The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-18

Laportc-fcrtility of the prairic-present
price of grain-pricc of farms-tarmcrs
prosperous-nn opinion expressed men
tion of two clks, &c.-Gcn. Lewis Cas-
his spcecli-a cjoinder-remarks.
LAroRrE, Ind. Oct. !, 1854
Laporte is city of some 5000 inhab.
itants, and the county scat of Laporte
county. 1t is situated on Door prairie,
GO miles south cast from Chicago The
land is exceedingly fertile, and so much
so, that the wheat crops sometimes prove
failure, from the luxuriant growth of
straw. 1t is better suited to corn, and
vast quantities Of this cereal are now
being shipped cast. Old corn is selling
at so cents per bushel. From so to | so
teams come in daily, and even ls6 have
been counted at one time in the street,
loaded with wheat and corn. Each team
will average so bushels 1t is taken in
by weight at two large warehouses, owned
BY the Railroad Company and elevated
by horse power to the upper stories, (elc-
vators same as seen in grist mills at the
cast, whence it can be taken at option
through conduts dcwn into cars.and for.
warded to its destination. The business
demands two moro warehouses, which
the company intend to erect. Each
team now has to await its turn for un-
loading, and those last in, often wait from
/ 0 o'clock until g. Wheat has fallen
here from s GA to 81, 20, and will doubt.
less soon bring but 81 per bushcl.
Farms with good buildings sell and
command readily $50 per acre. Those
near this city bring from SIS 30 500 per
aero
Farmers are becoming wealthy and
truly independent. Money is plenty
hero. The crops are fair IN Northern
Indiana, Northern liiuo, and Wiscon.
sin; and buyers from the east stand
ready to buy them at liberal prices We
give it as our opinion. that the northern
tier Of counties in Indiana, and the
southern tier in Michigan, when wood.
water, soil aud climate are taken into
considoralioniare unsurpassed by any sec
tion in the west.
Yesterday We noticed aud examined
fine pair of clks, buffalo and tive fawns
They were captured in Iowa, and were
being taken to some Of the eastern cities
for sale. The clks were trained to run
before a carriage, aud were said to be
very fleet. They had largo branching
horns. wera kind and gentle ard weighed
about COO lbs. $4,000 were asked for
the lot. We advised them to call on
Barnum or Gen. Tom Thumb for pur-
chasers
We have just seen Gen Lewis Cass,
ami heard him speak for the first time.
lie came here the invited guest of the
Democratic party, and spoke for an hour
in pleasant grove in this city, to about
1000 persons Of both sexes. He is 72
years of age, and weighs, judge, over
200 lbs. lie looks younger than he is,
and enjoys excellent health. When en-.
quircd of, as TO his health, he replied, Il
am we'll and have not had an hours sick.
pess for half century; and tell it to
the young men Of your city, that I as
crlbc this exemption from sickness main.
ly to the fact, that during my whole life
have never admitted into my system,
single drop of intoxicating liquor" His
opening or PREDATORY remarks were elo.
quent lie alluded in feeling manner
to the time when he travcrsed the nrai
rics and primcval forests, guided by In.
dian trails and the north star aud slept
at night under the broad canopy of hea.
ven-his covering a blanket and tho
lcafy branches of some spreading and
friendly oak. lie said the man no1c
lives, who was living when this vast
northwestern territory was inhabited on
ly by wild beasts and savages; and. he
added, the person no,o lives who 1oiHliyc !
to see it contain l,000,0 OF ont terpris.
ing and industrious citizens, and dotted !
ever with busy, busting cities and rich
and smiling towns. Once, he said, it
took him Ia days 10 pass from here to
his home in Detroit-now he expected
TO be there carly tomorrow morning.
After this beautiful exurdium, and lofty
soaring, no came to earth, and pitifully
solled his feathers by waIloWing in the
dirty defence of the Nebraska bill We
took notes, and could give a full report
Of his speech, but as the ink and paper
necessary to print it are of infinitely
higher value than all he said, we forbear
lie said he voted for the bill and was
ready to give an account of his steward
ship. The account ho rendered was a
most ilimsy affair lie took the ground
that Congress had the same right to re.
peal the Missouri Compromise that she
had to repeal Tariff law, and worked
hard to show that Tariff was nothing
but compromise, and as sacred as the
'no just repealed, He declaimed long