Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-09-05
70, the Register


CHraGo, Aug. |, 1868.
Dear Hcris,cr-My lasi!er.cr was from
PHILADELPHIA, aud TO ,hc s,h Of July. The
morning Of tie oh dIwucd brightly, an!
at 6 O'Clock VIC vcro pIoughing through
tie Delaware. The Sun rise on tho river
p7ascu.eda q boaaiiui sight, aud called
ior.h many rj1cu'a,ions from our fellow
passengers, Of " hum ,hore were qotca
number. TIE bogl landed at Camden
whc.c ,ao passengers di5embarHcd AMI
proceeded TO tie train which wa ready TO
carr, ihem to Now York.
We were now on sci! that had iJI
number of years been free f:om slavery,
and the southern traveller marks the differ
enco between this and Maryland, and
even liula Ddaware, here, almost the
frs, sight that met my eyes after the train
had started. " as negro man occupying
seat to my left, and that TOO in the Ia
dies car. thought perhaps he had slip
ped in without the knowledge OF tho con-
duclor, bu, when that Individual made
his appearance was sstonIshed TO sec
him enter into conversation IN familiar
way with Mr.. Thompson as he called
The colcrcd individual. This was new
feature TO me, and concluded that as /
was "in Rome would DO as Rome did
We had but slight view Of Camden,
Botdeutown, JamesJurg, snd South Am
boy, which are towns Of some note.
New Jersey l. low, Alt, sandy coun.
try, and resembles in measure the coun-
try around Petersburg, Va, CxcePI that !
did not observe any fine ueeS. Melons
and Peaches, the product Of the soil, were
exposed for sale, at different points along
the railroad. Between Borden'own and
South Amboy, noticed several large
swamps, over grown with IuXursn'
growth Of broom sedge. The earth vIsI-
ble in the neighborhood Of these swamPs'
has an sshy appearance; but one can
hardly form an idea Of the country from
passing through II on the cars, and often
DO men fall into egregarIous crrors res
prctlrg soil, &c, by simply judging II
all to be like tha, along which they are
passing. which frequently Is not the case,
and take for example, soue parts Of Jei-
lerson county, along which the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad passes, and It does not
average with the land in the county.
Leaving the train al South AmJoy, snd
cmbarking on ono Of those large and COM
modious river steamers, for We vet have
,weniy.scvcn miles to New York, and
s,eaming through tie waters Of the Rari-
tan. now called Staten Sound, We passed
through TIC foo; o! Newark Bay 10 no
Upper New York hay, to the city, pass
ing Bcdows Island 10 the let, which j.
now used as a Government depository
for war munitions. Governors l-land 20
the rIgLt. raised rom ils ws,eFy bed, TO
give Us view Of itself and We were we,.
nigh by il, when we thought that here, on
this pleasant Island, in tie broad light Of
the noor-day sun, was enacted scene
that NUT forever stamp with ioiamy the
sclion OF the Lincoln Administration. For
here it vas tia. the noble, hjgL-ioucd gal
lsrt gentleman, John Yates Brs.,, Of Jei-
farsun county, an oficsr OF the conieocr'
ale army, vas bruisiIy murdered ior oy
what other name can We call the findings
OF those military commissions! They
were instituted solely Tor tie purpose Of
numbering men who dared resist 'he man
dates OF SsxarI and S.onion. Leaving
staten Island To the right. alih ioiersble
good vieu OF Brooklyn. we paced on to
Per No. /, Wafer street when We dis
embarked, in Gotham, where Ill - "con-
fusion worse cUnfounCed" " Procuring
map OF the city, went TO studying tue
topography Of 1t, but found tbs slow
work. so taking : street car We soon came
10 Central Park. The largest Iu the city.
We were soon lost in reverie. in viewing
lis mseniicence. the beautiful fountains,
the pleasant walks with their inviting
rustic seats, the handsome drives. al 90
to wards making up ore Of ;hc finest parks
No had get seen. Some IDEA may be
formed ri It's SIZE when il Is known thai
!, requires Two aoufs IL DIVE around II,