New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-04
JANUARY T1IAw AND WESTERN MUD.


Low. Cry, Jan. IS lSs
Finer weather than have hsa for three week {.
past could not be desIed. delightful, oldfa, ionel
"Janusry .hsvi ha. served 20 "smoo,h the wr.nked
trovs" az old Winter, and forced the icy despo. 70
laugh outright. in spite OF the time OF year and the
commercial panic. The very unusual occurrence OF
,xo heavy rain storms hss varied the scene ewhat
and coneed resort 20 rubber boots for Purposes o.
mrd navigation but with these exception. our Winter
,bus far has been much more pleasant than wac the
drilling cloudy, muddy Flll we had IN is season.
~. .bs fine weather Aforesaid must be spoken of in
IN. past for while write the winds are playing
stampede the pralrles IN me most disapproved
tyle and binding mixture OF fieet, snow, leevts,
atc nuts veto upon any kad OF outdoor labor The
roads are impsssabe, the mud being nearly hub deep,
and the horses sinkng into II 10 their kuees. This
civ il, AZ least for few days to come completely
.mbargoed except az regards the railroad travel from
The Fact and the stage route Westward. | believe
nothing stops the Western Stage Companys" vehi-
cles. for they depart and arrive with commendabe
regularity. Now that the Legislature si.s a. Des
N0ines. the Stage Company occupies very promi-
ne nj position and their unbrokcn trips desidera
tum This " vebicular" monopoly is well managed,
well equipped and generally popular except when the
messengers compelled ~ walk alongside the stages
with a rail on their shoulders.
Business Of every description is a. stand-atill.
Selling off at cost II the usual mercantile dodge; bat
whether the .ses are any larger, or the proh,s any
money king is OF the mos, despOtc stripe. The
Bank OF Florence still holds us in is giant grasp.
No other money is to be had, IN any amount; and
this is not redeemed AZ Florence, as one OF our
merchants knows at the expense OF Trip thithsr.
The money is utterly refused by OF business
men, but the majority indOrse its circulation partly
because its rejection would leave destitute OF a
currency and partly tlet me Whisper because they
are deb.Ors of Cook Sargent, the owners OF the
paper mill A meeting OF malcontens was called,
few evenings since. to crush ont Florence" bu.
il resulted in the passage of series OF resolutions
complimentary to Cook Sargent, and ipdorsng their
"FlorentiDe Mosaics. The proceedings OF the meet
inc were farcical and somewhat unplrllamentary;
but whatever might have been the order OF exercises
the resolutions above mentioned were published and
circulated a. the result The meeting certainly
seemed to be in favor of the "lafgost liberty
Prices of farm products discouragingly low
with small prospect of Improvement. Our farmers
generally dislike TO take Florence money, and make
large concessions for gold. There is considerable
work doing, preliminary 10 farm improvements dunrg
the coming season. Fencing materials are being " got
out" and large calculations are making in regard to
new land. Farm labor is very cheap, but there does
not seem TO be great oversock of laborers as yet
In fact our farmers have had difficulty in securing
good hands 10 work in their timber-lOts.
In spite Of predictions to the contrary We expect
large Spring immigration. Considerable correspond
ence is being carried on-of which l have my full
share--reernng to the removal Westward OF many of
the Eastern unemployed or dissatisfied residents. IL
is a hopeful sign that large number OF those disposed
to talking OF farms rather than OF merchan-
disc and Of independent exertiOns instead of subord-
nate occupation. Traders and clerks swarm here
already Ike the frogs of Egypt. II is refreshing to
welcome irruptlon of farmers at last. Such mnl-
grants greatest need and from them is to be
derived our surest wealth.
The Message Of the late Governor, as well a. the
Inaugural Of the Governor elect good documents
--business-lke, comprehensive. and truly Republican
No one who feels any interest in Iowa should fail to
read them. MuDJEEKEEwIs.