The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-08-01
rhe Crash and the Crisis i'm the west.

The Crash and the Crisis In the west.
The crash has arrived in good earnest throughout the
entire West In this city, in ST. Louis, in st. Paul. il
Dubuque, Muscatine, Davenport, Milwaukee, Rockford
Freeport Rock Island, Keokuk, and, in fact in every
city, town. and village throughout the entire Wes there
is crash-a most tremendous crash. But expected
for the wise of the East have predicted it for
long time But we are happy to say, the kinc
Of crash we Western people like. Hark! We hear tht
crash now Those twenty workmen are crashing away
the top of yonder building There there is another
crash!- softer and milder What is that? Oh, it il
the iron front in yonder building, which the busy work
have just set in its solid bed of stone and mortar
There again, upon our honor goes that mpudent crash
right along most public Streets in broad day
light but it is only the crash of about one hundred
teams laden with every imaginable article of merchan
disc, manufactures and building material. What an
awful crashing sound they make! Hark! We hea,
another crash away in the distance What that be!
Oh, it's only of the hundred and twenty five
trains of cars that arrive and depart daily to and from
Chicago Here again, we hear another crash. What
sharp, ugly scfeechng, crashing nose What crash
that be? We see it is of those abominable little
ugboats towing into the harbor one of the thousand
Lake vessels that bring to this city millions upon mil
lions of feet Of lumber each year and that other ndns
trious little fellow there that putting, spashing crash
ing and making such noise-that is tug too pulling
away at that large vessel that laden with wheat and
corn, and bound for Buffalo. y-o '@aa
Well we do not know what we will do for this crash
has had the impudence to stare in the face every
where in this city, and the great trouble s it is bet
ter anywhere in the West For if we start out on
Of the railroads. and think to get to quiet little
town, away off in the Interior it will be the thing
we fear. rs+s,,fs ..a.seaefs IS ~ fl.ou sEassasr
We will, at all events try it. We start-and the
first thing we know, we crashing and rumbling along
the railroad We arrive at destination and here,
ikeHse they crashing bodybuilding houses, ma
king fences &c. and farmers are crashing along the
roads, with their teams laden with grain It all crash
noise and bustle We stop day, but the impudent
crash continues. Well, we will take trip Is to Min,
nesota; that must be kind Of quiet State away of
there by itself We start and we crash along the rail-
road till we get to the Mississippi Now think we
will get rid of this abomnabe crash We will just step
on board that splendid steamer, and have such "niee
time" admirng the beautiful scenery along the river
for we know Mr. Crash will hardly venture SO far away
from his friends-the wise men of the East. Oh but
we mistaken for here he is on the boat Yes and
there he is at that town on the banks Of the river
We 60 little farther Here he is again Confound
the fellow. We find him at every point of any note.-
Arrived at St. Paul. and upon our word, he looks al
most large and just mpudent as he did in Chicago
and st. Louis. Well, we almost give it up; and our
candid opinion s that the only way prevent the great
crash in the West is for the Old States to keep their
boys and girls at homeland of your old men and
women too-because they will make noise, and behave
rude and naughty too when they get so far away from
must hit upon some plan to keep their people at home
for it is those folks from away down East and from the
Middle and Southern States that entirely the
of all this crashing ,f f., fse s,',. ss.-o
There is another thing we noticed in connection with
this abominable crash that is giving the wise men of
the East much concern at this tie and that s the
Criss-for he keeps company with Crash There is no
joke about the crisis for it surely has arrived in the
West The crisis has arrived in the West where thou
sands of the best citizens of the older States are making
their homes That, think, however, more Of crisis
for the East than the West sesg4 s 5isaisotas
The crisis has arrived in the West when the whole
country west Of the mountains is being run over with
work of railroads. and dotted with Cities towns and
villages. The crisis has arrived when the mighty West
can stand up and declare her strength and greatness
equal if not superior to any other section Of this vast
republic. s-e sgss tgat i 6ssgsf
Fear not, ye wise men Of the East. The West will
take care Of herself and spite Of your crisis and your
crash, will come out all right Chicago f. E. Register