The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-10-28
Our Eastern Trip.

We believe we can say'to our friends that, ou'
travels being over for the present, they can rely
upon finding US at home hereafter, particular
ly il any Of them should wish to subscribe or
pay US money or other commodities Of which
We stand in need. We return to our home
better satisfied with it than ever, and fully pre-
pared and disposed to prosecute the contest in
behalf Of Republican principles with increased
vigor and still greater confidence
Thanks to railroads. we have been ena-
bled within the past SIX weeks to travel over
three thousand miles, visit many localities en-
deared to US by esrly associations and BY the
present residence of near aud cherished reIa-
tives and friends, and ct the same time to &C.
complish many purposes and ends, necessary
and important to US, besides spending Of that
period one week At home. enabling US to do
what We regard il to be the sacred duty Of every
Republican not to neglect, vote and work Tor
eur principles and our ticket.
At the same time although sight seeing and
recreation was far being the principal object
which we had in view, and although rushing
along night and day At the rate Of some 500
miles in "a hours, we yet had an opportunity to
glance as we passed at numerous objects Of
interest which we either had never seen, or not
seen for quarter IT . century nearly. We
had the satisfaction of passing from almost
the extreme West across the Northern section
Of our country, to near the extreme East, pass
ing through those great States of the Confetl-
sracy and those greatest cities where is now
the population, wealth, and industry which is
controlling and shaping the destinies Of the
Western Hemisphere we saw that stupendous
structure which art has suspended over the
fosming current Of Niagara we had the
satisfaction. Of standing on TIE spot where
the first blooo Of the Revolution was shed !;
We entered the very house. where Hancock
end Adams breakfasted on the memorable
18th Of April, 1776; we climbed to the top of
the Monument on Bunker's Hill stood in the
old Cradle OF Liberty before that splendid
painting representing Webster addressing the
Senate in reply to Hayne hunted up under the
guidenee Of courteous friends every object Of
interest in and around that cleanest but crook
eldest Of cities, Boston, and perambulated pref.
~ extensively over the hills and through the
Valleys Of Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire, through those manufacturing towns
where the noise of the spindles makes ever
pleasant and profitable music, breathing the
while an atmosphere, as strange as it was
agreeable and celebrating to our western lungs.
II is source Of deep regret that the crowd
sd condition Of our columns forbids in this
connection more than brief expression of the
feelings and emotions experienced upon thus
returning after lapse of over % years, spent
entirely on the prairies Of the West, to the
home Of our childhood and youth, or to set
forth in fitting terms our e attitude to those uu
merous friends whose hospitality and kindly
attentions we enjoyed, and to whom We and
ours are under the greatest obligations.
Routes Of travel are important, and in that
relation we can say that Of course everybody
in Iowa, Eastward bound, will take coach of
the Western Stage Co., to Fairfield get into
the cars Of the B. & M. R. Railroad, thence
by the c. B. @. Railroad TO Chicago, from
whence are several routes, the best, on the
whole, we think, the NJ. S. & Lake Shore
Road, via. Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo and
Albany. Buy tickets in Boston at the Of
fee in the old State House. Sure connec-
tons are made on this route, the roads are
all smooth and managed in the safest and best
manner, and the conductors and other officers
are uniformly courteous and obliging.