New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-11
LETTER FROM A NEwsB0Y.
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SIR VIII YOU permit one who has o''eh q 't ' V'
Here's The MoRSISa TRIBrSE,' in the great '4'y
Of New.York. TO write youl | was newsboy IN your
eitv and for its benefit write, trusting YOU VIII give
this publicity if from no other consideration than lha'
was newsboy and sold TIE TRIBUNE. MI Van
Meter has brought out many OF the outeast poor
among whom are many Of the newsboyS. HE has
foupd them pleasant homes in the West. Tiger Is
living near Manchester. III. He has comfortable
home. and the newsboys in NewIork Will be glad TO
know that he has become peaceaby disposed.
"Dieher i living in the same neghborhood. " Hor.
ace Greeley" Indian Rubber" and Bloodsucker'
I've been told live near Springfield " Little EDDY
became unsa,isfed and understood, started back 10
New.York I am living with j. t. Springer, who re-
sides in this place, but has pleasant farm III the
country I could not ask for q better home or ioI
kinder treatment. The Western people all nave gOoa
homes and they do not know what It l. to want.
How different il was in Newly oTk! often thlnk OF
the poor people thcre-so many without bread ana
without clothes when there il much OF everything
here. Such comfortable homes j wonder II they
can believe il j could not. The West IA great
country Illinois this year Is almost one vast wheat
6eId Some farmers have sown as much as Thousand
ocres The fields are large one might easily ger
lot and walk for hours before finding his way out
The cattle are TO be seen by drovts, and almost run
Wild in the great corn-ields. Hogs are counted 10y
hundreds iLeard q man, few DAYS ago. ask an
other how many hundred hogs he had. Seven hundred
was the reply. W
We have fine rides here over the pranes. we
mou1t 40 horse and lOpe away through the fed-'
and haloo and wh0op louder than we dd n New ork'
when We were halooing, Here's the morning pa
pere" IL is no trouble here for industrious people To
get wealthy. few years ago gentleman came IRON
Ohio and commenced renting, as he had no means OF
his own except one-hOrse wagon. Last week ne
purchased the "Diamond-tiTove Farm, for which ne
maid hiyfv-ttco thousand dollars. The purchaser
name was |. Sibert. The Grove Farm contained 6+o
acres. and was owned by Col j. l.. McClenand:
Then there is chance here for poor Newsboys, and
here is one OF them that will be found pitching in.
Mr.. Greeley for one feared to come 10 the West.
was afraid that would do worse. But my fears have
all vanished; am more than satisfied. How many IN
New-York of the Newsboys but what think just a. l
did, but if YOU come here YOU will find have told the
truth The Westerners are haTd-working people.
They have no use for idlers; and persons who come
bther expecting employment will have to be- mdustr-
GUS or they will find no quarters. hint TO the
Newsboys who are DESTROYS OF coming VIII DC sum
cient.
A word as to my history and I'm through. was
born in GERMANY am Is years old. Arrived IN New
lolk accompanied by my mother, my father having
died at sea- in the year ls45. Soon after my arrival
nv mother was taken sick and died. l was leh a
poor friendess orphan. i commenced selling lhk
TRIBuNE; by which means gained scanty support.
have gone DAYS without bread and with little to wear
How different my situation now! And how different
would thousands be who are hOuseless and homeless
in New-Yo rk Were they favored with an opportunity
of coming to the West.
am gratefully respectfully friend, the Nevshoy,
s5rEseenrIe NJ Dec. a. 1855. CHARLES ULMAN.