, 1859-08-22
3)rfss Trihuttc.
CHICAGO.
THE NORTHWEST.

CHICAG
THE NORT11WEsT.
i rretsrs 10 EalfEhs csr k.ters--0Tsec
mr. he esrtstAr,s tautf hts <ahia<f, aR& both
Nyu<<s or [0xErrxs 10 Ehfe~Eo'
ElAor> rsrs. and TrIbuar:
During the las, few years The development
o{ the North Western porlionof the Ln'tea
States las been without precedent as to lis
ya3idity. 1t the East aud South there
has been No due appreciation Of this
growth. Each stranger coming to Chicago ca
presses himself much surprised at the reality
aud substantial nature Of her improvement.
Tu;s lack Of kncwlcd &c is extensive to degree
Of whic! wc aud the citizens Of The United States
generally hare NJ just conception.
Mr., buchanan, when at the Court of st. pe-
,...aurc rs the American Ambassador, was in
conversation with the late Emperor, Nicholas.
The Emperor was speaking Of the great extent
If eur con..try aui OF the many objects in it Of
iu:srsst to travellers. Among Others he spoke
ii; Niagara, aud asked Mr.. buchanan iflhe sight
VS. M: very grand, and how the mighty cata~
-,.t struck him the first time he saw it. Ar.
1,a>tauan was takcn Ill aback for LII Instant
Waai should lie do? The American Ambassa-
AR 10 o,.. If tho most polite and distinguished
,:Eu:preau Courts, aud yet Ae had never seen
,wcrca's srandcst spot lie had, however,
>,e,, paintings AID prints. lie knew that there
u,. ar AE,erisan Falls aud Z Canadian falls. lie
;;.v ,at t;t,at Island divided them, mud he hud
.,tu the ,nist rising in tie 9icfarts. lie had
1,a-s Of the crtat anthem from natures grand
n...n. a,,l the incense ever arising from her
};..t altar, lie lad seen tue pictures Of tie
w!,ne.s "s t;u,''s PROMISE to inan spanning in
ii, spray tue mighty chasn1, and had heard If
H.: wi:nrss portrayed there by the calm n1oom-
!;:;. Eu, t.c had ncvcr been there. lie had
a.ycr viii. lis own eyes seen these beauties.
liz VA. ,"o proud, however, to acknowledge it,
.ui Ar aya:!cd himself Of the ideas he had
fsrmyl, ..L If course dilatcd largely and glow
iu.,y Ut ,hc splendors Of Slagara. Whether
l,r Las st, ever secn it or not do not Know.
iii, :, do know that tlcre are many in the
Lind |:s,. Mr. buchanan iu this particular, lpro
..:n, lev G ~ hack, and that is this:
Tint i well di:cstrd plan te entered upon;
tx President of tue tAitci States aud his Cab
mc,: tie Senate Of the Cns,cd Suites aud
:.,rlni,crs uf lhc unlse oi Representatives;
ant tue .flicuts of the Government and tlt
t,"yer.ors aud tigh o!licerx Of thc various
Stairs he in1ited 10 visit the Northwest Uf
cuu SC ne know that III will nut tiud it conren
i.ni 10 cnn,e. Will. VT knew, sud they know that
a3i wunfj br welcome. The yarious reads cen-
t",ii,. here would Of course make the visitors
tier quests, mud place their conresances ut
teis service. We If Chicago Would n'ake them
ntrit,;lr 1T home and would only render them
ur,tlic1 by rcgrcts that they had not seen ti.c
.e+t Northwest btsase, and had not known
ina: au Egypt fur cora we have.
THIS rlan l. 10 juac. II would produce good.
l. would uI,rl, The eyes Of many OF our Law ::iv
.. aud i,c:sllp> their ideas vi constitutiouality
.n liz. question nl ia.uOr and river Improve
!. rs, aaa intcrual upe!at!ons generally might
J. c:.;;u:r.l uv >nch visit. Tho-c 10 favor vi it
f.i:;., l-4ru new at.unstt1s tu tsrye aud these
:.:4:u.: it might find rcaso1s in tavor Of the
stslc;n.
IT.. TINE Il tl,e Cnitcd States Fair would bc
.., "'tt. Int thai is close At hand, I,er
is;> IL few WEEKS lutcr would snit better. That
:: -.:M.l tt .l..av, a,!d that The Northwest geu-
'a4'';, .4ai t;4ea4.v sII'eciav, should undertake
IT. ri.i, VI s"slle uuc akin TO tllat which pro-
3"-r IL !.tyu!.3 question.
Nc"ul't entertain "s1r guests, OF course, lit
a,:,ie h.;.tins the dignity Of tl,cir pusitions.
Wr~'"'A t.sr much pIcns.,re in spreading be-
:':r i!tsa STATISTICS, unt while re wunid re-
s:'f is IL. compelled TO si1ow then, our city ION
s.tu*.!ln. a;,iin*t sicge Which none othc,
I'D i1ayr a1oud SO well; we will show then
.;.acr, even cloudc1 Is it ls which for activity
'.s!zv and growth to.tlAy has uo cqual On til
:-''' Ut tue earth.
We would take them rs lave with muc'
In. f.f.
r:h!itt. nc.!r The splendid passenger depot .
:av illinois Central lsai!road, aud when the,
a~krI What the "hizzing and buzznE aud tt
t..l";ld.,ts tini},rrs and massive bulls, and u,
i,".r>s SYSTEMATICALLY numbered inverted wuode
::f4:.l> n.cani, NC would tell them that ore
.:;r .'s."ls there nor rested tnore bushels &
IAN than eytF, III any oti,er place 10 the hoI
svs.t. ".',e cnne,rI'u1et into une receptacle
+! urt.~ he t'aI' srAf3~ there 4totd ahothe
-i,,f";t,f ritz fhDesand LnAh+/s more. Au
;4'uar w"~!d take talcn IL tue Gatcua kailsea
='.'n "l; tao'n>':, thu Michigan southern grai
,4:':srf.''. tic rIifa'c grain Warehouses; {
!''1 Ni"s!rr. Munger d Armour, M,,np, Gi
a,'s. Alcllrll, aud others, anu tell 1leI
.'a> u 1'4te We eau cover live u,iio1
: '>~' = nj .saln, and thar wc require all Il
ii NJ hate tor that purpose. ana thdt Aeaf
'sa;''d ~tit the fact that we du uctually Gu
- a:!d es!t during the year larger Huants'
gan 1ha' any other l'1uce Oh the globe-v
-ti1s largest grain market in tile world.
|r a,tull tax. tIr,n Ia 1Ite Su,tl. and Sou,
l:.sAe.-. ii our river. and Show them the nil
.: !a;s;.r .tcl, make {lIjcayo the lar.,cst lu,
'.:".,!"; in tie <ytr.,l
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'.".a I..1,.r ut tur luke ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
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