The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-08-03
Interesting From Kansas,
WEsTroBT, No. June 81, 4;

To the Editors Of hc National Ere.
DEAR SIR: I have left my Ohio home
and friends, and have come here for the
purpose of selecting myself and family
fortune home in this the faircst portion
Of Gods earth. A struggle is before Us.
It looks as though the Inhabitants of this
county think that they can people or die
tate who shall people the whole Kansas
Territory. They in the start focked into
the Territory by hundreds. Men would
perhaps take dozen claims, stick their
stake, mark their names, get up little
meeting. resolve TO protect each other
and each others claims They aisa re
solved, at all hazards, that Kansas be
lonsed to and should be settled exclu-
siye!y by Shareholders. After this nine
out Of every ten return to their Missouri
homes, supposing that they have fized
beyond the possibility ofrepeal the inst
tutions Of Kansas for all time to come
Meetings are held in Missouri, where
Iynching IS publicly recommended, rs The
last resort, to drive those 'srbuN hrelef
AJ2FtioHay'" out Of Kansas into Nebras-
ka, which they condoscondiugly say Is
set apart for US a few northern men
already have been driven from the Ter
rtory; others frightened away. a few
Shareholders have already moved in with
their slaves. The Methodist Missiouo
rics sent here for the purpose Of enligLt
cning and Christianizing the poor Indian,
have their slaves to do the drudgery OF
the missions; thus, while they are eulight-
teuing and Outstanding one class Of
hcathens, rs an auxiliary in the good cause
they are grinding down and bIotting out
the very souls of other hcathens. Indeed
it is a question whether they Chris
tianiza or heathenize the most. OF
course the influence Of these large mission
establishments are against Us.
/ At Fort Leayenworth the United States
officers are degrading themselves and
their calling by going with the South and
hooting at northern men, and even JUST
flying lynching Of them, for no othher
reason than that they are HortberH men
\ dark picture, truly; but think not that
it has no bright side. Nothern men have
hoen found who could not be scared; set
Elements have been commenced; slave
holders have become frightened, already
we helr-'ttey 1riH zlDt trust thar s'lrsS
there p ! have Just made a trip over in
to the Territory; found on the Indian re
serves scores of families from Iowa, Hi
.nois. Indiana and other States; and still
they come.
Next week we are to have a general
meeting up on the Kansas River, where
hundreds of Frcemen will be rallied; a
fiat will then go forth that will sound 4
death -kncll to Slavery, in Kansas, at
least. All we ask is, for northern men
and southern men tired of Slavery, who
design emigrating here, to come "0'e =
N0lc is the time they can suit themselves
, with homes; and above all, now or soon.
this slavery question must be met ana
? settled. During our trip over INTO the
territory, we saw the Baptist missionary
"a pure and warm Antl-SlaveTy man
We also took diuuer at the Friends or
.Ouaker mission; found the superiutcu-
dent Friend Fayer, sick, but were kind
. " received by his family, and Richard
Mendenhall, their teacher, and his anna
bic wife-all strong Anti Slavery people
to whom we are indebted, not only foF
much valuable information Say TO free
, men Come on, secure home, and assist
in this great struggle between Slavery
! and Freedom y
, Our nearest Post office at present a
Westport, Jackson County, Missouri.
Yours truly,
: SAMUEL y WOOD.