New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13
Aesu9lurk Daily Gribua,s
IOW4-THE ELECTION.


our Spring election has resulted IN an apparent
Democratic victory Most of our counties had 10
printed ballots and not over two thirds Of or vote
vas out. Washington County gave this Spring ssS
votes. Last Fall we cast 2,2C0 No wonder our
Republican msjor.ty ran down from $50 TO $50.
Yet We were never stronger tuan to-day. With no
very important oices to 6ll, with candidates TOO
supne to distribute tickets at home, il lie net
strange We were beaten.
Our new License law was everywhere (~hero
submitted 10 the votes Of couaties) defeated. Pre-
hibltion is cur choice. Ii Iowa, notwithstanding
you think that everybody is getting drunk who
is not getting rich Il believe you had IL every
body getting rich who isn't gtelng drunk. }
there is certainly better pubic spirit on the
subject of Temperance Than in any other place
or State | have seen. Our public hotels have no
open bars. No store grocery sells liquor publicly,
and cur groceries generally sell only IA thoee
who know the secret signs, grips and passwords.
The young and uudcbauchcd are thus measurably
protected. Old and hardened sinners may drink
more than eyer-probably do. THEY say that moro
is drank than formerly and certainly none know bet
ter than those who do the drinking. Such gather
around our cities and towns and settle in and around
those dens of vice that seem Ia be the inevitable
curse of dense population. But intemperanoe
not cur vice. During the progress OF our District
Court last week, saw but single ease land that Q
leading awyer) of inebriaton. find general ne
yiyal of the feeling on Temperance, and We mean To
turn back ir, m our State the coming Hood.
Spring immigration is once more fairly setting IN
upon us and in greater force than last year.
The closing Of land fh,es in Minnesota and our
own land sales, will draw thousands hitler. Then
our SOIL climate and position are certainly prefer
able to Miunesota or Wisconsin. Kansas Ia getting
- ksa ansl.a lr0
friend Of Freedom should rejoice to have lt 80. Let
peace continue until the squatfer builds bis cabin
and plants his corn, aud the settlers OF Kansas viii
give demonstration of Squatter Sovereignty httle
dreamed of south of MASON aud Dixon's line"
There is a force in this food OF immigration ~ ir-
resstible as the Mississippi at the % June rise"
Iowa now numbers 100000 souls. In 1850 we
had only 1900. Then eur assessment list was
SIS. OC0.O 600 Now Qast year, We count $l6O,.
COO, CO., II. g., in his letter from Iowa City, init
mates that cur prices of land are too high; do sot
A farmer here, on an improved farm, can htteu
beef raise horses feed hogs, grow wool, make but
ter cheese or mutton, at smaller outlay OF labor,
time and money, when placed in New-fork City,
than the average of farmers in the Empire State.
Yet your lands are worth from $25 tO $lb0 per
acre; ours from S. to $40. And we have this nd
yantsge-your land requires annually large o1thy
of fertilizers to keep il up ours only uilage' your
agricultural renovatOr is the guan0 islands; ours,
six inc hes below the surface of our soil.
With YOU one man can raise sir to ten acres Of
corn, producing from forty Ia fifty bushels per acre
With us one man with less labor culhvates twenty
to thrty-fve acres, producing from MY 70 eighty
busbels per acre. This without regard ~ other
farm work Our prairie costs at secondhand from
81 to 81 per acre. improvements cost us fonows,
viz: breaking the sod So per acres fencing and CABIN
ir,m 81 10 81 per acre, according "a amount
fenced, style of fence, &c.
Good improved farms are held at from $l2 TO $JS
and $40 per acre. only the best reaching tho higher
figures. A railroad will within six months be con-
pIeted 10 this town from the Mississippi, at Musca-
tine and Davenport. The other roads through or
State give abundant work to oil who like IL. Wages
Of ordinary laborers are 81 IS 10 81 so per day.
Mechanics get 81 Is Ia 81 co and W ~ per day.
Teachers, from $l2 to SIG per month IN Summer,
0adies). and from $l5 to $50 in Winter gentle
men). We lack no opportunities for progress OF
older States. We want no comforts, nor pine ior
luxuries OF Eastern cimes. Health, comfort intel-
lipence, wealth Of desrabe), and means OF useful
ness are within the reach OF all.
Our greatest pests are absent landlords, citizens
Of other States owning land here, or our own slti-
zens monopolzing Gods gifts-taking nealm Jro'"
the land, giring nothing back. IL Is hurtiui ",
and in the end not profitable to the speculator, -
Michigan Iowa and Illinois could testify. State
taxes and county taxes road taxes and bridge taxes,
faxes for schools and taxes for sch0ohOuses, are no
luxury TO the absent landowner.
But to the man Of moderate MEANS or him Of no
capital save All honest heart strong hands AMI sound
head. no land offers farer prospects than Iowa.
Here rest" the Indian might well say. An IN
rivaled wealth of fertility ready TO spring up INTO
bountful haryests, reward for all Intelligent labor
Our town is feeling the impulse VI the coming ears.
The county seat Of rich and populous county, tho
center of trade for good country, our population
and business are rapidly progressing. Washington
College is one of the permanent institutions, and our
churches are al progressing.
The times are pretty close, money having aii gone
up to the land sales. Spring backwards green grass
May flowers ard springing leaves give no inai-
kiss the Ips Of Summer. 9Th. Oldest inhabitAnt'
remembers no similar Spring. Our old crops are
about gone-no new ones yet, to plant or SOW.
Yours truly, ChAhLts r"sTS