The native American., 1837-09-09


the forest every hour across the rich praes of Illinois,
where civilization is throwing up and villages,
pointed with the spire of the church, and adorned with
the college and the schoo--then athwar the flourish
ing fields of Indiana, 10 Cincinnati, well called the
Queen OF the West-a city of thirty thousand lnhabi-
ants, with paved streets, churches, flourish
ing manufactures, and an intelligent society, too-and
this in State with million of souls in it now that
has undertaken gigantic public works; where the fierce
savages, even within the memory Of the young man,
made the hearts of their parents quake with fear
roaming over The forests, they did, in unbrlded
triumph, welding the tomahawk in terror, and ringing
the war whoop like demons of vengeance let loose
from below! Show him our immense inland seas, from
Green Bay to Lake Ontario; not nconsiderable oceans,
encompassed with fertile fields. Show him the public
works of the Empire State, well as those Of Penn
sylvana,-works, the wonder of the world, such
people in modern times have equaled. And then
introduce him to the busy hummng, thriving popula-
tion Of New England, from the Green Mountains of
Vermont. the Switzerland OF America, The northern
lakes and wide seacoast of Maine Show him the in
dustry, energy skill and eDgenuty of these hardy peo
ple who let not rvule run, puff of wind blow,
without turning il TO some account; who mingle in
every thing speculate in every thing. and dare every
thing wherever of money is to be eaned whose
lumbermen are found not only in the deepest woods Of
the snowy and fearless wilds of Maine. throwing up
sawmis on the lone falls, and making the woods
ring with their kissing music, but found, too, on the
banks Of the ST. Lawrence, and coming also mighty
ST. John, Meduxnskeag and Aroostook, streams whose
names geographers hardly know. And then, too, as
if this not enough, they turn their enterprise and
form companies "to log and lumber" even the Oc-
mulgee and Oconee of the State of Georgia. and on
this day they actually found in the Flordas there plan
ming similar schemes, and there are waterfalls,
making steam impel their saws. Show him the banks
Of the Penobscot, studded with superb villages
jewels Of places that have sprung up like magic
Show him the hundreds and hundreds of coasters
.Ln IL
times left high and dry, if the ocean would never
float them and then lift him above considerations
of mercenary character, and show him how New
England men are perpetuating their high character and
holy love of lberty--and how, by neat and elegant
charches that adorn every vaee-by comfortable
schoolhouses, that appear every two miles, oener
upon almost every road, free for y-hgh-born
and low-bornby academies and colleges, that thicken
even to Inconvenience; by yums and institutions
mnnifcently endowed for the benefit of the poor -
swell when they go within the consecrated walls of
Faneuil Hall, or point out the heights of Bunker Hill,
or speak oil Concord or Lexington.
Give any young man such tour as this-the best
he make--and am sure his heat will beat quick,
when he the proud spectacle of the asscmblage OF
The representatives OF all the peooe and all these in
terests, within single hall. He will more and more
the residue II those revolutionary paots who
not only left such heritage, by their sufferngs
and their blood, but such consttu,on--such gov
elhleh mere ~ washington, regulating all our natl0n-
al concernsbut who have also, in effect, left
ty-four other governments, with territory enough to
double thcin by and by-lhat regulate all the minor
concerns OF the people, acting within their sphere;
now, in the winter, assembling within their various
capitos, from, Jefferson city, missouri, to Augusta,
Kennebec; from the capitol on the Hudson, to
the government-house the Mississippi Show me
spectacle glorious, encouraging, than this
even in the pages Of all history; such constellation Of
free States, with public force but public opinion
moving by well regulated law, each in its own proper
orbit around thebnghter star in Washington; thus
lizng II were, earth almost practically, the beau
tiful display ofinfnite wisdom, that fixed the in
the centres and sent the revolving planets their
rands. God grant it may end as with them!-Portland
Sketch Book.