The New York Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1851, Page 8

INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. The Watering Places. OUR FASHIONABLE CORRESPONDENCE. Lesanon Srrinos, June 19, 1351. ‘The Scones en Route—Arrival of Visiters—Tvou! Fishing, §c., §c., ‘The Housatonic Railway, ranniog from Bridgo- port, on the Long Island Sound, up the glorious val- ley of the Housatonic river, boars the palm away in beauty of scenery and purity of atmosphere, from any railroad in New England. Its length is more than a hundred miles, and almost the entire distance it lies along the margin of one of the most romantic and picturesque rivers inthe world. The route is through the Facannack ‘mountains, where the gorges formed by the flowing river mark the only means of passage. The road is well regulated, the fare ia reasonable, and the rate of speed is almost 8s groat as any railroad in the United States. The terminus is at Pittsfield, where carriages are always in readiness to take passengors over seven miles to Lebanon Springs. I observe that during the last summer, you passed several weeks in this delight- ful place; and you will bear me witness that it is cone of the sweetest and most charming resorts in the world. Columbia Hall, which is owned and conducted by Dr. Parsons, formerly a physician in the South, is the principal hotel here, and it has been rendered even more extensive and beautiful than it was last season has alread begun, and a considerable umber of guests have arrived forthe summer. Madame Costa, Mrs. Livingston, and a considera- ble number of other ladies and gentlemen, are here, living either in the cottages i or inthe hall itself. The table is enriched with every which can be found from the tropical climate of Cuba to these cool mountain hills. Tho fine speckled brook trout among these mountain streams, are on the table every day, and every lux- ury which can be imagined is brought forward to tempt the appetite of the visiter. It has been cool here till now, but the breezy mountain air, the fine walks and rides, sharpen the uppotite, and it seems to grow by whaf it feeds on. Now is the time for sportsmen to come to Leba- non Springs. One of the finest streams in this mountain region, flows down through the Lebanon valley. ‘There are several trout fishermen here from New York, and they come in every day before dinnor with their baskets filled. [ saw some trout here this morning, which were caught ne Me, Cc. Edwards Lester, which weighed two pounds a-piece within an ounce or two. The trout of this regionare far superior to those of Long, Wiis in flavor and in color, and they are more difficult to catch. The trout of Long Island, like the trout of all regions except those which are mountainous, have an earthy taste; but the trout of this district are hard, Jelicate: shy, and difficult to take; but they reward the sportsman for all his care, skill, and toil. The young wood- cock are whistling about the valleys here in all di- rections, and in a week or ten days will be in a fine state for The prohibition against killin, them ceases on the first of July, and sportsmen wi then show themselves hore in abundance. The present arrangements, comforts, and luxu- ries of Columbia Hal! cannot be spoken of too highly. Nothing is lacking to render it, in my os- timation, the most dalightful resort in the United States. is a most strange and fascinating combinatiou of scenery in the most rural andcharm- ing of hard gravelled roads, winding in all directions ; clear, limpid streams flowing down from the mountains ; cold lakes, filled with bay vg and her news Heralded in New York. The guns by which each steamship from Europe, announces her arrival to you, are fired as she + hn this point, an hour after she has been desoried. At such a place there ought to be a good house for the accommodation of those who have the good taste to appreciate the advantages of the situation. Ani so there is—the best kept, nicest, cleanest and most conveniently arranged hotel in the whole city and vicinnage of New York. These are the esson- tials, and are therefore properly placed first ; be- cause, without the neatness of these airy chambers, andthe sumptuous elegance of the lower rooms, and the faultless cookery of its table, its external show of ay fronts, long unbroken promenade under a verandah of more than five hundred aid sixty feet, bordered by the green shaded lawn, would avail only for a few hours’ detention of the fastidious est. But it so happens that there is no hotel in New York which sets a better table or furnishes better attendance and general keeping, “including extras.” Its accessibility is equally satisfactory. Three steamboats make their endings almost hourly here through the day, both going and returning, and if you wish to appreciate the difference between the furnace-heat of the city, on such an afternoon as esterday, and the breasy air of this sea highland, just run to pier No. 3 North river, at four P. M., and step on board the Trojan, which will “rush you through” a cooling sea breeze that will make you hold on your hat and button up your coat till you land, in thirty-five or forty minutes, at the spot where you will find yourself in an atmosphere of 75 deg, instead of the city temperature of 85 deg. and upwards, which you have just left. If you are 80 rtunate as to be troubled with a carriage and horses, you will, perhaps, feel condemned to take a drive across the South ferry and down the Long Island shore to the same point, which can be done in the same or less time by many horses. But if ou prefer comfort and c e83, you will take the oat. Hamurton. