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THE IOWA NEWS,
18 PUBLISHED WEEKLV, Br
COBIELL, KING DC RD8SEIX,.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
Wt me S^ure, 1st Insertion, |1
EMERSON & CRIDER,
HAVE
now in store, a general assortment of
Cloths, Cassimers, Satinets, Ky. Jeans,Ca­
licoes,
Painted Muslins, Checks, Silks and Satins,
Domestic
Linens, Bed Ticking: Also, a general
assortment
of
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Books, Combs,
Tinware,
Steel,
Hats, Cap?, Bonnetts, Boots, Shoes,
Queenswaro, Hardware, Cutlery, Iron,
Medicines,
Paims,
Territory.
Oil?, Hand, Cross-Cut,
and Mill Saws, Hand, Cross-Out, and Mill Saw
Files,
Sledges, Trace and Halter Chains, Riding
Whips,
Shot
Shot Guns, Powder Horns and Flasks,
and Game Bags, Coffees, Sugars, Teas, Su-*
Sutter,
ir-fine Flour, Mess and Prime Pork, Bacon, Lard,
Honey, Peach Pickles, Mowing and'Cra
dling Scythes, Scythe Stones, effereon Oil Stones,
Hoans, Razors, Strop?, Shaving Boxes and Brush­
es,
Coffee Mills, Bed Cords, Blasting and Rifle
Powder, Shoe, Cloth, Hair, Paint, and Tooth
Brushes,
Shovels and Tongs, Castings, Steel Rat
Traps,
Dried Apples, Soap, Candles, Collins' Ax
es, &c., together with many other articles too te­
dious to
mention, all of which will be sold low for
Cash.
5-3t Du Buque, July 1, 1837.
ALEX'R. W. M'GR£G0R7
Attorney at Lair,
DAVENPORT, W TEHRITORY,
WILL
attend to the business of his'profession
in the Supreme
and District
courts of the
JOHN TURNKY,
Attorney an«l Counsellor at Eaiv,
GALENA. ILLINOIS.
W. W. CHAPMAN A»S. HKMVSTUAD,
ATTORNEYS ANB C0UXS&M.0R8 AT LAW,
DU
BUQUE, WISC ONSIN TKRIUTORY.
February 17, 1827.
T. S. WILSOU,
ATTORNEV AT I..UV \V
SO I.lrMTO
It I
CII.VXCCIIV
DU BUQUE, (W. T.)
OFFERS
his professional services to the citi­
zens of Du Buque and the adjacent counties
of Wisconsin t~.r itoiy. He will also regularly at
tend courts in Jo Daviess rn-jn inois-
November lfi. 183U.— ?8-tf
P. II. Engle,
Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Chancery,
OFFERS
his professional services to the cit­
izens of Du Iluqut, DES MOINE and IOWA
counties.
July 27, 183G. 12-tf
Clm*. S. Hempstead,
.ATTORNEY AT LAW, GALENA, ILL.
continue to practice in tho several
courts in IOWA and Du BUQUE counties
W. T. Oflice on Bench street, adjoining
dwelling, in Galena.
August 17,1836. 8U5
William W. C'orael I,
ATTOllNE Y AT LAIV,
MJ BUQUE, W. T.
Du Buque, June 3,1837.
DR. JOEL C. WALKER,
(Late of Circlevillc, Ohio,)
Physician ami Swrscon,
FORT MADISON,
E E O U Y
-WISCONSIN TERRITORY,
MAY 2, 1837.
ft
52-lf
Doctor John Stoddard,
ETURNS his sincere thanks to the citizcns
of Du Buque, for the liberal share of pub
lic patrmtage which he has received, and takes
this opportunity of informing there, that ho in
tends a permanent residence in DU BUQUE,
and hopes, from skill and attention, to merit a
continuance of the patronage he has already re-
**To^prevent misunderstandings, and silence
ftl+fl reports, he herewith presents a list of his
chaises for
Those laboring under Cronic diseases of the
Liver* Dyspepsia, Scroffula, King's Evil,
White Swelling, Rheumatisms, ana particu
larly Females laboring under Uterine diseases,
nay possibly derive benefit by consultation and
advising with Joe tor JOHN STODDARD.
Dn Buque, May tl, 1836. lift
Provision8, Grocerie*,
Taddition
TBY REQUEST.]
CONSTITUTION
or THE
D1T BKCTQUE
CATHOllt
00
Back lukuqncnt Insertion, AO
A liberal deduction will be made to yearly ad
vertisers.
0^7-All advertisements sent to this office for in
sertion, without the number of insertions marked
thereon, will, at the. option of the Editors, be con
tinued till ordered out, and charged accordingly.
