, 1860-08-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,.


N3RTuERN ILLINOIS.
fc2yre.pordence Ct the Press md Tribunal
KEwASkE, HESRY Co., Aug 9Th 1860.
Having recently passed through most Of the
Counties CT Northern Illinois or tcose corlh
aad north y est Of this, can no longer hold ny
peace, for the wonder and delight that haze
met my eyes and ears on every side.
To .ay nothing Of the corn and oats. and the
luxury that clothes the gardens, tuch burden
Of wheat as re*ards the farmer this season is
beyond every y:hing ever ssw before. Factsaud
figures may satisfy the man on Change, and
square well with your well.eaEned reputation OF
tn" best commercial paper west " Of the great
emporium Of the Empire State, but they pre-
sent scarcely shadow Of the dancing panora-
ma that flies beyond the galiopirg heels Of tho
iron hcrze. Onward and onward We fy. Fields
Of corn, c1umps Of timber, patches Of green
prairie intervene, still the great feature OF the
picture is what, until what in its ordinary
relations is eimp1J matter Of graceful and
p'easiux beauty, masni6es to m absolute gran
deur. We ride from sunrise to sunset and be-
bold because We believe.
Bat no. only is the breadth very great, but
tue quality a.d the quantity per acre, equally
beyond the average measure. Fifteen bushels
is considered fair yield, taking seasons AZ they
run, twenty bushels very good; but thirty and
forty even, this season, are by no mems un-
usual, rather general yield. In instance l
heard of field Of seventy acres estimated at
forty eight bushels to the acre.
Estimates made in three counties located
somewhat apart, which came incidentally to my
knowledge, may afford the curious something
of criterion whereby to judge Of the remain
der. Boone county is estimated to hare pro.
duced, this Eeason, ono million bushels.
Stephenson, ono million fifty thousand, Lee,
between ore and half and two millions-giv.
ing twenty bushels to the acre.
There is still an immensity Of old corr in the
countrs-probab!y not less than from ten to
one hundred 1hcusarl bushels in each Of the
towns a!cn. tho 1,ue Of the Chicago, Burlipg-
ton End l1ucy road. WhRt will tie done with
the immense crop now on the ground. is ques'
lion to be settled among the next issue Of new
Inventions.
Tus a.a:u makes the farmer ard merchant
warm lrerds, not bat what they hsvc bren on
NOS. intimate ttrns all along. For the lor1aer
h4s BEEN firmly, imlnovaoly ia the debt Of the
latter ior the past Ia years, aad OF course the
bonds OF union were mutua u strong. Every
where are tighter hearts aud brighter faces.
Confidence il restored. Did long stnEJl6g ooll"
,atious h.ye been OF Gb2ut to be discharged,
and Ia nnore cheerful aspect clothes the wno!e
face Of the business aud social community.
From August Isl, 1s57, to The same time, SIS,
ii. towp ri K:wanee shipped l60. 70a bushels o:
wheat. This town is child u Fix years, and
according 10 the present Genus, numbers Only
:wo thousand Inhabitants Daring tue yeAr
ju.t rastr! there weEe shipped from this town
lDl 50 bushels Ct wheat, 1.4 303 bushels Of
earn, l3 s73 ba1re!s Of -four, 333 $50 pounds Of
1-x; dressed, r,rtteen car-tnads of live hogs,
| the saue sumber car lozds Of I've cattle.
| Nsar'y 2, ,0u0 to.s OF coal have been sold from
The MATS hcrc, amounting to almost $4,000 !;
| Aad this lmoult Is rapidly Increasing. These
| great length. indicating the sources Of The vast
natural ~eelth and power Of tas northern pur-
1,o~ If this great State. Ano.htr year similar
Ia thc present, aad recaniarv embarrassment
| will he uIkno*a in Sarthcru Illinois. Learned
gentlemen Of Congressional uotoricty will
hare to hasten in their laborg Of e1ege.
sis, or this portion Ct the great world will Eever
| know wl,at lhsy ere describing whea they name
such rnce as "smAtl-tiated farmers" 1t il
a,nu. extinct in all this region. From the ashes
Of these mud sil|s" we haya read about, az
army cf men has sprung up and are still on the
Increase mi 5ht,ly through a!l this region whoss
tread will eoon bc heard through the land Ike
the voice ot many waters, "terrlble rs an army
xitll banners" As coon as the harvest j.
