been filling up through centuries.
Monkish traditions say thai what is now the
basement Of the church Of S,s. Peter and
Paul (not The modern 81. Peter's) was origi.
nally on The level of the street, and this is
quite probable: though ! did not so readily
Iubrica,e the stories was told in that base.
men, to-day of SIS. Peter, Paul and Luke
having lenanied this basement, Paul having
lived and preached here for the first TWO
years Of his residence in Rome; and when
they showed me the altar al which St. Paul
was won, TO, ministers, | stopped short and
didn'i try 10 believe any more: But this soil
is ihickly sown with marvels and very pro-
duc,ive.
81. Peters, or at least i,s Dome, was II
sight through greater part of the las, elev
en- or weve miles Of our journey TO lAt
city; from most other directions il is doubt
less visible a, much greater distance.
have Of course seen The immense structure
afat of, as we'll as glanced al it in passing
by night; but ! am not yet prepared 10 com
prehend its vast proportions. ! mean TO vlsi
it last before leaving Rome, so as 10 carr.
away as unc'ouded an impression Of ii a
possible. sa
of the three hundred and sixly.fv
Churches Of Rome, | have as yet visited bu
four and may find time TO see as many NOR
Of The mos, noteworthy. They seem richie
in Sculpture, Porphyry, Mosaic, Carving
Tapestry, &c, Than anything elsewhere ca
D. be; but not equal in Architecture 10 the fines
Churches in Genoa, the Cathedral at Pts,
and | think not externally 10 No,re Dame ,
Paris. Indeed, though large portions of tn
present Rome are very far from ruinous, an
some Of them quite modern and lresh-lool
ing, YET the general Architecture of the eli
is decidedly inferior 10 that Of Genoa, and
should say even TO that Of Leghorn.
making this comparison, of course lea,
out Of the account 81. Peters and Il
Churches of both the cities, and refer main
10 private architecture, in which Rome
not nscendent-certainy not in Italy,
The streets here ale rather wide for
Italian city, but would be deemed intoler
bly, narrow in America.
As to Sculpture and Painting, am tenn
ed 10 say that il mankind were COMPEL
10 choose between the destruction Of VII
is in Rome or that of all The rest in the wor
The former shall be saved al the expense
the latter. Adequate conception Of the e
uu tent, the variety, the excellence Of the wor
Of Art here heaped together is impossib
II every house on Broadway were gallel
the whole six miles OF them Counting be
sides OF the sireeD might be filled fro
Rome with Pictures, Statutes, &c. Of decid
merit.
What liule ! have seen does not impr'
me with he superiority OF Ancient o,
Modern Art. or course, IL you comp,
,he dozen best things produced in twer
centuries ngains, like number chosen lr,
the productions Of the las, single centu