Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-22
Editorial Correspondence of Lewisburg Chronicle.
MIDDLEBURY, o, Aug s, 1856.

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MIDDLEBURY, o, Aug s, 1856.
I started for Columbus in four horse
coach, containing as many passengers as
could be packed inside, and just eight on
the outside, including yours very truly,
who formed the apex to the load. Got
to Columbus about 9 o'clock in the even
ing, and having arranged matters to suit
me at the American House, took a stroll
through the beautiful city, to see how it
appeared by gas light. Came across an
old gentleman standing by lamp post
addressing a very respectable crowd in re-
gard to the wrongs of the Free State men
in Kansas He had been participant in
the struggle for freedom iu that territory,
and was we'll posted up in the matter.
He told harder stories about the doings
of the Border Rufians than anything l
ever heard, and have not the least doubt
that they were all true. He was arguing
the cause Of no political party and did not
mention the name of any of them how
ever, one or two of the faithful thought
that the shoe appeared to fit them, and
they boned him for abusing the Democrat
ic party and the administration in general,
but he soon shut them up by telling them
that he was minding his own business and
letting parties alone, and hinted to them
that he would be glad if they would do
SO too; thereupon, | observed that these
patriots were recediug, and muttering
some exceedingly strong and un-writeable
language, which appeared as il intended
for the old gentleman aforesaid. His bu-
siness there was to raise funds for reestab-
fishing the Free State paper that was so
barharously demolished by the Border
Rutfans, while under the control of Mr..
Brown, who removed from Crawford Co
Pa, and had the bolduess and manliness
to start the paper under all sorts Of dis
couragements, and had issued it consid-
cradle length of time before the rufians
destroyed it. If funds sufficient can be
raised, MIR, Brown will try it again.
In the morning found ny self pretty
high up in the world when peeped out
of my window. After breakfast strolled
down to the Penitentiary, to see the
striped representatives of the great Pork
State. Bought ticket for quarter of
an important looking gentleman, who
handed me over to another man of the
same stripe, and we took up our line Of
march through an awfully bolted iron
door, which | would be slow about pass
ing in some countries. We went through
an immense number of cells, which had
more the appearance Of cages for wild
lions and elephants, than domicils for hu-
man beings, and at length came to the
workshops. Here, on being ushered in,
my eyes met spectacle rather odd to the
uniuitiated, and reminded me much of a
large flock Of zebras at work. Here the
prisoners were hammering and saving,
and boring, and grinding, and turning,
and rasplng, and sewing; making hoes,
hames, hammers, handles, spades, shovels,
shoes, chairs, chains, churns, chisels,
planes, poughs, axes, adzes, wood type,
and an endless variety of almost all sorts
of tools and furniture used by every citi-
zen of the State of Ohio The conductor
led me through the dining room, where
there Was no lack of provisions, but very
slim variety, and an entire absence of any
dessert-consisting of a huge pile of un.
palatable brown bread, and no scarcity OF
water; took hunk Of the bread, but was
soon satisfied with the mastication thereof
concluded to live on something more
palatable, if could get it, even at my
own expense. This institution contains
GIG inmates of this number, about 15O
are under Il years Of age, and, if | mis-.
take not, Is or 20 are incarcerated for
life. Left this place, and up to High
street, to see the new State Capitol the
first thing that met my view in the Capi.
tol yard was another herd of zebras, abou,
fifty in number, working away with re.
markable industry, assisting the workmen
engaged in erecting the building. This,
when finished, will be one of the mos,
magnificent edifces in the States, l pre-
sumo, but it cannot be ready for use for
several years, although there has been O
large corps at work on it for probably ten
years. 1t is built of white stone through.
out, and of course is entirely fire proof
1t is worth pretty long trip to see this
building-concluded that it would be
fine residence for a retired printer, but
the price did not suit me exactly. As the
train l wished to take was about to leave,
l had no more time to see the sights, but
had to hasten to the depot.
Left Columbus at 10 A. M. Had a
pretty large train, and we'll crowded. AT
ter getting under way We came through