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not suppress the desire, that whatever else was de-
nied he might have the blessedness of that relation-
ship.
Jersey is a free State, and of course the colored
people who dwell here are free, or in course of free-
dom. Much is said everywhere about the superior
state of the slaves in habit, character, and comfort,
over these emancipated people. Certainly, so far as
the instance before me is concerned, the position
must be reversed; for these people appear better,
dress better, have better dwellings, and bring about
themselves more of the comforts of life.

promises to do much honor to the department of chymistry. He has constructed a magnet of great capacity, which has raised a weight of 3,500 lbs. The library is considerable and good. We saw here a set of the works which had been recently sent by our government to this and most of the colleges in this country. They are rare and expensive books, and a worthy expression of national regard. It is surprising and delightful to observe, how much this wise and benevolent movement on the part of our country, has conciliated and interested the men of letters here. Surely England is never fulfilling her I closed my walk as the evening shut in, and has high destination so faithfully and so fully, as when tened to the church. It was very full; and the gal-she is seeking to advance among the young or leries were occupied entirely by collegians and savage nations of the earth the interests of science, youth. It was a serious, and I would hope a profit- which are, in fact, the interests of humanity and of able service. The heat was to me very oppressive the world. It is thus, rather than by success in here; but chiefly I was annoyed by a large field- arms or extent of domination, that she may win for bug, somewhat like our hearth beetle. Its tameness herself a more hallowed name than Greece or Rome made it very troublesome and most unpleasant. It ever knew, among those new worlds of life and got into your hair, your cravat, and your bosom, civilization, which are springing up in the West, and there it might be crushed, for it was insensible the South, and the East. to resistance.

Our attention was next engaged by the TheoloPrinceton is situated in a pleasant part of Newgical Institution. It is entirely distinct from the Jersey; and is both rural and collegiate in its ap- college. It requires but little observation, except pearance. It is rural, from the cottage style of the what may fall under a more generic name afterward. houses, and the abundance of trees in the streets It accommodates about 110 students; it is full; and and elsewhere; and it is collegiate, from the predo- the students are considered to be the subjects of minance of the colleges over the other erections. true piety. Its provisions for their comfort are reThe means of religion are here abundant, as com- spectable. The library is small; but as a theolopared with the population. Dr. Rice's church has gical school, it is in good repute. about 250 in communion, and about 600 in usual attendance. There is worship at both the colleges, and a place for the colored population; and besides these accommodations, there are now erecting an Episcopal church, and a chapel attached to the Theological Institution; both of them handsome struc

tures.

one.

The burial-ground is an object of attraction here. It would be so, if for no other reason than that it contained the remains of President Edwards, Davies, &c.

We dined this day at Judge Byard's. This wor thy gentleman has passed some time in England as a Commissioner from the American Government; and he had strong partiality for the English. I met here again with Drs. Miller and Alexander, and continued some profitable conversations on the state of religion.

As the Monday was the only clear day at this interesting point of observation, it was a very busy Dr. Rice and Professor Dodd introduced us early to the college. The examinations, previous to the commencement, were coming on. We atThe evening was spent at Professor Dodd's, and tended one at nine o'clock. It was of the first class, in the society, I believe, of all the professors of the and by the President. The subject was, the evi- two institutions, and some of their ladies. It was a dence of revealed religion. The names of the stu- delightful party; such as one does not meet in the dents were written in folded slips; and the Presi- common walks of life. It was refined, without bedent drew from these promiscuously, and called on ing ceremonious; affectionate, without obtrusivethe party inscribed to rise and answer. The questions ness; and well-informed, without pedantry. Good were certainly commonplace, and should have creat-taste prevailed in our accommodations and repast; ed little difficulty; but most of the replies were feeble and the conversations, while they were free as air, and irresolute, and some of them far astray. Those were rational, intelligent, and elevated. Before we who were least prepared were chiefly youths who separated, we all united in an exercise of social dreamed of independence, and who were rather con- worship, which was such as most of us will, I dare strained by their connections to seek an education say, long remember. suited to their place in society, while they were themselves indifferent. The students were mostly, however, the sons of successful tradesmen, who, missing education themselves, desired it for their children; and their children generally were animated by similar desire, for they look on education as the door to advancement. I was struck with the ages of the young men in this class; they were generally above twenty-five years of age.

