Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-10
THE NEWS HERE.

Editorial Correspondence of The Star.l
June I, 1861.
am flying towards Pennsylvania at rapid |
rate upon the rails Of the Northern Central road,
the cars Of which took shortly after a. IN. In
like the country surrounding the exit of the Phil
adelphia railroad from Baltimore, from the mo- |
ment OF starting out from the latter city 1t traverses
highly picturesque and carefully and Ella borately
improved region. Indeed, nowhere in my sum-
mer rambling by rail have seen more from the
car window in the way Of successfully Harvesting
willing and opportune nature to do her part in
improving mans condition. From Baltimore to
a point miles out, the sides Of the railroad pre-
sent series Of continuous rural and manufactur-
ing villages tasteful In their architecture as in
their surroundings Of trees, lawns, neat fencing,
sparkling brooks, swelling hills, and deep glens
and shady groves.
At the point mentioned above the city of Balt-
more, that has recently purchased up all the water
power below upon the stream-Jones' Falls-is
building what will eventually prove the finest
dam in the United States; to back the water into
q natural 1O0-acre reservoir, to be brought down
through an aqueduct for an additional supply for
the city. Ii Is white marble, very massive, and
presents fine appearance from the car window.
Above this dam one sees few manufactures. Those
below II usually furnishing employment to thou
sands on thousands Of busy hands-thanks to Sc
cession, now seem lifeless. Men, women and
children stand about their doors and those Of the
surrounding stores and cottages, though tasting
the fruits Of the late effort Of Robert McLane,
Enoch Louis Lowe, John Kettlewell, Marshal
Kane ct al to rob them Of their civil rights one
and all, and make them white slaves Of the oil
garchy. II Is such sights Of idle workshops and
of unemployed city laborers and mechanics and
half closed city warehouses and retail stores, as
saw in Baltimore and am now seeing in Balti-
mores vicinity, that tell In language all may un
derstand how infamous the crime really is o
those who In essaying to destroy the Union, have
brought about the existing condition of things.
As the cars progress on towards Pennsylvania
we pass through a mineral region; one Of cope
mines, iron ore beds, marble quarries, &c, a.
infnitum. These branches Of industry here ap
pear vet to retain little life in them, though
they too show signs Of the Oppressive effects O
the heavy hand Of Marylands secession schemer
upon them. The region we are now traversing, il
agriculturally speaking, beautiful one indeed
improved well any other similar region Q
the North, and at this season is covered with th
smiles Of a bountiful and complacent nature.
Crossing the brief dividing ridge, we 500
struck the Gunpowder creek, at the Phenix Fat
tory alive with busy laborers, male and femal,
and crowded dts windows) with tiny America
flags. Our route now passes for some miles u
the last mentioned stream. We met by the wa
the New York Nineteenth Regiment, occupyin
fifteen or twenty cars, on their way To Washin,
ton from the campat Elmira, fine body of your
men, and for miles out Of Baltimore-wherev
her rowdies might endanger the road, Unite
States picket guards were stationed. So, sin
leaving Washington, clear up to the Pennsylvan
line, the railroad is strictly guarded, to save
from treacherous injury at the hands Of sneakiI
scoundrels who prowl around at night perpetr
ting outrages to aid the unhOly cause Of the o
garchy.
As the railroad approaches Pennsylvania {
surrounding country becomes more rugged, a
the style of farming more slovenly than nearer
Baltimore; but as soon as the train crosses o'
into Pennsylvania the difference In the style
the Improvements Of the farms-in the roa
fences, bitches, barns, outhouses, fence locks, 4
tells instantly that the traveller is among q PEG
who know how to make the most Of every curr
advantage. As Notifying as it is to me to adj
the great difference Of appearance thus appar
on the two sides Of Mason and DIon's line
along this railroad, am compelled, in justice
do so. From the moment we struck the Penn
vania lire clear up to York Little York
my cbildhood's times-the style Of farming
proved, the farms being smaller, neater, and
IDENTIFY most thriftily managed nearest the to-
York-which had not seen for I've or six yea
shows grateful signs Of substantial progress,
ing extended her wings In every direction,
showing, as she does, several huge new and
spicuous buildings In various quarters, devote
industrial enterprises. Withal York is fast lo
her former Rip Van Winkle-sh Deutscher all
becoming modernized essentially. Thirty y
since, York was the Dutchest of all the ID
burgs on the American continent. We remen
II well, then, when throughout its thorough
even the hogs and dogs looked unadul
Dutch, as It's old men sitting on their stoops
in mouth. W. d. W