, 1861-03-19
IHI1IIGKAYION 10 ILLINOIS

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State. Within the last seven wears. nlino
has more than doubled her, pon,ilatio,
Numbering bv the last corrected 1istrecei,
/ ed from the census burea1, .at Tashin;
ton, I, III, ,73s; and ret it is a fact tlatib
| great human movement fort tie last te
years has gone past us. First it wen
| to, Minnesota and California: hen /
KANSAS, and lastly to Pixies Peak. I'll
romance connected with settling "a ne11
country had much 10 do with that rush c
emigration, and. we apprehend. that f;r Il,
next ten years the substantial advantage
offered by Illinois will ind1,cc the n,aicrit
of emIgrants from every section Of our owl
country and from Europe to become he
citizens. Let us perhaps for the hundred
time recur to few:.of these advantages
In the first place the location Of ou
I State, in: the very heart Of the Mississippi
| valley, is matter worthy Of attentive con
sideration. Our climate corresponds Will
that Of. the magnificent belt, Of country
which extends from the Southern line q
Western New York nearly to the soutl
line Of Virginia Look upon the map and
the fact becomes apparent in. moment
Thestock Of the farmer does not consume
nearly all the proceeds of his summers
toll to keepit through the winter From
occupying four and sometimes five months
in the Northern part of the State, ou1
winter dwindles down to Scarcely 1hree in
the Southern counties. Hence entrants
can select whateyer climate thew. choose
between that of Northern Pennsvlvon;a
and Southern Virginia. and still he citizens
Of Illinois. .'.. 80
Of the soil Of Illinois ve nced scarsa1x,
speak, It is universally adm;t,pd 11ot ~
equal extent Of co,1ntrv in tla world ia
more inviting and productive n rich.
ness, almost he entire State is onc cont;n-
ued garden. vet .garm;ng lands al orer tba
State can be bought at from five IN fi(tcen
dollars ner acre. ;mnro4od f,,ns; st s,or,
fifteen to twentv:t;vc Farm az r. .1,a III
stotes uba,. I'M ~ .aa- - -. w
are worth fro1n :fnrir - <,;a,,..- 49, .a a.
acre and t1,oce w;t3, ~ g.. s -
ours. q hundred to q bunarod 49, co. -,
may wonder. if our lands ard 81 fsrt;;e
wAy theg are 50 cbc,n Tba ron .,;,s;,a
answer Is, that alt1,o,,oh Illinois iernw t1a
fourth State in the Union she l,.s mt
people crouph to brino m ,ho 1,r;oo ~
her lands to q f,nrt1, oT t1,s;, rao5 1a1,o
And r;qht horo ;e . roasaa 49, - e,ss;.ss. ss.
should now settle II 1i1;no;s T1,a farn,;a.:,
who buva it nresents ~ nrice< .,,,;,, ~ 49, a 1';a
lands If imm;er,t;on aon,a1 - - -c - -
lieFe it viii :wortl, tvire >as 16nc,, ton -,o.ro
hence as they arc. now ~ don1,7e NV
population would Increase tno vo,uo ~ ~, ~
lands in 3 much 1orrer rat;o Tha r;sn
therefore in their lana a,ono ofa.a =. .ra.,..
strong induceme,,t for, a1I IT. -rar,,a ~
tiyate the soil to settle n .I,1;no;s % w;,1,
the settlement of orr 1anI1s c;a,nes .+ha 49, M
cesssity for mercantile. mechanical and
manufact,,rino entern,r;sa "-1. -, r..
= The commercial facilities of, I,,;nn;o, !,
must not be FORGOTTEN IN cn,,,n crotino ,1,a
advantages our : State offers emiarants 80 ~
settle among US. Washed m ;ts on,iro
western borlcr bv. 4be Nf;ss;.c;;a,;. t,,a
Ohio on tie south the wahosh a,r - ,ona. w.
distance On the east: Lake a{ich;oan ~ We
north, and the Illinois n,nn;n9 ,h-onrh
the centre, connected by canal to To- the lakes
and with: railways crossinn and 're.croes;n1
in all directions there is MT a 4, I'm s, ~
stata that ;e f;f,,- IL. 60. - - 49,,
market ~, ~. ;ar;.-. 49, - 49,. -s@.S easn
fivc n tven,v " .nsA .'."u '.t' noM
II was once t1,o,,o;,+ ,,,.t ~. ii
fuel womb ,hso1n+aiy .,,,oz4e.t w ~. w an.., "
roant of. 1aroe soot;ons - ~ etI.s ..s s1r..
v;dence l;nd1x, ,,,r,-;Jaa e. .1.s.
immense .n1 erhans.,as. 1 ~: elaI-m .ne
which, i. z,1sced hanaat., 1a.s.s'.,s.: - ~ soAt
he State wherever # 10 nat f,,na l - ~ ~
distributed cbean1v hr cano, 49, r;,saH ' ~
LUCY eueaply NY eanai, fiTeS OF rail- |
~ bad - chs.1ar 1ss t,,ss eases s = eaa ac!aally
,renarea ~ara - ~ faz,;a,. s noou eoula oe
,rotx;na ~ conra,,,aa4.a ~ tnasuea sa1ls' ~hcn
Then ',1's eas.aneG: /
Ia coms ~ ~ - anaa.;.a - - .nluols' Poo.
as,;ana ~ ~ - t' g. CO. san!1so suclely' In most
~ - -aas.5,:, ~ VIC esx.ee esno'is s'1o cnurcnes
~ - - ~ ,.ol''no4' ''1o "1lefe' lhey arc
s.s Nv ueeas oaiy ] oozen ofa score ot taml,: /:
~ s1+ ~ ss,, sas,an 'uela. "e nave an ekcel-
-, r,,a soa eaEseln N operation, and none
ne ne"es' states nave made more LIBERAL.
Ao'-s4oa foS tne intellectual training of
aem q, people. 80 "a;
ans naanees ?. our slate arc inn most
ossiaas".s.e e.s e>tue.aoa. ~ lts charter IN
y tne grant OF lands it re- F
sl,eo, seven per cent OF tue gross earnings
tns uuo's ten11a hsil"ay nre annually
ao ~, 70 me state. a very moderate tax
~ p1y OIL Ill our ueot within The next
49, as.a., setns, "nen me income from the
- 49, -, ~ .oaa WILL very nearly, II not quite,
~ ~. ~ oee expenses OF our State Govern
Tnt,,. -. .."...'. It
;, aa~.s S..' a14eto we nave puEposely made
;s - ssou a;a1 WIN o,her Western !; States. /
the sgemeat xp1;stg ee TO o.: them to say that
a, I 'aaee'y OF lis climate, tAe
ol us soil, The proxim- q
!, ~ msHet' ane = number Of its :
'Anas anu; 1's mte1iectual andsocial ad- /
comDneo-ulnois offers the t
vs. eoA.1ou@ns Inducements to the indus i
sous and the entrrprisinE from alI maria n