The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-02
JPPER SANDUSkY. q,
A Trip to Hoosierdom.

"ANA o"A '''sn0 1Auuy AAdlis formerly Oi
Holmes county, and late of tie Free
Safe party in Kansas, left Upper Sandus-
Ky station on Monday evening of last
week, on brief trip westward. Arri-
we'd at Delphos at 1890, we concluded
to clay over" until the next day, and by
diut of great perseverance, little good
luck, (the night being pitchy dark, and
the rain pouring down in torrents and
few generous streaks of lightning, we
managed to find our way to the nearest
hotel, called for lodgings, and was soon
in the land of dreams. Next morning
after breakfast, we took stroll through
the town-soon satisfied our curiosity,
and returned to the hotel, feeling very
muck like having an attack of ague.-
Delphos is smart, lively town, and en-
joys considerable trade. but the location
is a bad one, being low, fiat and wet
The canal running through the middle of
the town, forms the county line between
Allen and Van Vert. giving the inhabit-
ants an excellent opportunity to dodge
sheriffs and constables.
At Delphos, we met and obtained an
introduction to Mr.. Alexander. Of the Van
Vert american, and proceeded in com
pany with him to the famous town Of
Van Vert. This town, which has ac-
quired considerable notoriety, principal
ly through the efforts of friend Alexan-
der) we found to be great improvement
on Delphos. 1t lies high and dry and is a
neat. tidy little village. At Van Vert,
we had the pleasure of taking by the
hand our old friend Hon. Joseph Cable,
who has recently become assistant editor
Of the american. We were one of the
constituents OF Col. Cable, when he rep
resented the Columbiana District in Con-
gress few years ago; and though at
that time politically opposed. we now
stand on the same platform, and are con-
tending for the same principles, i. e., the
principles of Jefersonian Republicanism.
The Colonel still insists that he is Dem
ocrat, but claims that Pierce, Buchanan
and Roger Taney have strayed very fal
from the old landmarks Of Democracy
Strange that SO many old Democrats are
of Col. Cables way of thinking, if the
Democratic party has undergone nc
change, as the BUCCANEERS constantly as
sert. The Colonel is an able speaker and
forcible writer, and the sham democ-
racy of Van Vert will vince under bis
sledge hammer blows.
From Van Vert we proceeded to Fort
Wayne, where we arrived in due time
This is much larger and better built
town than we had supposed. In 1850 the
population numbered not quite 5000; now
there cannot be less than 10, 900 souls;
the people there claim 1000. 1t has a
large and rapidly growing trade; manu-
factures flourish; the surrounding coun
try is fertile and highly productive; and
the town must, eventually, become a
place of considerable Importance. Hand
some private residences in WAYNE are
scarce; we saw nothing in that line finer
than some we have here in Upper San
dusky; but substantial brick edifces
abound on every hand
We left Wayne at very early hour
on Friday morning for Plymouth, dis
tance of IS miles, and reached that place
in time for breakfast. Plymouth is the
present terminus of the Pittsburgh, Ft
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, and is a
place of some 1900 inhabitants. A Sc
we're FIRE visited the place on the Sunday
night previous, destroying several stores
and some $4,000 worth of property
The Republican printing Office was con
sumed. From Plymouth to Chicago,
via Laporte. the distance is 88 miles
Same % miles of this distance will be
saved d-when the western end of our road
is finished, the work on which is rapidly
progressing. There can be little doubt
that when the P, Ft. w. q G. R. R. is
completed through, it will become the
most popular route from the East to the
West. Even now, with the occasional
failure to make connections at Plymouth,
and the unballasted track on the western
division OF the road. rendering high rate
of speed unattainable, there is a large
through travel.
On the return trip from Plymouth, the
last place e left the cars was at Warsaw.
where we halted about noon on Friday.
After paying a (white) hair-butcher a
dime for the luxury of having our beard
jerked out by the roots with dull razor,
and partaking ofa good dinner, We walk
ed through the town. Found it to be a
quiet pleasant little village, built upon a
sandy elevation, on the border of beau
tiful little lake-yisited the Republican
printing Office. the only one in the town
found lady at work at the case-sup-
posed she was the editress-felt too bash
ful to introduce ourself and engage in con-