Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-08-05

~gti furnish any uSefui information 70 lhosn =
are Aboat forssking the lad Of their F.,he...
,ursue happiness IN he Western World :, :.
hsse any tendency TO MIKE those az ). !.
/" s,ay by The stetfri hetr~r contcntea uth
ID. and m re lhatkfu' for he nurhterl...
yanlsges which kind Providence has hss,a..
u-on us, without fostering any undue y.
dice sgains. cur bfethrea in other parts 4
common conrIry, shalt be glad 10 zee 4.
ublished III lie zstte.-If you iudgr s..
.npDression more beneficial, none vii
cheerfuIly approve Of your decision .bsa
friend and humble servant, CD
Extracts from a letter from gentleman.
ohio, 10 ITS friend Ia MassacA,sea,.
s. sTEUBESvILLE, JULY u, 1917
/" Dear Sir,
-" Il is true enough that mv s.
letter 70 you was a transcript of the frsiin.
pressions produced on my mind BY The =.
eral aspect Of the country 50 Ear ~ 81
observed il, Not only was my observes
al that time limited by the short time | Z
bceh here, and the comparatively small :,
tent Of country thar had travelled 81.
west of the mountains, bu, | was rvnder
incapable Of making fair estimate Oil
advantages of this country, by my NJ
England predictions and prejudices,ahnl
we're than of sturdy growth, and as b
bending as the stubborn oak. AihouvI
(thank Cod | ill and ever shall retain
most gvEoleSome oil those predictions "A
2reJudices, ] consider myself much bel.!
qualified now than was then to Judge IA
partially of the high pretensicns tina, Il
urged in behslfol he Western Country. i
now entertain no doubt that the qualsg i
the soil in the State OF Ohio on an ayersaI
is naturally much superioUr to that OF NtsI
England. This is undoubtedly a vast
vantage but it is the only one that n
possess over you. We have no bexI
laws than YOU have, TO better opporlunInI
tor acquiring science, or cherishing ouFal
ligion no better neie hbourhoods andw
cites no better means Of in,ercourx
tween remote parts of The States no bsaI
markets Tor our produce: but IN noel
these points We are far, very far, BEL
you Our rods at present are, forI
most part, so bad that they are impass
with pleasure Carriages, or passable wiz
much danger and diff culty as TO 10 bid
idea OF comfort in travelling with such 81
Cles But Time will remedy that evil. Il
population otthe stare, although gnE4
the whole, vet, being sprt ad over subj
immense tract Of country, is so sparse, a
Schools and Churches, eXcept in tie largI
towns, are few and i'll supported, Or
motley population great part is compoj
Of Foreigners who are sill aliens-Dsd
and lush, wi hOut education, without I'D
ment without virtue. You can then1
Judge OF our society.
" These remarks, you will peIcessl
don't intend shall have universal sppId
ton. We have many intelligent and Il
thy characters-many Senleel, well sdu1 I
ted families in our largest towns. Aj
the markets, the emigration has hihsI
furnished US good market at homej 4
we begin TO find il necessary to search 4
other and distant markets. Flour, II I
and Pork are our staples-hour musd l
to New Orleans, III or 1900 miles-bsdI
the hoof, to Philadelphia, B4limors !.
New York, from 10 500 miles /
balance ct trade has always been migt !
against US: our best paper, in PhiladslI I
and Baltimore, is now 10 or 2psFc1
below par-much oft still more. !,
rlage from those cities to this place amoaI \
10 about ten dollars per hundred Wsig .
all which occasions Us 20 pay enoFmoa7
for imported goods. It's said that wsnI
get our imports by way Of the river,
y. Orleans. The states and terriloHa 4 !,
the Mississippi and Ohio, below The Il u
louisville, already receive large Fl Z
their supplies that way. The Steam !
Washington lately arrived al LouisHk 4
twenty four hours from N. ORLEANS L
is IONS of merchandise her Isl :
amounted 10 Is, 900 dollars AtuPHI
Louisville 70 II. Orleans, md back To- /
performed in 81 or 40 days. {
steam boat will move ggifh the eeFsI /.
bout 8 miles an hour ogalHH y / !
miles: bul that will depend on the 81 \
OF the current. Many mishsps hass
ien the Steam boat navigation OF oufn /
but We believe it will ultimately pH i y
| believe there is now abou. GOV !
steamboat craft between PnsbuIea II i
\. Orleans. AT the lasi sessioa
Legislature, numerous turnpike roti
were incorporated bui they do nosf / i
20 business with Sd much resoluu5h = 4.
be wished. a company has been =
rsied ior the purpose OF erecting
over the OHIO, al Wheeling; ~
sible to say when the company -
their purpose into execution; ihs
present no bridur acroes the Caia,