The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-04
NATURALLY left such place and such life with

was told that had already been too late for the
bert tints Of autumn, or +" fall }" as the Americans
pictnrrsquey term hat season, aud III Al they were
a. no time so vivid that year was usual; saw,
however great richness and variety Of hue.
think the bright soft yellow Of the sugar maple,
ard the dun red Of the black oak, were the most
remarkable. These, and the beech, the white
cedar, the bemIock spruce, the hickory, with &c.
Casionay The chtsuul AID walnut, sesmed the
prevailing trees in all this district. | Can we'll
imagine a person being disappointed in the Anne
iican forest uees; such as those of Wentwor h or
Castle Howard (msv l Aay) seem the exception,
and not the rule The mass Of them run to height,
and are too thick tcg. ther, and there IS great
DE- ~ too much dead tr; still there is great charm
and freshness in the American forest, derived
raf'ly, perhaps, from association, when you look
through the thick tracery of It's virgin glades
On my way back. paid two visits At country
houses, one TO an old gentleman, Mr. Wordsworth,
most distinsuir be d in appearance, name, AID un-
dt onGlng, who had settled where | found him
fifty years before, when he had not a white neigh
Dor within Thirty miles, or Hour mill within nifty;
he lived entirely surrounded by Indians, who have
now disappeared. On one occasion there had been
aTeview OF corps OF militia A neighboriRg Indian
chef had been present, and was observed to be
very detected; Mr.. Wadsworth went up to him,
offered refresbment, which was usually very az.
ceptabe, but he de cined II; upon being pressed to
say what was the matter, he answered with deep
sigh, pointing TO the east, "You the rising
snn"-lhen 10 the west-'we are the setting"
The face of the country is now indeed changed; a
small fiourishng town, the capital of the county,
street hes from the gate; and the house OverlOoKs
one of The richest and best cultivated tracts in
America, the valley OF the Genesee. fancy that
quotations of the price OF Genesee wheat are IA
mitiar Ia the frequenlers OF our corn markets. My
host was one Of the comparatively few persons in
the Uniied States who have tenants under them
holding farms; among them | found three York
shireman from my own neighborhood, one of whom
showed me what he called the '.gdinest" way to
The house, which recognised as genuine York
shire erm he told me that his landlord was the
frst noble man in the country, which was clearly
not an Amerlcanism While on this topic, / may
mention that on another occasion l was taken to
drink tea AT farmers house in New England; we
had been RECALLED most hospitality, when the farmer
took the guide, who had brought me, aside, and
askt what part OF England Lord Morpeth came
from! "From Yorkshire, l believe" said my
friend swell, | should not have. thought that,
from his manner Of talking" was the reply
My other visit was 10 Mr.. Van Buren,, who had
been the last President of the United States, and
who, l suspect, shire wdly reckoned upon being
The next; II seemed indeed, at that time, be the
general expectation among his own, the democrats,
or, as they were then commonly called, the loco
foco party. He was at that time living on his farm
OF kiuaerhook; the house was modest, and
IRENE y we'll ofdeled, and nothing could exceed
the courtesy and fulness of conversation. He was
full of anecdotes of all the public men of his couH-
try. la his dining room were pictures of Jefferson
and General Jackson, the great objects of his Ioli-
neal devotion. On my return through Albany,
had an interview with Mr.. Seward, then for the
s. cond tine Governor of the State of New York.
