The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-04-28
IMMIGRATToEe

During the month just now closing
there have arrived at Portland, by
steamer. nearly thousand people
from other parts of tho world, seek
ing o home and livlihood among
the rich vallies of Oregon. Our
State has been recently attracting
the attention of the people abroad to
the exclusion of almost every other
new commonwealth, and we are now
beginning to realize the effect Of their
observations and inquiries. Thou
sands of people in the East have just
discovered that away out here to-
ward the setting sun, on the western
slope of the Rocky Mountains, and
famed by the brcezes of the Pacific
ocean, lies an Ell Dorado which will
afford q realization of many of their
dreams of prosperity and wealth.
dreams never to be realized in the
crowded cities and over-worked fields
of the Eastern States; and thousands
are daily gathering together; their
household gods " aud persuing
their journey TO their favored land.
BY rail-by water. they arc coming.
Men with wives and children are COM
ing to cast their lots with us and to
share within the labors and profits Of
a pioneer life. Young men-hardy.
thrifty, industrious and Intelligent
are coming to clear our mighty
forests and to upturn our rich soil
and to carve out competence from
the inexhaustable resources offered
by our fertile vallies and illimitable
mineral deposits.
And we have a part to act and a
duty to perform toward these p eople
as they come among US. We must
make room for them, encourage
them by cheerful and warm well
come and those friendly offers of as
sstancc and fraternal Offices of kind
ly aid which are always so cheering
and inspiring TO the stranger in a
strange land. We should make them
feel that they are coming among
friends rather than among o lot OF
mercenary cormorants who have in
duced them to come hither for the
purpose of despoiling them Of their
little remaining substance or of spec
ulating off of their necessities. We
should show them our lands, give
them an idea of the best and most
eligible places in which to locate,
and essist as far as possible to put
them in the way of employment and
self-sustaining business pursuits. II
we t'gire them the cold shoulder,
or treat them as mere interlopers or
Adventures who have come hither to
rob us of our ample acres or despoil
us of our heritage, we may expect
them to return to their Eastern
homes disgusted with our want OF
hopitality and heaping bitter denunci,
atoms upon our country. Afterall, the
manner in which people succeed in
locality or State go further to make
up their estimate Of its advantages
and allurements than all the poetical
cant about its beautiful scenery. Its
snow capped mountains, its bright
skies, its clear rivers and its life
giving breezes; and that encourage
ment and material aid which we can
offer to the newcomer will be more
highly appreciated than all our fow-
cry descriptions of our reolly "beau-
tiful Oregon"
Then let US all be ready with a
warm and inviting welcome TO meet
those who are coming to our Pacific
shores, and they will be glad that
they have '.pitched their tents in oul
land" and we will be rendered more
prosperous and happy by their com
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