The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-23
{. For the Anderson intelligencer.
A Trip to the North.

around us-in this great resort of the
crave and the gay. New York city, as
if not willing to be outstripped in tho con-
test by the. city of brotherly love. and
other cities, is mastering her forces to the
contest. The cost to the city, of adorn-
ingand identifying her pleasure grounds,
is n small. matter when divided by her
million Of inhabitants, and her great
wealth, gathered in from the four quar-
ters of the earth Many here think that
this city5is not only the great
of North America, but is destined ultl-
matelv to outstrip London itself in nun
berrs and commercial greatness. Possess
iny such depth of water, as to admit OF
vessels Of the greatest capacity, to come
tober wharves-the Railroads connecting
here from all parts of the country-her
steamboats, crossing the country and run
min nina to MI the great commercial cities OF
Europe. And then looking at the great
extent of this country, stretching IRON
4ha lakes to, the Rio Grandc, from the
Atlantic. to the Rocky, Mountains, and
soon to be connected by Railroad with
the Pacific Ocean, and her easy commu-
nication with China from that point ana
the numbers of gold,diggers in California
sending their golden treasures IN great
abundance from that f:ar-distant country,
- ~
and. the great and growing Northwest
with her rapidly increasing population
and wealth, and the new States springlng
MP, like magic, on this and the other side
OF os the Rocky Mountains, and the South
a,,d tho Southwest pouring her COM
,nerce. into this great commercial city,
through the channels of the great Father
lf.gwaters, and her tributaries and in
creasing number of Railroads, it must al
most make tho heads Of the inhabitants
dizzy tocontemplate the prospective great
nessof theircity, in days to come. Doubt
less some persons who have contributed
to the great wealth and prosperity OF
this city, ity realize something OF the feelings
Of the: King Of Babylon, when from his
palace, or swinging gardens, looking over
the wealth and splcndor OF bis city ex-
claimed. ..ls not this great Bahylon which
hare buildcd by the might OF my power
and for the honor OF my majesty, and Tor
the honor o. the kipgdom.'
With such prospects as these before
them, it may be,readily supposed they
viii not hesitate to employ great wealth,
labor and skill, to adorn their pleasure
grounds, to- equal and .surpass all others
in the race. The walks or thoroughiare
Of travel run in all directions. 10 stand
still and look on, people and vehicles APP
near to move on in all directions. Tho
pedestrians move slowly and examine
minutely; while the carriages 60 With
rush The carriages wore of o high order
horses largo, generally finely kept, richly
caparisoncd, and the harness richly be-
snaneled with silver The drivers ap-
psared proud of their Office. The auantl-
ties of silk exhibited there, would indicate
that tho silkworsns had been employed a
leny. time in preparing the material. AT
ter n all this brilliant appearance OF gay
clothing of male and female, it was second
handed garments! Would you believe it
these rich fashionable people put on
second-handed ralment!! The lambs and
siiSworns had worn them before the
nresent owners. Then, "why take yc
thought for raiment? Consider the lilies
Of the field, how they grow,thcy toll not
neither do they spin; and yet say unto
von That even Solomon in all his glory
WINS not arrayed like one of these BY
and bv all these beautiful garments Will
become moth. eaten, and lose all their
richness and beauty.
i think the horses in Baltimore, espe-
pecially those of the Governor ana his
Aids and other officers, on review OF the
militia. were quite equal to the horses IN
this beautiful Park.
abe same rich green carpet seen else
.v,,aro covered the surface everywhere
here. and many overgrecns of great beau
+v,re 10 be seen and small pools OF wa
ter ore also to be observed spouting up
and falling back. A large lake, surround
od BIZ we'll built stone wall and of large
dimensions, covered with small craft, with
their sails flying, and pleasure-seekers
alid;ne out in them, among tho large
swans Large numbers of these swans
are to be seen, and are SO gentle that thoy
u,.v be handled without alarm.