Kansas weekly herald., 1854-10-06
Kssssas { (.No.) Enterprise.

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No., bearing the above title. We wishiss1
publishers much success In their undertals-l
ing and hope that their paper may be the
instrumena of much good ia the cosnrnunii-
ties where it may circulate. We take this:
notice of the Enterprise as a courtesy due
from one publisher to another. We have
had the misfortune to incur the wrath of q
correspondent Of that paper who signs him.
self "P." We should not have noticed .P'
or his communication but for the fact, that
the truth of our statements is called in ques--
ton. Now we can assure Mr.. p that we
shall not allow him to write himself or the.
town OF Kansas into importance by news.
paper controversy. The town of Kansas
is not yet a part of Kansas Territory, though
there is fair prospect of its early annexa-
tion. The fre-eating ultraism of that part
of Missouri is fast disappearing under the
modifying influence of the gold of the Mas
sachusetts Emigration Society. Now be it
understood that we have not one word to
say against that Association; we believe
that its organization was god-send to the
town Of Kansas, as it had been struggling
for years in a helpless and hopeless infan-
cy. Since ABBOTT LAWRENCE and the
Worcester Company have bought up the
only valuable property in the place, its pro-
slavery stock having been closed out at a
low figure and all such souls as that of P.
thrown in, it is beginning to exhibit some
evidences of improvement. The date of all
its Enterprises is subsequent to that bargain
and sale, and probably rest upon the same
substantial foundation. If we can draw an
inference from the article OF P, wLo is no
doubt anxious to do his owners some SER
vice, the little Town, in the first exstacies of
its new found prosperity, imagines itself
already the capitol of Kansas. Its delighted
denizens have evidently forgotten that they
are yet within the DO undaries of Missouri.
That difficulty would probably be easily
obviated, as Missouri would readily consen;
to run its line east of them. A more seri-
ous obstacle would be found in gaining adj
mission into the Territory as we are un-
willing to receive as citizens men who one
day breathe out slaughter against a class
OF people to whom they are ready to sell
out "body, soul and breeches" the next.
MIR. P. charges us with misrepresentation
and gives as an instance our statement that
the territory extends "about 81 miles from
North to South" He admits that it is
three degrees Of latitude in that direction
and says that the distance in miles is 1S9.
We would like to know where he gets his
authority for making So miles degree
We have always understood that so geo.
graphic or GO 1-2 English miles make
degree. We hope that the Massachusetts
Company will tring out few good school
masters for the benefit of the denizens ofI
Kansas.
To show that Mr.. P's. knowledge of the
soil and topography of Kansas Territory is
On par with his arithmetical attainments,
we subjoin the following from his article:
SIT is nevertheless true that on the North |
side Of the Kansas river there is some desi- |
rable land, but it is principally embraced
within the Wyandott and Delaware reserva- |
tions, being an area of about 436 square
miles extending forty-six milesup the Kan
sas river which together with the Kansas |
half-breed reservation, and the Potawa:to- |
ME lands on the same side OF the Kansas |
shuts out effectually the North part of tie
Territory from this river, which is destined
to exert a formidable influence in the settles
ment, development and trade of that vast do
main, notwithstanding the Herald denies
the practicability of its successful navigation
IN the face of an experiment which resulted /
favorable"
The following which We extract from the
same number of the Enterprise is probably
"the experiment which resulted favorable"
above anudedto: 1.-TWO gentlemen, Messrs.
Hugh Cameron and T. A HoutenbtHg Jr.
a day or two since decended the Kansas
river one hundred miles from its mouth, en-
tered the Missouri and landed at the city
OF Kansas in canoe made from log, with
no instruments but an ak and fire BRAND
Ii is worth seeing and may be found at the
leyee."
And no doubt all Kansas was there to
see and wonder, and that Mr.. P. inspired
by this momentous event and Bag with the
destiny of Kansas, thereupon delivered
himself through the columns of the Enter
prise.
W. oSS.,,.to.1 that A., Knneoe ....,,id l.. |