The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-07-15
TEE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Letter from Hartford. Conn.
HARTFORD, April l, Is.

HARTFORD. April l, 1865.
HR. EDrTOE Il have Just returned from the
Ataeneum, in which there IS most Interesting
collection u ar. science, literature aud cuTOsities.
Among the latter are some Hawaiian idols the
most hideCUs of all that hideCUs race Among
many other objects Of interest l saw the remnants
Of The memorable Charter Oak. It's guarled trunk
Is sacredIy preserved 10 hand down TO future gen
e-atiOus.
This ari~ocrJtic little capital Of the wooden nut
meg state wears Lrr hOuOrs proudly. She cannot
boast Of So venerable a college as her siSr.r. but
she j. very proud % her literat and Trinity Col
Iegc she Intends shall in future years rival ale
aad Harvard She also claims 20 be The most
wealthy city in the State. There l. apparently
less poverty here than n any other city OF its size
tlat have ever seen The dweilln--hOUses seem
almost universally to be- ' shodc- II comfort :: the
majority are beautiful. many elegant, and not
few magnificent The palatiai residence Of the
late Mr. Colt inventor al the revolver j. surpassed
By few IN rhe country The extensive lawn Is or
uamentcd with marble ApOilDs Psyches and Gu
pit+. bronze ccutaurs. -ImmeT-hDu-e,, -HVery
fountains. Gc., rendering It cxgusitcIy beautiful
This garden Of the angels Un the slopes Of Para
disc" j. freely opened to the public. The stables
might easily be mistaken for an elegant church.
The mansion i built in oriental style. and looks as
II it might have been trausplanted from CONSTANT
nODIc
= / am visiting with "a literary friend. an au-
'Ihor. have had the good fortune to make the
quaintauce OF several Of the Hterati among others
Mrs. >igGuraey, DR.. Bushnell and Mrs. stowe.
Mrs. Sigourney
J. a delightful old lady. ROW passing into her sec
oad childhood. Il is understood that she likes to
see visitors from all parts OF the world, conse-
queHtIy great many call ON her There Is
beautiful marble bust OF her in the Athcnirum. be
sides one two handsome paintings. She is OF
delicate frame. * very lady-Iike in her manners
has a sweet voice and ii still handsome face. She
writes but little poetry nowadays.
DR.. Bushnell
1 was more anxious to than any other man in
America. He stands, by universal consent.
II TrF. Il
IL IS said that MS works are having = larger sale
III England than those OF any other American
author had the pleasure OF seeing him among
bis books in his study. / suppose it will be no
trespass his hospitality to report in the far-off
e CaunibIl Islands a little OF what he said and
how he looked. Though his health IS much
improved. he Is Premdturely gray. He Is rather
small OF stature, about Eve feet five inches. He
has full forehead shaggy brow. and dcep-set eye.
His and President Hopkins the most
ucedblc heads / have seen. After seeing these
men, cannot help feeling that there is much
truth IN the science OF phrenOogy. whatever false
claims the PhTeHOiOgists may have made. 1t Is
said that DR.. b. was quite handsome when young.
Il the picture IN the AtheneiJm = at all correct he
must have been. lis manner Is cordial, ami
mated and direct In conversation he uses tamil-
lar. IdiomItc expressions, which cut right to the
core Of whatever j. under discussion. lie told me
that the author who most Influenced him in his
yOIth. who. in fact. reyolutiOnized for life his
whole mode Of thought. COicrige. In - God
and Christ he saws 1t costs me no modification
10 c1nfess that the most fruc;ifyin@ writer l
read the one in whom 1 was. at first, able only
TO set g.impsrs or CLEANS of truth; one whom 1T
required years Of study and reflection. of patient
suspension and laboTiOus self-qUcS tiOuing to be
able fully 20 understand and. indeed. whom l
never since have read at all in chapter
tTO, which glanced over Just to see how obvious
and clear V Lat before was impossible had now be-
come He told NE that he had reference in this
passage to COleridgc's writings. especially his
e. Aids 70 Reflection" He recommends u the
study Of the young the Bible and Shakespeare
fi0 T.4f- trIre TgTFfry -ItsfIu
and II there ne any complete science of man 10
come They ulus. bring il. lie says we have now
got a new battle 1f fhe supernatural on hand. in
opposition tJ t- udrurdiiStIc tendencies OF the new
theories of the 90 Conservation and Correlation OF
r orces-" You probably have seen Professor
J ouuaus book ou tL.< subject Prot. \. married
Sirs- Judge Lee Formerly OF the Sandwich Islands.
Dr. = Is eager Tor ihr fray. He i also mediaug
numerous other publications j anxious To expose
the metaphysical fa,IacIcs of Hamilton. Stewart
Mill. and H,rb-It Spencer: saws they constantly
heat themselves wish srJrs losing the thought Of
which they are only tine iizursttivc symbols Ills
n-wly-pUb,isIed v"iumr of sermons. Christ and
t.s ~a.v alton" IL creating much discussion The
March -it.ttc A.-s rulogi-Jic criticism of it.
mrs. stowe,
also had thr pleasure O: seeing - her home.
She has lately built I'm Hartford the residences
OF her two sisters. Mrs. Hooker and Mrs. Perkins.
The building j. hid away under the trees by
stream u Jh, suburbs oi the town. She seems to
have sought l- secluded place possible. The
building i- at nee simple and elegant. Within 1t
90 i4-itt- WotN7 ol iAp-
tograF5-. paintings. stItEary. &r.. &c- Among
u,arr thjaE- noticed beautiful little bust Of her
brother Henry Ward also EiI CniiCrEt photograph
SIX feet long % le Coliseum \ large proportion
OF the paintings were ot religious subjects The
paper. Lurui.Grr aGI carpets simple and uu-
Jbtru-Iye-.L short. the house just what one
would picture ir from her 90 House and Home
Papers. which she wrote while IL in the pro-
r--- of erection. bad heard so much said about
Mrs. stoves h1me!iucss that I was happily dISap-
pointed in her personal appearance Her face i
plain GUt Interesting. especially when she j. en-
gagged l1 animated conversation.
She was reading Gail Hdmilton'S - New -AtmOs-
pherr. was WucL Interested amt liked her ideas,
but feared the book would iuiurg the good cause
II advocates b- the t.-s in which II Is written she
expressed her belief in the justice and wisdom Of
allowing women 10 vote. She seemed 10 have
studied the subject all sides. that while she
was temperate IL her views she full and expli-
cit In her reasons.
The points on which she spoke most particularly
were their virtue Intelligence and interest com
pared with the men, Also their ownership OF
property AlakIuE them subject To taxation and Its
EioDa'ie effect IT giving tone their character.
the nature % o." act in Itself. the mere casting of
q vote inv0iylng.-in her opinion.-nothng un- (
Wonauly. II Is noticeable that Goodwin smith. |
Herbert spencer. well as many others of the /
't-i writers on political economy in Europe fully /
agree "il H"r 10 her opinions on this subject.
she SAID thar Miss Dickinson was the ONLY lady (
mat she bad desired TO hear speak in public a 7
second time >ae takes much pleasure in giving .
-ct'aH.s VI her travcl--told many interesting
l15Ir. us "i her acquaintance with Golden Bright
-'lu 'oeLV'ay- Speaking Of the Darwin'- De-
,.-'Vi t.-t5 IHe1ry-' as connected with Slavery
g IA |Ilch he argues that man is a Iineai descen-
- - % pOlyp-his last sub-huuan ancestor
,INs an ape minus the caudal eIongation Of
''''"rsi eoiunn.) she ridiculed IL with much