New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-14
Observation-Disclosures Lynn-Fnil River-S
Bedford-Shnker Expose, &c.

Observation-Disclosures -Lynn-Fnil River-S'
Bedford-Shaker Expose, &c.
Correspondence oil The Tribune
NV BEDFORD Mass March - l5i6.
Thirty minutes ride gu, from Boston. at an tx.
pease OF forty cents, and we are al Salem. AND
who would fail of visiting spot so renowned and
20 the imagination bedzened with shadows OF
aerial brooms and other implements OF witchdom
Beside we pass on our way Lynn, another city OF
marvel, which with almost superhuman force has
arisen amid iens and rocks 10 number 1000 heads
already, and where every year many hundred thou
sand soles are sacrificed 10 the lust Bloody Idol
might Pagan exclaim thus to outgorge our Jugger
maui: bu, alack. the soles OF Lynn, though beaten
dorm with many stripes, with true spiritual ten
dency still cling 10 the upper, and between man and
the cold world are blessed proptation Salem
lies ,welve miles North east of Boston, and has
population Of FROM Il 10 10000 1t is situated on
high. healthy ground, and | wonder, considering It's
ace trade wealth and other advantages that II
should have grown up so slow end shabby. say
shabbiy because amid lis many splendid buildings.
public aud private, there are SC many squa!ld look
ing tenements and such ragged, iringy outside
Salem for years monopolized the East India Trade
of This country and anassed from It immense
wealth which her capitalists have been careful TO
invest any where but at home IN Lowell, Boston,
and other places and with the departure OF The In
dia trade Salem is almost deserted by business
A gentleman OF intelligence assured me that the
capital owned by residents OF Salem, II employed
there as il might be, would al once induce popu-
lalion of over 10000 For several years the city
has been standing rest not quite certain whether
il mad better grow or 90 decay bat within year
or two il has concluded 10 go on and is now ncreas-
ing in spirit and number very rapidly 1t has three
tri-wcekly but no daily papers these latter Boston
supplies and there is not hotel in town large
enough TO accommodate wedding party
The Trade with India has collected a Museum OF
curosities from that country unequaled IN America
for extent and variety, il is only open in Summer.
There is also an extensive general collection at the
rooms Of the Historical Society. including some
relics OF the witches Bat after all the traveller goes
to Salem more for its recoections than its realities
and | confess that ! hurried over sidewalks and
mud.holes and past all minor wonders TO get al the
trial place and dangle.dom OF those untortunates
who were adjudged guilty if they hoated in water,
and innocent when thoroughly drowned On The
corner of North and Essex streets stands the dentl-
cal house Of trial. where the learned Matthew Hale
gave sentence after sentence and the victims were
hurried away from time 10 time until the Injection
reached men of rank and note, when the deluson
vanished, as it ever has when its nav asked dam
tier morsel than the poor. Half mile TO the South
west OF this house OF trial, runs line OF hills, on the
top Of which the Witches were hung. Looking
down from that point over The wide country dotted
with villages and redoent with the songs OF peace
full labor and the trumphs OF Christian light and
love / could hardly believe the solemn voice OF
history as she pointed to these raised and blood
red lines. a hundred years We're dashed back
ward and over the abridged space | stood aud saw
gibbets from which swung innocent men and women,
and little children bereft suddenly ana awtulty,
looked up scarcely knowing whether this was
execution or midsummer holiday fancy dance-
God forbid that we should have any more o those
axes so full of faith aud zeal so deaf Of ear and
hard of heart, vet Mr.. Brownson, tor their Cath
olicy so oronzcd and beautiful
| think the contrasts of history determine with
thunder tone which have most light law love and
order we or the men OF some few centuries gone
Splendid indeed. were their trophies OF art, gay
palace and gloomy cathedral. frescoes aud deep
organ tones peoping gray arches and vaults with
iragmentary thunder Splendid, indeed thclr cas-,
ties and cbedient serfs, their great wars, hammered
armies and trumphal marches their pilgrimages
aud masquerades But behind these and that Gre.
goran Chaunt, are other sights and sounds, our
age, of those Sptend0rS, wots not OF. evoke
them By history and they come in the gloom of
burning cities and bloody felds-from Inquisitions,
sodden blocks and flaming stakes Ruin groans
under the pilgrimage and howls IN the masque'
rade There IS seal Tor every bold tongue dag,
ger ready for every free heart. Within, priests and
kings hold iestiva-outside, men wear CROWDS OF
thorns And even here. the
Rock bound shore"
where the pilgrim flying from the torch and sword,
bultoned his eathern doublet against the wilder
ness and the blast rattle the knee-buckies OF grey
haired men hanging their fellows for the LOVE OF
Gopm Thank heaven Mr. Brownsons dear
ages are past To-day the Spring smiles over
Saem-the locomotive whistles through the distant
valley. though very devil in voice and form, fear
less Of halter or rack aud into one OF lis appended
pockets pop like expended rocket, and away
90 10 Boston.
H. la md foR n E.s
River This is place that unsetes all my ideas OF
Geography and completely turns the sun around
nevertheless it is place OF business, aud has those
useful fixtures, good Hotels. stop at the
Exchange-new spendidly fitted up. and cheap
in prices lit is kept by gentleman who has been
under the tuition of Crockett of the Bromield House,
Boston, which is sufficient certificate. + all River
so named from its situation on stream formed from
several large ponds IN the mountains near oy-ls on
the lower or river side, altogether q granite ana
manufacturing town on the other or up hill side,
a perfectly wooden and ordinary large village
The population is estimated al 10000. There are
twelve large Cotton, Iron and other Factories; and
the place is growing fast. Ii has recovered IRON
the Great Fire OF ls42, and some really superb
blocks OF buildings Mainstreet have been substI-
tuted for the old wooden ones destroyed BY the re
and if the improvement OF place is thing de-
sirable that calamity was disguised blessing
The Granite Market and Town-House Is equal 10
any building used for those purposes IN Newly ork
or Boston and might say good word for the
Beef in some of It's stalls. During the Summer,
all River is favorite resort for many who from
the South and elsewhere, seek our healthy Northern
towns beside il has considerable OF the picturesque
in its locale TO induce pleasure seeking travel Some
forty dirty Penobscot Indians peddling baskets
abou, the streets looking all the verse for rum and
civilization and especially worse for certain mix
ture of white blood discernible in them. But |
must bid adieu 10 Fall River, and over to New
Bedford moment
Always glad to get into the Parker House where
l am sure OF plenty Of clean soft and coarse
! towels. Navigation 10 Nantucket is open and clear,
and the steamer makes It's regular trips. Apprehen-
sons Of war having subsidized, there is more activity
in the market and scamen are constantly arriving in
The cars The Commissioners who Were here