0^"Letters to the Editors must be POST-PAID.
becomes necessary to erect houses of prayer
and having taken into consideration the unfin
ished state of the Catholic.
WE DO 0BDA1N THIS OUR CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.
This Society shall be known by the qame
of the DuBuque Catholic Association.
ARTICLE II.
The object of the DuBuque Catholic'Asso
ciation shall be the finishing of the Catholic
Church of said town, and the support and
maintainance of divine service.
Moreover, when the state of the Church,
and the funds will permit, the society will,
when it shall deem proper, be at liberty to dis
pose of any portion of its funds for charitable
and other praiseworthy purposes.
ARTICLE 111.
DISTRIBUTION OF- OFFICES.
There shall be one President, one Vice Pre
sident, one Secretary, one Treasurer, and se
ven Directors, who shall be ch isen annually
by ballot, from amongst the members. Any
vacancy, occurring amongst the officers, shall
bo filled at the next stated meeting, utiles* there
shall not be a quorum present, in which case
the presiding officer shall appoint a member to
fill the office pro. tem., and any officer who
being duly elected or appointed as such, and
who refuses to serve, shall be subject to a fine
of one dollar, unless he assigns a reason deem
ed sufficient by the society.
ARTICLE IV.
DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
SEC. 1. The President shall attend punctu
ally. the time and place of meeting, he shall
preside at the same and state all questions, he
shall not vote except in case of a tie, when
he shall give the casting vote he shall sign
all drafts on the treasurer that the society may
approve of. To enable him to preserve order,
he shall have power to fine members, not ex
ceeding one dollar. It shall be his duty to
call special meetings when he thinks it neces
sary, or requested to do so by a quorum of the
directors. His decision in all matters of or
der shall be final, unless appealed from to the
society by at least three members.
SEC. 2. The Vice President shall preside in
the absence of the President, he shall perform
all the duties'and be invested with the same
power, and authority, and in case of the ab-
shaU
medicine and professional services,
by which he has heretofore been, and will here
.after be, governed.
Visits in town by day, 1 dollar: by night, 2
dollars: ex officio services, one dollar per hour:
Obstetrical services and attendance from 10 dol*
bis to 60, as the case may be. Consultations
with other physicians fee 10 dollars, adding
nnleagA when in the country, in all cases in
th« day, 1 dollar, in the night, double.
The fees in surgical cases, will be regulated
Wcordlngto the importance of the case. Me
dicines, Emetics, and Cathartics simple, 25
cents, compound one dollar Febrifuge pulver
ised, simple, 12 1-2 cts., compound 25 cents
to one dollar Tonics, pulverized, 25 cents per
dose Tincture
from 50 to 75 cts. per oz. Epis
pastic from 50 cts. to one dollar all other me
.dicines in proportion.
M. W. POWERS.
Peru, Nov. 23, 183C. 29-tf
8eB«e of both, the society shall elect a chair- ^limwilll
man for the meeting who shall be invested
J.I- *1 Otwl
be subject
Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive and
safely keep, all moneys which may be paid
him on account of the society, he shall hold
alt certificates of property which may belong
to it, and keep a fair, regular account of all
receipts and disbursements he shall (once in
every three months) exhibit a statement of his
accounts at a regular meeting he shall pay all
orders signed by tho President or other presi
ding officer, agreeable to this Constitution.
And when hisduties cease, he shall handover
to the President or Vice President all moneys,
books, papers, or other vouchers belonging to
the society, taking a receipt for the same.
See. 5. The Directors shall act as a stand
ing committee: they shall inspect, every three
months, the books and accounts of the secre
tary and of the treasurer. It shall be their du
ty ta collect and receive subscriptions to the
society, and to pay over the same (at the next
stated\meeting) to the secretary, who shall
credit the member paying the same. Any
four of weir number* with the president or se
cretary, shall form a quorum for the transac
tion of boaineSB.
ARTICLE V.
MEETING
See,
IE subscriber has received by late arrivals, in'
to his former stock of Goods, a large
and general assortment of Provisions, Groceries,
Liquors, Dry Goods, Ilard-ware, Hollow-ware,
Queens-ware Boots, Shoes, Caps, and a variety
of Clothing, suitable for the season, which he will
•ell on moderate terms at his store in Peru, fcr
cash, minecal, or lead.
Of
IOWA
TOL. I. DU BUQUE, UPPER MISSISSPPI LEAD MINES, WISCONSIN TERRITORY, JULY 15,
ASSOCIATION.
Prompted by the spirit of Christianity and
goodwill to all mankind, WE, the under
signed, residents of Du Buquc county, in the
territory of Wisconsin, fully convinced that
the first duty of man upon earth is the render
ing to Almighty God that worship and adora
tion due to him hy the noblest of his creatures
and that in all well regulated communities, for ......
the observance of the principles of religion, it f'VThl. Th"/' "V
Church in the town
fiUp
nauthority
««l n»i•ir
to the orders of the President *vaste!
e— .1— 1--: l_ _u»n -„i
THE S0CIET7.
