The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-27
A Word Of Advice from a Dakota COun-
tKnlrish Farmer


DAK6M COUNTY, Mafch 90, 1861 !
hishmena-@Much has beena said of hteH
by your Sc Paul paners about the $4,000
600 loan to Railroads, and if an Irish farmer
has any right to speak for his countrymen, l
I might ask to say single word or two. -
These Railroad Loan men seem to think
that all Irishmen should vote for this State
debt because it will give work for them on
the roads. This very argument is fixed so
as TO lead them ef,ffomI their true interests
BECAUSE it invites our people to stick along
the lines of road where vice and dissipation
has free scope, and where they have no re-
ligious Or moral restraints imposed upon
them. But the Railroad men say it will
bring in thousands from abroad, and they
can get money to buy land for home. This
deny, for by the time they can earn and
SAVE money enough to buy piece ofland the
or alter part of the choice and best lands will
be settled upon, and those that are here now
if they look to this source, will have gained
nothing by coming here. If thousands Of
day laborers are brought here by these roads,
they will be welcome to go on, the roads ii
they wish, but for Irishmen who are uow
here, their true policy is to go on vacant
land as quick as possible. By this policy they
will become Independent freeholders and far
mers. .-t..i ...,t.f.... -o....:.... ,. ,.
Again. 1 say, to all Irishmen, came to
Minnesota day laborer. l soon went out and
male claim, without five dollars in money
got land warrant by giving security on
my claim, us any of you can do. bought
my land, and am now Independent of specu-
lators. AS long as laboring Irishmen bang
around cities or Railroads, and depend on
such sources for support they will never or
but rarely leave them to ENJOY the indepen-
dence of their own homes and when the
roads break down or stop they lose perhaps
all their wages, and the lands or the best of
them is then settled and taken up. When
will laboring Irishmen learn the road to COM
Fort and independence, like the Germans, the
Swedes, the Norwegians and Americans ?
Nus our countrymen he pushed into en-
Payments that keep them "hewers of wood
AMI drawers Of water forever ?-will they
not learn wisdom and economy by the daily
experience of others? Now the idea is
among the Railroad Loan men, that Irish
men are the only people that will do the
drudgcry for wealth and capital. 1 heal
Ir:shmen say, "Oh, cant get money to live
on and make claim, or [ would see the
Railroad diggers to the devil, and | would
make myself freeman, a land owner" &c.-
1 say you can, If you miU try! Only refuse
to be a slave to Railroads, and you can have
home.
The lrishman that pushes his countrymey
(who have been in Minnesota long enough tc
know how to make claim,) into Railroad
digging, don't care much for them, or for ele
waiting them TO higher social or political pc
stion. We see German, Norwegian ant
Swede Emigration AID Societies formed ev
erywhere over the East and West. Witt
this example before us, will we let our pee
pie be pointed at as those that make Rail
road riots and brawis
II We were in an old settled country
where we had to work for spectators 0
starve we would work, work, work. by al
means but when we lave millions of yacan
} lands being taken up, by Germans, Norwe
gians, Swedes and Americans, shall We wal
lew years longer, and be laughed at 10" on
folly. or shall all noa1 here seek homeS speedily
and let those who come in after Us do TIL
Rairo ID druI gerry, who will not be advise
and 60 and do as we as we have done. Ele
t vate our emigrant lrishmen, by pointing GU
the road to comfort, and the read to ayoi
, vice, misery and dissipation.
2 In conclusion, ask that you don't le
s.; your votes for this loan scheme put burden
e upon your fellow citizens to make fortune
f for spectators. The truely philanthropy
X Irisman will heed this counsel and be wist
e before tie golden opportunity to get hom
t is past. A DAKOTA Comfy FARMER.