The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-06-20
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We clip ihs following sensible adviee =
persons coming West from tho Cambridge,
MASSEY Chronicle, and if followed out 70
the letter, einigrants need have no fears but
they can in every particular more than re-
alise their brightest expectations. It also
contsins lesson Tor the farmers already
among us.
eve are not surprised that the broad
lands and rising cities Of the West continue
TO attract emigrants. Some OF the most
enterprising and capable Of the young men
Of Cambridge have already gone, while
others are preparing to go the present sea-
son to different localities in that Lad OF
promise. Westward westward with an
Impetus even stronger than at any formrer
period, the great tide Of emigration flows.
1t is certainly not without regret that we
e see our friends leaving US, though that re-
greet is softened by the conviction that they
j will improve their condition: and that the
moral qualities and business energies which
we seem to lose are only transferred to
s another field, where they viii be more SEN
sibly felt in developing the resources and
and promoting the welfare of our common
country. New England has thus become
the graduating school Of the West, and Of
the country; for what part Of the broad
territory oil the United States does not point
to its New England born and bred for speci-
mems Of its energy, its talent and its worth
eyes, let them go-it is their mission,
and their privilege. They take with them
!, our best wishes aad our fraternal remem-
brance. In these days of steam and cleo
tricitv, though thousands of miles away
they will not be forgotten. We can extend
q long hand to them over the great rivers
and greet them in their career Of usefulness
and their onward progress to wealth. Let
them 60; and let more go with them. Ad-
venturous, energetic, self denying, and self
relying, they are the right spirits to found
our new States. They take with them the
best of our institutions and the best Of our
new ideas. Leaving prejudice and influence
behind, they plant these in the rich soil OF
new states, and they come forth rapidly ia
better and fairer frultage than they ever at
tanned here.
ssThere is one Substitution" which we
pray they may leave behind them-not for
our benefit, but for theirs and the countrv's
the Yankee Constitution Of ''specutafing.''
Let the young men who go West: go not to
grow suddenly rich, but to improve the fer
tile lands whose broad acres invite their
occupancy, and thus become producers. This
is the class Of men most wanted. and the
cIass--mark our words-who will be most
honored in the next generation. Ii they
have learning and taste, SO much the better.
There is no better field for u man OF liberal
education than the corn-held; and whoever
has the talents for the occupation OF farm
ing-the bone and MUSCLES fool for
entering a profession or lmpr1soning himself
behind the counter: unless indeed, mental
organization Indicate some other employ
ment, as is not generally the case.
s.New England is over-crowded with
trades and professions. An impression
now, happily, passing of from many minds
that farming is vulgar, has for some years
past filed our cities with young men from
the country, aspiring to calling above the
noble one to which they We're born and bred
swelling the ranks of shabby gentility;
running the trades by over-crowding theui
and bringing :shard times'' and distress
upon the country by diminishing the num-
Der of producers. This is the miserable
condition in which we are now. Nearly
every trade Involves slavery of application
vigilance and care, enough to blast all the
enjoyments Of lie.
.s,Iwo results follow the insane rush to
the trades--ruinous composition IN srade
and ruinous monopoly in the products OF
the soil. IL there we,e moe producers:
that monopoly would not be so easy; If
there was less competition in trade, the
temptation to monopoly would be less. As
things are the tradesmeu. and especially The
working men of cities, are slaves. IL takes
all they can earn to live: for everything
required to feed the body-the mud has
often to 20 unfed-sells at enormous prices,
while wages are prevented from rls,og in
proportion to the competition of which We
have spoken. -
ssThere is one efrectual remedy, then, for
the hard times, and we think but this one
agricultural production. The country is
insane till it opens its ewes to this truth
Young raen of New England! have the
sense to go West and be farmers, not starve
your souls aud wear out your bodies in the
vexatious strife, the debasing struggle for
appearances and poor living in the eastern
cities.