Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-18

will hnd her growth less rapid than the grea, Civ
OF The Plains: which is 10 be the half way house
between The Atlantic and Pacific, and the CONNER
cial emporium OF North America
The Pacific Railway will be complete during
The next ten years. II must necessarily pass along
The southern bank of The Kansas and up one OF lis
principal tributaries 10 The south pass in the Rocky
Mountains While This road is beng constructed
The surplu products OF the rich farms which fancy
sees already, covered with " bending grain and
golden rinde1 iruit," will be needed to supply The
wants OF It's laborers, and the money will be requr.
ed in return 10 meet the incidental wants OF the
Kansas farmer
Again we say, send on the five hundred rhous.
and farmers, mechanics and artisans, and we will
pledge them the most beautiful farms and the rich.
es country in all the bonnlies of nature which The
sun of heaven ever shone upon.
10 THE READER AS early as the middle OF
March last we signi6ed our intention, through the
columns of the ConneamrAe Weekly Cowier-a
paper then published in Pernsyvania-,o To-.
cate in Kansas, on certain conditions, which are
Swallowed iorh in The following extract which we
copy from that journal:
" II we can dispose of our property here, so as
not TO suffer too great sacrifice or hazard The
stence OF The COurier-can obtain one hundred
families to emi9ra'e 10 The same locality, al The
same lme-and tie Nebraska-knnSas bill shall be-
la,c by arhi slarcy shall be permitted to enter
that fertile region-lhen we will start with our
household gods" for some locality on the eastern
borders of Kansas Territory, and contribute our
humble Influence in beating back the advancing
hordes Of southern chivalry and their d" human
cha'lles;' and with The aid of The Press will invite
The free OF the North TO contribute their shares
in building up an empire there which shall be sd
cred 10 Freedom Slarery shall neuer be perm, ted
10 extend lis bIighling influence over the weseru
valley of The Missouri and lis tributaries"
All The conditions inc uded IN The foregoing paid
graph have been literally fulfilled, and in accord.
ance with that resolve The Herald Of Freedom Is now
established in this territory.
We have no promise to make, nor no lengthy
programme 10 give the public, other than The facl
that have published an Independent paper for
the last seven years and in undertaking the entire
supervision oflhe Herald Of Freedom, with such as
ss,ance as the circumstances may demand we ex-
pect 10 remain unrammeei. In favor oflhe great.
esl amount Of human freedom, opposed 10 wrong
in all lis forms, il is expected lha. our views will
occasionally conllict with those who differ from us
In all our differences, however will labor to
avoid unpleasantness, anything which parlake
OF maevo!ent spirit
Our great object is 10 make Kansas free State
and 10 that end we shall LABOR by encouraging emf
grafton. Il is not our purpose 10 engage in cusa-
de against our southern trelhfen, upon their in
sliluiions, so long as confined within their legit-
mate sphere. Our field is KANSAS, aud here we
shall labor, and here shall erect anew The altar of
LIBERTY. With the Declaration Of American Inde-
pendence in one hand AMI The Constitution of the
Republic in The olher we engage in detcasire war.
fare for the Right. We firmly believe that victory
Will crown the efforts of the Sons of Freedom: but
the stugg.e Will be long and drduous. We may
be stricken down al first but not defeated.
With ;his simple declaration we launch our
humble barque on the wide sea OF public opinion,
and lrus, that propi,ous winds and favorable cur
rents may glide US swiftly 10 our destined port.
OuR HEAD D-The engraving, forming part oil The
head Of the HERALD OF FREEDOM was designed
with the purpose Of illustrating the commercial city
which Will soon make lis appearance in the Kansas