The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-09-21

/ is the anniversary OF the day when his
Britannia Msjesty's troops left the provinces
or England. While they were in the coun.
nv, order was maintained, and the law re.
spected; but after that period, the people
ran Into all sorts of violence, and declared
their independence OF the mother country
Such an event, marked by the basest ingrat.
iude to their sovereign and king, has been
the source of their degradation. 1t is now
more than fifty years since they declared
their independence Of the smother country;"
which event, as have stated, took place on
the Evacuation day, or the Fourth OF July
day! But what is most remarkable, they are
more dependent than ever upon old England.
Without her industry and capital they could
not possibly maintain their national, or even
social existence day. And, as an illustra-
ton, will state that every steamer from
Enelond is looked forward TO with the most
intense anxiety by all classes of people,
The movements of Eng land - political or
OF despoir. The rise or fall of one.eighth
in the consols is followed by the rise and fall
Of the American funds OF from five to ten
| per cent. And so unstable is the value OF
all property here, that many intelligent
Americans are in favor of establishing a
branch of the Bank Of England in their
country, in the intelligent hope of prevent.
ing these ruinous fluctuations. Verify, il
the property of the subjects other most gra'
oious Mojesty should be subject to such
alarming changes as is that OF this people,
they would never be the thriving, independ
ent, and prosperous people they now are.
only ndd to this view the fact, that during
my residence in America, which EXTENDED
, through six months, there were three crises
sixteen panics, and two thousand bank fail
, ures; the bank stock was ell owned in Eng
\ land, and it proved total loss, the propert!
y being entirely consumed by bad debts an
y law expenses. The lawyers here are tn
. greatest cormorants on earth, and encourag
Il all sorts Of litigation, to the entire ruin O
;, the morals Of the people.
q SCENERY.
Is Before | went TO America hnd hear
ID much Of American natural scenery but
e confess l was sadly disappointed when
'e came to see it for myself. have traverse
b. the country from the colonial Dependence
is of her most gracious Majesty in Canada,
t the Rocky Mountains, and saw nothin
re that could be called worthy the artists (
nj poets observation. 1t is true that Canut
has much charming scenery, which has bee
IS improved by British taste and art-lhe nat
ID, raj consequence of the refinement and cul
nd vation Of the inhabitants; but, whenever o
no crosses into the States, the country eXhib
er, either wild forests or naked pEaFies, both
Tor which are dangerous to travel through
ire consequence of the vast quantities of vol
he cious animals they contain. A distinguish
en- member of the United States Parliament
les formed me that a railroad train was last "
be attacked while crossing prairie, and eve
to passenger destroyed. These roccoons {
gn the terror of this wild country, and have {
le- populated thousands OF miles of its surfa
le. The scenery of the Hudson river is nj
81 like that Of the Thames than any hG
nd seen here, and it pleased me somewhat
,se cause it reminded me of England.
iii. river is nevigated by steamers almost eq
ne in size and neatness to our own; but Il
his are apt to burst their boilers, as they VI
ms often do, destroying thousands OF cultiva
es, and refined English travellers, who are TEN
On. ed to come over here from the stories Il
oh. hear Of the charming natural scenery Of
,ey country-all of which have no truth at
,ily The scenery of the Hudson is vnried /;
ow the variations have but few charms-the II
at lying on its banks is either too high or
ma Iowa fault usual with American seen
es. everywhere, The mountains are loo roc
and the plains too wet for successful Gu
TO vation, which accounts for the sallow CT
cut plexions, and meagre, sttennated.
riv- rickeiv forms of the Americans-a motto
w. Bile fact to every foreigner who lands u
om- these shores.