Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1854-05-16
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ceIIcd and though once connected with vgnia Is no
utterly unlike il in almost every rcsPectI pFoP7sS 20
Give you few notes UftraVeI jottins' iy the way
Much has raid and written about tic Baltimore
and Ohio Raroad, from Cumberland to Whseling' y:t
cannot resist the inclination 10 make Passpg aiasi0
TO that mos. Astounding work. and to the Sid, rugged
eoantry, through which it lies.
1t is really astonishing that human Imagination e!e3
m its widest flights, conceived the idea Of SAINTS
those imrncrsu mountain heights with Tia huge "'I
horse and his unwiedY load aud yet the eSioe"'' "
its conception and triumphant execution IS 5eore
Iusteud Of great continuous range Of monn'ai"S' ~
seems rise iunnmcrable conc-likc mounds tePef
b. deep ehaSIns or ravnc5 along which the road IS a"S
with an elevation generally Of than hall way aOoFs
the base Of the mountain, until, in some Pla=e' S
the summit Tho and descent are qHltc ganua'
and nothing can excel the Wild native grandeur o. 49,
scenery through these MOUNTAIN passs'. ! hau ''N,"
thrilling tales the lofty trcsISl work trembling
the burden that it daily bears hut neither "a" mo- "
any quivering Ct the kind pnd the whole s'per'uc
ture seemed as firm rnyielng the foundations o.
the mountain through which il Pcnetratc'. h'e'J P
caution is observed avoid accidents; the cars Fu"'
slowly along the sides Of the ooc dangerous slopes ana
when the summit is r.i1cd-whch is perfectly level
they run with great rapitty began 'h' Journey Ce'
the mountains with considerable trepdaton, bnt gather
ing confidence as Invent my fears were removed ""e
rs led 10 thnk that with proper care, tbs passage o.
the mountains might be effected with M Eta" danger 70
lie or limb a. attends ordinary Railroad trarenS In"
country lying along the road il usually una'"''' "n
sterile, though in many ra''"y spring
ing up The people TO he Of the humber c''' ans
the buildings indicate but little taste AMI very moderate
means II is not until you approach the ONO river Hne
within few miles of Wheeling, that 80" see 'nch ia"o
az We have in Jefferson, and which. after III" eye has
rested upon nothing but and lid noun
tain solitudcs relieved only by occasional settlements
is refreshing oasis in the desert;
Wheeling is a dinzy, dirty town, cnNc"Psd IN coal
smoke whose SuIphurious oder Pcrvadng tn: cntTH at
mospherc and filling ones lsngs, is exceedingly I'M
pleasant TO stranger Still it bears evidence OF do
gree oGprosrcrty and lis manufactures arc BY no means
min portant rs splendid wire suspension bridge like
that over the SchuyilI Philadelphia, is "n object OIL
general interest By far the most attractive piece OF
architecture about tho place. stood rpon Inc Oi'uS
whilst Pitt.bug steamboat passed. beneath IT. and 0o
served that lis huge chimneys came witln SIX or Gsh
inchos Of the floor. The PittsLrgers would doubtless
have icitatcd themselves had i: swept that ma&ni-
ccnt structure away.
