Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-24
The Grand March to the West.
From the Mo Democrat, 18th.

From the No. Democrat, 19.hl
1t is believed bv those best able to
Judge OF the matter, that the emigra-
ton now going West ward exceeds that
of any former period in the history of
the country, even that of ls4S-49, the
immensely of which, it will be remem-
bered, eadscd universal wonder.
About one mile in length of our
wharf Is closely packed by steamers.
numbers arriving and departing each
day, crowded with passengers and
deeply laden with freight. Our re-
porter, prompted by the desire to gain
information in regard to the number
of people arriving here in one day by
river, from whence they came, and
their destinations and designs, called
on each boat as it arrived yesterday,
and the result is herewith given:
Boat No. from Naples, Illinois
River. Had about sixty passengers,
about half of whom came with farm
ing implements to settle in Missouri.
Thirty or thirty-five are Pixies Peak
ers. These inc ia two companies,
one of twelve his and the other
OF SIX, with ts9 rses, two head of
cattle, dc. Tkd6 (We from Illinois,
Wisconsin, and dNSstates.
Boat No. from Lasalle, Illinois
River. Had some passengers destined
for Missouri, also sixty-two Pixies
Peakers. The number includes a
company Of thirteen from Plymouth,
Indiana, under command of Capt. VIM.
{. Shirley, OF that place.
Boat No 3-From Louisville, Ken
tuck, had over one hundred and fifty
passengers. One hundred of these
have wagons, cattle, dogs, farming i'm
plcments, DC, and are bound to the
interior of the State. Among the
whole number, our reporter could dis
cover no more than fifteen or twenty
negroes, and those house servants. No
armies of black plantation or farm
hands come this way now. We ace
them going only in one direction-and
that is-down the Mississippi. On
board Of boat No, 3 were also fifty
Pixies Peakers, sturdy, although poor
They are principally from the back
counties of kentucky, have no wagons
and few articles OF outfit, no money in
their pockets, but strong arms and
hopeful hearts, and long rifles on theil
shoulders.
Boat No. 4 was next boarded by oul
reporter. She came from Cincinnati
and was swarming with passengers
one hundred and twenty emigrant.
were III her cabin and on her deck
Fifty Of these are bound to the gold
fields OF Kansas, by way OF Leaven.
worth aud Kansas City, and will no,
have to re-ship, as the boat goes on ur
the Missouri. These fifty comprise
three or four companies, which were
raised in Virginia, Kentucky, and
Pennsylvania. Like the others, they
are all young and strong men.
Boat No. 5 came from Louisville
KY; ninety-three passengers, only ter
of whom, from Cape Girardeau, Mo.
60 to Pixies Peak. The others. ex-
cepting perhaps five persons, are emf.
grants from other slave States to this
They own no negroes, but happily
have . good supply Of wagons, horses
small children and farming nipple.
ments. They are already en- rout
to the counties of Bates, Monroe and
Pike.
Two or three other boats were due
last evening, and about ten are due TO-
day, from the Ohio River, nlinoi.
River, and the Upper Mississippi, al
with numbers Of emigrants for MIS-
souri, and Kansas. Those from tho
Ohio are crowded to their utmos,
capacity.
Boat No. was just about leaving
for Missouri River, and was SO crowd
ed that one could with difficulty make
his way up to, and through the cabin
NO. . has one hundred and twenty 1--WE
Fixes Peakers, who will 20 out a,
Leavenworth and Kansas City. Their
wagons average one to every four per.
sons, and they have with them = pret.
y good supply Of quadrupsda sinew,
Inc em'grants on No. are moetlv
from Virg'a'A PesnsvlvaaiA Minnnc.
a, and one or two other States.