The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-03-21
Editorial Correspondence
I4rNDENv1LlE, 0. +, Mar. 10, 1868.

OSdT N1ON11ON'
On the morning of the Goth Of
February we left the good people OF
Morgantown gently slnmberlng in
their beds, dreaming, perhaps, OF
war and carnage, or of the time when
peace should again shed her smiling
influence over our distracted country,
and as we left the town behind US,
and began to realize that we we're
really on our way to revisit the
scenes of orr childhood, from which
we had been absent for some years,
who can describe the peculiar feel
inos which filled our mind? Well
do we remember VIXEN we first star
ted from the roof Of our widowed
mother with her blessing on our
head, and only fifty cents in our peck
ct to seek our fortune, 10y the way,
we have not as yet found it.) Bnl
we will not stop to describe the ups
aud downs particularly the downs)
with which we have met in our short
life. Suffice it to say that by some
hocus pocus we settled at Morgan
town, and the rest is known to your
readers
Nothing worthy Of note took place
the first day, and the only thing that
attracted our attention was the depth
of the mud, reaching sometimes to
the axle, but as "Caney" had pro-
vided four fresh horses, we were en-
abled to make Fairmont in time for
the cars going west. And here we
would remark that no where did we
meet with such bad roads, almost i'm
passable, as in Western Virginia.
We arrived at Wheeling Id the even
ing, putting up at the Monroe House,
now under the management of Hi
ram Kinsey, who can, most emphat-
ically "keep a hotel, and in the
best of style. We would advise our
friends when at Wheeling to give
him call.
We had intended to drop in upon
the Convention, and to note their
proceedings and take pen portraits,
but were prevented by its adjourn
ment on the same day we arrived !;
however, we were more than paid for
this disappointment by the diligence
which they displayed in attending to
the business before them, which our
people will highly appreciate. From
what we saw at Wheeling we are sa-
tisfed that there will be little, if
any. opposition to the adoption Of
the Amended Constitution. Those
who are opposed to a New State will
not generally vote; at least this is
our opinion, drawn from what we
have seen and heard. So the friends
of the New State need not fear.
By the way, l see that the Wash
ington (Pa.) Examiner draws, from
our silence on the subject, the singu-
lar conclusion that we are going to
oppose the New State. Quite a mis-
take, friend Eram,ner. We do not
deem it worth while to say anything
upon this subject, at present, for we
consider it settled by the people in
the affirmative, long since. We
have found that there is more oppo-
sition to the New State movement at
the North, than we anticipated, part
ly on Constitutional grounds, and
partly from fear of complicatiug the
difficulties already harassing the
country.
After stay of several days in the
city of Wheeling, employed in can
wasting for the paper, and meeting
with good success, we renewed our
Journey, going to Wellsville and
thence to Cleveland, where We spent
some time very pleasantly visited
the monument erected to the memo
ry of Commodore Perry, two or three
years ago, and many other places OF
interest. The monument is an orna-
ment to the city and reflects great
o,credit upon the genius of the artist
who designed and sculptured it, as
we'll as upon the loera'ity Of the
contributors. took occasion while
in this city to walk down some of the
streets on which I had figured IS a
"varnish boy" when first starting
out. They called to my mind many
scenes in which the "varnish boy"
was prominent actor. A young
friend who shared with me the huc-
tuating fortunes of vanishing, is now