Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-28
Che Graurler.
Pencil Sketches Of a Trip
Through NetO York, Western and Northern Ohio, anu
Northern Indiana.
FROM TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT.


NUMBER 3.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 2lst, l848.
When visited Toledo II years ago, there were at
least five or six places striving for the ascendancy all
within the space of twelve miles fom the mouth of
the River Maumee. Each claimed to be "city,"
although it had but a small clump of cheaply con-
struced buildings among the stumps, "thrown togetb
err" as it were, with city lots for sale at monstrous pr
ces, and extending for miles out into the woods
Every man who owned lot "rich," and every
one who could at any price, get chance to buy one,
although covered by lrog-pond, expected to make
his fortune. These splendid settles" in the magma
tion were Manhattan at the rivers mouth, Toledo and
Port Lawrence 2 10 miles farther up, Miami miles
from Toledo and Maumee city 10 miles from Toledo.
All these the right bank of the river while Perys
burg is nearly opposite Miami on the left bank of the
strAam 1t ia rnrinnS to vtnoss tho change since
1885, .No,O the Manhattan bubble is blown up and
almost CELEBRATED Her dilapidated houses are most
y deserted and tumbling down. Miami is in nearly
the same condition, while Perrysburg seems to be
"following suit" Maumee has grown to a very large
village has many large Touring mills and machinery
by means of her water power taken from the canal
las many churches, tavcrns and stores, and is the
Lucas Co. seat, with court house and jail. But with
all these she seems now to have attained her "ful
size" and is evidently at "StGnd STILL" She is too
high up the river to avail herself of steam boat nav
CATION and she already to have availed herself
of most of her natural facilities
Toledo on the contrary, has good port and har-
bor where steam boats of the largest class arrive and
depart daily. Numerous briggs sloops, schooners and
other craft are seen constantly at her port, sometimes
so to 70 loading and Unloading and her merchants
seem engaged in brisk commerce. Large blocks of
substantial buildings for Stores hotels, &c. are erect
ed, and the whole city to have received
tive and onward impulse for the last two three
years. Stores in favorable locations rent for $500 to
$500, and vacant lots at a distance in the rear so by
$50 feet suitable for dwelling houses, sell readily for
f $3.50 and $780, The streets are laid out and opened
for several miles, and buildings are going up and
erected in the remote parts of the place, in every d.
rection She has population of nearly 4000 1t has
also proved quite healthy here for several years past
of fever and ague being quite rare, and when
the rear country is more cleared up, it is supposed
will entirely disappear. railroad from Toledo runs
1t to Hinsdae in Michigan, SIS mies-sages to Monroe
n 20 miles, and packet boats on the Wabash, Erie and
Miami Canals through to Cincinnati in 60 hours
" There is also plank road building from Toledo west
j. to Angola, Indiana.
During the day large handbills were seen in vari-
GUS parts of the city, stating that-"Col. John B.
Weller, the democratic candidate for Governor would
addrpsg the of rOlo1o
ID the evening" In with others called tu heal
y the valient Colonel who figured at Monterey where
'e "buets flew thick and fast around him." There
l. were good number in attendance, who were called
to order by Judge Emory D. Potter, the Mayor, wht
IN in short speech in which his excitement got the bet
in ter of his discretion, introduced Col. Weller to thu
I'd audience.
J. The Col is rather slim, graceful appearing man
with regular features-the face showing in its expires
nj sion and color that the sangne temperament pre-
dominated. He appears about 80 to 35 years of age
| expected to hear something in relation to wha
ly course he intended to pursue if elected Governor
BY Ohioher state policy, legislation, black laws &c
Sc but was disappointed His only theme was the sub
ts ect of the introduction prohibition Of slavery fror
DIS the new territories acquired from Mexico He di
zee not mention any other territory of the U. S. wc
was in danger of being cursed with this institution
He labored to prove that the position of Gen. Cass
ut this question, would be far more likely to exclud
OF slavery than the position of the Taylor conscenc
10 wings, the barnburning democrats Liberty
he His proof of this consisted in the fact that by tn
organic law of Mexico, slavery was abolished in a
ote her territories, and as Congress 10y the doctrine
ng Mr.. Cass) has no right 10 legslae on the subje
." ele, way that therefore this organic" law Of Me-
leo would remain in force foreUer, as a sure and in
uy pregnabc buwark to protect and preserve the fire.
tho institutions of New Mexico California, &c., hroug
en- all time.
dly 1t would be well to enquire of the Col. when
ny again makes this Speech what became oil the "orga
nE c law of Mexico" in IeraS, after the slaveholde
my from the South and Southwest had emgrated and Sc
tied in sufficient numbers to control the legislation
If Texas-pass law legalizing slavery-and at la
IDS adopt constitution o,bdding the future abolition
rec slavery forever? What would become of this &c
by ganic law of Mexico" if the same process were
ont peated in New Mexico and California, and tn
srs should hereafter apply for admission in the UniC
Of controlled by slavehoding population, with saN
holding constitution? Away with your Cass a
on weller sophistry, and soft soap about the efficacy
ing this organic law of Mexico tor keeping men a
ex- territory free from the curse of slavery
c ao, What is this organic law of Mexico? 1t is no
the ter than "Ogaac SIN" for it already permits sa
ling y, in some of its worst features, to exist in these
'ln- vncns. Peon slavery exists there by which lar
share of the population in the most degraded be
dage. Let Congress legslate then for these terri
nab res, the Supreme Court have already decided tn
r ot have right to-and re enact the Ordinance of II
Ex for the government of that territory, and will
this the question afterwards to who is rght-whethe
nv be Lewis Cass and his worthy advocates-or c
tier Thomas Jefferson and George Washington with tn
inter- Virginia compeers who originated that glorious lib
ty ordinance.
orts COL Weller then turned upon the Wings, and re
81 from their leading papers and speeches most bit
the denunciatons of the Mexican war, and all engae
not init Including Taylor hnself) while they supper
Ier the by their votes nominated Taylor the ow