Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-08-13
EDITORIAL EXCURSION.
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On Friday morning, the 2Sth of June, as we
stated In our last letter, our party, in company
with some eighteen or twenty Northern Edi-
tors. left Watertown en- route for Boston. This
trip to Boston was totally unexpected, but hay-
ing received an invitation from the Press at
Boston, and having spare day at our dispo-
sal, In consequence Of the scarcity. of water
which made descent of the rapids to Mon
treal rather hazardous affair, we concluded to
avail ourselves of the opportunity to visit the
Hub OF the Universe, as well as to see the
great "Hubbub at the Hu5." We travelled
all day Friday, passing through a beautiful,
wild and picturesque portion of the Empire
state; towards evening glided across the line
into the "Old Bay State" and hastened on SC
rapidly to the great metropolis of New Eng
land that in the gathering shades we could form
no idea of the kind of country we were passing
through. At Springfield, of Rifle and other
cutlery celebrity, we stopped just long enough
to read in large letters
BEWARE OF PIcKPooKETs''
an announcement which created considerable
commotlon IN our party, and many expressed
anxiety lest their pocket-books might be miss
ing, for they had them full OF. notes, and would
not lose them for ever SO many layers of frac-
tional currency but we believe all came thro
safely, judging from the vast amount of prin-
ter's ink those notes have consumed in their
ISSUE However, the iron horse soon went dash
ing his headlong career and pleasant smiles
again spread over the whilom anxious counte-
nances of the brethren of the quill We reach
ed Boosting" about half after eleven o'clock
that night, and were given quarters at the Uni
ted States Hotel and at the Revere House.
The next morning we all started out to see
something of the city. AS our programme re-
quired us to leave that evening at clock, we
could not do much of city that requires
weeks to see its many objects of interest. Of
course the first place we visited was Faneuil
Hall, and we must acknowledge to feeling of
reverence and awe as we stood within the far
famed Cradle of Liberty and thought of the
many great men who had stood upon that floor
and whose voices had made those echoing walls
resound with the notes of liberty, in the stirring
times that preceded the Revolution. This great
Hall is seventy-six feet square and twenty-eight
feet high and is said to possess admirable acou-
site properties. One remarkable feature in it
is, the entire absence of seats, thus enlarging
the capacity of the Hall, at the expense of the
comfort of the audience. Large and valuable
portraits adorn the walls. Among many Others
We noticed full length portrait of Washington
and another of Fanueil, the donor of the build
ing, and Haly's great picture of Webster re-
plying to Hayne.
From Fanuell Hall we were escorted to Bun
ker Hill Monument, erected to commemorate
the Battle of Bunker Hill, which, strangely
enough, was fought on Breed Hill, and the
Monument now stands on the latter hill, almost
mile distant from Bunker Hill. The event
1t celebrates, and the magnificent view of tn,
entire surrounding country to be obtained from
Its top, rendered many of US patriotic enough
to ascend the two hundred and eighty steps t,
Its summit, which we reached in an almost ex
hausted condition; but were rewarded for ou
labor by the elevated feelings which filed tn
breasts OF some of our party, and found ex
preston in words almost AS celebrated as thos
uttered by Webster at tha dedication of tn
mural mount, as they exclaimed -''How is thi
for high p
From Bunker Hill we descended to the
COMMON
OF which Bostonians are truly proud, and we
they may be, for it is pleasant place and sus
gestlve OF many interesting facts and traditions
1t was here that murderers, pirates and dese