Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-07-23
Fourth Grand Annual Excursion
from Richmond to Pennsylvania.

come of with such regularity that We may
regard them as established features Of the
war. So punctual and enterprising are
the managers that no surprise should be
expressed if our next files Of the Rich
mond newspapers contain the programme
for the Fourth Grand Annual Excursion
from Richmond to Maryland Height and
the Cumberland Valley, for the summer
Of 1865. Their advertisements will prob
ably read somewhat after this fashion -
"The subscribers who managed the late
excursion to Maryland Heights, BaIti-
more, and Washington, propose to repeat
the affair about harvest time in the coming
year. They refer to their recent party as
an earnest of what may be expe cted
next summer The unpleasant circum-
stances which followed the excursion Of
1862 and 1863 (Antletam and Gettys.
burg y were entirely avoided in l264.-
The undersigned Aatter themselves that
this success was owing to their manage.
ment, and to the employment of compe-
tent pilots aud conductors, well acquaint-
ed with the country On the late occa-
sion they obtained, through these means
great amount of valuable information
concerning the best roads, fords, bridges
and stopping places, which will be made
available for the benefit of their patrons n
1865.
1t is supposed by some persons that
these excursions are attended with consd.
cradle danger. That o. jeciionis no longer
well.founded. Each additional years
experience is teaching the undersigned
how to conduct them with increased saet,
and success. They take certain things for
granted For instance, 90 serious OBJ
struclons need be feared in tn Shcnan.
doah Valley. None heve ever been en-
counered. Neither is any danger to be
apprehended from the opposition of the
Pennsylvania Legislature. Although the
Governor Of the State and the newspapers
also have repeatedly called attention 10
these excursions, and have demanded pro.
tectivc measures in the form of military
laws, &c to prevent such invasiops Gas
they call them) for the future the Legis
lature pays no attention whatever 10 such
preposterous deman ds. The Legislature
of that State may, therefore, be counted
upon as our abiding friends, who viii!
no account eg'ect the agreeable and pay
ing business of putting through their pri-
vate bills for such Improbable matters as
militia laws or any other public measures
originated by old fogy talk about the pub
lie welfare. The undersigned, therefore
confidently rely upon the Pennsylvania a
Legislature leaving them an open field and
an unobstracted passage in the future as
they have in the past.
1t may be objected that the people Of
Pennsylvania, who are strongly opposed
to the excursions of the undersigned, will
take the matter IN their own hands, and
turn ou. oar friendly Legislature but
none OF our patrons need enter tain any
fears on that account. The Pennsyva-
nians, and especially the Philadelphions
care very little about the character OF the
officers they elect to make laws for them
They confide the selection ci their Legs
latOrs to caucuses and conventions
composed Of persons who are eith-
er friends of the undersigned, or who
are cheap fellows that can be bought over
at small expense. Every prccaution will
be taken by the undersigned to continue
this excellent arrangement.
1t has been further objected that the
people of Pennsy ylvania may defy their
Legislature, and arm themselves and or.
gauize regiments to oppose the excursions
OF the undersigned, Such objection would
be well founded if the undersigned COD
templated an excursion into O,io or Indi.
ana, whe re the citizens are wide awake
aud always ready but it does not hold
good OF Pennsylvania, where the people
never begin to prepare themselves until
che excursion is nearly over.
Fron the foregoing it will be seen tha,
these CIR and Annual Excursions now be
conSdeeed entirely safe,
40 TO he points to be visited they will
&C censinae to be the fsvorle places in the
Shenandoah aud Cumberland Valleys, as
heretofore, Vig /: Winchester, Harper S
Ferry, Martinsburg, Greencastlo, Fred
erick, DC. Beyond these the undersigned
will be governed according to circums tan
ces, bgt will always conduct their patrons
either to Baltimore or Chambersburg, tc
Havre de Grace or to Washington Of
Harrisburg, as either place may prom s.
the best and cheapest entertainment at th'