Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-09-08

ed communication. was led TO the refec.
tons while riding one pleasant morning,
on my way from GAINESVILLE to Madison
The distance is forty-,hree miles, and most.
ly unsettled. 1t lies principally in Dane
county, though some portion is in Rock
comfy. After leaving Rock prairie, the
prairies gradually decrease in size, until
they appear at distance. to contain sufi.
cient only for dozen farms or more. The
land is quite rolling, and all well adapted
to the growth of wheat. ! never travelled
through more picturesque country. Tie
timber is oak and the trees generally stand
Ing from twelve TO fifty feet apart, and the
land free from underwood or brush, the
whole wears the appearance of an orchard
or artificial pleasure grounds. This too,
10 the heart Of Wisconsin, where a short
time since, the red man and the wild beast
claimed it as their inheritance havoc Of
ten thought of tie truth Of the remark that
Capt. Marryatt made in his notes, while
passing from Green Bay to- Fort Winneba-
go, a few miles north Of here; mature"
says he, "has done for Wisconsin, what
the wealth of lords end barons has done
for England" And | have heard it re-
marked by those who have travelled in Eu-
rope, that our oak orchards resemble very
much the parks and pleasure grounds Of
the nobility in England. Simple nature
fashioned the one, while the wealth OF arts
tocracy and pride has for centuries been
perfecting the others.
Madison, the capital Of Wisconsin, is
situated on an oval piece of ground between
the third and fourth lakes, and contains a
population Of about two hundred. The
two lakes are nearly one hundred rods
apart, and the streets run from one to the
other. There are two stores, two public
houses, Offices Of various descriptions, and
shops of different mechanical trades. The
site Of the town is very admirably selected
The surrounding country for miles in en-
tent can be seen chequcred with groves,
prairie, and lakes.
The Capitol looks best when the travel
Ter gets within sixteen miles of the Town.
The dome being covered with tin, its re-
fected light is seen great way off. It's
exterior as we'll us interior remain in an
unfinished state, and ii seemed to be ee-
neral opinion so far as could learn, that
the public buildings would never be any
further completed at Madison and that when
they are erected they would come to the
Rock river. Should the disputed territory
in the northern part of Illinois be set off
to Wisconsin, The furnishing village Of Be
lott, would PROFESSIONALLY be the future To-
cation Of the territorial buildings.
Had an introduction to Governor Dodge
and found him 10 be what all who ever have
seen or been acquainted with him agree
4 high-mnded honorable man; courteous
as acitizen and trusty as a magistrate.
He is a man of more than ordinary height.
rather corpulent, yet wei! proportioned, Of
easy address, and about flty-Gye years of
age. He is a democrat in the full sense
Of the word, and SO plain and frank are his
political notions, that there is little room
for doubt in short, he possesses in his
public as wcllas private character oil those
distinguishing characteristics which make
him 50 well qualified to fill the high station
which he occupies as Governor Of Wiscon-
sin. MORE ANON.