The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-30

REVERE HOUSE,, BosTos June %, 1866.
DEAR GATE CRY:
1t is difficult to draft note for q newspaper,
as anything that may be written cannot but
be the mere parrot repetition Of something
penned by the numerous travelling press men
of the country. America abounds in news
papers, and in no country on the globe is
there 80 much energy displayed or such num-
bers of agents employed, running to and fro
and concentrating into ponderous dailies all
matters of interest. New York leads off,
while it is just to say that Chicago and St.
Louis relatively are not far behind. Boston
aud Philadelphia show great activity, but
Washington city has long been sleeping it
is very true that the good and bad people Of
that little District look to Gotham for the news.
The people there, in energy and all the rapid
indications of progress, need re construction.
If Washington could be tnmhled into New
York for a month it would be benefited
largely-the steam car would be substituted
for the old stage coach. As long however.
as the people depend on Congress for their
daily bread they will not exert themselves
the District should be turned out to grass,
and Congress become on the same general
principles the representative of all the loyal
people-Congress should say to the people
what Mrs. Jessie Fremont said to John, when
he was failing to attack the enemy in Mis-.
souri: ssJohn, you have talents, why do you
not exert yourself!f' But as wish to 20 to
Washington viii drop the press and the peo-
pie.
On Thursday went to Niagara, and rut
up at the Cataract, hotel of great merit and
great prices. 1t partly kept BY gentiepan
with whom once went to New Orleans he
can side is also the huge International Hotel,
and on the Qneep's side the Clifton. At is
needless to comment on the Falls, almost
every ideal man that has ever visited them
has recorded his poetic impressiona-John
Quincy Adams in poetry, and Daniel Web
| ster in poetic prose Is grand as his own mas
sive brain, lifted the mere rude gaze Of the
traveller TO lofty conception ofGod, the
Creator of Falls and all. Literary men and
women have vied in description, but the man
Of capacity to learn, Of true dispo.
sition to appreciate and think, looking on
and on, and on the mighty columns
as they fall, feels the feapleness of all
descriptions, and duplicates the insignifcance
and moral power Of his own sdpf, from the
educational influence Of this one great mys.
terry Of Nature. All men, however, are not
alike; one thinks the beaded productions oi
the Indians wonderful; smother Expresses de.
light With the superb dinner If tAP pAsaFact,
end shows desire 70 spend summet there
on that account. The-man' that cleaned old
clothes jumped for JOY when he saw Nature
| in . wonder, and exelaimed, "What place
to sponge coati The post lifted mp hia
hands and shouted, "Ffon Nature MP u
Natures Godi' Thus it goes aqd ever will
be, bat man Is upward. .5s.. s.-.s
On the Canada side there Wss considerable
ferment, but profound regard for the United
States Government. The ieaiing il vastly
diderent from Whist it WAS uhsn The boat cap
ltarers, s.. AlbAns' rsidsrs, rebel fsfagsel
and agents we're hsrbored and feAsted bJ
these rsMee friends Of the Court Of 81.
iJamea IL was, however, fea)ing sg.iAsl
Ireland and Fenianism. The simple minded
Canadians have elongated reoollectioa10s ~
late var they epeek of 4 . eensit1e -
WOuld os Ne war; Of the Peninsala- ef1Neo
iieou' Borthstn Campaign. q tAosse1o M
IL oafOva eoeatry. lsis sts6ae ~ oto
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