gathered aad the horn of plenty we'll FLIED ant
securely laid away for their wives and lit;ls
oEes at home, they propose to take some ro.ics
Of those s:aph1c epithets. ~ "small-hsted far
,ners." "K:easy mechanics" aud mud stills c
| 4n1 -, nd
rronul gattd By what they consider the gros
eGiontery o: those who dwell in warmer lati
| tudes. The small 6sts Of these "sm2ll Gstet
people ere doubll5g up 10 enormous proper
lions, nE1 when The political aoscs Of thos
now expanding under the genialtsies Of th
highcs; "fpecies Of cirilizatlon," and "m,
| er-at principle" come athTart the thunderiDI
hump they are sure to get next November
thvy will have such ytaiizing stnse us the,
never had before II the migat CT tie peoplr
The ntuw is sure to come, and castlron mask
won't sare the,r faces.
am not Al old a. the "oldest iphabitaut,
uer have secu es uaoy political campaigns a
uolsc and Witnessed more parade, but neve
tn.'re sold. eren obstinate determination &mnn
men t, do .ler who'd Guly than now. The
fairly gnash their teeth and the rolling up g
the nss is no figure. The can1paign has not re
been epcned 10 Northern Illinois, When ii
immense harsest is secured, that now over
shatows ev. ~ other care, the Republican host
intend to take the field, azd such a voice G
ereetiEg mud assurance as will roll over th
Prairie -tatc, and down to their brethren i
Egynt. MS a i'll b. T. jay TO hear. J. c. II. VII,
irs from Sullivan. Moultrie county, = few day
"Eepub!icans Of Northern iilluoi.. do you
"saare, MD the little potit;ca! vagrAnt vi :
"nea.en in the State a5,0oo." Have no fear,
Northern Illinois uilt do her share, h<r tpho
+hsr<. Although you hare rot yet seen th
fires nor felt the throbs, the hearts Of the per
re, like the hear; Of tie volcano, are all on lr.
| The set, convenient time far outward manifest
alton has net ret cone. BE Of good cheer dow
there in Egypt, be rot weary In your prefer
well doing, the time Of your redemption draa
nigh. "My grest principle aor tbs Who'll
catalogue Of sbams, awaken scarcely more ct
stusnsu, or call cut more attention here, tia
tbs moanirg OF ths December winds. In fat
the entire population, With very few very el
cuszb!e exceptions, are becoming thorough
dissu:tcd wlth the present course Of Mr. Doul
las, Atumping the cou3tEv in his own behal
"Yesterday Bis name would have stood again,
The wcrd, new none 60 poor a to do him reyel
ence.I
Far ,he psst teveral days flaming poster
scattered over the county, announced that th
Hon. J. G. Allen, Democratic candidate tl
Governor, and Other dlslioe euis he'd SPEAKERS vi
address ,be people OF Stark and adjoining cou1
ties to-day, August esh' at Iou'on, Ato~n fe
m.1,s soutn OF this, Rnd c2hortiog the faithf.
Of Kewanec to shave delegation worthy {
The oe.asion." This delegation is now psradin
tAc streets, The representatives. Of three town
Numbering in oil, men, wom:n aud children, b
count, fifty persons, some quite rmal! 10y ;, to
young to be lett at home alone, take i, has
10 he thrown in At that. IT this worthy de!e9s
ton c:uld be exchanged fl r the spectators no
gathered On tbs w.xs TO- Ttnee; RI o,t ths gre,
bs4. r. course. Kewaueo would be far mot
wor,hiIy represented. And ! could but bel
thinking. though l tzied hard not to. Of I'll IL
posed sli of Republican Wids.A*akes, sa'
ope they led Of The sbai.isd nasd. hot Z III,
song Ia a btFapge land
Reports Of th. .ams overwhelming kind CON
county. where "distingulshed speakers" et
hRhtened the sovereigas yesterday. Aftsr
weeks drumming through oil that PC pu|ous :,
gioo, of men, big boys not yet voters, " dea
fsdie. and 'ssxeet children" there we're gail