The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-02-08
DEMOCRI'TUS.
. LtoIrespondence u Inc ohio Union.l


EDITOR Ono UNION According to
promise, | will proceed 10 give you a sketch
Of my trip to this country, and the appear
ance of things generally.
We left Ashland County on the 9th Of
Oct. ls53-we passed through Greenwich,
New Haven, Attica, Bucyrus, Marion,
Marysville, fredericksburg and Spring
field, to Dayton. The latter place is all
honor TO Ohio. For energy, activity and
affabilily, her citizens cannot be surpassed.
From Dayton, we passed through Eaton,
and shortly after bid farewell to our be-
loved Ohio.
In the Hoosier State we passed through
several towns and villages, the mosi noted
of which was Richmond Ciiy-the most
beautiful river town in the State. 1t should
be called The "Garden City Of the West;"
everything being as neat as a pin. We
finally arrived a, the Capital, which, for
nea,ness and beauty, exceeds the Capital
City of Ohio. II contains some buildings,
which. for workmanship and architectural
beauty, are as fine as | have ever seen.
The buildings for benevolent purposes are
truly elegant, and speak loudly in favor of
the benevolence Of the people of Indiana.
With the western part Of the State | was
no, very well pleased. Diverging to the
South. west. we passed through some very
poor looking country, and, as we neared
The Wabash, we passed through miles Of
sandy Prairie, unfit for cultivation.
We crossed The Wabash a, Terrebaute
"a town Of much business but badly laid
out; houses in clusters, and the majority
bent upon gain,-litlle else. Still conlin.
uing in a south. westerly direction. we
passed through ZONE fine country in the
Sucker Siats. From Bloomfield our route
lay through large prairies, (rhe first tina, we
had seen that were large.) bu, little timber
and thinly settled. We passed through
Urbana and Bloomington, the latter the
handsomest place, by far, that saw in
Illinois. Next arrived at Peora, the city
Of Blacklegs, and the hardest place on the
whole road. Some of The people, (like
some others you will find in moving cen.
slider movers completely eKpatriated, and
only FL 10 be cheated, feeced and taken
advantage Of. They are the last people
who should claim the privilege Of exccut
ing the extreme penalty of The law upor
hose who have violated them. | wa'
very unfavorably impressed with both the
country and people Of Illinois. Leaving
Peora. we passed through bat iitle eoun'
try that | liked. With the lowRs o.
Gadesburg and Monmouth, and the coun'
try around them, | was, however, very
well pleased. Had | passed through I'LL
nOls some other way. ] might have liked
il better.
After much Toll and fatigue, we at la.
arrived at The Father of Waters "-tht
Mississippi. Here, your readers will re-
collect, is where Billy BEBB's BufAlo's
and Deer. and TEovMsEn's scaiping knife.
lie buried in the " ashes Of despair" In
looking a, this magnificent stream for the
first time, one Is flled with admiration
and you mentally exelaim, while gazing
upon this, one Of The greatest exhibition
of the creative power Of the Almighty
L" how wonderful are thy works, o God! "
We crossed the river al Burlington,
among The robustness places in this State,
and for he FIRST dme settoot on the soil oil
Iowa. Burlington Is . place oil consider
able trade, and was once the Capital oil
the State. The inhabitants arc very hos,
pitable and kind. The location Of the
town is NOT very handsome, being on raIh'
or a narrow deGle between the river and
Bluff. The streets are wide, and the
buildings display considerable taste. Ia
Ahe business men you soon discover a ttai'
Of character peculiar to western mem
frsnkness. From Burlington we travelled
on . Plank Road some t~weniy-eight miles,
10 Mt. Pleasant, the Shire town Of Henry
county. The land in Des moines and
Henry counties Is much alike; rather haI
for early farming, but soil rich and very
deep. From Mt. Pleasant we passed
through jefferson, WaPeHo and Wahaska,
10 Marion, where we have located. l will
give you a full description Of sbe country
about here. in my next. 4,
Yours. truly,
WM. 3. YOUNG.
An old coat is 1.-The shield of virtue. II