The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-19
From the Liverpool Citizen.
HINTS TO EMIGRANTS.

DEAR SIR: At time when the sub
ject of emigration is engrossing SO much
Of the attention of large portion of our
countrymen, particularly among the mid
die and farming classes, it may not be al
together irrelevant to throw out a few
hints which may enable them to make
such a selection as will best accord with
their previous habits and occupations,
and where their capital and industry will
meet with the greatest reward COM
patible with healthy vigour.
The United States Of America have all
ways held out paramount advantages TO
the Irish emigrant, for there only can he
be free from the contaminating vices of
the squiracy, the accursed tyranny of the
aristocracy, and the incessant demands of
the tax collector, and there only can he
enjoy civil and religious liberty in the
fullest accept; ton of those words. The
fact that the United States is the best
field for the industrious emigrant is self
evident, from the enormous sums sent
home annually to their poor relatives in
Ireland this fact being admitted it only
remains for me to give them the benefit
of my experience as to what part of the
States is best suited by climate to the
constitution, and, by agricultural resour-
ces, to the previous habits OF the Irish
farmer, for it is to this class that l wish
more particularly TO direct my observa-
tions.
The Western states, particularly the
states Of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
and Wisconsin, have been justly lauded
for the fertility of their soil, their COM
nercial and mineral resources and the
almost unlimited command of WATERPROOF
er they possess, but with the exception of
Ohio and Wisconsin, | cannot in strict
truth recommend the Western states for
the healthtulness of their climate, all
those states have been SO fully and truly
described by others that it is not my in
tention to enter into any details respect
ing them further than TO say that accounts
written one, two. or three years ago,
though perfectly correct at the time,
would give but very inadequate
and incorrect idea of things as they
exist there at present. Owing to
the immense influx Of the over-taxed
subjects of the monarchies and petty
Principalities of Europe, for the last
three years, the value of land has in
creased beyond all former precedent, 50
much SO that l have seen farms sold in
the Western states, in the summer of
1913, for three dollars per acre. l have
seen some Of the same farms sold in the
spring of 1850, without having any i'm
provements made on them, for 25 dollars
per acre, and building lots in the city Of
state Of Wisconsin, which
were purchased eight years ago for SO
dollars, are now selling for 1000 dollars.
This being the case, farmer with small
means cannot purchase large tract Of
land for his family in those states, as all
the land at Government price, 5s. per
acre, in good locations, has long since
been appropriated, and what remains to
be sold is not worth having, SO that any
person wishing to purchase in good To-
cation must now do so at considerable
advance on the original price. But there
is still a large territory in the Far
West" the Territory Of Minnesota,
which has not as yet been ovcrrun with
and spectators, and on
which many magnificent locations can be
made. Any effort Of mine TO describe its
natural beauties would prove altogether
abortive for here -
STATURE seems to try
Amidst her richest drapery,