Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-30
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An irzvsllss Who have told anything about ih
Americans sgrrs In describing the impulse iocomoto,
~ very strong In them whether .rcrbe this TO III,
fact Of their courty being ne~ that place s then
without those associations which give hold the at
fscsions In old eounteses Of memory family
trsdcn,or that the extraordinary activity Of the Ame
rican mind simply takes this form among others this cha
racterisc OF the American 10 very conspicuous
Whenever you see him he Il going the ground a.
fast he And whatever the motive be, whether
pcasars profit q 10 the In Europe he is pale
and brcaihle-. sghseer always In rapid transition
ghost pursuing him. nsaably sceumulating stages
a. his lie depended the total at the end Of the
week lie fever business into the tour and
reckoning up grand sights per in his mental ledger
he becomes capitalist in arches, waterfalls glaciers old
columns Roman smpithsatrc feuda castles, Romanst
relics lakes passes galleries. statues and Hotels Vile
In his country he thinks nothing OF packing up ali
his furniture goods chsels and household gods
children. aud setting on tomorrow morning for some
swamp 1000 miles OF, the Missouri Mississippi
where everything whatever, the rising OF the SUI,
you would think IRON the look OF the has take
place for the first time II believe accounts
that which than anything else binds the human
mind and the stationary le-the sight OF
creation your abors aud their success-does the
American settler he stays ill be has converted the swamp
the iost into fruitful field and then, leaving his eld
boy his baf OF with his wagonoad again
place distant from his last home his last home
from the preceding TO the battle with nature
TO cut down aud build up and create fresh world OF cu
Il is no. wonderful then revolution in America takes
the spirit people and derives
colour from their peculiar characetistics and turn
Of mind Revolutions have taken place countries
by plotting simply in Others by lighting simply in Amer
lea they take place primarily aud the hst step OF all
by immigration. Kansas has been the field which the
great political conflict which is tearing the United
States sunder nutured and attained its growth We
corrected At the time by some OF our American
tempora, tor taking much notice OF snc attaching
much Importance the conflict ia Kansas but have
proved that right aud that serious
Rational contest brewing IN that local Storm Hos
then the struggle in Kansas conducted and
which has been employed by both sides
Free State an the Slave State party alike, attain
their respective ends, lnm grafton. Bands after baud.
oil patsas both sides have lett their homes in the
neighhoufing Ststcs and In distant States be
settlers ia Kansas In order that settlers the
Territory they might exert influence its destiny
aud give their and interest either to that side which
for making Slave State that side which for
meking Free State Nor has this been done by
vidual impulse only, but by system Immigration has
been regularly organized throughout part of the
Uon subscription lists have been opened tor the purpose
of assisting settlers to go to Kansas and these subcrp
toas have been advertised in the papers and the wo has
been conducted with all the Publicity aud all machine.
~ of an electoueering contest In some States
the themselves have voted grants of money
Nov, in this country there would have been the
greatest difficulty in carrying contest by such machine
tits because the temper Of population is statona-
nv, aud the village abourer sticks obstinate his
parish; change of place is odious to him, and in nine
OF ten he would not be persuaded To suffer
lation from Upper wick TO lower Wick, from Great
Thorpe Little Thorpe though the fate of nations dcpen-
ded upon it, But in America where half the population
be indifferent whether they sleep next week a
thousand miles west thousand miles east OF the ONO
such machinery OF party succeed and mum
bers respond 20 the Invitation. la this the American
restI,,es il turned TO account nv the leaders of the
great parties in the Republic; the Yankees Indifference to
the ties OF place is enlisted auxiliary in the struggle
aud converted into political weapon. Nature says the
poet has horns TO and hoois horses; the
Yankee she has given the impulse to locomotion. lie
this natural weapon he would rife fight his
party contests with Shall Kansas be Free a Slave
Srse' That is the question, and it will be decided by
the fact which party Hills it Both sides then imrne.
diaey appeal To the mmigrang spirit in the population
which they use exactly military commander would
thr peculiar bodily gifts al population, the popular
skill in the use of any particular weapon. lmmgrate,
iulnigrate the word Playeards advertisements sub
scrptlon lists invite the settler aud promise him lift
Free State settlers for Kansas Slave State settlers for Kan
s Slave State settlers for Kansas, here your tick
set; apply such office" Both sides marshall their
settlers eecuonerers do their IL il the
Kansas settler has something else do besides tug hi
land when he gets there; ne has handle his rifle his
vot- will not be worth much without this argument to
back IL up But the settler fast the instrument
Ia the contest and prccedcs the soldier Such machine
Tor conducting great political and religious
be called awkward and cumbrous II reminds rather
OF the series Of which soolhes the childish
mint by it, lengthy and potracted consecutvenes,
which last ends in the house that Jack built But il
il Is aSkwaTd il is at the time primitive, and de-
the credit OF originality 1t brings undoubtedly the
genuine characteristics OF the American mind into the
and the European politician will be disposed feel
at r-t some snrpe at such very rude method of patty
warfare, aud 10 excl4m with Dugli Dalgetiy, Bows
arrows again boss and auows!" he will how
naturally follows from and agrees with existing
population
NEw YoRK ALDERMAN SoLD-on Friday a rather
poor looking couple entered the Mayors Office and asked
for the Mayor, saving that they desired married nut
that iunconary not to be found he having
There being other magistrate in the neighborhood Al
dermau Briggs, the Herald states it, married the par.
ties aud received foe his services dollar In the
huberancc Ut his good nature the Alderman invited
croWd in attendance to take drink at his expense and
all very readily complied, but producing the dollar he
had received tor the marriage ceremony pronOunc
ed counterfeit, The Alderman was Of course, compelled
10 for the liquor ia good money aud his only compen
sauon wns IN having done good actou.
CuKAr CRY Pa1Srrxo.-The newspaper proprietor. of
San francisco mlst be liberal aud patriotic The
civ printing having been let the bidder TN.
Town Talk sent in it, proposal DO all the city printing
iof three months for dollar. The Daily Globe offered
To do all the city printing Tor three months
cents The Common Council, DESTROYS of giving each Of
the Journals share OF the city pap divided it between
them This action Of the Common Council the Globe bit
terly complains Of 1t thinks ought to have had the
whole job when its proposal seventy i've per cent
lower than its competitor.
DoSALD MCKAY EsQ-This king of ship builders called
meeting OF his creditors Thursday in Boston, in con
sequence Of having pay once large amount the re-
suit OF an award against him in England where lac has
very largely in connection with those Who purchased Darts
OF his ships The Boston Traveller the PRINCIPAL
itors ~ho assembled in obedience Mr. McKays REQUEST
are OF opinion that his abundant and his propr.
~ u n such condition that short time viii e re-
qircd to iqndate all his liabilities leaving him ample
means to continue business.
sHocKIsG ELoPKHEST-A gentleman from sherbourne
the northeast part Of the town. eoped or ten DAYS
ago with his niece, Harriet and rGnosed the country
The old sinner about IS years Of age aud had vii,
and SIX children The deluded companion Of he light il
the elid OF his own brother and is but years old 81,
v"s hvng at the time in the family Of respectable neigh
Dor, by whom she was much esteemed-Norreh Report
THF VALUE oT OSE VoTE.-One vote in the United
States annexed Texas to the United States. Mr. Hanne
gan o. Indians cast that vote One vote in the Iudaur
Legislature elected NJ Hannegan his place IN the Sen
ate That by Madison Marsh OF stauiiiot
county Mr.. Marsh, chosen to the Legislature o
Indiana by vote