The weekly Placer herald., 1854-02-25
THE PoEr MooRE AT THE FALLs OF

by Lord John Russell" (who has given an
eloquent and beautiful delineation of the
character of the poet,) we find the follow
ing account of Moore's visit to the Falls
of Niagara in a letter to his mother:
"NrAGARA, July 1904.
".My Dearest Mother: have seen the
Falls, and am all rapture and anazement.
l cannot give you better idea of what |
have felt than by transcrihing what
wrote off hastily in my journal on return
ing. sArrived at Chippewa, within three
miles Of the Falls, on Saturday, July 2lst,
to dinner. That evening walked toward
the Falls, but got no further than the
Rapids, which gave us a prelibation of
the grandeur we had to expect. Next
day, Sunday, July 22d, went to visit the
Falls. Never shall forget the impress
sion I felt at the first glimpse of them,
which we got as the carriage passed over
the hill that overlooks them. We were
not near enough to be agitated by the
terrific effects of the scene, but saw thro'
the trees this mighty flow of waters de-
scendlng with calm magnificence, and re-
ceived enough of its grandeur to set imagi-
nation on the wing-imagination which,
even at Niagara, can outrun reality.
"I felt as if approaching the very resi-
dence of the Deity; the tears started into
my eyes; and remained, moments after
we had lost sight of the scene, in that
delicious absorption which pious enthusi-
asln alone produce. We arrived at the
New Ladder, and descended to the bot
tom. But the former exquisite sensation
was gone. now saw all. The string
that had been touched by the first inn
pulse, and which fancy would have kept
forever in vibration, now rested at reality.
Yet, though there was no more to imagine,
there was much to feel, My whole heart
and soul ascended toward Divinity in
swell Of devout admiration which never
before experienced Oh bring the atheist
here, and he cannot return an atheist
l pity the man who can coldly sit down
to write description of these ineffable
wonders; much more do | pity him
who can submit them to the adrneasure-
ment of gallons and yards. 1t is impos-
sibe by pen or pencil to convey even o
faint idea of their magnificence. Painting
is ifeless; and the most burning words of
poetry have all been lavished upon in
ferior and ordinary subjects. We must
have new combinations of language to
THE LAWYER AND THE THIEF.-The
scandalous liberties taken by lawyers in
torturing Witnesses, and traducing oppos-
ing parties, have lately been much en-
barked upon A striking illustration of
this branch Of practice, we chanced TO
discover among the law intelligence Of
the last London papers:-"John Richards,
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key; was found in the bedroom of lady
lodger, and could give no creditabe ac-
count of himself Mr.. Sleigh. in defend
ing "his burglar" considerably suggested
(of his own imagination, no hint of the
kind being given in his brief,) that the
burglar was in the room by the appoint
ment of the lady. The judge and jury
condemned this defence as unfounded and
unjustiiabe; "there was not the slightest
evidence to support the insinuation. p
The burglar himself (who was transport
ed for ten years,) discaimed the defence
of his ingenious advocate.
Which of the two most deserved trans
portation-the gentleman barrster, who,
for fee, attempted to affix an indelihle
stigma upon the character of lady, or
the magnanimous burglar, who distained
the chance Of escape procured by the
sacrifice of reputation.
THE Story IN NuTsHELL.-The
"Albany Knickerbocker," under the head
of "Independence and Progress" tells
the whole story of our nations birth and
greatness, and progress in the arts and
sciences, in remarkably short paragraph
for a theme so comprehensive. The
style is rather racy but decidedly to the
point:
''lt is but seventy years ago since
Uncle Sam was born, and what an event
ful seventy-seven years they have been!
Seventy-seveny years ago the United States
was remote circumstance; they now
compose the second commercial nation in
the world. In three-quarters of century
they have revolutionized the world, built
up an empire, licked our mother, and
fenced in continent. In less time than
it took Methuselah to get out of swad
dling-clothes, we have made more canals,
tanned more lightning, and harnessed
more steam, and at greater cost in money,
than the whole revenues of the world
could have paid for, the day he got out
of his time. In seventy-fve years we have
not only changed the politics of the earth,
but its wearing appearl-cotton shirts
being as much the offspring Of the United
States, as ballot boxes and Democracy.
Cipco tho fourth IF. 1ulv 1776 the whole