Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-06

June 3-l0t a. m
Ere taking leave of the generous and beauti-
full Chillicothe, the never to- e-forgotten home
of the frank and courtly grandsons, and beauti-
full, graceful and gentle granddaughters of old
Virginia, the exeursionists were joined by an
accession Of sufficient souls to require the addi-
ton OF two more trains to our convoy. Ere we
set out, by -the-by, Gen. Cass was called on and
greeted by many thousands, among whom were
not a few veterans, his contemporaries and asso-
ciates when the youthful and enterprising U. s.
Marshal for Ohio, he so impressed his personal
influence upon the future Of the State as that
the tenor of its public history and progress has
come to be regarded almost of his own creation.
There were three or four thousand of both
sexes gathered around the railroad station to
witness our departure, whose shouts, cheers.
smiles and waving Of handkerchiefs, told how
enthusiastically they were interested in the fes-
tivities of the occasion. OFF we started at full
speed, TO travel in brief time one of the finest
upland portions of the State. Leaving the val
ley of the Seioto at Chillcothe we steamed
through level country-a plain for the most
part-as regular in appearance as the surface
OF billiard table. cultivated; the crops growing
on it tell a tale Of its fertility which makes it
incomprehensible to me how its sons can aban.
don 1t for the further West. Much of the route.
however, was evidently gIade-y, and therefore,
standing with the original forest upon it, Near
Chillicothe was forcibly impressed with the
grace and beauty of the prevailing growth of
the reSion-the elm and the sugar maple tree,
specimens OF which, if transplantei TO ground,
IN Europe or near the Atlantic to appear as ON
the estates they are now grazing, would be worth
almost their weight in money.
AT every stopping place We were greeted by
hundreds-men, women, and chiIdren-and
along the road too, our progress was attended
and marked by groups of curious inhabitants.
who fOcked to the bank of the road from miles
of, to salute us. This railroad from Chillicotbe
to Cincinnati is one of the best constructed land
most agreeable to traveD broad guages in the
West, over which we have travelled so far At
some of the stopping places on our journey of
this morning 1 heard shouts around the win
dows of the cars of the train behind the one as
signed to US Of the press along who already
number over fifty, half being Ohioans. Thew
were occasioned by speeches-briefones of course
from some Of the lions of the occasion. As
SPNS~hS' upon SuOu an oCCdsiOn uellyered-
per schedule Of railroad time table-amount 70
mere bow-wowing of stereotyped compliments
and phrases, L failed to have the curiosity 10
proceed to where 1 could learn even who were
the orators.
Alter travelling through highly cultivated
pu. not remarkably inviting country. for the
last thirty miles, between ChilIicothe and Gin.
cLhna''' we reached the latter city at Ian m
mere we were received by untold thousands
the military, &c, amid confusion worse con'
founded: Proceeding through the streets TO
my hotel, heard General Cass address;n. f,on,
the balcony of the Burnett House a crerd :,
may be, Of ten thousand souls, not ons ,.n,h
part of whom could possibly Comprehend +. wo.a
b, uttered. At the Burnett House ne w.. -,
mensely lionized by King Demos. Indeed
from Baltimore until this moment the fv,ors 81 |
popular excitement over his presence, has been |
as great as / ever saw manifested towards any
other than General jackson, which satisfies me
that he has deep, strong and widespread
hold upon the Amerisan public's heart. am
sure that the old man eloquent must feel pro-
foundly grati6ed by these demonstrations. In