Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-09-29


the most beautiful, fertile and attractive
countries in the world, if indeed it has
any rival. We have travelled over its
whole extent from the junction ofthe Rock
with the Mississippi near Stephenson TO
Belolt, IN Wisconsin, at Asa degrees OF
north latitude, and we have found it every
now and then, dotted with towns rife with
an enterprising, intelligent and vrtuous
community in the enjoyment Of most OF the
political, religious and social advantages
of the eastern country, and with far great
er natural ones. The adventurous travel
err, whether capitalist, novelist, artist or
what not, cannot have more inviting field
than is here to be found. Italy, the won
der Of travellers for years, with all her
CLASSY streams, verdant plains and beauti-
full landscapes, when stript of her classic as
sociations, has no attractions like the vale
of the Rock with its extensive green prai-
RE varying from the dead level TO the high
est mounes and bluffs, with the most beau
titul and diversified structure, and freckled
here and there with the most beautiful
groves and forests of the richest TIMBER
1t is indeed more delightful, and is more
expanding to the mind to travel amid such
scenes, than IN the time beaten track of
the old world who can contemplate on de-
cay alone, on what has been done, on the
sere and yellow leaves of autumn. Here
are the opening buds Of spring, and the
future is in contemplation, what the tray
eler himself may yet live to see, cities,
railroads, colleges &c, the hustle of COM
MERGE, and the hum Of the busy multitude.
In fine,
All that creations varying mass assumes
OF grand or lovely, here aspres and blooms:
High rise the forest, rich the prniries glow
Bright lakes expanp and meandering rivers flow.
The consideration that immense wealth
is destined, at no distant day, to flow up
and down this river, should hasten its i'm
provement as demanded equally by the
pride Of the State, and the wants. Of its
citizens. This valley, though last in pur-
chase from the Indians and its settlement,
must soon become first in Importance, COW
ering an area Of $4,000 square miles or
4.OO0.OO0 of acres with a population of
10000 souls, who have not received the
first cent Of aid from banks, nor had one
within rs miles Of them, though they have
lost immensely from bank failures and bank
counterleits, and suffered from the compe-
ttion Of the soulIess bank baron as spec
ulator in produce and lands. Four years
ago, what was the condition of this Eden
of the west? The warriors Of Black Hawk,
after the most pcrplexing and sanguinary
war, had scarcely Withdrawn, and even
now their trails across the prairies are to
be soen.-And, as we approached the diff
forent villages and saw, at distance, over
the fragrant and luxuriant praIries covered
with the most abundant crops, the tall spires
of churches and court houses glistening in
the sun, as we attended their balls, church
es, social parties, partook Of the private
Inequalities Of the settlers, es wo beheld
their stately edices, their Libraries, their
schools, their smiling, playfuland chubbod
children, and numerous othermarks ofcon-
tent, happiness and prosperity all around,
and reflected on the change of few years,
we could but cry out "And this is the ride
spread ruin Of a democratic administra-
tion Chicago Democrat.