Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-09-09
COMMUNICATIONS.

MEssRs. EDiroRs:---The communication of
onr worthy fellow townsman, John Plumbe,
Esor.. in the last number of the Iowa News ,
is alike creditable 10 his taste as writer, and
to his philanthropy and patriotism as man
and a citizen. His hearty devotion to the pros
perity and welfare of his adopted country. and
| particularly to our own young and thriving
Territory. gives him just claim to our esteem.
He has represented, in a just light, the crying
wants of the West for LABoRERs--a want far
less understood in the east than felt by us here
/ "a want which cannot be portrayed in colors
too rlaring; and although the means which
he has suggested for supplying this great de-
siierattinl, may not meet the entire appreciation
Of many, yet fondly hope that his remarks
| NAV arouse the attention Of our countrymen to
this subject, and give an impulse to inquiry
that may eventuate in the happiest results. He
nroposes to encourage the removal of native
| Laborers to the West, as also foreigners emil
Grating to America, by furnishing them with
the ways and means necessary for this pur-
| pose. the expense to be betrayed either by pre-
sent contribution, or to be disbursed by the
public treasury.--To this end he recommends
the formation of Emigration Societies.
| The writer of this article has long consid-
cred the establishment of General Emigra-
ton Society with branches in different sections
| of our country, contamination devoutiy to
be wished. Suchh societies, by diffusing use
full and authentic information relative to differ
emit portions of the West, would doubtless be
attended with incalculable benefit. Much has
already been done by the few issolated assoc
Citations of the kind that do exist and in all pro-
liability. greater efforts will be made.
Nothing can be less objectionable--ind
might saw, nothing more desirable, than the
encouragement Of native labo1eTs residing IN
the eastern cities to emigrate to the far west;
and when they are unable TO do SO for want Of
funds to pay the expenses incident to the jour-
ney, it would be highly praiseworthy If they
were aided by individual OF social contributions;
but the Government should by no means lend
its aid to any such enterprise, for very obvious
reasons:
object however, 10 the offering Of bounties
20 induce foreigners to emigrate to this country.
LIST. Because we have in the eastern States
numbers of poor honest laborers, who would
gladly transplant themselves to the favored re-
gions of the west, provided they could obtain
the means; and if any should receive, and tor
this purpose, preference should be gwen 10
our own industrious citizens.
I'd. By offering increased facilities TO for
eign emigrants, we shall have the scum and
refuse, the ignorant and depraved of European
cities flooded in upon US to corrupt our people
and vitiate our land; and the experience Of
few years past has shown that our European
brethren are not backward in forcing upon US
the refuse of their country.
Sd. The Introduction of large masses of for
eign laborers and settling them in particular
section instead of diffusing them generally
through the States, perpetuates their language,
manners and customs for series of years in
these particular locations, and may operate
hereafter as apolitical evil.
4th. The offering of bounties to INDECENT for
eirners to come among us, would effectaully
bar the emigration Of that more desirable class
of persons who bring wealth, Intelligence and
talents with them.
These objections to the proposed plan need
not prevent the adoption of another, the aiding
of our own INDECENT citizens to come to the
west, their place can be well supplied IN the
east by foreign emigration. These emigrants
would then learn the language, manners and
customs of our country, and would gradually
be assimilated to our own people, and by be-
ing diffused among them, and thus all section
al animosities and unreasonable pre3udices.
Besides the introduction Of the absolutely des-
titute of Europe is not necessary; let those
who are enabled to pay their passage to this
country, and bring something for their support
at first, be induced to come, and let their Pla-
ces at home be supplied by the more necessitous.
This is the natural and more rational plan. 3
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