Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-06
Editorial Correspondence

AlltbllAN1 SPRINGS, JAY Ilil.
To day is anything but II "glorions fourth
with Us here in the mounteins Not only arr
without the stirring acoompaniments-thr Gun
aud bannrrs-tac marching anl ma,ie-thedn
uers, loast- aud erations, which elsewhere inv
the nations birth dry with becoming "pou
aud circumstance, 'butthe very Heavens are hur
with black, and tie prospect from my Wind
is not more chceyius than that doaeribcdby picI
ems in his int chapter Of Bleak House. "
terduy il rancd all day, aud this morning a.
seeking relief from the dampnc-s and gloo
without, by gathering around our fires in wint,
STYLE some OF our vi-iter, huYe gone up {
New river To participate in =" the celebration
ther'. It's feared, that 10 insure thu rrqui>i
a4=#u.H at patriotic enthnu-m, under the i,
pr. n influences of the day, most yrhemc
Disregard of the Maine law will be found necc.
snry.
infer from a paragraph in TIE ymGINlA,
that YIN are 10 hive no celebration Of rn
ForRra IN Lynehbarg. The city has taken ST
backward ia this matter within my recollection
rnE FoURfH WIS great day il LYnchbnrg. wh
| was a boy mot long since, YOU moy add, p
rentheticaly.) Then the whalo country cunr
tomn.an4 - lad the biggest professions, and ii
. longest oraii'a,, and the l"1de>t guns, and IL
boys were noi,5er auJ the men drunken tina
perhaps Wa shall ever see aud hear again, uud
the same patriotic provocation. The oratous W
then the greutest feature of the day, aud the or.
tor the observed of all observers. lie was chr,
fully conveyed around the principal squares
the city in an open cnrriage-a providcnt con
mttee of arrangements having generous
adopted this means of exhibiting him to such N
f1rtunates As could not obtnin admttance 10 III
crowded church, where his genius was TO eNhih
itself in splendid display of intellectual fir,
| works. Aud then, ut the cold collation..
which followed, how be was toased-and at IL
bul how earessed; aud what aglowing EDITOR.
encomium the next Semi Wecklies would COZ
tain So grandly did these orators loom to il
yenie eyes, that it would have been regarded
snkas below their manifest DESTINY Tor al
ON" t. hove compromised for their futurs. upe
les, Ian the Presidency. And yet of all that
ramamhcr, strangely enough, not one bas Y.
been called to that position.
.he Company at the Allegheny Is ga ali
Increasing every day brings US accession. an
ti'se who are here seem disposed To stay "a, Ion
n possible This is perhaps not moro aua 1
I'll virtues of the water, than to the r. Ia
quality Of the fare aud the accommodation, gel
orally The table, bedding, attendance, &c
are all that could be desired, and if kept up I
the present standard through the season. wi
give the place reputation superior in these par
ticuars 10 any in the mountains. The an Ise
ments consist of ten pins. rifle shooting. lack
CANNON whist, and quoits. Ia these will prot
ably be added, bulls, tournaments, billiard, an
"the Tiger" Indeed the latter animal j. nolel
stood TO be already on the ground though n,
yet open for exhibition. What the place seem
most to lack is suitable grounds for riding an
driving. There's a road up and down thu riy,
for several miles, which would answer finely, b,
for the frequency with which it crosses tn
stream. Along the banks of this river. (the Roai
oke) upon all the slopes of the mountain +
round us. the foliage of the forest trees is benz
tiful ; and to eyes accustomed TO the hard, h,
stones and brick of city, presents re,petua
" pleasing picture The buckeye, hickory, wa
nut. suglr-mape, oak, &c, grow in spendi
luxu1iauce, and with verdure which seems
me several shades deeper than usual.
The Montgomery White sulphur eight or lie
miles from this place, will be opened the 10th.
understand that their preparations and arrange
completed will be such as TO rank the place vii
the first ,lass summer resorts, in the State
! shall probably have an opportunity, from obser