The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-25

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The unprecedented emigrstien West
iron the Eastern States--this season .
heavy increase over last, and the tide still
continuing with undated ioree-appears
10 have ocessioned u great deal OF alarm at
the East, and has called forth the earnest
protessations Of the Press. accompanied BY
the widest specslations rs to the causes
and effects Of this emi grafton. aid the mes,
llI-omesed prophecies of disasters aud
sevulsions in IA. West We have hesotr d,
: number Of articles clipped from d'tfsrcn'
prominen, Eastern papers. fully illustrating
sac alarm el those Z" lei behind and their
object in preventing far IS pgsslole farther
emit ration, by the most unreasonable sp.
Peals to those anticipating movemen,
Westward, backed by s'stsments Of
the condition Of thing in Western s,atss.
and arguments to prove thai nothing but
disappointmen nj and trouble arr threatening
she great mass OF those who rave lei their
"happy homes" in the Esst the "sild'
Of the West" which strike ths-e aho know
the real condition OF things 4ase a. ndi
sroos in the highest degree We can
scarcely wonder at the ssi'ataon OF those
who see theis irsnds End neighbors,
selling their worn out farms aud their old
nonsstesds. and leaviag ia ma.titudes IL
seek homes in the Western States and ter
ritosies. almost depopulating some neigh
sorhoods, reducing the Pr,eea properly,
placing the sign "to let" on Villages and
towns, and carrying away with them thous-
ands upon thousands Of currency 10 sucw in
the lap Of . new region. But .e do Won
der that sensible men should think for a
moment. they have the power by highly
colored picturings OF the snail vexstione
and diRculties awaiting the new settler in
the West, BY entertainments al tie condi
ton Of things financially and otherwise ~
this region, and BY prediction. Of monied
rsvulsions ana disasters. to stop the tide OF
Western emigration. A well hope TO sta,
o. change the grea, Mississippi tide b,
pitching pebbles into ito current,
For years the Eastern papers have 6eeI
predicting that revulsion in the West. whicI
they seem now almost angriiy protes,in!
Mxst soon come Yet we do not seem on,
particle nearer the turning point, and on
prosperity 10 surely asgmenting with ev =,
passing month and season. All our avail
ssle lands are being saken up. no, for mer,
speculation altogether. but for actual settle.
@snt. The tide Of emigration moving in il
accommodating itself BY the possession Of
lands whose richness and prgduciigencss
must sppesr almost fabulous to men fresh
from the sierrlli,y and rocks OF the East. or
who are nov to,ling there the year round !,
for what nature makes almost, q tree gift to
him whose home 10 on the blo.somlng prsi.
rie. The occupation OF rich regions by mea
Of toll and energy, the foundation OF thriv.
ing settlements within the past fee years
where before the country remained in its
native wildaess. has had lts natural cffrc,
81 starting up new towns and advancing the
prosperity Of the young cities A these
grew, the necessity OF railroads and other
Improvements became apparent. and the
sai,ed Energies aud capital vi individuals
and communities have opened almost in the
wilderness. highways of travel and CON.
oefee, connec ing some OF the riches, re.
gions Of the Wes, With the hes, markets Of
the country, aud Lending their aid 10 the
proper DEVELOPMENT OF wonderful riches unit
lately h'deen from the eye q man. The
financial success Of these enterprises, which
Eastern capitalists from tne,r ions share
VI the dividends should certainly appre Gao ,e
and place to Western credit. has suggested
corresponding eforts on the par, of the
communities o. other we'll settled regions,
and nov Substantially founded taiisosd i'm.
provemsnts are springing up wherever the
end jssti6es the means, TO as.I., in deyeloo.
lag the resources Of the West. Thus GU,
improvements are going hand u hand with
toe wants Of communities, q the settle
0ent Of tine coun,ry--and not a. the re.ul
Of . mere speculative fever, IS has bee
suggested BY Eastern contemporaries, or /,
sSesnes Of the actual demand for such i'm
Psovemenis. Not . railroad is being bull
n Iowa or neiehboring st.ses. bu, wa
started on 10 sure grounds .. present de
oand and future success IS the Gest Easter,
reads when they were commenced. An,
- they are built, they Offer the,r separat,
channels TO divide the tide oi e,aipration-
they berome lined with farms and do,tet
With villages. II il be true TIA, many o
our towns and cities exist blu, upon paper
there are now hundr. Dc OF aourisninr vii
iAees In The Western States end territorie
whore but two or three years ago there Ne
scarcely house. aud with such rich land
ssost them and being SO rapidly settled al
~~ss~ WV" 8toStH viii tue sam
marvellous progress - has mar led their pas
history. Eastern emigrsnis are Inl
ssss opt - rssssd the real than the ne,.onsi
and though some msy be deluded By pspe
cities. the great mass 20 where there 10 a
actual existence Of substantial iowns an,
ssuss. Of whore they can purchase goo.
lasd cheap. sad have BY ordinary indus,r,
~ promise Of securing h.ppy return 10,
shes labor. II they have no. the market,
q 6sst eoabinssion . Of members sad in
sssssss speedily creates then
The Philsdslphis Inquirer OF late dn,,
seoeaias ~ article headed The Ian,
0asia In the West" II think. thu, 4 rr, a
psssioe Of Western emigration has beer
ssssed y the Wild stories Of .uddeL fortune,
0sde ID he West By the ncresse in The
vol1e u lasd. &c. Can the INQUIRER poin,
- aay Place u the West visited By the las,
tsw yeass tide Of emigration. shere land,
Aavs dssvssaS In value What If .peeu.
lasoss IN tskiag sdvsnssge Of the iaeres. 81
- oats their iavsssasnts. WHAT are thsv
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