The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-12-15
Correspondence of the Ohio Star.
Nr,u Ynpr Nnu anth 1880

GRANVILLE w. STOKES, Secretary.
Correspondence of the Ohio Star.
New YORK, Nov. 3Oth 1852.
MR. EDIroR:-I left quiet little town of
Raverna, as you know, on Friday the Goth inst,
at haIf past FIVE P. M. breakfasiei the next
morning IN Rochester, dined in Syracuse; took
Supper in Albany and slept in New York. Verify
the Iron Horse with his lungs of fire, breath of
steam, and revolving feet is annihiIator of dis
tance. l am at the Manhattan House kept by
that prince of landlords Sam' Hawk formerly of
the American, iu AIassilon. A "trip to New York
is of SO Cannon occurrence (and made by so
many) almost to preclude the possibility of in
| vestirg it with interest. The Hudson river and
its beautiful scenery, has long been the theme Of
| Newspaper scrt5hlers, but at all hazzards must
be etmitfed to have my say upon the subject So
here goes. print it or not as you may deem meet.
The dis ance from Albany to this city is one hnn-
dred and fifty miles. The Catskill mountains
piled way up against the western horizon, are in
S ght early the entire distance. If not grand and
picturesque, they at least serve to break the mu-
no'ony ofthe view. The Railroad from Albany is
upon the east side of the river, and is, for good
share of the way built over the river. 1t is said to
he the best structure of the kind in the United
States. The celebrated High Lands of the Hud
son commence about ninety miles south of Albany.
! Dunderbroy Mountain, is bold rocky chain upon
the west bank of the RIVER. On of The groupe
almost up among the clouds is pile of scraggy
rocks called the "crows nest" 1t looks more
however like the head of a demon. poked out
through the top of mountain, than the nest of a
bird. Bear Mountain also on the west side of the
river, is rightly named presume, though it resem-
bles any thing else much as. a bear. st. An
thongs nose is as it seems to me, very mpudentIy
poked out over the river. But Saints that have
such noses as the Mr.. St. Anthony to whom this
one belongs, ough TO have mmunities not vouch-
sHfed ordinary mortals. The railroad runs right
under this monster prboscis. but the ausiere own
er thereof does not take uinbraee there"t for he
has never been SO exceedingly unmindful of the
proprieties of life TO blow it, even sneeze
when the were passing. The scenery for
the whule distance to the High lands has beauty
and loveliness incompHrabIy charming. Along the
| Highlands it is of another character entirely
Bold promontores. Miniature Mountains, Yawn-
ing Chasms. Granite Palisades. combine 10 ren-
der the scenery at once beaut ful and sublime
The towns and cities which lie cozily nestled
| down in upon the Iivers bank, and stretch back
upon the mountains side. serve to make the view
still more enchanting. The proud stream, and
the fail looking sail vessels they dance gaiIy
over the bosom of the noble Huds on, lend unwont
ed gIadness to the scene. Take it all in all the
world presents no finer river scenery. So at least
| think, but then have never seen all the rivers
in the world, and when do l will let you know
IF you will look back TO the date of this letter, you
will see that am in New York. Very much is
said about this city by wes'er people, and yet
comparatively little known. Less than three hun
dred years since mol white man had ever set
his foot upon this Island, where now Sax hundred
thousand civilized people dwell. A Florentne
named Verrazzani. some time about fifteen hun
dred and twenty-thfee (1523) sailed up through
the Narrows and took view Of New York Bay.
But this is the last heard of him or his discovery
Eighty odd years after, Henry Hudson sailed
through the Bay and up the River that now bears
his name. Since then New Y ork hns become the
great Commercial Metropolis of the Western Con
tinent. 1t is rich in money, rich in commerce,
rich 10 enterprise and rich in its historical incidents.
But few monuments of the olden time remain to
mark interesting localities. The ground whsreon
stood the old City Hail. in which Washington
was iuaugurated is occupied by that massive
pile Of mar BILE the Custom House. The chair
in which he sat during that is preserved and
as looked upon it, could but regard it with a
feeling something like veneration. The oldest
church building IN the city belongs TO the Middle
Dutch church. Its history peculiar. have nc
data from which l can tell when it was built
Long wears before the Revolution it occupied
as place of worship. When the British took
procession of the CITY in 1776 they first used it for
a barrack. then hospital, and then riding school
Then it was again converted into place for wor-
ship, and is finally the city Post Office. have no
time to write you further. PORTAGE.