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasuine@ron, June 20, 1851. The Corner Stone of the Wings of the Capitol—An other Great Day for Mr. Webster—Per Contra, the Lancaster Convention. ‘The President has selected a plan for the pro- posed additions to the Capitol. It is a wing at the north end of the present building, for the Senate and a wing at the south end for the House. The present hall of the House, we understand, is to be turned over to the Congressional Library—and a splendid room for the library it will make. The present Senate chamber, it is to be hoped, will be surrendered to the Supreme Court. But these changes, of course, will not be made until the wings are completed. When SMnished, the Capitol will present a front to the city below, of some 660 feet—the extent of the existing building is 360 feet. A hundred thousand dollars was appropriated last session for the commencement of the work, which will cost probably $2,000,000 to finish, though the estimates are much less. Mr. Walker, architect of the Girard College, is the architect for this magni- ficent job, althorgh the plan is, perhaps, more pro- rly the Loar poate cag he having developed it ie consultations with the architects, and from the numerous plans submitted for his inspection The great objects secured in the plan adopted, aro, the preservation of the Capitol as it stands, without mutilation of the exterior, and the adaptation of the wings tothe style of the main edifice, so as, in the end, to give eo the whole pile the appearance of a single harmonious structure. The corner stone of the new work will be laid on the Fourth of July, by the President, and the Sec- retary of State will deliver an address on the oc- sion. Anda grand occasion it will be for a great rch ; and trout streams enlivened by the most Beautiful fish in the world, with a luxurious hotel, filled with elegance, taste, and ‘amusement—billiard tab! ow! ns, livery stables, good socie- in fact, everything which art can invent or to adorn and embellish a residence district. Will you not again visit this charming to pass at least a few days during this delightful season? And be sure, when you come, to up the Housatonic railway, as the most picturesque route to reach the place. Hamitton Hovse, Fort Hamitton, L. 1., June 25, 1851. Opening of The Seasom—Views of the Bay of New York—Influences of Sea Air and Ocean Breezes on Health, §c., ec. ‘Tho time of the customary annual flight of New Yorkers from the sultry summer heats of Manhat- tan Islaud, has already come; and by the close of thie week, thousands ef citizens, with their fami- lies, will have left their luxurious winter residen- ces tenantless, and will have found a retreat from the unwholsome air of the city in various places throughout the interior of the North and East,and along the shores of the Atlantic and the Sound The editorial remarks of the Herald, a few weeks since, on the folly of many of the fashionables (or rather would-be fashionables) in seeking remote and uncomfortable places of summer resort, while this immediate vicinity presents attractions unri- valled throughout the whole coast and interior, are echoed with approbation by all whose experience enables them to test the truth of your comments.— ‘The dusty roads and disagreeable crowds of Sara- toga and other “Salines,” furnish but a poor relief to those who have been sufferin, gree of actual heat, and but little greater annoy- ance, from crowds and dust in New York. In fact, when itis hot weather in the city, itis hotter in places more remote from the sea. As for the salt water and brimstone water drank in such places, it can be had in aor juantity, and of equal quality, in more socessible and agreeable locali An unless the quantity required by the individs ould exceed a reasonable number of bottles daily, it would be cheaper to bring the water to the people, than to bring the people tothe water. But as to purity of air, (a means of restoring and preserving health far transcending all medicinal wa- ters im power) the Atlantic shore presents it ina perfection that cannot exist in any inland locality, except on the highest mountains. The uniform re- freshing coolness of the sea breeze is not more pro- motive of comfort, than is its absolute purity bene- ficial to health. The wind from the ocean brings no dust nor smoke, nor miasm or malaria of an; kind; nor is it vitiated like the air of the laad, with animal breath or the exhalations of animal bodies. Tho folly of the multitude of New Yorkers seek- ing a cool and pure summer air, i strikingly evine- ed in their forgetfulness and abandonment of the near shores of their own noble outer bay, for the far less agreeable watering places more remote, such as Newport, Cape May, &c. It is not to be doubt- ed that they overlook the advantages of their own vicinity from mere ignorance of these localities. — I would say that this heedlessness was surpricin and disgraceful, wero it not that in so saying, under a leas de- should include myselfin the condemnation til within a few days, | was myself as devoid as any one of ajustidea of the beauty and magnificence of the sea shore scene which opens before me from thi delightful place The bay of New York is aknowledged by all voy- agers tobe unrivalled in beauty by any on the const ot the United State: i led by any in America, it is only b If it is sur- preved by any in Europe, it is only by the bay of aples. Those who are familiar only with the aspect of the inner harbor, can have no idea of the beauty of the scone which expands to the eye of the passenger, as he looks from the southern opening of the Nar- rows upon the highlands around him, and upon the lower shores, which thence sweep in a wide circuit until they approach each other, afar, at the opposite Sandy Hook and Coney Island. Fort Hamilton stand: point, at the eastern Beneath it, a f the entrance of the Nar- rocky islet is entirely cross the strait, onding and similar m the heights, and at the water's edge. large and ai tol, a of the vaet amphitheatre of the bay—from the (Quarantine station on Staten Island, down the Clifton and the lighthouse, to Cedar thence across the wide mouth of tho long the New Jersey shore, to the well- visink Highlands, with the two light nd the long, low, white cape of Sanéy Hook & beyond, opposite to which the sparkling of Corey Is opening of t » his ngle of the th the insulated ean ‘a conspicuous and lofty triotic effort. The memory of Weshington, the