The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-25
Correspondence Of ''The Daily
Register.''
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2lst, 1863

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2lst, 1863.
Mr.. ED1roR:-We left Wheeling on the
18th inst, by way of Pittsburgh, and after
wards took passage on the Central Pennsyl-
'vania Railroad to this city. Having few
spare moments, permit US to give yoEr
readers few items of the trip. 81 /
!, 1t our people were not so fully absor bed
in the present cruel, fratricidal war, the
practical workings and decided success of
the Central Penna. r. R. would be a sub.
ject of more general wonder and comment.
As one glides along the smiling valley, YER
dant plain or beautiful mountain slope, a
feeling akin to awe fills his soul, and the
thought forcibly presents ITSELF What can
not the labor Of civilized man do? 1t has
chained the lightnings, traversed oceans,
tunneled mountains, and accomplished re-
suits unthought Of by the men of previous
generation. And not thu, least permanent
evidence Of it is this road, going almost
through the entire length of the State of
Penusylvania,-spurning every obstacle and
IisregardiDg allexp epse in its construction
the problem seeming to be to have good
road, and it is solved to every ones salts
faction.
Almost all, from the school boy up, have
had the grandeur of sunrise impressed upon
their minds frequently. Poets have struck
their Tyres, orators have acclaimed in glow
ing terms; and, in fact, novelists have over
done the matter, in b eginning their wri-
tings and introducing their characters so
frequently with deser' lptions of the advent
Of the sun. But if any one can see the
sur make his appear ance upon the Allie
out emotions Of min( lied wonder and delight,
as Shakespeare said of different character,
LET no such man be trusted" As the
young orator exc laims, when he has ex-
nausted subject as far as he is able, clan
guage fails me" to give a correct idea of the
scene thus presented To you who have
seen it, we say nothing; but you who have
seen it not, imagine vast, gradually slop-
ing grove of the most beautiful green, found
ed on ivied rock and followed, in some places,
oy the flowing stream, the trees ranged
along like a family group, turning their
faces to their Maker, as if offering thanks
for their preservation during the midnight
nour, and for another opportunity of wit
Messing the safe return, in undimmed splen
dor, of their friend aud relative, Old Sol;
then casting reflections of the most faseina-
ing description ON all surrounding and be-
holding them. And then the sun himself !!
When gazing on it, the beautiful language
of the Psalmist seems doubly appropriate
(which is as bridegroom coming out Of
his chamber, and rejoiceth as strong man
to run race" Then the dread cOncep-
ton Of Byron, on the subject of the non-ap-
pearance of the sun to comfort the leafy
inhabitants of the mountain side, flashes or
the mind;
"Tbe world was void
The popuous and powerless was lump,
Lee fess, herbless treeless, manlets, lifeless;
| A lump of death, a chaos Of hard clay"
But while we are thinking thus, tie
Conductor cries out ALTOONA" up goes the
window, to afford glimpse Of the town
noted for the great Governors Convention,
about which we have heard so much, and
as far as results are concerned, knoO 50
little. The train moves on! FAREWELL; the
day may come when it will appear that
| "nlontes partuyiunt ct nuScetur 4idiculus mas"
within thy precincts.
Bridge, 3,G70 feet long, a grand and sub
stantia structure; its equal is not often TO
he seen We reach Harrisburg shortly af,
ter, pas sing through fine section of coun-
try. Visions of rebel raids, camp Hlc, State
militia, with their never to be forgotten
exploits and shoddy speculation, come
over US, aud we almost lose the prospect on
the Susquehannah river.
Lancaster soon appears, and we are re-
minded that Pennsylvania only President
here was born and now resides. Gas he
didn't pay his regards to as, from. &one
cause or other, we cannot speak rs to the
state of his health at present. We are in
one of the most beautiful and fertile sections
patches of tobacco greet the eye in every
direction, seemingly on every farm. Those
who use the weed" will certainly be glad
to learn that there will be good crop
here, but the quality will not likely be as
fine as that of Virginia and Kentucky. By
these fields, we may be taught at least two
lessons; first, that the people here arc not
expecting immediate peace; second how
readily Americans suit themselves to ex-
listing circumstances.
Finally, here We are at our destination,
where this desultoTy letter is dated The
Quaker City" is before US, and notwith-
standing we are fatigued with our long
journey, are soon engaged in Seeing, the
sights;n not walking, for none would do
that where street cars are so abundant and
the fare 50 low, provided they had the mon
ey. (When are we going to have those
street cars in Wheeling, which were spoken
of some time since
10 speak particularly of the beauty aud
regularity of the city would be "a useless per-
formance; to those who have SEEN it, moth
ing that we could say would come up to
what they knor to be the reality; to those
who have not, no correct idea Of it can be |
given by US. If you wish to understand
what we mean, when we declare the city