Indianapolis Leader, Volume 1, Number 50, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1880 — Page 1

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As It Appears to a Iloosier.

?ptial Correspondence of tho Leader. Leaving Indianapolis via the L, P. & 0 Railroad Wednesday evening, July 7, at 6 o'clock, after a very pleasant trip of seven hours, during which I received the kindest attention at the hands of all the gentlemanly attaches on the train, from conductor dowc, I arrived at Michigan City, Indiana's only lake port, and the seat of the State Prison North. Here I waited until 4:30 a. m. for the Michigan Central train, which brought me to Chicago. Dur ing this "lay over," through the thoughtful consideration of Mr. Anthony, the courteous chair car conductor, I whiled away the "wee sma' hours of the morn' wrapped in the gentle but seductive embrace of the charming Morpheus, and stretried at length in one of the delightful parlor cars which render travel over the I., P. & C Road so pleasant. My advice to friends who wish to go to Chicago or anywhere else in the north or. northwest, is to go via the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago railroaJ. By so doing they will not only find pleasure and comfort in trareling, but will meet with the politest attention possible from all the train officials. CIUCAGO. Coai ding the 4:30 train on the Michigan Central, after an uneventful ride of two hours and a half, I found myself in Chicago, which is fifty-six miles distant by rail from Michigan City. I have said uneventful ride, but it wa eventful in one respect; and that was by the maneuvers and counter-maneuvers of the two tiains at Michigan City, I got "turned around" and bewildered as to directions; and when the sun arose in the morning, behold it came from the north. I have tried diligently to adjust myself to the circumstances of the case and believe that what seems north to me is really east, but have failed so far. When I arrived in the city and toid Doctor McCallister of my predica mcntas to cardinal points, he at once suggested Üiat I had brought out a cargo of "tamarack" from Indianapolis, and had sampled it too freely. In hope of finding the receptacle and a ew unconsumed drop3 of the "craythur," he at once began a thorough search of my pockets, valises, f-tc, but finding nothing but a piece of blue ribbon and a cigarette holder, he finally came to the conclusion that, as I assured him, I wfis a strict disciple of Murnhy, the temperance oracle, and that the derangement as to directions must be accounted for on other grounds. After talking over the matter, we agreed that the trouble arose from the immense increase in the population of Chicago, w hich has been growing day by day at such a rale since the first announcement, when it was 475,000, that it is new above half a million and increasing. The fact i3, there is no telling what it may be when they get throngh counting it. The only thing that will stop the growth is for the Superintendent of the census at Washington to telegraph for the returns to be forwarded to him. This is the only thing that will keep it from doubling St. Louis before they quit bringing in unfinished returns. The joy of all classes of Chicago people at the unexpectedly large increase in their cenEus returns i3 uubounded. The polite and cultured think it is ''extraordinary," "unprecedented," "remarkable;" while the irreverant say that it beats h 1. The Sr. Louis drummer in bated breath and supfressed whisper, says that it's all a d d ie. He takes care, however, to go out on the lake shore wheru nobody can hear him when he says this. Leaving a large margin for "doctoring" in the returns as published, there is no doubt that the increase in the population and business of Chicago, in the past ten years, has been immense. And it is not undeserved either. Chicago is a city broadly metropolitan in all its characteristics. While of course Anglo-Saxon ideas and policy pr dominate, yet almost every nation of Europe, together with the omnipresent washee, washee, John Chinaman, are represented in the city's population. The colored population is thought to be somewhere between rive and tight thousand. There is very little, comparatively, of the ignorant, foolish, narrow-minded and damaging color prejudice, characteristic of St. Louis and other southern and semi - southern cities. A man goe3 more upon his merits here than upon his color. This point is well illustrated and s ibsiantiated by reference to Dr. J. L. Lewis, dentist; Dr. C. H. McCallister, physician and surgeon and Lloyd Wheeler, Esq., successor to John Jones, deceased, J in the clothes renovating business, and other colored men doing business here, wh m I have not met' ' Dr. Lewis and McCallister each have a large practice, atd most of it comes from the whites too. In such places as St. Louis and Louisville, these educated and expert proiepsional gentlemen would be characterized as ''Nigger" doctors, and would have to depeud entirely upon colored people for support; but here in enlightened, free and progressive Chicago, their talents and skill are recognized and patronized alike by white aud colored. Every lover of humanity, of justice, q! liberal ideas, and of progress in general, can not fail to rejoice at seeing Chicago distance St Louis and all other cities of Southern pre dimities, whether in the South or not, I da not wish to be understood as saying that there is no prejudice at all in Chicago, but I tnink I am within the bounds of truth, when I say there is as little of it here as anywhere on the continent. Chicago is liberal, too, in other respects than color. She is liberal in the amount of beer and whisky which she manufactures, and her citizens are decidedly lib ersiwin the amount of it which they consume. My first impression was that they were trying to drink it all up, 6o that the disappointed St, Lonisans couldn't get any of it to brace up their fallen fortunes. I presume, however, that is not the cae, as their shipments in the direction of that now suburban town are quite large. With all the extensive consumption of alcoholic fluids here, I have seen very little drunk ennees indeed. Theaters, and variety balls, and saloons run seven days in a week, aod Sunday is not a blue day unless people choose that co!or. You can go to church and hear your sermon ar.d then go ti z variety hall and get your beer and hear

