American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-08
Correspondence of the Am ercan Republican,

NEwBURYpoRT, Mass. July 90, lS45.
The Length Of Yankees Face-1he Boston,
and Portland Railroad-Easy Chairs Curios-
ity, a .Seto Feature at the .North-Ihe Erap-
Grafton Of .Ne,c aglander-.flctut Heat
I'm East Hind on lis Route for the Far Vest.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-What a beautiful little
place is this town of Newburyport! How neat,
and clean, and airy, appear all the dwelling
houses and neighborng cottages; and yet, with
all the natural advantages of the place, and all
the beauty of scenery by which it is surrounded
with all the seeming prosperity that the UNI
interrupted CHATTER of fifty thousand spindles
woald Indicate, how anxious, care-worn, and
money-saving, do the inhabitants look! How
awtully long, sedate and dollar-like arc their
faces! We have been here several days, and
would you believe t-with the exception of the
"roars" that we ourselves have started, we
have not heard real, hearty peal of laughter,
nor seen broad grin since we arrived. / beg
pardon, Messrs. Editors, there is one lively,
chatty, rosy, pretty little girl here whose merry
tones and laughing eyes remind us of the sun
ny South, where nature has not only smiled
upon US, but, in the language of friend at my
elbow, "has laughed right out at u.s."
Before describing, however, the place itself,
allow me to say single word bout the con-
peyaace that brought me from Boston-a dis
lance of about 40 miles. The railroad extend
ing from Boston to Portland (l20 miles, is pro-
bably the finest in the countryside rails are Of
the best and most approved form, and are laid
as solidly and evenly as practicable. The cars
are the ne plus ultra of comfort, elegance and
Yankee ingenuity. IF the most faded travel
Ter be not perfectly satisfied, when he gets seat
ed in one of the rch easy, and luxurious chairs
of the new cars on this road, he need never stu
from home with the hope of being pleased
for as comfortable as in the snug easy chai
of my downstairs parlor, / could either read
sleep or whistle, without being aware that
was flying along at the rate Of 80 miles PEI
hour, or without being troubled by the cinder
or nv neghbors. True it is, that every one
who came near me, picked up novel, that wal
lying on my lap, and with pure Northern curl
osity, examined it's title page and borrowed i
for a few minutes. This which was rather
pleasure than otherwise, formed an entering
wedge to several interesting conversations, tina
furnished me with much useful information
In every thing connected with railroads, it mus
be confessed, Messrs. Editors, that they, of thi
section, are far in advance of US. Ia the ar
rangement of their depots, in the solidity Of
their roads, in the comfort and beauty of thei
cars, in the courteous bearing of their conduc
tors, (who seem to take a special interest il
each passenger,) in their ticket system, and ii
the reliance to be placed on their care and pre-
cision, we have much to learn. The convenl
ence of passengers, however, might be promot
ed and their anxiety diminished, if they woult
introduce on the northern roads, our system o
furnishing checks for baggage. "Somethin!
too much of this" rail roading, however. SUI
flee it, that, for the sum of one dollar, in ex
actly one hour and three quarters from tn
time of starting from Boston, including stop
pages and crossing the ferry, we were hurled in
to the depot at this place. And, by all tn
fires of Vulcan's stthy, how hot it is! Tn
rays of all the North seem to be concentrate
into one grand focus-and that focus is New
buryport on this day. Every thing is hot! hot
hot! steaming hot Precipitation is rolling dow
from every forehead, and the primeval curse
exercising its most powerful inf1uence-tor tru
ly, in the ''sweat of my brow" did get m
living. The quicksilver in most OF the ther
mometers has over-shot the line of limitation
the waters of the ocean ION which this tow
lies,) can be seen ascending to put out the hire
of the sun, and thin as are most of the 1anke
tradesmen, yet they may be seen epaporatt'
from every part of the town. What putin
work it was to sweat through this Saturday,
The decline of the sun and the shades of ever
ING seemed to bring no relief-when suddenly
an intelligent and interesting daughter of m
friend came running in to inform u.s. "that Il,
East wind was coming-she kne,c it was comm
it had been heard Of three miles off an hou
before, and she knew II to be near by th