The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
" Westward BO -

clip the following sensible advice to persons coming
West from the Cambridge Chronicle, and if followed
to the letter. emgrans need have fears, but they
can in every particular more than realize their
brightest expectations 1t also contains lesson for the
farmers already coming among US.
"We are not surprised that the broad lands and
rising cities of the West continue to attract emigrans
Some of the most enteprsng and capable of the young
Of Cambridge have already gone, while others
preparing 60 the present different localities
in that land of promise. Westward-westward-
impetus stronger than any former period the
great tide of emigration flows 1t is certainly not with
out regret that friends leaving u.s. though
that regret is softened by the conviction that
ths 1ora qualities and business energies which we seem
to lose only sensiby felt in developing the
resources 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 of the United States does not
point its New England born and bred for specimens Of
its energy, its talent and its worth ?"
eyes, let them go-it is their mission and their privi-
lege They take with them best wishes and our fra
terna remembrance In these days of steam and cleo.
tcty though thousands Of miles away, they will not be
forgotten We extend long hand to them over the
great and greet them their of usefulness
and their onward progress to wealth. Let them 20 and
let 60 with them Adventurous, energetic, self
relying, they the right spirits found our new
States They take with them the best of our institutions
and the best Of our ideas Leaving prejudice and
influence bshnd they plant these in the rich soil of
States and they come forth rapidly to better and fer
fruitage than they attained here.
There is one 4" Constitution" which we pray they
may leave behind them-not for our benefit, but for
theirs and the couutrys-the Yankee 'institution Of
" speculating" Let the young men who 60 West, 60
not to grow suddenly ch but improve the fertile lands
whose broad invite their occupancy and thus be-
producers. This is the class Of men most wanted
and the class-mark our words-who will be most hon
ored in the next generation. If they have learning and
taste, much the better There is better field for
of liberal education than the corn field !; and
whoever has the talents for the occupation of farming
or imprisonng himself behind the counter unless in
deed, mental organization indicate other employ
ment, as is not generally the case.
i" New England is over-crowded with trades and pro
fessions. An impression-now, happily, passing Of
from many minds-that farming vulgar has for
years past filed our cities with young men from th'
country, aspiring to calling above the noble one t
which they were born and bred-swelling the ranks
shabby gentlity running the trades by overcrowdin(
them and bringing "hard times and distress upon th
country by diminishing the number Of producers. Th'
is the miserable condition in which we Nearly
every trade involves slavery Of application, vigilance
and care enough blast all the enjoyments of life
1.-TWO results follow the insane rush to the trades
ruinous competition in trade and runous monopoly
the products of the soil If there were producer
that monopoly would not be easy if there less com
petition in trade the temptation to monopoly would b
less As things are, the tradesmen and especially h'
workngmen Of cities, are slaves. Il takes all they
to live; for everything required to feed the BODY
the mind has often to go unfed-sels At enormous
prices, while wages prevented from rising in proper
ton to the competition Of which We have spoken.
There is one efectual remedy, then, for the hart
times and think but this one-agricultural produc
ton The country is insane till it opens it eyes to th
truth Young men Of New England have the sens