The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-08-25
Occasional Correspondence,

The readers Of the Echo will remcm-
; ber that Sacketts Harbor lies on the
eastern shore of Lake Ontario. 1t more
properly lies on what is called Black
River Bay.
This is an old place for new coun-
try, and its looks look old. The I'M
preston all would receive when first
visiting the place, would be that it was
going to decay. I think it has lacked
the right kind of men to manage. The
remark has indeed been made to me by
several gentlemen, that the leading man
or men studied their own interest too
much for the place to grow. Sel6shness
generally blights all around. 1t is moral
bohon upas. Two steamboats, ply daily
between this village, Oswego and King
ston. There are several sailing vessels
that are owned here.
Uncle Sam owns considerable property
here. Formerly several companies of his
soldiers were garrisoned here. At pre-
sent there are no privates, although a
few of his officials still remain. How
our war department can reconcile such
an entire withdrawal of all protection with
the safety OF the inhabitants, is ques-
ton for all war protectionists to decide,
although to my mind (who am a peace
protectionist) it is clear. For if those
who take the sword are to be killed with
the same, then safety is increased in pro-
portion as the red coats are minus.
Sacketts Harbor has been the theatre
of some Of Mars exploits. Between the
buildings and the beautiful expanse of
water which spreads itself out before the
town lies an uncultivated track of land
1t was on this spot where the blood of
man was shed to save the Union. An
old gentleman informed me that he was
in the army, and that on the night pre-
vious to battle there, four dragons
made night hideous with their oaths and
curses, and that on the next day those
four were killed, and that they were the
only persons that were killed. Such is
war.
a railroad is now open from this
village which intersects the Watertown
and Rome railroad at Pierpont, which
is doing, l understand, good business,
and which is expected to revive the
business of the town, which must be very
desirable.
Sacketts Harbor is also place from
which American born citizens have taken
their departure for the land of freedom
The old gentleman above referred to
gave me an account of quite an interest
ing affair of that nature. According to
the gentleman's story, three free born
Americans, or, as he called them,
strapping niggers," having arrived
from southern bondage, were on the eve
of taking their departure from this model
republic, this land of their birth where
were the graves Of their fathers, to enjoy
that protection of their inalienable
rights" which had been denied them by
the government of the country which
gave them birth. Just as they were
ready to bid farewell to their native
land for foreign one, where they could
inhale the air of freedom, fellow citizen
clad with little brief authority, arrested
their further migration. AS Cromwell,
who, when attempting to leave the shores
of England that he might enjoy heavens
boon of liberty, was arrested by tyrant,
Charles l., so were these three sons of
Liberty arrested by an oppressive gov
crnment and prevented from obtaining
what their hearts painted after. The
Sheriff brought the three fugitives to the
hotel at which was my informant. Leav-
ing his prisoners bound in the room where
the old gentleman and others were sitting
the sheriff went into another room to
sup. The old gentleman raised window
and silently closing a door which led
where the sheriff was partaking of the
good things, he waved his hand towards
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