your song. Ilonora rest even and easy between the stage and the pulpit. . So far as I have seen, there is very little encroaching or poaching on the part of either one. Chicago boasts of some eminent ministers of the Gospel, mo-t prominent among whom is Rev. Dr Swing, formerly of Miami University. Oxford, O. The Doctor is quite liberal in his theological views, and he and his church agreed to disagree, and he now preaches to a very large audi- nee of the most in'elligent people in the city, in Central Music Hall. The trouble between the Doctor and his former congregation, was that his hell-fire and damnation was not hot enough to sun them. They wanted a man that could give them the old bill of fare, with all the ancient embellishment of Calvin aud hi confreres. Hie Doctor could not conscientiously do this, hence the mutual d t-solution of partnership. Dr. Swing is recognized in Chicago and elsewhere as one of the leading thinkers of the age Kev. A. T. Hall, forme ly of the Indiana A. M. E. Conference, has charge of a church in his city. Rev. G. C. Booth and Kev Richard De Baptisle, are also prominent colored ministers The buildings ol Chicago, public and private, hotels, churches, store-rooms, etc., are a striking feature of the city, tnd are unexcelled anyuhere in thecountry. This, of course, is owing to the fact that thev are all of recent origin. The Palmer House and Grand Pacific Ho?el are probabiy the finest hoeteleriea anywhere on the continent. The Custom House, City Had and new Court House are all magnificent buildings, and reflect great credit upon the generosity of the general government and the public spirited character of the citiztns of Chicago. The st re t car system is well arranged and very minute, enabling you to reach any part of the city at very small cost. Summer cars, f-r superior to the close boxes run on the Indianapolis lines, are used here The travel on them is immense and it is said that the Btock pays such high and frequent dividends that none of it finds its way to the m irker. Where the travel is a immense as it i3 here, it is an outrage aud robbery t charge even the small biiu of five c ms fare for a ride. The driers art-a high; toned set of fellows, manvt.f them sporting kid gloves, si k neck-ties and gold (?) chain. They are prcbabiy fctock.tr -Ideis in the companies. The aggregate business int rests ii the city are immtnse. The whan es a e lined vuth boats and shipping of evtry character, loading and unloading merchandise of every kind. A very lare tr.tde i3 done in lumber from Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota The grain tr.iü, however, is Chicago's chief pi ide, and in this line she lea-:s all the other cities ii the world without exception. The etoek and gtneral merchandise trade h-re s second to no city in the West It is darned by enthusLst c Chicaoans tnattmore hogs ae killed here now in midsummer than are. slaughtered in St. Lou s, Cincinnati aud Louisville during the pork season. The Government Pier on the lake shore is quite an important feature of the public improvements being made here. It is built out in the lake about a mile fiom the shore, for the purpose of affording a safe harbor retreat for lake-craft in case of a storm. It is a work of great magnitude, and will be of much value to the dipping interests of tecity. The railroad facilities and trade of Chicago a' e immense, excelled, perhaps, by no other city in the West except Ind anapoHs In the wa of suburban retreats and parks, this city is well supplied. The principal parks are Lincoln, Union, Central and Lake, wiih several smaller ones. Socially, I can not say much about Chicago, as this is not ti.e season ot the year when social life 6hines to beet advantage, or rather it is the season whensoc al entertainments go imo a state of hibernation or suspension. I am told, however, that this is a lively city in the ball and party season. I learn that Chhago is justly proud of quite a large number of fantastic -cciety belles, whom to know is to adnrire and worship. The gentlemen whom I have met are certainly t ntertaiuing, social, j' vial and intelligent Dis. Lewis and McCallikter are adepts with wh st aud lemonade Dr. MeUiliibter has the reputa ion of making the best lemonade ai d drinking f e most of it (and nothing stronger), of any gentleman in the city. It is interes ing to ruar ihese gentlemen tell how they' "Chicagoed" Prof Greener, of Washington, in a game of wbiet They siy they bea that gentlenin o badly that he packed ' kit aud declared he would play no in.; re in the Wesr. Mr. Loyd Wheeler is very enthut ias ic about the future of Cidca-. ). He thinks hat nothing on earth nor in Heaven c;m prevent it being the metru-m-lis of the continent. I like Bro. Wheeler's ei.thuia3m, but would pretcr 'o w ait for the St. Louis c sus returns in 1S90 before I pnt up any mi ey on Chicago The enumerators n the Missouri nr.etropolis may see double a' the end of the next decade. Mr. George Beard a practical printer, and editor and proprietor of the Kepuhhcau Advocate is quite an intelligent ami energetic youcg man "K cky Moutvain Dan,"' otherwise D. R. Cunningham, foru erlv of Terre Haute, 'atterly of elsewhere, is lookir-g at the 'tiger ' h re nd your correspondent finds him a very pleatant- companion in "taking in" the city. For fear o t' ki' g up too miv h ppace, I will blow off my head of ßleani rLM at this point. K E. K. D. Chicago, July 13;18S0-

