Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-10
Letter from Rochester.

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some very grandiloquent writer has said "I
one wants to see the G'efaily grand, embroidered
with the exquisitly beautiful &c." Now tc
my mind Niagara is "awfully grand" but Gen.
essee is only "exqusitly beautiful" a wild
wilful spirit, however that makes mighty and
solemn Niagara, appear crazy in comparison.
The upper fall near the City is so harasset
with mills and factories as to be unable to livt
true life, (accortiing to the language Of oul
timc) or show what il would do in a state O
nature.
From this, the river winds in gracefully scr
pentine course mile and half through ra.
vine worn by its own flow, when, preparatory
to taking the great leap, it falls fcw feet ovei
what appears TO have been an artificial dam
where it is joined by two or three streams from
the hills on its side, and rushes impeluously
over fall Of 90 feet in depth. The river /.
somewhat narrowed at the fall, and curved into
form little resembling The horse shoe" Il
has washed a deep bed for itself in the river
and the continual crumbling of earth and loose
stones from places on its sides has left walls oi
solid rock, intcrspcrsed with patches Of verdue
which altogether give it beauty most touch
ing and indescribable. The rainbow formed oi
the floating mist is perfect arch and throws O
lurid light upon the river below that to me adds
quite charm to its scenery.
Butpardon me following thus far in the track
Of so many illustTious predecessors didn't
intend to attempt description of them, hut to
beg that no one will come to Rochester without
visiting this beautiful spot. am surprised to
find so few out of the many travellers through
here arc attached to it. We met an English
man shivering in the cold spray who said he
had come 1000 miles to see this sight. No pro-
vision is made for strangers, and with the cx-
ception have mentioned, and ourselves not
single human being was to be seen during or
hours, who seemed to have any thought of
looking toward them.
We have visited Frederick Douglass, and if
I felt myself justified in gossipins about him,
would tell you what fine music We had from
the violin and piano, what delightful time we
spent, what a sweet pleasant home, this fagitire
Siare has made for himself, and that he not only
takes care Of himself, in lns own words, but
others, who have not the rW and energy per-
haps to vindicate their manhood, and carve out
their own fortunes. In this home of taste and
refinement, of order and intelligence, you grow
bewildercd and wild at the thought, that they
who create and control it, were not many years
ago 'chattcls personal, in the hands of their
MASTER, that this man with his intellect, genius
and cultivation, was short time ago, held as a
brute, and not allowed ono gleam Of spiritual
light.
They own beautiful lot in the outskirts Of the
city, neat commodious house, and have every
thing in perfect order about them.
Mrs. Douglass as woman has never had
such advantages for u free development of the
mind and soul within her, as her husband, but
is noblo specimen of her wronged race. A
perfect vndication in herself, of its natural
equality with ours or any other.
Frederick spoke of Miss Brcmer's visit there,
and the utter want of conscience in the matter
of Slavery, which she exhibited, though
genial kindly woman. She said the treat
mont of slaves had been misreprescnted by alb
olitionists, that they were happy and DID know
how to read and write and with this lying fal.
lacy she had satisfied her soul, and passed by
entirely the great fact of mans RIGHT TO him
self, his indestructable love vf freedom, but l
am sick, heart-sick in thinking of it. Carlyle;
Miss Bremen my beautiful idols crumbled to
pieces and mingling with VIC earth before my
eyes Never again can read a book of hers
What matters her kindness, tho beauty of her
style, her sympathy and love of greatness p
Freedom mot thing to be bought with so much
blood and powdcr,) but vital inherent princi-
pie is the mother of all true greatness, as well
as the legitimate child of God, and if Miss
Breemcr cannot see his likeness stamped upon
it, must say she is none Of his.
We have had more spiritual experience of
most interesting character to ourselves, but
a very little moro upon your readers. To those
who are interested, I will say, have had more
purporting to be from the same
source from which the others came, that we
have had exquisit music from unseen instru-
ments entirely dissimilar in sound from any
thing ever before heard, that wonderful devel-
opmcnts have been made in my presence of
what is to say the least, most mysterious and
remarkable power, replying to my thoughts in
an unexpected manner and with beautiful in.
telligence. That knoW the mediums" could
have had no voluntary agency in producing the
phenomena, / have almost thought it unneces-
sary to say.
George Thompson is expected hero next
week as you will have learned from the North
Star, probably. As ever,
L. A. l..
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