The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-04-28
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
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ss-w 3. "a Bangor, April "a, 1854.
The substantial blessings ofsleam'power,
as illustrated By travelling III car and sieam'
boat, has had a better appreciation In my
mind since my last ride in slow coach,on
Saturday, from Hampden to This Gem OF
the east. Two who 10 hours our coach was
HopudeIiug in ihs mud, accomplishing in
the time the immense distance ofsix miles.
The ice has not yet len the PenobscO,
above Hampton, and the steamboats, from
Portland and Boston are obliged 10 stop a,
Hampden, and passengers mus, make their
way to the City by horse-aesh, or b. an en-.
eIgclic use Of the motive power with which
Nature has endowed them. II the walk.
ing wis only deccnily comfortable, this lai-
Ter power would be decidedly more plo asan,
as well as more economical. Bot mud Is
everywhere in the road, and frequently, as
we had reason TO know, In the coach,
gsoundings" are hardly 10 DO found.
Jounce and aounce, up and down, thrown
upon this passenger, and catching That, a
wholesale demolition OF hats and bonneis,
travelling by the old s,age-coach, rate two
and half miles per hour, mud averaging
fourteen inches, candid guess, all the way
], rot such travelling delighifnli Is there
any wonder, that the traveller who has once
90, taste OF the beauty Of thirty miles
per hour speed in the rail.car, should have
un instructive horror OF horse flesh applied
10 the siaae.coach These things consij'
cred, who stands gaping, with his eyes
"slicSing out fe ei," at the spread Of the
monomania for railroads? II there is one
who has any lingering doubts about the
utility Of RAILROADS, ride In the stage
coach from Frankfort TO Bangor at this sea.
son Of The year, will make him perfect
"Youpg America - on railroads, and cause
him 10 halo with the loudest, Keep of
the track while the bell rings"
Well, good readers, you say,whai has all
this 10 do with the Editor Of the Union
Where is he, aud what is he about? This
is precisely what he is about 10 tell you.
He LEFT home on Friday last, in the p. Nj
train, for this place, and taking the Daniel
Webster, AS good a boat as ever sped her
way over the briny deep, was safely landed
nj Hampden, six miles below Bangor, the
next morning at 10 A. NJ. The delight o.
the remainder OF the journey may be i'm
agined. Having answered the first branch
OF the question, the latter is in order. Well,
10 answer truly. The Editor OF the Union
IL no, al home al home, is at home among
his friends. The city Of Bangor is fine
place TO come 10 for reliefirom the pressure
ofold foyy notions in business & socialiiies
II is the Young America Of Maine, fresl
as a new clearing in forest, and smart a,
,wo.foriy nag. We have a great liking
10 Bangor, aud when suffering with meu,a
dyspepsia, occassioned by the sluggish old
fogyism Of the older places, we like 10 pu
out for this port, see their fas, nurses, then
faster men. and gather strength from
breathing the good fresh air Of IFS healthy
location. Since our arrival, the weather
has been mos, delightful, and the walking
abou, the streets quite good. Juvenile
by these fortunate circumstances, the Edi'
Tor Of the Union is enjoying himself vastly
on short visit he is making 10 his friends
i, is two years nearly since he was here
The Bango:eans have not been asleep, on.
ly nights, since. They have built stores
churches, ships, started lots Of banks
whereby rag money is made plenty, and
have done grea, many other things which
would be regarded as almos, impossible in
the Kingdom OF FOgyism. Their new
churches are marvels. We attended relig.
ious services in one of them, yesterday, III
the Union Street Church. directly oppo.
site the Bangor House, flushed las
year, which for architectural beauty
and excellen, arrangements, is not proba
bly, surpassed bJ any church building in
the City, il in the State. outwardly,i, is Q
handsome Church 10 look upon, with very
tall and appropriate spire, and lis inwarC
decorations correspond finely with its 'ou,
side appearance. /, belongs TO the Uniia
rian Society, Rev. Mr.. Allen, and occupies
the spo, Of the church in which Rev. Mr.
Hedge formerly olIicia,ed. We are told
tina. another new Church erected within The
pas, year, by the Congregational Society
over which Professor Sheppard is install
led, corresponding with the Union Stree
Church In architectural beauty und conve
nience. There have been also erecie,
since my las, visit here. several fine SchOo
Houses, which give assurance tina, In tn
matter of Public Schools, the people G
Bangor are fully up 10 the spiri, Of tho age
and understand fully the wan, and demand
Of the young, and stand ready 10 NEE
them. They are pleasantly situated, wit
breathing room for the children abou, them
neat aud gladstone 10 the eye, and every wa.
indicative Of the character Of the peopl
who erected them. Diugy school houses
situated in dirty streets, on compressed lots
and surrounded with no attractions Of play
grounds or shaded. walks, are significant
looseness in business. and olosehsiednes
in money matters, as we'll as narrow mind
edness in social characteristics.