The regular meetings of the society snail bfl
h«ld on tne first Sunday of every month the
annual meetings shall be on the first Sunday
in January in each succeeding year, at which
there shall be an election of officers as provi
ded for by the second article of this Constitu
tion.
ARTICLE IV
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS.
SEC. 1st. AU persons wishing to become
members ot this association, shall be propos
ed by at least one member, and if elected,
shall sign this constitution, and pay his ad
mission fee.
Sac. 2. Each new member* on signing this
Constitution, shall pay to the secretary the
sum of one dollar, and be subject to a further
PRINTED AND PUBIISHED WEEKLY, BF COBIELL, KING & RISSELL, MAI* STREET, AT #3 PER ASJII IF PAID IIV ADVANCE, OR $4 AT TILT END OR THE VEVK.
however, he may pay quarterly, half-yearly,
or yearly in advance, in which case, the mem
ber so paying,ashall not be subject to a fine
for non-attendancc at regular meetings, unless
a reasonable excuse be given.
SEC. 3. Religion, or place of nativity shall
be no impediment to the admission of mem
bers, nor shall the society give preference to
any member on that account.
ARTICLE VII.
All proposed amendments to this Constitu
tion shall be laid before the society in writing
a
mode to accomplish these objects of our wish- shall assemble at the usual time and place of
es, would be, by small sums paid at stated holding such meeting.
times, by voluntary contributions, WE have,
on this first day of January, 1837, ata public
assembly in the Catholic Church, resolved
that we will form ourselves into an association
for the purpose of raising a fund, by monthly
instalments, and for the furtherance of these
objects.
b®
°"n»
the next, but not before, nor at any subsequent
meeting'.
ARTICLE VIII.
Any seven members, with the President
and Secretary, OT any nine members, shall
of Du Buque, as well as the expenses for the
performance of divine service aiul believing
that in the present circumstances of our scat- form a quorum for the transaction of business
tered population, the most easy and equitable jas
regular meeting: Provided, however, they
THE FALSE ONE.
A TALE OP wOMAN'S 1IEAST.
"Had I never loved so kindly,
Had I never loved so blindly
Had we never met or parted,
I had ne'er been broken-hearted.'-—BURN9.
Never shone »IIB sun upon a fairer creature than
was Edith Hasselden, and never until now, upon
a happier one. Her life had been a summer's morn
ing—al! brightness and joy. Even Love, that ur
chin of storm and calm, of smiles and tears, had
been productive of nothing but happiness to her.
The scene was charging now she had to endure
her fii'6l trial, her lover was to bid her adieu that
evening for some months, as he was about .to pay a
long-promised visit to an old friend of his lather's
iu I'aris. Edith was pacing the garden, anxious
ly waiting his arrival. She felt unhappy, beyond
what the occasion wnirantcd she did not fear he
would forget her, she was too true herself to sus
pect treachery in him her love was so pure, so un
divided, a thing so almost holy, that it seemed im
possible she could have bestowed it on one unwor
thy. No, it was not a doubt of his affection, or
his constancy, that caused her present uneasiness,
but an undefined presentiment of future evil.
She did not know Horace Sea ton there were
few that did. Even those far more conversant with
the world than her, could not deem that beneath
that warm glowing manner, there was hidden a
cold, calculating, sellish heart. It was true, he
loved Edith Hasselden, as much as such a heart ev
er loves she was young and beautiful, and that
gratified his pride she loved him, and that pleas
ed his vanity.
He had kept his appointment with her, and the
moment of parting lmd arrived. They ivere sitting
on a garden bench, both appeared sorrowful, his
arm was round her, and he whispered words oflove,
and hopes of future happineaq.
'Edith, my own Edith,' he h««d, 'you have pro
mised to remember mr, mvi to greet my reu-tu wilh
pleasure one more request,and 1 have done. Ac
ccpt this ring, and promise mo, as you value my
pence, that 110 other shall remove it. On mv re
turn, dearest, it shall be replacod by another at tho
altar. Will you not promise me?'
The blushing girl hesitated again that chilling,
vague uneasiness, crept over her heart but she ba
nished it, and placed her hand in his. 'i'he large
dark eye of Edith, would have oeen startling at
that moment, witii its intensity of lustre, but that
it was softened into mild beauty, by the tears which
trembled in it. She looked at him with an expres
sion, in which love and entire confidence were
blended.
'Horace,' she said, 'I will—I do promise, that
this ring shall never be removed, but at the altar.
