Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-06-19

in Missouri and Illinois, should be lostercd by
the people, and encouraged and sustained BY
iudicious legislation, tho progress Of these
States in population and wealth Will, hcnctfJrih
far exceed that Of any other part OF the CONT
neut Of equal area.
The many advantages Of the central region
are beginning to be understood and appreciated.
THIS is the true region Of Indian corn Of grass,
Of grapes, Of pork ani Of Ccetj also q AemP md
foJacco. Wheat, aud ali other grain cereals, po.
totoes, nax aid wool may all be cultivated with
irViit. Il is also the true apple regIUn-- lille
it produces almost every other variety Of other
fruits that thrive elsewhere in the temperate
zone. And ifin connection with these products
we take into colside ration lis b0undIess miner
al resources we shall discover tia! the I'll, mens
Of wealth and comfort more aUundan,
and varied than on any other part OF the whole
earth; and the time is near when men will won.
der how 1t happened that country so much 10
be desired remained unimproved 50 long alter lis
discovery.
We dcprecatc the practice Of extolng a
country above It's merits. We IS Culd not will
hngly mi>leal the humJlest emigraut tia. inay
ever reach Our shores: and therefore v should
say that notwithstanding the bundles rgsour-
ces Of this region, none should imagine that
wealth can be obtained without iHGus!rg or,
that these rcsourcc5 can be developed without
oaicrprisc. But it may be safely affirmed tha,
in no other country are the rewards of labor
more sufficient and certain; or the Inducements
to the undertaking Of individual and social en-.
terprise greater. Every department If indus
try is based on a more permanent foundation in
Missouri than in the Northern or Southern
States. No pursuit indicated by the climate and
natural resources ufthc country, when once cs
,ablishcd here can ever suffer materially from
the competition of other States, or foreign ma.
tons. Our bread and provision staples are so
varied that, in the ordinary course o! providence
seasons OF scarcity must be less frequent here
than in almost any other part of the whole earth;
end owing to these and other causes we shall
no, be liable 10 the lrequen, and severe pccuni-
airy ieyulsiuns that occur in countries where a
large portion Of the inhabitants subss, on the
food and labor on the raw material, produced
in distant lands.
( Nor is the growth Of Ills region less inter
eslng in a social and national point of view: ;he
development Of the centre will constitute so
cia barrier between the North and South, neu
trazn their pre- udlcss, and serve to hold ii
check the efforts Of each to control and give di
rec.on to the policy o! the Nation. Genius
talent and learning will be naturally attracted
10 the centre; because here they can exert
gTPNeT ttIEHe CT llillN'IlLt El''l INC minus OF
their contemporaries. And here will congre-
gate the arts which cmbellish and refine, as eel
as those calculated to produce wealth Gnl com
fort; and finally, whether for good or evil, The
central States viii net OILY give form and tone
to our national character but control the destiny
of modern civilization. This is no chimera.--
, Man, in connection with this subject, is TO bc
regarded as tie offspring Of nature; nd, resis
her Influences as lie may she still asserts hoI
prercgatlve and imprcsscs upon her children o
| different ol!nes, distinctive forms ana rolGrs, in
dicaling the region Of their origin; and harmon
ICES their mental and moral naiures--ihoi
; tastes and dcsires--wi'h tie physical condition
; Of the country ,hey inhahab!t. The CORRECTNESS
of these conclusions is sustained by the history
n Of civilized man, from tie earliest ages 10 IL,
present day; and however reluctant the NOR,
northern and southern States may be to assen
to these views, we are persuaded that ever,
- intelligent and well informed individual viii re
L cogn2e their conformity with the laws Of m
turn and the active Influences that mould ,h
character and control tie lcstiuies o! men in ev.
cry state Of his social existence.
e The history of the European race in Mis-.
=, souri, is embraced in period scarcely exceed
ing the life Of one individual. In 1890 tn
. State contained but 66 $50 inhabitants; in 1885
= the population had increased to GS29O7. AM
y although her progress has not been equal T.
i. that Of some Of the other ncw States yet, whc
/ we take into consideration the effect Of thos
causes which have been noticed as retar I'M
to- her growth and The accelerated increase whic
n has taken place within few years past. W
t find strong reasons IN support of the opinion
that her future career Wili be unriyalua by an,
other State il the Union.
Ii may be admitted that Illinois C,utaius