The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-07-20
MOVEMENTS III kansas.

MOVEMENTS III KANSAS
We have already apprized our readers Of
the desperate Efforts Of tho Propagandists in
the border counties Of Missouri to establish
Slavery in Kansas and keep out emigrants
from free States. They will succeed with some,
who prefer peace, at whatever cost; but they
will soon have to confront more "rOugh Gus
TONERS" than they can manage. They who
yield to buster and bullying are not fit to be
pioneers OF a new country.
Meantime, wo lay before the public another
letter from q settler in Kansas, addressed to a
member of Congress, and handed to as for
publication. He exposes the base triekery of
the Propagandists. His allegations concern
| ing Mr.. Atchison deserve investigation. We
wcuder il Messrs. Douglas Cass, DODGE Of Iowa,
and ether champions Of "Squat.er Sovereign
ty," are taking any measures to secure it fair
play! What with the Administration and
Mr.. Atchison, "Squattcr Sovereignty" is
knocked in the head and few slayehclding
adventures arc made lords Of the whole Ter
ritory.
But what care these gentlemen for the rights
Of the free States? How much have Dodge
and Jones, Douglas and Shields, Bright and
Petit Cass and Stuart, done, and what are
they doing, to-promoto free emigration into
Kansas, to protect "S4uatter Sovereignty"
there, to sec that their States have fair play in
Kansas, despite the Vaccinations Of Atchison,
Pierce, & Co.? They pretend to stand up for
Popular Sovereignty and represent FREQ
State Constituencies, and yet they tamely stand
by while industrious, entorprsing emigrants
from their own States, are threatened by MIR.
Atchison's friends with Lynch Law, if they
dare put foot in tho Territory.
or course, citizens of the free States will not
be deferred by any such demonstrations The
Territories Of tho United States aTa open to
them, and they 10iH go into them poaeeabIy if
possible, foroibly if necessary. The bullying
Of lawless vagabonds will only stimulate them
to assert and exercise their rights. BY the way,
Mr. Abelard Guthrie, who lives among the
| Wyandottes about eight miles from Kansas,
in Missouri, a village two miles below the
mouth of Kansas river, viii prove good eoun-
scllor to cmigrauts.
But to tho Letter;
DEAR SIR: The effects OF the unwias and
wicked legislation Of Congress in relation 20
this Territory arc fast beng developed Meet
ings have been held in various parts of Mis-
souri,, and resolutions passed that no Anti-Sla
very man should hold claims in Kanaas This
extends to all the citizens OF the FREQ States,
who are Unfortunately called AbUlitiohis;s
The treaties have been formed with direct ref
erenco to tho establishment Of Slavery in The
r. ". &c. Il II.
was fixed upon, namely: Delegation with pow
ers to troat were sent f)r 70 70 10 WashingtoH,
generally from one CT two tribos - 'uuc.
1CTe the treatiee were c0ucOUtC1 ana ;nidi4na-
ton privately sent by the glGvchoiders IN Wash
ington 70 their friends, and tho cedcd lands
are OveTTGn by elGvehOlders, before anybody
else knows That treaty hos been formed
For instance, Mr.. Atchisou, as soon as q treaty
was formed with the Delaware Indians sent
private Geographic despatch to his friends, to
take possession of The best lands ceded to the
Government; and before the Information be
came public, 8ll the best locations were mark
ed and claimed. Now | understand that BY
the terms Of this treaty, the lands wore to DO
surveyed and sold ard the proceeds after de-
ducting tho expense of surveying and selling.
were 70 be paid to the Indians The lands
were to be pus up at auction and fold to The
highest bidder, and no che was 10 be allowed
to settle upon them uotil sold.
Now, what are the facts? A sllyeholdinE
SeuGtor sends private Dispatch 10 his friends
to take possession of oil tho desirable places.
who instantly, and with singular secresy Cbey
the SUMMONS, select tho lands and form them
selves into q combination to prevent competi-
ton ct tho public sales, and to Prsyent the SCI
tlCmcnt 0f Anti-SiGueTy men among fhenat
THIS game has been played IB eUtrg treaty that
has been 4et mGdei But it may DO argued
+hakA mill DO tko s,r,1 2
tccs purchasers. There will be no such thing.
A President who has already gone 30 far tn
aid The Slave Power, viii not stop at bad faith
with the Indians. This IL, no doubt, well M
derstO9d at Washington, among the siavehOld-
ers who enjoy the confidence of the Admins
tration.
There viii DO TO effort to establish slavery
In Nebraska is lies, as you know, north OF
Missouri and adjoining Iowa. 1t is . cold,
barren region, except narrow strip along tho
Missouri river. Kansas Territory, On the other
hand, is ono of the lovalest and most fertile re
gious on the face Of the earth, and IS q most
desirable acquisition to the Slave Pcwer-ad-
joining Missouri along its whole eastern bound
ary | discover that the emigration from tho
free States is rapidly turning toward NebrGs-
ka. The impression is already created on the
public mind that thero was taeit agreement
that Nebraska should DO free, Kansas slave.
et6TenCiIeT SOlu INC itSs NSth Vi TIC ildu %
operations, and of its success. A company Of
men (eight in number) from Indiana were OK
aiming the country on the Gras5hopper,
beautiful tributary Of the Kansas river, when
they were driven of by the threats Of the slave
holders already squatted upon tho lands. The
Indianians declared they were not Abolition
sss bat they were told that coming from
free State amounted to the same thing: but
that they could go to Nebraska, whore there
would be- no effort to establish slavery The
men lefs the country, saying they would prefer
peace and poorer country. This story was
told to me with o triumphant laugh by
stakeholder.
never doubted that such would Do tho ef-
fects Of the repeating the Missouri Compro-
misc. And wish TO counteraet them ~ Ear
as | can. For these reasons, now write to
you and your friends, as far as your and their
influences win 90, to organize companies ct
good Anti Slavery men to settlein this Terrific
~. Sure you can spare them from your
" Northern hive" and they can find no finer
country in the world-nonc more healthy, nor
productive, nor beautiful. The best point ct
which emigrants can leave Missouri river, il
Kansas, IN Missouri, two miles below tho mouth
of the Kansas river.
Wswant . newspaper press here very much.
! hare house, tho use Of which, | vii give
for IN Office # you and your friends viii send
on g press and men 10 conduct it. Woare net
able to support it, bat can help, and hope our
Eastern friends will take sufficient interest in
cur welfare to contribute their mites Anokh-
or trick Of the shareholders, would have our
Do horr,o-a of Tka1 40 49,. r.