Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-06-02

never S3crihce them at the beck OF another; |
but as remarked before, if / were disposed to
follow leader, and supposing he was foolish I
enough 10 place himself in such situation, /
would rather follow man who, when the ti-
mid were covering beneath the walls Of a fort, |
and the entire country in despondence, heroic
ally and daringly, with handful Of men, led
the front in person, and dashed in on body
of Indians, leaving it to be recorded, ..that
there was not one left to teiltbe talo."
leave it to my readers 10 discriminate, where
would be the most honor, intte ranks oil gall
liant and chyalric leader, or those of sneak
ing. designing one.
PRospEcTs OF AeRlcuLTuR.---1here never
has been time when the agricultural pros
poets of our country were better than at the
present moment, and truly there never was
time when our necessities required greater at
tention to these pursuits. The past and still
existing pressure in our finances, and the con-
sequent arrangement Of commercial matters,
have done much to opensthe public mind to q
proper estimate Of the Importance Of agricul-
ture, and we doubt not but The coming season
will show much larger amour, produced from
The soil, both at the east and throughout the
west, than any previous year.--Let the inhab-
! itants Of our territory no longer look abroad;
let them no longer hope for relief in 'hard
times" from any extraneous aid; but rather
let us look to the fruits OF our own labors, 10
the avais Of our own industry, and success
will surely follow. Under present cifcum-
stances there is nothing that offers the same
inducements, with us, as farming. At any
time and under any circumstances, farming is
the most independent and useful occupation,
but it is peculiarly SO in the new country,
which is filling up WITH such rapidity as to af-
i ford ready market at high prices for all that
lean be raised. The multiplication of a9Iicul-
Ilural publications, and the Increasing attention
bestowed by the legislative assemblies Of the
lnor,h, augurs well for our future success
Maine, Massachusetts,, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, and Ohio arc beginning to awakeni TO
a sense of,he Importance Of encouraging agri-
culture and disseminating useful information
on the subject, and the west is by no means
backward, as her prairies and woodlands amp.
y testify. Even Wisconsin, but yesterday a
! wilderness, will raise enough the ensuing sea-
, son for the consumption OF her presentpopula-
ton, and the time is fast approaching when
she Will not be Depending upon Ohio Tor any
Of the nccessaries or luxures Of life; when she
may compete with the most productive states,
and when instead ofannually sending her iihon'
sands into the lap Of other states she will have
an abundan, surplus OF all that the richest SOL
OF the north can prodace.g
II is true, indeed, that our settlers have hac
much privalion and hardship, in their attempts
to convert the haun,s Of the savage 10 the hoin'
Of civilizations And it is equally true that the
, will, ere long, reap an abundant reward. TN
: energy and perseverance Of our citizens in sur
mounting obstacles, and tho effects of,wo slor
: years Of industry upon tire appearance OF tn
territory, is truly astonishing. And no ono
: however prejudiced, can travel from Milwat
= = kes TO Rock River, or down the valleys Of tn
: Rock and Pish,aka, without admiring the sp
rit and industry Of tho inhabitants, nor VIII
!, out being convinced Of the great injustice don
" us by those who know nothing OF our situs
: ton or our worth as community.
! Let Henry Clay and the ignorant and b
poted of the old states think as they may; i
: them call US, ''ignotant," 'miserable vag'
= bonds" s,he scum OF society,"" and apply tn
y thousand other epi,hets by which they hav
. denounced us; but let US go On as we hay
u commenced; let US remember that mo MOI
important service can DO rendered 10 the matte
=. . than by improving its agriculture" and
g US rear here a fabric that will even do hon
:. 10 tho stripes and stars Of our republic.
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