Smyrna times., 1855-04-04
Communication.
Correspondence Of The Smyrna Times.
Letter from Port Deposit, ND.
PoRr DEPosIT, March 27, 1850

PORr DEPOSIT, March 81, 1850.
Mr. EDIrOR Il write at this time to redeem
a promise made you at our last Interview
Since my departure from the cntrepot OF heni
county, Del, | have been so much tossed upon
the billows of an agitated business life, that
have not been able to snatch many moments OF
calm sea in which 10 commune with friends ab-
Sent, but not forgotten.
Port Deposit is romantic little town, sltua-
ted way up among the rocks OF Cecil county,
MARYLAND. upoa the eastern banks Of the Sua-
ouehanna river, at the head of navigation. 1t
contains about fifteen hundred inhabltants, and
is far ahead of many larger towns IN business
point Of view. The stone quarries and lumber
wards of our town are noted far and wide, and
men come from every point of the compass to
procure the excellent granite winch is TO b"
obtained from the quarries contiguous to Port.
We have churches, school houses, stores, facto-
ries. mills, foundrieS, good aud pretty women,
and almost everything else that is calculated to
elevate the sentiments and arouse the patriot
:, ism of men. The wdness and confusion Of
; the rocky scenery that stretches out upon thu
, one hand, and the classic beAuty-and, al
, times, turbulent grandeur-ot the river that
flows upon the other constitute an idea of sub
$ lmity in nature that cannot be surpassed IN an!
country Men may contemplate, If they pleas
the awful obscuriry and grandeur OF Go'h'
cathedral-the incompatible Oastncss OF th'
= Coliseum: and dwell with rapture upon th
. Seven Wonders Of the World but these ar
n feeble attempts of human art in compariso
\, with the powers of nature. Look ubroa
n, through nature,
c. ITO the range
to Of planets, suns, and adamiantlne spheres,
NJ Wheeling, mistaken, thro' the void immense
!, And speak, y man.!
- does not this capacious scene dilate thy stron
: conception with thrice that kindling malesi
os that is ava kened by the highest efforts of huma
IN skill! But a truce to this DEPRESSION.
n. Allow me, sir, to congratulate you upon. Il
bo " "consummaton (devoutly to be wished } OF
policy in your State toward which your 'dea
81 est action " and highest hopes have been direc
i. ed. l rejoice with you that Delaware is her
~ after to be ranked among the States redeem
from the CALLING thraldom of IntemPcrance.
ev 1t is ardcntly hoped that Maryland will so
.g come up to her duty in regard to this vex
ION question. She is absolutely dead upon t
,ub subject now, and will require, fear, a sup
,ev human power to arouse her to the emerge
en- action necessary to combat the obstacles W
which she must inevitably contend in her effo
the to procure Prohibitory Law. ....
Twas riding in the cars which were bou
49, for. Balti2ore, one day last week, when a you
If married lady of that city, gave birth to her
,sl child in the ladies' saloon of the cars in VIII
~. | was passenger. A couple of physicO
Drs. Balch and Hintze, who were present, {
T. ciated on the occasion, and the mother and
3, fine boy, learn, are both doing well at
- time. -ae Yours, .r
JOCK LOCK .-..... LOO. .............. TIMoN
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