The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-06-14
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low. MAY IS, 1855
MEssRs EDIroRs: Thinking You would
probably like TO bear something Of tie "Fa-
Wesi," | have taken it into my head % write
You letter Now. as | am not IN the habit
OF wiring for tie new spsperS. | 10 no. know
how | will feel when | see my thoughts in
print So. Mr. Editor, ii YOU think they'll
look bad. don't print them.
A few years APO. when | was a ll.,le body.
and railroads were not 50 plenty as now Ire
valley OF the Upper Mississippi WAS a Srea,
way off, But modern Improvements have
shortened distances wonderfully. few
hours ride took me from the Queen City % S
Louis, the Emporium of the Upper MiSsissip-
pi Ny sojoutn there was short. but | stald
long enough 10 learn thai il was place of
great commercial importance. presume
there is no other levee in the Union. New Or
leans and New York excepted. that presents
such an active appearance. The time may
not be far distant when St Louis viii be the
Capital of our Union. L IS central. and en-
joys great commercial advantages
/ Passing up the Mississippi. saw many
/ fiourishins towns. and much fine country. |
stopped a week at LaGranse. in Lewis county.
Mo. and took several rides ever the beautiful
prairies They are beautiful. indeed, in their
spring verdure, dotted with flowers of every
den, withou, limits. boundless and free.
LaGrange is a town OF about twelve hun
/ dred Inhabitants, the business part situated
I on the Mississippi bottom, the resident part on
the bluff that rise abruptly abouttw squares
distant from the waters edge. The buildings
are mostly Of brick. OF good order and well
built Eight years ago. a few log houses filled
the place that is now hourishiug city, with
Mayor and Councilmen, public squares and
pleasure grounds Ii contains five churches
-Presbyterian. Methodisls. Baptist. Christian
and German Lutheran. Ii is very moral
place. and decidedly temperate. 1t has Di-
vision Of Sons and Lodge of Good TEN
plars Il has fouri>hing Female Seminary.
under TIE super, i>ion of the Pre>by terrain
Church, and ably conducted by TWO ladies for
merly Of your county. Il has a spirited
Know Nothing weekly, edited by ; X. Ray
mond. There many mercantile houses.
some a wholesale Sca.e The streets are
hronged with wagons from all parts of the
back country
LaGrange is truly nouri>hing business
place. The surrounding scenery is pictur-
ieSque and beautiful Tie forest trees. which
are of symmetrical form and medium height,
have been left in every part Of the civ Tor
shade. The yards adorned with shrubs
and flowers. From many points you Lave a
can SOP ,b. bnafS a. he, IsnI and I..ays tho
wharf l. i a lovely n;e,u,e--IaGran.,a
win is naa7 hn,Id;,,,s IT,. .,3 SE,,L.--fl,.'
splres of Quincy refecfinr hack the SUNLIGHT
the river sw.t,,in,, mai.s5ic,llr 70 H.. sonfb
dotted with ,,reep ;.Iara1-boa,S n.ssi,,r, and
renassipo-tb4 nrairias an the IIipn;s ,iGa ra-
lexed with ocrasi.,,al houScs and now and
then \ spire noin;ing To beayen-wi.b us yep.
lie stones atthis distance iookinr like MIGHTY
ocean stirred bv a gentle breeze and covered
with shi,S No one could see This country
and not admire IL 1t is now comuarativelv
new 1t will one day. and that not far dis
tan.. be the finest portion Of our Republic /
found MANY PLEASING acouaintances in La
Grange They will not be forgotten The
inl abtants are a cordial. hospi able and Kind
As he place is lovely aud attractive In my
next | VIII tell YOU something of the Gate