The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-13
Our Pennsylvania Correspondence.

WiLliAMsrokr, IA, July, 1850.
Canai Trareuimg-7he Wafomem of Penms,lpa~sa
-IPilmot at Home Hoga Tsstimosy-A slight
Misfaks.
The trip from the Junction to this place was enc
Of mixed pleasure and some excitement The canal
boat, which was capable OF accommodating some
thirty forty persons comfortably contained about
one hundred and fifty passengers The bulk of
them were what 10 called in this country water
men" They had taken their RATS to tde-wster
on the last fresh" IN the Susquehanna and its
upper tributaries, and were returning to their pine
wood homes in Clear6eld Clinton, and Tioga cosn-
ties, there to prepare for another descent in the
fall. harder or harder set Of men could not be
scared up any qzart,r Of Uncle Sans domin IONS.
As rough as bears-face, hands, and SHIRT mao
cent Of any recent acquaintance with soap aad
water, while the grateful fumes Of old rye and
tobacco peryad,d the whole mass and yet many
of these men j knew to be well off and well edu-
Gated while through the whole there ran IN At vein
OF common sense and dry wit which enters go
largely into the composition OF the American cha
racter. Recognizing in one Of these watermen an
old friend from Iioga county, and, by the way, a
prominent politician, | accepted Of his preferred
cigar, and an Invitation TO have chat with him on
the deck Of the boat
How are yon getting with your lumber 7"
was the hrst question | asked, after we had die
posed OF our carcascs in such manner ~ DOT to
require much lodging To avoid the canal bridges
NO reason TO complain these last two years
but It will take a few more good seasons to make
up for past losses"
al suppose your representative, Mr.. Wimot,
attributes the present hourishing condition Of the
lumber trade entirely 10 his proyiso u
"Wilmot be DID, and his proviso along with
him. He has got my last vote, and the last vote
OF nearly every democr.i n the district You peoyis
at Bradford, Tiog., and Susqueh anna counties
think that all proyiso men but the truth ia
know but little about n, and care still less The
safety Of the Union, and the success Of the demo
cratic party 81 more consequence to ne than all
the woolly headed, crooked shinnrd Sambos in
creation. The wings are using Wilmot to defeat
us, and The combination may succeed in Bradford,
but old Tiag IL right side up"
When bedtime arrived, fearful difficulty arose
The gentlemen's cabin was about fifteen feet long
by seven In width, and into thus narrow space our
seven score OF rational, accountable beings were
to be packed for the night Berths Of course thors
were none AZ for chairs, they, too, were out Of
the question and u seemed that we should be
compelled to sleep, like horses, standing With
some difficulty sought out the captain. in tho
hope that he could hnd for me some nook or corner
IN which to stretch my weary limbs. talked to
him like democrat, rhig. philosopher, savage
end Christian, and finally succeeded in obtaining
the promise Of berth in the ladies' CABIN.
Take on your boots, but nothing else; make az
te noise as possible and occupy the first be- nth
me nght IL belongs TO the chafnherrnaid, but
viii get her to pass the night in the caboose"
followed directions implicitly About tvo
O'Clock we passed Northu nberlasd once the most
considerable town in northern Pennsylvania, but
now IN paralyiic stupor-slowy going to decay
ne Town ~ beautifully located at the juuctoz %
me North and West Branch rivers, and With few
sotive, energetic, enterprising citizens, she m,gk
yet resas 81 portion Of her former glo<,es