The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-03
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Editorial Correspondence.
Wurrr En- pHuR SPRINGS. july

somewhat mopo,onous character, common, as
far as have observed, OF all gatherings at
x.,eriug places. | was particularly struck
9TH the clarionet, which is one OF the best
have heard for a long time. The attendance
was quite respectable as 10 numbers, though
:, nigh, have been larger. The beauty and
fashion. of course, were generally in attend.
ance.
I took long walk to day, the weather being
so fine that il was impossible for any one not
afflicted with govt or rheumatism TO sit still in
his room. 1t was one oflhose delightful days
that makes person feel positive pleasure in
existeuce-realise the value of lfe--almost
shout for 10y that he is alive. What country
the Western part of the Old Dominion lie, how
ample in its resources, how grand in its indi-
vidual features, how glorious in its general as
pect. Nature seems TO have tried her best
upon it. The wild luxuriance of its mountain
foliage, the rich verdure of its teeming mea-
dows, the pellucid beauty of its crystal
streams, flashing and sparkling in the ssun-
light, form, together, such picture as all men
can feel. though none but poet can describe.
iOh Christ, II Is goodly sight to
What Heaven has done tor this delicious land
have been more forcibly reminded to-day,
than l ever was by any natural scenery, of the
famous picture of Eden in Paradise Lost, and
have repeated il, think, at least half do
zen times. Works Of art have never made the
impression upon me that have wished, partly,
fear, from a defect in my mental organiza-
a. from Of
with the fac arts. Indeed, have been some
times so uncharitable as to entertain suspi-
cions, when have seen others more enthusias.
tic than | thought the occasion exactly de-
manded. But il is altogether different with
natural scenery. There | can appreciate the
feeling which throws the spectator into exta-
cies, because I-because all the children of
Adam-have experienced it. | recollect per-
fectly well the sensation experienced the first
time | ever came in sight of blue water. 1t
was on a clear beau tiful day, in January, the
Snow lying six inches deep on the ground, and
the sun just at the time rising in an unclouded
blaze of light, directly out OF the waters. II
happened just on this side of Yorktown, on
the bill upon which the French constructed
their batteries during the siege of that place.
had been riding in the woods, and they and
the hill prevented nae from seeing more than a
very short distance before me, or on either
side. As l reached the crest of the hill, the
whole scene burst upon me with the sudden
ness of the fire from heaven. The shock al
mos: took my breath away, and it was some
moments before could disentangle ana anae
lyse the splendid panorama. have never ex
perienced such singular sensations, though
since that time have looked upon many splen
did prospects. | was amazed, bewldered
completely overpowered, and, without know
ing why, / felt an irresistible inclination TO
Gift up my voice and weep aloud" Such
sensations, | have no doubt, are common to
most men, who behold scene of uncommon
beauty for the first time, for it is nature that
addresses the heart, and there is no such thing
as resisting her appeal. Though pretty well
used to sensations of every kind still feel
keen relish for the beauties of nature, and so
believe does the large majority CT mankind
No where, that have seen, is nature to be
seen to more advantage than in the great West.
ern empire of the Old Dominion. l should
like to be in this valley in October, when the
Queen of the Seasons is on her golden throne.
The prospect must be gorgeous, beyond all
that we lowlanders can conceive of magnifi
cence.
The more think of it, the stranger it seems
that so many tens of thousands OF Virginians
should have passed over this great country to
colonise lands lying beyond the Ohio and the
Mississippi. do not undervalSe those coun.
tries in the least; but why should people go sc
far, when they have all the necessaries SO much
nearer home Is it because there has hei eto
fore been no means Of getting their produce tc
market-no facilities for selling the produci t.
of their mines-that they have remained in 9
great degree undeveloped? That is the cause
doubtless. Well, then, let US hope that this
state of things will not continue much longer
Let the country be fully developed, and we
may yet live to see it teeming with lie and
wealth.
Barnum has demonstrated quite to the salts
fiction of the rising generation, that ,here is
no living without humbug. We are not with
out that agreeable ingredient, become even now
necessary, from having been bu. lately a
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