Tho Plantation Ballada cf tho Long Ago. BY W. ALMSOX SWEENY. Co ui in a nie a t-ed. j Anybody who has had the good fortune to witness the great Jefferson in his rendition of Rip Van Winkle ro'licking, good-for-nothing Rip will remember that tender and touching speech winch he makes after coming out of his long pleep of twenty years, peering in vain amongst the curious faces of the village rs.for a single look of recognition and remembrance, he turns his weather-beaten face from the jeering, laughit.g crowd, and in a ha ky. remu'ous voice, asks: Are we so s on forgotten when we're gone? ' And I have thought that the same exclamation mi-ht he applied, iti a different set se, to the subject af thii ct.aidunicatfon The Planta

tion Ballads of the Long Ago. To-day I find myself, wondering what has become of them? Are they destroyed, obliterated from the face of existing facta and things, by the ruthless touch ot time?. Are they so soon forgotten? And fhall I never more sit sptll-bonnd and entranc d beneath thsubduing sadness of their theme and the thril'ing tenderness of their melodies? To be sure the evils which gave inspiration to their authors have passed away, leaving no sign behind save a broken bligh'ed race, and a nation seared and scorched by the flames of civil war; and yet 6hou d we, whose sorrows and oppressions became tr eir theme, allow the mildew and rust of forgetfulne8s to form about them? To

