Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-16
A SKETCH OF TRAVEL IN 1866.

condition of the great West, by the perusal OF
sketches of travel by those who have gone
thither for the purpose OF speculation; ana
most Of those you meet are on that errand,
and no other object have they in view, but to
prey upon their fellow men.
In the summer of 1856, having made toll
cradle clever tour through the States Of lndi-
ana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois deter
mined to trust to my own observation rather
than here say in the space Of little over D
months, embraced an opportunity to employ |
my time in making such Investigations as time
and circumstances would admit, into the state
of society, and the general resources of
country SO far famed for the productiyeness OF
her soil, and humane hospitality OF hel citl-
zens, For a man TO travel through country
| like this, in search Of home, or for pleasure
and information, and be contented only with
the upper crust, resisting what is termed fish
class hotels, and satisfied only with the socie-
| ty he may find hanging around him, is, in my
opinion, TO travel blind-folded. In order 10
| ascertain the true condition Of the people, a
man must make up his mind to dive beneath
the surface, and see what ingredients lie be-
meath that upper crust, of which he fancies he
tastes its sweets.
If we take mere railroad view of the State
of Indiana, from the Capitol of the State to
Chicago, We find one unbroken view of nat
level land without bush, or tree to break the
view, or shelter man or beast in summer,
or break off that terrible storm in Riuter,
where all suffer intensely from the open space;
the fierce winds have 10 play upon the animals
in those vast Praries. In this distance OF two
hundred and ten miles, there is not more than
five miles of broken land, or hilly surface in
the whole route in addition this inconveni-
ence, the land is swampy, filled with the ma
tural grass, Astounding with mosquitoes, and
| green headed flies, with scorpians and other
| reptiles of the largest class and YOU can
yigi 10 inf AZ ~
but what have the fever and ague as regular as
the season rolls round and as whole, the ag-
riculturc population are the most object look
ing beings in the world. Without dwelling
longer on Indiana, let us take look a little
further West
The State of Wisconsin is, no doubt, one OF
the best for settlement in the far West. Much
Of her land is of the finest quality, and d
largo portion is undulating, or rolling land
without anything like mountain, or even what
may be termed hill, yet her frontier towns
are settled with every variety of the human
species. All Europe seems to be represented
in this small city of Milwaukee numbering some
7 40 900 inhabitants who make the most liberia
! use of their liberty.
: Now August Eth, 1855, Sunday morning, OF
! the four lower streets running parallel witt
Lake Michigan, you may walk the entire lenpti
of the city, and find to your surprise the dance
= houses open, and the sound of the yiolil
greets tho ear at every step, with from two Il
q four card tables in each Doggery and where tn
whiskey bottle stands for an hour glass, wit
!. cards and dancing, while the day Of recreation
% is continued until midnight, while the au
thorities are at church, or asleep; for all thes
a go on openly, and no one seems to give ther
,. any attention.
70 The continued emigration into this civ b
Lake, River and Railroad, ard the large Min
: Der OF foreigners who are constantly landing
| DrDDAhIy of ba la che
;" the police department, and if their disciplin
was strcter, their population wonld more tina
= likely take any course which might suit, an
leave their land untitled. Notwithstanding
=, these seemingly draw backs, Milwaukee is
IL very beautiful city, and more than two third
= of it lay on elevated blutt. The city is con
= pactly built, mostly ofsubstanta brick cdifice
u and her main business thorough-fares are a
e substantial buildings OF cream Colored bricE
y has large commercial trade, both by Lake
y and Rivers, which run through the tow1
y and the business is carried on with great laci
~ ity by connection of pivot bridges, at vari
y GUS points of the city. Milwauke is the out
y let Tor the largest portion Of the State an,
. trade in lumber is immense. She is now tn
= metropolis of Wisconsin, and is growing il
wealth, Intelligence and population at an I'm
: preeedented rate, having more than doubled
% her population, and trade within the last iiy,
: years. Many of the merchants OF Chicag,
1t of the fine scenery, and salubrity of the eli
mate as well as t4e great convenience fu
u reaching their homes and huriness places, VI
. railroad and steamboat at all hOnts OF the da
te the distance being about onehundred and fiji
's- miles, and these journeys are gone throut
20 with as little trouble or thought as Il fam
20 would feel IN crossing from PHILADELPHIA
70 Camden. such in a measure is the tact, talent
10 and enterprise Of the business men OF II
West.
= There cannot possibly be any other porto
~, of the world III which q stranger ought TO be
nu completely on his guard as travelling W ii
Us West. In this region where like the wande
ia Ing Arabs Of the desert, they leyy contrib
a tions upon all with whom they come in co
NJ tact, they pay no regard TO age, condition,
%. sect money is the only object and pursuit
%! their lives, and no regard is paid to the mea
~ 10 by which it is obtained; the money schem
~ they set attoat 10 entrap the stranger, are /
na Vulnerable, and the great West where once
Ia' We're taught to look for genuine hospitality
~ woeiully altered for the worse, and some tin
en must eiapse before they are brought into
,ei christianized community. The condition
~, the laboring classes here are worse than til
w OF any other portion OF country ! have ey
nat a seen. AS . general thing the people have
NJ tllllt, they live in the most filthy condition il
Do aginable, and every thing about their DIV
;pt ling wears the appearance OF confusion a
It'll neglect. Most OF them harc large gardr
- and a tino crop Of weeds il the only crop
M be seen, notwithstanding their owners kn,
al not what it is to taste vegetable, now even
nj midsummer OnL nr two Gnnnrot;fns win u,
ill before these nnnnIn will beco,na ,r,or.lgoh
&c with the Older portion of the cou!ederacy. 7
use West itself may be truly called q great Cou
'k- try here they think nothing OF numbering
ire whole family for the paltry sum OF sixty Il
&C lars, as was the the case in July 1866, Of G.
DC Dcbar, VINO admitted he had no othermotve
Ia.
10 pened near Milwaukee. This young man
De but twenty-one years Of age; he was taken
,e- the adjoining county, where the murder hi
ne pened, tried and convicted, ana notwithStal
ut lng there We're two military companies to gu,
ny the court house, and sac the prisoner safe
q Z the gallows, the indignation of the mob II
he above all law; they seized tho prisoner, al
o. with large stone, an individual with
"a stroke, dashed out his blairS not satiSt
with this, they then tied rope round his Du
us and dragged HIM for several miles, until eve
n article OF clothing was torn from his bodT, q
ne then tied him by the heels ana hung him on
oil tree where they left him. Such are the feeliE
'm OF the people, and the admin stratiun OF L.
les In the far West.
ae AT Evansville, twenty-five miles south OF t
W capitol OF the State OF Wise onsin, Mahoy "
tried and convicted OF the murder OF III
herman, some time since, he was convict
"a anu seltenced to the Penitentiary for lite.
tho walked into tha go, " nv =. "
CT out, and directly opposite the seat Of il
o, See' nqns him On Il tree at MONDAY. In Il
ton hence the ia,yes. 1 puiiisliiieu'n ault.
of tudes. "s~ " ~ :"
hco Better dwell in the midst OF alarm iii
AZ reign with this horrible race. y
80 Aney certainly are the most ayaTicious q
tba L i; pronlSate, as well as the meanest, t