Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-05-17
CORRESPONDENCE.


5 themselves OF an early inspection of the al
Gent city Of Cumberland, and expresse
themselves in unmeasured praise Of her quee
: like beauty as she remains seated in the mid
{ of the lofty mountain tbs, z'.rround her.
: After teng refreshed f3-1 breakfast thu
F. gave g.. iVclss' sati art7u, I'D called fort
D p,fur expressions 81 2al.,gdo to the hosts
"a lac x. Nicholas and the Eeve,a, the comps
'ny Of ,",aHt,d excutsioHisla .ook their seal
ooca more IL the cars, preparatory to stal
tor the city of Monuments, Fountains an
Pretty Girls All aboard being sounded, til
whistle signalcd the moment for departure
and off we bounded in haste for cur destina
ton. Arriving ut Mertinsburg, to the grea
surprise and delight Of the guests, we tonn'
assembled on the platform large gathering
Of the citizens with the military Of the tow
accompanied with Blondell's Brass Ban,
which discoursed the sweetest Of II usic. Her
.yas prepare! dinner that was every thin;
a style that would do credit 70 any Hotel
After dinner, Col. Swizler Of Missouri, noun
! ted ore OF the cars and made most appro'
pirate address to tho assembled multitude
which was greatly chcered and was followed
by Bcal II. Richardson, Esq. Of Baltimore,
in & very neat and appropriate speech. AS the
cars moved off the loud roar of the Wise Ar
tillery badc the farewell Of the citizens and
soldiers of Martinsburg to the excuisionists.
| After q ride Of some eighteen or twenty miles
we arrived Mt the scene of the celebrated raid
Of John Browu-flarpers Ferry. Thomas
Jefferson in his notes on Virginia has said, it
is worth voyage across the the Atlantic to
sec this romantic spot, and now that it has
coupled with its grand and imposing scenery,
one Of the most daring and diabolical trans
sctiore that belong to the history Of this coun-
try. ii Is still more attractive. At this point
the cxcursionists left The cars for the purpose
Of inspecting tho government works AMI seq
ing what remained Of John Browns raid
Here also, as at Mariinaburg tho guests were
received by the military, and escorted through
tho grounds accompanied by that omnipres-
ent and ever attentive gentleman, VIM. p.
Smith, without whose presence, we say it in
all candor, notwithstanding tho great attrac-
tiors Of The scenery along the entire route,
and the mos. excellent provision made for the
guest by the mnniicence Of the Rail Road
Company, the trip would have lost one Of its
main attractions
After having spent about one hour in the
inspection Of the Ferry, the gucsts were again
seated, and we proceeded on our way without
further delay arriving at the city Of Baltimore
shortly after five o'clock,P. NJ 1t had been
expected, that 50 large corps of the editori-
nj fraternity from distance visiting this city
in holy. would lave led tho mcrchantie
portion Of the community TO give them some
thiag of formal reception. It was not ex-
| pcctcd that they would be bauquetted at a
coat Of thousands or. that theg would bero!l.
ed over the city in carriages to the tune of
four dollars per hour but that on arriving
at the depot some one would be deputized to
utter welcome, aud give them a cordial in
vitation to the city especially was such an
event expected after the warmhearted recep-
ton given the excursionists by the generous
people of Martnsburg and IIarper's Ferry,
but in this they were doomed to sati dsap-
rointment. No one received-no ono no.
ticed tie gucs.g and they had to find their
way to the Hotels as best they might. We
regret 'hi9 exceedingly Being our native
city we have always felt deeply interested in
her welfare, and anxious for her prosperity
We were therefore struck with nmazcment
on arriving at tho depot to find, that after
the complete success Of the excursion, so far.
upon the part of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, that the citizens of Baltimore should
have been SO short sighted-so lost to their
own interests as to have neglected to avail
| themselves of an occasion, that might have
been made to contribute largely to the
interests of their city, and the like of which
| may never occur again in the history Of its
business men. Several of tho fraternity ex-
pre-. sed their great regret to ,s, in as much Ms
| they expected it to afford them peg upon
which to hang an editorial favorable to the
city, but as it was they were at a loss to know
how to proceed in order to crafty their own
wishes in this matter. 1t is true a banquet
was gotten up for Monday night, which is
| said to have been fine affair, but there were
| many of tue Editors who knew nothing of it
| until they were on their way to the cars for
Washington, on Monday morning, and some
of them not until their arrival in Washington.
As Marylander and Batimorean, feeling
deep interest as we have already said in the
citys prosperity, we regret that Baltmorc
did not more energetically sustain the rail
road company in this magnificent project.
During Sunday it was our pleasure to es-
cort number Of the guests to church, and in
the afternoon about the city, showing them
its fine buildings, clean streets and the tasty
dwellings of it's inhabitants.
On Monday morning we left Baltimore for
Washington, the city of magnificent distances,
the capital of our great Republic. The fouu-
dations of which, We pray, may never be re-
moved.
On Tuesday the large body of the guests
came on to this city and were taken about IN
Omnibusses to see the great sights, and in the
afternoon went down to Mt Vernon, return
ing in the evening, which closed the excur-
sion, each one being left to pursue his jour-
ney home us best suits his inclinations.
Thus has terminated, we venture to say,
one Of the most successful, pleasant and a.
greeahle excursions that has ever taken place