Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-07-21
Editorial Correspondence.


us on The top Of Laurel Hill, amid the pleasing
scenery in the vicinity Of this pleasant watering
place. The traveller over tile National Rond is
struck with The contrast presented by the "inci.
dents OF the way" as compared with what they
were bnt two short years ago. Then at almost
every mile you met the heavy numbering coahc
with its jaded horses, and passengers, mine nidt
while tho top and boot vert filed with promis.
cuous eonslomerotion Of trunks, hat boxes, band
boxes, mail bags aud meni the outsiders, who con-
stituts,l lie extra Of The nine inside who made
'chartered load" Then came the high and heavy
rolling Ioadwugon, with It's six horses, bearing 10
tue West the merchandise Of the Eost, and in
turn conveying 10 The East the products oil The
West. Next the "Express," with its menOgerie.
like box on wheels, aud notunfrequenlly The dust
tossing droyes Of horses, cattle, sheep aud swine
eastward bound, 10 minister to The wants, tile con.
Venience and the appetiLes oil The jewellers upon
The tide. water. Now oil is changed. The four
horse coach is no longer met; the "Clear the track
for the United States mail" once so pat in The
mouths Of the drivers is no longer heard, and once
a day you see slowly approaching two horse car
role, with canvass green curtains, not unlike the
milk wagons which make line round OF our city
The heavy wSgon has rolled away, "iis occupN-
patton gone" while the Express found 10 be ex'
press no longer, and has vanished before The APP
pTolch Of the snoting steed, who now courses be-
tween The Atlantic and The Ohio; while even the
qualruped pilgrims have become too proud 10
travel on foot 10 the scene Of their sacrifice. The
many inns, which once held out their beckoning
signs and (oo oflen) deusive promises 10 The weary
tFay, let remain IL is true, but as the monuments OF
liyslier times, and the once fat aud poEtiy inn'
keeper, who once gladly met you at the door with
bis Everything at your service, sir" now sits
luzy on his porch smoking his well oiled pipe;
ard " he dsigns 10 6estow passing notice upon
The solitary traveller, who rauSeS at his door 20
woter his weary steed, il Is merely 10 ask chow far
have you come, sir, and " here are you goingI"-
ANY chol,ra down that wayw And you make
chance remark about she travel Of the road, lie
very gravely and sometimes sour informsyou that
"peOple travels by railroads thtse days, but 10 Mt
nigh as safe sS the old way, and not much laser,
neither, ns they tell me they amt nigh as regular
% caches was; for my part have nothing 10 do
with them;" q conclusion which IN view Of the
premises, we thought eminenlly sound aud salts
factory for the speaker.
The every third house (once an inn) has now 10
be turned into other uses, and the dead and lone.
ly appearance everywhere presented speaks but
TO plainly Of The march Of science, aud aEt 0nd
their achievements within the past few years. We
have seldom met with more fruitful occasion for
contemplaliye contrast than in winding around
the never. ending sides Of LAUREL Hill, and reflect
ingupJn the Nationll Road end its uses In its day
an then comparing It with the Railroad which now
ttayerseS every portion Of the Union, scaling noun
tain heights and spanning its torrents, and uni
ting together by every indncement Of trade, nrtand
interest tie different sections Of the country. Sill
the National Road was the great work oftS day, and
well has il performed its appointed pari well has
1t fulfilled the mission which CLAY, It's great pro-
jpclor and patron, sent It forth 10 accomplish. 1t
wash lis day more important TO the unlraveled
willstLrough which lives constructed than ale
the railroads Of the present age TO the regions
Which they traverse, nor Is their conslruc'
lion, however gigantic and stupendous as NJ
may appear, greater advance upon The oil OF lis
preceding epoch than was the construction OF its
pIecedng avenues Of travel II has now given
place 10 The "march Of the 10Th century,, butwho
shall say that 10 another age the Railroad may moi
Lear The same Telalionto other Improvements that
the National now does 10 ~ We cannot bu,
look forward to material advancement, and who
shall limit III The Chinese wall in Asia, and
the Roman wall in England, were lhe heighth OF
Notifications in their age. But what ore they TO
the scientific productions Of French OF West Point
engineet--not 10 mention The great advance in the
art military known as "P, lows DitCh"l Thusit
Is with all tue departments OF science and OF art,
and now achievement seems almost 10 precede
projection. Nulla psStigia rehOrsnm seems 10 be
the spirit Of The eye, IL we may except an Incl
dent we heard not long since OF All old stsgerwho,
upon hearing OF tue Susquehnnna Ralroad colis'
ion, predicted that ain ten years people would
come back 10 stages." A sentinunt in which he
would end many sympaihEels on the line Of the
National Road. But we have extended our re-
Elections thus far without having reached GU! Local
,i,n, and will defer notice Of the place for an.
other letter. simply stating that the location rs
very pleasant Summer ore, and our host exceed.
inSly 6btgng and Accommodations very good. and
every one pleased r
- ....s.. 1Lo1 IN the npuntintion OF the