The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-05


MEs.Rs. EpIroas:- May stranger ny q
word, expressive Of the ersoi1gs and emo
ton, which cluster around the mind, A. he
travels through this beautiful west. hear
It limited that your paper, in the general tone
q its morals, as well ~ in the reforma'nry
and elevating character ot it, principles
'anks among the first in this new state OF
Iowa. Be this n il may, 81 one thing am
confident, that the press, IN conjunction
with the pulpit, WELD. more ro"eriu' ~
lucncc, in moulding the character al society.
,b,, III other tnstrnmentalities combined.
And upon the faithlnlncss with winch tue
-cat PRINCIPLES Of truth anu justice are
.4a,ded TO IT, world viii depend the de-
,,, NJ millions af t..s .outh Of our land IN
ortion, Of this GLORIOUS West,
Having travelled sonlcw hat Of late through
.,rttnns II both east and west, ! have not
llowed myself to pass through towns and
.itics with eyes entirely closed; and have
one deliberately TO the conclusion 70 ad-
.i-e my eastern friends, not to visit this west
I'm country, and especially your city 81
Davenport, Il they expect 10 remain after
yards IN their eastern home with rontent-
i minds For the Writer Ia do thl- would
Nth others, find their expression 90 b''
trikingly corrobaratiyc. ] am aware, that
ae remark in the East il exceedingly coin-
non that striking change, l. soon Ia cone
yer the ''-pirit Of the drcams" Of western
cttler-, those who are now finding theIa-
elves homes in the great valley u the Mi--
.ssippi This :" Busbears has actually been
allowed to frighten MANY a family out Of
ne idea of ever attempting To move to-
sard the setting sun. II il really said that
nc land Is held almost at a high figure, as
, the ohicr states Though this i, a mere
sumption, yet suppose il had some shade
4 FEASIBILITY about il, ought il not o. be
remembered, that one good farm here, cliel
,ly situated, when brought under a good
tate Of cultivation, which can be done n,
'hc-ipaith th' s&PtAs~ anu ihit VI ShstSiH
arms, il actually worth three ordinary
arms ia most Of our eastern states2 So
hat inbuying a farm here, the purchaser ac
ually buys three farms OVERLAPPING each
Their the soil being from two to five feet
ieep in most sections.
After wearing the surface, 10 the usual
lepth Of blowing, to good advantage, for the
irsf half century, without manuring, the
representative Of the next generation need
My to put down the plow four or five
rches deeper aud he In, a, once new farm.
This You discover II Ear more convenient
md less expensive, than scndinr abroad To
some lonely island of the ocean for vat ship
Dads Of guano' or even the HON. manu-.
acture Of large heaps 81 compost, drawn
.ften many miles at great expense for man
Iring purposes, sufficient almost TO purchase
annually, one Of these rich triple western
arms, with actually three times the amount
4 land to the acre As passed over pra,-
les a few days since in Southern Illinois.
rear the old French station ~ N.nccnncs. on
he Wabash, looked owe" large field. a
'orn, which, il is said, have been under cdl-
ivation, without a particle IL ordinary ma
nnring, over one hundred year. and still
yield, even without the deep p!ow,ng, from
90 10 loo bushels of corn "a the acre, and
such. have no doubt, will be true 81 much
u the land in this more healthy portion o
The great valley &C the Mississippi, for long
centuries 60 come Aud To the soil, coupled
with the industry, intelligence, and morality
4 the people, must we look, Cor tue basis j
al permanent prosperity
And with reference to the general indus
~ Of this portion vi the West, one n.c'
nix stand few moments, upon the ccrne
ono Cuisine reel. in our towns %
tiles, or ride ttroug4 .ran the sparsely ST
led sections pf the country, and gaze upor
ng corn and wheat upon single farm, H.
determine whether the people generally arc
diligcnt ia business" And il is hoped
hat the time will nc1er come, when . Loaf
tr-h will finl other than transient AMI
orry resting place IA this garden Of the
ord Idleness Is the bane OF any country
Sor would We institute invidinns distinc-
ions in reference to the comparative state
{ society, between the East and West, 81
ugVc,t any very striking improvements in
avor d the latter, especially in reference I,
ne individual interest, manifested in fasoI
the higher educational facilities IT Oh,
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