Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-05-05

Our COUNTRY IN lSS3.-What will
this Uuion be in fifty years from this
dny? The cloud by day and the pill
lar of fire by night, for the world to
follow in their march Of civilization
and refinement. The morning Of 'ss
will dawn on this nation doubled in
extent, with Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Iowa as the centre of civilization, and
the unbegotten States Of Oregon, Ma,
cedon, Columbus, Pacificus, stretching
along the ocean called the Pacific
States, with another tier Of the sister
hood lying along the Rocky Noun
tains, known by the name Of the Noun
tain States. What are now known as
the Western, will then receive the APP
pellation Of the Eastern States, while
the Western will be those bordering on
the Pacific Ocean. Fifty millions of
tfreemen will look upon the light Of
that morn and glory in the name yield
ed by France, Of thesGREAr NATION
Splendid cities will then exist where
now the Indian, the lord Of the dark
forest around him, lies prone upon his
copper face, dreaming of the happy
hunting grounds Of his fathers, with
whom must soon dwell the whole In
dian race. On that day mere hand
full will be found lingering nithe bor-
ders oflthe great deep that must at
length enguIph them. Where then
will be the capitol Of Michigan? In
some inland city near the centre will
its columns rise in magni6cence and
splendor. Branches of the University
Of Michigan will then be furnishing
and imparting their influence in every
county throughout the State. Each
county will have its temple Of liberty,
whose altar is the public press, and
each town its temple Of worship, and
its numerous schools, the nurseries Of
freedom, instructed by a we'll taught
teacher, at fifty dollars month. Then,
perhaps, the schoolmaster will be es-
teemed equal to the cook on board a
steamboat; happy epoch in the march
Of improvement! Where then, will
be the capital Of this Union? Possibly
in the Valley Of the Missi.sippi-st
Louis may the favorite spot, or even
the unbroken wilderness of the still!
farther West. And where, alas! will
then be the present citizens Of our great
Republic7 Then will
ssEach in his narrow cell forever laid,
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.''
The present dwellers Of the earth
will then have ceased their hustle, but
little space will be held by them, and
new race Of men-our children and
cur children's children-will then
manage the machinery Of the world.
Tho above is not prophecy, but that
Of rational deduction from knowledge
Of the past and present Even the
boldest light Of imagination, fifty years
ago, could scarcely have been equal to
the present hour. And may heaven
permit US to continue our glorious ca
reer, till the nations Of the earth be-
come even as we are, "except," in the
language Of the great apostle, "these
bands:" the once proud sons of Africa,
the rivals Of imperial Rome. h@t
Michigan paper.
A BIT OF RoMANcE.--A young
man named Jones, was, sometime ago,
rescued from watery grave by the in
trepidity Of a lady, a Mrs. Lee. Like
true knight and gallant man, he felt
himself bound to offer the lady suit
liable reward. But we let the Lexing-
ton Ky.) lntelligencer tell the story: