The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-08-09
Freemen in Kansas.

We find in the COlumbiun, of Cincinnati,
the following letter from Mr.. S. N. Wood a
Freesoiler Of the right stamp, who has emf
grated to Kansas. He writes from lndepen-
dence, Mo, on the 9th ut:
"We arrived here about week ago, for
the purpose of settling in Kansas, and con,
tributihg our mite to prevent slavery fron
cursing the fairest part of creation. We
have made one short trip over the Indian
Country, and satisfied ourselves thar man
eau get almost just such home as he pleas
es. never saw richer land in my life; and
it appears inexhaustble. We saw among
the Shawnee Indians some of the best farms
we ever saw in our lves. The only draw.
back is this slavery question. Missourans
have already fockeG TO this Territory by
hundreds; many slaves are already in the
Territory. Even at the Methodist Mission
they are heathenizing the black in order to
Christianize the red man. A few mission
aries thought in The start that they would
regulate the settlement of this whole Terri
tory. Northern men were ordered off;
lynchlng was freely talked of, even by U.
S. officers at Fort Leavenworth, merely bs
cause they happened to be born north of
Mason and Dixon's line. Some northern
men were actually driven off; others were
frightened away. All manner of lies were
told, aud misrepresentation made. in order
to keep northern men away. lIs9"Bu now
the charm is bl OXEN A dozen families of
Frees oilers drove ahead, and have commen.
ced settlement onthe Kansas River. A
m1eIing was called on July 9th, of those
friendly to make Kansas Il free State
Emigrants from Iowa. Illinois ana Indiana
are arriving daily. Ten days will not pass
until the cabins of at least two hundred
opponents of slavery will be in prog ess Of
construction. A few more and we shall be
invincible -AEg All we want is for every
northern man-every northern family, who
have their minds on this Territory, to come
on at once. This slavery question must be
met and decided NOW. Let slavery once
get foothold and she will be hard to rout,
while aproper demonstration now will scare
all the Shareholders out OF the Territory, and
prevent more Slavery from being brought
here. Let me, therefore, say to one and all,
who ever design coming here, to come at
OhCcJ HO Cituc 10 W Uo IOSJi you Will Hnu 6V-
cry assistance to get good claims rendered
to you that is possible. II New York Trl-
bune.
The foregoing. we should suppose, would
comfort those, unless, like Rachel-they
won't be comforted, who are little beside
themselves in consequence of the repeal of
the Missori Compromise line,
The "charm" was not hard to break if
the number Of settlers there now have bro.
ken it. Benton was no doubt right in say
ing that Slavery could not be established in
Kansas, that it was futile to suppose SO.
The truth is, and this is the great secret
of the matter, our Freesol and Whig friends
want capital--capitalthey must have in or
der to hope for success, and it is of no con-
sequence whether it is fictitious or not, so
that It servest heir purpose. Like some rot
ten defunet bank they must get credit be-
fore they can do business hence the cry
about Nebraska and Kansas, and hence f0s-
s0n.