day 1 think not to day, as I allow myself j to drift back, back into memory's shad-! owv chambers, "the past risesbefore me, 1 and I feel that it would be ingratitude to do eo. Eloquent and beautiful wa-t the sentiment that pervaded the exclamation, "Let me write the songs of a people and I care not who makes their laws." Oh, how truly and wisely reckoned the enthusiastl For when the time comes for the impartial historian to write and sum up the history of the bondage of the colored race in America, and the causes which fed the eentiment, which finally swept the institution of slavery from the face of the earth, he will say of the eloquence of the forum and the stump, "It was great and powerful, because it appealed to the j"dgmnts of mankind, of the pen, a silent, subtile influence, and of the weird and rude plantation melodies of that daygreater than all other factors and inti ences because they appealed to the human heart, melting it into contrition and Borrow. Take a few examples, for instance, as types of that vein of pathos which pervaded most of the old slavery ballads, and you will cease to wonder how it was they could touch the secret springs of the Nation's heart, until it throbbed with tho warmthand glowof humane philanthropy, never ceasing until the slave pen and the auction block became institutions f Ihe past What story m re eloquent than this one verse from "Mcodemus: llNicidpmns, the slave. Wan of Airicn birth; He was bought for a beg Full of iiohl. He was reckoned as part Of the !-altof the earth, And he died long ago, Very old." And the concluding lines of another verse: "And his last sad request - Wake me up at the dawn - Of the greet jubilee On the morn of the great jubilee." Never will I forget the last time I lis'ened to the sublime invocation to pobterity, which the poe had put into the mouth of the humble slave. It was years ago a party of young men of my own age, was ; atiently waiting for the death ol the last j dav of grace which Abraham Lincoln had seen fit to extend to the South ere he should declare slavery forever abolished on American soil. When from the distant clock-tower came the greeting in funeral torus one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Death to the old year birth to the new! Death to Slavery life to Liberty 1 As if by mutual impulse and agreement, a score of voices shouted, "Let us wake Nicodemus tonight; and if the dead can hear the shouts of the living can witness their joy and their sorrows, Nicodemus was awakened; that nightl The time bad finally arrive! for his children to do as he requested of them. The "dawn of the great jubilee" had come. A Bong which never fails to affect an audience, no matter what its composition, and which has been sung more times than any other of the old slavery ballads within the last thirty year., is s-ldom heard nowdays, aud yet what a world of feeling it contains: "Way down upon the Swanee riber, Far. far away; Dare's where my heart is turning eber Dare's where the old folks stay." In listening to this old familiar ballad, how readily doe3 imagination picture out the fleeing slave, far from the home of hia ancestors, worn out, weary, foo -sore, traveling by night and hiding by day, while the sul en bay of the approaching bloodhounds during the long matches of the ight bursts upon his sensitive car. So wilh this one: 'T.iko m back to the place Wh re I tlrgt saw the light To the bright, sunny South, Take me back. " ' Who can not see in this 'plaint of a banished, yearning soul, longing to visit once more the scenes and associations of youth, or the spot "Where the little ones lie asleep, And old master lies buried Cloce by," "Hang up the fiddle aud the bow Lav down the shovel and the hoe; There'" no more work For poor Uncle Ned, He is gone where the good darkies go" Y s, and the shovel and the hoe have long since corroded wiih rut; the fiddle has been mute for lo these many years. And "The little log cabin in the lane" has gone to decavj the path which led to the bubbling spring on the hillside is overgrown with grass; the spring itself has long been dry but never will we forget Ur.cle Ned, "Poor Uncle Ned" yes, humble, obscure, if thou wilt a slave, cvrtainly a creature, it may be, of the phantasy yet there can be no truer type. How alike the real Uncle Neds and Uncle Toms whom all of us have known. "Then wake again the songs of old " Not that I would linger in mawkish sentimentality over the things which in some senses it might be well enough to forget. Not that I would, if I could, resurrect the past the dreadful, terrible past with its auction blocks, its chain gangs, its slavepens and blood-hounds. Oh.no; for would that the "dead past" could ''bury its dead'' in this respect But that I would atk you never to forget to do homage (even though it cause you to unberd a trilile from the proud altitude of American ti'izenship which to-day belongs to you), to the memories, the martyrdoms of" the sires of your race. f Indianapolis, July 12, 1$$0.

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