New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-09
THE WEST"-WHO SHOULD GO
THITHER.


Correspondence Of TIE N. Y. Tribune
IwoA CITY, Iowa, April l. 1851.
In giving few brief notes on the West, when so
many " faces thoughts are turned thnher,' 1t Is
proper to cor slider fret who should go. would say,
tbep-po more land spectators; there are already
too many They swarm the country, are its pest and
blight, inesrg i; as the frogs and other verm'n did
the land of Egypt They the dogs in the manger,
who neither enter in and cultivate themselves, nor
euffer those of limited Means who would be pro-
ducers, beneftting themselves and their country.
Men who have money to take West to speculate 10
land have NO business there. They can live else
where or employ their capital in many honorable
and useful kinds of business that afford ressons Die
rroft and benefit mankind without injunng any
one Mechanics generally, had better not go, unless
they have taste for farming yet oibers carpenters,
mlwriehts and masons, are needed, get good psy,
and would be blessing to the country.
Professional men generally hsd better not come,
uDe.s to be d. ofessoIs and scientific farmers. Toefe
s room here for all their ability 10 that business, but
there are enough lswyers, doctors, &c, already.
People pleasantly and comfortably situsted at the
East above the fear or danger OF present or future
need for themselves or their children, had better not
come. But people whose capital might bless the
world ar give good and return If employed in
building steam gfistmills and steam saw mils-are
needed and should come or send to this honorable
tOpay..
PEOPLE who love to work-love to be producers,
according TO the original design 10 " till the earth and
have plenty OF bread" 10 dress a garden and keep
it'-wbo delight In rearing and seeiog " cate on
thousand bills, sheep, &c.-who have small or nc
home. with l=rye and dependent or helping faniss,
vet who might soon have an ex,.llent farm, snd
shat should be dtarer still to every Amerc An h0me
OF his own for himself an poseriy-who at the East
may need even the staff Of life bnt cosld here have
bread and to spare"
No doubt this land was made at first for just this
cass of people, and Providence has kept II in
from the be ginning till now for tnose who need
and il feeling their need hunger after it; bat the
wealthy farmer tr other MAD, who else where hiss h's
abundance and more LAID than he actus]ly catve'es
apo improves with bis own hands. has no moral or
other right to buy up sbd hold untitled these asds, thus
keeping the needv and deserving ou', or driving
them far back Men who have not succeeded in other
caDipgs may honorsby retire to these lands and find
thst Joy the world can never give industrious people
are wanted; lone o her can ever hope T. succeed
Cord moral men are wsnted-n It the profane and in
tempers,e-but men worthy to found ana build up III
iufe States on the pursst and best principles.
Ano last, but not least, women should come noble
minded women, widowed women Win Children or
without-t0 such the Government gives the
same privileges as to men. Young, s'nels ~ouen
should come SO teachers-as domestic help-t0 be
be helpmeets for man-to light and cheer many a
dwelling and heart which now sadly feel aod show
their want and, above all TO exert their genial and Ok
atrg influence on the sterner seI-tp give polish
TO society and shed Their kindly influence on our homes
and cou muHity.
In the nsw Sts,es and Territories of the North West
there &c at eas, fifty thou and more men than women
while in the large cities Of the East, the female
population pIepoBderates to an equal degree. Nov
this is unnatural state of things and IL wrong the
equilibrium should be restored. Let Gov. Sade or
other friend Of humanity, take the young wo men
Of the East under his auspices and bring them on,
Our homes want them, and perhaps they may be
benefited in them.
Eveu Ill Eden were not perfect without woman
Nor can this almost Eden Of the West be till she
come. IOWA.