The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-30

less the convention not only denounced the Ne.
brasks nil but put its seal OF coadsm1aoa upon ION
wooley colleagues return ed home carrying o. back
load both the Nebraska bill and non intervention,
ard the ex-Compiroller aud his party are nov very
lar abesd. Potter and his tail Of relatives are as
quiet as lambs. Thes do not ike openly to bolt
the nomination Of 6ey mour, but IL is well under
stood here that they will secretly do it. 1t is said by
those who understand their influence well. that
they cannot control twenty votes in the county
The ex comptroller is now only anxious that Potter
should belt, that will forever exclude him
from any claim to associati n with the soft demo
cracy.
have given you this bit Of political gossip, be
csuse it sptly illustrates the harmoni0u ondltion
OF this party in almost If not every, county in tie
State.
The regular national democrats will have an easy
tine Of it in beating these " Poll, wogs."
CANAJoHARIs.
Our Pennsylvania Correspondence.
| The GLADEs,
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa, Sept. IA, 1854
Table Land of the Ailsghanies- Connelsvale Rail
road-Vie,c from the AAeghany-Th Glades-
German Pop,lation-Tne Drovgkt--Albvieht
Camp Meeting Girl Hriah "ihe P0scer"- Singu-
lar Phenomena.
/ had intended to proceed from Cumberland along
tie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to the Glades Of
Maryland, but heard such fine things of those
along the Pennsylvania line, that was induced to
alter my plan and visit the latter first My curiosi-
ty was particularly excited BY learning that the in.
habitants Of this district were old Germans speak.
Ing to q conside able extent their own language.
This was phase Of American society entirely un
known to me as yet, and was eager to become &C
quainted with it. Besides, you observe that since
we passed the great gap or gate Of Hsrper's Ferry
the region is essentially one; it is the same vast
kyiv ovoff o;v Cd xu;k iuor M
coal, and clothed with meadow verdure, or titled
ground, or rich forests to their very SUBMITS This
is the region we set out to see. We are now on
that immense table land lying between the eastern
and western fronts of the Great or Western AL.
legbany-a table land relatively to the continent,
above which it is lifted by those enormous walls
but itself rolling in bill and valley in undulations
like those Of the in storm, crested with woois
bearing rich corn and wheat fields on its sunny
slopes. and deep green meadows in its mois! ho
lows. II is noble agricultural country but is still
better adapted to grazing, and the glades Of Mary
land more particularly are celebrated for their but
tar and cheese and deli ious mountain mutton. As
the whole region is from 1900 to 500 eet-some say
from 900 to l000above the level Of the sea- it is
comparatively cool in the hottest weather. At
night you require blankets, in August at least
We did--ard the air is wonderfully pure and brac'
ing. Thus 1t is extremely well SUITED for summer
retreat frcm the cities, to those who, like myaef,
sre obliged to escatw the seashore.
We left Cumberland by stage (the rens val OF an
Almost forgotten pleasuse), starting before light,
end presently after sunrise (anosAer old reminis
cence) brsabfasted at . tavern where the people
could not speak English. Here We dropped a young
ergiaeer bcpnd for the Inc Of the Pittsourg aud
C,nrellsville Rsroad, which is cutting tunnel in
the Deighborhcod. He described to US the valley
by which the read is TO pass, and which he had jus
been surveying, as perfectly magnificent, particular
" from The size ard perfection of the white oak
When completed, this line will extend from Pitts
burg to CumbcrlanS, and thus will form another
feeder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with
travel and traffic. Our young fellow traveller was
enthusiastic the subject that he quite infected
me; but he owned that it would be three years at
least before the project would be realized. 1t was
plank read that we were upon, which in about an
hours ascent from our breakfast place brought us,
through one of the most desolate wildernesses and
most hopeless, that ever looked at from stage.
coach window, to the brow of the high Allegheny,
whence glorious morning landscape Of misty hills
and Valleys and blue mountain spurs SIX irted the
horizon. We had lost it in q moment-and by
long slopes, tbrougha country vell cultivated aud
growing richer and softer in its features with every
mile, we 8. ed our way into the heart Of the gades.
It was nearly two o'clock P. N. when we reached
the spot where have pitched out tent ever since,
won by the healthiness and attractiveness of the
situation. 1t is hotel.farm house, kept by man
whore history would fill curious page in o novel
Of our manners. The good Laforge was poor boy
in Lancaster county, whose parents, ONE well of,
had lost all; he came to the Glsdes penniess, and
bound himself to blacksmith for certain period
to learn his trade. His master was to feed him; but
Laforge had forgotten to stpulate for clothing The
smithy was near tavern of course and his master,
to help him out Of the difficulty, allowed him all he
could earn on Sundays for himself. By this means
he supplied himself with clothes, acting as ostler
to the Sunday trave ers, holding their horses shoe
ing them some times, &c. When his time was out,
he set mp for himself, with difficulty borrowing FIVE
dollars to buy stock Of iron. He made his own
tools. But no one ever was up so early that he
failed to zee Laforges chimney sparkling in the night
air, or to hear his anvil ring II was the golden or
ra'he. Tin this coCnection) the iron time Of stage
Coaching end waeoniDg: the very first year La
forge cleared nine hundred dollars with thai brawny
ond laborious arm. His strength was then prod
eious, Sixteen years he worked at the anvil, and
tftn he bought his farm, and opened tavern to
sell i's pl oduce. At that tine this roai was tire
great channe Of communication with the West. Here
II huge lumber ing wagons q few Of which are still
sesr), covered with white cloth, hoped high over
thtir load, passed one way the produce Of Ohio aud
the other II goods of the Atlantic seaports Fifty
wagons would sometimes stand at night in q sort OF
camp In the open space between Laforgs's house
and bis huge stables. From twelve to twenty stages
stopped there in day. It was bad night when he
did not take fifty dollars in the morning, and often
1t was hundred. The teamsers paid little for their
supper and less their LODGING flor thew hr0uO
their own beds) but then they were so many. The
railroads have knocked mp al this business, and
reduced the spot to rural quiet; but Laf,rge is
left rich proprietor, at least for this part Of the
county The village Of Laforgeville (for il is called
after hjm) is mostly his property but he is plai1
farmer, plain tavern keeper still, and fetches FOUND
the horses Of young bucks from the ne gaboring
county town, and takes their "qnarter" as quietly
as when he was blacksmth's prentice.
The people Of this district are Germans of the old
PtrLs llvaIia etOck. Mattress Of this cauntrv "a