The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-09-26
St1le Of the Country.

Storms, in the political aud commercial atmosphere
clear away as rapidly in this country as sforms in the
elemental world. There are few or no traces Of the
tempest tha. swept over the land last year, wien a Pres.
ilent was to be elected, and there would have been a
similar calm. even If the result Of that election had been
different. Our successive troubles with foreign nations
have been settled very quietly, and We are now on good
terms with every nation Of the globe Our Kansas
troubles, that looked 50 threatening, are correcting them
selves, and it has not even been in Gov. Walkers power
to revive them, by his furious proclamation to the quiet
people of Lawrence, and his formidable array Of military
strength. There seems to be some reason to believe
that the Utah excitement will die out without any ex'
termination Of the evils of Mormonism, or even punish
ment Of the outragcs committed upon government Of
6cers. The late reports from Washington speak very
%tenlerly of Gov. Brigham Young, as if there were to be
no very severe measures adopted to punish him and his
confederate sanity offenders.
All over the country there is peace. and, what is
better still, all over the country there is prosperity and
plenty. Commerce is fourishing, manufactures are pros
pering, trade Of ali kinds Is prosperous, work is plenty,
wages are good, epidemic sickness is unknown, and we
are about housing the greatest grain crops ever known
in the country. The fears of ii commercial crisis, 90
anxiously made public by certain croakers in and ont Of
the press, have all vanished before this grand agricul
tural prospect, and now there are no doubts or fears ex
pressed, the only question being as to the amount of gu,
productions, and the extent TO which we will be able
10 supply, out of our own superabun1ance, the defcicn
cies Of foreign countries The fall commercial business
promises to be unusually brisk aud profitable our mer
chants look lively and confident; emigration from abroad
is increasing, aud consists of q better class than usual
the supplies Of gold from California continue abundant
the railroads every where are doing we'll there is no ex
cessive speculation in any department Of business, ane
there is a general feeling Of sober confidence in the fu
ture, which is a sure sign Of prosperity
The only danger is, that the continued and multiplied
blessings enjoyed by the people Of the United States
may lead to careles>nrs-, or to extravaeauce, or to excess
Of some kind. 1t is the part Of wisdom to avoid ex
tremes Of I'LL kinds, and the American people are 81
eminently practical, and so full Of common sense they
have hal so many hard lessons taught them by the in
diligence OF this very propensity to exsravagauce, tha
VIC venture to hope they will not presume upon thei
presen, good fortune, and run into extremes. Their
is every element Of solid, genuine and permanent pros
pcriiy in his country. The only danger ia, that our All
vantages may be abused; and that a disposition for over
speculation may lead Us into difficulties that will b
ruinous. We are happy to be able to say that we Sc
no signs of such a disposition AT present. -lPhiladelphi
Bulletin.