Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-02
Correspondence.
For the American.
Kansas Correspondence.

rope. Some Of my readers will wish to in
quire, how he did it. and how he appeared
I Well he stood up straight and walked on
his feet, sometimes quick and sometimes
slow. Sometimes he would stand still and
sometimes sit down, and twice he laid down
upon the rope, and stretched at full length
upon his back. From that position he would
rise up very quick, and apparently with no
special caution. lie finally reached the p
posite shore with perfect safety, and so far
as could be seen with entire composurc.--
The attending multitude received him with
shouts and acclamations which made the
whole region rinE.
Still homeward bound, we left the Falls in
the cars for Boston at 40 minutes past 5
z. NJ on the 4th Of July. We took the
New York Central f. r. This route is par
allel with, and for much Of the distance is
it will be remembered was the first great
work of internal improvement undertaken In
this country. Nothing like it for extent or
for expense of outlay, had ever been project
ed before. The honor Of projecting it and
to great extent Of carrying it through, be-
longs to Dewitt Clinton. He had the bold
ness to plan it and the energy and perscve1-
anco to push it forward to completion. H.
WAS just the man for the enterprise But
for him, it would not have been done GER
tainly not at that time, perhaps never. He,
like the Father of bis country" was evi-
IDENTIFY designed not only to project and exc
cute that master enterprs, of the times in
which lie lived but to put in motion, as he
certainly did, 4 train OF internal improved
ments which are everything to the interior
parts OF our country, and especially to the
great " est--tle "Val ev Of the Mississippi. "
AS a beneilctor t. our race and especially
AS an agent to bless and build up this coun-
Try. gard DIV it Clinton as next in rank
u Washington. n man, it seems plain to
me-, save the one last named, las SO high a
claim upon the gratitude Of his country as
the ofisindt5ro. 0. the Eric canal. That, in
ltsel. was gigantic enterprise. None but a
man OF uncommon enterprise would have
taeH;sht at that time of uniting the waters
q the great lakes with those Of the Atlantic.
:
nlue,l Of which WIS then q wilderness, AID
the distance more ,han $50 m!las. He lad
much u encounter, MT 2nl5 ia tae shape Of
mountains, !.ill- AMI apparently immoyable
r9eas. ba. more still, in the iaeredulity of
meu aa.I the aargow minlel policy Of legis-
iat9rs. His proposed canal was commonly
ea!leI by way Of i ri>lon, Line bin : Ditch"
and it WAS often all By til ineredulous, that
.hey had no wish t. live l1nger than till
i.i4e1ln's Ditch was hnisAol-2 But he was
not tae man T. b9 dioheurtenci His rur-
pose vas fXgd H. had boxed through the
whole praject--A4l weighed all the obsta-
eles which stood in the way Of its execution,
and fully believed it could be done, and was
finally resolved that it should be done. Moth
ing could cool his ardor; nothing could
thwart his purpose " long rctard its full ac-
e0mp!ishment.
|, was finished and soon became the chan
mel Of an i'nmens. blsiac4s !; furnishing an
easy AMI para;ively cheap method Of con-
yeyin5 the western produce to u good mar
kct, aud Of course, greatly increasing its val
Ne to the grower and raising the value of
real estat! Immensely in 4 large portion Of
the western country.
But more, and bettcr far than all this the
complexion Of the Erie Cln.I shovel conelu-
siyely the possibility, # not the feasibility of
great and daring projects. Men came to
ieel that nothing was to- greas or difficult
to be attempted; and they soon dared to
proj,ct and quickly to complete. means OF
internal improvement, Of which they would
not have presumed to think before. The
consequence is, canals and railroads have
become exceedingly common and of incacu-
liable value to all parts of our country, which
else, could have been of but little worth
Bat the race oil Improvements set On foot
by the protector Of the Mammoth canal is
not yet ran. Far from it. \ ship channel
is vet to unite the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and rAilroa.s ar. Vet, not only to
run through ali parts of our mlst inland
States and territories but soon most
prominent Il. r. with dJuble track will be
completed across this w.Ioi. cJntineat from
ocean to ocean. The work can be DONE
lhe good OF the country demands it. The
people will it, and it must be accom- plshcd.
After nights ride through the State OF
New York, we found ourselves at sunrise in
Albany, more than 800 miles from n tIlIs,
and ready for an early breakfast, prerra-
tory to another ride OF 200 miles to Boston.
At Albany, We cross the Hudson or North
river, by steam ferry. Directly was heard
the common cry, "all aboard. and we were
off for Boston, At . IL p NJ. we were
there. A short ride Of some 20 miles brought
us to the BEAUTIFUL AMI quiet town of B,ver
ly, where IL few days Of rest was welcome as
the repose of light to ono who has borne the
burden and heat of the day.
From Beverly bv railroad speed we came
to Topsham, Me-, where in the bosom Of old
and endearel friends week passed most
pleasantly. Our next remove was by r. Il.
to Bangor, and thence by the nearest route