Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-08-25
From the West.
IsDErKsDrosr. IowA. Aug. 10. 1859

From the West.
IsDErksDEcsE, Iowa. Aug. 10, 1859.
DrAR FRIksDe eCxezEY% %The occasional svisS
its of the "RoEms G0usky R<rss6lioan,y 2 are ,sery
welcome. You hsrelour thziks. III biines US
news from plaae to' Fhicb;aH nisd5 kq6ent-
ly revert. The h,entry ofsscsaes .eshe bF-of
kmilisr faces and kind acts of f<e5ds hose
intercourse was pleasant. With vlzo1A Eelhaye
rejoiced in prospsfity and SePt mfme4M al
fiction-wiil ever be fondly cherished. To hear
of their welfare affoSds us heartfelt JOY; while
the intelligence Of their adversely occasasions un-
feigned sorrow. We are reminded TOO; in look
ing over your columas. aszwell as BY other cir
cuInstances, that xe live IN world of change.
May we all be so happy as to reach that world.
where earth's changes, separations, sIns, and
sorrows are unknown. This life has much that
IS desirable eAbut it is not our home. w
Oh, spread Thy covering wings arounds -
h 80 Til all our wanderings cease;
-. And st our Fathers loved abode = ,'.,.': -:
~ = Our souls il ps.es ~, ~, q int
1T is not, however, my Intention now to NOR
slize.E Somefimes the idea has eecnfsed To me
that it might be zcceptable to your rszaefs
to- have some aecount of this regionss 20 those
who may have any thoughts Of looking ont d
home in the nest, Il would be glad tocommuii-
cafe any in nsormation of interest that shay be IN
nv possession. T115Is1 q -sfdgtE ~ I'll 2aia5'
\ J Let me first say, however, that i mxe never
felt inclined to urge men. for slight REASONS, to
change their place of residences The old pro-
verb, rIset weli-enough alone.' contains much
wisdom51 1t isa pretty serious matter 10 break
up old associations, and go into a pluee that is
entirely new. The outlay attending the rernox-
II Il L
ate return for the expenditure is not TO be ex-
pccted. Stilrit may be desirable for individ-
uals and families sometimes 10 change their To-
eaficns. To men of prudence and industrious
habits intending to make their future home in
the wesf,Iw think this region holds out strong
inducements. And there hasnot been for sever
al years, and probably viii not for. years to
come, SO favorable an opportunity as the pres-l
ent for securing such home.v,aaa Il, i-s,s,,;i
/ !, The. excessive speculation which had been
going on for several years, followed by the f.
naneial crisis, together with the Hpreeedenfed
rains and consequent failure of the crops last
year, Threatened to overwhelm our young com-i
munities Of The west. But the country has
great recuperative energies, vast agricultural re-
sources. That spirit of wild speculation has
been checked. will. no doubt be an ADVANTAGE TO
the west, both materially and morally. Its re-
turning prosperity viii rest upon surer and
more permanent basis. Property can now be
bought at very moderate price, much oft. far
below its real value. There is no reason to be-
live thatthis will continue long to be the case.
This is a healthy country. have never
lived in region that was more uniformly SOL
In this respect it is pie ferablc to region far
ther SOUTH even in. Iowa. The atmosphere is
pure and bracing; the streams clear, with nsu-r
ally good current, and a grayelly or rocky bot
tom, and not by any means SO liable to fail in
the summer, asthey do farther east. The prin-l
eipal streams Of any size, afford -excelleht wa
TIE surface Of fhe country conn ii is be generally nn.
dulafipg. The rolling prairies with their green
and fowery robes. are very beautiful. and when
ipproyed are easily cultivated and wonderfully
'tSloughs" are formed by small streams of
water soaking through the ground beneath the
surface lat least, this is generally the ease as
there is but little standing water. They fern
the best meadows; and are none loo numerous
in proportion to the uplands, It is true they
make the travelling bad In wet seasons But
thisis remedied by throwing pputhe ground,
and placing bridge in the centre Of the draft.
: The soil is generally a black loan, ,internixed
With sand, in sufficient proportion to render il /,
earlier, and more easy to cultivate not adhering
to pillow SO mnch as clay soil. when a little
wet. The rapidly with which vegetation
comes oni is astonishing. The corn but a short
time since seemed to be SO small, as to give but
little promise of crop 1t had been planted
rather late. No-wsits presents as fine a prospect
as / have ever seen. There is also an unusual
extent of ground planted. Yesterday, was at
Dur old friend, Mr.. s. Wilson s.. formerly Of
Holmes county. On his farm are some eighty
acres cf as beautiful corn, as you would desire
to see. IL looks as evenly over the top, as the
ground beneath, and is of the deepest green
The same remark might be made Of the corn !
fields generally. By the way, Mr1W., has a
splendid dfarm; including both prairie and tim
ber,l,;yz b-,irr -sri4 ,-t,s-,ri{-,,YE s.at o-i
The wheat crop is large, and of an excellent /
quality, the grain being plump and well filled. |
The farmers are harvesting itin good condition.
In short it is aYseason of very greatSabundanee.J
The people feel very much encouraged; and the
whole county is beginning decidedly to look up,
May We, With returning prosperity be truly |
grateful to Him, from whom cometh down every
good and perfectsgift. 2aiissm TsTa1q oaf II
l1nregard to religious prospects, we have this
Summer an, Increasingly large sttendance ,at
Church.. The house is frequently filed to its |
Utmost capacity. Last Sabbath 3 humber went |
sway una6lesto find SEATS while others femain-
ID, standing, during the services But we hases
lot been visited, as many paris of the country,
md of other lands, with the Heavenly Rain.
There are several other matters in regard 70 |
bis part of Iowa, of which Il intended to speak,;
oHt my letteris already too long.i They mbst
De reserved for some future occasion,-.ais ha~