Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-08

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New York, Jsiy 4th. 1868, (
Who would swelter 10 . compact, high
walled, double heated, bake oven like this
Ill the week through, except upon coupul
sion, when there il 50 much enjoyment in
the outer subusbss Not ws. The asmes-
phere il hot and sitting, the pavement and
walks alnost sizzls as you tread them along,
and the walls Of the massive rows Of brick
and marble reflect most intensely the over
powering rays.
Having plenty Of leisure there ere abund-
ant rem sdies.-you have only to ride down
to the waters edge, As We did yesterday
morning. and step upon IN elegant Hudson
river boat, and ~ ahs puts out into the
channel and heads away Up the ssrssm-up
past the palisades, and up through the
highlands towards Poughksspsis, through
the invigorating brsssss that keep the tenn
peraturs balanced TO . delightful degree,
while the eye fsssts upon the gorgeous pan
erama that unfelds itsssn on either hand.
and you are 10 cenditien 70 count ysur.
self The hsppssst u morsais.T We always
bad longing TO lssk uDoa Hudson rivss
scenery. One hears IL 40 oftsn quoted in
comparison with The marginal dsvelspmssts
Of other rivers that there arises natural
longing to sit in niudeasat himself opoa the
tAings compared, and form his ewn opin-
ion. Ths palisades are. indeed, rather bold
and sntsfprising barriers, and the highlands
that succeed on either side until you reach
Psughksspsis are beautifal in the extreme.
10 ssns instances the sosns prsssntsd forms
striking pieturss-bcld and bsastiful in
The dsso lights and shsdss, and - saptivs-
ting TO the eye in . bright, ,;olsar day; 81 -
The shades Of evening approach, that they
must seem quite Incompatible to eyes that
have nsyss fsastsd upoa anytbing batter.
Hsviss seen the Highlands Of the Hudson,
and not having seen the long chain Of
bluf-lands that skirts the great Nississip-
pi from Dubuque 10 81. Paul, We can't
blame one for challenging the world to
produce their counterpart. But having
made the journey Of the Upper Mississip.
pi under favorable circumstances, and
thereafter the bold beauties of the Hud-
son must look comparatively tams-tbough
tame they are not-and never can they
fail to excite the keen admiration-ths
almost earnest alteration Of the appsecis.
tive traveller.
This being the Fourth-ths glorious
Foursh-shs day Of days with Americas
soma and daughters, and the day Of Ma
tienal Convention with the Democratic
party, We are hivsd up within these Bills
tered city walls. and must turn our At
tsntion to less tangible, though perhaps
more important matters.
New York. this morning Vas oil ablass
With glory and hrs crackers. Regiments Of
nilitary-herss, foot aud drageon, paradsd
through the hot streets nearly oil the fore
noon In grand muster. New Ysrk can
turn out an army Of thirty thousand
strong in something like thirty minutes,
and the appearance Of these brsvs soldier
boys, ~ they pass up and down to the
sound Of t.. ~illing music, is captivating in
the extreme, and makes one think back to
those days when he went to general mus
ter" or June training" down east long
ago.
Fire crackers, torpedoes, and such /; Why
the streets are full Of them-fying about
your feet. exploding on your head as you
pass along the strses-so much 30 that it is
dangerous to be safe. Tonight will DO the
grandest illumination ever witnessed in the
city, and the great bulk Of the population
will be out in dense crowds that no man
can penetrate, to gaze upon the pyrstechnic
wonders brought forth At vast expense.
The National Denvention assembled At
noon to-day-organissd, and will be ready
for business on Monday perhaps some
hing will be done this evening. II 10 the
fullest Convention that has ever assembled
in the United States. Every State, Dis
trict, and Tsrritory-ssve Aliasks, being
represented. The number Of strangers in
the city is estimated at full one hundred
thousand, and still the tide powers in and
will not csass until Monday norning.
The impression that Psndlsson will BE-
neminatsd ssill Crews stronger, and among
those who back their opinion with their
money. Pendlston stook is better than
two TO one in the. markst-whils that Of
Chase falls below thst Of Horatio Seymour,
Of New York. Mass meetings were held
in oil parts Of the city last night. and vast
multitu were addressed from hotel bal
comics, BY numerous distinguished gentle
men. The die 10 soon 10 b. cast. The
lines are % veil drawn that Monday may
possibly Be the last day Of the Convention.
DICK.