We afterward attended a recitation in Professor Dodd's class. The subject was Mechanics, and this exercise was limited to the Pulley. The professor had a list of the class before him, and the persons called out were in this instance selected. They were very well prepared, and made their replies and wrought their diagrams with ease and skill. It closed by an announcement of the next subject, which was the Lever. There was an interesting young Scotchman in this class pointed out to us, as possessing extraordinary powers as a linguist.

We inspected the establishment. There is nothing special to remark, except that Professor Henry

The next day we parted from our friends, and from Princeton, with great regrets that we could not stay longer. Nowhere had we met with more unaffected kindness; and it was increased by the eminence of the persons who expressed it.

The heat continued very great; and on our way to New-Brunswick one of the horses in our stage sunk down, and died in the road. This delayed us so long, that we were too late for the boat which was to take us forward; and after making some efforts in vain, we were compelled to remain. It is a thriving, smart, clean, Dutch-looking town, with a good location on the water-side. There is near to it the college belonging to the Dutch Church; and to improve the evening, which was closing fast upon us, I proposed to go and inspect it. It was, however, dark before we arrived, the professors we sought were away, and we could not intrude at such an hour on strangers, to whom we had no introduction. The information we obtained, was derived from a gentleman who had also come to the college, but for a different purpose. He was about to attend

the day when it first cut its passage through them. The cleft hills rise on either side and all around you, in forms so decided, so beautiful, and so varied, as to leave you nothing to desire. The sky was more propitious to the picture than I had before seen it. Some dewy and dark clouds were passing about, so as to give a magnitude and mysteriousness to the hills, which they mostly want here; while the sun was gleaming through them and over them with a radiance exquisite and divine.

a lecture on chymistry. It was one of a short | through the rocks and hills, and reminding you of popular course given by a professor to the public; and it was manifestly under the patronage of this gentleman, himself a scientific man. He invited our attendance, and we gave a cheerful compliance. The lecture was well prepared and illustrated, but the apparatus was poor, and indicated that this was a young experiment. There were from twenty to thirty young persons present, and there might have been more, had not the evening put on a threatening aspect. Our stranger-friend still continued his attentions on our return; we became revealed to each other; he pressed us to pass the night under his hospitable roof, and with such evident cordiality, as to make us as greatly his debtors as though we had done so.

On the following morning we made a short and pleasant sail to New-York; and had the President of the college, Mr. Milledoler, for a companion. New-York, though so well known, struck me with surprise. The Broadway, which was accustomed to be so full of movement, looked comparatively like a desert. The cholera had been in it, and all who could fly from the pestilence did. The disease was still here, and from twenty to twenty-four cases a day were reported. Elsewhere it had been raging violently. At Cincinnati, from 80 to 100 a week died; at Montreal, 241 perished in the week; and at Detroit, the population, by flight and disease, had been reduced from 5,000 to 2,000.

I was making New-York only a place of passage, and its present state did not incline one needlessly to linger on the way. We found that our friend, Mr. Phelps, was going with part of his family to Saratoga the next day, and we determined to attend him thither. We made needful calls, to ascertain the safety of friends, or to dispose of impending business, that we might be ready to fulfil our pur

pose.

After this, there was nothing very remarkable till we came within sight of Albany; and it was made so by the state of the elements above it. The clouds, which for some time had been unsettled, now collected themselves behind it. They were as black and threatening as thunder-clouds can be, even in this country. On this ebony back-ground arose the whole town; and its towers, spires, turrets, and domes, looked like the fairest marble, and made you regard it, by the prominence it gave them, as a city of obelisks and temples. In the distant foreground, the spreading foliage of trees screened the skirts of the town; and immediately before you lay the dark waters, reflecting the darker forms of the lowering clouds.

