The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-06

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mall party u Chicago, sad was - much pleased
With the grace and beauty Of the LADIES', md the
'ordisty ed iasslisenos q The ne. that thought
lble than the biahop's ohjeedoa supp 49,. Th9e
q, indeed, warmth In western Manaers, and
Lacility in making scquaintaaoes. and more than
acqu,inta1 1es. that y tnaeissly pleasant TO tho
almost moro than any vhere else, the absorbing
occupation and s1le topic Of discourse Here q
truly heard the eternal chnk q the almighty dollar
- pcesicl expremicn. you will please 70 under
drives out Of circulation al dollars that win cnink.
After staying weak In Chicago, driving ont into
tie prairie, whose vast monotoay extends In every
direction around i. except where the city Hes on
fresh water ses-the mighty 9tch'gsl altar
Visiting Lake View HOUSE. magnificent hotel On
the lake shore, some four miles, should judge,
north Of the city-and in hne, I'll the other curi0s-
ties took the boat for Nil sankie, which u spat,
BY the BY, With two e's By the Inhabitants. II d
rot an unpleasant trip, Of some ninety m'les. and
s. kts tan hours on . clear Gay, whom the axe IL
smooth. The boat vas excessively loaded With pas
etDgers and luggage, - well below ON Geek, - In
the statesoem cabin, extending the entirs leogth,
and prettily decorated. The comuany vas quito
miscellaneous. We had on boaxd "a Episcopal
RI. Rev. DR.. Ksmper-vith . party
Of admirirg frieDds; red 90 cislist and in6dd, Of
The stamp that finds favor among certain Of your
New York cotemporsries; Q hot and fervert Calvin
ist who Dispute with the latter and held forth
caet0nslly for the ed;hcat0n Of the whole company
spritDal medium, redhaired, freckled, gn Astiy,
Ssis hoss, and rowing on lis shoulders. miassd
with TIE profuse and ruddy growth Of his unshorn
lip and chin, and VIA created quite scene by CIV
ing the ladies aud others lecture on tree love,
which, We were sfter.svds informed, was dictated
to give concert ct Milwaukee. and women and
babies cd hbitun,.
Towuds sunset we passed point and came ia
sight Of Milwankie bay: The shores Of Michigan
rise into fine sandy bluffs. Along ono Of these are
seen the front streets Of the city, with the great high
backed bulk Of the Catho; Cathedral in the centre,
domir ating over the whole. The Mil wankie river,
fine strs am, with Il fly banks and considerable
fall, forming excellent millseats, makes the harbor.
As you Cross it, on fine white bridge, OF woad It
rmir ds you, If travellers, Of the Grand Canal ct
Venice, and were 1t bordored with broad quay and
walk and handsome e6idces its effect would bs even
better. From the hill behind the city you obtain the
best view. There 1t hes before you, amphitheatri ally
Disposed, on the opposite enaineDce, which IL In
the process Of grazing Gown to the river; mass
of cIetm-ct)oled houses fills mp the foreground,
ard, a. in every other coup dea, the Cathedral
crowns the whole. The pleasant color Of the city is
derived from the celebrated Milwaukee bri K, OF .
sort Of pale straw tint and Of very superior quality
In other respects. TIA nearly universal use gives
seen else where. When finished With bro IN stone
cop,Dgs, il is extremely striking. Milwaukee isnOt
growing so rapidly 90 Chicago 1t ever equal
tin business, cut It Is more agreeably situated and
le ted from ell parts of the Union and highly re-
fintd and intelle ctual. met here some singulary
graceful ard accomplished women, and some men
OF rare culture, who would adorn the choicest cir
clss IN Gotham. There is not t,uer post In our
local paper hero artist well as poet; peasant,
ss he Gays, by birth-the Burns Of Wisconsin. lie
lives in picturesque log cabin on tie banks of the
beautiful Milwaukie, where he owns and cultvates
abCut fve acres Of land redeemed by himself from
its wild state, although 1t ia but three miles from
the city, in which he has . studio. Crayon
poitralture Is bis profession. but verse painting
is more peculiarly the bent Of his eenius-a wild,
passionst genius yet picturesque aud artisticsly
serene. His numbers are sometimes rude, his
thoughts always masculine; and know no living
poet who combines more Of the Byr0nic intensity
OF expression, with images a. old "as the beginning
OF heaven and eartb."
There are some fine mansions in Milwaukee, psr.
ticulaIly along the lake shore. The Episc0ph
church, the south ride Of the Milwauhie, IL one
Of the most tasteful specimens OF the medieval 70
viy in brick that have met with, and only yields
to the exquisite church ct Cumberland, which I dc
scribed in former letter. The other churches are
not remarkable except, a. have said the cathedral
fcr its sze and the proportions This last is plato
though imposing edidce, and the interior 10 too
dows In the upper part of the wall, and Of plain
glass, 50 IS to throw short, massive shadowA rh,
astsr, however, Of this church (Which was conse-
Grated BY Mgr Bedini. By tie wsyl is worth noa,-
ing: !. y o. marble, richly carved representing
ing On either aide, early the size Of life, and
representation Of the Good Shepherd on the
door, all. together with the crucix above, carved
in wood and painted white, Is o masterpiece.
stand, present to the church. / saw rothiug bet
ter, in Belgium itsef, which Ia the native seat Of
wood carving, than the angels on the altar at NIL
waukie. The altar piece is . large painting from
to the Blessed Virgin and is severely criticised By
by some as too ancifhl; but the floating angels e.
tendant, whether on the Virgin or her Divine Son,
are exqnisitely grouped, and the varied c3lors OF
rich bouquet. wreath rather Of roses and violet
Listening to the well, really very we'll, performed
music Of splendid German mass, with these gra.
cious forms Of scuptured or pictured art before my
eyes. and the foreien looking, prelatical aspect Of
CINE that tie spot was few years ago an Iedian
bunting ground but am not 90 decided Know
Nothing as TO regret to see these elements Of the
Old World civilization transpanted to our forests
II ID Lot religion art not faith or genius to which
the attempt to control our politics or modify our in
situations By foreign preponderance. Tnis Insulting
pretension, under whatever specious mask Of liberty
i may Be put forwsrd, | am prepared to reaist %
The last night Of my stay ct the beautiful and in
terestDg port Of Wisconsin, which il destined 20 lie
one Of the classic cities Of shs Northwest, spent
musically. Ny entertainer was . Scotch lady, we'd.
the lightning march Of civilization and refined cul
ture keeping pace thus with population and trade.
The cultivation Of music is unusually advanced here
from the number Of Germans. Every other man,
nearly as lady remarked to me, "hss pipe IN
his mouth" There are great many German signs,
Of course, among which i0gey bier il conspicuous
Everybody extoed to me the beauty Of the interior
Of thus STATE which could not spare time to vist
At the end Of about ten days, most agreeaby spent
Quilted Hilwaukis with regret The lake vas
rough, and though something Of sailor, came
near being forced to pay trbute--I suppose / must
not say 10 Neptune, but to the unknowa god Of
frceh water lakes Az we approached Chicago, /
counted twenty.three sail coming out Of that port
and surrounding rs at once--some close upon our
path, ots3 slready dim in the offing. Long before
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