The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-05-31
Trip to Washington MI. vernon,
w,smxcroS CRY MAY 10. 1860.

o'clock T. NJ. "Wednesday night we spent ~
Cleveland, aud Tues lay morning started lof
Wcllsvill, wh~rc we took dinncr, At Wells |
willie we changed cars for Whc,ling, ut which
place we tV,k supper.
rng cRUps.
gave particular s,Ipnlion to the growing
crops along The route, aud was surprised ut their
general bsckwardnrss. have seen no wheat on
the road that looked as well as some pieces that
saw in Wood county ten days plior to my de
parlnre. The gra.s aud wheat shows the want
Of rain. os did everything else. saw but Two
or three pirccs OF corn fhut wa, ready Tor the !
hoe and that was on the Ohio river, where | had
expected 10 see it knee high
FROM wurrLING 70 wAsuiSGrnH
At Wheeling we took sleeping car, under
charge of D X Zoltcollyr, and were off 'or this
City at nine, Z. NJ Thursday. II wns my frs
EFFORT to obtain rest m sleeping car, aud OF
course the experiment failed or at least partially
so as | could scsrcel, tell which was ahead,
sleep OF no sleep, Dwight vase most welcome
visitor, aud founl Us almost ai tho top OF the
Allegheny Muununs Here Tor the first time
saw the poets Mountain brook, lcapng from
rock to rock anl toaniug like madeued steed
under a restraining hli. AZ five o'clock, we
reoc' Ell the summit and took breakfast at the
Galcs Hotel, Oakland S,aIluu viii h is 500
feet above tide water and 23l mites from Bultl.
more. The sCcner, rs we passed down the
nounttns was mnst subhm'y grand, ani all
IN ihc ears were delighted aud amazed. For
a., 60 ln N m. uuUpr n.
taius, wi III an ever varying change ol scenery.
had heard much Of the gtanjure o the scenery
nlong the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, but
never hul the least conception of the reality
1t is altogether beyond nv q, scripiyo faculties
uni you will pardon me for not attempting
crayou Sketches OF IT,
Hupcr's Ferry is the most romantic spot that
! have ever seen, The polite conductor, Mr.
lioratio c. Perry, stopped the train ten minutes
at this point, at th' request OF the passenger,
and here Tor the first time TO 1t, y,we met a new =
boy. very thonghtesslv asked for New
York Tribule aud was told in reply that he
could sell no copies Of that paper-uo persons
lived there who were mean enough to buy it,
Inasmuch as my wife had Just persuaded a gen
tlem.n TO cut her a silver from one of Old
Browns bullet hole,'in the depot building,
concluded not to argue the case with him, The
0r'"ntl en- iinr house, anl Other spots rcnlrrc |
al slcrcl by Browns cap'ura OF the town
were p,intrd out to us rs well as the spot where
the Railroad agent was shot,
Evidences OF the "pcculiar institution art
visible all alo 6 the route. N'grors were seen
working in the fields, aud fine residences were
occasionally visible, surrounded by negro huls
The lands appear to be divided into large farms
or plantr tons, owned by n few persons, anl
worked by slaves. This leaves the landlcss whit,
people without the ordinary means of support
and their appearances is even worse than that q
the slaves After you leave the mountuius
coming towards B,ltimlre, no new villages do
the country, as is the case with all Northtrn an,
Western Roads. Indeed the road seems TO hav
had little effect on the country through which i
passes. Most of the stations seem to have bee
made more for the convenience of the road thai
to supply any want on the part of the people
There is more signs of improvement on th
Dayton & Michigan Road between Toledo On,
Lima than on the entire route from the top o
the mountains to Washington junction. IT,,
aud all would smile with thriltiness but tor Ia,
curse of slavery, which blshts everything wit
which it is connected.
TUE ROAD.
The B Bitimpre & Ohio r ilrnad is one of th
most remark bic structures in our country
hn.l ni rn,tlt hovn
and successfully prosecuted such work sr
wonder to al! who have passed over 1t and vii
messed the almost iusurmouutabc barriers lha
were to be met AMI overcome at almost ever
step of the entire distance. II was never bull
for the trade of the coultry through which
passes this side of Wheeling. II is an arm
stretched out from Baltimore to receive b,
share OF the products Of the Free aud Grow
ing West. The way business except in the al
tce of coal, must be very limited. 1t does
heavy through business, and Il large portion
the travel between the East and West pasSC
over it. Trains are well filled never passe
over rusl where everything seemed SO puncV
ual aud orderly. No train seemed to be out o
time, anl there was no delay from any caus
whatever The cars make COOL timo and greo
attention is given to the convenience and cyn
fort OF travellers. II any OF our friends who a
in ;he habit of going east, want rich treat, l.
them pass over this road. Unil they do S
they know nothing about th' peculiar face lnl
Mothe; Earth can put ON when she tiles,
Mt. VERNON,
This moming our little part, took the bo,
Tor a visit to the tomb of Washington. 1t
sixteen miles distant from this City, aud Il
scenery along The river is very fne. The a
was quite cold, but we euioyed the trip muc
You AMI your readers are 50 fdymilar with th
s,cred spot that il woull be n work OF Superer
gaticn for me to enter into detail will I
marx, however, that ctnnlt approve Of Il
money making spirit which descorates this
cred spot. On every corner, negroes are 81