Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-17

to develope, from fertile coil, wealth
enough to supply the grain markets Of
hslfth world.
One quarter Of The population Of Iowa
is made up ofthis crude element, whose
bone and muscle 10 making our State
the pride Of the Union; and vet we feel
no undue effects from this unsssimila-
ted humanity. The American element
is surrounding and absorbing them
Our laws change their habits externai
", and our social influences breath INTO
them new feelings and nobier instincts,
and little by .irtle they loose the peculiar
ties Of their former condition, and be
come thoroughly Americas in thought,
babit,feelne, and action. Education and
Religion are the agents in this work
Of regeneration.
And how vast are the results -
With aworld beyond US, in the wilder
ness Of the west, TO people and cult
,ate, we must continue to draw people
from Europe by the excellence Of our
institutions, and we must plant these
people in the uncultivated West, while
we also draw from the older States
enough OF the American element to
mix with and infuse into this foreign
element, that Americanism, which will
unity and assimilate the aggregate
population, with the population Of the
rest Of the Union. How admi rably
adapted are our institutions to this glo'
rious work !! How readily do We per.
ccive the fruits Of this system in the
development Of the natural resources
Of the great West.
When we witness the bigoted as
saults Of Know Nothings and Rcpubli-
cans upon this foreign element we
cannot but reflect upon the ignorance
OF that bigotry, in not understanding,
that without this element the West
would be almost a barren waste. The
rude Hibernan, with his brogue and
his cunning railcry, is social bles'
sing beyond all estimation. Little by
little he loses his peculiar character,
while all this time in which he is be-
coming Americanised he is the right
arm o, tabor, and the very basis OF
western wealth. Those who despisc
him only see his imperfections, without
discovering his great usefulness. They
do not seem to understand that with
out him TO railroads would be construc'
ted across this State, no internal i'm
prov ements carried on, and no scrvan,
gills be procured for the help o
almost every citizen. lie and his chill
drcn are being absorbed and changed
into patriotic and useful Americans
and will be the foundation Of American
muscle, and nationa! wealth. So witt
the thoughtful plodding, argumenta
tive, and Industrious German. Wher
ever land is to be had there the Ger
man is ready to bare his brawny arms
for the work of agricultural production
With all his sturdy iniidelity, his aver
sion to American customs, his love o
the pipe and lager beer, he becomes
Amcricanlzcd aud absorbed after
few years; and during the process h
will have his rcbcllions against Sunda,
Laws and Liquor Laws, but gradual,
he also becomes absorbed. No maj
can look upon the workings of our in
stitutious without feelings of intense
admiration, and national pride. Edu
cation and morality are the leavenlne
powers freedom, wealth, commerce
power and glory, the fruits.
A letter received last evening from
Glenwood, Mills Co. says that Chpmal
is electct delegate to Congress from
Nebraska.
TEXAS L. S. SENAToRs.-Bv tn,
death Of senator Rusk, there are nov
two vacancies for L. $. Senator to b,
filed by the Legislature Just electet-
Gen Hustoon's term having expire,
on the 4th of March. We sec the ma
me of Major Ben. Collough mentione,