I will not ask you to remember me, while away,
it would be implying & doubt that you woilld not:
but for me, I will think of you, day and night I
will hold this spot sacred I will hold communion
with mine here, hut Mini, who now sees us, antl
who knows tho truth or falsehood of hearts. To
,l)ine99,our
fo ourliai
be.
AttflV •lilt
with the same powers and over that
meeting only.
SKC. 3. The Secretary shall keep all the
books and papers belonging to the society, he
shall keep a fair record of all laws, rules and
regulations which it may at any time adopt,
together with a list of the members1 names,
dates of admission, departure, or death he
whattver
my
They parted, and oh how the fond girl cherish
ed the memory of that parting-sconc, and the words,
tie had uttered for days afterwards she fancied
that she could still hear his voice floating round
her—could Mill feci the pressure of his hand as he
passed the ring upon her finger. She little thought
that they had parted for ever!—that the voice and
hand, would henceforth be dead to her —that she
her youn^ann h^
i
and Chairman for the time being he shall col
lect and receive all fines, dues, and fees of ad
mission, which he shall pay over to the trea
surer, taking his receipt for the same.
feelings, on one who would outrage thein, tnose
feelii
o, which the heart entertains but once
which wquld give empires—worlds, to entertain a
gain!
He had promised to write to her, and had bro
ken that promise. Edith counted the hours each
day, until the post was delivered, with a wild and
throbbing heart but tacli day proved him more
forgetful. At length, strange rumors reached her
of an approaching mariiag*, between Horace Sea
ton and a young lady in Ptris, of great fortune.
They crushed and chilled hei spirit and the gay
—-the happy Edith, was no more.
We will not—we
The three years had elapsed, and Edith
don stood gazing from her casement upon the In e
below, while the soft moon shone in unclouded
loveliness. The next day was her marriage-day.
A gentleman, named Fortescue, had seen and a'
mired her love is too strong a word. He ar.mirc'
her beauty, was not repulsed by her coldness, an',
after a few months' acquaintance, obtained a coo
careless consent from her, to become his wife.
She stood sometimo at her casement 111 deep
thought: at length she murmnred, 'It must be.
and turning from the window seated herself
press them, burst forth in torrents, as if from a
|soutce long pent up 9he passed her hand over her
brow as it to ease its burning pain. 'I cannot, oh,
iuo!—I cannot destroy his pi-turc,'* she said rvnin
'and she looked 011 it long and fixedly: dreams of
other days flitted before her, and she sobbed as if
her heart would burst.
But this emotion Massed away, she was again
still, and calm, and beautiful as Parian marble.
She unclaspod the lock of the
chain
an
cannot describe her feelings,
when first she heard these tidings s»« treated «h.m
as base calumny! she wrote to him—her letter was
unanswered! Sho accidentally met an acqaint
ance, who had just returned from J-rance, am
from hiin she learnt that it was too true. Me had
been for some weeks married! fche heard it with
a calm and composed countenace but a withered,
blighted, breaking heart.
e
was strangely altered no longer tho buoyant en
thusiastic girl, with looks ami thoughts equally
fresh and glowing, she had beclmo the calm, uii
iinpassioned, Signified woman. Tears had wash
ed every tiaco of the rose from her cheek, and what
with her paleness, and the constant repression of
every feeling on her countenance, she had acquir
ed the appearance of one of Canavas's statues cold,
yet wonderfully beautiful.
at
desk, from whence she removed a small packet o
letters. Sho trembled violently as (he rose and
walked towards a fire ait the end of the room, bne
held them over the flame for an instant, and in the
next they were burning.
'So perish all remembrance of him,' she said.
Again she walked towards the window, and took
from her bosom a miniature she appeared collect
ing courage to destroy that also. A pang snot o-
v9r
her
payment, in advance, of fifty cents per month, ,ure. She pretted it 'J
to be paii at each regular meeting: Provided, bitter tears, IA spue of lier desperate
heart and brow as she gawd upon the
iiadSHi
WhttsH
ed the miniature of Horace Seaton—agfti*gi- r"":
ed upon it. 'I'he thought thai^ai that 'time to-tnor
it would be guilt for he
row, 11 wuum ue guilt lor her so to gaze, came a
cross her mind, and she resolvea though she could
not destroy, never again to behold it. S^he placed
it in paper which she carefully sealed, and locked
'it ill her desk.
•Now, then,
thank heaven, it is over, and I shall
'become another's without one thought of him lin
gering in my breast,' she murmured but the tone
ofmiwry and"uttor desolation was in contradiction
to her words.
It was morning, and Edith was arrayed in her
bridal dress. Not the quivering of a lip, not the
trembling of an eye-lid betrayed what was passing
in her heart. She walked steadily up the aisle of
the church she uttered the responses in alow yet
audible voice but this calm was unnatuial, and
it-as soon to be destroyed.
