Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-15
For the polaware Ropubllean.

OskaLoosA, Iowa, SEPT. 10, 1857
Mr.. q W. VERNoN.-Dear Sir: Il was most
agresaby surprise ed In the reception by Yesterdays
mail, Of two copies of my old fayorile and fellow
citizen, the " Delaware Republican - The post.
mark aroused home thoughts, which the address 10
an unrecognized hand vainly strOvo to Danish. The
stripped.oh wrapper revealed the title aud improv.
ed Appearance 0f your welcome sheet, around which
cluster SO many recollectons Of happy bygnnes, und
Through the columns Of which we Ii No beeA went
in joy run, We think for tue ten years past, and
never, we assure you 70 lhOroughly and en- .eTly
than on this oacasion, and we call the wanderers
whose name Is Legion, to testify, ta the fearing,
hoping, Trembling rapncity, with wh,h the contents
OF home journal are absorbed by the mind OF TO-
yer, into whose hands by chance frehdly care, IL
may haye fallen With fear, surp.ise 10y and sOr-
| row, he reads through Marriage" ana "Doaths. a."
He then turns to the Local, hoping, yet fearing to
meet the name notice of some friond--nex with
sober thought and intense Interest," he abofs throuh
the lengthy leaders, pOnders the editorial
tees and puts, and smiles-hOugh not fully under-
standing, yet relying on hi Knowledge of the past.
for thoir orce-at the spicy reDindcrs an1 wincing
repartees, awakeI from his fund of interest rs he
turns his paper to find himself lar away aad not at
home with oil its surroundings, tho familiarity Of
his home paper had made him In feel, and with u
sigh, no turns TO tho advertisements they, moi more'
y the names Of those iAsnrtng them, hut the whole
description Of wares, taTes and rouedies, are
thoroughly and Interestingly read and so / assure
you Il has teen anu will be (uplcss IL come regul1r>
w with the numbers OF your srohon OF, and with
this tribute Of thanks yourself or tho kind friend
who ssnt them, and don't feel "gnorauce bliss in
this case. | will endeavor to hash up return Of
news from this, you would say Western stale but no
sir, here we still talk Of tue "fAr Vest AID lnlni>
ius and mon without families, harassed by tho iu-
roads Of emigIants and civilization, tho demUnstTa-
tions of progressive settlers and Railroad Contractors
with their levelling results, aud even the distant
smoke of the Iron-hnrse, are daily pulling up
stakes" aud "packing' across the Missouri 10 the
far frontiers of Kansas Nebraska and even Oregon
But guess they will have stay soon, els, cross
| Jordan, when they can have an eternity ovon in
accordance with their lives here, AMI then where
they'll "ptch" or what foes lhyl have to contend
with none can toll. But pardon this oGrnai dgteS.
| sion to which am prone.
"Iuwa as 1t Is Ia the title of u book written and
published ain our Stao which not to belle its little
should bo revised and enlarged annul ily yea, som>
annually, to keep pace with the vast changes and
| improvements taking place so rapidly his, thu
grenter than ApFian way any other thorough .aIe
lhat led from Rome. The City Capital all consum.
ing-market Of the cid world, 10 her vast provinces
American tlorough-lare or Isthmus over which all
communication, whether cereal. mech ,uical, animal,
mental, portal, material imtnateTal between the
Atlantic and Paciic borders, tho great consuming
and supplying Fast, and the still greater producing
and demanding Northwest.
Our State, located Ms It is With the Mississippi on
tho one hand and tho Missouri on tL Q other, with
their best failing landings nn tho border the
lakes and forests of Minnesota AID Ia be DIcotah
| the North. The mountains Of mineral ia Missouri
just little to the South, tho immenss grant Of land
suiheent Tor tho construction Of the four prncina
Railroads running parallel and alinoat cqui dstau
across it, from The Mississippi to Missouri three o
which is partially completed the vast praios an
liberal groves, the mi power tTeLms running Mort
and South the whole longth of tho s ate Tho eN
tensiyc coal he.ds, all within boundaries togetl
er with our admirable school system with It's rchl
landed endowment, backed aud supported by an
under tho management Oft oholc eanl intsiligsn
population, drawn from the workshops, Gsli
stores and schools, of the irst ca.s in tho Fast
consider has an attainable position before her, III
ala nF Ia8T -,
fore us, We defer description of her present for o.
next Yours, JEENS.