Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

gust withth srady and i knny mon
.rchixl rulers, md sick at keart With the
hopes Of liberty at home deferred, the citizens
Of other lands HE to this Western world as
10 q promised Canaan. Since 1916, more
han thres millions Of strangers have reached
our shores through the port of New York
alone. The aggregate is immense, and in the
minds of some men gives rise to forebodings
Of national ill. The Divine purpose, however,
which is legibly written in the history Of this
country, seems to discourage, if not condemn,
such apprehensions. Secure, by superhuman
favor, in the rights and privileges Of freedom,
the vast unoccupied portions Of our goodly
heritage invite us to display of fearless lib
erality commensurate with the debt of graft
tude We. owe. a single glance at the map
will throw the most serious doubt upon the
correctness of those principles which aim to
make an exclusive monopoly to ourselves Of
the bounti(ul provisions of nature within the
limits of the United States-to leave those
great vacant lots in the heart of our country
for indefinite ages--to refuse a
refuge from oppression and wrong to the
peaceable sons Of industry and genius every.
where in short, to leave untried the splendid
inducements for exerting a political sphilan-
thropy that should contradict the favorite
theories of bigotry, while it astonished,
delighted and overawed the world In the
light of true philosophy, there is to be traced,
in this voluntary exile from the land of
nativity on the part of European emigrants,
one Of the most important elements in the
progress of the United States. Who can
imagine the ultimate destinies of this vast
body of adventures? Doubtless. a consider.
able portion of them took up their places of
abode in the Atlantic cities; but the great
majority, as we may reasonably infer, came
westward, and became pioneers in the settle.
ments, towns and villages Of the newer States
and Territories. This is the true policy of all
among the newcomers who desire independ-
ence or aim at fortune. The West abounds
with resources and opportunities Thither
the young, the active and the ardent, who can
bear toll and privation, and Who are without
regular means of livelihood in the older States,
should, whether foreign or native, direct their
footsteps. The great majority of the new
corners are from England, Ireland and Ger
many. These constitute the immense volume.
For the most part, the immigrants are
mechanics and laborers with limited means :
but not few bring with them large sums OF
money, purchase farms, and Immediately
enter with activity and energy into the COM
mercial or agricultural pursuits of life. Like
an unnatural parent, Europe has thrust some
of her bravest and her best, some of her most
gifted sons out Of the parental mansion, and
they are now here, able and willing to con-
tribute richly to the wealth, honor and glory
Of the nation that received them with open
arms. This is as it should be. TO the
industrious of all lands we say-come! We
offer warm welcome for our country, like
ancient Rome under her early kings, grows
great, and powerful, and rich, by the popu-
lating contributions Of world. 81.
KIRKwooD AND THE "BEAsTs. The Var
Eagle, Of Burlington, distinguished for its
skill at mystifying the truth when it will not
otherwise subserve the interests of Democ-
racy, recently got off the following complicated
yarn, which will amuse the simple and con-
found the wise: r..H ...lE
o, VoT FARMER 1T is said that Kirk
wood, just before leaving home for his present
tramp through the "hairy nation" determined
to give his neighbors specimen of his agri-
cultural skill. To this end, he had pair of
oxen yoked to a wagon, and "plunged into the
forest for load of wood. He had proceeded
but a few hundred yards, when his team
became obstreperons, refusing to pull straight,
and inclining their heads towards each other,
and their bind parts outward. To remedy
this difficulty, he tied their tails together, and
then went on his way rejoicing. On return
ing with his load, he unyoked the oxen, and
the first thing he knew the unfuriated animals
had torn their tails out by the root
Our neighbor, the Zeitung, which is good
at figures, offers the following plausible inter
probation of the above: The two oxen typify
the great leaders Of the Democracy one
Buchanan; the other Douglas. The tails "a
most beautiful and appropriate figure) repre-
sent the pet measures of each-one being
"Lecompton," and the other "Squatter Sow
ereignty." The tying of these tails tog ther
in knot is the application of the English bill,
the immediate effect of which was that the
tails were pluckcd out by the roots, leaving
their owners exposed to insult and ridicule
That's so. go
"Farmer Kirkwood' has been obliged to
hitch a "war- horse" to his team, which requires
vigorous application Of the CAD to urge
forward
- The Oskaloosa Times takes exceptions
to our expression of sentiments in relation to
the duty of Northern freemen to serve as the
blood-hounds of Southern slaye-masters, and,
commencing the proffcred zeal of Dodge in
that work, as expressed in his reply to Kirk
wood, winds up pathetically as fellows:
"And such, if We mistake not the patriotism
of our people, is the deep-rooted and heartfelt
sentiment Of great majority Of the freemen
of Iowa.. Whether we are mistaken or not in
this, the future history of the country alone
can TELL" - 25Aa3
Well, if the Times is really such a novice
in the science Of human nature, and SO little
versed in the past history of this country, as
to be at loss to pass definitely upon this
question, we will not object to his awaiting
future developments. Enough has already
TRANSFERRED in that history, since 1492, to con.
vince US that the 'deep.rooted and heartfelt
sentiment Of great majority Of the freemen
of Iowa" is firmly set in opposition to that
renuirement of the Fugitive Slave Act as it ia