Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-04-18
MADISON CRY, Wisconsin,
April 23d, 1860.

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IessrS. Misunderstanding to prom
Use, sit down to drop you line from this,
the Capital of the Badger State. Having
Travelled in the night, nothing could be seen
of the country until we got to White Pid-
geOn, Indiana; here daylight brought to
our view beautiful country, which con-
tinued until after we passed LapOrte In
all this space the most splendid farms and
extensive fields of wheat were spread before
us that 1 have ever seen. At Chicago, |
(the city of mud and mire,) we encounter
ed most disgusting set of hotel runners,
and insolent hackmen, all of whom should
be locked up before the meeting of the
Chicago Convention on the 10th of May, |
lest they might give the delegates an i'm
proper impression in regard to this city of
a day. GAINESVILLE is the county seat of
Rock county, and its inhabitants think that
it is quite a city, in trying to make it
such. There are several Rail Roads con-
verging here, which at first, no doubt, gave
an undue Importance in prospective to the
town. There are several fine mills, and
other works here-several fine blocks of ex-
cellent brick buildings, among which Is the
Hyatt Hotel,-costing Sl3O,000-large
enough to accommodate 1000 persons, but
which unfortunately cannot be sustained
as hotel, and is now standing empty, a
monument to the folly of such an enter
prise in such a locality. There are also
many other magnificent buildings, amongst
which might be mentioned the High School
building, which in point of elegance, ca
pacity, and architeetuaL appearance, far
surpasses that in Warren. Here also IS
located the State Asylum for the blind,
beautiful and eommodious building, superin-
tended by a blind teacher, and at this time
having some 80 of those unfortunates re-
cciying instruction. But hasten to give you
some account of Madison-this beautiful
city upon hill. 1t Is situated on strip
ofIand about mile in width, lying be-
tween Lakes Monona, and Mendoza, (po-
etical names,) and near the geographical
centre of Dane county, and on the line Of
the Milwaukee & Mississippi Rail Road
1t is said to be very healthy here. Its cit
izens have commanding view of Prairie
oak openings, mounds, lake and wood
lands, and if such an enchanting view now,
what must it be in midsummer, when all
nature puts on her holiday apparel
In a park of some II acres in the
heart of the city, and at an elevation of
20 feet above the lakes, stands the capitol
of this young and growing State. 1t con-
tains the offices for the State officers, State Ii
brary-Legislative Chambers and Commit
tee Rooms. Only one of its principal wings
is completed, which, with its massiUe col
,.nns, its excellent material, and splendid
architecture, surpasses anything of the kind
have ever seen The capitol stands with
its corners to the cardinal points of the
compass; the streets are straight and wide,
and running parallel to the sides Of the
capitol, are consequently diagonal to the
meridian. The State Universary at the
terminus of State Street, leading from the
: S. W. c. of the park, is about mile from
the capitol, on College Hill, near the shore
of lake Mendoza, in an extensiue park of 90
acres. On this street, near Capitol Square
is the City Hall, large and cOmmOdious
building. There are many fine Hotels and
private buildings, which are all built
off cream colored stone, which is procur-
ed in great abundance in the vicinity of the
city. 1t makes a building material which
is very durable and equally as handsome
as the celebrated Milwaukee Brick. Two
more wings 1 understand, are to built to
the capitol. one for the Senate, the other
/ the Supreme Court, and which when COM
pleted will make one of the best capitol
buildings in the States, perhaps second to
none. Across MENDOZA Lake, and in full
view of all points of the city, is the State
Lunatic Asylum. This also has an impo-
sing appearance. As to politics in this
young and enterprising State, it IS now
pronounced Republican State, and the
frauds practiced by the Democrats at the
last gubernatorial election, to defeat the Re
publican candidate will redown to their
own injury. The German Republicans
are about starting Republican paper IN
| Milwaukee, in their own language, and
many other Republican papers are reducing
the sive of their type, and of course in
creasing the reading matter, and in doing
which they will increase their circulation.
A RAMBLER.
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