The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-02-21
BEL, AIR, Mo. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 81 1865

Pacific, with old Asa Eldridge, down
among the dead men the Arctic sunk,
bat Luce got ashore the Baltic and At
lantic rotting at the New York docks, and
the Adratic rottiug at the pier in South
ampton. John Orrel Lever, NJ p, for
Galway, made Gzzle with Lord Wis
count Brury in the Galway line. She
made the passage from St. Johns to Gal
way in five days and three hours Poor
Captain Nye was throwL out of his wagon,
end has gone to his long home. Com.
stock still lives, and takes out ali the iron
clads for foreign governments. L e
Grand Admiral, to Russia the King of
Italy, to Sardinia, aud the Duuderberg to
France. Old West is still among the
| live men. But America has no ocean
steamers.
THE NEW YORK AND HAVRE LINE.
Gone up. The Arago and Fulton run
ming to Panama CAPITA n Walton is in
New York. But poor Captain Lyues
jumped over the Niagara Falls when he
saw the American flag surrendered to tho
English on the ocean. No wonder. Our
commerce everywhere destroyed, while
our politicians we have no statesmen
are quarrelling over the negro and spells
of office.
THE DECADENOE OF BOSTON WHAT is
THE CAUSE?
Once Boston was power. But Har-
ward University killed it-old men crowd
cd out the yonpg men-and Boston set
Ties down into the Salem of New York.
Where Salem was Boston is. Their pol
tiles destroyed their commerce. Their
politicians dine off their merchants.
THE DIAMOND LINE OF PACKETS.
"With little money and good deal
of putfiug," wrote Joshua Bates to Enoch
Train, in 1913, "you can establish line
Of packets from Boston to Liverpool" It
was done, and the slips went to Earrings
until we establish our own house, Train
& Co., 5 India Buildings, III 1919.
In Al L went into the Office at 81
Lewis wharf next door to Sam Hooper.
1t never occurred to me then that s, II.
would rule McCulloch. He had not de-
veloped any great financial power at that
time. No clipper had been built. Don
aid Mackay was ambitious. We COM
menced with the Joshua Bates, 400 tons,
Captain James Murdoch, l saw him in
Broadway few days since. Then came
the Washington Irving. have his letter
fow. Then the Anglo Saxon, 800 tons,
Captain Gordon, now in New York
Then led Mackay on to the Ocean
Monarch, LOO tons. Burned off Orms,
head, 500 passengers lost, '4S. Then
came Staffordshire Flying Cloud, sold
to Grinnel. Sovereign of the Seas, grad
uating with Great Republic of 1000 tons,
sold TO another CO. partner of mine in
Credit Foncier, A. A. Low. So We
jumped from 400 tons to 1000 tons in
ten gears. But now, how changed No
packets, no Diamond Line. Captains
Upton, Howard Sampson, Brown, Thay-
er, Richardson--all dead. Theodore
Train, Enoch Train, Jr, Frederick W.
Thayer-all gone All this in score Of
years. Am l growing SO old? Is my
hair really gray?
What enterprise has Boston shown
since the Diamond Line of Packets p
English ships now carry the freights
English merchants now do the business.
The waarves are silent, and the negro
jackall still bowls over the grave of de-
parted greatness. Even the tombstone is
corroded. But one can read this epitaph:
BOSTON PROSPERITY,
Died from an overdose Of
CHARLES SUMNER.
Sincerely,
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN.