Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-06-03


Oar state.
II In these days when Tho grand drama Of Z
Paatiea's exodus i being enacted before The
sstonishsd case Of the whole civilized world,
W naturally turn our eyes from The dspop-
ulatsd province TO the CLINE whore these
modern Isrsslitss are bending their vsaiied
steps. A bloodlsss tragedy 10 being played
in the old world, having Kingdoms for .
stage, oppressed and down-troddsn ssrfs
for actors, and monarchs for unwilling aud.
isncss. Its, however, bat the rehearsal
Of IN old play in which Noses and his FOL-
lowers sstsd prominent parts. The children
Of Israel, under the guidenss Of heaven,
crossed tho furious waters Of the Red Sea.
The children Of the old world, attended by
she same unsrring guide, crossed the stormy
pillows Of the Atlantic. The former were
led out Of bondage and slavery 10 land
SLOWING with nilh and honsy''-th latter
are driven By tyranny and oppression TO
CLINE that knows no tyrants and aeknowl-
edges ne opprsssors. Our owa Gland Of the
free and home Of the brave" receives emf
granite from the old world with open arms
Invites them 10 partaks Of nations hos
pitality-and under the broad folds Of the
"stsr-spsnslsd banner" secures to them .
protection which the naughty autoerats Of
the old world dare mot question.
This exodus has caused cities and villages
TO spring up in the West with rapidity %
Astonishing ~ TO almost stagger belief. A
few years ego the human imaginstion could
never have pictured 90 wild phautasm,
and 70 have predicted such growth for the
West would have been primo (ae;s evidence
OF insanity. And now We TOO nay be called
insane for venturing prediction; bat have
We not right to judge the future BY the
passs And If 10 tell ~, 70 aati-progrsssivs
iogiss, what 10 to prevent our State from
numbering MILLION and Hal, Of inhsb-
itants in the next ton years? Behold the
position We now occuy ~ State, and that,
too, under the old Stage Coaeh system Of
FRrsx 4 WALkEs. II, then, the rapid in.
crease Of our population has been with on
y stage coach speed, tell rs, Sin the Names
Of al the gods ct once" how shall W ssti.
mate the rate O: increase with railroad
spesd2
Va railroad 10 to the inhabitants Of State
what the circulation Of blood j. 70 the hu-
man systsm-it keeps the whole machinery
alive and in working order. When tho Chi
eago and Rock Island Railroad shall have
been completed, . continuous line Of rosd
from the Mississippi river to tho Atlantic
ocean win be in operation. The smigrants
viii then avail themselves Of the advantages
arising from ehsap and rapid mode Of con-
vsyanee, and instead Of locating in The
older Western States which ore now more
easily accessible, they win move on towards
the fertile folds Of Iowa. The Anigh y
would never permit people 70 b cruelty
driven from their native hills without 6rst
providing . place for them. Heaven i
still wrapped in the same mantle Of charity
~ when from beneath its pondsross folds
Il hong ost The sssload BY day and the pill
lar Of IRE by night" to guide the children
Of Israel to the promised land. And il moi
the vast and extensive prairiss Of lowe H.
deed promised landa Mature; the prine>
Of husandmsn, has prepared its fertile
soil for the reception Of this modsrn1ehil.
drsn Of Israel. In . word, prsiries were
made for tho sons and daughters Of opprss.
sion. II il the land which, TO them, Slows
with milk and honey"
Il Iowa possesses elimate mild and salu.
brious. Is soil ID not surpassed for fertility
and richness BY any on the face of th.
earth. With thousands Of seFes Of fields
that have never been disturbed By the hand
0: the husbandnan, Rssdy for filling with.
out the aid Of tho axe or stump msehins.-
The cultivators OF the soil are not obligst
to devote fifteen or twenty years Of hard
labor in clearing aud putting their land il
. suitable condition for agricultural purpo.
sss. The hardy pioneer 10 not compelled
20 spend long years Of toll and suffering il
the wild, anbroksn wilderness ere be ear
reap the benefits Of HE labor. He has mol
10 dampsn his little farm with sweat drops,
before he can gather msagrs harvest q
preserve his wife and little ones from star.
walton. He need not seclnde himself among
Wild beasts Of the forests, and surrounded
BY none bat his own kindred, cultivate TIL
rocks and brentwood, that he may obtain
. eubsistsnce for himself and family. il
our midst tho industrious farmer can be
human and eivilissd, and not oaly live, bal
no can educate his children, lay aside Z
4 competence for rainy day, and learn, too,
that the world 10 not % dark and bsnightsd
- life in the wilderness has already forest
hin to believe.
These truths are beginning to be felt and
realised, and already the tide Of smissatiea
1 Il pouring into oar midst. Not only Do y,
receive aecessions from the old world, bul
the enssrprising East i sending among - I
s;sess that viii make our State 10 'sblossou
like the rose" They bring with then {
nerve more powerful than the eenjarss'l
magic wand, which, welded BY their skilfs
hand win build up cities and Villages viii
lightning speed. Once permit the shril
whistle Of the old "iron horss'' Be heard q
he bounds along the banks Of sss Aissis
sippi and Ne shall then receive a impetus
that win rapidly urge - forward 70 slutel