Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-15
Down to the sea-Coast and Up to
Niagara.
a Flying Trip in Dog-D"ys'
SECOND LETTER.
NIAGARA FALLS, August &c, 1868.

| SECOND LETTER.
NIAGARA FALLS, August &c, 1868.
Editors Intelliysncer:
/ left Philadelphia on the morning of
| the 18th, with my friend who had consent
ed to accompany me as far AS Utica, n. Y.
We crossed the Delaware in a steam ferry
| boat, and took the cars, at the price oftwo
dollars, for Atlantic City, our visit to Cape
Nav having been abandoned because Un-
Gle Sam, in his press for transports had
broken up the line of steamers from that
point to New York, so that we would have
been compelled to return to Philadelphia.
The cars were crowded, and it became my
lot to sit by pretty fair looking Jersey
lady of about twenty-five, with whom
ventured to open q conversation, that
gradually, as all conversations do 10 these
days, ran into the war. l was shocked
when she said the Government was ty-
ranical despotism, and that 1t was waging
wicked war to subjugate and enslave our
white brethren of the sunny South, in or.
der to free the negroes. AS she looked
like lady, did not wish to insult her,
but ventured to say, as mildly as the
nature of her venomous remark would
allow, that ! lived in the South, where
had been permitted to feel the effects of
the rebellion and realize it's object; that
she was SO far North that she could not
probably know what the South was at;
that we-the Union men of the South
were delighted with what she was pleased
| to call the ttyrannical despotism of Lin
coin, :" If it meant the ''suspension of the
writ of hdbeds corpus" the 'arbitrary ar
rests" the "confscation act" the "Presl-
dents proclamation" and the farming of
negroes" that our objections were that the
Government was too easy with the rebelsi
that the more "wicked" the war was
AGAINST the rebels the better we liked 1t;
that we would not be satisfied until the
i.brethren" alluded to should be subjugat-
| ed. and not only tenslaved" but hung; that
| if the negroes were freed in order to do
this, amen to it; that negro was just fit
| to kill traitors; and wound up by saying
that there was a reasonable prospect of all
these things taking place. She said she
Msupposed so;" and then we changed the
subject. am sure from her manner that
she thought 1 was from Massachusetts,
Wemade very rapid speed on this road,
which is straight and well made. AT one
noint. about half way to Atlantic City,
there are twenty-five miles of the road
without single curve, and the train fair
lv flies over it. The road most of the way
passes through desert of scrub6y oak and
small pines, ssas dreary sand desolate as
a Siberian waste, with only here
and there a cottage or cabin,
standinR out like an oasis in the dse-
ert. to show that the country is inhab-
tied or inhabitable. We reached the sea
coast about ten o'clock. 1t was my first
sipht of the ocean-the grand old Atlantic!
| As we ueared the coast, the waters came
gradually in view looking like "a mountain
| Ia the distance, or like cloud on the SKY,
and the feelings of the visitor grow excited
and he almost involuntarily rises from his
seet IN pet a better view of the scene.-
Now a white winged schooner is to be seen
standing, like thing of life, against the
horizon. its sails glistening IN the sun
Ilipht-one in full view, Others approaching
or disappearing in the distance; now the
black hull of ship appears still farther
away. heading in the direction Of New
| York. apparently immoveable. watched
IL for an hour, and still it stood, 1 thought,
where it first appeared. Small boats 1n-
Vulnerable were seen near the shore, skip
nino over the waters like bird. II was
q Grand sight to me; and felt for the hrst
time. though they were familiar to me, the
mower, beauty and truth of Byron's SUB
line apostrophe:
.erhere is pleasure in the pathless woods
/ There is q rapture on the lonely shore,
| There is society where none tntrudes,
By the deep sea, and muiic In its roar
NJ, =, t,,on deem and dark blue ocean-roll!
i 1son tbousand fleets sweep o'er thee In vain;
1 Man mark the earth with ruin7hts control
Il e.. ,-ith the shore; upon the watery plain
TSa Wrects are all thy deed, nor doth remain
/ 4 shadow Of mans raxage, save bis own
L TIrhsn for a moment, like q drop OF ram
tTa liz into INV depths with bubbling groan
tV;.hnnt sraye unknelld uneohnd, and unknown
His steps are not upon thy paths-thy netds
4nd sbske him from thee; the vile strength M
wistSs ssSs. abstraction thou dost all despIse,
lsDnTnibs nil him from thy bosom to the skies,
| N sendest him, shivering in thy p!ayinI spray
And bowling, to his gods, where haply nes
II his petty hopes IN some neAE PgFt {t him Law
And dashe5t him again to earte '-snsts ~ 4-
-. -, .,.r,on, roirror.whSre the Almightys form
5Iasses itself in tempests; In all time, - ..o-uo.
1aIro al! conYulsed-inb breeze, OF gale OF s'S1''
icing the pole or in the torrid CLINE ,h,;,,.
:-boundless, endless, and sublime
| Tha imaee Of isternity-the throne .l
NJ W tns ~ ofthe deep are made; each zone
dneIn tiee thou goest forth, dread, fathomles'
atIsStio ntTp9 City is composed of about sixty
hotsIs' a few small stores, and nothing else
4 ;s deserted In the winter; but IS . plaC'
- - ~ r,nci, resort in the summer on! eceoun
of; ;ts fine bathing advantages ASweser .s',
: =. ~ 81 ~ not equal to Cape May. AZ the YIN; ll
} laf onr visit there were about one tnousAu'
{ o;s;tors ttere-young, old, grave, gay.-
We mt nm at "Congress Hall; xsE: w
a.ood honse near tho bathing place. MhyL Va
Maid $500 per day. A band OF musiO ~
%Sd.e sweet strains attracted Us 70 VI
MHsiI - enliyened our stay ,,..,
u.1;ng arrayed ourselves In "hne Ilnen
"a % h.a5a clotb. as fashion compelled W