New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-15
Iowa-Growth, Fertility, sickness. &c.
Correspondence o. The Irbunr.
CAMANcHE. lows, sept -. l-i5

CAMAScHE. lows sept - l-i5.
have been all through the country West OF this,
and | have never seen a more splendid farming
country than il t. particularly that portion OF II boz
dering On the beautiful stream of the Wabesapine
con and the Maguogetois The face Of the country
Is moderately undulaiing though not broken tie
soil rich and fertile and al well adapted to farming
purposos. At distance from the water courses
there f. scarciy Of timber but the fine wood lands
oftbe Webesapiuecon, and OF Spring Nil. and tlk
creek K will afford sufficient supply for all useful
M oosaa There j. In the north eastern part OF the
q ,yntv bordering on the Mississippi river, one ~
The rst beautiful bottoms that the eye ever behed
Gale! Prairie P1mme ID Ierre, aud which Il o.
ready nearly covered with splendid iarEs. Inc
,rrth i Eastern people have ite idea OF Inc Fasl
capacities of the West aud OF is great destines
will try and give YOU one OF these days, hen
have The leisure and the means some statistics sno"
inc the unexsrnpied and astonishing growth Oh iowa
Territ0ru. II ia yet Territory for the people
Tor wonder had sense enough not 10 play INTO the
hands OF set OF miserable and worthless ueH'A'
gogues and 90 into q state Government
Such has been the intense neai OF The past sum.
ner that the Autumn has set IN with an unusual
amount of sickness throughout ils mole section oi
the country 40 far a. | hear. Scarcely family
escapes an attack and II r. frequently the case iLal
every member is down with tue bilious lever OF
nears delightfu-ihe days are pleasant-ihe aimos-
pbore i mild and balmy, and the moonlight nighis
rival in beauty aud splend0r to- iar.ianed Italan
skies but still disease revcs upon its miserable VIC
Tins with a good deal Of maligniiy
This il lttle town laid out about seven years ago.
ON Government land the west bank Of the Mississippi
river thirty miles above Davenport and sixty below Du
Buoue Iowa. II is beautiful site for town u has
GOOD back country and good landing Tor STEAMBOATS,
but many causes have operated 10 check IL prosperity
a huv
land and the enterprise Of the present propieiors may
give the town fresh start. Among the present owners
of the place is seth GrOvener Esq Pearst merchant
Of your CITY, who onehfteenih OF the whole town
and who Is also the proprietor of some valuable NILS
about two miles from the village Yours ROVER
~ We find in the Newburyport Herald OF Mon
dsv last a sketch Of Mr. Cushngs Lecture, Friday
evening before the Lyceum OF that place.
Mr. G. has a much better opinion OF the Intelligence
and capacity of the Chinese than those who have had no
opportunity Of intercourse with that people have been
wont 10 entertain large class othe people are learned
az nation they industrious and ingenious beyond
others the whole country IS Ike beehive. Learning
has the first place in pubic estimation ana books are az
numerous AS 10 Europe. oafaiogHe which Mr., G. mad
IN his possession Of single library occupies Ten r0Rms
Public measures debated by the popuace as uch a.
in the United states and public opinion has as mnch IL
iuence in China on the government as win rs Inc Ia
s error Of the Chinese has been IN giving too epcurehn
character their habits and thcir government one
illustration of this cited the fact that al the close OF
all letters 20 one another. the written sautAiion Il
wish you tranquility and promotion Ihey lack only
military skill and discipline 10 make them powerful ma
ton capable of repelng invasion or overruRuing con
tiguous countries; for Drawer. or die more
fearessy in ihe ranks. -
China does need any foreign trade. Within her
ttriory she produces every thing requisite Tor the
wants OF her population
freely among The Chinese, and the PeSn Gazette parti
cuarly penetrstes TO every part Of the Empire They
annually publish Red Book similar to our Blue
Book giving the names and emo.ument Of all pnOhc
officers.
In regard to the population OF China Mr. Gushing seems
to be OF opinion that the Chinese census does not over
rate the number, and that the three hundred and my
millions which they claim il far from the true mum
Der. the southern part OF the country Two crops
year are produced and the poorer classes subsist on
lille rice and the flesh Of dogs, cats, rats &c To the
cities and thee carrage-ways. the streets
are only narrowoO paths and no horse or other beasts
Of burthen kept require large ranges OF pasiurage
The population is crowded into the narrowei limits, %
long succession of ages of peace and industry. The
compensation asked by the servants which Mr. C. in his
character of American Ambassador, employed was only
fire dollars month and out of this they found their own
food and clothing
The Chinese have long been acquainted with all the
improvements in the arts upon which Europeans pride
themselves as the inventors with the exception only OF
the steam engine Machinery has no, been introduced
among them.
The wrong impressions which have obtained in regard
70 the Chinese character have been by the always
difficult and often erroneous TRANSACTIONS from primitive
language which frequently make what In the original
rational and serious appear in the translation absurd
and ludicrous.