The storm which threatened us came on before we could get to land; and we were glad by any means to hasten to any accommodation that might he available. The town was full, and we had dif ficulty in procuring even the plainest kind. It mattered little, however, as in the morning we proceeded to the springs. A rail-road has recently been laid down; and though it is inferior to many, it enables you to get over the distance in a short time.

Saratoga is the most fashionable watering-place in the States. Like most of their watering-places it is inland. The people here all run from the sea in the summer; while with us they are all ready to run into it. The seacoast, and the river sides, at this season, are deemed unwholesome. The town is composed rather of several enormous inns than of streets and houses. The principal are the Congress, the Pavilion, the Union, and the United States. From their size, and from the large porticoes which

Early the next morning we were on our way to Albany, and many things contributed to give exhilaration to the journey. We were in good company; we were leaving an infected and deserted town; we were about to run up one of the finest American rivers in one of the finest boats; and, forgive the collocation, we were to do this at a cost of fifty cents-that is, a distance of one hun-run in their front, ornamented by flowering shrubs, dred and forty-five miles for half a crown!

I have more than once noticed the Hudson to you; but I have not described it; nor is it my purpose now. You must be already familiar with its principal features, by the repeated descriptions of all the travellers. Not that I am quite satisfied that the thing should rest on your imagination just as they have reported it; for some are extravagant, and use marvellous expressions here, as they would anywhere when it is the fashion to praise; others are incorrect, and report to you the things as they are not; while others seek safety in generalities, and say only what would be true of any river that had amplitude in itself, and hills around it. But after having received these impressions, it would require, in attempting to convey one's own, that you should be presented with various sketches, from different points of sight, and of great individuality. The river is worth all this, and more; but opportunity does not serve me.

The palisades are beautiful, but they have been overdone. The fine expanding waters above them are chiefly beautiful by the abundance of small craft which are perpetually moving over them; and with their white sails, give life, and picture, and perspective to the scene. The excelling beauty of the river, however, is found in the narrows, and is limited to a confined space. Here the Hudson, denied surface, demands depth, and flows on a stronger and darker stream, winding its way resolutely

they have a good and imposing appearance. They will accommodate from 200 to 300 persons; and at this time there were upwards of 2,000 visiters. The refectories and the withdrawing-rooms, as they gather all the occupants together at certain times, have an animated and striking effect. Our waiter observed to me, with great complacency, of the dining-room, that it was the largest room in the States. I admired his modesty, that he did not say— in the world.

Altogether, though the place is the centre of transatlantic fashion, it has the air of having been just redeemed from the forest. The main avenue, or street, is just a clearance from the woods, with its centre cut up by the carriages, and filled with the native dust and sand, and the margins are overrun with grass; and the Pavilion, which was completing, is at present enveloped in the original and verdant spruce pine. The attractions of the place must depend chiefly on the repute of its waters, and the fashion of its society; for I have seen no resort in this country so poor in natural beauties. The town stands on a flat, and has nothing to relieve it, except in one direction, the mountains of Vermont appearing in the distance. I do not forget Lake George; but Lake George is away a day's journey.

Of course we took the waters; and in doing so saw the company, and met with many friends. There are several springs, which vary a little in quality, but have the same bases. The waters are

taken in large quantities; and, on this account, I thing was, in fact, the contrariety between the should think, must do harin to many persons. They preacher's manner and his composition. The one are, however, not disagreeable, and have undoubi-was coldness itself; while the other was inflated to edly excellent properties.

an extreme. It abounded in exclamations, and ended in an apostrophe, which issued as from marble lips, and froze as they fell. I enjoyed the psalms, which were sung to some of our old and good psalmody, though few united, and though the poor organ did us little service.

