The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-10-01
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Correspondence 81 Tie Cecil Wig.
q EGaf from ssne Mountains.

or dCscradS a less bluiy slope of its range, how
wont is the mcmorv--how willing the rccu-
!rrlon 10 90 back to rc-liye lie time and view
arcsh tn" friends of former association even o
! the elIesl hom Of thought. We are puzzled 10
know which we'd prefer, the silent couincSs OF
! the lurrowcl vail -, with its solemn sweetness,
It's weeping branches by the stlramlct's SIDE.
! which meet aud cntwne as with sisters al
/ lection over the flow of living waters; or the
wild brow oi ages that with Indifference mocks
! tn" fury OF the elements that rage in lic:cenc>s
/ aicun. and above it.
! Zach have their influence aud churm thoue h
different in their tendency Of awaking feeling;
! vet are buth beneficial IN their effect. There
is with us no degenelatmg sentiment, no emo
lions of savage thoughts, when amongst the
! understandable masses Of wuvy rocks rising to
! the Shy. ornamemled too by the primitive
growth Of the iorcsl trees, rising one above
another and appearing when seen in the dig
lance like gracefully arranged evergrcens in
christmas vase. Ills from these broken wastes
we would prefer to Gull poets, orators, artists.
aud warriors.
| In the ravne we study and feel the force and
/ power OF humility; whether on the how-ry
bnnhs OF rivers noticing their sivcry wave a.
they wind in horse shoe bend amongst the
! highlands. and behind wilich their course is
soon lost from onr view; or loungng on some
messy mound canopcd by the magnolia the
I perennial cedar anl pine, we catch and sip the
I.,.' a
from a rocky aperture in the mountains side;
alike We feel the subIuing sweetness that steals
with hulIowed gloom, DER The contclnplatiyc
soul ON such occasions.
! Leaving the valley, ascend with US the wind
n5 path that leads to the summit. As you rise
from the avne, al every step you throw of the
sluggish fear that binds you; the spirit leaves
the monotony AMI strife Of 5crli'l business, turns
away from the sckly hypocrisy of the base pre-
t"nlrr, man; anl scars away on wings Of
Thought, rcgalcs itself amidst unknown space,
and ''secks audience with the Deity" How
elastic III. step, revived the spirit and CRATE
iul The lungs when breathing the pure air of
tie mountain top.
\, far as eye can sean we the tips ba>k-
ing in the blue. Fal ms and cottages dot the sides
with intervening forests and nohs giving ''mag-
nhcent space" betwiXl neighbors. The top
sometimes seem in shape no. unlike an oval bar,
formed by the retiring fall Of angiy iluolS but
a. to shapes and iigur"s there is no end What,
nv fr.euI ''RImd'cr'' would would you say TO
such Il walk? would it make you feel barbar-
Gus!
Come, We too are a rover. and love to read
your free, frank sentiments, and mostly agree
with You; but differ widely when YOU refuse Us
the privilege ui listening 10 the potent teach
in@s Of natures orators: speaking with their
thousand tongues, midst deepest solitude. 'TiS
on these ranges we learn holiness, tirnness and
dauHtIess will. And in these magniicen,
prospects Of alternate hill ond dale study sym
melry, irresuIarty, simplicity, innocence,
beauty and love.
In company with several others we recently
enjoyed the pleasure Of witnessing those land
scaprs we have useltssly ticd TO paint We
only wonder why il is that writer's OF celebrity
mus, leave our hand and tour 'mongsl old beat
/ en- paths Of foreign, fallen, empires to find ma
crial tor their bookwcrm friends at home
when such vast fields of richness lie within our
own Republic, unskclchcd and almost un-
4 known.
! Americans, like children, estimate most wha
is not their own, and will pay for lriing in
nnvatlons. fan Englishmun writes bur!es.
! que on America it is at once dcyoured by the
tribute paying votarist OF foreign airs, who de-
sires to ape what they cannot for want Of al,
! iucnre attain. a fortune will be given 10
! know what one ptesumptous. arrogant man
thinks Of our nation who tells us only what we
ought to have known before, had we but used
our eyes. If he would describe our wilds,
'twouil be mca,al feast, whilst Taylor's rich,
( chaSte aud flowing essay OF the same would
! cause perhaps Il grin. Authors know from
which goblet we would rather drink and suit
| our choice of slipping. Hence our couutry's
/ grandeur, uncharaclerzed by the ruins Of de-
caving castles and crnmbIing cities, unma ked
BY wrecks oi KIN sdoms, and unslaIned by am
bilious and unworthy conflicts Of gore is not so
| often the them Of our sons of genius.
lie, US quit our criticism and tell you why we
took this stroll. This you know friend Wing"
Is an age OF .'islny''-- foremost amongst them
all is Spirtualiam. Now Of this ''Ism," in lis
general sense, We have but little knowledge
and less faith. But Of the kind in question
there are few skeptics. Some few miles off IRON
where we are stopping on toher side OF The
spar in AIlegany county, lives fine old farm
er who raises peaches, honey, and thousand
other good things that grow on farm. Be-
sides he is the father of two noble looking