The Kansas herald of freedom., 1854-10-21
Interesting.

/ \ corresponds nj OF the n. y IFfb-
uae, writing from Fort Leavsnworill, on
The 18th OF August, thus speaks of mat
lers in general in this territory which
is worthy of being transferred TO our col.
umns. The writer says:
| We who are in the disputed Terrific.
ry, aud are eagerly watching the chang
ing phases of the battle for freedom, see
constantly incidents which arouse alter
naieiy hope and fear. For the last fort.
night the indications have been rather oi
acheering character. First among them
may name the arrival of the pioneer
party of thirty men sent out by the Mas
sachuse,ts Emigrant Aid Company
Their appearance and bearing as they
passed through Missouri did much to con-
ciliate favor and sympathy. They were
seen 10 be men Of quite different char
acter from what have been unressonably
enough anticipated, neither .'paupers,
thieves, nor incendiaries," as the west.
ern Missouri papers had given out. This
Company passed Immediately up the
Kansas river through the Shawnee res
ervation, and have located themselves
near the Wakarusa river. This section
of country had already been previously
knQwn as free soil district, so much so
that at least one STAKEHOLDER, after locat-
ing himself with his property there, be-
coming acquainted with the sentiments
of his neighbors, precipitately returned
10 Missouri. The valley of the Kansas
with its recent infusion of New Eng
land emigration and the moral influence
of the prospective accessions of the same
sort, may now be said to be entirely An.
ti-Slavery. A recent journey through
the settlements of that region conyinces
me that the Free Soil sentiment is now
al least twice as strong as the opposite,
lf one may judge by the tone of the ho-
lei and bar-room talk in the neighborine
frontier towns of Kansas, independence,
and Westfort, discouragemenlhas taken
hold of the Pro-Slavery party, and the
opinion is freely expressed that Kansa;
will he free.
But while the southern half of lhs
Territory will be the New England por
lion, and will contain very large major
ty of northern settlers, the part norti
of The Kansas river presents less favor
able indications. The country arount
Fort Leavenworth lying contiguous Il
the comparatively we'll peopled Platte
Clay and Buchanan counties of Nilsson
ri, which contain the pugnacious town
Of Weston and ST. Joseph, has receive'
swarms of Missouri settlers, who iw,
months back passed at Salt Greek SOM
flaming resolutions, threatening "non
protection to Abolitionists, &c. Late
ly some Indiana and Illinois settlers hay
established themselves in The vicinity
and at meeting of the squatters held ol
the 29ih of July, E. C. Andrews, ESQ.
recently of the Boston bar, who has fixe
himself at Fort Leavenworth, and VIII
has been threatened with ''roating Uut
from thence, simply on account of hi
northern extraction, came forward, an
in an eloquent speech avowed himse
warmly in favor of freedom in Kansa.
from reasons drawn from interest an
prudence, as well as humanity Hi
speech was listened 10 with attention
and received much applause, although
truth the majority of the meeting wt
composed Of Slavery men. On
thing is sure, that the Slavery prop,
gandis,s no longer have it their own wa
at Fort Leavenworth. Northerners wi
receive as effectual "proteclion," if III
thing is at all needed, as the men of tn
South.