The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-07-06
MOVEMENTS IN NEBRASKA ARD KANSAS

The following extract of letter from the
former delegate of Nebraska, to member of
Congress, has been communicated to us for
publication.-Ed Era.
KANSAS TERRITORY, June 9, 1854.
So it seems the foul deed has been consum-
mated, and this beautiful Territory, for whose
benefit have spent go much time and money,
is surrendered up to the full power of Slavery.
But the outrage is not to stop here. il is but
one link in the chain of insult and injury Of
fered to the people of the free States. You
will remember that at the last session Of Con-
gress $50, 900 were appropriated to enable the
President to treat with the Indians Of these
new Territories for their lands. But this law
was disregarded until the plan for the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise was arranged; and
then, instead of Commissioner being sent to
treat with the Indians in the ordinary way,
delegations from each tribe have been hurried
off to Washington and the treaties there made,
SO that neither the tribes at large nor the pub
lie know anything of the conditions of these
treaties. The Indian Agents, the Senate, and
the particular friends of the Administration
alone know, what is going on. These individ-
uals circulated the story that no citizen would
be allowed to take claims or settle on the lands
ceded by the Indians to the Government, until
the surveys were made and the lands offered at
public SALE In the mean time, Senator -
sent private Geographic dispatch to his friends
to 90 and take possession of the most desirable
locations. This information was circulated Sc
cretly, and thousands Of the Pro- Slavery party
| swarmed over the country before those not in
the secret were apprized of what was doing
These men, understand, have banded together
to prevent the settlement of Anti-Slavery men
In the country. Several meetings of these
clubso have been held in Missouri, and Anti
Slavery men have been denounced with fierce
threats This | knew from the start would be
the course pursued by the Slave Power, if the
Missouri restriction was removed Thus you
see the one great act of treachery and bad faith
has been followed by others equally atrocious.
Is there to be no end of these outrages? Are
freemen to be thus trannpled upon, their rights
disregarded, their personal safety even endan-
gered? And no remedy? Will the people of
the free States quietly submit to these wrongs
and insults-to be mere vassals of the Slave
Power? am for resistance 1 care not TO tchat
| e1tent. | call upon you and every friend of
Freedom to come to our assistance - to rescue
this land from this remorseless power this
country, the most beautiful, the most fertile,
and the most healthy, do verify believe, on the
face of the earth.
You see the plan of operations adopted by
our adversaries; it is this it is ascertained
where company Of shareholders and their
friends desire to settle the Indian Department
at Washington then sends on for delegation
of the tribe owning the desired lands; this
delegation goes to Washington, makes treaty
ceding the coveted lands, apd private informa-
ton is sent to the shareholders that all is ready
and they take possession before outsiders know
that treaty has been made, or the lands sold
to the Government at ALL
This is an easy way of colonizing the whole
Territory with shareholders, while an Anti Sla-
very man cannot even get q good home. These
are facts which the whole country ought to
know, and as soon as ! am in little better