Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
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NIAGARA FALLS, N. AMERICA, AUG, 1851.


3Owe no man any thing" saith the Scriptures
owe the readers Of the Intelligencer glimpse o
Niagara Falls, which skipped over" week OF
two back in order to tell them something about the
Scientific Convention at Albany. That done,
promised them that they should have the use OF my
eyes, poor as they are, to take peep at this grand
est Of ear,h's exhibitions, which had been gazing
upon for week by sunlight and moonlight. Lei
me, therefore, 90 back and do the best can TO pay
my debt. Ifiave located Niagara Falls in North
Americs which think agrees with the best Biographies
e1an JoHx QUIscr ADAMs is said TO have remark cd that
these Falls were great wonder Of the world to belong
one nation and were therefore divided between two II
would no, be very exavagsnt poetic license say they
divided among three for the Empire State is truly pe
rum in impo and has the elements Of greatness in such
rich abundance give her the dignity and importance of
nation And she 10 only shareholder in this msgni-
fcent piece Of properly 10 fee simple in common with the
other States Of the Unon but she is from circumstances be-
yond her CONTROL the cum tenens Of the whole for
ell the other States, South Carolina not excepted.
Did SouTH CARoLIsA reflect that If she cuts of from
the Union she will have Niagara And tina, if she should
thereafter come here gaze uP this wonder Of the world she
will feel that she Is not At home that she wsnderer in
foreign lssd and has sold her bihrsht for Of pot
tsge met the Clifton House, the Canada side.
drsds Of miles 10 see these Falls Said be- this much
better hotel and more pleasantly located than the one
stopping At on the other side but feel at home here,
and am willing to put up with the difference for the home
feeling enjoy n looking these wonderful our
ocn country did not mquire into his politics, but
Satisfied that be will against secession the last day of
bis life, and eight against il too. if necessary.
Nov, il the resdsr win 60 back with me 10 Buffalo, we
win take fair start and view the Falls leisure. Il is
necessary to have leisure II would obtain appciave
view Of the wholea view that will make feel and
pehend well Sec the grandeur and beauty Of the
.. different points, and in all its various aspects. hurried
sapce Of an hour will not dol it will not enable the
obever to see tenth part what desirable to be seen OF
o form proper estimate Of that which he does see.
From Buffalo, which lies the foot of Lake Erie near
the entrance TO Niagara river there routes the
Fasone by steamboat, stopping Chippewa, the Ca
NADIA side two miles above the Falls the other by railroad
direct to the Falls the American side. As took the LAT
ter route we will do now and 60 the ground again.
The cars run each way three tmes daymoning, noon,
and night distance twenty-five miles We pass the village
and habor Of Black Rock the throat Of the river which
few years ago attempted set up rival Buffalo, and
was aided and encouraged by the people of Cleveland who
were said to be little jealous Of the rapid growth Of the
Queen city Of the Lakes" Black Rock, however, still
small village while Buffalo is rapidly becoming large
CITY, Some hall way route pass the village
of Tonawanda, at the mouth Of Tonawanda river, OF
creek" as is the fashion call it, This river seems TO
bring considerable lumber the Nisgas and affords bust
pes for quite number Of vessels The road from Buffalo to
the Falls is very level passes fine FARMS and good
DEF. Of excellent farming land We pass in view Of Grand
.nd Navy Islands, and have smpses of the river good part
of the way. But here in the midst Of the village Of
Nasars and our sauted with the voice of many
waters" We little disappointed, however that We are
not more deaened by the roar but hear in
low tone as well any where else. We also little
surprised at seeing such village around with two
thousand Inhabitants three churches and other ap
pendages of civilized community.
But we are not yet sight Of the Falls and are impatient
70 behold them. The already having their FILL and
the eyes se s,raning till they almost weep for like gaca-
ton Il would be curious question for philosophical cpl.
cures to determine at ,chat pont and ,chat manner the
Falls should Be approached BIZ the arrange, order that
the first rietc may haze the grande and best effect and
"a. him up brown" should like to the expe
riuent tred--snd sorry il cannot be tried upon me-o
leading the stranger entirely bndfolded the bridge
,coss the roaring rapids Goat Island along the north
er end Of the issnd the thunder of the American
Falls !" still coward to the verge Of the Horse shoe Falls
there lead him down the bank and upon another bdg
70 the stons owe erected upon the ledge in the midst of tn
rapids and within three rods Of the mighty plunge Of water
down the precpce. Lead him into the tower and up th
winding stairs to the top, feet above the water an
there secured by iron railing and friend fast hold Of
arm Ef the veii from has eyes. The broad rapids for mil
above him. with their maniac waters rushing the death
the deep gorge Of the green river for mile below, the Anne
ncan Falls 1t the right hand quarter Of mile wide mai
inc their sublime leap Of hundred and fifty feet and on ID
le hand the curved Horseshoe pouring the
force Of o,hirds Of tho mighty river down into that deer
white indescribable of boiling. eapng foam-let
these burst upon the vision at and the effect cannot
described till the experiment Is made.
But the multitude do 60 work scientifically this
and followed the multitude and must my reader th
present occasion Therefore, stepping from the cars
nos with the tide Of passengers directly down TO the bank
the river eager get 6rst look poss be Th
road leads through pleasant grove Of rather scattered
to what Is called Prospect Point" few rods below ID
American Falls and nearly half mile below Horseshoe
Falls whore ferry has long been established for conveyin
passengers across she rowboats. Here approach
the brink II the deep channel before us and turning eye
up stream obtain first view Of Niagara Falls. The pic
beautiful magnificent, grand, but yet it'll
disappointed Dies quite up to The standard
excited imagination had formed little too far of
rcalse appreciate tho agnitudes and distances of b
scenery before little far off feel the Of it,
rife power The emotion excited is that of beauty ra,he
than submry, satisfied to be only delighted
when had made up our minds be thrilled through
Of the body by earthly emblems Of infinite power BIZ
this feeling be very much changed in very few minutes
L. IL