founder of the city—the history of the last fifty years, since the occasion of the removal of Ee > vernment here fifty years ago—the invasion and des- truction of the capital by the Britith, in 181i—the Missouri compromise of 1820, the Tariff compro- mise of 1883, and the grand adjustment of 1850, are rich in the most interesting materials for the pro- posed speech of Mr. Webster. And the rapid im- provement in the city since the settlement of the negro question, and the rapid increase of value in low and houses, might also be turned to good ac- count, as indi ng the restored confidence of the people in the ility of the Union. And the last ‘ourth of July, and the [et te of Gen. Taylor and hiscabinet, at the celebration at the Washing- ton monument, and the death of the brave old man a few days thereafter, we doubt not will be vividly remembered vy Mr. Webster. Take all these thin, together, and the gold miaes, the big fires, and the recuperative energy of California, and the extent of our boundaries, and our unexample be praee Hes upendous iw perit, id the and the happiness, and the pow these United States, am and the universal jubilee of the nations in Albert's or, ake » and quence of Kir. Webster, on the Fourth of Jaly, 1851, onthe laying of the new corner stone of the new Congress buildings, in the city of Washington! What an occasion, and what splendid materials are those, to be sure, for Mr. Webster, upon which to spread himself! How he can make it tell uj the Presidential question and the whig convention, if he will! And we believe he will. But if the Lancaster convention, in the meantime, should pronounce in favor of General Scott, it will throw a good deal of cold water over the enthusiastic patriotism of the Secretary of State. Better that tke Fourth of July should be a rainy day. But in any event, and under any circumstances, Providence concurring, the Fourth of July will ER Mr. Webster another brilliant chance for a rilliant speech—the most nye gyre indeed, for the most splendid speech of the age. Let him deal kindly with the South, and not threaten chastisement to South Carolina, while he spares the abolitionists, and we don’t mind how hard he may bear down on the empty vanities of military glory, as compared with the substantial —— 8 of peace. At the whig convention at Foenneg, in 1840, when Henry Clay was set aside for Gen. Harrison, John Tyler was affected to tears, and wept bitterly ; and we remember very well that at the whig convention at Baltimore, in 1844, when Webster spoke out for Clay, Webster was promised the next good chance. The time is at hand. It is between the house of York and the house of Lan- caster. You may depend uponit, there is a mighty good time coming. Wasnixorow, June 23, 1851, Departure of the President —Secession in South Carolina, §¢ ‘The President has gone down for s few days’ recreation at Old Point Comfort and the Rip-Raps, the celebrated eat water resorts of Old Hickory. He will return proba- bly, by way of Richmond, Virginia. The government works smoothly as oil—plenty of re- venue coming in. At the present rate, the receipts for the year will exceed, by ten millions, the estimate of the Se- cretary of the Treasury, and supercede the last excuse of necessity for a high tariff The Governor of South Carolina has issued a procla- . in that State, of delegates to a pursuant to the Nashville Conven- State Legislacure. Whatever may become lina, thus far, is following up the pro jon with singular eteadiness and regu- mation for an elect tion and the of it, South gramme of Fe larity They have commenced the excavations for the north wing to the Capitol, with a large number of workmen, ot July Our New Orleans Correspondence. New Or.eans, June 16, 1951. Depression in the City—Health—Bill Reed, the For- ger—Wharfage Dues, §c., § The fifth barning of the city of San Francisco 1 great depression in the eity, as many of our merchants were connected with houses there, and had large interests at stake, as well as many risks having been taken by insurance offices hore, it is understood, to @ great amount. On the reception of the news here, several ships were at once put up for California. The house of Clifford, Garr & Co., of this city, who lost $30,000 by the fire, imme- diately put up the ship S. V. Given, which will be principally loaded with timber and bricks. New Orleans never was more healthy than at present, and it is the opinion of many that we shall never again be afilicted with another epidemio of | yellow fever. The heat last week was intense, the thermometer ranging as high as 96 degrees. The “oldest inhabitants’ say that they have never be | fore experienced such hot weather in June. Wo | had been suffering very much for some time for want of rain, and in the country the corn crop had, in mony instances, become fired. Yesterday, wo had a voy hard rain, accompanied by a small tor- | will be an imposing affair nado. Several trees were blown down on the out- skirts of the city, and any quieatity of awnings split | themselves in trying to escape from their lashings. | At Algiers, opporite the city, while a serub race was being ran over the Bingaman track, the stand, whiel ls, Was blown wr, ( | appronch ie not k bétere her arrival is announced o¢ | ee Bawe rend), long ed the plot w Orleans terest and to that « reducing the wharfage tof Julynext. She } yt of ng al on the Is oper com mere y pa tax, to take effect The Inying of the corner-stone, on the Fourth | See OS ee ae re hereafter ton per day ; and other vessels propelled by sails, to pay a tax of only half a cent pe steamships two anda half cents per ton per day; and river steamboats two cents per ton per day. Here is one step, at least, towards reducing the sys- tem of oppressive taxation, which, lke the ana- conda, has been gradually winding itself around the opal atian, trade, and commerce of our city, until it has crushed all their energies, and overpowered their efforts to rescue the city from its deadly grasp. I fear, however, that the day is too late, that, with all ber exertions, New