New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-08
Holland Colony in Western Michigan, As.
Correspondence 90 TIE Tribune.
kALAuAzco Mich Aux Jl 80

ceedingly rapid, and the Holland settlers uov Tar
ogtaumber the American population OF Alessn
and Ottawa Counties combined. Some OF the
most distiu gai.hed men n the state are favorable
D. the coiOuy. and the state recently donated 600
land 70 make r1sds for the convenience uf
the c1iCnsts and 1000 the erection of pier Ev
e-y encoursgemet . aifo -dei g. these immigrant.
by the American settlers in the neigr b'rtonf sni
.ity o' HlIanfers u growing up A. tne mouth oi
Back River. lCity 10 Holland under tae s4pern-
t-uielce Of D.mille N.u Raste. che rrnrpa.
msn 0i the colony. containing -35 houses G-0n-
iug DO contains go houses lee anf. l-t. D-r. the
o. Nnesisnd. 6g Overyssel. 35. Graa's hap. so
about $50 no a., making the population over
o 900 az al average of 90 house A. confer
erce of the Ministers and + iers &C the seven
churches composing mis- interesting colony. be- d
ou the fth oi June at. 10 vas found hy compa--
isln oi doctrine that there was perfect scree-
meut with the standards OF the Reformed Protest
ant Dltch Church
These Immigrants believe that each church and
consstory should direct and mansgr rs own cou-
Germs. aud also incline 90 the id-s that Al appel
ate jurisdiction Of superior iudica'ories - not So
scuytura as kind snd fraterns. conference suf
advice. Rev. d.. J y WtchDf 40 4 oany. a h0
deputized oy the Genera :, nod 0i the Dltch
Church. visited the Coony st jane snd secured
A union oi these seven churches SIth tne Northern
:, nod OF the X. p ID. Church. The colonial church
families. ur o.. commuuicau's. Churches have
oeen bliIt b, five InAregsroas that oi Holland
Cuy Van haatesl 1as FIRST buit, aud i less
u-sfis structed thsn the beautiful efihce A.
Dee aud under the niaistry 0f D m Wander M.u
len, hich - o. by 90 feet ui cedar Ioss ~ith Ia
cupois and be- aud qsite a. ornamental huifine
ithsI. The houses OF w0rshi. of iminies pms
b0.ks 81. are cDmt rtabe Dog houses. Much 40
tentiou d, bestowed by the coonsts on schools and
Clrstsu education They have both q Dltcn
and an Enzlsn school AZ Holland, aud a. iceland
a Dutch scnoo
These HoHsnder, are A very prnyeriui peo-
pie aud carry their feyotions % their lars or
meetings for common WORK The Common Coma
cl OF the city and port of Holland opens rs SIT
tings with pray er. snd the teachers of the youth
are required 70 be godly persons aud it IS $50
a part Oi their duty beside teaching reading and
wiring, - see that the children are prepared ON
the Catechism, and the singing oi Psalms s also
taught. Although the churches are almost des
utute OF iunds, the colonial clergy have expressed
most .ingus ar aud honorable objections 20 nilsson
ary AID from the Dutch Church in America alleging
tnat they thought 10 best thai the Obligations 60
support them as pastors should NOT bee impaired
Dy ne hope 0t foreign and. aud thar until their oNu
churches were able suitably o. take care oi their
pastors they must sufer with tha people
Whata noble and sci-sscrlhring spirit 30 these
prosecuted emigrants display How similar o. the
Puritan settlers OF New kng.aud Driven from
Holland for his rel gious princp -, but iew years
since, with only few followers, We now hnd
Van Raa O. At the head OF mighty and hoursh.
ing colony, destined % be a great emporium for
l. ske traffic. Van Haalte's followers are striyin 2
D. become sswe'l versed as possi1l 10 American
affairs and IN a few years they Will become ac-
qaainted with our language and customs and be
called upon 70 assume the responsibilities Of Amer
lcsn citizenship, and never were foreign people
more fitted lr the srdu0us duties Incident upon
sovereignty and Independence. learned while
A. Holland City that this was not the only colony
OF prosecuted religious emigrants from Holland
At Waupuu near Fond du Lac, Wis. AZ the head
OF w innebsgo Lake, there j. settlement OF up
ward 0i thirty families, l0r more than forty com
municsntsl under the care 0i Dom. baay. Clergy
men are at the head Of all these Dutch settlements
Eight or ten miles out of Milwaukee there is a
community OF sixteen families, aud 40 Buffalo
there is quite a respectable congregation under
Rev ' al Masen also AZ Rochester. ministered
by Rev A. B Veenhuysen. Eighteen miles
from X chester, AZ Pck.eyiiie and Putteneyyil.e.
there u an organized church over which Rev
John Visscher ministers There Is church A.