The chief amusements of the place are, a visit to Lake George; fishing at Ballston; a drive out and in again; and an occasional ball, got up at one hotel, by a subscription made at all. The only sight was a Panorama of Geneva, which I had seen in London, and was glad to see again, that I There is in this plain church a pew which atmight be transported to Europe and Leicester- tracts attention, and is meant to do so. It is comsquare. There is certainly gambling going on posed of two, and is as large and splendid as a here; but, if seen, it must be sought for. On the mayor's; and has a showy lamp chandelier suscontrary, there is one hotel, and that first-rate, pended over it. When the owner of this dress box which has the denomination of the Religious Hotel. attends it is lighted, to notify his presence to the Its name preserves its character; the religious are gazing congregation. He was present on this ocattracted by it; and as clergymen are usually stay-casion, and exhibited a gold chain, like our sheriffs. ing here, domestic worship is observed, and not only This gentleman is from England, they say; he most of the occupants, but many from the other makes large gifts and large charges; and has suc inns attend. It is also worthy of remark, that in ceeded by dash. How many have done so both in this place, so lately risen from the forest, and raised the old and new world! But is it not a profanity, as for purposes of fashion, and having so very small a well as a folly, when these vanities are carried into resident population, there is an adequate supply of our temples, and are made to give to the house of churches, even when the company is largest. God the aspect of the theatre?

Our affectionate friends had urged me to pass some days here as favorable to my health, and I came on with the intention of doing so. But on an exact comparison of what I felt it desirable to do, and of the time within which it must be done, I was obliged to abandon the idea. The next day, therefore, we left, to fulfil some engagements in Albany on the Sabbath; and with small or no expectation of seeing Saratoga again.

We found our worthy friend, Dr. Sprague, ready to receive us. Dr. Ferris, of the Dutch Church, was ill; and as his charge would have been with out a minister, we undertook to preach for him. It is a fine old church, in English style; like many of our churches, erected in bad taste, but preserving a respectable and venerable aspect. The order of worship in this body deviates a little from what is usual. There is first an intercessory prayer; then a blessing is pronounced in scriptural terms on the people; then the ten commandments are read, and some portions of Scripture. Afterward there is singing; prayer; the sermon; prayer; singing; and then the benediction. There was a good attendance, and, I should think, by persons of worthy character and respectable habits.

In the afternoon I was engaged to preach at Dr. Sprague's and to baptize his infant son. The administration follows the first singing. The persons waiting for the ordinance are requested to present themselves. They come out before the pulpit. The minister addresses them; and descends, to baptize the child. He then ascends to the pulpit, renews his address, or offers praver; which, after specially noticing the subject before the congregation, becomes the general prayer. Then follow singing, and the sermon as usual. This church is of full dimensions, and although the afternoon was wet, it was quite filled. There was great attention on the part of the auditory, and many were much affected. I desired to improve the evening by uniting with some congregation in worship. We found one church shut, and another without its pastor; and at last entered somewhat later than we wished the Episcopal Church, which we found open, but which was also deprived of its regular teacher. It is small; and there were not above 150 persons present. The preacher was a mathematical professor; and if in his place in the chair, he is certainly out of it in the pulpit. His subject was man's mortality; and as it had been preceded by the affecting prayer for deliverance from cholera, and as that disease was in the town, it should have told in some degree. Yet it interested no one. The only remarkable

The following day we made an excursion to Troy It is a handsome town, of very rapid growth. The people are energetic, and of public spirit; and are following fast after Albany in ornamental buildings and general improvement. We made calls here on Drs. Beman and Tucker; and visited a school, which was said to have claims on attention. Dr. Tucker accompanied us on our return; and we made a call on General Van Rensselaer. He is the Patroon, or Lord of the Manor here; and is considered the greatest landholder in the United States. What is better, he is a most amiable man and promotes the comfort of his tenants, and the spirit of wise improvement around him; and, what is still better, the amiable and respectable portions of his character are based and sustained on religious principles and exercises. He had presided at several of the public meetings at New York; and we were welcomed as friends. The house stands on rather low ground; but it commands a pleasant view of the Mohawk river and of Troy in the distance. The gardens are much better than are usual here, and remind one of England; though they incline rather to the Dutch than the English style. There is little, if any, that we should call pleasureground; and there is no attempt at landscape gardening. We walked round the grounds, and conversed pleasantly, and then took our leave. I was afterward invited to dine, but could not avail myself of the kindness intended.

LETTER XX.

