The New York herald., 1845-11-15
BReoKvILLF, FRANKLIN Co., Indiana,
rlfh Dctnhar 1s,l5


-JVeaiM of the Inhab,tants-1He Pork Business,
&c, &c.
Knowing that you one of those practical chris
tian philosophers, who are ever ready to look upon
all sides of the routine Of human affairs, and that
you are not slow to notice the low and obscure as
well as the high and ostenatous, and that you ne
yer hesitate to irown upon vice, though robed in
Tyran purple land give the smile OF appreciation and
encouragement to virtue, though clad in the habi-
ments of mendicancy, venture to address you
from this little town, which is what we used to call
"down east'' the "capital" OF Franklin county, In
diana. Another motive | have IN writing you from
this place is, am an admrer of that Byronial adage
variety is the spice of life" Now, the Herald
sever on track of Royal Game. or fishing for the
"leylathan" and other mighty monsters of the deep,
ana perhaps may not uncongenla to the palates
OF some OF Its mvriads OF readers to, and then,
taste chowder, composed of buckeyes" ''corn-
crackers, suckers" ''ppkes," '.woolvereens,"
pered with all the choice Injuries of the old world
and most OF the daintles OF the new. So beg thee
hear me patiently, and In due time, will have one
preparedf from each, well trimmed with "whlte bread
and chicken fxins," or "com dodger and common
doIs."
This town is located on the White Water Canal,
hrtyhve miles north west OF the city OF Cincinnati
ana directly IN the peninsula formed by the conl-
ence OF the east and west forks of the White Water
klver; beautiful stream that meanders through the
eastern tier OF counties of Indiana, and, with the
big Miami, emptes into the Ohio, about twenty
miles below Cincinnati This river is remarkable
Tor the clearness and purity of its waters and the
beautiful white pebbles, and the detritus OF white
sllex that form It's bed; over which its dancing rip
pies have played since the dove returned to the ark
with the olive leaf pucked oft. The region of
country through which this river passes, resembles,
in many respects, the valleys of the Mohawk and
Schoharls, in my father land The same fertile ex-
tenslve fats-the same bold promontories in the
dstance-the same sloping workmanship same
intersectlng rivulets from the hills, and with
all, the same hardy, industrious, thriving popua-
and John Bulls that are to be found on the Mo-
hawk nom Schenectady to Utica The White Wa
ter Valley, however, far exceeds those above-nam-
ed, in fertility OF soil, and the abundance of its
productions. Here, II is uncommon thing to see
the farmer gathering hundred bushels ct corn
from the acre. the stalk of which grows from fifteen
to eighteen feet high and so luxurant with foliage,
that man on horseback is lost sight of, after en-
terng 1t the distance of thirty feet-whe the ears
grow from six to eight feet high on the stalk, and
from twelve to eighteen inches in length. This may
bandmen of the Empire State, where used to bend
back and knee to pluck the ear; nevertheless, it is
reality
This valley is among the first OF the great pork
completion of the White Water Canal, from the
city OF Cincinnati to Cambridge city in this State,
at the head waters OF the rlver) everything IN the
agricultural department. has sprang, as it were into
renewed life and activity and the farmer is all stir
and energy, to pour the fruits OF his Industry into
that excellent market, Cincinnati, from whence they
nd their way to your colossal metropolis, and other
Atlantic markets, and thence the world over
This place was for a long time the eastern frontier
town OF the territory of Indiana, with Its trading
houses, forts, block houses, &c.; where the white
and red man used to meet In social cOHclave, for
the sale and purchase of the Indians, lands furs,
&c, and to form treaties of peace and amity be-
tween the races. And | am told that around the
coancil fire on one Of our bluffs, was Inferred the
hafeh nf nd cd On Of
between the rude children of nature ,and the shrewd
wary, treacherous, Anglo-Saxons for the last time
within the confines Of the territory of Indiana;
when the Indian bid adeu to his hunting grounds,
the graves of his fathers, aud the home of his child
hood, and with heavy heart was compelled to
wend his way along the distant trail, to-
which time, peace and prosperity have swayed
undisurbed empire, as is emphatlcaly indicated by
the widespread, beautifully cultivated farms this
valley and the adjacent country Ii Is not little IN
terestng to listen TO the aged pioneers, while they
rehearse "tales of the times of old'-how they
came from New England, New York, the land of
Penn, and the Old Dominion, bringing their patrl-
mony on their backs, consisting OF pair OF shirts,
hlther by an Indian trail, and how long they lived
without bread; how hard and long they toiled to
subdue the sturdy forests; and with ALL to hear them
tell now how much they are worth which, by the
by, Is not to be tred about; for all OF them have
their thousands, many their ten OF thousands, and
some their hundreds OF thousands, consisting OF
i
their own honest industry and economy! Proud,
proud indeed may such men feel OF their substance,
for they feel that for it they have rendered rich
equivalent. They neither devoured widow houses
or robbed the orphan, in its acquisition.
The season here, this year, (as you are doubtless
advsed) has been remarkably prop tious to the far.
mer. Abundance of every kind is literally heaped
upon every farm, and the pork growers IN particu-
lar, anticipating rich income from the proceeds
of that staple commodity. The mast and corn were
never better, or in greater abundance, and although
less number OF porkers will perish this than last
season, still their quality will snrpass any season for
years. Indeed, the hogs from feeding on mast pre-
vlous to being put to corn, are amply "ht tor the
knlfe,o and after banquettlng upon the golden ear
nothing less than superb. The hydraulic power here
is immense, and mostly unoccupied, (upon which
design discoursing in future) with the exception OF
a few mongre mills, corn crackers, "ex-officio,"
consequently the community cannot reap the bene-
fits OF the heavy Touring establishments and other
manufactures that could be richly supported in a
locality like this
Ihave thus given you faint picture of this wee
Granny OF the Young West-that Young West, too,
which IS destined to be the most magnificent theatre
OF human action OF any part OF terrc frma that ever
felt the genial influence OF civilization.
1t gives me great pleasure to perceive that a good
angel really sympahizes and would awaken the sympa
hies of others, for the crazy composer of America
Anthony Philip Heinrich. The distinguished lady auho
ress has drawn CHILD like portrait of eccentric
Sen of Song. who is thereby honored IL sharing with
many worthless the reputation of being mad. When q
men, some eighteen hundred years ago. was aborng to
open the eyes and understandings thought
themselves sane that long VISTA which should lead 10
side thyself, much science makcth thee mad"! But
Paul was not mad From his mind the mists OF igno-
rance OF prejudice, of education, cleared away
and he saw with clear vision what he described
Handel mad when he wrote the Messiah, yet
the Londoners thought So and not convinced of
his sanity until he returned with his from Dublin
Haydn was not mad when he wrote the Creation, yethe
did not escape the nicknaming tribe OF English music
doctors. Sir Isaac Newton was mad when he shut
himself up without fsod studying out his problems and
trnversng the starry heavens. Columbus was not mad
up sticks, which ordinary mind would not have no.
ticed. Robert Fulton was NOT mad &c &c. Sebastian
Bach and Louis Van Beethoven were not mad when
they wrote oratorios and symphonies, which ro-