The Empire County argus., 1855-01-13

ry; 1t needs no act of any legislation to establish
it. Ii requires act of competent authority to pro-
hibit it. The territorial Legislature rs not competent
to abolish or exclude it. This is deemed by the best
lawyers matter of certainty. 1t cannot be excluS
ded until the people of the territory form their cons
stitution for State government BY that time the
true value of the territory will be appreciated. 1t
is without doubt the best fitted for poor settlers of
any territory opened--it is well adapted to men
of wealth The absence of timber requires tor the
making of d farm more means than the aboitionists
possess. The houses must be framed, or of brick.
Cabins cannot be built. Fencing must be of plank,
or the rails hauled generally to great distance
This requires the fields to be large, or the expenses
is proportionately too great To break prairie re-
quires team of not less than six yoke of oxen.
There is no timber land for cultivation; every foot
is required to support the demand for fuel and tim
ber.
Already the poor settlers from the free States,
who had taken their families, are returning. For
men of means it is very desirable agricultural
country--well adapted to grains, peculiarly fitted
for the culture of hemp, for raising Of stock. Toa
man with capital it is far easier to make farm on
praires than in the timber. 1t is finely watered;
and with great abundance Of fine building stone.
Necessity will compel it to become home tor the
rich--for those who command money and
labor. The poor man who has neither, but relies
on his own single arms is fool to 60 there.
1t is next to impossible to procure white laborers
in the West; the only labor which can be hired is
slave The low price of land, the feelings and
habits of the people, all conduce to make every man
landholder--to have farm of his own This Is
easy wherever timbered land can be had; there'
with his axe and one plough, a man without help
can build his cabin, belt his trees and make his
farm. Such land cannot be found in Kansas. In
those portions where timber is most abundant, 1t is
all needed for the prairies; not an acre can be
wasted But to the man who has the ability 20
purchase the timber, to build his houses and can
command the labor to fence and break prairie, the
prairie affords ncalculabe advantages. farm IL
complete in one year there are neither stumps nor
grubs all fresh ready for the plough. The sod
just broken will yield heavy crop Of stock corn,
nearly sufficient to pay the expense of its cultiva-
ton. The late breaking will yield crop of wheat
equal to the best old land Though it requires cap
ita to make it, prairie farm will pay for itself ten
times over before the stumps can be removed from
timbered land.
Many emf grants are going to Kansas from Ken
tucky and other SLAVE States; Missouri will leave
no stone unturned even to the least temporary en-
igraton of half her population, to save it from.
abotionsts; and, if the people of the other slave
States do justice to themselves we will secure it for
the South -s'
Slave labor is worth at this time, more with US
than in almost any part of the Union. Negro men
hire readily at from $3.50 to 5000 per annum ,
women at from $50 to Sl20. Men sell at from
81, 200 to $500; women from $1,000 to $l,lOO.
Our country is as healthy as any fertile land can
be; Kansas will probably be even healthier; me-
groes particularly enjoy almost an exemption from
disease
The Vice President resides at our county seat
and is the most devoted southern man in the Union
We give him the credit of the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise he having taken that stand al
most alone. His whole influence Isl Of course, in
favor of slavery in Kansas.
You will perceive that have answered your
latter questions without reference to their order,
as the answers necessarily run into one another.
AS to the price at which lands in Kansas will
rate, in say ten years. it is of course but a mers
opinion. Lands in this country rate very high
from SIS to $50 per acre. but of course it must be
some years before the lands in Kansas can gener-
ally command those prices So soon as improved
we suppose the lands near the river will bring pri-
nearly quite equal to the lands on this side
Lands remote from the river will as in this State,
rate for much less.
My letter is too long, but have aimed to be
full and you may rest assured that have been tar
and candid have not written word that DO
not honestly believe. | have not attempted by
false coloring to misead my friends but have sta
ted the truth that they may know that Kansas is
peculiarly fitted for slaue labo' acds intended for
slaUe State, and arU be unless the South sleeps on
| ats rights and negleots its duty.
Your affectionate brother
| ED. M. DoDsoN.