The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-02-04

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natural skill in consequence of which, if who
ever Of them industriously applies himselfto
any profession, believe he can get through
the difficulties OF life. And in Turkey, what
Hungarian can known respect, tor In
stance, TO agriculture or mechanical industry
is in superior degree above the level of the
common intellect in that country, while in Eng
land and America it would be under the level
of the common intellect. Therefore, ann
confident that such would be their condition in
Turkey, that by no aonimon industrial labors
they can gain 4 very fair livelihood. Indeed,
there were several Of them in Consaninoplc
who could easily make twenty piastres (abnu.
dollar daj, which in Turkey will go much
further than in the United States, because
quarter of dollar thore is entirely sufficient to
I'VE upon Tor day-to have lodgings and
uoara, Therefore IT would have been good for
'iatiii 10 have remained there But by the force
81 circumstances they were transported first 10
Enei1na, where there Is n dens,, population,
anu WIFI. ,iere Is great difficulty in getting
Worh. Wh'ch ~ scarcely afforded to the people
OF Lhgihnn themselves. and emipration is con-
sequenlly flowing out from Gr.a, R,,, every
wear ana so thcy Game to the United States.
Now MIR. UjhaZi writes a letter to me in relation
to extending that principle Of settlement-not
to have i, restricted to those few who are viii,
him, but To extend il to all who now scatter.
f ed IN different parts, and who here and
Their" indeed IN great need. and who would like.
perhaps, TO settle in the West. Now, it would
, be necessary for me to know the condition ofihe
settlement in Iowa, and how the difficulty in
, regard to their becoming proprietors of the soil
is to renedied. II is Congress only that dis
poses Of the common soil, or is til re a part
reserved by the cons,itu ton for the disposition
of the State Legislature?
Mr.. Clark Congress has the whole dispo-
sition Of the public and But if they should
not be able to obtain grant without payment.
the minimum price is only one dollar and quar-
ter acre; and we have a system of bounty
land warrants now by VIII oh, by the purchasing
of warrants, they can buy the land for seventy
! five eighty cents an what the result
of their application to Congress will be, am
unable to say.
!, Kossutll. Is it a fertile soil
, Mr. Dodge As fertile as the delta of Egypt.
Kossu'h What are its productions
r Mr. Clark. Wheat, corn, oats, and vegita-
, bies Of almost every description.
Kossutl. YouEiave no great river that CROSS
, cs your State near there?
Mr. Clark. They settled great dis
lance from the river Desmoines, which, howey-
. err, is not very good for navigation at present
. Mr.. Dodge. | would suggest TO you, Gov
ernor, that, in your interviews with members
of Congress, you speak friendly word to
), them in behalf of your countrymen in oul
State.
Kossuth Shall / speak to the Secretary Of
), the lnterioro
!. Mr.. Dodge. He has done every thing he car
r do by resrrving the lands upon which they are
n settled from sale. Upon the gentlemen who
!, are in Congress it now depends entirely. A
;. few words from you expressive of the Interest
you feel nav do much good.
! Mr. Clark, as he retired, said 1t is impossi
! BILE but that the heart of every American repuh
r Lean will go with you. And we hope that thu
i, new settlers in Iowa will the eliminating
:, point of the star in the East and 90 back wher,
" great service is to be done for their country
: for Europe, and the ouer verges of civilization
), Mr.. Hem, in taking leave, remarked tina
!. Mr.. Ujhazi had very intelligent son, who hat
> become master of tn" English language, which
made it very convenient and agreeable for then
i, in their intercourse with their cighbors,