The Kansas herald of freedom., 1854-10-21
Emigraut Aid COMPANY.

ons inquiries, concerning the plan of OPP
eration of the Emigrant Aid Company,
and the resources OF Kansas Territory,
which il is proposed now to settle, the Sec
retary Of the Company furnished us for
publication the following information in
regard la tIt,.. particulars:
THE eoMPAXY's OBJECTS AND PLANS.
The objects of his Association are
apparent in lis name
The immelaf emigration tn AneElca
from Europe introduces into our ports a
!arg.. number of persons eager 10 pass
westward The fertility Of our western
regions aud the clleapness OF our public
lands, induce MANY OF The native born
citizens Of the old States 10 lm,nigrate
thiihef AT the present tune public and
social considerations ct The gIavest char
acter render ii desirable To settle the ter
ritories west of Missouri and Iowa; and
these considerations aIe largely increasing
the amount OF westward emigration.
The foreign arrivals in America last
year were 400,11l. In the same year,
the emigration 10 Western States.of Amer
leans and foreigners, must have amounted
10 much more than 100000 persons
The emigration thither, this year, will be
larger still. And from the older Western
States large numbers are removing into
nav territory.
Persons who iue fsniliar with the
course of movement of this large annual
throne Of emigraDts, know that under the
arrangements now existing they suffer at
every turn. The frauds praetieed upon
them by runners" and other agents of
transporting lines in the State of New York
amount to stupendous system of knaye-
ry: which has not been broken up even
By the patient endeavors of the State of
ficers, and by very stringent State legisla-
tion. The complete ignorance of our
customs in which the foreign emigrant
finds himself, and in more than half the
foreign emigration, his complete ignorance
of our language, subjects him to every
fraud. and to constant accident. 1t IS in
the face of every: conceivable inconven
fence that the country receives every year
four hundred thousand foreigners in-
to its seaports and sends the larger por-
ton of them to its Western country.
The inconyeniences and dangers to
health to which the pioneer is subject who
goes out alone or with his family, only in
making new settlement, are familiar to
every American.
The Emigrant Aid Company has been
formed to PROTECT EMIeRAETs as far as
may be, from inconveniences. Its duty is
to organize emigration to the West and
bring it into asystem. This duty, which
should have been attempted long ago, is
particularly essential now, in the critical
position of the Western territories.
1t has been decided to execute deed
of trust in lieu of, the charter granted by
the Legislature, and it is believed that by
an immediate subscription to this fund of
two hundred thousand dollars, the Emf
grant may be projected; free State may
be secured to the lasting advantage of the
country; and possibly valuable property
secured to the subscribers.
The emigrant suffers whenever he goes
alone into his new home. He suffers
from the frauds Of others-from his own
Ignorance of the: system of rasel; and
the country where he settles; and again
from his want of support from neigbbors
which results IN the inpossibility ofany
combined assistance, or Of any division OF
iabcr.
The Emigrant Aid Company viii re-
Iieve him from all these embarfassments,
by sending ont emigrants in companies,
and establishing them In considerable num-
bers. They viii locate these where they
please on arrival in their new home, and
receive from government their titles
rhe Company propose TO carry them To
their homes more cheaply than they could
otherwise-tO enable them to establish
themselves with the least Inconvenience,
and 10 provide the most important prime
necessities of a new colony. II will pro-
vide shelter and food at the lowest prices
after the arrival of emigraEts, while they
make the arrangements necessary for their
new homes. Il will render all the assist
anee which the information of its agents
can give. And, by establishing emigrants
IN large numbers in the territories. it will
give them the power of using al once
those social influences which radiate from
the church, the school, and the press, in
the organization and development OF
community.
For those purposes, it is recommended
that the Trustees contract immediately
With some Of the competing lines OF traE-
ell for the conveyance of 10000 persons
from Massachusetts, TO thai place in the
West which the Trustees shall select for
their first settlement.
Il Is believed that passage may be OBJ
tanned IN 50 large contract, at much