The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-03-03
Lecture to Encourage Emigration.
BY IGNATlUs DONNELLY, ESQ.

g. Under arepubllcan form OF government what is every
body's business is nobody's business, and hence matters
Of the highest moment often lnse themselves in mere
through the want of some one to take hold
and u Ike them his own. In minpr affairs this state OF
things is excusable, bat where circumstances arise thai
,nncern nearly the direct welfare of the community, it
" the part Of every well.m"aning citizen to contribute
his gotta Of thought and actin to its assistance.
There is n" denying the, fact that we are all looking
earnestly and hopefully to the cunning spring emigratl"n
Ito = new Unfolding Of that tide Of life which has al
.tady redeemed Us from tn willern: rs. Aud asa gene.
al thing we all anticipate such > = tide. There is y
aallxsr.aIi belief thrrughuut the Territory that we will
I ceive n 1t spring a larger immigration than has eve,
yet en'errd Minnesota in amy me year. This may be
50; but there are certain signs in the horizon which, t.,
-'me eyes, seem t." bet"k, u otherwise. There is n"
QUESTIONING the fact that the utter d~isrupture Of c"m
"ercial ties and public conf ieuce which ha occurred in
the East, and the fearful rain of individual disaster
nn>t quent upon it, will drive an immense number of
astern people Westward during the coming spring
This is a conclusion justified by the experience Of former
pin'cs, and by the information daily received from the
'ldrr parts Of the country But this punt granted,
'rgues nothing for Minnesota. The emigration may be
# a degree unparalleled in the hist ry IT the UHited
States, and yet it may be directed into such channel Is a.
will b. Of no advantage Whatever to the people Of this
Territory. | think many Of my hearers will agree with
me when | say that it is evident there is now going Oh
through the columns Of Eastern newspapers, a deep laid
s"~ ooSssN'b ~ " - AuJuIC Out
Territory. We can hardly pick up an E,stern Journal
without coming upon some horrible story Of destitution
md suffering IN Minnesota sOMe accounts of men.
women and children fruz u by the dozen some ludisn
outrage, or some incredible thrmonetrical statistics
showing a degree Of cold under which an E>qnimaux
would succumb These things would be amusing, could
we but lose sight Of their injuri ous eftots on our most,
important interests; they wIm:d even bp. pardonabie
were it possible to ascri'e them tn ignorance IN the D .r,
If those pr"pagating them. We are forced, however,
to- contrary conclusion They are TOO pei, istent an ,
roo continu rus t., be acci'lentu They have q ~,tangible
source within the Territory. nor any fast even analogous
Oh which t." fnd u basis. NJ reover, the jmrull | per.
petrsting them refuse to publish the eorrs,tious and
Contradictions Afterwards set forth in our own press. ~.
Do my hearers doubt that these cau.es have already
produced serious detrimental results? will quote IN
extract from a letter lately addressed by s. NJ Cook. Of
Mass to ex.Gov Alex. Ramsey. After some
preparatory remarks, he goes on to say sa a.l MI.
Since my return tn Massachusetts, ffrom Miunesota)
[ have Lecome pretty thoroughly convinced that = large
emigration will push Westward another spring, aud Us
fully convinced that Minneahta will not receive her iue
proportion thereof, unless a vigorous effort is made to
couateract some Of the causes that, just at this time, are
operating against her, | have already encountered the
agents of the illinois Central r. Il. Go who are npw
traversing the Eastern States for tte pup se of getting
settlers for their lands, and, rs sou are well aware.
Kansas has her recruiting "i ;crs all throagh the E,st
>oy, SIR under these circumstances, does il not behave
the friends Of Minnesota 10 enter the Geld to assert her
\se.sr - $50
we need testimony to corroborate Nj. Cook asser-
tons. We have but t." take up any leading Eastern j'ur.
MI, English. q .ru IN. French or Sw se lis !, and We will
fin some such paragraph as the following; s~1s,--a3 d
Iowa MoviNa.-The people Of Dubuque have just
got up u p ,npktet en-. tiled . y ,rthern Iowa, containing
hints and information to Emigrants,' which they are
arranging to scatter. broadcast over the Eastern aQI
Middle States 292"
Eli aA .He rMtfrs.f NM& vs--f-ryA--
the Illinois c. atral n. r. c., setting forth the vt
trac,ive I'm healthful characteristics of Southern I'LL
nnis or perhaps q letter from some industrious CORES.
po"dent in Nebraska or Kapsas, detailing in golden
style the beauties Of thOse chosen regions; while an
editorial sauib ia the side columns touches up. the
6n ancial condition Of St. Paul, or pictures our unhappy
people struggling through the horrors Of = Siber'ai,
winter. q - - = -
Can an, thing exceed in gross misrepresentation and
injustice, such items as tn. following = ;; - -
tTHE WtAru9H IN M,ANEsorA-T Prairie du
Chin Lr.1kf says: azsa RS agesssib m.gig s#s
We learn that snow between l., Crosse and, Winona,
last week, Was fifteen inches deep back Of W'n n. i
was IN drifts eight feet and more 1t St. Paul two feet,
and in the pineries four feet in depth. Monday thc
stage got lost back Of Whom, and passed the aight in
the sn'w drifts. The passengess suAs red Intensely.
We gather these facts 6"m our town>man, Mr.. Roberf
So'tt. ato ue,urasd Wednesday, evening from The upper
G mntry:' 49,, ,stsaf
Or this from one Of the principal p,peas Of the East:
From Minnesota, we have St Paul adyicss to the
18th. The merc4ty marked q deg below 70, aud
there had been good sl&eisAng fr . fortnight. W. need
'ardly say that the Mississippi was only uav'9aoie IN