Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-20
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SARATOGA sFRNGs, July II, ls6O.
Mn. EDlroR This great summer resort of
fashion, literature wealth and beauty, has
now fairly opened its annual holiday. Its
waters, no doubt, have a cleansing, purifying
and an inyigorating tendency well calculated
to restore debilitated constitutions, and over
taxed mental cxertions. Although the ON
nipOtency of fashion, has no where more de-
voted followers, ris more often found running
into "ridiculous extreme that few have
means to indulge in, and by which thousands
are ruined by aping, the influence. upon
character here is socially, morally and reli-
geously upward. It is the bright side Of
life that is seen, and the universal politeness.
sauvity, and decorum that every where pre-
walls, cannot tail TO polish the outer, and pu-
rify the inner man. There are no boisterous
gatherings anywhere. At all frequented
places, you meet the star of the policeman.
The children are respectful have in no
single instance heard an improper or disre-
spectful word from them. The very dogs in
the streets are taught civility, and you will not
find them growing at the gates, or yelping
at your heels. There is an all prevailing
spirit of cleanliness in the streets, the lawns
and groves. The only business of the place
is, to entertain strangeR in the best possible
manner, and to receive their money. 1t owes
all that it is, or ever expects to be, to the
contribution of visitors from abroad.
On Sunday we went to the Presbyterian
Church to hear the celebrated DR.. Fuller of
Baltimore, who had the controversy with DR..
Wayland on slavery. He is a man Of splen-
did abilities, and is sure to make an impress
sion wherever his bold and telling eloquence
is heard. While in State matters, he cannot
be otherwise than the antipodes Of Beecher,
in burning pathOs, originality of thought, and
startling expressions, he is his twin brother,
and every way his equal. In illustration
of the latter single example out of many
must suffice. "An old sea Captain was ask
ed what he did with his ship in a storm. He
replied, 'haye her in order, put her right, and
keep her there He hated canting, whin-
ing, drawling, veering christian. He was
great draw back to the cause. He sometimes
wished, if such were christian, that God
Almighty, would kill him and take him to
heaven" There he stood, perfectly selfpos-
sessed, an intellectual giant, before one of
the most refined and literary audiences in the
world, scattering alike the thunderbolts of
reproof and the sunbeams of cheer with
a clearness Of thought, and majesty of
manner, that made the scene far more impos-
ing than a thousand Niagaries.
Their asking their guests to build their
churches struck US to be entirely out of place
After the opening exercises the resident par
son arose and said, "There will now be a
contribution taken up to go towards paying
for the church, and l hope the contributors
will be LIBERAL Chancellor WalWorth was
one of the receivers, and from what we saw
as he passed the plate, the call was not very
successful. As The people here have so long
and so successfully been feasted by the pub
lie, it is not to be wondered at that they
should expect as a matter of course, that the
public should do whatever they should require
to be done.
Politics are beginning to excite considera-
ble attention, and the ingathering Of politi-
clans Is pretty large The Republicans are
doing little, but the opposition are busy and
ready to adopt any course that will be most
likely to defeat Lincoln. A Douglas rati6-
cation meeting was called for Saturday night.
In order to get a seat we went early. We
were about the first there But they kept
coming in until the hall was not quite filed
with-twenty-fve A President and Sec
retary were chosen. Two men entered. A
speech was called for The gentleman called
upon got up, looked upon the empty benches
and the twenty-six, not quite all Douglas
men, and thought it was best to do up their
business first and wait for the speeches till
more should come in. A half an hour pas
sed. The business was done up, a committee
appointed to make preparations TO receive
Douglas, &C., who is expected here on Satur-
day. .r..
When another speech was called for six
more had come in. The responder did not
feel in a speaking mood, and it was finally
determined that the meeting was only called
for business meeting, when a motion to ad-
jOurn was adopted and the immense assem-
blage dispersed-ourselves among the rest
that we could not hear some of the
noted men of the party known to be in Sar-
atoga. R.F.