The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-03-11
[For The Massachusetts Spy j
EMIGRATION FROM NEW BINGHAM


The record Of the last ten years. shows strong cur
rent of emigration from New England TO other sections
Of the country land especially the West. The M
preston has been received and unhapply entertained
by the younger portion of The community that 10 escape
the wholesome restraints of vruous society, and be re
eyed Of the toll and exertion requisite TO success IN
carrying on any branch ofbusiness in New England, all
that need be done, is simply to secure section or half
section Of land in western prairie-oca,e upon il.
and then sit down in Incidence and inactivity and re.
ceye The bounes OF Providence without the exertion
scarcely of experimenting the means necessary to pro-
duce the result.
There is growing mpatience upon the minds of the
rising generation " to make haste to be rich''-which
has endancy to overlook the great obcc Of life and
beget spirit Of seifshness inconsistent with the laws of
our being So strongly has this feeling become mplant-
ed in the minds Of the young that very few are willing
to walk in The good old ways OF their fathers and re-
ceve the slow but rewards of industry and ugah
ty, characteristic of New England That there are
many who have emigrated to the western country and
"bettered their condition. cannot lie dispued-at the
same time there are mutudeS who have left a good
home IN New England and gone TO the estern county
and subjected themselves 10 trials and prvaons which
here would have been consid red almost indispensable
golden antclDn-
lions" even enjoyed in that land OF visionary dreams'
the blessings of comfortable subsistence The Truth of
the matter is, ihe bright side only, of the picture has
been presented; and while have heard Of the uxuri.
Of the western countryof the superabundance en-
oyed there have heard little OF the trials pvations
and suherngs of those who have emgrated thhar The
wide spread sickness through The country the last au
tumn, brought many emig TO think OF those cher
shed spos where in their childhood they enioyed the
play day sports, with brothers and sisters under the
smiles Of parental affection, from which they are now
separated BY their cborce seek uncertain riches
in wild ana unsubdued country Many father has
been left 10 sustain the burden and Of large farm
in his declining years his affairs 10 strangers
IN consequence Of the infaiuaon Of his sons who have
been carried away with the false IMPRESSION that stu.
alton in the rude society Of country, preferable
TO a home amid the established habits and customs OF
New England. Until New England has become more
densey populated, and OF her soil brought under
cultivation The time has arrived for such to seek
home in country A greater in secular con-
Germs, never brooded the human mind than to think
OF setting down IN new country, in activity aud ease
where buildings to be constructed land subdued
fences built aud roads made-n fact every thing TO be
done that makes society valuable, or life deSrabIe.-
Many young man :" well OFF, in New England has
too hastily made up his mind TO seek better coun-
try" without duly weighing all the circumstances con.
nected with the change and properly estimating the priv
eges and advantages TO be sacrificed in such UNDER
taxing. w.