Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-01-17

give extract the following IIom 'os0
number Of the Delaware State Journal, pablish'
I'd al Wilmington, Del. The writer, whoev-
e. he may be, il evidently traveller Of obsef' |
walton, and none acqusioted with Blooming
ton, and the country around it, can feel thai
any .hing more than strict troth 10 spoken o
The present condition Of our town, and ito
brieh, prospects for the futurs:-
IL am far from wishing any Of our citizens
to desert Delaware for . home 10 the "Far
West" bot as many OF them have gone. and
more probably will 60. it may not BE- uninter-
esting to hear opinions. formed on az extensive
tour ,hroogh Indiana, Illinois, and into Iowa.
| will speak FIRST Of the new Territory just
mentioned, and al . leisure time will have
something 10 Say Of the two States above men
toned.
1.-THE immense resources Of the western
country, its vsss increase of wealth. population
and influence, are topics Of great and increas-
ing interest, and are arresting the attention,
no, only ofour own citizens, but also the in
habisants Of foreign countries--ths west 10.
too, becoming sensible Of the influence she
can exert with the Government of our coun-
try, 10 ad vancing her peculiar interests, as 10
svinced by the proceedings Of the Convention
recently held a. Memphis! Such indeed are
the admirable facilities of the west for trade.
such tho variety and fertility Of i.s soil, the
number and excellence Of lie natural products,
tina. it has become an object Of interest to ev.
cry lover Of his country.
mo part Of the west has recently attracted
% much attention, or ELECTED 90 maQy inqui-
res, from those desiring TO avail themselves
Of the advantages Of new and rising country,
az the Territory of Iowa, destined TO o1tstrip
even Ohio, in the rapidity Of its settlement
In 1886, the entire population of the Territory
was but 1851. The act establishing the Ter.
ritorial Government passed June 10, 1888. 1t
still remains under Territorial Government;
yet, from the immense influx of emigrants, it
10 believed at this time to contain over 5000
inhabitants. 1t is not the object Of the writer
10 enter into any general description of the
Territory, but 10 remark on the great beauty
and fertility Of that portion Of it on rho entire
route from the town Of Bloomington on the
Mississippi, 10 the city of Iowa. the capital Of
the Territory, embracing distance Of SO
miles: Bloomington is about 800 miles above
St. Louis-is one among The best located
towns on The Mississippi. aud is rising rapid.
~ into Impotence. In June, 1896. the town
contained but two families-it now contains
upwards Of two hundred houses, many of
which are handsome brick buildings: large
brick Court House, in tho centre Of the public
square, costing about fifteen thousand dollars
five churches or meeting houses, and four
hotels-it is the great exporting town of the
Territory Cor wheat, and situated, az it 10, at
the apex Of the great western bend of the riv.
or, J. must draw to it's market the produce Of
an immense district of country. When the
Red Cedar river is bridged, and good roads
formed. the improvement both in town and
country will be greatly accelerated. Bloom
ington is situated about 4lo 80 :at., with a
high, rolling and rich country around it. On
the route to Iowa city you pass the Red Cedar
river. fine stream, and also the Wapsanoa.
noe. The country on the route may be es.i-
mated at about one fourth wooded, and three.
foar.hs beautiful, rolling and very rich prairie.
This section is populating very rapidly. A
letter recently received, Gays of the Wapsaoo.
anoc settlement 49, This neighborhood ia al
ready settled by an industrious and highly in.
telligent community, very good portion of
which are, as you will recollec.. of the society
Of Friends: the inducements socially, to emf
grafton into that region, are, think, unsur.
passed.
IAN error is very prevalent in tho middle
and eastern States respecting prairie lands-
the general impression being that they are lev.
ell and fiat. This is true as respects that
which is termed 'wet prairie : but through the
northern part Of Illinois and the middle and
northern portion Of Iowa. a very large proper
ton Of the prairie country 10 high rolling land,
nearly a. much so as Chester county, Penn.
sylvauia.
The great error tina. is committed in emf
grating to tho west, arises from single fami.
lies going out, often without having previous
~ ascertained any place for settlement! In
all cases it would be better for number Of
families 10 emierate together, and the larger
the number the better !; because you then take
along many Of the comforts 10 which you have
been accustomed-you can at once have in
your settlement your meeting or church, your
school, your store and your physician! By
pursuing that policy. and ascertaining by ex.
animation. or from reliable source, tho prop
CT location TO move TO, much of the distress
would be avoided. which under other circum-
stances too often befalls them"
FANIc.-Our political history shows that
the whigs are the panic party. They were the
panic party Of '34-also in '37-also in the
canvass Of l04O-also in the fall of ~, after
President PoLK's elecaion-and also in the
spring Of as. after the news of the Inaugural
arrived in England-shsn again in the sum.
mer, when the Mexican war doomed up-and
now. again, in the winter of rs.
Panic is their vocation. Il is their old
game; and they are used to il. They also
know they thrive in times Of panic. l. Is their
only hope to climb into power, and therefore
they 90 earnestly WELD this club.