The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1858-01-05

The gentleman instantly 1pUbOgieed foe the
seeming arudeneaR, and ansmed The halc Of
tended fair one that he did .npt intend -, in
"No," she replied arcttv. h~wsn, m ,ou
didn't you may do 20 again. essd &5kal~ 40
ara nsa= a From - DuaAlo, Advssaasse.
The Future Of the West n,
The great West j. likaly 70 DO osr saliva
ti0n, as o united county, in more ways
than one. To its aboupding fertility and
surplus products, We on this side or che Al
leghnnies, are largely indebted for The food,
both animal and vegetable that sustains our
life. Without the sapplys il afordA our
great manufacturing and industria. estab-
lishments, il not absolutely brought to o
stand, would be greatly crippled The check
in the movement of its producs has been the
chief cause Of the suspeaaiun of our banks,
and the pscuniary rain of tho0sands aenga-
ged in business II has precipitated and ag.
gravated the money crisis in England, and
its effects will be felt throughout the civili-
sed and commercial world h III ID were now
spring, instead Of the beginning Of winter,
there would be NO complaint Of hard times.
Everything in business affairs Is hard. stiff.
unyielding, CONCEALED. What we have to
fear Is q freshet in the spring. The vast in
fiux Of western products thaS ~ shall expe-
rience six months from now, may prove, m
less much prudence and caution be exer-
cised, dangerous element in our financial
affairs by tempting to speculation the more
excessive by reason Of the check IL has re-
ceiyed. The swinging Of = pendulun is .
good illustration Of our lAmefieaa rsods Of
life We vibrate between extremes. Per-
haps IL 10 well that il ID so.- We make histo-
ry faster than any other people, and acheve
greater results. We have, what no other ma
tion has, an immense 6eld whereon We NAV
expend our energies Of US it may be said,
with almost literal truth, "the whole bound
less continent il ours" AZ Dr.. johnson
said, when putting up Thrale's Brewery for
sale, We have, in the West The potentiality
Of wealth beyond the dreams. Of, avasioa.-
How many wild, unruly spirits has it quel-
led, and converted them into sober, useful
christian men The man who, in "a east
crn city, would have been . noisy tool of
some ambitious demagogus, . tarb balsnt, dis
orderly citizen, pest to the community in
which he lived ready 10 sack Sour store fath-
er than let his family starve-for I'll men
have some touch Of humanity however de-
prayed--when the worst c0mos to The wesst,
packs up his little effects, goes out wsak makes
his claim, soon fnds himsslf able to ret .
title, is surrounded with comforts, appreci-
ates the value Of property, the necessity Of
its protection and becomes IN orderly, law
abiding citizen. 4stissta faIi 'T''#Ii
The West il kind ofsaSety valve, and
but for il We doubt whether the Unieo. re-
stricied within the limits Of the old thirteen
states, could have held together. We are
certain it could not without great mOdiaca-
tons in our system Of government Az u il
inotwithstand the outlet ~ West sGosds,
il Is = subject Of grave eosshleraAion how
long we Of the Atlantic can ~ ON under the
existing system. We are already beginning
to feel the necessity Of stronger hand, and
will feel it more a. our population becomes
more dense. The cmigramts ffou Eurocs Aro
gregarioua Our native pupsAation il beeom-
ing more 90 every year. ! We ahau bald
many ana great cities, and shsn wiu cens
the necessity Of strong police, administer
closed whatever defects cxiss H. ouf pealti-
parent When that time eomos Our pulioaco
win be upon the loyalty and good senss ol
the West lts population y BY no means a.
together Of the class We have described. In
general il may be said Of the wesesSrn people
that they sre bold and snsssprising, posssss.
ing in an eminent degree ths nascufns, cell
reiiant qualities essential. 70 the character oi
Q great people. They may not Be quite 80
familiar with the conventional forms or 10
lite society as their brethren Of the East, bu,
they are loyal and patriotic 10 The core d
their hearts. ln al mattsrs of great nation
VH II.