Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-25

VAL '., m ~ ,,, dian nlUui 10 miles in t!ay.-ln !
Enaand in 1905 tie stage coach was inf 'nyS III gu
ing fr.n London :" York. distance u. ""o, ,I''
wiI,ch has: r sinc years past, hcen travelled III ABOUT
I i,u,s The ;:rl sGLC c1ch, drawn ny iOur ii'ses
in M.ssa !usr,;a. 81 which we hay" any kh"" 'S''
WINS csiuhii,ird in ia, running between b"s'' ca
lc,, and Er vtjury LDr,. M Intelligent y"n'i1ia WI"
travelled in t first stage coach from boston To- "c' s.
fer make. Tie ty!iHGr s:aCErn;: "lrIiuri i'asc I"
Shrewsbury established r Ills; line u! s"gS between
Boston u!id Worcester, IL lIc Afterwards rNnhu3a |"
Hartford. and subsequently, !" New i"Ik. Ev".e '"nl
time. The public Ia carried "n horseback ny hr"s!S-
HYDE and Adams alternately, every Thing being C!-
Wy I'll IN pair al saddle bags, a;id one mail "c'N 'y
cnl:lno l:,!!n the S;'ulh. After New l"k Was cTAcua-
ted ty tic EguiisI. ia l1-}, The ln WAS EXTENDED 10
tla city, but lie ptiHcipa intercourse from The Norm
WAS by wa?r. In 1856, Mir. Ballad sci up the st HACK
in boston. 1t chase, and was stationed Dy The
Old State iiuu:r. 4 coach soon alter added
The i:sl Turnpike Corporation IN AihsSacl"SritS was
granted in l7. tie eldest canals in tito U"'"d states
OF any considerable magnitude are the Santte canal anu
the Midilcsrx canal, the former OF winch was com
pcicd in l5i2 and the latter in iS5 The oldest canal
which has been much used for conveying passengers IS
the i.ric canal which plcc IN lc21 ne on
cs, railroad il Tie United States, The 2i!ncy raf"au
ia Massachusetts Only three miles IN length, was isi
cd Ia -;1. The rail road which was INST ustn III Tie
Unch STATES Tor Conveying passengers is tne b'iotI
and Ohio rail road, (no vet nisiedD which was "p'heu
for laaSrrur!s from Baltimore 10 I!co h!ilis, |"
mis in 1850 The first steamboat that was used III any
part OF iIe world. for conveying passengers, was one
which cniilriCrd sailing OH the Hudson, D:l"cch ne"
York and Albany: in lSt7.
The first post Office in America was es;aGiiShea al
Nry; York in ITO In 1850 the number OF p1s' "llceS
in The United States only 70, and the extent Oh
reads >13 miles In lc;@ the number OF post "icr'
wis lu77 The post routes covered about ll2,H4 niles
IN daily less frequent trips the mails were carried on
these aJou, ~ ci3 -G miles, viz: 1854 Ci i;s
in four horse post coaches and two horse STAGES;
9I5 miles horseback and in suklcS; ~" !oo
s,mbu Is; ana 97J :lOI miles IL raj -rnad M
The and Of the United
vast field lnr navigntion which lse IN use
here than any ocr parts Of the world ms hode oi
navigation has produced surprising changes with respect
IL facilities of intercourse especially in the extensive
region which is wacrrd by tie alSsIsslPpi ana lis tuh-
ln the Western country The present century has
wilHrs.d extraordinary changes aud woEdtrn improve
lrnS in the Of civilized life, and system oil inter-
nal improvement is progress there, which, con
sdcrinG the recent settlement OF the country, may DC
Justly regarded as magnificent The following accnu"!
of ..anS s,,n hv Young OF the West. originality
published in thr "tucnal Reg lister, Is extracted from
:ip ''pcopIc's Magazine for July l:h!. lcE':
Il have the linc when The Oh: boat that Hated
on the surface Of the Ohio, canoe, propelled by
poles used by two PERSONS one III the bow" ana te ""tF
III The sierra.
II have seen the day when the Introduction Of hc keel
boat with sngc roof hailed as mighty improve
nIcnt in the business Of the West.
II remember III" day when the Arrival "i tai'"t:an
barre as the ST. Louis boats called al the head OF
tie OhiU) an important event IN the lrai:s"cti"S ol
year.
IL remember the day when passage Of i"nr months
from NaIchrz TO r,tsburg called speedy TRIP tor
the best craft tie river; and when the b"atrn. race
now extinct leapci shore after Tie v"vagc. anal e%
bcd air OF much triumph as did the sailors 4" Co
iur2buS their return from the New ""TIt
-. remember the slime when the canoe c wI!'r man
dared not to be launched Tic bosom II Tic A!"g'
Hamy.
IL remember the time when 4 trader New Orleans
vas viewed The most rn!CrprislnG AMONGST even me
most hardy % IE!c West on hs return from lis u
Ii,. h I1iip trly,
the world.
remember l!.c !ay when The borders of he Oaio
werca wilderness, and ~ Orleans tote OIt1 dtr!Ed
literally cut OF from The Whole world.
81 have lived 10 the day when tic desert IS flourish
inr rs Tie ro:r when The Of bua!ncn has hccnnc
extinct and their r"s ony preserved in the t:a;'
liJna tales nf Cnr bjTsh'rrrs.
Il have lived to two splendid cities. one devoted
manufactures. the other Iocomnrrcr, spring up where"
in my bnyood, nothing appeared like c"ilzlun tui the
hut Of :Ir ,!i"r or o. The settler.
II have lived 10 rcvoutij produced by mocha.
meal philosophy, equal 10 that effected by lie ar. of
PRINTING Il has changed the character Of West, RI COIN
."rcr and almost proved thai the poclical wish If Az
initiating time ana space, was NJ" altogether hyrcibp
c ~ P:ttsjuTg and New Orleans have become near
n,!.bars.
Il have vcI 30 sce the dag " hen visit - New Or:
leans from Cnc!nnat; requires more preparation tan
Il yisi; to 4 Hri-!bIng county town. remember
i.c it rrGIirrd Us mech pTcrl#us arrangement: rs
voyage to Calcutta.
II have lived ~ soc rcsscs Of 900 TONS arriving in
rcIy.. ar fifteen rs from New Orleans al C!n.!multi;
..i .,i.mI.,. ~ s,.. ,h,I, .,riyn in ten Lars
I , ':.,, =, a ,.,I. c,,,,r,;n,t -, ,,,,rr, If
,, - - .,.,ri - =; ca lem. arrive j.. one week 81
n - f,n";.r..i
~ ,I ,!i,I h,yo soon and vet feel myself 10
',.;, - 49, -, !,rr,J ,.nnr,ri i,r v,uu.r s,,; Of
the Nr:t."
The STEAMBOAT Mediator has been recently slated 10
I,v ..rr-:r,, r;,. ua.,,..r in JULY IS36 from New
yrp.ls 70 I,uisyIr in DAVIS and - hours; at the
same raj. il y:nuI nav, reached Cincinnati in ubnul
HIATT N, iIu ui Ut
Wr.," j. already more Than realized
The canals in Inc United States which are now finish
cd cnr,,-s inward; of 900 miles l.: length; the rail
r,I. nav nm Ter cop1rac or in prorr,ss have been re-