Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-22
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or for ornament. civilization brings in it's
train.
On Friday the 18Th, in the morning. we
descended from the mountains, and arrived at
Hagerstown in Maryland. Both here and in
Pennsylvania, which we had now left, the hors-
es are strong and heavy. resembling the wagon
horses Of England; and, indeed. the wagons
employed in Transporting commodities from
Frederick across The Alleghanies, drawn By
six powerful animals, put one much in mind Of
the old English stage wagons, to which he was
accustomed forty years ago.
Between Hagerstown and frederick. dis
lance of twenty-five miles, the country is high
Ily cultivated, the fields large and quite cleared
of stumps. and the crops of wheat abundant
and far advanced. From the day left Toron.
TO, We had experienced frequent. and heavy
journey was cool and pleasant and generally
Of temperature not materially different from
that ofmy own country. consequently without
any of that oppressive heat which endured
in Canada.
arrived at Frederick, which is but small
town, at three o'clock, afternoon. having been
fifty hours on the. journey Of s24 miles from
Wheeling; and at ten o'clock The same night,
| set off by the railway for Baltimore, which
reached at two o'clock the mex. morning.
/ Baltimore, the capital of Maryland, ranks as
the fourth city in the Union: the population is
said to exceed 100000, of which about one
third consist Of free people of colosor of slaves,
and Of the white inhabitants, large proper
lion are Roman Catholics.
In the appearance of the city there is moth.
ing which very peculiarly distinguishes it from
other large and wealthy towns in the Union;
the streets are good; the houses, chiefly of
brick. are neat; the shops fine; and numerous
public buildings, and not a few conspicuous
monuments, add much TO the general effect.
Among the monuments here is that erected
in honor OF the great American Liberator, which
bears resemblance to the Monument Of Lon.
don, and, including the s,atee of Washington,
rises 900 feet in height. A spiral stair Of 300
steps inside, leads to the summit, on which
the statue il placed, and from thence is en-
joyed complete view of the city and sur
rounding country, with the Paiapsco on which
the city stands. winding its course to the Chess
apeake; with the combined richness and mag
nifcence Of this SCENERY was much delighted.
In the afternoon drove out with the land
lord Of the hotel. Mr.. Belzouver, TO inspect
farm OF 300 acres possessed by him, four miles
from tho city. The farm is well cultivated in
The American manner, with wheat and Indian
corn, and found Mr.. Belzouver, displaying as
farmer. more enterprise and tssci than COM
mon, having imported several Durham cows
and bulls, and possessing herd Of eighteen
cows and heifers. panty reared by himself.
AS regards shape, bresding and condition. they
are The best | had yet seen in the States, and
indeed, as to some Of the animals, as good as
are TO be met with in any country.
After all, there was even in his case an OBJ.
vious deficiency In housing, although, from The
advanced state of the season, the condition of
his cattle did not betTay il SO very obviously
as in cases that had previously come under my
observation; and il also appeared TO me that a
great improvement in the productiveness ofihe
land might be effected by better system of
husbandry.
CNvPTRR XII.
Departure for Richmond-W ashing,on-Sail up
the Potomac-Eredericksbu at Rich
mOnd--Condition Of slaves in Vrgnia-Mr
Marks farm--Iiis mode of farmng-Culture
Of oats--Objections to his fauming--A lIowance
OF seed-Mules used in agriculture Improve
ments suggested--To be partly adapted by Mr.
mills-Cotton- Departure
from ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at Washington-Csp-
Ihtfodaciion 10 the pfesident--Mounf Vernon
The residence of Washing,on-iIis tomb-Re-
turn o.Washing;on.
Jcsr, 1871.
BEIY6 DESTROYS Of acquainiing myself with
the condition of the slaves of Virginia, | left
Baltimore en- route for Richmond, capitol Of
that State by the railway, OF nine A. NJ. on the
Goth; arrived at Washington, forty miles from
Baltimore. at eleven; and from thence embark
ed 10 steamer bound up the Potomac.
This is one ofthe principal fishing rivers in
the State, and along both its beautiful banks
are numerous fishing stations. To describe.
the great beauty Of ito scenery, would be very
much to repeat description OF what is to be
seen on all the great rivers and lakes of Ameri-
nongh be said that. if any one TO whom the
scenery of the Thames above London Is IA
miliar, were to fancy the conjecture of its nat
ural objects very much increased IN magnitude,
and viewed in an atmosphere Of great lusire
and tranquility. be might form telerable no.
ton Of the richness and grandeur OF the sumner
scenery of an American river.
AT FIVE p. NJ. / landed at wharf sixty miles
from Washington, and thence proceeded by
stage to Fredricksburgb, over nine miles Of
road as abominable as can be imagined:
For the remaining distance of sixty miles
/ placed myself on the railway, and at half
past eleven reached my destination at Rich
mond, having in fourteen hours travelled one
hundred miles by railway, sixty By water,
and nine by stage.
Richmond. an extraordinary handsome town,
contains about 10000 inhabitants, Of whom
two-thitds are persons Of color. and great
proportion Of these slaves. Every scrcanf, man.
woman and child, is slave, bat to my great
and agreeable surprise. found slavery here
possesses none Of The hor0rs | bad at home
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