Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-09-05
LANCASTER. WISCONSIN,.


Eastern wisconsin.
There is at present vacuum in the centre
of our Territory. The tides Of emigration from
the Mississippi and the Lake have no. alto
gether closed in with each other, and there is
in some places suture 10 oor young Territory
running north and souih--ils edges, like the
segmenls Of an infants skull, have not yet
united. This vacuum becomes manifest be.
tween Madison and Lake Mills. You leave
behind you the cmigran,s that have slroed
from the Mississippi, and meet the foremost
rollers Of that wide deluge Of human beings
that has poured into our Territory across The
chrysial pavement Of Michigan. Like Polok's
Spirit, tho traveller suddenly finds the centre Of
gravity ",urned the other way" Milwaukee,
after ALL is the great commercial heart of Wis.
consin, and earth and rock and tree Jingle and
vibrale with its deep pulsalions a, sixty miles
distance. Five or six miles this side OF Lake
Mills the improvements begin 10 earnest, and
every step towards Milwaukee, they come
"ihicker and faster" A badger who has been
hoied up in the west is COMPOUNDED at wha, he
sees--he experiences a Sigh. twinge Of that
surprise manifested by the queen Of Shebs.-
Why here are lanes--she farms pressing you
on each side for continuous miles--ihe work of
the last two years. while most Of the farms
in old Grant. far better country, are isolated
as the domain Of Robinson Crusoe. Bot away
with these importunaie contrasts that creep by
stealth upon our page.
The emigranis have just reached The western
verge OF Jefferson couniy--ihey have scarcely
shaken the cold spray Of the Lake from their
garments !; scarcely have they gained their
equilibrium after the somerset tossing of the
voyage, yet with marvellous haste they have
strip, the "oak openings" OF natures vest
menis and wheat fields ripsn under the shadow
Of fores, trees. They a, once execute the do
signs they medilated on their route, and i'm.
provemen.s break through their heads like
Minerva did from Jupiler's, and cabins and
corn cribs leap from their fingers. Mr.. Car.
michael. on the shores of Lake Mills, shears
two thousand sheep. You would not know
but that you were on the premises Of tho "pa.
iient man Of w." And hero is the city of
Lake Mills. as careful Of her external appear.
ance as new bride--her spolless, white
houses look like so many csnonized Mileriies
dressed 10 their ascension robes and here nj
Mr.. Banlett's tavern. the young villagers as.
senblo and give the weary traveller as sweet
a scramble,
"As o'ef DER Adria's waters played,
At midnight to Italian maid"
Here .hero Is no coarseness, no vulgarity, no
t!asphemy-,he very air seemed civilized, nor
did II romp in whirlwinds-.a studied sense Of
proprieiy seemed to pervade every thing. |
have since learned tina, this is a New England
village, and tina. the order observed 10 man
and In the elements around him; even among
the frogs Of the Lake, is wha, is called the
"quiei ola New England village" Nothing
got on, of its natural sphere, excepta deg tina,
came into church. The minister gave the
animal a sharp reproOf, aud some Of the vii
layers told me the poor animal would be sum
moned before the session. do not know that
New Eueanders ever joke.
But LEI US leave Lake Mills. No sooner are
we out Of sight OF one town than another rises
10 view. "Alps on Alps arise Wonder
is Aztalan, three miles from Lake Mills
Here is branch Of Rock River. politically
called i" Caw Ash, appropriate name,
because II moves backwards. Here the king
OF the Az,ecs kept his leves here he had his
seraglio--eighiy acres Of msidens enclosed BY
a lofty brick wall The brick was made in
Egypi-at least they have straw in ,sem like
these made by the lsraeliies. Bot let US
hasten through the lofty forests Of Rock river
tina, cover It's sides like mus,achios---,he fever
and ague touches upon these lofty columns 70
pounce on the traveller, panther like. Here
The emigrsn, wars with the woods, and the
havoc he makes is like Miton's account OF
Mchael's assault on the tall rebel angels in
Heaven-his double edged sword "wiih huge
two handed sway. feled whole Iegions a, /
once" In fact you may walk over fifty acres
on the fallen esrcases of ash, walnut, maple
snd red elm trees. But TO end this sketch,
may safely say tina, the enterprise Of the
eastern emigrants is beyond all rivalry. equal
10 any eulogium that can be pronounced upon
I. wemust have a Rail Road to the Lake.
Why. the River and the Lake have been feel
ag for each other; we must unite them. Sin
nd Death, says the poet. built the FRS, Rail.
BAD le: siem have The conirac, rather than
ave no road al all.