American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-11
The IVestward EaodUs.-A Cleavland
)hlo, paper has tie following:

IAe Westward Eaod~s.-A Cleavland
Ohio, paper has tie following:
The man who stays at home this sea-
son will be the exception, for the peo-
pie arc I0c0mOtire'y mad. Westward!
is the cry and tho rush has al,eadv
commenced. Not from the olders State.
where the surplus population arc tread.
ing upon each Others heels, but from
the Eastern border of lhe West itself
where broad acres are yot tenantlcss,
and wherc nearest ncighhors are half "a
mile off,
Heteabouts the sound Of preparation
Is heard, aud men, who, apparently.
have all that hearts should wish, are
"ge,ting ready" To start Westward
Some will better their condition dollar.
wise, but many are sowing seed which
will sp'ing up in the shape of vain re.
grets that they did not "let well enough
alone"
The St. Louis papers, too. state that
every boat, either from the Upper or
Lower Mississippi is crowded with en-
igrants, two thirds Of whom are bound
for Kansas. A few days since a boat
arrived at st. Louis from above, loaded
TO her entire capacity with emigranis
from Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin,
rushing Kansas ward.
In Trumbull county Ohio, also, the
Warren Chronicle says, the young and
mlddle.aged are raving under tho inRu-
enco of Western Land Fever: borrow.
ing money at 10 per cent, buying up
land warrants, selling their homes, abati-
doulng lucrative situations. even the
old grey headed, in some cases give up
the quiet comfortable homes," to lannch
upon the uncertain sea of speculation.
That paper says: ...
Is it because this vicinity is crowded
with inhabitants, that so many desire TO
ieavel Certainly not, for it is plain
that ii could sustain ,cnfDId its present
population. 1t has ample school facil-
tiles for every child within its borders;
churches sufficient to accommodate ev.
cry man, woman, and child, who wish
to avail themselves Of religious privile-
ges; healthy climate, free from all pre-.
vailing epide emics; and soil whose pro-
ductlve powers properly developed,
would DO sufficient TO feed an army.
We are told that the Yves, offers great
pecuniary inducements TO settlers. We
hoar OF fortunes realized in year, &c.
But who tells Of the losses, Of broken
health, Of exposure, disease and death!
None; not a lisp even reaches us, of tho
other side Of the story. Those who aro
there, long for he society of relatives
and friends, ahd letters are sent home;
painting the West in all Tho gorgeous
colors OF tho rainbow, and urging Others
to come and become rich, and happy.
a Scotch Journal says, "a large mce-
ting III connection with the oUni,cdking.
dom Alliance was held in Glaswow last
week at which resolution was unap.
mous'y adopted IN favor Of the introduc.
ton OF tho Maine liquor law into that
country.
John Hames, n man t3l years old, is
now living III Murray Co., Grorgia.---
Ito migt atod 80 South Carolina from
his homo IN Virginia over hondrcd
years ago; vas with Gates ut Camden,
aud with Morgan at Cowpcus.
1t is stated that no less than ono
thousand pGrsUDs woro Ihrnwu out ur
employment hY the buruing ufthr h,s,
irfy mills at FunkIir, r. 1t.