The ceremony was nearly over, and Fortescue
took her hand, upon which ho was to place the wed
d/ngJri1ig. He started at its death-like coldness,
opd was surprised to see a jewelled 0110, which he
hjid noticed her constantly wearing, was not remo
ved. She had forgotten that. And now the re
collection of the vow she had made never to let a
rinhcr remove it than ho who, however false he had
(|oved, was Slill Horace Seaton, the playmate of
l^r childhood, the idol of her first affections, llash
t(l upon her. The long, long inte.val of weary
fey s and sleepless nights, and wasted yoars, faded
anay, and she remembered only their parting hour,
tyid his parting words, '/will rcplucc with another
dt the altar!'' At this moment the bridegroom at
tmipted to withdraw the ling it was too much, the
tow was overbent and snapped it was tho last
leather that broke the camel's back, and this last
Itroke overcame pour fragile Edith Hasselden.
'Never, never!' sho murmured, as she struggled
(u release her hand. In the struggle the ring was
iemoved, and tell on tho marble steps of the altar,
^he gazed upon it for a moment, in speechless mis
ery, and then a loud wild scream escaped her, so
bud, so wild, that tho hearers lelt the blood run
Cold in their hearts. She fell. Fuitescue thought
^jle had fainted, and lie raised her head from the
(Vior, but it fell heavily on his arm. He shudder
ed the color had foieuken hsr lips, those bright,
heautilul eyes were closed lor ever. Edith Hassel
den tcat
dead!
«LO, THE POOR INDIAN!"1
The Editor of the Pt oria neyistbr, in giv
ing an account of a journey which he and oth
ers made from the Upper Mississippi down to
this placo, thus speaks of the country
011
111
September '3ti, the same river lots brought
500, and the
court-house lots 360.—Now, (.Dec.
'36) choice river lots are held at 2000, 1500
having been offered and refused. Fifty hous
es, it is supposed, will go up next summer.
Davenport, oil the Wisconsin side, was laid
off in June 183G, and now contains 15 houses,
3 of which are stores, and a large tavern. Hi
vcr lots at tho first sale, in June, brought from
100
dollars to 325 back lots fiotn
100
to 200.
The site is a perfectly level plain one mile
wide, bounded by a strip of timber 3 miles
wide, beyond this is a prairie 8 miles wide
then
immense body of timber. The interi­
or country is represented as splendid, and is
Baid to be rapidly filling up with emigrants.
Kock Island is 2 miles long and 1 1-2 miles
wide. At Its southern termination, and in view
of Davenport and Stevenson, is Fort Arm
strong. Here ate 7 houses, occupied by 3
families, one store, and one grocery. It is the
residence of Gen. Street. Indian Agent, and
George Davenport, I'Jsq., the latter of whom.
with^Mr. Antoine Laclaire, whoso splendid
farm is opposite Hock Island, in Wisconsin,
is the owner of the town below, vhicli bears
his name, a very brief description of which is
given above. The fort was evacuated in Sep
tember last, the garrison having been ordered
to St. Peters.
At a quarter after 7, having stored away a
"first-rate" breakfast, (every thing a little be
yond the comparative degree is in this country
callcd "first-rate,") we recommenced ourjour
ney, intending to cross at tho "upper ferry,"
two miles above whero we failed yesterday.
The route was an Indian trail upon and along
the courso of the bluff's. Tho wagoner said he
should follow it also, and leaving three of the
party and the boy with him, tho others with
in advance on foot. We reached the heights
as the sun was rising. The scene waB truly
splendid. Our thoughts turned upon Black
Hawk's war, And the reflection occurred spon
taneously to all, that if Indians are affected by
the sublime and beautiful in nature, here was
another reason for their clinging to these
grounds with so much tenacity. The mounds
around were also the tombs of their ancestry.
Upon their tops were vaults, filled with bones
of the dead, which relics, it is said, the SUP
vivors, regard wilh the most superstitions rc-
er, if detected. The threatening, howev,
was disregarded by our party, several of whom
very unceremoniously riflea these sanctuaries
of such bones as seemed most agreeable to
their fancy.
It will not be thought
the fine lands held by his tribe on Rock river,
i
«han ihA
*E
had brought them, accordinjAo their mode o*
farming, to the highest immbvemcnt and in
1899, Air. Wells (our lauiUord) counted 300
wigwams in sight of his bresent residence.
Not one is now standing.
CULTIVATION OF
The following letter
E
L-
PRAIRIES,
ftjrnn the Honorable
ent of the l'atent
abetter idea of the
superintend*
w_
sshingfm city,
cost of cultivating the Westirnj Prairies than we
have before seen, and we think pur readers gene
rally will Be pleased with a perutol of them.
