Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-17
Letter from Detroit. ]
DETROIT, MICH, August 8.

The welcome face of the HERALD
which made its appearance, by the po-
likeness of an eastern friend at my present
stopping place, this evening, reminds me
of my promise to write. But the some
times weariness of travel and the sultry
season of an August summer are not the
very best aids to the fulfllment of such
an agreement. a.. -
I know, indeed, that the professional
newspaper reporter who flies from the
cool breeze of the Green Mountains of
Vermont to meet the welcome winds OF
the White hills of New Hampshire, who
alternate between Newport and Long
Branch, Saratoga and Berkeley, who to-
day plies his pen among the regions OF
the Adirondacks and tomorrow filings his
transient literature from the cloud capped
heights of the Catskill, can at any mo-
ment pick up incidents of travel, real or
fictitious. as the need may be, with which
to regale the readers of the city press
Such, however, is not the profession or
practice of your humble correspond snt.
Hence the genius of imagination not be-
ing my servant, l cannot do otherwise
than to speak of passing events, and in
the language of plodding prose.
Since my stay in this city, by the ur-
banity of DIR. Leonard Chase, for many
years successful son of Esculapeus and
follower of the healing art in Springfield,
in your State, but who now holds his
home here, have had the opportunity
to see and learn much of the place, its To-
calities of interest, and to compare the
evidences of enterprise, thrift and pros
perity everywhere apparent on the
American side of the Detroit River, with
the monument of sloth dilspidation and
decay on the other shore in the Dominion
of Canada. From the "lay of the land"
and the location of the two cities, one
cannot readily discover any reason why
Detroit should have population of over
eighty thousand, taxable property of
millions, an area of hundreds of acres
covered all over with business blocks,
ware houses, private residences of beauty
and most excellent taste, public institu-
tions of all kinds bespsaking the highest
degree of civilization, humanity and hap
piness, while the city of Windsor, only
threeq uarters of mile distant shows but
mere fraction of its population, and
none of its enterprise and prosperity.
Your readers will remember that
Chicago has tunnelled the little river
passing through that city, in two places
Last week the city government here, au-
thorized e. B. Ward and his associates to
do the same with Detroit River, and ere
two years shall have passed you msy ex-
pect to pass from the Dominion of Canada
to the Dominion of Detroit by dry land,
with water, steam boats and all manner
of trade and traffic above and over Thorn.
OF the public works and of the bus illness
matters of interest, l may perhaps speak
IN future letter.
Passing down Fort street, day or two
since, I inquired of an honest looki ng
street sweeper for the house occupied by
Gen. Cass in the days of his power. Ae
pointed it out to me, and remarked thst
it was now owned by the present gov err
nor baldwin, of the State. 1t has BEEN
very much repaired and improved by th
present proprietor, though still two
story wooden dwelling. A long low
plaza extends the entire front OF the ell
part, at the extreme end of which, on the
door, il small gilt sign OF II. 2. Bald
wins office. A pretty child was playing
in the shade of the yard, and an mir OF
quiet comfort pervaded the premises. Gov.
Baldwin is shoemaker, id est, like Sena-
tor Wilson, of Massachusetts,, under the
maxim, Q2H fdcU per alum tac1 per Sc
Zach Chandler resides on the same street
Both he and Gov. Baldwin are unprofes'
sioual men, and have made large fortunes
in business-oue as a merchant, and the
other as the head of very extensive shoe
establishment.
Gen. Cass. though leaving at his death
a large estate, left no fit representative to
succeed him. Unlike the blouse of
Braintree," his lineage will be soon ex-
tinot. His only son, Louis Cass, Jr,. l
am told, is less than the mediocraty OF
men of his opportunities, and unaccus-
toned to self-reliance, has whimsical
term of mind, and dissatisfied with his
country, and unappreciated by his neigh
bora, lin his own estimation, at least,) has
sold out all his interest in his fathers
estate, and spends his time in Europe.
Ooc Of his daughters, it will be remem-
berei, married the Dutch Minister at
Washington, and resides in Holland. The
others prefer tbeic own country.
At Elm wood Cemetery, on the borders
of the city, Gen. CAss, his wife and u
daughter are buried. A granite monu-
ment, at cost of $4,000, has just been
erected over the resting place Of this dis
tinguished representative of American
men. The burial place is near the border
of the cemetery, and just across the aV
enue, over the high board fence, some en-
terprising son of Holland has crested ar
extensive brewery But no "noise anc
confusion" therefrom, or from the sdlacen
town can disturb him, whose life truly
filled 80 large a space in the history Of his
country. G.