The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-21
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Effects OF the Pressure EaStnnd
Wess.

West.
We have clipped from our exchanges nu-
merous paragraphs indicating tie effect Of
the hard times upon the people Of the East.
Il viii be seen that there hundreds Of thou
sands Of mechanics and laborers are thrown
out Of employ ment, and with nothing in the
world to depend upon for living for them
selves ane families but the proceeds Of their
labor, are reduced to abiect want. Without
means to pay rents or to purchase food and
clothing, with n severe winter Just upon
them, hopeless diatress and starvation stares
them In the face. Tens Of thousands of
those IN moderate circumstances, who carry
on n fair business, are compelled to suspend
operations, sacrifice their stock on hand, and
dispose Of ihcir property at ruineus sacri.
ices to meet their debts and defrav their
expenses While even the wealthy. who
carry on an extensive business, either rs
manufacturers or merchants. are all break
ing up, and not one half have the slightest
chance OF escaping hopeless bankruptcy.
While almost universal ruin. and general
distress amongst the poorer classes for lack
Of food and clothing prevails in the East,
we Of the West simply realize depreciation
OF inflated prices, arrangement Of basi-
ness. and temporary blocking OF the Wheels
OF the car Of prosperity, which was bearing
Us all on with railroad speed 10 bounaless
wealth.
Suffering, then, 50 lightly compared with
the people Of the East, or rather suffering
not ut all, il i'll becomes as to indulge in
unmsuly groapings and mnrmurings over
the hard times. There IL no necessity for
Suffering from cold or hunger, and there will
be ne such suffering in the West in conse-
qnenee o. the pressure. Aud although bnsj.
hess Is generally derangcd, We venture to
say that there II not one man in five hundred
10 Iowa who is not better OF to .day than he
was two years ago. Then lie. us not com
PLAN, nor make hard times an excuse for
Withholding from every man his lust daes.
eat LEI each one attend to his own affairs
win increased energy, economist his ex.
penses- and pursue the even tenor Of his
way with cheerful confidence in the good
time coming.
Ana 70 peering into the future, let us all
remember that every financial conyulsion in
this country has been followed by nm i'm.
mense emigration from the East to tho
West, aud that oil the circumstances of the
times DOW combine TO assure US of much
larger Immigration resulting from the pros
ent pressure than has ever been known IN
the history Of the Unisel States. The wi1s
i Nest viii realize a vast Increase Of wealth
and population, and thus enlarge AMI
strengthen toe Populations Of her prosperity
upon the general calamity which has over.
wheimea the country in temporary distress
lrffcf % TmY Ckisys.-The pemberton
Aiiis. ~ lawrence, IRE already closing q,
lhalf wolk, and 3ischarging their help. 4
Lawrence paper says that there hive beer
fuW9fs upon Tire street III regard 10 The stot
f&~ at the Bag State aud Atlantic Mills, hlI
there = iaas isr no Indication that sacl !
calamNg ~ - befall the city. The stoppag.
Y these mli's waald fgyo've III want and Dis
tFass very lArge number Of operatives, and
those who depend upon their earnings 10,
taeif daily bread. Al Taunton. the tack fac
tory Of slr. Lnye;l Morse, aud the Taunton
iacs l9ilipansfs factory. have suspended on
efhsions, Us has also The tack factory on \
Rhodes 4 Son, NJ bighton. About sixty
hAhas haye been discharged from the works
q me Taunton Locomotive Conpany, tFair.
banks and those remaining are uut upon