The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-12
The Rush wssswsrd-Ths Frss about Is--
The Result.

1he 1esuls.
The constant and immense emigration
from the older States, East, North and
South, for the last few years, seems final
" to have awakened great alarm in the
minds of the guardians on the watchtow-
ers of their countFy's best interests, and
forthwith the cry of bankruptcy and star
vation in the West has been sounded and
re-echoed throughout the length and
breadth of the Union, from ocean to river
and from riverto ocean, from the rostrum,
pulpit and editorial pen. The public
have been warned that the people Of the
West are starving, their lands fail to pro-
duce, their stock freeze In the winter;
their cities aud towns are becoming de-
serted and dilapidated; their lands arc
up to extravagant prices to the ruin and
bankruptcy of those who have invested in
lands or town lots. That the country is
in every way overdone and must inevita-
bly, engulph in whirlpool of ruin all who
are concerned with Western interest Pc
cuniarily.
Now, let us lock little deeper into
this matter and enquire into the cause of
III gls It hue and cry against "goipg West"
what are the arguments against the cf1nge
of domicil from East TO West, who are
the. "scare crow" parties, and what their
object.
The newspaper press complains that
the Eastern States are becoming depopu-
lated; that the high price of their lands
are thus being deprecated; that manu-
factures are declining; that the price of
labor is advancing; and that in fact their
most intelligent, skillful and industrious
population is thus being drawn of.
Now, the case is q plain one to us; all
the real and tangible objections seem to be
simply, view to the good and prosperity
of the country from whence emigrants
are removing, whilst little is cared for the
good, the welfare, or advancement OF
those whom they would deter from bet
tering their conditions. Capitalists and
manufacturers wish to profit by their
labor; merchants and tradesmen wish to
keep them for customers and consumers.
Ministers require them to swell their con-
gregations and contributions, and editors
must have subscribers at home for their
papers and patronage for their advertising
columns. This, then, is the real cause Of
all the great bugbear stories OF starvation,
bankruptcy and ruin that has Of late been
reverberated all over the country.
The truth in regard to the West is
quickly told. The prairie country was
never in so fourishing, SO healthful, so
prosperous a condition as at this moment.
The hue and cry of interested parties
against migrations here have been heard,
laughed at, forgotten. Towns and cities
are rapidly being reared, and wide agri-
cultural districts are being opened. Man.
ufactures and commerce are increasing to
an extent that surpasses belief. Men OF
energy, sense, discretion and good judg-
ment, have not been effected by the great
noise against the West; but have invested
their monies, whilst the poor and laboring
have spent their strength; and the result
is vast trade; populous and busy cities
and villages; numerous herds of stock and
crops of grain and vegetables. far surpass-
ing that of any previous year since the
settlement of the country. We have lived
in this far western land now about ten
years in which we have felt the discomfort
of two hard winters-the two last. With
this exception we have most healthy
and delightful climate. The soil is rich.
productive and easy of cultivation as was
ever turned by plowshare; water the
most pure and abundant; timber in rea-
sonable supply and rapidly increasing in
quantity; useful and valuable minerals:
navigable rivers, and every facility for
building railroads; and, in fact, every ne
cessarv ingredient for ofthe mostimpor-
tant and prosperous countries on the globs.
The elements of its greatness are within
itself and only requires the arms of the
sturdy yeomanry, the minor, the mechen-
ic, the artisan, the laboring man and the
capitalist, to hasten and mature Its deYcl-
opment.
Who dares to say that before two score
years shall roll around, the Capital Of the
Unicn will not loom up above the bluffs
of the Missouri. II is destiny. Il will be
so. The poverty of Eastern lands and the
narrowness of the country is becoming too
perceptibie to close ones eyes against the
facts; and the great stream that divides
the American Continent, mid way, viii
ret boast of huge cities upon her banks,
that will be central narts of commerce
on this continent. Upon the amount oi
ground required to produce one bushel ol
grain in the East we can easily make
/ three here. Then why viii not lands IN
the West be really worth as much or more
than Eastern lands? So soon as our rail
, road is completed and we have market
+ for our produce they wilL-Creseat Ciss
r Oracle.