Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-21

The following letter from a gentleman be-
longing 10 Worcester County, who is now ex-
ploring the territory of Kansas, will be perus-
ed with interest. and all its statements may
be implicitly relied upon !:
KANSAS, July s, 1854.
Dear Sir: Knowing that you feel a deep in"
terest in everything pertaining to this new
country, 1 will pen a few lines for your pc
rusal.
The territory of Kansas, you may be as
sured, is all that it has been described to be,
by the most hattering writers. This point is
settled beyond doubt. 1t is the finest coun-
try on the globe as relates to soil, scenery, and
climate. There is no soil more fertile, seen
cry more beautiful, or climate more healthy.
This is the only fertile part Of this country,
SO far as l know, that is toa great degree ex-
empt both from the Consumption, and Fever
and Ague. The Cholera, also, which has APP
peared in few towns below, on the Missouri
river, does not prevail here, except in the
camps Of the Mormons, where few cases, [
am told, have occurred.
This territory is now open for emigranrs,
except a small tract on the Kansas River and
the military stations, and people are Aocking
in from all parts of the United States. One
year from this time will probably see Kansas
sion as a State. Such is the opinion of those
persons here who are best informed upon the
subject.
You perhaps have seen reports of meetings,
in our Western papers, with resolutions de-
signed to intinidate Northern men, and keep
them from settling i'll this territory; but, if
you have, you may believe me, they are all for
effect Some political mountebanks have
written out these reports and resolutions in
their bedrooms. read them to their friends to
the number Of one or more, and then sent
them off to the papers, if, indeed, the whole
thing was not got up in the editors Office
Among these resolutions stands out in bold
relief, at all times, one that no abolitionist
&c., is to be protected by them. This of course
is something new, and you will please tell
Garrison, Hoar, Hubbard, and others, that
for the future they must take care of aud pro-
tect themselves, for Col. Stakeholder, of Mis-
souri,, will no longer be their defender. But,
seriously, is not this rich ! the Shareholders
will not protect an abolitionistl Why, if
there ever was an abolitionist who relied upon
them for protection, he ought to be hung
When abolitionists need any other protection
i'll this territory than that Of their own right
arms, they may call upon Col. Bombastes for
help; but till then, it seems to me these reso-
lutions are mere blank cartridges. The truth
is, as an old citizen of Missouri just said,
more than one-half of the people in Missouri
wish slavery out Of the State, and are opposed
to its introduction in Kansas and what can
few men do against the army of freemen
from the North, now pouring in here under
such circumstances Why, Just what they
are doing, and nothing else, viz: pass resoSss-
tons. But must close. Tell the boys that
now is the time to make fortune. and build
State the most glorious in the Republic.
In haste, yours,
p. S.-There is no fear of cholera. have
not seen case from Boston to Kansas. and.
although it has prevailed to limited extent
in some places, it is confined to the filthy and
incorporate. was never better in my life,
and any others from the East may hn &c ,.reli