The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-10-24
COMMUNICATIONS.
For The Democrat.

For The Democrat.
This is truely chequsred world, il
Is almost inevitably the case that we
ind the bitter, nltrminglsd with the
sweet its not long since Experienced
a striking illustration of these truths,
when chanced, in the course Of my
pc egrinalions, to stop at the beautiful
town, renowned not long since, 1 am
told, as the the famous City Of Massil-
lon ca. After loug,moiotOneus, dreary
and unintereshng passage, upon The o.
hio Canal, where had been subject to
all the hardships attendant upon that
mode oftravelpg, lwas not llths de-
lighted, to ,fi6dmyself once more, fItry
placed upon terra firma, within the him.
its of that delightful village. On my
arrival, bleng about midday, the mam-
moth Wagons, loaded down with the
products Of the country, filling the
streets, together with the busy throng
every where 10 be seea, presented an aP-
pesrance we'll calculated 10 inspire the
stranger with a belief that enterprise
wa1 one important iugred ent in the COM
position of this highly fayoured people;
and then the splendid ediices and lofty
spires that every where greeted the
eye: the numerous and spacious ware
houses, apparently creakiDg and groan-
IDg under their b 'svy burthens d ID moi
little to my first favourable impress
sion. On my first introduction TO the in
habitants, found them remarkably ur-
bane and sfable in their manners, ill
at length | wandered q little farther,
whe eI fell in with others, supposing
understood the latitude was in, ! then
veatured to express aa opinion favora-
BILE to the present Administration, when
to my utter astonishmeni, had tina. hste
quadruped, distributed his aromstick
odour; the dogs in the neighbourhood
could not sooner have caught tho scent,
than were my words caught up, and as
if by the power Of the olsctores, they
we're enabled 10 determine my location,
they camo IN upoume from bull doc
down to the full grown puppy, from the
commercial man down 10 the lttle mal-
tum imparvo bouncing like an easo up
on her prey, e dy TO devour me both
soul and body. Dunder and blixun
thought |. is this Stark "OId democra-
tic Stark" or have lmislook my wreck
oniug and unfortunately got myself in
10 nest OF csnnibals, If this is land o
democracy, why is whiggery he'e per-
mitted 10 flourish and vegelate, 10 such
an extent, as to deprive portion of llc
inhabitants of common cisiIity and goot
breeding. Not stopping long however
to follow out thus train Of reasoning
cleared myself aud wandered lirlt
further ill again ! foil 10 with others
who very politely. favoured me with ar
account, ofthe many valuable improve.
mems, about beng made; one Of which
very much interested me: it was dts
position Of the commercial into hydraulic
power, in conjunction with brewery
this thought !, would be an excellen
arrangement, provided they would a
the same time, avail themselves of III,
, advantages OF ,oind and combine will
the power already contemplated. the hi
I tie three foot four, alias case of tn
I real spnsmodic which wond create
steady blast sufficient to propel almos
5 any amount Of machinery. After satia
ting my bump of individuality in con
temPlatlag many other valuable i'm
ptovemen,s, look my leave and proc Q
ded on my way to this place where
D now find myself l
d COSMOPOLITAN.