presence I was not impressed, as I think I should have been in the presence of the men who signed the Declaration; and my eye wandered over the assembly, anxiously seeking another Washington, who, by his moral worth, mental sagacity, and unquestionable patriotism, should, in a second crisis, become the confidence and salvation of his country; but it wandered in vain. Such a one might have been there; the occasion might bring out many such; but I failed to receive such an impression. Nor do I think, on the whole, that the representation is worthy of the people. It has less of a religious character than you would expect from so religious a people; and it has also less of an independent character than should belong to so thriving a people. But as matters stand, it is now only a sacrifice for the thriving man to be a member of Congress; while, to the needy man, it is a strong. temptation. In this state of things, it is not wonderful that the less worthy person should labor hard to gain an election; or that, when it is gained, he should consider his own interests rather than those of his constituents.” Mr. Reed suggests, rather than describes, that independent and often. picturesque personage, the stage driver of the olden time. Leaving Boston for his tour of the West, he asked that his "luggage" be specially guarded, as it was raining. When the first halt was made he discovered that it was wet through, and, upon entering complaint, was told that it was his own business to look after it. at Lowell to change horses, a female wished to secure a place onward. We were, as the phrase is, more than full already; we had nine persons and two children, which are made to go for nothing, except in the way bill. Our saucy driver opened the door, and addressing two men who, with us would have been outside passengers, said: 'I say, I want one of you to ride with me and let the lady have your seat.' The men felt they were addressed by a superior, but kept their places. 'Come, I say,' he continued, 'you shall have a good buffalo and umbrel, and nothing will hurt you.' Still they kept their places, and refused him. His lordship was offended and ready to lay hands on one of them, but checking himself, said: 'Well, if I can't get you out, hang it if I'll take you on till one of you gets out.' And there we stood for some time, and he gained his point at last by persuading the persons on the middle seat to receive the lady, so that we had twelve inside." "When we stopped New York was crossed by stage, Niagara visited, and the trip continued. on to Buffalo; from thence by steamboat to Sandusky, on the southern shore of Lake Erie, where he landed. He found here only the most meagre "materials for the composition of Mayor and Council," and they were, therefore, small men, "but "in keeping with the place and the people." The best inn in town, 66 was not such as one could boast of, but it had been better had it been cleaner." The rain found its way within the house, and came spattering down the walls of the room in strange style," and his luggage was soaked through, as it had been in the stage coach and on the steamboat. "Already much was injured, and some was stolen. Of the future I could not speak, but if things went on in the same manner, I had the prospect of returning to New York in a coatless, shirtless, and very bootless condition." were consumed in a trip of 110 miles, yet the line and the conveyance were advertised as "splendid" and "equal to any in the State." When three men were taken in at a small village, Mr. Reed admits that he had a "better balanced coach," but the gain was discounted by the "blasphemous and corrupt conversation he was compelled to hear, although one of the talkers was a Colonel, another a judge, and the third a well-to-do farmer. At a later point in the journey, the "lady of a judge and her daughter" took the seats that had been vacated, and, although he was sure they were ladies, in the best sense of the term, he was surprised at the freedom with which they entered into the general conversation, and that the mother should entertain her fellowtravelers with a song without being asked. He found morals and religion at a low ebb, and heard more swearing and saw more Sabbath breaking than he had ever before witnessed. "There were many groceries, as they call themselves, here; groggeries as their enemies call them, and they were all full." He arose before daybreak to take the stage for Columbus and found the vehicle half full of mud and water. He was the only passenger, and, although The halt for the night was made at he had the whole stage to himself this Delaware. "The Judge's lady and time, was not happy. The morning daughter were shown into a closet was damp and cold, and he looked about for some means of protection. Out of five panes in the window three were broken, the curtains were torn and not in place, and for lack of other means of protection the poor wayfarer curled himself up on one of the seats, where he had "the calls of the driver, the screeching of the wheels, and the song of the bullfrog" for entertainment. The roads were intolerable, the horses seldom going faster than a walk, and the wheels often up to the hubs in mud. Twenty-eight hours called a room. There was no fastening to the door, and she protested that she would not use it. I insisted that it was not proper treatment. All the amendment that could be gained was a proposition to fetch a nail, and she could nail herself in and be