MY DEAR FRIEND-On the 19th, I left for Utica. Mr. Matheson had left the previous evening to attend the commencement at New Haven. As I had come in this direction chiefly for the sake of making myself acquainted with the revivals, for which the western part of this State was famous; and as I had not yet accomplished this object, I was constrained to tarry, with the understanding that we should meet again at Amherst.

I went as far as Schenectady by the rail-road. I was assured that when there I should find a coach waiting to convey me on to Utica, a distance of about eighty miles. The coach was indeed there; but the proprietor was there likewise, and his business was to ascertain whether enough would offer to go by it "to make it worth his while." His decision in this instance, was against its running; not perceiving that by this short-sighted policy he gave uncertainty to a public conveyance, and thus discouraged the public from using it. My only alter

native was to go by the packet-boat, which was pre- | further districts of this State, have taken offence at paring to start immediately.

I was thus committed to a mode of travelling which at this unhealthy season I most wished to avoid. But I was on the Erie Canal, and it was some satisfaction that I should have a fair opportunity of inspecting what, as a work of art stands unrivalled by any other effort of this enterprising people. This canal is 360 miles long, and has a branch canal running off to Lake Champlain, which is sixty miles in length. It has eighty-three locks, and eighteen aqueducts; one of which is about 1,200 feet. It is forty feet wide on the surface, and about four feet deep. It and the branch canal were completed in less than nine years, at an expense of 9,000,000 dollars. The object is to connect the Hudson, and therefore New-York, on the one hand, with Lake Champlain, and thus with Canada; and on the other, to unite it with Lake Erie, and with the other mediterranean seas of that region, and by consequence with the Ohio and the Mississippi. The Americans owe this to the genius and patriotism of De Witt Clinton, one of the greatest men that country ever saw; and when we consider the extent of route, the countries it connects, and the influence it will have on those countries, done as it is by so young a people, and with so little disposable capital, it is above comparison, and above praise.

There was much business on this water-thoroughfare. The boats for the transit of goods were called "line-boats," and those for passengers, "packets." The packets were a sort of mail; they are drawn by three horses at a slow trot; and do not clear more than four miles an hour. With some twenty persons, our packet might have been tolerable; but it so happened that we had from sixty to seventy passengers on board, and there was much to bear. For all these persons, male and female, there was only one room, to live, and meal, and sleep in, of about twelve feet by seventy. There were curtains, indeed, provided, which might separate a portion from the rest when needful; still the dimensions were the same.

such homespun appellatives, and have sought to be very classical in their designations. So that, in fact, within a small limit, you get the strangest jumble of English, Dutch, German, Indian, Roman, and Greek terms, imaginable. The attempts at what is classical, too, are often very ridiculous.You have, for instance, Utica in Ulysses, and other such varieties.

Every disadvantage has its counterpart. If we had a host of people crammed into a little boat, it gave one an opportunity of observing, unobserved, the unconstrained manners of the passengers. Dinner brought us all together; and put us on a degree of intercourse. It appeared that about twenty on board were of one party; and that they were delegates to a convention of mechanics which was to be held at Utica, against what they termed the State Prison Monopoly. The ground of complaint was, that the convicts were employed at several trades, and that the articles so manufactured were sold at a price below that of the honest and independent tradesman. It was evident that this delegation was composed of the successful and superior manufacturers of New-York. They were a curious assemblage of persons: Dutch, Irish, Scotch, English, and American. Their numbers gave them confidence; and they were the great people of the day.

