Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-10

ward, Tor more thar rlong. run two par
allel wings. fankir crystal a terrace
promenade, as rlN. surprising that Of
Versailles as Il q sses Others. Then
from fringe ofes sward--such syards
as out oil our owR ie'& lou find not--stretch.
Il ing all thew beit she Two wings, up
rises one long, lofty hslucent vault, thrice
in,ersec.ed by irave archos, the center
one towering majes All Y above The whole
structure. Hltheyto fbu were accustomed
70 look upon Napole arc de- triomphe as
The lord Of arches; .isI,he porch Of this
,ransept, would recoI1 that with a toll oak
growing on the top. ! The ransep, itself
would receive York; lister bodily. .,i N
aBut The moment niili8 comphro ibis
with other building, The mind resen,s the at
tempt. Leave them to their own glory. This
is hol as they; bulbs are not compared with
flows, quadrupeds with birds, or snow wrea,hs
with rninbows. This leaves 10 both nature
and arr all the beauty they had before. but
rises up 10 rejoice with new Joy. As i,
stands lnere. inside and ouI displayed together
wings, facade, towers, domes, terraces, and
flags, the far end OF transepls showing
through the shining walls; without, sheen;
within, !ighlsome columns, crossing arches,
statues, spiral slairrases, moving human
forms, networks Of pillars and girders-lhe
impression Of The immense, the beaulf ful /,
and The new is perfectly overwhelming"
My fee. were we'll worn in wandering
amid The courts, ascending the s,aircuses,
lraversng The galleries, and promenading
the terraces, and my eyes well wearied in
gazing at The wonders Of which we have Of
ten heard. 9aI a.t
There is a saloon for rest and refresh.
meni, Of which did not fail TO avail
myself. Here, seated al table, among some
youthful genlry,l intended 10 listen only;
but | could moi help pulpng in word. The
question Of conversation turned on The war.
The lear was expressed That if i. continued
long the United States might be involved.
"l hope lhe United States has more wis.
dom ant virtue than 70 intermeddle wi.k
European wars''
"lf they have not, we shall soon give
Them ihrashiDg."
"Ah, indeed, il is very remarkable you
have never dore so, when your opportunities
were far better than they ever will bel
40, that was on your own soil, and in q
war that we carried on wiIhou. much liner
es., and, in part, with hired soldiers, who
knew nothing Of the country; but you could
nor compete with US on The ocean. You
have not the machinery nor the science
necessary"
at is very remarkable ,ha, In lAe las, war
we bea, you on your own element"
.'Ah. you bea. IS with English and Irish
saiIors!'' NJ
Well, we have some Of hem left, but the
Yankee sailors are not in need OF ,i:eir aid. I"
'Ah,' said an old merchant. do no, talk Of
quarrellng with the United States; i, would
be madness, they are our own people, our
interests are one; and our prayer should be
perpetual peace and increasing intercourse
with ,hem,"
You ore scientific people, religious
people, q great people. All this we learn
in this Crystal Palace. Blu, you are very
baugtty ard arrogant people,"
"Ah," said the old gentleman, pride and
arrogance oIIen attend greatness. Beware
you do not conrac, them yourselves"
"Such things are incompatible with our
genius Dean Swift said he hated mankind,
though he loved few individuals, as Peter,
James. and John. Pope replied that he
loved human nature. but hated u few individ.
uals. Bishop Warbunon says we have
need Of grace no. to hate both. Now, we
have no sympathy with such philosophers;
but. admitting all men 10 participation Of
our blessings, we learn 10 respect and love
all the world, and, as General Taylor said,
"all the rest Of mankind"
"You have not any negroes lhere!"
My coffee was out, end, my shoe pinching
lille, started for the terrace.
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