From Whecling passed down the Ohio to Cinci"'a"'
amidst beautiful scenery upon both banks Of me river
The lands arc generally fertile and Indicate hsh $ta'G
ofimproVcmcnt. About sc miles below "hccIInS' ana
two miles from the mouth Of the little N"nh""a r'eF'
wo came upon the celebrated island OF BlcnnchNS'ct so
ndissolubly connected with the fame and f'ru''o OIL
Aaron Burr. To those who have read Wits speech
upon siie tflal oil burr inc lcsCI o" "a '"'' S~~
chantrd island is familiar and though the author Of tho
"British Spy" and "faluIous life Of Patrick Henry,
las John Roudoph tcrrncdt, r,ay hare drawn ,'pon
his asinatonr facts, and have exercised hose pow
FOR which ne justly renowned in producing
picture such has rarely baeI realized, yet was IN
qucstonAby most attractive and lovely spot Fho1gh
al present high state Of cuIti"aton it retains no yes
tgc Of the refined taste and elegant adoFnment whcE
existed in the days of first aud most unfortunate pro-
has dis5nDrSFrd; the
beautiful flower gardens nnd magnificent srnahery hare
been laid waste and nothing but its historic tcrest can
in any way connect it with the cxled ulcnnerh"set
What theme for contemplation, and what an ilusra-
ton il furnished Of the which sometime" o'eF
whclm men. In this retired sTct-far moro so theh'
than nova gentleman OF ample fortune lived IN pr"eH
" Spendor enjoying all that cultivated taste liberal
education and l,vcIy woman cdud bestoW'; but his
evil genius found him here, and amid the poNrFs
Of this Eden tho serpent gdcd 10 blast and wihor a." JIG
touched And in this secluded place. with what schcr'
OF conquest snd future glory did ihe GINNING coqncnco
of Burr fire the soul Of Bicnncrhaesct' We ere lex 10
vague conjecture only, and can know, !or death
has set his seal uron the lips Of all that corid 7Tc told
and they have long snee stood before Judge who viii
trace actions to their springs. Yet in THIS CON
ncction il is singular Il observe that kind e fatality
attended all who had my intimacy with Burr lie was
the Upas from beneath whose deadly shade nothing
could rass unsca,hcd. All who were Suspected Of Hhy
degree Of partially sympathy for him were counted
without the pale of fratcrnai regard John Smith was
forced TO retire from the Senate c the United States
Blcnnerhassctt was bcggar"i in his fortunes nnd ar
racncd as a criminal and Doctor holman, whose ne
roc effort in conjunction with an American citE'n 10
release LAFAYETTE from an Austrian dungeon, has made
hi, name as familiar household Tord<-Ta'. through
an intrigue Of Thomas Jefferson, well nIsh rune" fhu
even the high character of Chie Ju'c" Marshall 90
not screen him from the ready accusations oil TIC '"'n
President Of the United States Here must pause u'
in all time 10 come shall history and tradition Toaeh'
the latest postcrity, reveal the blended t
recount tho fatal error Of Herman Blcnncrs'Ictt "hd
Aaron Burr.
Arrived at Cincinnati tho Queen City Of the West"
strolled through .hc market th street, cad was
RECALLED with the sight Of flowers and fruits, tho 9't
attractive to the eye, and delicious TO tho taste Tor
were tho subStantias Of life wanting, for they were
there in great abundance. In these respects the market
at Cincinnati would compare with and probably SNSe'
that of any Eastern city From Cincinnati to Dayton
distance of sixty miles, you pass excellent
Railroad in a little more than two hours and through
the most beautiful country have ever seem Elegant
gardens flower beds riYang descriptions q eastern
magnifcenco lie along the route, whilst some Fincc1aG
hills reminds one ol sunny France. The lands through
which YOU pass arc of rich black mould and q great
fertility indeed all this country incl"ded IN the lanl
valley is exceedingly productive and repay the laborS
of the husbaudmau with the bountul return. 1t
would well for Virginia if she still held this territory
which in her munirpucr she gave away aud is now
filled with people who hostile TO her institutions.
regard Ohio as the thorough Abolition State in
the Union, and haro Been sorc'y pressed ;Eau
once whilst endeayoring defend the ussscs Of my own
State, and of the pcculiar institutions" in particular
The whole country is excited upon the subject Of tho
Nebraska BILL and ministers Of the Gospel, clay
ing aside their prayer books aud ChriSts sernSu on he
Mount" Gas Tom Corwin said III a cmorab!e Rreech\
betake themselves to politics. have heard OF nrHl
Der Of anti Nebraska meetings at which the go1d people
have been harangued from the hustings and perhaps
dashed tempest Of fury, BY these officers in the
sacramentaI host, and disciples Of the Prince O. 0ce
When we remember and assert upon the authority OF
Senator Hunter and other souherners, that slavery
never exist in those territories, the Gbsrdty OF their
pseudo quxOtc Ph.anhroPhy apparent bat the great
or blame should attach those who have ncCdossIy %g
stated the country Tor abstraction 1t canaOt be
disguised that Ohio great and prosperous State, far
outsripng her foster mother and must continue to ex-
erciSc decided in4uence in family Of STATES with
which lhs is associated. Az American, proud