The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-24
10 ihs ws.,, ra De Wes,. |.

While looking over our Eastern ex-
changes, CUR attention is called 70 the ne
aaent notices relative to the fever which
has taken hold of the people for emigrst-
ing to the West, since the financial panic
in the commercial world of the East, has
created snch rattling among the dry
bones. We are not at all surprised at
seeing these paragraphs, as we have long
since come to the conclusion in our minds,
that our own free West is the land OF
promise. which our Eastern and Northern
friends look upon as the only place o. re.
fuge, where opportunities are aiiorded
them of recupersting from the disastsrous
effects produced from the present pressure
in the monetary market OF tAs Est
which has SO grieyously operated aszizsst
their present as well as future prospects IN
life. We cannot wonder at the people cf
the East becoming dissatisfied and rest
less, when they look at the financial re-
vulsions and misfortunes which the fall
ures of their banks and business men have
created: that they should lock with long
ing ewes to the West, which has stood so
firmly amid all the monetary crashes
which have taken place, is not surprising
to us. We do not pretend TO deny that
we have had few failures in the West
ern States since the Eastern panic com
meneed, but that they amount to anything
serious, we certainly do deny. as tho sta
tistics of the failures in the country for
the week ending the 10Th inst. viii prove
to the satisfaction of every reasonable
business man, that we are correct IN max
ing the foregoing assertion, there being
but one or two failures in Iowa. none IN
st. Louis and only one in Chicago.
These undeniable facts are well known
to the public, hence the reason why the
people of the East are looking so anxious
ly to the West as the only reliable part OF
the country where they can build up their
future homes and make ample provisions
for their children. Since the crisis OF at
fairs have become so alarming in the East,
hundreds of families, who have never
dreamed of seeking their fortunes in the
GGreat West" are now turning their uI-
divided attention to it; and well they
NAV, as there is no telling what the end
Of the beginning may result in. 1t IS for
the purpose of avoiding the danger which
threatens them, that they are SO anxious
to leave their old homesteads and settle
down upon our broad and rolling prair;es,
| where they know there is
"Ho.ne for all honest labor"
An Eastern exchange tells US that the
mania for coming West prevails chiefly
among this class of society, hundreds OF
whom have suffered from the failures and
suspensions of the past month. 1t Is this
class of our Eastern brethren, who. by
their industry, had raked and scraped to-
eether small amounts Of money and de-
nosited for safe keeping in banks which
| have "gone ups that suffer the most.
This being the case, which no ons VIII
pretend to dispute, there is nothing. re-
markabIe in the fact that they should look
to the West as the country for the poor
man. who is willing to work for an honest
I living. We say to our brethren Of the
East, pull up your stakes and start west
we have plenty OF room for all who wish
to come. We may have few failures,
but we can assure our Eastern friends that
thew amount 70 small @row OF plns."--
Our march is onward and we have no fear
for the future; SO come to the West. where
YOU can always make living, We care
not how tight the times may be.-Da-
buque Tribune.