Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-30

BAIT Chron.
Having spent most Of our days in
1.-The eastern States amid rocks, hills,
ldales, and bounding streams, the change
observable in almost every feature Of
the west which has met our vision
1.-THE entire absence of the rugged and
picturesque immature isvery striking
The country Is, level and exceed
Iingly exuberant, and abounds with TO-
lrest trees of the finest growth, scatter
led among beautifully undulating prai-
1ries like islands in the ocean. Though
I'VE discover not the numerous eyiden-
ices Of civilized life seen on.every hand
at the east, yet we behold in embryo
monuments Of civilization and refine-
ment that will rival, perhaps, any sec
ton in the western continent. Our
first impression Of the west is very fa-
vorable; particularly Of the State and
iplace in which we are located.
We found here State which, in the
twentieth year Of her political exis-
ltence, hesitated not to set on foot the
most gigantic enterprises for the pur-
pose of developing her immense natu-
raj resources, and permanently estab-
fishing system Of internal polity,
whose legitimate tendency will be to
invite here the enterprising, the indus
trious, and wealthy, from all parts Of
the world. We see this illustrated in
the present condition Of our population.
In some places you will find awhole
neighborhood composed Of exiles from
the banks of the Vistula; and while
! the oppressed Pole finds in our State
an asylum from the knout and the
headsman Of the north, and become at
tached to the country whose institu-
lions protect him against wrong and
oppression, the hardy adyenturer from
the "banks Of the Rhine" settle togeth-
er in whole communities, and bringing
with them their distinguished habits.
of industry and economy, (more valu-
able than the gold Of former years
earning, or paternal inheritance,) cul-
tivate the soil, in peace, submit cheer
fully to all civil and political duties,
and thus identify their own, with the
interests and honor of their adopted
country. The enterprising from the
least, the north, and the south here meet
and mingle. The mass Of the popula-i
ton is composed Of the young and mid
die aged, who, for the most part, when
they come here, are ASSOCIATED from
many Of the ties Of kindred and early
companionship, and are compelled to.
lean kindly towards each other, by that
law Of our moral nature which renders
social intercourse necessary to our con-
tent.
The result is, 4, might be supposed,
the establishment Of a peculiar Suck
er) national character, in which some
]of the peculiarities Of all the different
portions Of the mass mingle harmoni-
ously. Our situation and circumstan-
ces greatly favor such amalgamation,
for there is too much mutual depen-
dence for US to insist strongly on our.
misconceptions, and we mostly come
here at a period Of life before our pc
culiar habits have become too strong
to take tone from our associations, or
Jour prejudices too inveteTate to have
Therapeutics rubbed down by the COLI
|lision Of society. This mingling Of ma
|tionalities $50 forming harmonious
whole" results, we think, in a gene
raj character Of which we may be just
lily proud. The industry and enterprise
/, Of the north and east, the frankness,
] hospitality, and Independent bearing
Of the south and west united, form the
4 mode Of moral in our sucker State.
4 The state Of public morals is, on the
whole, quite promising; for the popu-
lation, consisting mostly Of farm own
ers and cultivators Of the soil, withsri-
sing families, have too much at stake
10 yield to temptation, and although,
4 among sparse population, the induces
ments to crime are many, & the means
LOT evading the operations Of justice are
4 too easy, yet it must be said that our
I criminal tribunals have comparatively
little trouble in correctingthe few IN
fractions Of the laws which arise. We
hope that this state Of things may COM
Itinue, and may look for il with confi-
ldence we think, because Of the respect
which is generally. paid to the institu-
tions Of religion and the interest that
the subject Of education g known q
exert; for tits truth which observa-
ton has universally demonstrated, that