The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-01
JorrNGs or IRA VEL.
[By our Special Correspondent

LouBvutn, (Ky,,l July &c, 1858.
10 he Editor Of The Union:
Coming down from that part of the world of which &c
Bearer is the Totem, (Canada,) remarked through my
agricultural eye, that corn. which near Hamilton
scarcely knee high to Bloomer, in northern Ohio
80 inches nearer heaven-n the suburbs of Cincinnati
much higher---while fields Frankfort Ken
lucky, eight and nine feet high timely rain du
ring the last three days gives the finishing touch and
will fill the grains plump and heavy As passed through
Xenia learned that colored orator. descanng in the
Demoshenan style of his upon the evils of slavery
was actually Missed, eggcd, and driven from the rosrun
What is this earth coming to, what is Ohio coming to,
when black man can't abuse Kentucky and Tennessee
and Virginia in public without reducing the supply of
eggs when the democratic party can't be styled
thieves, cutthroats, and mcn-stealers with impuny
and when Mr. Buchanan can't be designated by all the
foul epthets known to the tongue without an uproar
am ashamed Of Xenia ashamed of Ohio | am
ashamed of our little republic for this outrageous check
upon the freedom of speech Aud fear so great is the
progress OF tyranny that ere many eapse the col
ored gentleman, to whom the world is much indebted
will have to set up his lodge IN vast wilderness
he designs pursuing rhetoric for his amusement
forgot in my last to tell you of incident showing
how hard up for cash Canadian brethren are Near
Chatham than four hundred chattel mortgages have
been made and recorded during the last twelve months
to outstanding claims. This for SO small place
Is frghtfnl But, after all not than Chicago which,
is Is said might be paved, rooed wainscotted and car
peted with chatcl mortgages were the internal docu
ments to be applied to such useful purposes So abnnd
ant are they that the clerks in the record offices print
and bind up huge volumes, labeled chattel mortgages
and have only to fill up the blanks
Going hence to Frankfort and back took dead sight
upon various sections of the country to see II orr New
England friends, who waste many naledictions upon
our style OF farming as being ruinous to the SOIL
have any grounds for the My conclusion is that
the land here which has been cropped for sixty consec
tive years is not good it at first and that Il
the proprietors continue their wasefu system for sixty
more, 1t may become poor and unproductye az
trstclass Massachusetts bottom land Is But never
1t to birch and rocks those sad sticncrs of
Massachusetts, soil in general These observations will
appear awfuy heterodox to your agricultural readers
know, but can help that man who has lust been
through New ENGLAND, and compares their so-calIed
land with the soil of Kentucky, may be hardened tbis
fight 10 advise Kentucky farmer rotate his crops
manure his land &c, because Massachusetts farmer is
obliged to do for fear he would never see his seed
again. is to advise canal boatman 10 carry the anchors
and deep-sea leads of ship-of war.
The cars on the Louisville and Lexington roads arc
rather primitive The one ia had no foot. rcs.
which to rheumatic is a defect too sensiby evident
to unnoticed As to lights they necessary on
this road Some of the cars observed were provided
with iron bars across the wndows of prison gr
ting They were put up in consequence Of various acct
dents resulting in losses Of arms &c. which formerly
occurred here while the train passing through the
tunnel at Frankfort An dose OF ssold Bourbon
sent two men from the hospital with but two arms be-
tween them
The great bore at Louisville is the Arcsian WE'LL al
ready 1900 feet in depth which the Messrs Dupont
driving at the rate of six feet per day. for the purpose
of supplying their paper-m with water. They are in
good hopes of success having passed through vein Of
salt water and being in sulphur water The tenn
perare at 1900 feet below the surface 100 Fahrenheit
Every one here wishes them Their mill is Of
great service to the city, and successful bore would pro
ducc many Others. The incxhaustible Prentice Ia still
engaged in his bore He has penetrated almost every