The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-14

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eago aud anothar branch at Galsna-
The route irDin Chicago 10 81 Louis BY the
Illinois q Michigan Canal and Illinois River,
Il a great thorougbhre. The Canal extends
100 miles from Chicago 70 Lasalle, the head
Of steamboat navigation on the Illinois, aud
passes through a rich and fertile country,
though bat partially settled. The passage on
the Illinois Is for the most part monotonous
AID upihteresling, the low, fat bottom lands
being unimProved, though Of ineEhAusuble
richness, They are several miles vide, boun-
ded by bluffs, beyond which che high rolling
pTEiTyhs saAsnd back and on which are found
the principal settlements. Occasionally the
river washes tho foot Of the blum aud viiiag-
% are sometimes built up At such points
One Of the most thriving and beautiful IL Pc
oria, which promises 10 DO place Of much
importance.
81 Louis Il destined 10 be tho great city
Of the west and IL now second only 20 Cincin-
nau' Itnumbera 1000 Inhabitants, showing
an increase Of nearly 10000 10 ten years,
while Cincinnati which was thrice a. large as
ST. Louis in is40, has gained but 0O,oOO.--
This city 10 dnsly located on a bluG rising
gradually frop the river and extending back
GA to high rolling prairie. Two years ago
IL suffered a severe check from the terrible
ravage' Of the cholera, and from a severe Gre
which destroyed large portion Of tho buIi-
mesa part Of the city, together with 20 steam
boats. The burnt district IL already entire.
y rebuilt with better and more substantial
class ofbuildng', aud no trace Of the dread.
ful disaster remains, except in history. The
city Is compacily built, but still exhibits a
rudenesa and want Of good taste In the Arohi-
lecture, and an interminglng Of rich and
costly buildings with those which are poor
aud dilApidated. In the suburbs, however,
are many 6ne residences surrounded with
grounds tastefully laid out and highly cult
waited. The streets are miserable, and are
ihronged with people Of every nation, Of all
classes in all costumes, aud a. motley Ia their
Appearances al can be imagined. The car
riaFcs, horses, mules, oxen aud dogs, are Of
the same diverse appearance and the gener-
al impression 10, that n mass Of everything Is
here thrown together which has not ye, been
sorted out and arranged A few years will
produce a ehangs Ia this respect, very much
10 REINFORCEMENT Of the place The levce
Is broad space between the street fronting
the river and the shore, graded and paved and
is throngcd with drays, and an immense A.
mount Of merchandise and, produce constant.
~ being moved to and from the boats Some
thirty or forty steamboats, are usually moored
along. the shore, and from u to 20 leave eve
~ day. Several railroads arc in coutempla.
ton from this city, and the citizens are wax
ing up to the Importance Of two Of these cs.
pccially-the Pacific extending west, and dc.
sigasd -al',mstely 70 reach tho Pacific ocean
and the Vineenncs extending east and design.
ed 20 form connection with Cincinnati.
Much has bceu said about the heaithincs,
! OF this pa, u the country, and il cannot be
disguised that there are good yrouuds nor re,
gardiug IL at present, az decidedly more un.
healthy than New England. There are rca.
sons, however, for believing that as il be-
comes more settled aud the lands improved
there will b. less sickness, but the sudden
apd severe changes oC weather, and in thi,
latitude the prolracied and steady heat Of the
summer months, will probably always render
It less healthy than the Eastern States. The
moral health Of society in this region must al
50, from obvious causes, be far less sound and
Vigorous than in the cas-, for many year, n
come. A large proportion Of the immigra
ton consists &c catholics, jus. landed from
Europe, aud another considerable portion OF
/ the Inhabitants is a floating population NOV.
/ ing from point TO point on the great rivers
and it must take time TO assimilate the mass
and permeate il with the true principles OF
christianity. In ST. Louis there are nine OF
ten catholic churches, and some 20 or 20 e
evangelical congregations of different deliomi
fundamentally Presbyterian. There ART
besides several societies of tho different ultra
lists of the day. Much il done for the instruc.
/ ton Of the children in Sabbath Schools and
last Saturday there was general meeting Of
all the Sabbath Schools in the city, and a
pnnmenAde Through the principal streets Il
was estimated that $500 teachers and sehol.
ars were in the procession, mostly in uniform
dresses and wearing wreaths or carrying DO
quets Of flowers.
The Old School General Assembly of tho
Presbyterian church has Just held it's annual
session in this city, which was characterized
for moro than usual good feeling and harmo-
ny of action. President Wheeler Of Bur.
lington, attended as delegate from the Con-
gregationai General Convention Of Vermont
and addressed tho Assembly in very happy
and effective speech, which trust you will
give place in the Caledonian.
J.P. L.
ca The jury, in the case of Scott, tried in
Boston for aiding in the escape of Shadrach,