The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-30


hdBass from the east ., the ~est OF the Mis-
sksippi, lan,ed thsm on The sources Of the
AskaDsss and sbe southern bsapcaee OF the
Mis- ouii. and prov ded them With schools. mis-
sionaiies, deIds, and money; msreniog beyond
them, be has invaded the ories OF tho 5ae5 aud
Puxe-, and pitched bis camp In the hunting lanes
Of the Sony; the scouts OF bis f"rrss have pene-
Hated the fields Of The Pottawotomlrs and the an
IA, and bis arnns OF emigran's Following IN snelr
track, has rosred to the Paciic, established itself
AoI Q, and Open.d q Instant communication be-
- cen it and the Atlantic. he has brought his
CONNIE rril marioe to the sscm d, snd nearly To the
first ~ NIX 10 tue world; he has made bis country
tbe principal cotton and q perm lament corn grow
ing STATE; be has covered IL with q network II
lrllways; he has founded manufacturing power,
which begins TO conf etc with the wealthy and skill
ful esta bls hments Of Europe; he has discovered
bsunfkss fields Of coal and iron, of nd and cOppsr,
and has possessed himself OF rieh tracts OF gold,
which enable him ~ Open and use them all; be bas
hcsea, ed his family skiold, and his ennual iocome
6f,es mold. and fsds few panpes bis estates ex-
spt thoee rent In by less fortunate landlords; ne
has bui houses and barns and planted at orc Mazda
and kh com fields Or bis family, and has founded
schools am educatei teachers fur his children.
What Sonder that be feels little pride and moro
cor ceit
These fruits, no viewer. though great, are entirely
material; and II the energy of free and vigorous
people il to end ia moreS getting and the sorsbip
Of hammon,--if fcvered struggle 10 business
sfy In to be the object OF t,e young mens ife and
the reputation Of wealth their ambiten,- arts are
pursuits chasten SOCIAL life better would it be for
them when thee more fields TO be subduo and
Whep ups mplo, ed bands shall be ST. etched out for
bread, that they had never risen fro the cradle Of
their olitital infancy. In the rapidtv OF fheir do
ven,pent mt The Americana oave had lit Ie time for
che a,efabs idleDess Of European 80 sty. Every
nans shoulder has b. en- wanted at the wheel ofths
SOCIAL car. But NV wealth. cultivation. travel,
sYC the Leisure afford BY emigrant abpr are pro-
1ucisg higher results than material prosperity.
The pos e. sos OF money are learning to love the
country and its healthy pursuits. Literature has
herome profession, AID authors are Well pad.
transatlantic sen pt0rs have attained European
npuia'i0D and efforts In the kindred branch OF the
hre arts are favorably known Architects flourish
emoDg them, and have plenty to do. The national
government gives liberal though not always judi
eSous aid 50 scientific research, aud publishes the
results of expeditions undertaken by its directions
N this way the labors OF Fremont, Stansbnry,
Wilkes, Owen, Many, Foster, Andre VI, and Sabine
have hten given TO the warId. The Smithso0iAn
Ins tuition, founded at Washington on the liberal
Request of an En9hshmaD, 10 laying broad founda-
tion fer future usefulness. The generosity OF the
late hr. Astor cave 10 Nav York the most literally
endowed pubic library in the world, which, in ths
C,urse Of half ddz+ yea s, has collected together
nearly hundred thousand volumes. An emir ent
American Gentleman, connected WITH the first COM
nercial house Of Europe and the world aud uniger.
sally respected for his Intelligence and worth, naS
sounded similar institution 10 Boston. Another
vell-known American merchant IN London has been
equally lbe al TO his native town 10 Massachusetts.
In all the markets In Europe, the Americans are
the great buyers u scarce books, by means Of an
agency maintained in LONDON BY the smithsonian
Institution and by private collectors and directed
hy gentleman who is always on the lookout to
gecul Q "raritiean far his c0untrymeh.
1t cannot be doubted that, 7en,atile % they are,
the will soon give the same attention TO art which
they now give to more soid but less graceful mat
tiers. The incorporation into the community OK 90
hrge an amount Of emigration from continental
sities, educated in the arts Of design, and con-
trbutnR by the pencil and the cbse to the national
hive Of show, Will hasten such result. When,
b no very distant day, the p.siries Of the lake
esuDfry and the valley Of the Mississippi shall be
leoplej with ffsy millions, gathered from all ma
b Engish traditions; wen the slopes Of the Allie
gbanies and the Green Mountains shall be covered
with sheep, and their valleys filed With the best
bred stock; when the plains OF the South stall be
entirely devoted to the production Of cotton (et Us
hope without the curse of slavery; when the
higher and more delicate branches Of manufactures
shall have taken root in Msssachusetts, aud the
Deohalica arts found firmer stay IN Pennsylvania;
when the white man shall have driven the buffalo
from The fields which each setting sun shadows
with the peaks Of the Rocky Mountains; when cities
shall fringe the Pacific, towns line the banks Of the
Oregon, and farms dot the surface Of California and
The valley Of the Willamette; when skull snail have
spbdued thu mineral wealth Of Lake Superior; wnen
commerce shall whiteo every lake ard ascend every
nver OF the country an shall carry IT'S productions
TO every cline; WIN railroads shall unite the
Atlantic with the Pacific, and bring every part Of
this vast patton into close contact with each other;
When Opulen shall have given o home to art 10
their cities, aud literature sasn have created the
tradiii rs which they lack-what spectacle may
they not present to the world, If, despising the
alIurements Of ambition, and dsregarding the
erroneous advice Of interested leaders, they are
content to reap the rewards Of their peaceful In
dustry ard TO enjoy the blessings which Providence
places within their reach