The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-23
Erstern Correspondence.

WASHINGTON CRY, June 18th, 1900
Leaving Cincinnati on the Friday night
train, via Columbus and Wheeling, thirty
hours ride brought US to this city. By
leaving on the night train we were enabled
10 see the most attractive scenery of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad This road from
Wheeling to Baltimore exhibits more mag
nihcent views of nature, perhaps, than any
other in the world-it is certainly unequaled
by any in America. 1t is one continued view
OF hills, mountains, and valleys-of rivers,
cascades, rapids, and torrents. 1t can only
be realized by those who see it for them
selves. The greatest writers in the country
have attempted to describe it's beauties and
grandeur, but have come far short OF the
reality. No one coming East should miss
the opportunity of passing over this road
during daylight, rs it affords views in many
respects unequaled by the finest of Euro
pean scenery.
But while admiring the mngnifcence and
sublimity Of nature. as we climb around
the steep sides of lofty mountains, leap over
fearful chasms hundreds of feet deep and
dash into the granite heart of the opposing
ridges, another wonder, second only to that
awakened by nature, is, how it was possible
that the hand of finite man could overcome
such obstacles aud build an iron railway
over the very highest peaks of the Allegheny
range. The completion Of this road is GER
tainly one of the greatest physical and men,
tai triumphs of the age, and now stands as
a glorious monument to the skill and mind
OF the engineer who could plan the mechan-
lcal expedients and forces by which nature
was overcome, as well as a monument to
the liberality and enterprise of the city of
Baltimore.
TIE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The attendants on the Democratic conven-
zion have overlooked Baltimore, and large
numbers have come down to Washington
City for quarters-the hotels are crowded.
Yesterday the hotels and streets were the
scene of nothing but violent political dis
cussions. The Douglas men are determin-
ed and firm, and confident of success, but
are not so noisy as the Southerners. The
seceders and slave-cOde men are loud and
angry in their demonstrations of hostility
to the squatter soyereigns and declare that
the South will under no state of circum-
stances support Douglas. They talk conf
IDENTIFY Of their rights, their constitutional
rights, and if the Democratic party, their
only friend in the Union, will not protect
Ilem, tley VIII marCn- out. 1t Is refreshing
to n Republican to hear the two wings Of
the Democracy discuss the questions at
issue When the Douglas men get warmed
up and well into the merits of the contro-
versy, they make very fair Republican
argument. II will have a salutary effect on
the party North, this bringing together of
the two elements. 1t will be open the ewes
of some of the blind followers of the party. (
They may learn that there is some cause
for the existence of the Republican party, (
and that it has mission to accomplish
that there are Nori uern rights 10 be protect !
ed as well as Southern rights 1t is hard to
conceive how the convention will do its
work without a serious rupture. The tele-
graph will inform you of affairs before my
letter reaches you, so that conjectures will /.
be of no service. But the Douglas men seem !
10 feel their power, and are determined to
use it. They will attempt to exclude the f.
seeding Charleston delegates and If it be- I
comes necessary win nominate their man
by a majority vote--either of which will !
drive off the cotton States. Certain is it .
that there is a serious division in the Dem I
ocratic party which must drive it asunder.
How great will be the division, the COM
ing week will in a great measure determine.
Indiana has a much larger representation
here than at Charleston, and is strongly for
Douglas.
| learn on good authority that there is "A
scheme of foot by which it is intended to
have Bell and Everett withdrawn, with the