Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-24
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corn on both sides, while on the Ohio and
Indiana side. hundreds of acres arc given 20
the grape culture. Few vineyards on the
Kentucky side. Kentucky has the greater
number Of log cabins on the ryer-perhaps
intended for negroes. as the bluffs are occa-
sionally crowned with large and beautiful
dwellings Louisville is fiat, hot and nasty
ample grounds for parks and noble trees to
adorn them. but not a single park in the city
There are a few fine streets and private resi-
dences, which indicate after all that the Louis
william idea Of comfort is not, universally, a
coal-hole garnished with hogs.
Jaly sM Louisville to Lexington. For
fifty miles the land is generally level and the
crops are fair. Cattle excellont--yet it is
said that nobody in that region makes a
pound of butter or cheese for sale good
Northern doiryman will probably find land
cheap enough near Louisville, and market
high enough, to warrant very lucrative
business.
Approaching Frankfort, the appearance Of
the country is very decidedly Vomontish.
Bold hills, cultivated to their tops and rich
valleys. Frankfort itself the capital of Ken
lucky is another Montpelicr--larger, rougher,
and not so neat whole, but with some
residences that surpass any of ours. The
Kentucky state house is about half the size
of that of Vermont, nearly as ancient in APP
pearance as our old Academy, and in design
not good as our courthouse
Lexington is a fine city, located in the gar
den Of Kentucky. The county deserves
rank with Lancaster in Pennsylvania; and it
is worthy of note that the one has given us
the President and the other the Vice Presi-
dent of the United Statcs-aye, and that the
honors might once have been reversed to the
glory Of the country, in HENRY CLAY
and THADDEUs STEVENS. A gentleman
with whom we had business is the partner of
Vice President Breckenridge, and on nquir-
ing for the gentleman we desired TO sec, we
found ourself addressing the Vice President
compact man, above the medium size,
with large head and eyes, and the bearing of
person of good intellectual powers and a
strong will The Vice President was going
fishing, Happy man Some of his friends
present were more intent on politics and par
toularly on the success of the Dem candidate
for Congress- son of HENRY CLAY Our
reflections were most agreeable on the fish
ing cxpediton-most decidedly. For once
at least therefore, we have approved the
Vice President.
Ashland--the home of Henry CLAY.
in Lexington. A charming rural spot, sug-
gestiye of quiet and happy domestic life
and witness to the pure and simple taste o
its founder. The house of HENRY CLAY il
not there but in its place is an elegant anC
costly residence of modern style, fit fo
the fine location. 1t should never have sup
planted the old homestead, -never-had i
fallen to our lot to decide. The Ashland o
to-day is not the home of Henry Clay Tn
new palace, the ovation on the 18th of July
and the magnificent monument now in tn,
process of erection, do not atone for the los
of the old homestead. Not one of the thou
sands of pilgrims, who will visit the bcaut
full grounds and tho costly shrine, will eve
quit the precinct without regret and roAec
ton discreditable TO the son.
July 9th. Lexington to Cincinnati Coun
try Vermontish to the banks of the Ohio
Fine cattle, good grass and crops generally
abundance of the best Of stone, and tmbo
plentiful. Indeed, with free labor and i'm
proved agriculture, we do not see why North
ern Kentucky will not equal Vermont. As t
slavery most of the farm houses seem Il
have from one to four negro huts in tho rea
many of them neat and comfortable bu
we observed but few negroes in the field
anywhore-at no farm over ivo,-and on som
farms we saw whites only. We suspect tina
slavery is neither very extensive nor rampar
in Northern Kentucky. Indeed at Louisvill,
census just taken shows a large increase
whites since 1850. small increase of fire.
colored persons, and decrease of som
hundreds in slaves. The underground
railroad is probably too convenient for liv
property"
July ION. Cincinnati to Columbus: tn
first instance of doubling back on our tract
Harvesting not much sdvanced.-Anothc
A''h ~ NbAAiinhns NlAuouA any lnbulutdilo
Of our first opinion. Town Aat-state hous
fiat and huge humbug-oapitol ground
quite limited for the size Of the building
The architect could not give us the dimer
sions Of the building without going to hi
Office; of course we inferred that he coul
not tell the cost, and therefore made no oth1
inquiry. Ohio men guess the cost to be
least two millions. If so, the State will n,
get the worth Of quarter of the none,
Neither house nor grounds will even begin
equal the old or the new capitol of Vernon
for beauty or fitness to the purpose. III
people Of Ohio have been outrageousl
heeced in the long reign of sham omocrac,
The stealings Of million or SO in their stat
house, and dedication Of from 5000 900
sl,ooo,ooO in the state treasury, are tw