The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-10
Letter from Mr.. Crav1th.

Letter from Mr.. CrataNi.
CHICAGO, Feb Sd, 1861.
Chicago is hard to beat Oh anything, especially
changesbe weather. Yesterday was a lovely
day. The bslmy breath Of the south wind was
in the air. SOFT 6eecy clouds, tinted With a warm.
rudy glow, were in the sky, and il needed only
the song Of birds and the fragrance Of flowers to
render she illusion of Spring complete. To-day
the storm king is Abroad-his banner of clouds
casts shadow over the land, and the downy SLOW
shaken from his wings. melts as it falls, increas
ing the over-stock Of mud on hand which, by
shs way, il about the only cheap commodity
the Chicago market affords.
At present three celebrities Of worldwide no.
torety are creating something Of sensation
among tie denisens of the garden city. The
6rst of these is John B. Cough, the great tenn
perance lecturer, who has just closed a series OF
lectures before the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. Il is enough to say that be has fully
sustained the reputation be had already Won
Az an orator, he il given to over acting, never
uttering 9 sentence without al accompanying
gesture, and necessarily pacing the stage from
one aide to toe other. Bot as delneator OF
the vices and passions of men, as a descrlber OF
scenes fun of beauty, sublimity or horror, 10
mimicry, and in power to heap sarcasm and rid
icule on offensive characters be has no superiors
and very few equals. Not the least of his ex-
eelIeneies lie his nobleness and purity of thought
and few can listen to him without being iEfu-
enced by higher and better purposes.
The next lion 10 which We alluded, is Bar.
num's renowned sea-ion, brought all the way
from New York, with letter of Introduction
from Brnum himself Like Cough, he is par
lial TO cold water, draws q crowd, and though no
orator, is capable of making considerable noise
in the world.
The third celebrity is the small poI. Though
not very welcome visitor, it has a very taking
way with it, and liberal share of patronage,
creating in community great stir, and some
thing more. Vaccination is the rage. recent
ly heard one lady persuadng another to be vac
cinated. She said tall there was OF it was one
jab, and that didn't hurt much" Great indigna-
ton exists sgansi the Board of Health, on &C
count OF the disgraceful accommodations fur
nished the victims Of this loaIbsome disease.
The physicians appointed to examine the condi-
ton Of the pest house, report finding eleven per
sons in room capable, according to hospi1a'
regulations, of holding but three-the dying
and the convalescent huddled together. The
institution is located in q cemetery, probably to
save carriage and make it convenient to dump the
inmates into their graves. Mayor Sherman,
Chairman Of the Board Of Health, being called
to account by the Common Council, explained
that il was from lack Of means that proper
pest house bad not been supplied, and-the
Board had hoped that the small pox would have
taken into consideration the want Of proper
accommodations and wouldn't come
Without doubt the happiest people existing
on the continent, are the Africans, nOtwith-
standing the Irish, their hereditary enemies,
gave them q severe drubbing in New York city,
aud have now plenty to do in the way of build
ing the Rams Horn, Pacific and other railroads
Probably the great change occurring 10 the stat
Gs Of the negro race, has something to do with
them. They feel that at least they are rising
to the dignity Of manhood, and coming into the
possession of those rights which are the com.
moz birshright OF al men Of whatever race or
color. But We lately overheard harangue
from specimen, probably somewhat rare, of 40
opposite character. His view Of the subject
seemed to be that recent events we're greatly
10 be deplored on account Of the depreciation
which lad taken place in the value Of negroes,
or, a. be termed it, "darkies blood" His re
marks 10 bis cOlored brethren we're substan-
italy As follows:
"Look yer, darkes, now l wants 70 glib yer
my vievw OBJ Ger subjeck. Good while ago,
morn hundred years, dis yer country want ob
no count Ter could buy all the land yer wan
ted for muffin, and couldn't sell is for what yer
GID for IL Well bimeby dey begun to bring de
darkies ober hsa'-broughs em ober in ships
and deg went TO work on de plantations down
Soul Oar dey raise Do cotton, de rice, de su-
gar, and do tobacco, aud nassa sole um for mon.
ey, and de money COED into de circulation OBJ de
country. So de country begun to grow rich, and
kept grown richer and richer. Land ges Der.
ry dsa', and dsrkiss bring big price Now
don't yer see darkies blood was What made de
wealth OBJ de country Oars das darkie ober
dar-why, lore ola war could sole him for
fifteen burdred dollArsl Tell yer, dsrkies blood
was wuf sufsn deni Well, bimeby dis war
cum on, and dsrkies blood begun to 20 down.
and De more de ft;n vent on de less darkies'
blood wss vui, gill benny Aassa Lincon's Proc
smssion cunmed out, and den dsrkies' blood
went clear down TO nufHn. Why, If should
put dA! darkie up now to sole hin, be wouldn't
fetch Two GENITAL Don't yer see, dArkies blood
il bankrupt. Il ain't OBJ no count vhatebsr. II
aims wuf muffin at al IL ainf no besssr'r xhite
mans blood"
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