Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-16
FROM THE NORTH WEST

Correspondence of the Belmont Chronicle.
CHICAGO, July LIST, ls57-morning.
MIR. THoBURs: Our party let Oshkosh
very reluctantly on Monday morning, hav-
ing spent several days there very agreeably,
and finding ourselves braced up with the
pure air of that refreshing locality. One
OF our number left the previous day to see
some friends in Dodge county, md having
passed over some of the finest farming lands
in the State, he joined US agair on our way
here. Itweuld have done you good, >ir, to
have seen him on that occasion. Though
not remarkable for animation and beauty Of
person, yet you may tell his wife that he
was then really handsome; the excitement
of having seen circle of country from a
high point, as far as the eye could reach, in
almost a solid mass of growing wheat, the
loveliness of the country ,;he scenery through
which he had passed. created such glow
of enthusiasm as to make him appear al
most a new man.
At Oshkosh we met an old and valued
friend. who accompanied US to this place,
and pointed out many interesting objects
TO US. Frum Milwaukee we came by steam
boat, with full complement OF passengers.
The travel North from here is immmense.
in cars and steamboats,. I presume it is
as great or greater West OF this, however,
do not know. Yesterday one of our party
and myself took stroll up Michigan Ave-
nue., fronting on the Lake, with wide
street finely set with trees, and most beauti-
fully and elegantly built up. 1t is probably
one of the finest streets in America. To-
day, however, Yankee, who has removed
from here farther up the Lake. informed
me that all those fine houses on that spen-
did avenue were owned by persons that had
been poor and became suddenly rich by the
great rise in property; and that they were
vulgar people, and made q ridiculous ap-
pearance ON the street by their excessive
fnery. Div knowledge is not sufficient to
know whether he is correct, or whether he
is enyious of those who have made the great
progress in wealth; it is likely best to be
'lttle and unknown Our party which
had been so agreeable began last evening
TO scatter, one to Iowa, our Oshk, sh friend
returned home. another lett this morning
for Belmont, and /, "sol,ary and alone"
start Tor St Paul. No smiles on my fare
this morning; the world does not look so
bright, and my journey seems to be great.
A piece OF political news is talked oi by
the knowing ones in Chicago, in relation
10 Utah. Squatter Sovereignty having
failed, it is the polics OF the Democrats to
Iall back on Wing ground, ano let those
aliens in Utah know that we have a Gov
ernment that can control and manage them.
1t is to repeal the law organizing the Ter
ritoEy, and to hold that miserable population
ame enable to the laws Of the nearest civilized
State. For one think the policy good.
1t would have been better at first 10 have
pursued proper course Experience
teaches the Democrats some things at a
dear rate. And Uncle Sam will learn that
a child turned out, without father, mother,
or nurse, is not quite the thing Poor little
Young America might perish.
In our jouraeyings we heard a gou& FISH
story" As We were passing Like Honicon,
and admr'ng its besuty, and enquiring
about the suality, quantity, &c. of its fish,
a gentleman conversant with that locality
informed US that fish were 80 plenty 10 that
Like that on a certain occasion man iv-
ing some distance from the Lake, being de.
sirous Of having good mess. brought with
him his two horse wagon, and that upon ar
irving at the edge of the Lake he found hem
60 plenty that he turned his wagon. took
out the tail board, backed it into the water,
replaced the ,ail-board, and drew out three
barrels Of fish! Truer, believe. than Spir-
itual Rappiugs. TRAVELLER.