WASHINGTO
«, Jan. 1,
1837.
Dear Sir—You doubtless expect some further
statement than has been rcceiled respiting the
investment rnadu for you in the pulley of tho$Va
bash. A desire to meet my sinjjP'lio
was
daily
ospected from Lafayette, ha rV»ycd mv waHing
until Uiis time. And now, lot me say, generally,
that tni
e west has grown, and will continue ton.
ery little is y
Hock
river in the vicinity of Hock Island.—[Alt. Ob.
•Tlir, v.uuutry around Ilovk Island ia indo"
scribably beautiful, and is not excelled, if e
qualcd, by any spot in the United Slates. To
the beautiful in nature will soon be added all
the attractions of art. The germ of two cities,
within hail of each other, is expanding, and
in a few years, thoy will rival iu magnitude
any upon the Upper Mississippi. They are
Stevenson and llavenport, and to them will
probably in time bu added a third on Hock Isl
and.
Stevenson was laid oiT in August 1835, by
tho county court (Hock Island) as the scat of
justice. Five houses were crectcd that year.
It now contains 35, of which are stores, and
2 arc taverns. At the sate in '35, choice, riv
er-lots brouglrt 2sJ0 dollars, and those near the
public or court-house stjuaro 100 at a sale
of the Wabash. Although the fertility of the soil
is unequalled, few have ever seen "this country.
The reason is obvious, there is no communication
with ii, and hence speculators and settlers have
passed around it going weft, either by the Michi
gan Lake, or by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Five thousand persons left UufTalo in one day
to go up the lake, and yet not one went into the
valley cf tho Wabash. A slight inspection of the
maps of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, will show a
direct route to the Mississippi from the West end
of Lake Fi ie, to be up the Maumec, and down
tbe Wabash valley to Lafayette. It may, there
fore, be considered certain that when tho railroad
from St. Louis to Lafayctto is completed, the
great travel from the Mississippi valley to the
east, will be by the lakes, through tho Wabash
and ICrio canal, the shortest and quickest route by
several days. A person at the mouth oftlie Ohio
will pass up to St. Louis, then take the railroad
and canal to L.ike Eric, in preference to following
the meanders of tho Ohio river in a Btcainboat.
Can there be a doubt on this subject? What time
will be occupied on this route io Nciv York Not
exceeding six days. From St. /.ouis to Lafayette
(•240 miles,) one day may lio allowed from .La
fayette to the lake, at tho rate of 44 to 5 miles
on the canal, (now in operation considcraaWc port
of tho way,) l'orty-cight hours on the lake, 24
hours and from the lake to New York city, via
railroad, (now commenccd,) not exceeding two
days.
What changes this must make in the vnluo 01
property on the route The value of land depends
on the fertility of the soil and the facility of trans
portation. From a personal inspection of the
western Stales, during six years past, I am fully
convinced the Wabash valley has the host soil nml
most favorable climate. 111 the latitude ofliiila
delpliia, you avoid tho extreme of great heat in
summer and of cold in winter, nnd also avoid tne
danger of early frosts, so prevalent in ft higher lati
tude. You may ask, what will be the markets lor
Indiana I answer Ne.v V»rk and New Orleans.
The foimer hy tho Erie Ctnal, and the latter by
tho Wabash river, (navigable to Lafayetio foi
steamboats) and by the railroad above named to
St. Louis, also Montreal by the Welland Canal.
A clioirf of (ill thfcse nmrkotB, nquiiliy occcusiblu,
is presented 10 fnimeis on the \Vaba.*h valley and
one peculiar advantage this valley possesses over
Michigan and Wisconsin, Is the early navigation
of the Wabash river. The produce of this valley
can by this river puss down to New Orleans in flat
bouts free of tolls, and be transported to Charles
ton, Dallimore, New Y«uk and llonton, six weeks
before tho New York canal-opens. This early
maikct may bo estimatod at a good profit In busi-
n°You
may ask, if tho Wabash and Erie canals
will surely be completed
1 Undoubtedly they will.
Indiana and Ohio aro pledged to complete them.
Nearly all is now under contract, and government
has given lands adjoining sufficient to finish the
same, without any expense to tho States.
As like causes (other things being equal,) pro
duce like effects, it will not tax your credulity to
believe, that the rich lands of the Wabash valley
will equal those on the Ohio, New York, and
Pennsylvania Canals, which vary from $!- to $1U
per acie. Is it possible that lands, yielding forty
husucls of wheat, tevtnty bushels of com, sixty
bushels ofoats, nnd four hundred and fifty bushels ol
potatoes, and distant only ten to twelve days trans
portation ficnn New York or New Orleans cities,
can bo less than $ 0 per EC el
In making selections* 1 have, when practicable
procured both prairie and timber, though 1 n»'
Hure there has been a common error to pass the
rich prairie, bocausc timber cannot be found ad.
joining at Government price. Under this belief
many settlors have, to their sorrow, enteied the
timber and loft the prairie, because they suppose
nobody would enter that without possessing the
timboi. This prairie has been lately entered.
