New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12
MR.. BrLEs ON HIS TRArELx
From 0u. ocossioai Boston Correspondent
BaRSrM's. st. L0uia. June ,s-.

Dtrttu tUlttrFouttut udc oituclcQ kdf AWAY fro>x
his usual post of observation, and left you witAon,
witness in the City of NOtiOns-eIceptins you,
Own-if il should persdventure take notion % A.
something worth witnessing. But you must adm,
the necessity Of occasionally unstringing the bOv
ifyOu would have the shafts sent sharp and direc,
to the point; and so you must allow your Corr.
spondent short leave Of absence now and thea. a,
that the tone Of bis mind strained by his constsss
eDdeavors to find out something TO tell you, may h.
restored TO its average elasticity. But, whetss,
YOU will permit il or not, here sm, for the e.,
time in my life in q Slave State. Henceforth I
shall be entitled 10 speak as one having AUTHORITY
and not as those scribes who merely write Of wis,
they have beard and not seen. shall have he,
down South, aud can no more be put down. !.
Yorick was, by the civilly triumphant question Of
INV gentleman, and which sent hun and his sx shrt.
and his silk pair Of breaches on their immortal our
ney TO France. To be sure, have seen fewer
black people since have been here than shoaD
have been likely to see in Boston in the zane space
oftime. But that is nothing 10 the purpose-I have
been IN Slave State, aud though have seen moth
ING of Slavery. imagine am quite as well qualified
10 tell all about il Ms most OF those travellers who sel
stories worthy Of their vocation, BY virtue Of hayny
been ioted through the South and having put Their
legs under the mahogany of the masters.
The way in which / come TO find myself so far Of
nv beat is on this wise The Ohio and Mssissipp
Railway, connecting Cincinnati with st. Louis hay.
ing been completed, the Directors OF the same Were
moved to have grand celebration OF the event IN
the two cities as possibly you know 10 MAKE tks
great occa sion perfect they naturally cast their eys
abroad in quest of eminent persons to assist at L.
President Buchanan, Secretary Cass, Gen. Scott
and the Representatives OF foreign Courts at ours q
Washington. were Of course invited. After these
came other persons of eminent gravity and general
distinction from various parts Of the country. |
need hardly say that your Correspondent was one Of
the chosen few who was hidden to this double least
You will understand that We, each of U.s. received
magic yellow ticket, which passes us over ames
every road in the Free States, without the usa,
ignomnious preliminary of paying for our Passsss
As have never enjoyed the blessed privilege of
deoGheadisrn, could not naturally resist the oppor
tunity of enjoying so new sensation-and begto
assure YOU that it is by no means So unpleasant Is
Won might imagine. 1t was a pleasure similar to
that which Lucretius describes as enjoyed by stand
era on the shore when they ships tossed about
the sea. 10 behold wretches crowding 10 the ticket
Offices and disbursing their money, when You have
nothing TO do but to take your seat and BE- carried
through the air without money aud without price.
But, as Godsmths COntented Sailor said OF the
French Prison, il is "too good to hst;" and va
shall after the Goth of this month, be degraded 10
the rank of the common herd OF mankind.
As every body in this country has been everywhere
and seen every thing, it would be absurd in me 10
undertake to give you any account OF my travels
over so very beaten line Of road. L left Boston
on Monday and came to New-fork by the Ston.
ington line-a very excellent mode Of dong the
thing. but by no means new. The only variation
from the ordinary monotony of occurrences was tc
be found in the fact that ran for the chief OF The
night in thick fog to guard against the danger
incident to which the steam-whlstle shrleked and
screeched without ceasiDg all night, IN the most
truly diabolcal manner. Sydney Smith compared
this superhuman horror to the screech Of an attor
ney when he first comes in sight of he'll. But do
not think that the lungs even Of an attorney though
Of the most brazen description, could make such
sounds as serenaded me all night. should rather
Gken il TO the scream of triumph OF the devil har'
ING the attorney in charge when they arrive WITHIN
sight of their destination, at the idea that ne mas
nabbed the slippery prey at last, IN spite OF al MS
windines and dOubings. Still, throw out nis sng'
gestion with great hesitation, and would not by aJ
means be understood as putting myself in compe'F
tion with the reverend Canon of st. Psu's as TO
accuracy Of Information in this special direction
This sibilatOry uluation, protracted till mornnF
perhaps saved us from being murdered on the nFa
seas Cor the close seas, if you like II better but
certainly murdered sleep as effectually rs Maeben
himself could have done.
At New-York, was joined by pious friend, 70
enjoy whose society was one OF the objects nad
view in taking this excursion. We proceededp
way of the Camden and Amboy Railway to Phlli'
dephia, and thence we flew by night b Harrisburg
and over the Pennsylvania Central to Pittsburgh;
The mountain scenery was superb, as you very weh
know, and the sun took the pains TO rise IN partlcu
l.r aon1 lnnEs that honor Of our az
tendance at his leyee 1t was perfectly proper "a
his part TO do So AS it is seldom enough that no g'
sight Of either of us at the indeceltly unseasoh
able hours he keeps at this time OF year. wn
once regret 10 say, addicted 10 habits Of inter
perate early rising, but have been reformed mar
for many years. Indeed | think the only wayi
which il is consistent with strict morality to see 'he
sun rise, is to sit up all night, we did, to aeeor,
pish it. We admired the splendid engineering Of
the road by virtue Of which it is made to snake IL
way round the sides of the mountains in manner
marvellous to behold. And 10 look down into that
gulf of tossing forest tops, away down In the dsphs
beneath US as we swept round that woode1u
curve, was ike gazing into eternity. We arrl'caN
Pittsburgh about D. M, and in compliance win ''g
urgent haste of my companion, we pushed alongaa
kept moving like so many Young Rapids, ioftae
whole of another night, and 10 got to Cinelnnah |"
on Thursday morning.
Now, beg you to note that do not appro,e@
this mode of proceeding. believe in sleep and ap
an nfdel as to hurrying. Like Miss Lucy Long,
choose to take my time. But on this occasoai
was oyerborne by the superior energy OF my eon'
panion. 1t would have been absurd in me- VIM
have, like Charles Lamb, A" great estate IN smae,
if in nothing else, aud always carry Fortunate
purse full Of that coin which can spend at my VII,
thus stingily to save and hoard it up. But y VS.
the evil communication was nj with man W.
ba, mo more selt.respect than 10 follow us<sl
occrIstion Cif indeed, the editOrship Of atag
New. Yoyk Black Republican newspaper come hB!
within that description that corrupted my go@
manners on this occasion. was rewarded hgN'
ever by the experience OF II new sensat'on-ef
Which have not felt in many years. mean nal