Daily national era., 1854-07-13

take possession Of the best lands ceded to the
Government; and before the information be-
oame public, all the best locations were mark
ed and claimed. Now, understand that, by
the terms of this treaty, the lands were to be
surveyed and sold, and the proceeds after de-
Quoting the expense of surveying and selling,
were to be paid to the Indians. The lands
were to be put up at auction and fold TO the
highest bidder, and no one was to be allowed
to settle upon them until sold.
Now, what are the facts? A slaveh0lding
Senator sends private dispatch to his friends
to take possession of all the desirable places,
who Instantly, and with singular secresy, obey
the summons, select the lands, and form them
selves into combination to prevent c0mpeti-
ton at the public sales and to Prevent the set
tismen of Anti- Slavery men among them!
This game has been played in eVery treaty that
has been yet nude! But it may be argued,
that there will be troops on the ground to pro-
tcct purchasers. There will be no such thing.
A President who has already gone 30 far to
aid the Slave Power, will not stop at bad faith
with the Indians. This is no doubt, well un-
derstood at Washington, among the slavehold-
ers who enjoy the confidence Of the Admins
trati0n.
There will be no effort to establish slavery
in Nebraska; it lies, az you know, north of
Missouri, and adjoining Iowa. It is cold,
barren region, except narrow strip along the
Missouri river. Kansas Territory, on the other
hand, is one of the loveliest and most fertile re-
gions on the face of the earth, and is q most
desirable acquisition to the Slave Power--ad-
Joining Missouri along its whole eastern bound
ary. discover that the emigration from the
free States is rapidly turning toward Ncbras-
ka. The impression is already created on the
public mind, that there was tacit agreement
that Nebraska should be free, Kansas slave.
A Shareholder told me last week of the plan of
operations and Of its success. A company of
men (eight in number) from Indiana were ex-
amining the country on the GrR1shopper,
beautiful tributary of the Kanses river, when
they were driven off by the threats of the slave
holders already squatted upon the lands. The
Indianians declared they were not Abolition
lists, but they were told that coming fromsa
free State amounted to the same thing but
that they could 60 to Nebraska, where there
would be no effort to establish slavery. The
men lef5 the country, saying they would prefer
peace and poorer country. This story was
told to me with triumphant laugh by
Shareholder.
never doubted that such would be the Of
fects of the repeating the Missouri Compro-
misc. And | wish to counteract them as tar
as L can. fOr 6neee IcboOuS, uoW WIASc W
YOU and your friends, as far as your and their
influences will 60, to organize companies of
good Anti-Slavery men to settlein this Terrific
ry. Sure you can spare them from your
"Northern hive,n and they can find no finer
country in the world-none more healthy, nor
productive, nor beautiful. The best point at
which emigrents can leave Missouri river, is
Kansas, in Missouri, two miles below the mouth
of the Kansas river
Wewant newspaper press here very much.
have house, the Use Of which, will give
for an Office, if you and your friends will send
on press, and men toconduct it. We are not
able to support it, but can help, and hope our
Eastern friends will take sufficient interest in
our welfare to contribute their mites. Anoth-
or trick of the slsveholdeIs would have our
friends beware Of. They are sure to direct the
citizens from the free States to the worst lands,
in order to discourage them as far as pos sible
from making settlement. In fact, both fraud
and force are freely used to prevent the people
of the free States from settling in the Terri
tory for it is a fact, Of which you are perhaps
not aware, that all the citizens of the free
States are regarded as abolitionists in the slave
States except the few who are known to be
shareholders