-nt bOygan, Wis embracing 20 families, under
care oi Rev. Some, aud there are aso sboutsixty
Holland families Ocatsd On the sOgth SIDE ~ MI
waukee River, Wis. whore they have aspieudid
church. There are several coionle, 10 Iowa also
But the Michigan colony 10 destined 20 70 ahead
OF AL the rest from the enterprise and tact " It's
founders and the excellent location OF the princi
pa town, Holland at the entry ~ the North 3 ack
River Of Lske Michigan. Within e circuit II 80
miles from Ouaws Co there are several scatter
ing companies Of Holsnders. stationed st Kaisnla
zoo. Granville, Grand Haven. Al-gan. and a
number ~ surrounding places The .te OF the
VI chigan colony Wss occupied BY OuaTs ln-
dams three Or four years since, but the h0i
Ian iers have since extinguIsnsd the Indians
tte 70 the land by purchase
far. fyF
hood OF the Colony IS pleasantly diversified with
bill aud valley. AXE and stresm Toe streams
are led by large cranberry marshes, AID me
overflow ed iands can be- ea-iy y drained by me
hardy settlers for hay culture. Cranscrrles abound
iu the marshes, sna are consderaoiy prahta
b.s The trees are mostly osk and pine, sugar
curled snd birds eye maple, black Hainst ~ld
cherry and h-mlock For agriculture the ards
are well adapted, AID sth0ugn it vas a. first an
ticipated that the colony would De unhealthy
from the DARK c0O- Ci toe Vsfef in The river ald
a. ID. outlet 10 the lake Indicating that the SOL
vas deeply n..ed with vegetable matter hoHing
from mlck-sWamps II great depth, flncr &c nrst
year OF me settlement oi trs colony there have
been lev deaths. sud tne fear of .lcknsss has noT
entirely subsded. There were a 'es cases O'
Cn0l-ra among he en- grants tnis season Dlt ?
na, noW entirely dissppearef Ine 1s'9rs sf
vautaEes oi tr- c0l0ly aud lrlgrt1rrool 'or mao
liactoung purposes are very uncommon 4n1 tlzt
EraflftllE . tre cDll.l1A Afrtar ~
mills are in operation Or the ack River. a tan
nerv : 10 progress of erection. and Sthin the
limit. oi the city " H3lsLd 8 snipy 40, pre-
pared o. build eli kiacs oi crait the llgeoas ior
The hulk. snd for plank and me mazaihcent
pines Tor mast. and sPsrs, are 10 sishI oi the
SHORES n the axe
Mr Pok nsviaz repeatedly vetoed the LAKE
Hsrbor Appropriations. there are no nsroors 20
Western Michigan accessible 10 storm o1.
those q New Buffalo, =, Joseph, AMI Grand
Haven sltho1zh for 5000 a pier and plank
rad OF 500 ards could be Constructed 3, Holland
which would increase the .rsfe O. the place IN
menrely
Rev. NJ Kline, VINO has been called By the
church AZ Grsafschsy, and Eho recently ar~vec
a, New York 10 the s1p Leila has rescnec en-.
izen. with the greater portion ~ the r~0 hundred
Holland emisrsnts placed under nis z1i1ance.-
The remainder Of Dom. Khnei shiprnates and
company ,srry a. Wswarsing Ulster Co. I'll the
sg-iog when they intend % rej0in The Michigan
+ co0rist. Trst rtis co.ony s cesirsny located,
csuuot bs dlgb,et No w9ndsr Mr Gzsii o. ire
Koigma-o0 N,rs eEpstia,es upon ths oesa,ifl.
section 'of winch be as been long g resident DO
the following glowing terms
NicmsAS WEST Iris vsst region of country
aoourds 10 TIE nnest rinoer, such oak ssh msp-
white E0oc and pire 10 tne vicinity Of hszmszoo
Co 70 north and N-sf 10 N. Colnte. % Van b.
anc Al-egsn. and 10 Ottawa Zoo. where The Hot
iand-rs are principally seril-c CIR Irio ar tse
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