And such is the facility of raising timber 0.1 prai
ries by sowing the seed of black walnut and locustj
(hat the desire for limber land has diminished.—
Those who doubl the comparative value of Pra'f'°
and t.inber land, will do well to consider that
is a fair price foi clearing timber land.
Timber land whe.i cleared in the usual manner,
is left incumbered with stumps and rww.
10
steam and
surprising
rnnrlnrifltold thatthey arenow wortn investment.
1ltal
btacles to labor-saving machines.
b» required to Clear 1,000 acres of f'J"
whereas tho 1,000 acres of praine can be put
tame grass, without ploughing. .mnIeta
A prairio fa.m may be put into
raiKO,eight, ten, and
paid for re,.i, and /•«(,'
PUiti-
the annexed computations frmn '^"cultivating
o a n S W 7 S
the prairie for the last year.
1
information
fion! Mr. N,„.l,...» .!» Z
on this point. Horn a pw
VVabugh vttllcy
^m
SSWi?
|)0Ul((|g of
acte of good pounds of sugar can be
^EiiK/aiXpapw is now made from the resi
duu/n beets, after the saccharine matter .. ex
t«cted An application for a similar patent it
now lading in the patent office. The sample of
„-,UOr exhibited is very good, and the rapidity
with which the paper is made, must materially re-
of)Ew lon(|g In a fcw yeari it is
ploughing 011
,uobnble that
smooth
lands
may be effected
even now
that lilac
Hawk should have felt disinclined to give up
at this spot fifty dollars an acre. Tne Indians Three benefit* may be e*pect«d-
....... ...... .......... v ... y
by
mowing
succeesfully
and reaping are
done
by horse
power.
Such are the
profits of cultivation, that I
advise all who can,
|ail(1., A
woulr
to improve some part of their
small improvement will repay
ttn
,i
gteotly
ehhanee the value
1.
me
m.
at
crease beyond tho most sanguine calculation^. $30. The cost of floating down Hay in flat botfte
Nor will any action of general government maw- to New Orleans, may be 8 dollars per ton.
rially check the advancement of the lands (vhicfc If therefore, fifteen hundred to two thousand
are judiciously located oh the great western canals (tons of hay could be cut on one thousand teres,
or railroads. Very little is yet known of the valley would it not be a profitable crop?
***.-. tt'a
„V„ i f»
:.- -aryiv"
4 4t
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,S
ifT
NO.
7.-
1. The crops will repay expenses and yiald
great profit.
2. '1 hefand cultivated, nnd the land
will be advanced several hundred per cent.
3. If stock is put on the farm, the same may "Kit'-'
numerically increased, and greatly enhanced
value, by improving the breed.
Either of these considerations is sufficient to j0
tify cjltiyation, and guaranty a large return
1 might mention the succensful cultivation of
in the west—from one and a half to two tons it a
fair crop. This can be cut and pressed without
any labor-saving machines, for two dollars per tan
and if the grass w,\s cut by horse power, the
pense would be still less. The profits on one hun
dred heifers at $5, might be easily supposed.
Fifty breeding tows would probably give Sevan
hundred pigs per annum and by these meant It
large farm could be stocked wilh little capital ad
vanced
Orleans Tarhr* ftcm $20 to $6&p«r
AIT
average for the last three years may b*
There is a practice mentioned by Mr. Newell,
and highly recommended by others, of potting Ml
hay seed without ploughing the ground. This ia
done by suriling the prairie grass in the springy
and hanowing in the seed. The seed catches
quick, and grows well. Blue grass, especially
succeeds iii this wr.y, and the grass will sustain
slock all winter, without cutting any hay or fod
der for them. A large drove of horses wtre kept
last winter ot Indianapolis on blue grass, on the
open fields, al the small expense of oAe dollar per
head per month.
From personal examination, I am convinced
that ditching and hedging, as p.actised in Holland^
England, and France, almost entirely, and now
successfully Adopted in Illinois is cheaper than
fencing by rftils.
