The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-03-15

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Baltimore IL Ireiaud. AMI was ana
settled b Roman Catholics. The eiiy
Of Baltimore derived Il name from
ihs sourcs, and 4 promiacst street 10
3 4 aamc3 Calvert street. It's sess
tAeietefe, that enc experiment e ~.
fling Slsie entirely under tbe con.
troll Of flis denomination has fsiied q
give ,le pabIe miod the impression
that this people are pre- emioeniiy
qualified to out-run, 10 a ialr race, Tie
followers of different Gath.
There are mary thing relating to
tie Institutions, monuments and bush
ness Of the city. that ! would like %
present 10 your readers Bu, ! have
occupied SO much Of your spaee al
ready that | must pass over the most
At them. There i, however, the Pea
body Institute, which stands near the
Washington Monument, that will be
sure to attract the attention Of the Wis.
tor. This was founded BY Mr.. Pea
body, native, believe, Of Danvers,
Mass, but now a rich banker IN Lon
don. This was founded on n donation
of half a million Of dollars. II was n
token Of his desire TO promote the iu-
,erests Of the city in which, for sea-
son, be had at some period in his life
resided. The institution was intended
to be Of popular cast and public
benefit, something on the plan Of the
Asior Library, or the Cooper Institute,
in New York. AS yet none Of the re-
suits anticipated have been realized.
The money has been expended by
persons more anxious to promote their
own interests than the public good.
Divisions have arisen among the Trus-
tees. the whole concern Is Of stand.
still, the people are disappointed and
waiting, am told, TO have ar. Pea
body, who fortunately Is still living,
come over the sea and right matters
up Perhaps after awhile the lnsti'
tute-may be made to subserye, in
some measure, the object for which il
was intended, But fit should not, i
will add one more to the list Of mag
niiicent failures.
In regard TO the business Of the city,
the -four trade has been tue most prom
iaent. A few years ago Baltimore
was the greatest -four markes in the
world. Among my earliest reeollec-
lions Of prices Of the -four market was
that Of Howard street. In passing
through this street now, you will see
branches OF the railway that run.
through il, eurving OF here and there
and running into the great store hous-
es that are still found on its sides. The
connexion Of this city with the great
West, gives it great advantage for
the trade in -four and grain. And il
is still capable Of doing great bust.
ness in this line. But il can hold
no comparison with Chicago or Nil.
waukie as q market for grain and -four
But ii peace should return, and the
city be again opened to the CONNER c.
Of the world, as it was before the re-
bellion, 1t would undoubtedly hold q
high rank for business among the marls
Of trade.
On the whole, am more fayorably
impressed with the character, position
aud capabilities Of The city than ] bad
!
expected. Like all other great cities
| it has its evils and its vices, and needs
powerful renoyaiing influence IL
make it what it should be. Some Of
its antecedents are unlayorable to its
good reputation. II has too much no
toriety for mobs and riots. But The
doctrine Of emancipation shall prevail
and the great tester sore of Slavery be
removed from the State, great step
will have been taken for the removal
Of present evils, aud for the introduc.
ton Of those good influences, which
shall ultimately place The Monument.
al City among the most favored Of the
land. ia.
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State Intelligence.
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In the absence oc Gen. Ingalls