Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-10-05


sister States. The Governor, smiled at my
earnesteess. and did not seem TO think my
pas ton unreasonable Hi had JUS returned
from a short campaign in Ohio aud thought
the prospect there encouraging. In weigh
ing the character of such man as Governor
Hendricks, it is well to remember that we are
living in an age when we have no right to-
look for those supernaturally great men, who
move in eccentric orbits-those great bursts
of sample''-as the poet calls them. which
mark only the earlier and heroic ages of civ
litigation. The great statesman of to-day is
distinguished hy that rounded symmetry of
intellect, and admirable balance of powers,
called judgment; he is composed amid sur.
rounding excitement. and pure amid curtup>
ton neither elated by victory. NOR depressed
by defeat; conservative. without bigOtry. and
advanced without being revolutionary such
a man. most emphatically. isiA c., Hendricks,
and his whole manner and bearing made pre-
cisely that impression on your correspondent.
He Is, from appearance, about sixty one, or
sixty>twol years of age. So 81 8Aj
From indianapolis. | went to Fort Wayne
and thence to Plymouth, and Valparaiso,
spending a. day or tWo.at each of these pisces
These inland towns, averaging from six to ten
thousand inhabitants, all Notwithstanding
ofJgrowth. and prosperity The surrounding
country here is almost. dead level, without
rock r,undu iation.t 1t is too fat, and hence
less healthy. than ours. But IL is all inter.
sected, aud checkered with railways, and the
inhabitants more ienterprising, and energetic
than our people. They do not cultivate as
carefully, but they do their own labor, and
turn every thing to accouut.'st 81
Preached this city, (Chicago). ON the lthl
\ IL M
full blast. and ate uded one day, regretting
that could not see more of it..
The Art department gave me most pleasure.
although the Machinery was doubtless more
characteristic of the country. in its wonderful
growth and progress The Hall is one thou>
sand feet long, and two hundred and fifty
wide. l..yz s-gtf.i=
Nobody. can come, to this city, without
being impressed with the magnificent scale of
enterprise upon which every thing is carried
on. And if, by chance, any one should be SO
unimpressionable, the first man he meets will
take care to impress him. He will inform
the stranger that in 1910 the city had only a
little upwards-of 4, 900 inhabitants; now she
has over 400, 600; she has built up since
1871 a greater city than was then laid level
with the Lake. by fire she is the greatest
grain market in the world she has hog pen
covering tour hundred acres; she has two
hotels, the finest on the continent. being
marble, and FIRE proof; she receives over a
billion feet Of lumber annually. and sells more
than Sic, ZOO, 900 of it to the far west. & II
the present trade in lumber continues. it is
estimated that in less than fifty years, the
whole Western country will be bare of tim
Der. One of Chicaeo's daily papers has more
and better reading matter. than all the BaIti.
moro papers combined She has also a Uni
versity; and many fine churches, and several
preachers OF national reputation. Among the
latter, is Rev. Clinton Locke. D /. formerly
a resident of your city, CChsrlestnwn). and
doubtless fav"rably remembered by manynnt
your citizens. He was prominently spoken
of fur bishop of. this diocese and himself
nominated the distinguished divine who was
yesterday elected. .s T..
should like to give you a description of
the exercises held in Farwell Halle on Sunday
night by Mr. James Wcatherlcy the English
evangelist, who is making straight the way
for Moody and sankey VIII" are soon to begin
here to see what impression they can make on
''the wickedest city"-but must close this
rambling letter, now already two much ex-
tended Yours, truly L