Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-02-22

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United States proceed with dignity aud
disregard Of foreign obloquy that show
i selfreIisnce snd impurtnrbabls good TEN.
per, the Bsitisb government. through its
Organs, chafes, threatens, Is coarsely pitu
peFaiive and maliciousIy Insulting SO. that
il is the aristoeraey Of England who are
by all the rules Of polite society guilty Of
vuIgariiy, while the democracy Of Amofiea
from Secretary Seward down. show the es-
seutial qualities Of gentlemen.
Camp corrssRunasnes.
Bsaf Essae -
am ssill 10 the land " the living, aad
propose 10 gives few lines descriptive Of
the eouutry through which we have pass
ed IN reuching this place. We left Alba
ny on the l7th ult crossed the river on the
ire, and rsuched New York by the Hudsou
River r. r. regrstling that we had TO travel
along the bank Of the beuutiful Hudsou la
the night, for I had heard and read so
much Of les scenery that I longed for q
sight Of It. BY on accident We we're de-
tsined on the road some Two or three hours.
This brought daylight, aad left US about
SO miles Of the prettiest part Of the river
scenery to view. Winter though it be.
aud thus but faint idea Of its beanty sf.
forded, Il has not been oyerrated. Bat Que
can easily imagine from the elgant IocntioDs
Of splendid residences. what beautiful views
may here be had 10 sumner when the trees
are covered with foliage. the flowers In
bloom, and the slopes and hillsops cover
ed with yerdure, while the birds pour forth
their sweet carrolings and the elegan
steamers glide over the placid bosom Of
the winding river, and the tireless and bust
| ling engine whirls along beneath the feet Of
the beholder Que can imagine, say the
pleasure to be taken by the lucky owners
Of the splendid residences as they sit in
their fairy summer houses stuck like swal-
Iowa nests, often times, upon the rivers
brink, which bound the exquisiteIy cnItivat-
ed gardens or velvet lawns---where ma
ture thus vies with art. aud leaves one 10
/, donbt which most to admire. We passed
West Point about O'Clock. a. N. and
Sing Sing an hour aud half later The
river here Is very wide and covered with
ice as far as the eye can reach. Arriving
in New York we found the streets ankle
deep In slnsh aud mad. whereas, at Albany
we left foot Of snow and freezing at
rnosphrre Our march through the streets
owing 10 the rain above and mud below, was
anything bat agreeable. We. however.
soon got into snug quarters. had good
! dinner, and felt restored. DR. Darlington
made us ean and treated the boy
,, , with tobacco left saying he was going 10
Washington. We are also indebted TO M
Sheldon, of the firm Of Stanton, Sheldon &
Co for liberal gist in the SENS line. On
Thursday the 23i, We crossed over 10 Jer-
sey City, aud took the cars for PhiIa
delphia. passing shrongh Newark. Prince
ton and Trenton. Between the two latter
pieces think II was. passed some Of the
prettiest farms have seen, with farm hous-
es finely located upon some gentle elevation
in the centre. and over-iookfng the whole.
The fields were dotted here aud there with
beautifully shaped cedars and pines. max,
ing them look more like ornamented parks
than common farm lands. From Trenton
the road runs slong the Delaware. differing
from the Hudson in the entire absence of
ice, and the evidences Of cold weather.
Phlladelphia wss reached about 3p. IN.
and We were taken in charge by the volnn-
teer aid society and the best meal We have
had since thanksgiving, furnished US. Our
thanks for this were expressed 10 three
hearty cheers, sbcn We marched TO the
Phil Wilmington and Baltimore depot.
cheered along the road by the sunny smiles
and encouraging words Of the ladies. some
Of them even offering to shake hand With
us, wishing as success and a safe return to
our friends aud families. The cognomen
city of hrotherly love-is well applied.
Towards evening we started for Wash
ington, via Baltimore, passing through
Wilmington, arrived at Baltimore before
light. We passed through the same street
in which the Mass. 9Th was asssiled last
April, but all was quiet now. After get
ting breakfast, and laying around loose till
noon. we got under way for Washington.
We readily recognized the Relay House of
Gen. Butler's exploits last spring. the
bridge and surrounding hills. Guards are
stationed all along the road. with an ocea-
sional encampment Of two or three comps
nies more or less Reached Washington
and took supper, aud made our beds for the
night. Next day drew our tents. and camp
equipments aud marched ankle derp in mud
through Washington to the river whore We
: took steamer for Alexandria. aud arriv-
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