The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-08-29
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PENNSYLVANIA

a delegate to the Harrisburg Convention
has, since his return, published in the Windsor
(Vt) Republican short account of their pro
ceedings, which he closes with tho following
remarks =
There was one striking feature which
| ought not to pass unnoticed. Although
many of the members of the Convention
came from States so distant from each 9th
or, 1t would have been difficult, from their
manners, language, turn of conversation.
or the fashion of their dress, to have deter
mined from what part of the Union thew
came. They appeared and acted like a
band of brothers, who, having a great ma
tlonal object in view, were cordially dis
posed to unite their efforts towards its ac-
con1plishment.
Gov. Shuttle favored the Convention
with a visit the second forenoon. He is a
fine looking and well proportioned man,
about SIX feet high, with manly counte-
nance, indicating strong common sense,
steadiness and firmness Of character. His
manners are frank and urbane.
Mr.. Ritner is Speaker of the House OF
ReprTffse natives of P T, He is OF
indicates only good nature and plain sense,
but he discovered a perfect knowledge OF
Legislative proceedings, quickness of ap-
prehension, and shrewd, discriminating
mind in the fulflment of the duties of Pres
ident. Judge Huston pronounced Hues-
tom Chief Justice of the State, was also a
delegate. He is tall, thin to lankness, and
very pale. lie looks like one of our plain,
unassuming, respectable New England
farmers. But, in the course of some re-
marks, he discovered much knowledge of
mankind, great penetration and soundness
of reasoning, and thorough acquaintance
with the local and federative interests of
his State.
From Philadelphia to Harrisburg is about
100 miles, either up the Schuylkill by the
way of Reading, or through LANCASTER
Both routes present one of the finest farm
ing countries in the world, and clearly
prove what steady industry, employed up
on one object, can accomplish. The in
habitants are mostly the descendants of the
FIRST German settlers. They speak En-
glish with ease, although with foreign
accent, but use the German language when
conversing among themselves. Their hous-
es and barns are mostly ef stone, and very
solid and spacious. The barns are mostly
matched with straw. Their principal crop
is wheat, about 90 bushels to the acre.
They also raise considerable quantities Of
Indian corn and oats, and much clover
almost the only grass intended for hay, to
be seen in the country. Farms in Lancas-
ter county are worth 60 or 20 dollars an
acre, including the buildings, but farming
labor is not more than two-thirds as high
as with us.
With a mild climate and fertile soil
Pennsylvania probably possesses q greater
abundance of fine iron ore and coal, than
any other country of the same surface on
the globe; and, if she continues to foster
the bounties which nature has SO abundant
ly bestowed upon her, by steadily pursuing
the track of internal Improvement, and the
encouragement of domestic manufactures
of which she has set so noble an example
she must become the brightest star in our
political system.