Orleans will never be able to regain the commerce taken from her by the Northwest, and lost in consequence of her system of ruinous and oppressive taxation. Her next step should be to consolidate the municipalities under one government, instead of having the farcical three separate councils; for if New York can succeed with only one common council, I cannot see why our little village should require three. This would not only reduce the expenses of the municipalities, but it would also enable the new corporation to pay off the city debt in regular instalments, and finally establish a credit abroad and at home, which at pre- sent we are entirely destitute of. below, all of whom, I guess, are ready and willing to serve their country in the capacity of Congress men. Crawford ‘Thomas have a bad chance, however, for the nomination, for they formerly be- longed to the old whig party, and the disuniorists are determined to run a dyed-in-the-wool democrat. Forsyth and Benning are both for (or were, last fall); and to stump the district, preaching such doctrines, will, to either of them, be a bad invest- ment of time and money. Bat the elections in bama are fast ach- ing, and in the district adjoining us the contest will be closest. Abercrombie is the Union candidate in place of Hilliard who declined, and his chances of success are very good. He isa man of sterling worth and of great personal popularity. Cochran is his opponent, Yancy being smart enough to with- draw; and I see that he is to be assisted in canvass ing bya disunion emissary from the swamps of Barbour, who delivered speeches to the “ignorant Georgians” last fall. But no more at prea from UIbo. Our Cleveland Correspondence. Cieve ann, June 11, 1851. Mr. Wynen, the violinist, and Mr. Genibrel, the first bass of the Orleans Opera, were to commence a series of concerts at Mobile, on their tour North. Our city continues very dull, and all kinds of busi- ness is gradually graming to a close. Our citizens are daily leaving for the North on trips otal 5 and our merchants, too, to lay in their fal tae ‘The Winfield Scott leaves this morning, full of assengers from stem to stern—among whom are e Hon. P. Rost and Hon. Thomas Slidell, of our Supreme Court, which adjourned last week; and rusticate, for a month or so, at some of your rural retreats. The steamer Fanny, from Vera Cruz, and the steamer Pampero, from Galveston, are coming up the river, but there is not time eee tee news. RPHEUS. Our Southern Correspondence. Co.umpus, Ga., June 16, 1851. Georgia Politics—Union and Diswnion—Mc Donald and Cobb—Preparations for the Electuon—The next Presidency, §c. the Justices, after their hard labors, have ran off to. The Location of Cleveland, Ohio—Population—Busi- ness—Buildings, Public and Private—Medical College — Marine Hospital — Churches — Public Houses, §., $c. Your readers are doubtless aware that Cleveland, at this season of the year especiaily, is one of the most lovely spots that adorn this mundane sphere. It isa gem of a place, located midway between Buffalo and Detroit, on the most southerly bend of Lake Erie. Its site is elevated, and therefore the views of the lake, harbor, shipping, &c., are com- manding, and not unfrequently, when the port is crowded with vessels, imposing, presenting all the appearance of a commercial seaport town of the Atlantic coast. It is no unusual occurrence to see at one time twenty, thirty, and even forty, sail of vessels, from the modest sloop of 60 tons to the stately brig of 400, Sreighien, with the rich products of the West, destined for an Eastern or European market. These are again interspersed with every Being a constant reader of the Herald, I occasion- ally see correspondence of a very interesting nature from this portion of the glorious Union, but no letter hasever as yet appeared from this little city. Thisis considered one of the most important points of the State, and an enumeration of its many advantages would consume more time than we at present have at our disposal. But, should you consider our dull pen no intrusion, you may in future, and most espe- cially during the coming canvass, expect to hear political news which otherwise would not reach be- yond the limits of our State. The disunion wire-pullers and leaders have al- ready buckled on their armor, and are making pre- parations to hurl back the defeat which awaits them. The cry of disunion first emanated from here, and it was here the black flag was first seen to cron. The weak voices of violent partizans failed poison the minds of the people, moan assisted by hordes of secession fanatics {rom the border States, who, at a moment’s warning, would have dismembered the Union and sought protection from the British lion. Such doctrines were openly avowed and preached in the public places; but they only served to awaken the remembrance of bygone days, and with contempt and disgust we repudiated them. Broken winded politicians an sinted office-seekers became electrified, and qi ly grasp- ed the phantom, believing it to be the means of regaining lost places and retrieving fallen honors. But the overwhelming defeat that rojected their fai ee he soy has sunk them still lower in the estimation of the people, and though they may wish now te enroll themselves under the ‘stars and strips,” they cannever rise. A retreat from former grounds and a desertion from disunionism will effect nothing, for the true patriots will clothe them not with authority, or elevate them to high places. The people of the Empire State of the South would rue the day a com governor entered their capital, for the ery would soon be trumpted, “ fall back on Monterey.” Tho American eagle, now soaring so majestically above, would fall ate to earth, an —_ feet would tram; the dust those colors, for whose protection every true triot would spill his last blood, and at the mast- ead would plaut the ‘black rag,” kissed by noxious breezes. But it is worse than folly for even a moment to entertain sush ideas, though if Seward and Garrison could import a few thousand abolitionists