Year: 1859

] NlANAhA lAIiHt NlNN I, lNlNs
I Dear Hrdh Since my last have taken u


tour into Canada, from whence | have Just re-


turned, took the cars on the American eide,


and crossed over on the great Suspension Bridge,


about 800 feet above the river and in full Wow Ol
, the great Falls In all tho scenery around the


Falls, nature and art seems 10 have We'd with


each other in exhibiting everything on the most


magnificent scale. Some of the hotels are eat


culnted TO accommodate near thousand visitors;


and then again the Parks and Terrace Gardens,
and Green Houses, where | saw oranges and


lemons and other tropical fruits hanging upon


the trees in q state of maturity, all combine to


I'LL the mind with grand and pleasurable scnsl-


tlOns.


Around Lake Ontario, in Canada, found the
country in n high state OF cultivation. yet vcgc.
tati0n very Observation-Disclosures wheat looking about
tho same us Il does with us in the middle of win
ter. | have noticed that all the wheat have
seen from st. Louis here, and in Canada is drill
cd; and should suppose twice as much care be-
slowed in preparing the ground than in TeXns,-
and notwithstanding all this, We beat them both
in quantity and quality. Here too about one
half of the year is spent in providing forage for
their stock in winter and the other half in feed


ing it OUT even now the cattle are put into stalls
and fed every night and morning. Only think
Of this We Tcxians and be thoughtful that you
are so highly favored,


Some portions Of the great Western Railway
through Canada have been made at an immense
cost, and Il saw were in fine running order -
On a part of the road from Detroit through
Canada, the cars run Mt the rate Of 60 miles an
hour. Near ST. Catharinc, crossed the We'll
land canal running from Lake Erie to Lake On
tario so as to admit vessels from one Lake 20 the
other. saw large schooner in the canal.
which appeared to be n hundred feet above the
level of the railroad where was then passing.
A part Of this canal appears to be through II
very hiily and might say mountainous country;
hut man, by time, patience and perseverance, may
accomplish great things


The Canadian parliament is now in session at
Toronto. and from their debates we find they
have quite as animated times ny in any part OF
the L. S. The ministry are quite in the minori-
ty and the strong tendency Of the people is con-
tinuallv towards democracy. The line of de-
markation too, is distinctly drawn between the
whites and the free negrocs-thc latter not being
now permitted to ride in the same cars as the
whites. while in some OF our States | see it is
done. The Canadian parliament has recently
passed law allowing the property OF Tree ne
gr0es to be taxed for their own schools, and cX-
Guiding them from the white children. This
distinction is in perfect accordance with the
laws of nature, and will be followed wherever
fanatcism has run Its day. found large
number Ol negroes IN talllua very dlSaalisheu
with their condition there, and several begged me
to take them with me to the South.


have witnessed but very little Of the rank
abolition spirit in my travels in the free States
more in Ohio than elsewhere. The great point
of contention here appears to be about the Ter
North wanting them exclusively
for free labor, while the South claims them
equally for their slaves, Leading men here say
that they deprecatc the idea Of II dissolution Of
the Union; and tell them they must then excr-
else good neighborship towards ny, and let our
business alone, or they will certainly bring it
about. The people in the free States will lind
quite enough to exercise their sympathies upon
in clevating their free negroes and poor white
people in the scale of humanity, without troub-
ling themselves about our comparatively happy
slaves expect to be in New York city to-mor-
row or next day, and may perhaps write you
again from there. +.