The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-05-18
Gbe Clinton sollrnal.
Biddsford, Friday Morning, Nay IS, 1850.
Editorial Correspondence.
AMERICAN HousE. TORONTO, c. w., !
Nav II 1860,

May IL, 1860.
Here we are, en- route ior tina, present Mecca
Of Republicanism, Chicago. We can hardly
realize. so rapid has been our journey and SO
agreeable the company with which we are trav-
cling. that il was only yesterday we took the
noon train for Portland to commence our tour
over the Grand Trunk Of Canada. and that the
Iron Horse has put us over Ave hundred and
sixty-hye miles Of road in about twenty-six
hours Of railroad travel. Yet il is so. Our
journey to Island Pond, where we slept last
night, or about Ave hours Of 1t, was quite bar
rem Of incidents Of interest, and such as trans
pired would hardly pay profit to our readers
were we TO make record Of them. Agreeably
to previous arrangement we were joined at the
Danyille Station by our contemporary Of the
Bangor Jetfei sonian, Joseph Bartlett, Esq, than
whom there Is no better man in the State for q
travsllng companion. or for efsctiye service in
the war on the present sort Of Democracy
Gen. Samuel p. Strickland and his most agree
able lady. VIM. II. McCrillis, ESQ, his sister,
Mrs. Griswold. of New York, Hon. Franklin
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be excelled. The only incident we remember
Of note which occurred to US before joining the
.omr,rv was N. sn5lpg ON board OF The cars
,re,urning poupla, delegate ON his way home
from Charleston, with whom some previous ac-
ouain,ance had given US the impression that he
was n genuine believer in Douglas, and about
the only sincere one in the Maine delegation
Poor fellow, we sympathiIed with him. He
looked SCARED and wounded by the service he
had seen. His naturally aorid eountenance.
generally the very soul of hilarity and good
humor, wore melancholy look; his voice was
monotonously saddsned, and there was gen.
eral appearance all over him that he had expe-
rienced trouble while fighting for his friend
Douglas at Charleston. Weiearned from him,
what we had guessed before, that the vote OF
Maine in the convention was all the time or
nearly on every ballot, five for Douglas and
three tor Guthrie, and that the substitute for
the delegate from the hrst Congressional Dis
trict. T. X. Lane, Esq, did not vote once for
the Little Giant" lie voted, so the Record
says, every time for Guthrie. We shall protest
against the Douglas men in our place putting
him under discipline for this cold shoulder Civ
en- their friend. and we say TO them in all can
dor that serving as he was in the place of one
elected as an Anti Douglas man, he could not
have done otherwise in good faith. So much
for this incident
The Journey up through the Mountains was
n ds,;ch,f,l one. Al the Anime Uouse VIC g.
s,xaJ n renewal az onr acou.intanee with Man.
s;sur nruin but va f,und him .s .ur,v "a , r.-
go, ch.r,..,o,, d.l.,,.,. .nd NO, ,,,.oo.oa
% cr.. ali ,.ou,;n,,,ce. or IN mako new ones
In fac, something had occurred 10 make him
u,,,,,,,v b,ar;.b and snd;r- him 80 w. tool
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d,. Tho r;,o dowr n. valley ~ tho 8, Pr,n-
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49,. d.,,rh,n,, ono Tho ro,5 rnr. s,r
m,nv miles along the ,i5e Of tho river. cross
inc !, several fines anil the country through
which |, masses |, fertile in its soil and capable
y, h.inr ,n.as /. 6ns agricultural section.-
There mr.. .svsral n,e,s,nt VILLAGE, ON the rou,e.
and We noticed that the season seemed in all
vance of that on the sea-coast The trees were
and nj Leuoxyille, A small and picturesque vii
,,-e .oms twenty miles or more from the bound
.ry ,;rs Wa Noticed the annie in blossom. AT
sh.rbrook Leonard Andrews. ESQ. who had
pone mn in eompany with ]. q. Blaine. Gov.
Morrill, and others, the day before, joined our
company.
We arrived at the Victoria Bridge about
twelve, and crossed the waters Of the mighty
St. Lawrence. This bridge, two miles in length.
is well worth journey TO sec. II is made OF
iron, and has cost the Grand Trunk over S5,-
900. 900. II consists of twenty three spans OF
2i2 feet each. and one IN the centre OF $50 feet,
with causcvays on both banks Of great length.
The tubes OF iron are ~ feet high aud i6 feet
wide 1t is built on the tubular principle. and
the trains pass directly through the tubes
This bridge is the Ink which connects con-
tinuous line Of railway between Chicago and
an, ,,,.,,;, ..,ho.rI ION mi,ss us ,ermi,.
atom ., ,hs yo,,h.rn al. of the N Lawrence
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