Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-01
IFrcm the New Albany comuerciaI.l
Letter from Governor Norton.

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Through the kindness of Mr.. Jesse ].
Brown, of the First National Bank of
this city, we are permitted to publish
the following interesting letter from
Gov. Morton:
PARIS, Jan. 3, 1856.
We arrived in Liverpool on the 24th
of December, after a stormy and uncom-
Portable passage of eleven days. / was
sick from the first to the last day, at
one time not leaving my berth for four
days, and when landed was very weak
indeed; but l am much better and
stronger again, although the condition
of my limbs is not improved or materi-
ally changed. The physicians here
have decided that must submit to the
"moa," which is burning upon the back
with fire, and the operation is to be per-
formed to morrow. sA
As / was anxious for medical advice,
remained in England but two days,
one being spent in Chester, and one in
London. The old wall surrounding
Chester is in good preservation. The
projecting buttresses are armed with
spikes, or covered with broken glass,
firmly set in cement, to prevent the as
cent of the besiegers. On the top there
is a continuous, smooth stone walk
around the city, from three to eight feet
in width, which is the favorite prone
made of the citizens. This wall was
fret built in 81 of our era, and rebuilt
in GOT. The cathedral, it is claimed, is
nine hundred years old, and is a gloomy
! but grand edi6ce We attended Divine
service in it on Christmas day, and the
ceremonies, time, place., dinly lighted
arches, and solemn music, made the
scene very impressive.
The day we were in London was most
ly spent in Westminster Abbey. Al
though | had been reading about it all
my life, I had failed to get any concep-
ton of it. Age and death seemed to
reign throughout its vast halls and many
ehapels. On every hand, crowded to-
gether, are the tombs, monuments, eff
gies and statues of the great men and
women who occupy the greatest space
in English history. The climate in
England is moist and mild, the pastures
green and fresh, and the farmers were
everywhere blowing. The country
seemed very beautiful as we glided very
| rapidly by hill and dale, cottage and
mansion, and the little poem of Mrs
Hemans came into mind, which begins
1 80 The stately homes of England,
How beautifully they stand"
The passage across the channel from
Dover to Calais was very rough and made
everybody sick. The country from Ca
lais to Paris disappointed my expecta
tons very much, although it is we'll cul
tivated and every foot of land is en-
| ployed in some way, but the cultivation
is far inferior to that of England and
the landscape not near as pleasing
Along the whole way saw not one fnt
looking house or stately mansion, bu
/ innumerable small, low cottages, will
high pointed roofs, covered with thatch
or red earthen tiles, low narrow windows
projecting caves, and floors below thu
level of the ground, without gardens OF
fences around them, and appearing Il
stand out in the commons. The villages
are mere collections of these cottages
The streets are narrow, irregular and
crooked, and totally without plot or plan
but with the inevitable church and high
steeple 81 Lll "a IL tfy a
How changed is everything in Paris
When you see the country you will un
derstand why Paris is France" 81
far as have seen, it is far more ele
gantly built than New York or London
and the public squares, gardens and ed
iices are truly magnificent. The streets
are all well paved and kept very clean,
some of them are covered with cement
made of pitch and sand, and are elastic
and smooth as floor. 8HE
1.-THE above is written by the Govern
or's son. The following is-in his own
handwritiug.-ED. COMMERCIAL.
write this by the hand Of my son,
as my arms are so much affected that ]
hold the pen with difficulty. hope you
will write TO me, directing to the care OF
the American Minister. A letter from
you will give me great pleasure, and
will write to you as often as can.
Ever your friend,
o.. p. MORTON.