When the dinner was over, they professed to hold, by anticipation, a meeting of the delegates; but the design was rather to discuss some champaign than any business. I took a book, and remained at a little distance. A president was chosen; and the wine was brought forward. It was to be seasoned by toasts and songs. Mr. A-, a Scotchman, was called on to sing. He had reputation in this way, and brought applause about him. His song was a hit at Lords and Kings, and a commendation of manliness in man. The president then gave, "The independent mechanic;" which was, of course, drunk with "great enthusiasm." Then came, "The mechanics of the State, and may the cause they are in prosper," with "three times three," During the day, we could relieve ourselves by and a song. One of the delegates then proposed, going on the roof of the boat; and this is a desira-"The health of J— L—, Esq. which was chairble place, both for air and the sight of the country, man of the committee which brought up the first reBut we had difficulties here. There was no provi- port." sion against a burning sun; and the bridges were so There was one person among them who declinnumerous and so low as to be exceedingly trouble-ed the wine; and he was joked as a water-drinker some, and, if you were negligent, somewhat dan- and a Temperance man. He had not, however, gerous. It was part of the duty of the helmsman confidence to avow himself, though he had to refuse to observe these, and give notice of them by the the wine. He met their gibes with good temper; cry of "Bridge?" It was some time before we got and gave as a toast, "May he that has power to help drilled to it; and when we were, it was an amusing us, and does not, want a cup of cold water." This spectacle. Some twenty men would be standing, uncharitable sentiment conciliated their prejudices, sitting, and looking about in all directions, and va- and they kept on good terms with him. riously engaged; but, at the cry of A bridge!" they would repeat the cry as the papist would his prayers, and fix their eyes in one direction; and when the object came, they would prostrate themselves on the floor as at the ringing of the bell and the elevation of the host.

The country through which we were passing was worth observation. It is the Mohawk Valley, and watered by the river of that name; and formerly possessed by the people of that name, the finest of the Indian nations. It is of great extent; very beautiful and fertile; has been long settled, and shows, in an unusual degree, good cultivation. The upper portion was chiefly settled by Germans, and the part we were passing through by the Dutch.Everywhere you meet with marks of their taste in the farming; the form, and party-colored houses; and along the banks of the canal, you have towns with the names of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and Frankfort, to them. Settlers of later date, and in

These men were evidently not accustomed to the use of wine, and they used it inordinately. The tumbler was, in some cases, preferred to the glass. As the wine entered, the wit, such as it was, got out; it was witless and vile enough. But I took warning, and went above.

Their potations of wine heated them, and made them restless; and they soon followed me to the roof. Here they amused themselves with all manner of boyish tricks and practical jokes. They knocked each other's hats off; jumped on shore, chased each other. One of them got possession of a horse, and mounted; another hung on its tail; while a third seized the rein and tried to dismount the rider. He, to free himself, pricked the horse; the animal knocked down the man who had the rein, and left him rolling into the canal. The enacting of this scene, like the fifth act of a comedy, brought merriment to a crisis; and was attended by roars of laughter.

Then came the deductions on a course of folly; fatigue, discomfort, ennui, and, with the better sort, shame and regret. It was, certainly, but a poor specimen of the tradesmen of a great city. They were well dressed, indeed, and had much rough energy of character; but, with one or two exceptions, nothing more of a favorable complexion can be educed. If any one of them professed religion, it was not seen here. Sorry I am to say, that the two worst were an Irishman and a Scotchman.

were fast asleep, and were assuring you of it by muttering and noisy respiration. The sight was really a singular one. The room was packed all round, from top to bottom, with living beings. The tables, the settees, the floor, all covered. My chairs had scarcely a place to stand; and two persons lay at my feet, and one at my elbow. Two lines of cord had been carried down the ceiling of the room, that the spare garments might be hung on them. Here, then, was an exhibition of coats, trowsers, The ladies who were on board were prudent; waistcoats, cravats, and hats, worthy of Monmouth two or three of them pious. Two of them came street; the great evil of which was, that it cut off out into the prow of the vessel, and seated them- the little chances of ventilation. Two glimmerselves near me, that they might enjoy the fine moon-ing, unsnuffed candles, gave sepulchral lights to the light scenery, and rid themselves of disquiet with- whole. in. The younger one observed, with a plaintive air, "that she loved to sit out in moonlight, because it mellowed all the finer sentiments of the soul." The elder one, who did not, in the least, comprehend the subject, remarked, " that she did not see it was so melancholy as people said." Both, how-companiment of wild and sleepy exclamations; and ever, seemed able to connect the things made with the Hand that made them.