snug enough." Hardly pausing at Columbus, our traveler passed on to Cincinnati, where he was struck "by the number of barbers' shops and grog shops. It would seem that no man here shaves himself, and that temperance has not yet fulfilled its commission.” He moved down the Ohio on a steamboat and went ashore at Louisville. "On arriving at my hotel I found its master, a Mr. Throckmorton, busily engaged in making and distributing his mint julep. It is a favorite mixture of spirits, mint, sugar, and water, and he has a high character for the just incorporation of the ingredients. Others were making a free and dangerous use of iced water, a luxury which is provided in great abundance throughout the States." He met here, for the first time, a "" moschito bar," a gauzelike curtain, of which he made a grateful use. Later in the season Mr. Reed found it advisable to leave Albany for Utica in search of certain church revivals, for which he was told "the western part of the State was famous." He went by railroad as far as Schenectady, where he expected to find transportation by stage, but while the stage was there, the transportation was not, as the owner would not send it out, because there were not enough passengers to pay. The only alternative was the packet boat on the Erie Canal, which the warning experiences of his friends had made him anxious to avoid. About sixty persons were on board, with only one room to live, eat, and sleep in. When the evening came, the problem was one that taxed the ingenuity of those in charge. "Curtains were dropped over onethird of the room, and thus made a division for the ladies and children, while our portion of the room was clear. A set of frames, like large shelves, were produced and hung to the side of the room. Three tiers of these were carried around the room; all the tables were collected and placed down the middle of the room as far as they would go. The settees were employed to fill in any possible spaces,and after all the accommodation was disposed of it was plainly understood that there remained just the floor." This English stranger did not draw a prize when the division of beds occurred and when the fortunate began to turn in, he retreated to the boat's roof and "outwatched the setting moon." As the moon went down, the fogs and the damp came up. He was finally constrained to go below. "I took a couple of chairs, and placing them as near the door as practicable, lounged on them in such a way as to rest the body and possibly to forget myself for a few minutes. Two persons lay at my feet and one at my elbow. Two lines of cord had been carried down the ceiling of the room, that the spare garments might be hung on them. Here, then, was an exhibition of coats, trousers, waistcoats, cravats, and hats, worthy of Monmouth Street; the great evil of which was that it cut off the little chance of ventilation. Two glimmering, unsnuffed candles gave sepulchral lights to the whole. "I fell into a short slumber; when I awoke I found my foot in the face of another sleeper. Before 4 o'clock I was on the roof again. When I again went down the passengers were seeking to dress, but this was no easy matter. One had lost his boots, another his hat, another his cravat, another his money, and another hiseverything. Then there were outcries, and searchings, and exchanges. In seeking for one article, a score would be thrown out of place. And so it went, till confusion was twice confounded. "Early in the day, I landed at Utica. It is a fine, thriving town; free from all signs of age or poverty; and resembling the many towns which are found on this line from Albany to Buffalo. Sickness was prevailing here. The Rev. Mr. Aitkin was just leaving, with an invalid wife, and he himself fell sick the following day. My friend, Mr. Bethune, had left his charge here; and I was indebted to the Rev. Mr. Hopkins for much kind attention in his absence." When ready to return to Albany, the traveler chose the stage-he had "had enough of the packets." He was still suffering from a cold taken upon that memorable night. "We made a halt at one inn on our way; at which we sought eagerly to refresh ourselves, in heat and dust, by a draught of cold water. The landlord, with an old German name, picked a quarrel with us, and swore at the times, for supplanting spirits by 'How was he to live by giving away water!' There was something natural, if not hospitable, in this exclamation; but it deserves remark, that in the endless instances in which myself and others sought, in our journey, water, and nothing more, it was always supplied without grudging, and frequently with some trouble." JAMES HARRISON KENNEDY. water. JAMES E. CAMPBELL, GOVERNOR OF OHIO. WHEN the Democrats of Ohio, in convention assembled at Cleveland, on July 15, 1891, were preparing the State ticket with which they might safely go before the people, a significant thing was said by one of the gentlemen charged with presenting the names of those who had been thought worthy of consideration in connection. with the chief nomination-that of Governor. "What we are most inter ested in," said he, "is good government for our State. We want to put good men in office, and we want to keep those in office who have been faithful to their trusts. We want economy, honesty, ability, a cleanhanded administration. We want a Governor who has the courage to stand by the people, irrespective of friend. or foe." And then, having outlined the great needs of the party and of the |