Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-01-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
NEIL House., COLUMBUS, ONO.
January LIST. 1913.

NEIL HOUSE, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
January list. 1913.
GenNemen:-
In my last communication
from Springfield, His, think expressed
the intention Of writing you from lndi-
annapolis. Being DESTROYS to proceed on
our journey us speedily as practicable, we
made no delay in indiana, consequently,
| am not enabled to give you even a
'.birds eye'' view Of '.Iloosier Legisa-
ton" We tarried long enough, howev-
err, to test the deserved reputation Of the
Indianapolis hotels, by discussing the
merits Of a good supper at "Brownings''
and il you have ever experienced the
tribulations Of the way farer in nine pas.
senger coach, packed with eleven! over
bad roads and plenty Of them, you can
then sympathizc in our short respite from
this kind of purgatory. But this is
merely the "bright side'' Of stageing
it on the National Road in December.
The roads we're Of every possible varie.
ty. from bad to worse, until we arrived
at Dayton, where it is McAdamized-.ho
contrast is truly delightful. Olthis Day
ton, must say word or two. It's the
prettiest inland town Tor city, | should
say, for it contains population of some
1000 inhabitan,s) have ever met with
The streets are broad and spacious, cross
ing each other at right angles, we'll paw
cd and ample side walks. There are
severa! elegant churches-and the sub
urbs and retired streets are built up with
a class OF residences and cottages that
indicate not only afliuence, but refined
and cultivated taste on the part OF the In.
habitants. 1t is one Of the few towns
have ever met with Of which the suburbs
were not disgraced and disfgured with 9
street or two of struggling hovels--the
abodes Of squalid wretchedness, poverty
crime and filth. If the good people Of
Dayton are troubled with such nulsances
they came not within my observation
After spending half day very agreeably
at D., we proceeded on to Columbus
where we arrived this morning about
o'clock, and were duly indicted into this
castle sort Of building, the Neil House
universally conceded to be one OF the
most spacious, excellent and best conduct
ed houses in the Western States which
Master Charles Dickens digniiies by com
pairing to an old or unfinished barn--se
much for the scandal of this supercilious
sCockney.n Columbus is perhaps ia
Their larger, but far less beautiful thar
Dayton. 1t has long compact, vel
built street, with several spacious struc
lures and public buildings on the Nation
al road. The State house Of Ohio pre-
sents nothing attractive as an eaifice. be
ing for inferior to the Capitols Of Indiant
and Illinois. | strolled through the hal
OF the House of Representative and Sen
ate chamber this morning, but it being
Sunday, could judge nothing Of the LIE
gislators as body. Among the "Lons,
Of the s'Buckeye'' State now at the sea
Of Government, | notice sitting opposite
me at the dinner table, Ex cabinet Min
lister Ewing, alias, Solitude Ewing, &c.
on his right, sits that excellent man ane
profound jurist, Judge NlcLane, and OIL
the left, at my elbow, sits that sprightly
little politician J. C. Wright, Esq, whom
Crockett once Cat Managerie) compare,
to monkey. but being reminded that Mr.
w. was close at his side offered with the
utmost condescension to apologize, bu
said really he did not know whether t
apologize to Mr.. w. or to the monkey
| had met Mr.. Wright some years since
and knew him as gentleman and highly
interesting travelling companion. One
OF the principal subjects Of Legislative &C
ton for the last few days, l understand
has been bill for the recharter Of Ger
tain Banks, which bill was lost-leavin.
large number Of Banks whose charter
expired last Saturday, in ''fix.'' From
what | have observed i. e. superficial
clancy ofindividual members ofthe sew
eral Legislatures Of the States through
which | have passed, should say Illinois
compared quite favorable with Ohio ane
Indiana, and think in years past low,
would not suffer in comparison with any
of them-of the present session at lowe
City am not so we'll able to Judge.
leave tomorrow morning for Wheelin.
and Washington, and believing | shall
not be able to add any thing further Q
interest to you or your readers, Ill wo
that ''sweet restorer," balmy sleep, ant
will it not be balmy and refreshing I,
my weary limbs, when tell you tina
this is the seventh night since my eye
have been closed, or my head rested on
pillow, excepting the glorious "Nod
dings" Of q stage coach.
Yours &c.
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