Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-08-01
For the Spectator.
BINGasmprox, n. Y, July, 1856

BMGuAmproS, n. Y, July. 1855.
| Editors Spectator Ours is surely a progress
sivc country, improving and changing constantly
| presenting each year some new ard extensive line
OF travel, some region opened up Tor trade and
some new piece started and bui!tup.
No one has a complete idea of this improve
ment unless he chances periodically to pass
through the sane region and note the changes
| that have !here taken place.
Starting from our own Furnishing " .dountalr
City," on bright July morning, one sets ou1
with Improvements progressing on every side o.
him, and as re passes On over the Central Kail-
road he marks with pleasure the beneficial effects
Of that great improvement and the healthiu
spirit of progression in The true clements OF wealth
home improvement. BY the way, another Young
American" Improvement accompanies the cars
in the shape of"OppoSlioa Stage Agenls," adding
some spice TO travel by the serio-comIco scenes
| that often occur. At GoriOnsyille we left the
Central and took the Orange & Alexandria Road
that is after waiting time for the arrival OF Inc
''down train" with the Great Southern Mall
This Great Mail, by tho way, is something 9t a
mail, making heavy load for six horses from
the Depli TO The Office in Richmond. This road
has some Of the finest cars and locomotives in the
| Union. aud what is the best part OF the matter
they are ''homo made rejecting the highest
credit on the mechanical skill and efficiency OF
our own workmen. Alexandra may well be
proud of the spirit and enterprise that has sprung
up in her midst and is speedily pushing her for
| ward to the front rank Of Southern Cities. The
Crops all along the line Of this road and the Cen
trail look finely, and the prospects were never fair
er fur an abundance of the ''saif Of llie." Wash
ington is rapidly 'building up'' and every year
adds much to lis beauty in the growth OF the nu-
merous trees that have been planted. and IN the
extension and carrying cut of the liberal original
plans fer public building
What flood tide of travel runs along the great
railway "GuIf Stream" rnnning parallel to the
Atlantic coasl The traveller from our section
encounters the center of this stream at Washing
ton-from eight to ten passenger cars run Noil {,
from here four times day and they are all fuii
to Overlooking and the stream constantly increases
the further you 90 in this direction. BALTIMORE
has improved more within the past two years,
than the six preceding ,ones mean In appear
ance to the eye of the stranger visiting 1t at year
y intervals. Its progress is astonishing, ahd.ho
wonder, when you see the acres OF cars, loaded
With the agricultural and mineral wealth OF the
West that are being unlOaded on her wharves ana
into her sorehuu5es through her Ohio railroad.
The connections Of any city with the "uIeaI
SVest'' by the lion rail, is to its trade and ln-
provemeat what friction was TO the Lampo Al
iadin: 1t SETS the golden stream Of commerce IN
motion and gilds every place that 1t touches, not
with mere outside tinsei but with real wealth.
It is strange hatour State will not push lis great
road 10 the West to speedy completion ana en-
rich its citizens with portion OF The eXhaus'ieSS
treasure Of wealth that ever has ana ever VIII
llw eas,u ard Asa small item OF advantage
that orr Genital Road VIII have, VIII sta.e
that they are relaying the rails on Tie ~. l. .
Erie Road along where az now wiring, ana on
enduring the cause for putting down new raliS 50
soon. iTYas informed that hundreds OF the faiis
were broken up, last winter, when frosted, during
the cold weather, BY the running OF the cars ana
though the rail is as heavy as the heaviest on me
Ceniya road, yet they are obliged to put down
heavier and there are hundreds OF expenses mat
the long lines have here that cor line would mol
have 10 bear.
We had pleasant ride from Baltimore to
Philadel phia though in the night; the 'highl
coys, are SO finely fixed for night travel. The
new steamer across the Bay is monster aiiaifs,
is has enlarged or rather is as much larger than
the one in use three years ago as our population
is ayrer in proportion than it was then. we
reach PHILADELPHIA at | / p NJ. of the same day
that we leave Siaunton-halfa day saved by The
changes and Improvements OF two years. we
took a turn in the city Of squares and GuaEers-
every year adds to It's fine Improvements and IN
time it must be one of the handsumest cities IN the
world: il too is rcaping the benefits OF numerous
railroad connections with the West and Northwest.
Instead OF the usual mode to tbis place by New
York we took new rop e lately opened, through
Pa. The route is first over tle Reading Tal!foad
along the bank Of the Schuylkill, through SPLEEN
did agricultural and manufacturing region. sew
en;een miles from Philadelphia We pass Norris
town. where there are several lourishng schoo's
beautifully situated and well pairGnized--eSPs-
cialig paircniesd by VirginiGaS. who, suffering
the schools at hcme, that should be literally sup
norted. to drag On and sustain themselves as hest
thew can. with small home and oJorelSn pat
rouara, send their sons and daughters here, ST
much greater expense and 10 schools no better man
thew can cas;lv haze or even they do haze at
home Il must be agreeable TO some Of cur clll-
zens. TO read Of the manner in which which SINE
of their fellow citizens are treated in this Key
stone State, 70 which they have sent Their suns
and daughters to be educated and in Which they
have srent their means so literally, thereby help
ing to build up It's institutions. =,
WeHi, is sud that in this country every evil Will
work its own curo-so suppose our people will
learn lesson and practice it, after they have
paid tuition enough. But truce for this tiine:
may write again. Yours &c. j.. I'll.
You've AMEmcA IN THE CRIMEA.-A young
American, writing OF what he saw in The Cnmea