New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-19


seer or boss; the character Of the work Itself,
which SO violates ard revolutionizcs the primal
and immemoral forms of nature the village OF
shanties. at the edge Of beautiful lakes until now
The undisturbed haunt OF the wild duck, and IN
the most seQuestercd hooks OF the forest around
which the wives and children of the irish are
seen: the number OF foreigners men and wo'
men, whom now the wOodsrnan encounters sing
" in the forest paths; the blowing OF rocks, e%-
blossoms all day, with the occasona! alarm oi
lnohtfnl accident, and the indefinite promise OF
what tie rev channel Of trade may 90 and UNDO
Ior the rural towns, keep the senses and magma
ton active; and the varied aspects OF the enter
ori.c make it the topic OF ali companies IN cars
and boats, and by tiFesldes.
This picture is little saddencd, when too
nesrly seen, by the wrongs tina, arc done N l'!e
contracts that arc made with the iato.ers oar
hospitality TO the poor Eishn-n has rot much
meri, in 1t. We pay the poor fellow very ILL.,
To work from dark TO dark for sixty, or even
fifty cents dav, is but pitiiul wages for mar
RED man II is pttsnce when pad IN cash !;
but when, as generally happens through the e1-
treue wants OF the one party, met by the snrcWo'
ness of the other, he draws MS pay IN clothes
and food. and in other articles OF necessity, his
Gaze is still worse lie buys everything at d.sad-
vantage, and mas no adviser or protector. De
SIDES. The labor done is excessive. and the sigh:
of il reminds one OF negro.drivlng. Good lar
mers aud sturdy labo:ers say that they never seen
80 much work got out Of 1 man III cay IooF
fellows. Hear thelr stories OF their exodus ironi
Tho old country, and their landing IN the new,
and their fortunes appear as little under therown
control as the leaves Of the forest around tae'n.
AS soon as the ship tina; brought them Is anchor
ed, one is ghired of 10 Albany, one 10 OHIO, one
dies ct the cyoo at Ncw.Orleans, and one beside
the watcrwheels al Lowell; some fetch and carry
on the wharves Of New York end Boston, come
in the woods of Maine. They have too Little
money, and too little kuowlcdgc, 10 allow them
the exercise of much more election OF whittier
to 90, or what to DO, than the leaf that is blown
into this dixie OF that brook TO perish.
And yet their plight IS not SO gncyous as 1t
seems. The escape from the squald despair OF
their condition al home, into the Unlimited oppor
tuni,es Of their existence here, must be rech0ned
gain. The Irish father aud mother are very
III pad, and are victims OF fraud and private OPP
preston 5u! their children arc !nstantiy received
into thc schools OF the country; they grow up IA
perfect communication and equality viii! the IA
i've children, and owe 10 their parents Vlgor Oh
constitution which promises them at least All even
chance in the competitions oil the new generation
Whether 1t Is tins confidence that pats drop oil
sweetness in their cup, or whether the buoyan;
spirits natural TO the race, it is certain that they
seem TO have almost monopoly OF the vivaclty
and good nature IN our towns, ana contrast
broadly, in that particular, with the native poo
PIE In the village where reside, through which
a railroad is being built, the charitable ladies'
who, moved by the report oil the wrongs and dis-
I,f ,Ip
shan,cs with offers of relief were surprised 10 find
the most civil reception, and the most bounding
sportlulrcss from the Oldest to the youngest. Per-
haps they may thaEk these dail shovels as sale
vents for peccant humors; end this grim day work
Of fifteen or sixteen hours, though deplo.ed BIZ ali
the humanity of the ncighborhcod, is Il better po
lice than the sheriff and his deputies.
|. But have abslained too long from speaking
of that which led nc 10 this topic,-its Importance
in creating all American sentiment. An unlock
ed for consequence OF the railroad, is the incrcas-
ed acquaintance il has gwen the American poo
ple with the bounGiess resources OF their own SOIL
Ifthis invention has reduced Eng land 10 a third
of It's size, by bringing people SO much nearer, III
this country it has given new CELEBRITY 10 time,
or anticipated by fifty years the planting of tracts
of land the choice Of atcr-prvegcs, The work
ing of mines, and other natural advantages
Railroad IRON is Il lnoglcian's rod, III lis power
10 evoke the sleeping energies OF land and water.
The railroad IS but one arrow IN our Qulvcr.
though it has great value as sort OF yard
stick, and surveyors line. The bountiiul cont
ncnt is ours state on state and territory OIL tcrr
tory, To the waves of the Pacific sea;
''Our garden the immcasu!ahlo earth,
The Heaven, blue pillars Nieslea's house.,
and new duties, new motives await and cheer us.
The task OF planting, OF surveying, OF building
upon this immense tract requires an education
and sentiment commensurate thereto. i con.
sciousness Of this lact is beginning to take lhc
place OF the purely trading split and education
which sprang up whs. I'LL the population lived
On the fringe OF soa-coast. And even on the
coast. prudent men have begun TO sec that every
American should be educated with Il view to the
values OF land. The arts of engineering and OF
architecture studied; scientific agriculture is
an object OF growing attention. the mineral
riches are explored; limestone, coal, slate, and
iron and the value OF understands is enhanced.
Columbus alleged us a reason Tor seeking con-
tincnt in the West, that the harmony Of nature
required great tract of land m the western
hemisphere, 10 balance tho known extent OF land
in the eastern; and it now appears that VIC must
estimate the native values OF this immense region
10 redress the balance of our own judgment, and
appreciate the advantages opened to the human
race in this country which is our fortunate home.
The land is the appointed remedy for whatever is
false ana fantastic III our culture The great con.
tinent We inhabt is 10 be physic aud food for our
mind, as well as our body. The land, with It's
trsneuzing, sanative influences, is 10 repair the
errors of scholastic and traditional education,
and bring US into just relations with men and
things,
This habit OF living in the presence OF thcscin-
yitations OF natural wealth is rot imperative; and
this habit, combined with the moral sentiment
which. in the recent years, has Intercepted every
institution, and usage, and law, has, very natural
", given strong direction to the wishes and aims
OF active young men 10 WITHDRAW from cities, and
cultivate the soil. This inclination has appeared
in the most unlocked for quarters, in men suPpo,
sed TO be absorbed in business, and il those con-
nected with the liberal professions. And since
tho walks of trade were crowded, whilst that ci
agriculture cannot easily be, inasmuch as the far
mcr who is not wanted by others, can yet grow
his own bread, whilst the manufacturer or hctfa
der who is not wanted, c2nnot,-lhis seemed u
happy tendency. For, beside all the moral ben