The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-05-14
3NjSCCllaNCOUS.
The Exodus Of 1857.

The man who stays at home this sea-
son, says the Cleveland Herald, will be
the exception, for the people are l0couo-
Hvey mad. Westward. is the cry and
the rush has already commenced Not
from the older States, where the surplus
population are treading uDon cacb'others'
heels. but from the Eastern border of
the West itself, where broad acres arc
yet tenantless, and where nearest neigh
bors are half a mile of.
The st. Louis Democrat says that oT-
cry boat either from the Upper orI
Lower Mississippi, is crowded with cm-
igrants, two thirds of whom are bound
for Kansas A few days sincs a boat ar
rived at st. Louis from above, loaded TO
her entire capacity with emjgrants
from Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin,
rushing Kansas-ward
Hcreabouts the sound of preparation
is heard, and men, who, apparently. have
all that heart should wish, are "gcttinc
ready" to start Westward Some will
better their condition dollar-wise, but
many are sowing seeds which soon will
spring up in the shape of vain re-
grets that they did not let well enough
alone"
In Trumbull county, the Warren
Chronicle says, the young and middle
aged are raving under the influence Of
! Western Land Fever borrowing money
at 10 per cent, buying mp land warrants,
selling their homes, abandoning lucra-
tive situations. That paper says, "cyen
the old and grey-headed in some cases
give up their quiet comfortable homes
to launch upon the uncertain sea Of
speculation To the people of healthy,
happy, fertile Trumbull county, the
Chronicle administers sound advice, and
the same is as applicable to this mcrd.
ian That paper says:
us it because this vicinity is crowded
with inhabitants, that so many desire tC
q loavc2 Certainly not, for it is plain tha
it could sustain ten-fold its present pop
ulaton. tt has ample school facilities
e. forovory childwithin its borders; church
% es sufficient to accommodate every man
e woman and child who wish to avail
n themselves of religious privileges;
10 healthy climate, free from all prevailin,
S epidemics; and a soil whose productiv
s powers if properly developed, would b
sufficient to feed an army
r We are told that the West offers grca
n inducements to settlers We hear oi
i fortunes realized in year, Sc. But VIII
t tells Of the losses, Of broken health, oI
IS exposure, disease and death? Mono
b mot lisp even reaches us of the othe
'- side Of the story Those who are ther
l. look for the society Of their relative
1 and friends, and letters are sent home
e painting the West in all the gorgeou
is colors of the rainbow, and urging oti
ers to come and become rich, and happy
B7y-The impression is abroad that th
y- provisions Of the new Militia Law reiJ
y- yenate the corn stalk militia musters G
N other days. This is a mistake, as the ct
g, section of the act clearly shows.
a "That the militia thus enrolled shallt
ic subject to perform no active military DIT
le ty, save and except in case of war, inv
b. sion, or to prevent invasion, riot or insu
ze rection." e"
d. We are almost sorry that il does nj
rs revive the corn stalk doings, for thouG
er we are, by virtue Of being a member
he the "Old Scioto," exempt from militia
3k duty, there are those we wot Of we wou
n like to see under drill, besides, what fl
ap there would beou 'musterdayW and the
he too, the old race Of Colonels, Majors an
.r; Captains, have nearlyrun out, and som
e, thingshould bedone to fiji up the ranl
10" --- CircleuiHe Herald