to Georgia, just before the election, they would be warmly received by a host of “good friends,” and no questions asleed as to their quali- fications. The Union and Dsiunion Conventions have al- ready met and made their nominations, both can- didates accepting. McDonald has filled the guber- natorial chair before, and the simple remembrance of the condition of affairs on his vacating will en- sure him defost. He has written a letter of accept- ance of nomination to his friends, but refuses to define his position on the subjects of present agita- tion, thinking it beat to go it blind. Just such men are the most dangerous, and the kind to be first avoided, but the people are already aroused and need no second telling. As to Howell Cobb, he was the man of all others. His high position in the last Congress—his talent and ability, coupled with his pure love and devotion to the Union, ren- der him acceptable to the people. Both of the candidates are from the old school of democracy, and have often battled together in a common cause against an ag but they are now se) ted by a deep chasm, that time will nevor fill. Such is my prayer. it was the gg opinion that the disunionists would run the ‘ grand high priest,” but he had talked rather too loud and long during the last compaign. His too great desire to shoulder his coffin, musket in hand, and entrensh himself behind Mason and Dixon’s line, failed to meet the & content himeelf with his commission of colonele; in the coffin regiment. But if any of the spoils of war are to be divided, though he is attached to the marching army, and may be far away from jome, all Pandemonium combined would fail to keep him from being in at the death. ‘The discussions relative to the next presidency have as yet been but limited—the minds of the people being entirely engrossed with the present contest. It is, indeed, a difficult matter to tell who would be most acceptable to this portion of the country—every prominent man who name has been mentioned having his batch of sup porters. Some would prefer Scott, whilst others | say they are tired of military men, and of course repudiate him; Cass has a host of friends, bat they think his chances of success are not so good as they were in 1848. His position onthe compromise has rendered him unpopular with a majority ef the old democratic party, but he would be none the loser were he to receive a nomination from a Union Con- vention. and in whom the greatest confidence could be placed, is Crittenden. His talent and standin, well qualify him for the chief magistracy, and think he, of all others, would give the most general satisfaction. What his projects are with the North Lam unable to judge, but rest assured Crit- | tenden is the man for the South. Buchanan's name is sometimes mentioned, but tiouston, Benton & Co, are nowhere in the fight. 1 observed, a chort time since, that Webster conte mplated a visit to the Southern States, and I | sincerely hope that he may doso. Thousands of true sons of liberty would flock to do honor to so great a man, whilst on the other hand he could no- where find more violent or bitterenemies than here. Every public man that has occupied a prominent | position within the past two years, and most espe cially those who have favored the compromise, have rendered themselves with certain factions and cliques unpopolar, though none can say aught against the fair fame of John J. Crittenden. He is the choice of the South, and may he be the man. Asto local news, there is nothing of interest worth communicating. The Superior Court, after a long and tedious session of six weeks, has finally adjourn- ed, much to the gratification of all — The decision on the rekon bank ease will trouble the interested considerably, and_ give them something to keep their minds employed during the hot sum- mer months. Ifa short history of the bank affair, by which the coffers of a few wore richly filled, and the pockets of the many emptied, would interest the Herald, "twill be forthcoming. It sometimes falls to the lot of “very clever” people to be held up and viewed by a bright light, especially those who had agrab at the gold in days past. Think for a moment, that many years ago a banking in- stitution, reputed to be worth millions, should sud- denly fail—a few should grow rich from the fai- lure, whilst hundreds were impoverished—a lon; time elapees when retribution overtakes them, an the laws of the country foree them to disgorge. revail;” bat whilst “ Truth is mighty, and will let the innocent be justice is being’ meted out, ded. ‘The district convention, for the purpose of nomi- nating a candidate for Congress, will not meet for some time yet, and much doabt is entertained rela- tive to the action of this bedy. ‘The present incum- bent, (to whom ali honoris due), Mr. J. Wellborne, declines a re-election; but # eufliciency of able und to fill his place ~MeDow wn, William B. Crawford, Judge gentlemen of much ability, and to our he whoze mat r so honorable a es, triamphantly g to trus othe sexting the necessary re it 7 ong the fire eaters are John Forsyth, H. L ving, M. J. Crawford, Judge Thomas, Wiley the Colonel of the coffin regiment, and evve.al other names from the wire-gracs counties position, will be warily sustained, y views of the many, and for the present he must | But the man best known to the South, ~ uae. ts vessels peopslied Py sagen) from = it and emigrant propeller © gorgeously dootatod floating palaces which convey the hopes, fears, and interests of th: who travel for business or Ce peapeae pire a bape g gots ie A reat regularity an‘ spatch from the termini of the several railconds of one State to those of ano- ther. I say railroads, for the stage coach, in this section of the country at least, is almost numbered with the things that were—like Othello, its occu- pation is aa Such is one of the marked charac- teristics of the age. But J] am Sones: Cleveland, at this time, is ray any erensing in business and porpietice. At tl it census, it contained nearly 18,000 inhabitants, and it now, in all probability, numbers its 20,000. This would make it the second place in the State. Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton have fora few years past been running neck and neck in the race of prospe- rity and Frag Peay the two former have far out- etl t) mi City. Columbus, at the last census, was some fifty uhead of Cleveland, but in this estimate the inmates of the different public in- stitutions were enumerated. The completion ofone important improvement, and the partjal completion of anether, have since opened up new avenues of travel and commerce, whish have given a fresh impetus to the growth of the place, which, [ think, will secure its ascendency in all fare] to rns ier nec ane just bona upon career of prosperity and great ness. Ohio City, which lies on the opposite side of the Cuy: river, will, in all probability, shortly be annexed to it. A bill has the ‘ture, and a proposition to that t is soon to be submitted to the . This, if consum- mated, will add some 4,000 inhabitants. This model city—the ‘forest city,” “that lies on the lake shore,” as it has been lately immortal- ised in Le de originally laid out in magnificent style, with broad streets and spacious avenues, in- tersecting each other at right angles. The public square, which contains some ten acres, is in | the heart of the city, and is handsomely orna- mented with a Vigorous growth of shade trees, the elm and maple being the most con- spicuous. Indeed, most of the streets are thus ornamented, giving the place much the apy of New Haven. Superior, the principal street for business, and upon which all the dry goods ware- houses, banks, insurance eompanies, hotels, &c., re located, is eight rods wide, and the others are | mostly six rods. Water and Bank are fast beoom- business streets; upon the latter the post office islocated. River street is lined with extensive ware- houses, from the capacious depot of tho Cleveland, | Columbus, and Cincinnati Railroad Company, at | the mouth of the river, to a distance 4p the same of about half-a-mile. Ontario street, in the vicinity of the market, is filling up rapidly with grocery stores. Euclid, the crack street, has no superior in town, city, or country. It is the stroot of beautiful residences and haem og pslaces—the El Dorado of enchantment, the mathule of loveliness. Here, every order | of architecture is seen ae er from the bracketed cottage to xno Grecian or oor Fes mansion. grounds surrot ese dwel Re as with evergreens, flows sl poe ge and ornamental trees, “The voit is ad- | mirably adapted to the growth of the mountain Bake of cvergiogas, ands taloeds every epesisn of is of ev ns, every of | flower or ‘thru. These residences, clean, neat, new, and many of then white and showy, thus hi wered, present to the eye of the be! a scene of beauty and enchantment. In the way of es buildings, Clevel until recently, has not made much show. She begins now to give evidence of prog’ in this department | of archit She bas ree Helacoa, three | Presbyterian, two Baptist, three Methodist, two Catholic, Universalist, three German, and one Jewish Synagogue. Some of these, when com- pleted, will compare favorably with those of other cities. St. Paul's, for instance, when finished, will be an ornament to the city. The interior is truly ele; The windows are stained glass, diamond shaped, with the apex orna- mented with various symbols. It coatains | about one hundred and will seat some six | hundred persons. It fe built of brick, in the Gothie style. The outside is to be stuccoed. an eloquent divine, is the rector. Presbyterian Society, of which the Rev. Mr. Can- field is the pastor, have an edifice in the course of erection on Superior street, in the vicinity of the public square, which will be ereditable to all con- cerned. It is constructed of brick, with a hewn stone front, in the Italian order of architectare, an: is 60 by 115 feet. The cost of this building is esti- mated at some $20,000. The Third Presbyterian Church, which has not long been organized, have recently purchased a beautiful site for an edifice, on the corner of Euclid and Erie streets, and are shortly to build, after an elegant plan in the It is to be 60 by 110 feet. It will ha and will seat 800 persons. The Cath however, which is up and enlosed, is the crow edifice of all. It outdees everything in the way of churches in the city. Its dimensions are 80 by 180, and is to be surmounted by a tower 210 feet high. It stands at the head of Superior street, and can be | seen from every part of the city. There were bat | few Catholics here ten or fifteen years ago; but since then, their number has been greatly aug- mented, principally by emigration. The church, I understand, numbers some 4,000 in this city and vicinity. Bishop Rapp, who resides here, has, within the last year or two, made extensive purchases of property for various purposes con- nected with the interests.of his diocess. With the view to the establishmen of a convent, ladies’ semi- pary, &e. &c. he purchased, last season, the dosir- able mansion and grounds on Kuclid street, formerly belonging to the estate of the late Samuel Cowles, Esq., and more recently to Mr. Orratt. Some nuns of the order Ursula came over from Europe with the Bishop last season, and are now in posses- sion of the premises. He had previously purchased valuable Reety in the vieinity of Clinton Park, aod a brick block on Bond street. ‘The Medical College, at the corner of Erie and St. Clair streets, is a go structure, and is well adapted to the purpose for which it was designed. This institution has been in operationfor several years. Profs. Kirtland, Delematre, Cassels, St. John, Ackley, &o., are men pre-eminently dis- tinguished for learning, science, and ability. The success of the college, thus far, numbering some 260 students annuaily, is gratifying evidence of its high standing and usefulness. Much credit is due to Professor Kirtland, who is one of the greatest | naturalists in the country, for his indefatigable in- | dustry and perseverance in establishing, in con- | nection