Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-02-08

We have one subscriber who has ia
ken and paid punctually for two num-
bers of the Advertiser from its first es-
adjustment, and part of the time for
three numbers. One number he has ta-
ken at the Office regularly, read and f.
led, and he has one mailed to his friends
at his native home weekly.
The result is, his friends have dspos-
ed of their property there, and are pre-
pairing to locate and settle short dis
tance from our city, close to the Galena
and Chicago Union Railroad. 1t cannot
be believed that he will ever regret this
move; for il is certain that those who Sc
cure farm within the influence of this
railroad will more than realize their most
sangulne expectations.
Our friend who has been desirous to
convey TO his friends at the east the most
reliable, accurate and valuable informa-
ton, has adopted this economical mode
of paying $500 per year for the Adyer-
tiser to be mailed regularly to them.
While there are hunIre Is here in the
west who spend their money for cigars.
liquor, fancy trash and ephermal books
and papers, too poor to take paper de-
voted TO the politics and interests of the
west, it will put them to shame to learn
that our friend who can afford to take
three numbers of the Commercial Ad-
vertiser besides scientific publications
from the east, is nothing no,U, but Jour-
neyman machinst in that monster aris-
tocratic manufactory of Messrs. Gates
u Hoge, where they turn out Steam En-
gines with all their majesty, dignity and
power; Harvesters by the score, and any,
thing else that requires neat and pol
lshed and finished piece of iron work.
We should not be alarmed TO see a
few more of these dreadful aristocratic
manufactory monsters rearing up their
piles of brick and mortar, with their in
genius, intelligent and generous machin-
lists and mechanics around him, whose
heads and hearts and hands are all con-
stantly engaged in the arts, that are era
sing every vestige of barbarism from a.
mong us, making easy the path Of the
farmer. and diffusing scientific knowl-
edge and moral and conservative ilrflU-
ence which will secure happiness to all
who will be stimulated by their enter
prise and guided by their example.
Our enthusiasm for the cause of man
ufaclures among us may appear to some.
little wild; but when we see that E,s-
rope can raise food for all her people,
when we see that those nations are very
slow to 60 to war and fight, instead Of
farming their lands for the especial ben
eft Of American agricultural markets, we
cannot but think it is our true policy to-
encourage, cherish and stimulate all
kinds of manufactures as near to our own
farms as practicable.
Let the farmer once be surrounded by
manufactures, and it would require no
mere political essays, or newspaper ed
ltorials to convince them of the advanta-
ges and blessings which flow from them.
We are SO fully impressed! with this
belief that we are willing to go with the
foremost to protect the American manu-
tacturer from the rivalry of foreigners,
and to stimulate him by the most liberal,
free and permanent banking privileges.
Let this policy but be tried for afew
years, and our villages would resound
with the loom, the trip hammer and
steam engine. Our farmers would find
a ready, an immense and most generous
market for all they could raise. Our
ships would be freighted with lumber;
with minerals. metals antli the nrotihcts
OF other climes yielding rewardto' their
owners, and all together would give life
and animation and vigor to,all enterprise
which is never dreampt Of in the philos-
ophy of the ignorant and stupid poli,F-
clans, whom you have allowed to rule
and govern you.--Chicago Com. .Aa0.