Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-08-21
to exhaust the man before we could the

subject. 1t appears pleasant TO trace
back to our you'll. The writer of these
emigrated from ireland 1.-TWO years af-
ter the United States had her indepen-
dence acknowledged by Great Brittany
to Philadelphia. Impressed with some
faint ideas of doing better, still unwilling
to believe that there could be more plea i
sure or happiness Obtained than in the
adored Isle, lived few years not exceed /
ing one hundred miles from the city; /
thence moved to the western country. |
| found the old settlements of the Unit
ed States rather worse than in Ireland
that is to one point only, that those desti-
tute OF money, or at least sufficiency to
set themselves up in whatever business
they thought best to follow. For want
of system, or strong hopes Of doing bet
ter in the backwoods, kept all such in a
conviction they never could be neighbor-
like while they CONTINUED there. Not
outstanding that negro slavery does not
contaminate these old settlements, many
have propensity to use the poorer kind
Of white people, particularly new conner
Europeans, in the capacity of yassals.-
The Quakers are far the best to live
amongst, for personof ndigence. How
ever, the inhabitants OF thoae states near
the Delaware or Hudson ri,er, who are
settled OH their own land, live as we'll
and sumptnous as any people ON earth
but in comparison to the west, living re-
ouires hard labor, late and early there
and in no comparison worse for trades
men, laborers, and all farmers who have
not land OF their own. But above all,
the chances are bad for The European
emigran,s to continue IN the Atlantic
states; as these parts are generally
crowded with such, and from so many,
some with bad habits, that strangers are
not generally used with that cordially
and equality peculiar to the citizens of
these free states. Net SO in the western
states. All are made welcome, not only
to the hospitality of the mansion-house,
but to all The privileges of q free citizen.
One fact from many hundreds that might
be adduced to prove the above assertion,
is, about the year 1873, The writer Of
these travelled with Aoung man from
ireland, his wardrobe csFried in a hand
kerchiei, and a Decentralization be-
.lieves he was tailor by trade, and wha,
is called pretty good English scholar
to the western country. II became OF
such reputation that he has often been
sent to the legislature, iand filled the go-
vernor's chair in one Of these western
states, which high station he occupies at
present, being the second term. This,
to the Irish, language or no other facul-
~ OF the mind is sufficient to induce or
enable the writer of these to draw any
comparison between the happiness en-
joyed in this republican government,
to the manner those live under the des-
pctic governments OF Europe. Such a
comparison would be as futile as to make
observations between the sun and moon,
virtue andvice, the tenets OF deist and
christian. Yet strange as it may APP
pear, many Europeans here are not sa-
llshed, and cannot tell for what !; all new
corners, YET not weaGed from the atfec-
tons TO relations, sweelnearts, or their
native soil. Strange iniatuatlon Here
they arc, ask no tavors oi any, but IN CT
Witty. The greai preference TO the wes-
tern parts of the union, the land far better
than any other, can be bought from one
dollar twenty-five cents per acre down,
and in some cases under twenty five |
cents, all of the best quality, that the
luxurlance of The soil denies any aid from
manure whatever.
All parts west Of the Allegheny noun
tains have great preference to the cult
vator. Without partially, the state of
Illinois is equal to any, if not better, for
the benefit of the asriculturists, the
tradesman, and the manufacturers OF
wool, cotton, spirits, tbbacco, and -four.
A country lntersectedby prairie and tim
Der; the land to the north Of the base
line generally the bot, which is about
the parallel of thirjy-eight degrees Of
north latitude, intersfcting the great river
Mississippia few mills south Of St. Louis,
about twelve below the mouth Of the
Missouri, and about double the last
distance to- lhe mouth Of the
Illinois. A moderate Ultimate will al
ways produce cotton so til Of that line,
sufficient to supply all We demands of
the state. Indeed good cotton is raised
as far north as Edwardsvile, perhaps not
excelled OH the continentbf America for
the growth Of Indian cern, which APP
pears TO be the most prodI ctiye grain for
the ease and comfort of Dan, and makes
the great difference BETWEEN one country
and another, in proportion as that grain
can be raised and as good as can well ;
be, for the growth of wheat and tobacco. ;
These are all men,ion.d, as it is not COM