New-York tribune., 1841-08-06
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EW-YORK, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST
gottings Down i'm Iowa.
Correspondence of The Tribune.

| remember nv promise but in truth hardly know what
communicate. could tell you again the thrice ny, the
,imes-toldale, of the rapid increase in wealth
rer and population of the Great and Mighty West. The
asd oft and often rings in your but literally yon know
G yo realise the mighty strides that the Valley of the
Mississippi is making upon you. have desire unto
heart and that is that my fellow countrymen should
e practical knowledge of the boundess
nd rapid increase Of This fertile Valley. Let for
pen contemplate the wonderful progress Of the country
Vest of the Aeganies But few short years have passed
guy since few bold and adventurous hunters penetrated
he forests Of the Ohio and Kentucky. For many years the
ecsaries of life or Injuries they had none) brought
across the Aleganes upon packhorse In 1911 the shri
puff OF a reechoed, for the first time, through the
dark and overhanging forests of the Ohe To-day and the
same bell that rings for All aboard from the crowded
Leyee of Ptsburg and Cincinnati s,ares the buffalo from
the shores Of the Yellow Stone or the Red Man ST.
Anthony What obvious changes did the introduction of
Steam produce upon the character the Western emgran
What facilities did il afford to Commercial intercourse The
apdity with which frontier settlements made, the
great convenience afforded emgrants for transporting
oy all the necessaes but the luxies of life, the
entire security from danger, and the proximity of the settle
ments should be conclusive evidence that the
character of frontier people is divesicd of the fereciy
and semi-barbarism which the good people Of the East
| frequently compliment us with.
How often have been amused hear the intelligent
the Atlantic cities, in summing up his conversation up
on the West remark something like the following:
ptain high opinion Of your country but never could
emigrate-too great sacrifce-no soce,y-none OF the
pnements of life. What! place my family in situation
st Of from the world? No, no, neverr How absurd
usien. The great of people TO forget that oe
re part and parcel of themselves. Who enigrate The
fools and unambtous it the energetic and intelligent
For my own part having my career travelled more
han reeourhs of the States of this Union, assert
with candor that have known practical intelligence
more generally disseminated than in this young Territory,
Iowa. Allow me to illustrate by citing in point viz:
o own young City of Burngton-a point that six years
osu had neither place Identity the solitary ePpel-
don of the Flint Hills landmark, known the occa-
sa -pace of the hunter and to-day
write YOU from The drawing of OF its hotels, which
ample appointments and intelligent guests would not dis
eace Broadway or Chesnut-st And who compose com
muni,y fear were tell YOU minutey as might,
YOU would question my veracty Imagine, If you please
social little Tea Party bevy of ladies and gentle
men al an Ice Cream Saloon or have such ings at
the umpngof place. though itbe and will select from
or guests those that adorned the circles OF nearly
every city of the Union And ye, called Squattcrs
only wish that that respectable class of pcrsonases who
view the world from vauxha Garden to the Battery,
could suddenly be transported Settlers hresides
could drop in TO our rude Court Houses and witness the
ERE of eoqucnce of young and the sober Judgement
0! our sturdy yeomanry They forget that the unshacked
mind of beyond brick walls and PaveR'ents
they forget that the conceptions of the Western Pioneer are
.l he
rusding elements Look his selfr-iance his unshrnk-
m energies that make the Wilderness blossom like the rose
In word will place the Pioneer of Western ArSerica (os
b ,sent dav) the attributes of generous
, b.rosm unsrinking energy and practical intelligence
.rs embodied as n unsurpassed if not uequaled
unoo the earth Ba; l have departed from the main sub
ie,t which had designed for this etter- is now too
late TO rciracc my paper like the sand in the glass, is
nearly used up or rather, out. My purpose was
10 have entertained yeu or perhaps, have bored you
with description of the Mormons of their renowned
CITY of Navoo and of the progress OF their Temple or
Holy of Holes all Of which, from the novelty OF the sect
are objects Of much interest
was eyewitness, among thousands OF spectators 10
,eir Grand Celebration the 4,h of Juy-lndependencc
Day The Nauvoo Legion out in all their Military
slary Joe Smith mounted on splendid charger
he observed of all Observers The pageant was ne less
novel than mpong and variety of uniforms they were
a,ru,h a motley crew. should suppose every reg nen'
Europe Asia Africa and America had been levied upon
contributors Indeed doub, if Sir John Fsstaf res-
nen, Of odea time was Circumstance to the Legion
Saints rallied under the gracious presence of Brother
joe The General Lieut., General and other of the
principal officers were dressed la Mitae not inferior to
yp City Militia Officers. The Dinner Table was nagni-
eut affair." being one thousand and ainety-s'r feet in
g covered with abor of green forest trees the en-
s env,b When the Procession formed TO march the
able Joe Smith rode in state barouche, accompa-
MED two ladies and surrounded by his Body Guard OF
mounted men in the uniform of Lancers wish time and
space would allow me 90 into detail relative to more o
the master spirits of this singular people Should THIS
Crude gossip prove acceptable you shall hear again from
"A HAwK-EYE.