The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-06
The New York Kansas League.
No. 10 BROADWAY, n. Y, I

Sept. 2Oth, l854.l
BIZ recent acts of Congress, extensive
and fertile regions have been opened for
in the very center of the
Union, which are threatened with the
dark doom of becoming slave Terrific
rics or States, unless promptly occupied
by the friends of freedom. Those re-
gions were before supposed to be secured
forever against such a calamity; but
their fate is soon to be decided by the
vote of the early occupants of the soil.
A warm and determined spirit has al
ready been shown throughout the east
ern and northern States, 10 prevent so
sad result and the New York Kansas
League has been formed, to cooperate
in the humane and patriotic design with
other associations of a similar kind, up
wards Of fly of which are already in
existence Many of our best and most
intelligent countrymen have begun to
act in concert, either as settlers in Kan
sas whose superior advantages invite
the first attention) or as members of as
socations for their assistance and the
citizens of New York and its vicinity
have now an opportunity to join the
number, under the arrangements made
by this society, which are briefly ex-
planned below Their attention viii first
be concentrated on that Territory, as its
situation gives it the primary claim but.
vast as it is, it by no means bounds the
views of the society, whose prospects
embrace far more extensive horizon
The Territory of Kansas is long paral-
telegram, extending from the western
boundary of the State of Missouri to the
ridge of the Rocky Mountains, with the
37th and 40;h parallels of latitude for its
southern and northern lines, having a
breadth of above two hundred miles and
an area of more than eighty-two millions
of acres. The first two hundred miles
is hlost fertile and beautiful rolling
prairie, the middle part good soil, well
adapted to grazing, and large portions in
the western are desert and mountains.
About twelve million of acres are now
open for settlement; and portions of the
Indian lands, which spread over the re-
mainder, are likely to be soon obtained
by the U. S. government. Correct in
formation is highly important TO settlers,
even before setting out. The Indians
are partly civilized, and quite peaceable
and friendly to emisrants.
Slavery, whose gradual extinction was
desired AMI expected by the founders of
our Union, he's been greatly extended,
by mistaken policy, to the injury of
the interests and character of our coun-
try, and to the incalculable detriment of
those States in which it has been Realm
ed. Yet, Notwithstanding all this, it
seeks to extend itself much further, in
consistently claiming that slavery is one
of the rights of natural liberty; and has
broken down the limits which itself had
fixed as the boundary of its desolating
empire We, who inhabit a free State,
and know by actual enjoyment the happy
results of an early deliverance from slave
ry, have it now in our power TO secure
extensive fertile and genial regions, in
the very center of the Union, from its
dark control, to restore the boundary
which has been overthrown, and display
the happy effects of freedom in a light
which must convert many of its enemies
to friends. This can be done by meas
ures not only lawful and laudable, but
eminently useful to the country and to
individuals, and honorable to the motives
and Intelligence of those who shall pros
eeute them. We shall be able to show,
in form and degree never before seen,
what are the energies of true American
society, by transferring to new Terri
tory. fifteen hundred miles distant, with
out violence, agitation, OF loss of time, a
large, harmonious, industrious, and moral
population, and founding great, active,
and powerful community, supplied with
the arts in their most improved state,
and in the enjoyment of all the sciences,
educa' ion, principles, means, and habits
necessary to social and Christian refine
ment. Preparations have already been
made to secure these results and the
socie.y has prospect of being able to
apply, with immediate advantage, all
the funds which may be placed at its
disposal.
TIE various evils to which settlers in
the West have long been exposed are
generally known, and, after all the efforts
made by the benevolent, have never
been effec;ually checked. Through ig-
norance, many have failed to find the
locations best sui,ed TO them, while some
have lost time, property, health, and
even life, on their way, through their
ignorance or the deception Or criminality
OF others. 1t is, therefore, highly desir-
able that judicious and systematic ar
rangemen:s be male, TO prevent such
evils In future. The settlers who have
already been sent to Kansas by this So
cie'y, though they amount to above three
hundred, are, almost without exception,
persons qualified, by their birth, eduea-
ton, and habits, to render important ser
vice lii laying rightly and deep the foun-
dations of free, orderly, prosperous,
Christian State, on true American prin-
ciples. With sufficient means to pay
their own expenses, and provide for the
future, they have thankfully ayailed
themselves of the important information
afforded them by our intelligent Master
of Emigration-hastened to the West
under our guidance, and are now among
the enterprising bands of freemen who
have chosen that inviting region for their
home
The following are the principal fea-
lures of the constitution of the n. 7.
Kansas League
Members pay one dollar or more an
nlrally.
The officers are, a President, Vice
President. Treasurer. aud a Secretary !;
the last chosen by tie Board of Diree
tors, to which tic officers are ex-officio
members. They also appoint a Master
of Emigration. Mr. GEoRs sE WALTER,
wao viii receive applications, give infor-