Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-09-06
For the Herald.
FEATURES OF WISCONSIN.

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for one beautiful ihought-giving to ii a Janus
face. Whether you approach it from the west
/ or east, the magnificent white columns of its
poriico peer above, and through the foliage of
the Capitol square. One of the rats tina. lives
about the Capitol has grown gray with grief
because sectional jealousy has given double
face to the building--"I want union," be pa
the,icaly exclaimed-"let west and east be
forgotten, and Wisconsin have one body, heart
and SOUL" For The same reason, though. l.,
Nero wished all The people of Rome had but
one neck. "Union"-I have but little admit
ration for this word myself, and still less for
the hypocri'es who are necessarily ringing it
on the ears Of the "dear blessed people," 1t
is pity that humanity has been sliced up into
myriads Of selfish, emulous individuals Why
cant they all be melted into one-a huge one.
willed monster in whose corporosity this hos
tile idea of individuality shall be forgotien.-
This would be union at the slight cost of our
existence. As for myself. ! like the play Of
emulation, rivalry and sectional preference as
iObR as kOSu hdtuIt COutiuutes USSc diS uc-
cessary to develop the resources of any coun-
try nor would ] be willing that The Capitol at
Madison should turn its face TO the East, and
do obeisence to the Nabobs of the Lake. with
its back upon tho Mines. To surrender our
equal claims 10 respect only deserves con-
tempt. There is natural. geographical differ
ence between Western and Eastern Wiscon-
sin--visible as there is between the patch and
the garment. Linked by Commerce. the one
with the South and the other with the East,
there must ever be spirit of emulation be-
tween these section; but never does pair of
oxen pull so well as when they pull contrary to
each other.
The external appearance of Western Wis
consin is unique. Long, parallel ridges so
much alike tina. one is but repetition of the
o.her--branching off from some high table
land and running to a distant stream, narrow
ing as the ravines on either side assume a
frightful depth--this once seen. and you could
tell Western Wisconsin should you see it in
Nova Zsmbla. The best land is the table
land where the ridges shoot out. As these
narrow they become sterile-stones peep out
like bachelors elbows through his sleeves.
till they end at some water course, 10 sand and
limestone; or to use the language Of a western
orator, these ridges are the horns, hoofs, and
fay ends Of the thrifty buffalo calf, Wisconsin.
The Blue Mound in Iowa county is the most
remarkable illustration Of this geographical
feature. The traveller passes over several
miles of ascending groand-every swell lifts
him somewhat higher into the atmosphere, till
he finds himself in one of the mos magnificent
saloons ever formed by Natures God. its cell.
ing ,"Heaven's unfaihomable blue'--i,s floor,
the smooth, shorD, illimitable prairie whose
carpet of green has been unrolled from the
mountain. You instantly conclude all Wis
consin was made here. here il was brought
forth, and whence it still radiates in intermiu-
able ridges till they are broken by the Missis-
sippi, or drop into the Lake. Here are ny.
draulic and pneumatic operations on Natures
largest scale. The mound is Inc pro5oscis
by which Wisconsin inhales the moisture Of
Heaven--sullen clouds lounge about it. Here
the storms rendezvous, and engage 10 mock
battles, and practice with their artillery, and
here they are furnished with ,hunderbolts, hail
aud torrents for their expeditions through the
country. Eastward of the mound few miles,
the country suddenly vanishes-the plains are
gone-the ridges have melted away. Capa-
cious basins and marshes not long since filled
with water-oak openings. kind Of mock,
would be prairie, are all that remain. The
country is bemred like the mammoth of old
head, horns and rump only visible-and fioun'
ders in marshes, lakes and fens till II sinks
in Lake Michigan. Every rivulet, and these
are few. snlarges into lake and makes quite
a hustle OF course this description Is gener-
al; bu, any one who will examine map VIII
feel assured from the frequency of lakes and
swamps that the eastern part Of the Territory
has creps GU, of Lake Michigan-which is still
endeavoring TO recover its sncien; sway. But
who cares for prescriptive rights-the claims
Mexico or Michigan now-a.days' Never.he-
less the eastern counties have the heaviest
population by far. Men are aquatic animals
and will no, wander far away from water.
No one can travel through the Territory
without establishment at its infinite capacities
they can support population thick as the
waving grain Of Ceres. Take the two coun'
ties, Graz, and Iowa, for instance. The pre-
rious roa,,ls ara raperaiiv slowed away IN The