Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-08-18

the verdant prairies and beautiful groves
that surround us; what soul-cheering
contrast would this day afford. Instead of
Indian wigwams may be seen comfortable
habitations, tenonied with intelligent, en-
terprising and refined citizens. Instead Of
groups of painted savages, decorated in In
dian costume and armed in deadly strife,
may be witnessed, respectable and cultiva-
ted social circles, clad in the habilIments o.
neatness and peace. Instead of the terri
fc war-whoop and savage revellings of
barbarous, and untutored race, may this
day be heard, the triumphal rejocings of
the arts over ignorance, of science overbi-
gotry, of liberty over despotism.
Prom our natural advantages, and from
our character for temperance, frugality
and enterprise, may be estimated the cha
racter and rapidity Of our prospective i'm
proyements, and our prospects for future
greatness. What are few Of our natural
advantages? Time will not permit me to
dwell upon them, but among them, is soil
which, for fertility is probably unsurpass-
ed in the word. Agriculture constitutes
the chief element in a nations wealth.
And now point me to a country, where
the substantial necessaries, comforts, or
even luxuries of life may be produced with
less labor, and in richer abundance, than
in Wisconsin, and you will justly be enti-
tied TO the reputation of a dscoverer. Let
facts be consulted, and the waving grain
fields that every where surround us speak
out, and the conclusion will be inevitable,
that, Wisconsin POSSESSES facilities for ag-
ricslturaI pursuits, which are unsurpassed
in the known world.
The embarrassed condition of the curren-
cy at the present, operates unfavorably, on
all interests, but among the inducements
that win doubtless stimulate agriculture in
this country, will be the ease with which
its surplus products may find market
Although far removed by distance from
permanent market; yet connected, as is
the whole length Of our eastern border by
an uninterrupted chain of lake and canal
navigation with the great mart at the east
and communicating as does our western
frontier by the father Of waters, with New
Orleans, the transportation of our own sur
plus produce, will still be matter of COM
parative ease, while each return Steam
boat and vessel, will bring us in exchange
the rich and varied productions from eve
ry cline on the Globe.
Our facilities for internal communica-
ton too will not DC excelled-the ease with
which good roads may be constructed is
proverbial; SO that the expense in trans
porting our produce to points, at which
they may be shipped, will be vastly d.
minished.
Our hydraulic advantages, also, (al-
though perhaps not quite as numerous as in
some Of the eastern states) are neverthe-
less abundantly adequate to the wants of
the country and some of them are of SUI
perior value.
The cultivation Of the sugar beet and
the manufacture Of sugar, will doubtless
yet be leading business of our citizens,
and who can estimate the Immense reven-
ue that may yet flow into our Territory
from this pursuit. Suffice il to say, that
could it be brought TO perfection as it
doubtless may, its immense benefit, would
checker our Territory with railroads, and
ditch our country with canals from east TO
west and from north to south, through all
its length and breadth.
Our subterranean resources have not vet
been explored: science and time will per-
form the work; and then may we invite in
the artisan to enrich our country with his
mechanisms and contribute to our comforts.
Time will not permit me to dwell on these
topics, they will all readily suggest them
selves 10 your minds. But, my friends,
unless we are temperate, frugal and virtu-
Gus; all these natural advantages with
which our country abounds, so far as we,
and the generation that may follow us, are
concerned, will be useless expenditures
of our Makers goodness. In vain, so far
as we are interested, will God have spread
out the rich, blooming prairie around us;
and adorned the woodland copse in native
beauty before us, TO charm and crafty our
senses, and contribute TO our comforts, un-
less temperate habits and chastened de-
sres, shall betit us to enojy and improve
them. In vain will God hear enriched
our soil, unless we fence it and plough it,
and sow it and harvest the crop. In vain
shall we have the sound of the waterfall;
unless enterprise and industry, apply the
machinery-and finally my friends, in
vain will all these rich provisions have
been made, unless we give praise to our
Great Beuetactor, who is author of them
all.