Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-05-10
GOING TO TuE WEST

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"GoINC TO TIE WEST"
The Portland Advertiser contains
some very excellent remarks on the
subject OF emigration, and asks why il
IS that the sons Of that State abandon
their native soil, 10 seek a habitation
elsewhere? The same question may
be asked in other OF the Atlantic States
besides Maine. In them, as in her,
not few have been induced TO aban-
don the graves OF their ancestors, and
seek dwelling place IN the wilderness.
Is ~ tha:they hope for subsistence With
outtoii, or abundance without eXeIlions
#. II they do, their hope Is fallscious, and
they may depend upon il will be met
by disappointment. 1t il true that the
soil OF the West IS fertile beyond de
scripiion, and that the products Of the
South bnng with them compensation
far above any thing that fields which
have been exhausted we. will not saw
cultivateG.-foi centuries can offer, but
Is there nothing to make amends for
this disparity: Is there TO charm in
being surrounded by those whom we
have known from infancy; in sitting IN
der the shade oi the same trees that
sheltered us from the noon days sun
when We were children, or ia
spending our days under the same
roofs tina, once protected The parents 10
whose memory We are bound by every
tie olaiirclIon aud OF gratitude What
/ have the gloomy forests Il the West or
the vide spread prairies, where no foot
I OF White man has ever tTod to present.
that can be compared with the swec,
mpanIonshIp Of Our race, and the
blessings Of civilization and intimate
socisl intercourse; We will grant that
he who goes TO the far OF lands. - OF
the fertility of which we hear so much,
may. at tie end Of given nuu Der
Of years, 1he Ice. be the master Of
more acres. and boast larger herds and
/ flocls than lee ho remains IN the "olo!
State" bG, the possession OF land Is no,
enjoyment, nor are nockS and herd,
Tie things among wlich man delights
most 10 dwell. Years may pass, aud
/ find ham as they fleet along GROWN,
ncher every hour. and age may over
take hIm. "ihc n.onatCh of al lie sur
vey.;" bat look over his HE, and What
y blank does II often ptr.rui Ia hin
the world Is comprised IN the one IS otd
SfJ aud tie kiudcsl synpath,cs OF our
nature are matters OF which he hear,
a. Of strange llinc> IN = foreign land.
Nor are tic result, al is av, such rs the
highly wrought ou,lcirauuns 81 The
cuiLrani lead him 10 expect There's
no suth'Itni reason why, win proper
care and we'd directed industry. ihe
hills on which hi, fathers lived should
not Lc rs productive as even The ALA.
Vial soil OF the valley OF The Mississippi,
o. the rCh banks Of The Red n,cT. Ii,
;ruc the amount Of vegetable growth
on them may be infinitely greater. bot
then the los prICes al hich they must
be disposed Of. after deducting the cost
( o: transportation 10 a market. are such
as 10 reduce the net proceeds. Ia adj
dliion to this We must take into account
the probable loss Of health and the ex.
posure to the elements, whereby the
span Of life Is shortened or marked
with aches and pans requiring the
scaniy medical AID thdt can be- pT1eur-
ed at cAoIb'llnt rates The yforosi-
ton may appear startling one. bu,
We 90 not hesitate io express She belle.
that taking every thlnk into account
there o. not one 90 tLs hundred Who %
benefited OF necessity in q p,curiar,
point 81 view, mote than be- would have
been bad be stayed 1t home. H. order
to test this wc would pot the follow
iug case, which. II u couli be hhy
;ucI. would We doubt not prove the
correctness Of our opinion. Letan "a
dusiHous. iudicious brucr, take Civ oi
one hundred acres within a moderate
distance ol one At our great markets
lct him cultivate them IS be- should
tha' o. io say. making a iair fetun o.
iLy FrIl. iu ifluuir Hi Duc kIld ot other.
ior What be- takes from %. end carry o.
market shat hc does act "a aut a. home
lea ban cHuhHc himself 90 one hall ui
ihe extent 81 pusatpu 90 which be-
must be fubiccicd 90 a ncw country,
ADD take care oi h5 clfniuKs aud in
fifteen oI twenty years De viii BE- a
uchcr man. speculI'i3ns apart, ihan lbe
man 81 Do would invest thc same amount
OF origiH7iegpiaitu A,.d Western lands.
. % 60 This vc ada ihc comforts &C s0cie.
. ~ facilities 81 educating ls children.
ant &c getting Soc them nsslnl and re-
spectacle empioyHeuts, he amount Of
gam in every way vii De infinitely 10
ias0f 81 ban ybJ STAYS even On ihc
io,cr.woIkcd biH' of Mary land New
Jersey OF any Northern or Middle
State, than Of ths one who seeks The
richest praiiies o. eoodlands ofihs est.
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