Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-08-14

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working, mseh.aies and. llabeesrs, ssrvsnts
.naJaa@lsAtaall saA sals; iAaiyA stst
from infancy kasx . Aens, nor Of what con-
sistsd - ases1aly sonfsrts Of life, They
are bora II nAiftjrrAised in seryitals md
only sspirs to follow IN - footnArks Of
their iAtAsn Some, morsi.tsfiigsataes M
fortunate u. 1Aars unable 70 cast from their
neckks ths yoke that hears them "a the earth,
and few there are u thin vast multitude that
know Of the v~sstness, the fertility, the i'd
vantages, the frsedoa, Independence and
plenty of the West and why? The great
ones, including many Of the editorial fratsra-
ity, Of those great marts need serfs, and
must have. servants. 1t il for their interests
to keep nunbsrlsss poor d~epsndants, TIE:
more there be the greater the competition 10
labor, and the lower the prices th@efsr.
No, there poor povsrty-strieken masses
must b kspt in ignorance Of the ~unhoupded
facilities Of wealth that here await the
magic wand OF industry. Is there no hu-
iaanity, mo feelings for the Hiseries OF this
portion Of the great brotherhood? Certainly,
there are warm and susceptible hearts, but
th4e do not always consider. Much good
might be done by the philanthropist who
viii step forward, and with q voice that will
reach the most miserable, say 10 the stsrv-
ing thousands, 'there is bread in abundance,
and homes of plenty for all, away in the
fertile, the growing, the boantiful, the
beautiful wales, p~rairies, and groves of the
boundless lest. There is food enough for
all and to spare; there the stern hands Of
grasping landlords are not felt and the bur
thens of life are few and light. Hasten whilst
you may and secure independent aud happy
homes for yourself es and children"
Railroads are already completed to the
very borders Of our state and will soon with
its fiery breathing engines dash through the
interior and make the earth trenble under
OUR feet. Tell it ye statesmen, proclaim it
in the pulpit ye priests and teachers, mark
it upon the walls We rulers, publish it to ev-
cry human being We publishers who hold the
helm of knowledge, cry it in the streets ye
philanthropists, ard let all who hear it re-
peat the sound. Tell the poor, the homeless,
the unfortunate, the unhappy, and the starv-
ing, Of the unlimited bounty Of nature,
of the abundance and plenty Of this most
lovely and fertile region. Tell them that
here they may find labor that will repay
their toll; bare they may make plentiful and
happy homes, that here the best Of lands
arc free the air pure, the water CLAIR, the,
sun bright and the face Of nature joyful and
lovely. Here, farms are already cleared and
are covered with luxurious vegetation. How
many . soul would this news cheer, and
how many a heart would be glad, and swell
with gratitude to him who imparts the
means Of a temporal salvation to the dis
piritei AMI bowed down.
Brothers, raise your voices, that the poor
may come and be glad.