Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
Correspondence Of The Frsdsriekstarg Are"

This Is Trumbnil county, just past the hne between
Pennsylvania and Ohio. The quavers you in my
pen marks owing partly to jars OF the canal boat
az i, passes through lock in this, Mahoning river "a
main branch of ver which falls into the Ohio 81 miles
East OF pshurg) and partly 10 slight unseadiness Of
hand caused by two mile race have just had with the
boat The faded horses had kept me waiting for them
minutes minutes during stretch Of three miles,
bour ago. that, saunterng along The tow path
afterwards | surprised TO find them pressing for
ward, under lash a, Eve miles hour-ihe drivers
emulation being roused my fellow passengers said
and has progress being made easier by entering the river
ITSELF slackened by dam He beat about $50 yards
II TO me- and may perhaps be to you, that
Fennsy is extending her great chain of improve.
ment up Beaver river and its branch, called Shenango
to Connca river which empties into Lake Erie. Leav.
ing this latter above mouth The canal will turn
north eastward when within 10 Is miles Of the Lake.
aud enter it at Erie, fourshing near Pressure.
Isle. The work completed for 22 miles above Beaver
town. and the present point of completion, is Joined
by an Chic work. running up the Western branch of
Beaver river for 35 miles Harren-soon 10 reach the
grand Ohio and Erie Canal, which runs up the Scolo
and Lake Erie at Cleveland 1t is that 81 mile
section that boat drawn by two horses, now carries
II reaches Warren go miles hence) al this after.
noon-going al miles an hour. Hence daily stage
runs AZ miles TO Ashlabua" on The Lake. AT that town,
steamboat is found at almost any hour going Detoi.
L.t me give you an idea Of the route from Phadel
phia hther, which hse employed me since the morning
To Harrisburg (about) 100 mies, by railroad.
TO Hoidaysburg al the head of the Junala about
l43 miles, by canal boat.
To johns,own, at the head of the Conemaugh,
branch of The Allegheny, SO miles, BY railroad
To Pittsburg by canal boat, i03 miles
TosBeaver, by steamboat, 80 miles
To Warren, Ohio, 81 miles, by canal boat.
The wonders Of the route are various. II passes
through three tunnels; one would imagine un.
der mountains but under hills scarcely more than
OF two hundred feet high One Of these tunnels |
S20 feet long, the boat circuit Of four miles made
by the river, which the canal leaves for that distance
The stream, where the rail road accompanies it,
circles round mountain for three miles while The road
reoins II by short cut OF so 60 feet over sigb,
elevation In the SO miles Of railroad there are FIVE
inclined planes raising HE traveller 1898 feet above
Hoidaysburs 10 an excellent breakiaslng house on the
summit OF The Allegheny and then FIVE others which
carry him down probably far Jamestown Al the
foot OF The last inclined plane seems the greater won.
der Of all. No sooaer has The stationary steam engine
let you down the slope, than horses are h,ched to
the cars You suppose They will draw over that level
"a horses had done, several previous levels. No
such thlhg they only GO in rot 90 so yards
theo unht.ched and led off tie sack-when The cars
without the help of steam, water or horses by The
mere force OF gravity sa along for four miles and
thirteen hundreds al The speed Of mes an hour
we actually entered Jamestown in this spectre horse
man style; drveHb by invisible power. And never
DID gravity profit we'll before though mine has
been thought extraordinary
The passage money from Philadelphia TO Pilisburg is
SIG. FROM fit,sburg TO Ashtabula, SO so. You are
charged besides, dollar, and on some boats, dollar
and quarter PER diem for board and lodging 1t would
be decidedly better for travellers, if fixed
charged for passage and entertainment, the New
York canal for, as it is the carriers interested
prolong the voyage. And the effect Of this interest is
visible, in making them delay arrival the journeys
end, TO secure The price of an additional meat
The servants are very pert. In converting aloud
with each other-laughng, ss,ing, swearng-in brush
ing udely BY passenger laying hands without scrupe
upon his knee or shoulder as they pass-n staggering
affectaon of freedom and equality-they act unbe.
comingy will not say for their station, but for anu
station In State have false ideus OF Democra.
cy and liberty Extensively prevalent as in Pennsylva
ma her colored people show the in a peculiar
degree. Towards me- directly, they have spoken and
ehaved with reasonable respect: but with their white
they 'actise the ms ginable mi
iany They ea together, chat joke, laugh aloud; and
al IN the cabin where thrice daily, they play the
as sally Bettersworth would say "qui,e my lords and
ladies' Paramount Do not you conservative that YOU
are charge this evil to my sort of Democracy-Jeier
sonian Observation-Disclosures Democracy. 1t results
from gross petverson; for which we may thank FANNY
Wright, Garrison, Kneeland e. Co. Read DR. Char.
ming on Self Culture, and you will understand more
clearly what true Democracy is 1t trusts and respects
the People, because il believes them capable of i'm
Provement, and destined to it, 1t dscerns, latent in
thrm an amount of virtue and intellect, worthy of any
efforts and expense, to develope and bring into action
II has with them, strong and many sympalhies which
make II pardon their short comings and bops ON for
their elevation Of character despite thousand failures
say again, read DR.. Charming on Self Culture.
a canal boat curiousy exempi6es whatever any
~ not 10 say any poet, could have magned
.. mutum IN parro. II is mcrocosm. / was in one
no. over 40 or % feet long, and 10 feet wide /, had
gen..eman cabin, ladies' ditto, pantry, Kitchen bar,
"' Sleeping room, besides three passages or gang
Ways our cabin held bedding, tables and their furn
son 90 sc Tor 80 or 30 men, all of whom slept in
hs;nn "nan - 'eet by ~ Whs, seems mere bench
c,n,b,p appears filled with mattresses and bed
s.osnng, ana serves as beds,eads for men Above i,
soS, .nd sson wood and
opposite side displays like more ne
.nree er OF seepes The like number LODGE in Ill.,
manner along the middle of the room, in three tier r o
co.'s, or hammocks, hung from The ceins T Trl o.
tonty six men, foot to foot and side BY s;da auese
Wns ePose they can, amid the trsmpling Of bo,,,s e
On oeck overhead jars against locks in the dark ,h
roar ano splash OF waefs passing those locks or
rugged bank, the snoring Of some fellow pa
sno ee gaoole OF others With many, it is favori,s
e 10, 'akng after all have gone to bed. Three e
LOVE tae olnef night got up repeatedly to drink brandy
TIL midnight, conversng The while. in their fashion
drowsy oomrade Rrumbed, and insisted tina, men
ought not to be allowed TO drink in such Mace At snc