with the institution, one of the finest mu- seums in the West, which is a source of great s the bank of the lake, in the immediate vicinity of the several lation. A has been @ bul i is to “+ Forest Ci . The ‘eddell and the Amori:an are known tofame. They are both extensive lishments. ‘The American is now un jing extensive repairs, and is to be bly with new 5 from bottom todome- The materials have already been hased to make it every way attractive. Teis to. be under tho 1 sent of that prince of ood fellows, William Milford, Esq., who cannot fuilto make it a pleasant house to the sojourner. ‘The model, in size, is second only to the far-famed Burnet house of Cincinuati. The Dunham, the New England, and Franklin, are all that good houses should be. They haveall been filled, this season, to repletion. The great increase of travel has been mainly owing to the increased facilities, which it is my pr to notice in 4 next, together with other matters which are omitted in this for want of space. Onto. Our Boston Correspondence. Bosron, June 21, 1851. Democratic State Committee Address—A Batch of Whig Candidates for Gor-rnor—The Rescue Trialse—The Web- ster Movement—Appointments. ‘The chief subject of conversation here, in the political world, is the address issued on Wednesday last, by the Democratic State Central Committee, and which is looked upon, by every man capable of reasoning, as the first nail in the coffin of the coalition. It was written by General Cushing, and is a most decided attack on every position assumed by all classes of the opponents of the Fugitive Slave law, and pledges, so far Affairs in Venezuela. OUR LAGUAYRA CORRESPONDENCE. Laavavna, June 1, 1861. This country is again in a state of agitation and con- Naturalists cay that when you see a multitudinous crop of that beautiful member of ‘the | thought to be significant of the fact that the 8 | the place of additional Judge interest to citizens and strangers. ‘The Marine Hospital, erected by the general go | vernment, is, perhaps, the most showy public cui- | fiee in the city. It is most eligibly located on the | bank of Lake Erie, commanding a fine view of | every sail vessel, steamboat, or other craft, passing up or down the same. It is built of Brey sandstone, | threo stories high, and is surmounted by a cupola, | or dome, from which the weather-beaten mariner can at all times have one of the most delightful of | prospects. These sandstone are hewn into suita- Bie cized blocks, and in the building present » fine and durable appearance. The edifice has a portico in front and in the rear. The grounds, which are to be beautified and ornamented with shade trees, are now being graded to the water's edge, so that the bank may be protected from the encroachments of the lake. The public houses, of which there are five pro- minent, are the pride and boast 0! the city, and will compare favorably with ® similar number in any city in the land. The Weddell, the Amerivan, the New England, the Dunham, and the Fraoklin, are large and spacious, and have ample accommoda- | tions; and yet another, still larger, to be locatedoa | Krated ‘Sir Harry Vane af = period of great colonial ex: citement, and when those old black: browed, iron-hearted, cold-blooded, ruthless-minded, and hard-headed fel- the Pi had neither Indians to kill, nor wit to hang, nor Quakers to flog, and therefore were under the bie of falling foul of each other dog. ng dog, after the, most approved canine fashion. Now, G like Harry Vane, 4s a young man, and it may be a thing to being the supers: to work against him. There are ity of men in the whig conduct in ordinary cases, Lastly, taper off with as near Dexter, who bas as much either of the States. You must not su ‘men are all who have been thought for are been he ‘are talked of in that which Mr: Banquo dropped to | oaeag ie es in ‘over the beth. fine it may bang: the ‘whole Whig look out. M. La of wei E hi i i Pes fi i and who would not to being Governor; and Seay mere at Mthuelah had years and who will be elected at about the same time as Methuselah shall “revisit the glimpses of the moon.’ They are of all shades and hues of opinion. from blue-black abolition to the cloudy- ee Che ection ent ‘as patriotic as they can The rescue trials have been an adjourn- ment of the District Court, but will be ph hI nr ~4 dsys. The Court is said, even by some of the most steady supporters of the Fugitive Slave law, to tamper altogether too much with the formation of the juries, which has ex- cited a good deal of feeling; and, uently, people are pleased with the failures to cenvict, who at first ired the accused—but this may turn out to be a mistake, It ‘s ruppored that as soon ax Morris's case has been dit- pore d of, Hayden will have his second trial. ‘The Webster movement may be middling, but utterly unatten: th enthusiasm only important thing that it has thus far effected, is some sharp shooting between various whig papers, on the pro- priety of agitating the Presidential question until the coalition has first been drubbed. Such agitation dimi- niches the chances of a whig victory in November at least one: balf, Several appointments have been made during the pre- sent week. Mr. Warner, oue of the Senators from fer. folk County, has been made Land Agent, vice Coftin, who is raid to have resigned. The place is one in which « Tp man. with no sense of honesty, can soon make « fortune; but Mr. Warner is a very upright man, and will not go into the timber cutting business, either directly or inaireetiy.” Mr. Lawrence, until within « few weeks editer of the Newburyport Union, has been mado Re- gister of Probate, for Eesex county, in place of Mr. Lord, who had held the office forty-three years. Mr. Lord is father of the hunker lawyer who has assisted Mr. Lunt in conducting the trials of the rescuers, and his removal is juoted as from fair to The government is inclined to favor the free soilers at the expense of old democrats. Mr. Bishop. of Berk- shire county, who was recently beaten as a candi- date for Congress, is the most prominent