The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-23
Written for The Spirit of Democracy
Z ETTER FROM MISSOURI,
LYNN COUNTY, Mo June Is. 1874


I'D. SPIRIT There never has been a
better time for people in the east desiring
a change Of home, to cast their lot with
the people of this part Of Missouri than
the present. Improved farms can be
bought at reasonable rates and unimprov-
cd lands are cheap, taxes, outside of
counties and townships having taken
stock in railroads, are not high This is
no new country, subject to the many in
conveniences necessarily consequent in
all Few countries. The past decade has
changed all that for US. Churches and
school houses have sprung up in every
direction; society is good the people are
law abiding; and know of no place
where man can find more pleasant and
profitable home than with us.
do not write this, nor have written
any articles, Mr.. Elitor, for the purpose
of inducing the people Of the goodly
county of Monroe TO pull up stakes and
follow me, although your Sardis CORES
pondent seems to think such is the case.
On the contrary, i say to the good people
of Monroe County, that it is serious bu
siness to forsake an old home in search of
a new,sun lering ties Of affection, bidding
| farewell to friends tried and true, the fa-
milar scenes Of childhood, of youth and
of manhood for The future. to he nothing
but q remembrance; all these things
should man seriously reflect on before
deciding upon change. Beside all this,
Monroe Comfy has many advantages
her people have market at their doors /;
her hills and valleys have been made to
"5lossom as the rose;" her sturdy sons
have ever proved themselves good citi-
zens in peace, brave soldiers in war.
yield to no citizen of the brave old coun,
ty in love and respect for her. Her dark
hills are to me gloriied by the remem,
brance of those know and love, who
dwell and have dwelled thereon. l ask
no man to forsake the old home with the
hope of finding better; but it is well
known fact, Mr. Editor, that the Ameri-
can people love changes, and will have
them why, they are almost as noma0ic
as the tribes Of the desert The average
American may be found to day by the
waters of the Atlantic, and before a
month passes his tent is pitched on the
far-off coast of the Pacific. He treads
the streets of some great eastern city one
week and the next finds him perfectly at
lone in the Rocky Mountains. Your
Sardis correspondent himself, if l mis-
take not the m AN, is as we'll acquainted
with the bright waters of the William
mette, in far-off Oregon, as he is with
those of the Ohio. He has "hob-nobbed'
with grave Senators at the capital and
told "yarns' among the Boston men,
on the Pacific coast He has dined off
silver in Gotham and taken his "muck
a-muck" with some "big Injun" within
the shadow of Mount Hood; and beside
all that he is the prince of good fellows,
and when l get clear out of filthy lucre''
I'll bet my head against Faber pencil
that he would be the first to assist in re-
plenishing my purse and in future, Mr..
Editor, when The SPIRIT good naturedly
allows me to bestow little deserved
praise on my adopted State, let all remem-
ber that am talking to the wanderers
To those who have decided on change,
and to them only, l say come and see.
4 1notice that Eastern papers are still
troubled about our Senator. Even that
venerable journal, the Cincinnati Times.
has discovered that "Senator Schurz is q
man of parts and ought to be sent to
Congress-" Now. in view of the facts
that the great Senator is nothing if not 8
Reformer, | saw him once dong his
level best to reform badly frightened
brigade with but little success, and thai
Hamilton County nccds perhaps a score
of reformers as badly as any piece of ter
ritory of its size in the Union,I think the
people of Missouri might be induced tc
exchange Mr.. Schurz for any of the many
great men of Hamilton County, eScep
the editors. Mr. Schurz' ablest effort:
for reform might be benefcially exertet
upon these same editors for the next fou
years-a year on the Enquirer, eighteei
months on the Commercial, and the sam
length of time on the Gazette "Slosb
ing around' occasionally amongst tn
smaller fry might work wonders ever
with the Cincinnati press. M.