Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-18

Etom itr BoHimoyc american


The Conri1r drs Efais unis political aud It,
erory Journal published IN French n, Nov York.
gives sprightly pnssnge from letter of Mr. CuE.
WALLER, addressed 10 the JoltrndL dcS Debnts from
tins connry.--Mr Chcvalicr "a described in tho
tohff9 ms genllcm1p OF talent and intelligence
who has been sent by the French government to
the United States to examine the works md sua
tons Of public utility Mr.. e. has been some tim
IN this country, performing his mission he was IN
Baltimore few days ago.
IL writes thai IN Amorie, railroads hive be.
come n fnahi'n, rnsslon universal subject Of
bough w hen, at Liverpool he ven, to ensnge
berth in oflho packets, the Captain ofl'r,d
him the latcs, papers from the United States The
frs. he opened was tho HoH Rood J9ptnal He
wos sca-sch The Whole voyage, and among lis re-
collections ali Of which NOR or less oonfus
ed, the most distin I was, tint IN the Conversations
OF the passengers he head the word Talroad a.
least once every ten minutes. At New York I've
went 10 visit the docks IN Which vessels nrc built
md repaired when he hnd seen the dry dock nnd
two three o'her doct1 his euldo a ercat n,na,eur
Of rnil toada took hin 10 tn 7ail.,00d doci where
vessels are moved on railroad lie found ra-
ronds III Ntrg inia Mt the bottom of the coal mines
Which. however, was nothing new 10 n European.
At Philadelphia he visited the edmuaoe' Ponitcn-
tlary, which he found so cltan 50 quiet so cam
II
PRISON. IN comparison with our abom,nabe prisons
OF France noisy, dirty, infectious, ICY cold IN win.
ter, damp IN summer. The wardrn, MI ITood,
who manages The es ub snmenf W tn 50 much Il nj
and philanthropy, after naylrg shown me the cells
oi the prisoners, ihr yards VIII re thry 20 tukp
ar, the steam chen where then vac ualJ IRE.
pared, after having rIlowed me 10 VISIT poor Al
shean, en- of III roI vicis, sal1 o IN just as was
prcPapng 70 take leave OF hum" But You nav
sceH all; | haze yet u SHOW you my roI y0ad. !"
Aud m fact there raj Odd IN tho prison on the
first story, along which lGes thc car containing
ihr nons OF the pflsonc,s'
few Jays 5inch," continues NJ. Cheyalier,
:" | was IN small town OF Virginia, Petersburg
near which there fac railroad to the falls of the
Afpomattox. A merchant OF the town, NJ S. NJ >,
took me t. It manufac,ory Of tobacco where the pro-
cess IS peculiar. Here IS manufactured that kind
Of tobacco which most o.! the Americans chew, and
will continue TO chew for long time yet IN spite
OF the severe, and, in this instance, Isl coudcmnn-
ton OF English travellers unless The ladies' should
issue strong veto against II. After going over the
factory, NJ. =. NJ. sad to nc" You WHO are in
erestcd about railroads will not like to 20 away
without seeing that Of our factory We passed
INTO a work shop where the tobacco - packed in
barrels and subjected to considerable pressure.
The apparatus for pressing IS Of peculiar CON
srucuon, tuc pfihclpai part OF II being noVeabie
ro-road suspended to the ceiling. nus have the
Americans put railroads III the water, into the
bowels of the earth, and hung them in the air. 1t
IS an invention, all the Advantages of which their
practical sense has seiz ID completely that
they seek to apply it every where and 10 every
thing"
Nothing more clearly charac,erzcs the difference
IN the condition of the poor of England and Ameri-
than the history OF their criminal prosecutions
There, the poor starved felons convicted for
stealing provisions, snch rs bags Of flour, hampers
Of hniter r,nnlfr,, III