person for the Common Pleas, though the names of some others bave been men- tioned in connection with the office, He has generally been red a hunker, but as he cume to Boston, last winter, and electioneered in behalf of Mr. Sumner, bis hunkericm must be held of a rather light stripe. Give me the fact that a man is a hunker, aud 1 can tell you exactly what he will get from our go- vernment—a commission as Justice of the Peace in some quarter where his official duties will not be likely to be nrg | oppressive. Nothing but his hunker- jem, that is, hit eteady adberence to the old faith, has prevented Mr. Hallett from being made either Attorney General or « Judge, supposing he would have accepted it, To give the devil his due, I think the Governor Tould Lave appointed Mr. Hallett to one or the other of these efflers, but that it ix one of the facts ot the day that the Couneil would have rejected him. Mr. Hallett elae- tioncered against Mr. Sumner; Mr. Bishop electionecred for him, under the expectation that he would be put into Congress by free soll votes; he failed in that ¢ xpecta- | tion; but verily he shall have hix reward at the hands of ur abolitionized government. and Mrt Hallett is a m acoc unte of the kind wit most rigid exactness But the end is not yet, who rarely moglects to settle vast deal of method. and the jo not know that he would have taken office had it been offered him; but a man of eminent ability, who has so faithfully A the demo. cratic party, had a right to be invited to au entertain. ment very different from one at which the only dish verved up Was the shoulder. President Pitim over nor B. eyain travel te wi ® Higblander would ¢ Stnie, Were he to come he ster, the tlave whe sorage Filimne Last 7 in company with itr. Web- President would be in the condition of the waik by the ene ofthe principal per- man triumph «sort of moral punter, Mr. 100 549 98 800 00 5 150 00 and 23 varas of land, Sy te Surette To the same, 15 fanegadas of land, in Mi fudioated to him by the B. of the T. ete: theses cesessesseee oes 30 08 or , 162 land, inthe place, Pon a are, vaedionted to him by the B. of the T. of Cumana. for.. 2 00 To Sefior Jore Maria @ . ‘tant fore Otero Guerra, 560 and belo: req! is now re pented, in order that the government may resolve con- cerning the sale of the Tortuga’ and “ Orchilla,” which 7 —. 18, 1081 ‘araens, January 18,1851. The 22d of the law, the 41x of Independence VICENTE pnt eae the lage tibet of land Which thethn nent me * r herents have taken from the publie domsin, JUNIUS- 'UMANA, May 6, 1851. The Gold Mines of U Mi Coinad Silver oe The Church The Cabin’, ge Everything Tal to polit tions, or commercial tide ta toes pod a ‘The affair of the gold mines of Upata has an abortive one ; the operators have Feturned to thelr homes wi empty pockets—“Aurum omnes, victa t is of notoriety that a ish ship of the line took fire and blew up, off this coast ta the year 1815, having half a million of Spanish dollars on board. A company was formed in the United under a grant to a gentleman of this city overnment of Venezuela, by which means § of the money was recovered by means of a 5 pe vilege a — conceded to ir. igg*, of your city, purchase,) to extract the Teaninder of the sae and pA valuable Property from said wreck; and with good machinery, which he proposes to hi prepared in the United States, it is believed nearly the whole of the dollars may be recovered which are scattered in the sand at the bottom of the sea, in about ten Siene water. e semana santo has passed very quietly, and beine ™ Son bp, sod Reig ‘croalazxion was wade to take place on Thursday, instead of Friday, which, I believe, is generally conceded to be the day. The lying in state the body continued until eleven o’ciock on Saturday, during which time a dead silence prevailed; the Virgin Mary was put into deep mourning, and even the beil was tilenced from giving the ti f a At the hour of resurrection, the glad tidings announced by the firing of cannon and muskets, letting off sky rockets, the ae of drums, sounding of pets, and every other thing which could be cen- Yerted into a noise, until Sunday night. On Easter Sunday, the Pee street was fenced in, outside ‘of the sidewalks, also a fence across each end of the street, and the crossstreets. Within the fence was Saeies all the beauty of this ancient city. At the hour of four in the afternoon, & toro was let loose, aud put to flight by horsemen. This was the famous sport every afternoon until the following Sunday. We then had a respite until the last Sabbath, which was set apart for killing the Jews. This wagaccomplished by having anumber of stuffed men moreh with masks on. = yo = bodies and hoad wore filled re crackers. These figures, suspended their necks high in the air’ in the most i pisces, were set on fire, and when the i ook place, it called forth grea! shouts of applause. So much for the resurrection. It is @ well known fact that the cabinet ministers of the late administration were changed, at Ca- raeas, almost every month. Our new President is at @ loss how te sustain himself g mainisters. Men of intelligenee and capacity will ot seoopt ly, as m dornier office. The President has fin resort, appointed Pedro Carlos Gellineau—or who is better known as Peter Gellineau—a native of the island of Trinidad, and son of Charles Gellineau, & native of Santa Domingo, as Minister of Forciga Affairs and of the Treasury. Some of the good poole of Hartford, Conn, may recollect. this lunctionary, in the capacity of professor of the Spavish ond French languages at Washington College, im the your 1826. In a few montas after being attached ‘to that institution, the ister or daughter of one of the professors became rather preminemt in appearance, and profemsor G. took it into his bead to resign his pragessorship and come to Cumana, whee be hat since lived, until President Jos gorio Monagas was elected to offce. G. presented himeelf as an office-sccker, and the President appointed him his prime minis | ter. This appointment quite astonished Sax Axcomo,