The general complaint of the earth -crumbling
hy frost is prevented by sowing blue grass seed oa
the' sides. Mulberry trees might be raised on lb*
slope of tlic ditch, with groat profit. Indeed, euoh
is the rapid growth of the mulberry in these rich
prairie fnnds thnt tho purchase of this land at
jgi,'-i5 a»i actc, and planted wilh these trees alone,
would in a few years bo highly valuable* Such it
tlso extent of the prairie, that woodland will al
ways be valuable for timber. The woodland it
also lich, and fine for cultivation and if trees
under certain diameter arc cut, a fine grazing
farin may bo easily mado« and the good timber
preserved. Similai pastures aro found in Ken
tucky tl'.ese yield $:) profit per acre* annually,
ft may bo asked, how can non-residents besteufti*
\ate iheir laiiils.' I would remark, that it is cus»
tommy to rent laiid (once bioke and fenced) for
one third oftlie crops delivered in the crib or bent.
At this rent the tenant finds all,
would advise to employ smart enterprising
young men from the New England States^ to take
tho farm on shares. If the landlord should find a
IIOUBH, team, cart, and plough, and add some
stuck, ha might then require one half the profits of
tho same. 1 would Advise 10 allow for fencing or
ditching, a certain sum, and stipulate that the cap
ital invested should be returned before profit* weia
divided. A farmer could in this way eatn for
himself from $700 to $1,000 per annum, on a
lease for five years.
The scronil year :i mowing machine might b«
furnished, if one hundred acres were seeded down
10 tame grass. Mast for swine is found in great
abundance, and the number of hogs could be easily
increased to one tliHusaud, by adding to the nuitt
bcr of breeding sriWs.
Corn is so easily raised, that it is found advaa*
ta^eous to turn tho hogs into a field of this grain*
w fthoul gathering it. It has long been the practice
in the Bute of New York, to raise oats and peat
together, and turn in the swine to harvest the
samo when ripe. Experiments this summer in
Connecticut, show a gieat profit in raising spring
wheal and oats together, and feeding out the t*fl|Sl
to hogs. 1 have omitted to say, that goodbitumjr
nous coal is found in the valley of the WabUh.
The veins aro from five to ten feet thick» ana
largo wagon losld will supyly one fire for a year.
.Salt also is manufactured in large quantities, ana
superior in ipiality to the Kenhnwa salt.
Farmers in Illinois and Indiana are now suc
cessfully enclosing their lands by ditching,
1
the lands 111 Franco, and on iatt«r deci
feel no hesitation in pronouncing the d«!
Aj)
4
which
has cost from fifty to seventy-five cents per
Tho laws of the States of Indiana and lllinolt,
compel the owners of lands adjoining to pay on*
half of fencing, whenever they make use of, or fs
rivc aily benefits from the fences of their neighbor.
This lessens the expense of fencing one half.
If it be afckcd what arc the profits of Cultivation?
1 answer, if the land is rented for five year*,
o i s a u i n u i n i s e i o w i i W
capital advanced in the commencement, will*
twenty-five per cent, interest per annum, and Itava
the farm worth twenty dollars per acre at th« «K
piration of the lease. Probably the profit will
much greater.
Yours, respectfully,
fl. L. ELLSWOBTIL
&KTTINO RICH.
-One of the great moral
ovils whicli pervades this community, is, thai, th*.
great majority of the people are determinated t#
make an independent fortune. Fhlt detU* IS
their ruling passion, and almost the only .a^SCt Of
their lives. For this they seem willing to tacriftcf
not only moral principle, but happinese ilulf—
Like the soldier who goes out tobatlle, with ths ds»
termination "to conquer or ne," our youn^ men'
seem to commence life with tbe determination
become either wealthy or bankrupt. They collid
er it moan spirited to be sbtisted with slow and
moderate gains. They wish tojunrn into an In
dependent fortune at niariy of our old doHJdid
after the revolution, when foreign commerce albm
ed great facilities to tho few who were eagSgj»'
it. Industry and economy, though commended la
the ubsti acts, are practically despised, and WW
are completely cast into the shade by the lustre or
thnt modern virtue, which we call
entaprue.
accordance with these notions, a young m*11.
is contented topuisue a mechanical art,
satisfied wilh a rrioderate salary in the e
others, is regaided very much as a
dig*
in college—-i poor mean
application and industry, hie d«fic| wife*
out using any it Is worthy
lieved to be
des','lJ'#
j^MfaWycalled embitioa,
of notice „nunui»ity. Hencs we tad
by the majowy professions, dstsrmlas^
yauugmeuofal]tr»jl.«^r.^_
to become ind i
1,„:I|w«ltientering
(,n,4,riii»i,itotmAb.intoU^
heVcwTot accomplish without
'iT. mow all become merchants-or buyers a*#
Thoy have no money, and they muftthm*-
Commence business
OH
credit nnd UlSy jBtt
fortunes too slowlv. fhey iHtenanine Wvbeoosaa
either wealthy Or bankrupt,
'/-feuce arises all this
overtrading arises this geiWWl baofanW gfj'
now prevails all over the fe*
3e»f