Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-25

Who not to dumb torpidity prey, %
Passed . trim ankle a muddy way,
Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind!
E The Senior editor Of the Fayetteville Obser-
or is on Northern tour and from his letters to his
paper we extract the following: $50
SARATOGA, Aug IA, 1858.
We left the Falls yesterday morning at 6. aud ar.
rived here ut p. m.-300 miles in IL hours-and
over beautiful route for large part of the way,
the valIey of the Mohawk
In leaving the Falls oil eyes turn instnctivey to
catch the latest view. Such wonderful, grand,
awful sight is no where else to be seen, and we may
not live or have opportunity to again far to
Gee IT, Is any one who stays at home, either from
necessity or inclination, disposed to carp at the in
duleence Of the curiosity which leads many thou
sands annually, from all parts of the world to look
at mere WATERFALL Perhaps so. Yet why should
life be made up Of the mere drudgery of duties even
when Of m agreeable nature and performed with
cheerfalness9 Why not relish those episodes which
give variety to life, which expand the mind, warm
the heart store the memory with pleasant recollec-
tons and thus assist to scatter, or to gather,
flowers on the path of life's pilgrimage, and to
"Look through Nature up to Natures God|
There Is stolid indifference which grows upon
. man BY constant round Of the same iabors,
constant looking upos the same scenes, and q con-
slant intercourse with the same people, however
proper and admirable al these may be. The mind
at least, If not the body, will grow rusty, which
moves necessarily in the same orbit For my own
part have ever felt that good deal of what little
reputation have been able to acquire as an Editor,
has been owing to the liberalzing influence of the
travel have INDUCED in. And whilst would by
no means advise any one Who really cannot spare
the time or the money, to 60 from home periodical
u, do think that it will help any one who can spare
them, and who is disposed to look at things with
llsrc
the little annoyances incident to travel. And see
no sufficient reason why q man should con6ne his
peregrnations to his section of country some
superlatively patriotic men, (and especially EdtorsO
in the South too often say that We should do 1t is
usefu for instance to come here and what great
things have been done in the way of internal i'm
provements-how the whole face of the country is
covered with an iron network of railroads, and its
surface indented with artificial water courses And
how all these are made that they may in turn make
their projectors prosperous and happy, and proud Of
their country and of themselves as the liberal arti-
ficers Of its greatness. The name of De Witt Cln-
ton Is never mentioned here in connection with his
political honors but always with the great achieve
ment of the Erie Canal, the pioneer work in the ca.
reer of commercial greatness of this Section which
the world then laughed at as visionary, but which
he lived to complete, and thus to confer untold ben
Gifts upon bis State and country. So think that
Gov. Morehead deserves more honor for the getting
up and completion of the North-Carolina Railroad,
under all the difficulties, than even for the over
whelming power of his stump eloquence, and his
ceptable administration Of the duties of his Office
Governor. / am an earnest advocate of internal i'm
provemenfs in NORTH Carolina, because have seen
their effects in other States; and am sure that
there would not be an antnternal improvement
man in the State if all men could thus their ef
fects Even the demagogues would be converted,
for they would Of course go with the strong party.
But have wandered from the Falls before in
tended. At the Clifton House, excellent that
tablishmept is, found attempt to make us break
ft 1t day break again. on the pretext that could
get no breakfast on the road. And accordingly, in
making out my bill on the night before I was to
leave, found 81 % charged for breakfast for two.
preferred to run the risk, and ct Rochester found
Sotd RS Tn Is depot. The lime allowed
fslSSS = "a Is suse, but every facility
w8 81 Le Hotel people and walters, as
we'll 9s0y the Conductor Of the train, who was one
q the pleasantest fellows have SEEM
Leaving the Clifton House after daylight, ride
Of two miles, with the Falls and Suspension Bridge
in sight nearly all the way, brought to the depot
on the American side, near the Bridge. Here q
fanny scene took place. A jolly looking Custom
House officer came up and informed the crowd, of
some dozen or two, more than half ladies, that il
WAS his duty 10 examine the baggage, to see that
they brought nothing into the United States that
ought to pay duties. He remarked, very politely
that his duty was in the main mere form, and be
did not propose to be very rigid in bis examination
The frat trunk he took hold of happened to BIZ
mine, which unstrapped and unlocked; he turned
up few articles, and remarked that he had no doubt
it was right Then he passed trunk or two with
out opening; when jocularly told him was afraid
he took me to be the only suspicious looking mar
in company. He took this in all seriousness an6
began to protest. and did not stop till we left him
that he meant no reflection of the sort In the
mean time, he laid hold of lady's trunk which hs
directed to be unlocked amidst laughing inquiries
he was in search of hoops and very decided ad
mission Of the lady that he would certainly fine
them. And so he did. Turning up dresses ant
capes and collars, &c. &c:,) there lay the quee
looking thing, nicely coled up. Whether he wa.
aftaid it would bite him I know not but he did no
venture to touch it. or to look further.
Getting through with that operation, we proceed
ed to the ticket office, when / asked the price o
tickets to New York (450 miles) Five dollars, wa.
the reply But think Of stopping at Schenectady
nsctady Five dollars and seventy five CENTS
Well, told him would take my tickets to New
Yofk. If Ichose only to 20 to Schenectady coult
throw away the tickets there and save Is cent
each. A friend from South Carolins, who was trav
cling with his daughter, did likewise. When VI
who bad paid IS 70 for ticket to Saratoga, aud
North. Carolins friend who had paid Sc each 70
sickets for himself and wife to Albany. Neither q
them Ind been aware Of the cheaper price Of tick
ct through to New York. which is owing to tn
qua9re! between the two roads, the Erie and th
Central, both starting from the same points, New
York city in the South and Niagara in the NORTH
The Charleston gentleman was rather indignant
pronouncing it . fap5 upon travellers But tn
best Of the story was, that arriving at Schemes
fady, where We le that road for the one to Sarato
g, We .ere e once accosted by succession Q
~ III through ticketsf Ny South. Carolina frien,
took tie FIRST offer for his Of 80 cents each fthe