Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-13
Letter From Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., Jun

| NcuIlOu, FROM UQG SUrOlS UOuG anu n6drJ'
endorsement of the Gazette and Chronicle
we presume that the Grant and Wilson
ticket is hailed with depth and unanimi
| ty of satisfaction that does not come to tn
| surface in the form Of noisy demonstration
| and speech inspiring enthusiasm. Willis
| these two newspapers are earnest, plain
| spoken and vigorous in their espousa
of the Philadelphia platform and nomi
ness, the Commercial, true to the tradition:
of subservient, nOn-COmmitai journal
ism, embOdieS its comments and criticisms
in wishy-washy editorials, that having
neither point, bearing nor decision, o
course, mean nothing at all. Its attempt:
to ridicule and burlesque the Republican
party and its national standard bearers il
unworthy the character of a great news
paper, whilst man of intelligence, reason
and Judgment will find nothing pleasing
and instructive in columns bristling with
facetiOus epigrams and bitter paragraphs
The enquirer is cutting, slashing and
fighting on all sides, as if it had invaded
a mammoth hornet nest and the "sting-
ing little birds" were holding an indigna-
ton meeting around the devoted head OI
the intruder.
However, it was not to be expected that
the leading exponent Of the Bourbonic ell
ement of Western Democracy, whose col
umns have been filled with justificatiOns
of the rebellion for the last ten years,
could checquer its record with the incOn-
sistency of endorsing any man or measure
tainted with true UnIOnism. We have it
creditabIy, that the Republican vote of
the Queen City" will come up to the
old figure in November, if it does not far
surpasS it. The Germans and Irish do not
like Horace Greeley'S cold aUuter princi-
shoemaker, is tower of strength among
the working classes. A bold and vigorous
canvass of the State will arouse the enthu-
siasm of the masses, and when the intelli-
gence and patriotism of the old Buck
eye" come to the polls en- n1dSSe, the ban
ncr of the white-hatted philosopher will
fall to the dust. 1t is here as it is every
where else, those who voted for Grant in
1868 will support him in 1872, believing, as
Horace Greeley once said, that I" he will
make a better President for the next
term than he has made during the pres
ent"
Cincinnati is dull, dry, hot, dusty,
soOty, and at this time presents but few
attractions to the stranger. The two inn
mense structures which span the broad
bosom of the Ohio, whilst they possess
all the combinations of strength now
known in bridge building, are models of
beauty and grandeur. Stand
ing on the banks of the river and looking
upward, they seem as mere gOssamer webs
floating high upon the bOuyant air, whilst
q never ending caravan of locomotives,
street cars, OmnibuseS, carriages, drays,
and every kind of vehicle, together with
an unbroken stream of pedestrians are seen
rolling, and tramping over
their slender threads. The superStruCturcS,
annihilating the separation of these cities,
are the pride and glory Of this progress
sive, united community, and are serving as
instrumentalitieS in prOpagating Yankee
spirit and aspiration i'll the leth-
argic regions south of the Ohio. Cincin-
natl has not done much as yet, as regards
works of art and public erections. She is
barren of monuments and
No high wrought column, nor
chiseled marble. nor nodded bronze re-
mind us of our nations departed great as
we press our way through its bustling,
crowded streets, or cool our sWeltering bod
les in the welcoming freshness of a leafy
shade. The fountain erected on Fifty
Street, by the muniticence of Henry Pro-
basCO, beside its convenience and utility, is
a magnificent decoration. A large statue
Of the designer stands upon column
twenty feet high, whose Outstretched
ing waters in the pool beneath, whilst the
rainbowed, shim1nering spray ravishes the
oehOlder with many fantastic shape of
light and color.
Around the column and under highly
projection are the mermaid,
he dolphin, the naiad, the sea-turtle,
lymphs, the ruling Neptune and other
myths and realities that people the watery
waste The fountain cost $50, 100000, and |
whilst this beautiful and majestic benefac-
ion adorns and blesses the thirsty deni-
,ens of the metropolis of pork, the name
IF the generous donor, will live in the |
hearts, kept living and green by memories |
IS pure and refreshing as the waters that
come down from its jets.
Cincinnati has no park worthy of the |
dignity of the name. Beyond the RhineD
here is mOckery Ofsuch a resort of some |
ell acres, but beyond the clOSely-Shaven
,awrd, the deep shade of native trees, few |
small flower beds, a rustic arbOr and fOun-
ain of undressed rock, nothing invited the |
footsteps of the discriminating Sight-seeker.
It is mostly patrOnized by Germans, and |
not cOnversant with their rich dialect,
we imagined ourselves, without any great |
exertion of our imaginative genius, in |
convention Of Babel tongues. A large |
structure is being erected in the |
northwest corner of the Park for the Art |
Exhibition, which begins the 18th of Sep |
ember and continues through the month. |
A magnificent affair is anticipated by the |
surprising the rich and |
grand exposition heretofore given.
We may give you another letter from
,ur fair and tiourishing sister city when
We get rested. A body exhausted with the
aEorious idleness of travel and mind dis /
urbed by the excitement of continual |
amid ever changing scenes, are
lot favorable to minute recollection,
graphic description and clear eIucidation.
So more anon. FAX.
The Committee on Resolutions.
NVn find tba foIIoUinor oOt;oo of +bo Conn