Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-12-16
scotland ON Iowa.

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nom Scotland, appears as folio~s:
: Magnificent assis the, present OF
Victoria, shortly described by US last
week, and brilliant as her future
sesnAs~Ao-be; Soma, ofsthersV Western
States OF tho same age arc certainly
surpassing her III population and in
general prosperity, though few are
coming near her in actual wealth.
Perhaps, of alLthe Western States of
the Union, the best to take az an In
stance Of present and prospective
prosperity is that Of Iowa. ..'ia s'a'
= iowa lies mostly more south Than
the most southerly point OF Canada,
with the climate OF the hest part Of
Kurope. To the north, the beautiful
State or hilis and lakes, Minnesota--
the land Of pleasant waters-sends
douutbe spurs Of her gentle declivi-
ties until they sink into the vast
prairie Of The, unrjralled Iowa--a
rich, MISUNDERSTANDING, as large
-. ENGLAND, with two-thirds. or its
lnexhausfiblc soil untouched, and
free, for q small sum, to those who
can reach it. On the east, this rich
country is bounded by. the mighty
Mississippi, and to the west, by the
still mightier, Missouri, two Of The
great river, highways Of the future;
but, in addition, she has many beau
tffnI rivers Of her own, 80 bright and
pure that the fever and ague, COM
mon in new lands, are said to, be
scarcely known; While tile sofia
rich, black monld-is naturally
drained and ready for the piow. So
healthy is it that many resort here
from the Eastern States, and from
bitter New England, as to a sanato-
rum. '''"''
1.-The population Of this ex-buEalo
ground is now about ono million
l9O2;O9O, two years ago. I, and there Is,
according 10 the land room for just
twolmilIions more, SO rs tomake up
a kingdom nearly as big as Scotland;
there Is no State debt, but the State
Institutions show power Of self
government perfectly, astounding
when we come to Think OF The vast
numbers If almost every nationality
which compose the State; the United
States model of government, howev-
en-, and ntlie' ascendency which the
native born Americans possess by
traditional history Of success, convert
nations Of them into good Yankees
in one generation, at least all except
the Irish, who are Irish always. The
State sells the land, but 1t stsms to
varyin priccappArently from nothing
atali in the wilder parts to 81 Is al,
acre in the more cultivated. The
State also provides education free,
Ike the wilder land. In 1867 there
were IN the State or Iowa, with q
population OF 900, no less than
6,229 schools, educating gratis 25o,-
600 pupils. All classes contribute to
the education fund, not according to
the number Of their children, but
according to their wealth. These
SCHOOLS are 50 well Inspected and SO
good that private schools cannot
EXIST and SO the system Of boarding
schools-an unhealthy one in some
respects, though, good il others--is
done away with. altogether. lor The
6tate University has an incoIne N
k5,2Oo; besides THIS; ism State Agri
cultural College and farm, with, az
income OF Gs,a 1870 for Its maintenance
alitIaese arc open .freeIof charge fol
tuition; but tothe Agricultural Col
Iegs students are chosen by lot1TsI
tnapy for, each County, according Il
population, aud these drawing lot
have to- pass examination, as first
class school teachers q ioil,,l9 -, ~. I
:, Wages are very Msh,a blacksmith
getting from 6s4to l2s a day; ant
ptOvisions should mot be dear mi
r0tihtry Which sends, riyer,,of cor
like that described " Mr.. Hepwoftl
Dixon through tho warehouses O
Chicago. = life md property are wei
preserved; this 81 no rowdya Stat
like Nevada or one Of. tie mfnihI
States, hut one af0rder, law, dccenc,
and religion. When I'VE say, tina
Iowa ,is no, mining, State, I'VE, ar
wrong on, one ,poiSt--sh has as muc
coal esshe 10 Akslylto wapt lfprraifpN
hundred years; she, raised 10000
tons in 1866. Is there any fault t
And with such m apparent phradise
political and agricultural? Appareh,
lynone.i q Colonel Baker, OF theiIn
dian army, isr entirely enamored' {
the country nfter three years exps
riepce. One, can scarcely have betke
Information than such "a his, that {
al English steff officer Of the highes
experience, who, from his militaE
education, would be BY no means tn
Arst,to break lint0I Republican habits
- Such il Iowa from the best author
itlea. ut islbht pHsIof the many neS
etetes which the United Estates iiav
ready for thoss who will,eoto them