The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-13

SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1858. \
Nialager Oley.
In connection with the alteration in the issue Of our
paper, by which it becomes . weekly instead Of = semi.
monthly Journal, We consider ! few words in reference
to the present position Of Niainger City, not in.ppro.
pirate. -, NsN
We would attract attention to one main poilk, Nd !.
that the u~hisersal prostration of badness ahdffers1r
which has been felt during the Last few months over our
whole country, from. the general government down to
the humbleat c~itisen, Mas, failed to Interfere with Re
grs~sh and prosperity Of our soea..- During the Whole
Of 1857, y have xene on siiStaf6ptedly in Dur eayeer1
Of inussse<sad aa~vancenenks tsrSbsfy txe-third,;
possibly fourafths, Of Al oar tnilainsgs have hees Srect-
edsince The iopeaisg q last year. ClSSM
such has been tie result. during : period when the
cry of distress was heard mot only from onr own land
but from the whole civilized world, what will we b abls
to do when confidence is once more established IL
financial circles, and bdsiness and enterprise once more
resume their accustomed aetiyity3 Certainly our sue
cess must prove ten-fola1ll
The late crisis has been the poas nsinorxns of empty
and unsubstantialo~ operations. They are wiped out Of ex-
istence. Those are considered reliable that have held
their own. What must be said Of our locality that dur
ing the whole period Of the crisis went on steadily and
persistently, to such a degree, that it became a subject
Of remark not only to individuals visiting US, but to the
press of an adjoining town, which was forced to admit
that We seemed unaffected by the fearful condition of
the times.
Next year' will, We have every reason to hope, open
With a very large emigration. Why do We think SO I
First, because the crisis has shaken down those substau-
tantial features in which alone the East was thought TO
have exceeded US. The feeling of confidence and re-
lance in eastern securities previously existing, has been
weakened forever. Stocks have become . myth. The
best names have gone by the board. Real estate has
turned out unsaleable. Three per ct. per month is seen
walking the streets of New York and Philadelphia. and
even the widest and most condemned features of western
speculation are brought home to the doors of the con;
sentative eastern population. What next? The West
has contrasted during all the crisis most favorably with
the East. 1t has been full of material wealth while the
Atlantic coast was starving Its business men and it's
banks have alike held their own, while the most sacred
commercial names Of the East, and its oldest and
staunchest institutions have gone down, many Of them
forever. s5fb7* So 1aa- $50 JT@T 7] 491Afff:
The body Of the e~migrants to the West are men Of
intelligence and observation. Men who think and req.
son for themselves. They will note all these circup-
stances closely. They will say to themselves this Der
rated West has stood the crisis better than we have
They will ask themselves why these efforts to tran
sport to our cities the overlooking productions OF the
great West? Tkey will reason thus, where food is in
abundance, life is certain, and success highly probable
They will 90 farther, and conclude that where the
earths' productions are in abundance, labor must hare
been required to develop them, and that as the West is
proverbial for its scant population, the importance of the
laborer must have increased with the demand for his
services. They will probably also weary of the uncer-
tainties and vicissitudes of a life dependent upon the
fluctuations Of commerce or manufactures. They will
perceive that while their ships rot in their harbors, or
their machinery lies idle in their mills, that they them
selves are thrown upon the face of the world helpless
and hopeless. They will say to themselves that the
great West, and its broad acres alone, offer a certain
subsistence, and q means Of wealth to the industrious.
Agriculture, they will perceive, can be affected only by
violent wars or the more violent manifestations of Provi.
dence, while at the worst, at the very worst, the FRO
prietor can pluck enough from his provisions to afford
the means Of life. Not so in commerce or in manufac-
lures. = The downfall of one man will involve hundreds,
nay thousands, in irretrievable ruin and want. The
cog wheels are not more a part of the machine than are
the operatives that work upon it. .,. : r.
Again, the reflective man will say to himself; What
is all this boasted superiority Of the East? 1nswhat
does it consist? In stability? Three per cent. per
month sits in high places in Wall street, and the best
property in the community is offered unb:dden for. In
the means Of. success? The people are universally in
want. High and low are alike distressed. We have
6pe horses and glittering e~quipages, and great parties
but the pageant is Of p~asteboard and paint the apple
is rotten at the core there is no reality in it. Thtt
Jews and the, Shyloeks own the Fifth Avenue. Ever
our great banks and railroads are a mass Of splendid ap
pearances. In 'what does The East excel the West? Ii
what does it fall below i? In q crowded, fostering
degraded, impoverished, lmaconient population. In 4
community where failure has ldisheartened enterprise
and poverty has deadened ambition where the higt
places are all filed, and the. low ones alone are open
According to Mr.. Pease, ffteen hundred virtuous wo
men in New York city have, since the crisis commenced
been driven to the walks Of vice. as the only avenue i
which to find the means Of life. ssssog sa ct q bsaoiss.
The man of enterprise and intelligence will gaths1
toeether his household goods, with the opening o
spring, and betake himself to the great West Their
is NO doubt that We will have a larger emigration, ant
Of better materials than has been Known for many J11f
past, and there is likewise little doubt that We Of Min
nesota, will receive q large PROPORTION OF this en'grs
ton. Oar Mu0 W3DteF Will prove VI xEoas W!sSuSs8SW
the Territory. Hundreds and thousands Of letters vi!
be euinp eastward this winter from our citiaens tothei
friends descriptive Of the mild open weather We zhav
been enjoying, and these letters will be moro readily
believed, and will have . more direct influence than q
the newspaper articles than can be published. More
over. there il no doubt that the climate Of Kansasa 10
very unhealthy one. Those who regard health assn
principal requisite to happiness, viii not etnigrat:as -.
country where bilious disorders are universal: Z ai.ssra
highly probsble that the present political d'facn M:.sl
anything but a desirable place Of residence.
If Minnesota receives, as we think we have shown
highly probable; : large emigration, OUT eity vii, VIII
out doubt, have d large portion oft We are as widet
known, if not more widely Known 4 th , TIE E g
;ncer CIV had many disadvantages 70 contend against
Its ievee was in . very Imperfect condition. It's mai
avenue vas not yet opened. !. It,. port was eoversd VT y