But night came, and with it, it was needful to look to sleeping accommodation. From all appearances, it did not seem that any provision could be made for this purpose. It was soon shown how much contrivance could do, if it could not do all that the occasion required. The curtains I named were dropped over one third of the room, and thus made a division for the ladies and children. Our portion of the room was cleared. A set of frames, like larger shelves, were produced; and were suspended behind, by hinge and pivot, to the side of the vessel, and in front, by a small cord attached to the ceiling. Three tier of these were carried round the room, which was not more than six feet high; so that it had the appearance of being filled, from top to floor, with small bins. Then all the tables were collected, and placed down the middle of the room, as far as they would go. The settees were employed to fill in any possible spaces; and after all this accommodation was disposed of, it was plainly understood that there remained just the floor.

The captain, a civil man, proposed that the company should choose births as their names stood on his list, which was filled in as they came on board. As the delegates were the first, he knew that this would satisfy them; and this was not a small matter. By the same rule, I knew that I should come nearly last; an issue the captain wished to avert, but to which I was really indifferent, for I shrunk altogether from any accommodation among so many, and in so small a space. The names were called, and the births chosen, and the possessors began to "turn in." I retreated from the noise and confusion, once more, to the roof; and out-watched the setting moon. As the moon fell, the damps arose; and it was needful to walk to prevent cold. All was now hushed; except here and there the helmsman's voice broke sharply on my ear, to warn me of "A bridge." I could hear my foot fall; and as it fell over the multitude slumbering beneath it, it seemed like a living entombment of my fellowmortals.

Occasionally, however, the scene was animated. The vessel was liable to sharp jerks on entering the locks; and when these occurred, you might see some dozen heads starting from the sides, like so many turtles from their shells; with a suitable acthen again they were drawn in, and all was still. I fell into a short slumber, and reproached myself' for doing so; when I awoke I found my foot in the face of another sleeper; and as the night wore away, most of them getting into similar predica. ments. But the great evil of the place arose from the confined and suffocating state of the air, shut out, as it was, from all external influence. It indisposed me, and before four o'clock I was on the roof again. Never shall I forget that night.

The fogs lay heavily all around us, and after making the best of it for an hour, I was getting very chilly, and was fearful of the consequences. I went down, and stood awhile at the doorway; desirous of escaping the smells within, and the damp wind without. They were now generally seeking to dress; but this was no easy matter. One had lost his boots, another his hat, another his cravat, another his money, and another his-every thing. Then there were outcries, and searchings, and exchanges; in seeking one article, a score would be thrown out of place; and so it went on till confusion was twice confounded.

Early in the day, I landed at Utica. It is a fine, thriving town; free from all signs of age or poverty; and resembling the many towns which are found on this line from Albany to Buffalo. Sickness was prevailing here. The Rev. Mr. Aitkin was just leaving, with an invalid wife, and he himself fell sick the following day. My friend, Mr. Bethune, had left his charge here; and I was indebted to the Rev. Mr. Hopkins for much kind attention in his absence.

As I could not stay more than a couple of days, it was necessary that I should begin instantly to im prove the time. Mr. Hopkins attended me to Oneida Institution, Hamilton College, and such objects in the town as were deserving of attention. On the previous Thursday, the place had been visited by a severe storm; and the effects were everywhere apparent. One church tower was swept away; thirteen houses were unroofed; and trees without number, in the environs, were uprooted and lying in ruin. In ruin, however, the suburbs were still pleasing. I was referred to a dwelling of special Still the damps and cold increased; and I was pretensions; and was told that it was built in imiconstrained to screen myself as I could below. Two tation of the English cottage. Greatly would they or three gentlemen offered to relinquish their births be deceived who should take it for a sample. Of in my favor; but I could not expose others to pri- this English cottage, the body is Gothic; the paravation to escape it myself; and my resolution had pet of no style; and the portico Grecian. But what been previously taken, not to lie down that night. of this! It is only such a combination as we see I took a couple of chairs, and placing them as near in the neighborhood of Westminster Hall. the door as practicable, I lounged on them in such The Hamilton College occupies a very con a way as to rest the body, and possibly to forget my-manding spot; and is in a thriving state. It had self for a few minutes. languished under some pecuniary difficulties; but Professor Dwight had used his influence in its

It was now beyond midnight; and nearly all

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