1 td that noied 81 the time that he was the first
pertCn had met who did not speak sli ghtingly Of
the abolilioniAts; he thought they were gradually
gaining ground. He had already acted a spirited
part on points connected with slavery, especially
IA contest with the Legislature of Virginia con-
csinrg the delivery of fugitive slaves.
approached the city Of New York by the Hud-
son. TIE whole course of that river from Albaoy
from the decks of the countless steamers
that ply along is siDeulary beautiful; especially
"htte II forces passage through the barrier OF
the High lands, which, however, afford no features
II rugged grandeur like our friends in Scotland;
hut though the forms are steep and well defined,
tteir rich green outlines Of waving wood, inclosing
in smooth, many curved reaches, the sall-covered
end smiling limoges. then took up my winter
quarters at New York. thought this the CON-
ne REAL and fashionable, though not the political
capital OF the Union, very brilliant city. To give
the best idea OF IT, / should describe it as some
th'rg Of a fusion between Liverpool and Paris
crowded qnays, long perspectves Of vessels and
masts, busting streets, gay shops, tall white
house, and a clear sky overhead. There is an alb
.enoe at sodity in the general appearance; but in
some OF the new buildings they are successfully
awaiting themsel Ives of their ample resources in
white maj bic and granite At the point Of the baitery
VIII IL The long horoughtare OF Broadway,
scme miles, its green fringe into the wide har-
bo. at New York, with its glancing waters and
graceful shipping. and the long rakng masts, which
ook difit REM from own, and The soft swelling
u me OF the Teceding shores II has special cha
end beauty Of its own. lspe nj about month
here very pleasantly; the society appeared to me,
on the whole, 10 have a less solid and really re.
hItd character than that Of Boston, but there is
more Of animation, gaey, and sparkle, in the daily
he. In point OF hospitality neither could excel the
other. Keeping 10 my rule OF only mentioning
names which already belong to fame, may thus
Distinguish the late Chancellor Kent, whose COM
mtntalies are well known To professional readers;
he lad been obliged by what think the very un-
wIse law of the STATE Of New York, To retire from
his high legal flee at the premature sge Of sixty,
and th,re i found him NJ seventy, full of hoyish
imsritn ard vigor, which, combined with great
I'm ~ city, n ade his conversation most agreeable
Va sbirgtcn Irving, wei known nsme DO n TO
Amer md Eng ears, whose nature appears
a. gentle and kindly as hts works. cannot we'll
give higher Fraise-Mr. Bryant in high repute
a poet, and oheIs. | had the pleasure of making
hcquain'Hn e with many of the families OF those
who had been the foremost men OF their country
llam'ltons. Jays, and Livingstons. | lodged at
tht Astor House, a large hotel conducted upon
splendid scale; and cannot refrain from one,
ter raher sensual alluson to the oyster cellars OF
New York; IN no pert OF the world have ever
srtn pieces OF rereshment rs attractive; every one
81, tns to eat oysters all day long. What signifies
more, The public institutions and schools
ere there also extremely well conducted. The
churches Of the different denominations are very
numerous and we'll filled. " is my with TO touch
very lightly upon any point which among US,
an ong even some Of Ne nov here, may be matter
of present dispute and controversy; |, however,
h,hestly think that the experience OF the United
States does not, as yet, enable them 10 decide
on either eide the argument, between the tstab-
lishtd al voluntary systems in religion Take
the towns by themselves. and think the voluntary
prrciIle arlcars fully adequate 10 satisfy all re-
ligious exie ncies. Then, It must he remembered,
that the class which makes the main difficulty
elsewhere, scarcely, il at ALL exists in America
IL the blessed privilege Of The United States, and
il il one which Roes far TO counteTbalance many
draw backs a. which may have to HAT, that they
really have not, as a class, eny poor amoag them.
A real lbeCCar is Whit you never see. On the
other lanc, over their immense tracts OF territory,
the voluntary ~ ste m he's not suilced TO produce
sufficient religious accommodation; IL may, how
ever, he truly que STONED whether any establish
ncnt could be equal 10 that function This is,
however, one among the many questions which
the republican experience Of America has not yet
solvsd. As matters stand NJ p,etent, indifference
TO religion cannot be fairly laid to her charge.
Probably religious extremes are pushed further
then elsewhere. There certainly IL breadth and
universality Of religious liberty, which do not re-
gard without Some degree Of envy.
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